TOM MORELLO, TIM COMMERFORD, BRAD WILK, CHUCK D, B-REAL and DJ LORD

JANUARY 20th, LOS ANGELES, TERAGRAM BALLROOM

Set Plans To Make Inauguration Day Rage

Special Guest Performance With Chris Cornell Marks First Audioslave Set in 11 Years. Additional Special Guests Include Vic Mensa, Jackson Browne, Jack Black & The Los Angeles Freedom Choir.

“These guys sounded like a revolution in the making” — LA TIMES

LOS ANGELES, CA (January 17, 2017) – In what the LA Times headlined simply as “REVOLUTIONARY” in their earliest performances, the band that was assembled as a politically-charged response to 2016’s tumultuous election year, shows no signs of stopping just because the election is over.  After a sweeping cross country “Make America Rage Again” tour, PROPHETS OF RAGE will bring the rage to Inauguration Day with a special ANTI INAUGURAL BALL concert on Friday, January 20th at the Teragram Ballroom in Los Angeles. For the first time in 11 years, Audioslave will perform with Chris Cornell, Tom Morello, Tim Commerford and Brad Wilk. Special guests Vic Mensa, Jackson Browne and Jack Black are also set to appear. The full show will be livestreamed on the band’s Facebook page to allow for participation from fans all across the globe.

In a reflection of these artists’ long tradition of protesting the establishment, this date marks the 20th anniversary of Radio Free Los Angeles, a protest concert that members of Rage Against the Machine held at President Clinton’s Inauguration Day. 

Tickets will go on-sale today at 5pm PT HERE.

A portion of the ticket proceeds will benefit RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network).

“The Anti-Inaugural Ball is a celebration of resistance. Resistance to racism. Resistance to sexism. Resistance to homophobia. Resistance to bullying. Resistance to environmental devastation.  Resistance to fascism. Resistance to Donald Trump. We are staring down the barrel of a dystopian nightmare unless we act NOW, unless we fight back NOW. We intend to create “No Trump Zones” across the country; in our homes, our schools, our places of work, and our concert stages. Bad Presidents make for great music. Join us as we get loud and stand together to defend our rights, our country, and our planet,” said Tom Morello.

 www.prophetsofrage.com

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Kristen Foster/PMK*BNC
310.854.4742
Kristen.Foster@pmkbnc.com

ABOUT PROPHETS OF RAGE
PROPHETS OF RAGE features TOM MORELLO, Tim Commerford, Brad Wilk, Chuck D, B-Real and DJ LORD and combines the sonic firepower of Rage Against The Machine, Public Enemy and Cypress Hill.  Following sold-out shows at The Whisky and The Hollywood Palladium last year that had thousands of hopeful fans lined up for tickets and had the social media world abuzz, the group embarked on a national 35+ city North American tour, with a portion of the proceeds from those shows benefitting local homeless charities. In 2017, the group will continue to tour, bringing their show to Mexico, South America and Europe.

ABOUT AUDIOSLAVE
Multi-platinum supergroup Audioslave first came together at the turn of the millennium.  Featuring Soundgarden singer Chris Cornell plus Tom Morello, Tim Commerford and Brad Wilk from Rage Against The Machine, they went on to release three massively successful albums, earned three Grammy nominations, sold more than eight million records worldwide,  and toured stadiums around the world to wide acclaim.  In 2005 they became the first American rock group to perform an open-air concert in Castro’s Cuba to a 50,000-strong crowd.

ABOUT VIC MENSA
At the age of 21, Vic Mensa has already established himself as an integral part of Chicago culture, first co-founding the SAVEMONEY collective and releasing two mixtapes in two years and now as a solo artist signed with the Roc Nation family. His debut mixtape ‘Straight Up’ in 2010, followed by 2013’s ‘INNANETAPE’, brought Mensa’s solo work to a new and larger audience. In addition, The Chicago native’s critically acclaimed 2nd project helped earn him a top spot on XXL Magazine’s 2014 freshman class. After closing out 2013 with US dates on the J. Cole and Wale “What Dreams May Come” tour and a European tour with Danny Brown, Mensa released his biggest single to date; 2014’s “Down On My Luck.” In 2015, Vic Mensa will release new music and thus far has collaborated with Kanye West and Sia on “Wolves” – the first track on Kanye West’s upcoming album ‘So Help Me God’. Vic Mensa’s live performances to date include Wireless Festival, The Governors Ball Festival, the Emmy Award-winning comedy show Saturday Night Live and the 2015 Coachella Valley Music and Arts festival.

ABOUT JACKSON BROWNE
Jackson Browne has written and performed some of the most literate and moving songs in popular music and has defined a genre of songwriting charged with honesty, emotion and personal politics. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004 and the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame in 2007. Browne is known for his advocacy on behalf of the environment, human rights, and arts education.

ABOUT JACK BLACK
Jack Black is an old school song and dance man who will next be seen in The Polka King, a film he both produced and starred in that will premiere at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival. He will also be seen alongside Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart and Nick Jonas in Jumanji, set for release this December. Black’s previous film credits include Goosebumps, Bernie, Tropic Thunder, School of Rock, Nacho Libre, King Kong and DreamWorks Animations’ smash franchise Kung Fu Panda. Black also continues to tour both domestically and internationally as the lead singer of the rock-folk comedy group Tenacious D, which he created with longtime friend and collaborator Kyle Gass. He also wrote this bio. 

Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raitt, Jason Mraz, Joel Rafael and John Trudell’s Bad Dog donated over $85k to the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe this week from proceeds and donations from their November 27 benefit concert at the Prairie Knights Pavilion in Fort Yates, ND, seven miles from Oceti Sakowin Camp.

The benefit concert sold over 1,500 tickets to the general public and provided 800 free tickets to the Standing Rock community and water protectors. In addition to the money raised for the Tribe, Browne, Raitt and Rafael spent the day before the show at the Oceti Sakowin camp, donating over 500 blankets to those staying for the winter.

“What an incredible honor it was to get to experience the powerful coming together of so many thousands united in spirit and commitment to nonviolence, to protect the water and sacred sites,” said Raitt in a press release.

“Arriving at the Oceti Sakowin Camp, with tipis, yurts and campers stretched as far as the eye could see, remains one of my life’s most memorable experiences. Meeting with the tribal elders, taking part in sacred ceremonies, witnessing the incredible work and coordination to provide food, sanitation, security, schooling, medical care and spiritual sustenance to those thousands who have been in the camps and on the line since the summer was incredible. I was filled with such great respect and admiration,” Raitt said.

“We hope the decision to halt construction will prevail in the New Year, but I know the people taking a stand there will continue their fight. We are committed to moving away from our dependence on fossil fuels and into a safer, more job-intensive green energy future. In the meantime, the resilience, strength and courage of all those at Standing Rock will continue to inspire my commitment to nonviolence and the power of people coming together to impact social change,” she said.

“I was called to Standing Rock because of the social and environmental injustices occurring there,” said Mraz in the release. “And because art has the power to open hearts and drive a movement, I couldn’t sit home in silence and allow American History to keep repeating itself. I felt it was time for me to become an ally; to shine a light on the situation and help build a new legacy for indigenous people.

“My first view of the tipis, tents, banners and flags in the 9000 plus gathering of tribes and others from all over the world took my breath away,” said Rafael. “My heart is filled with a renewed commitment to and confirmation of our human rights and our spiritual connection to the earth. My respect and appreciation goes to Jackson Browne and his management team for bringing us all together to encourage the Water Protectors, bring attention to the need to stop the DAPL, and to support the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe.”

Jason Mraz and Joel Rafael also debuted their new song “Strong” at the benefit concert.

To contribute to the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, or for more information please visit:

www.standwithstandingrock.net, www.standingrock.org and www.rezpectourwater.com.

Jackson will perform June Tour in Ireland, Scotland and UK with his full band

Singer-songwriter Jackson Browne announces a second Royal Albert Hall show in London, UK during his full band June 2017 tour of Ireland, Scotland and England. The tour begins on June 12 at Vicar Street in Dublin, Ireland for four (4) nights, and includes two (2) Royal Albert Hall shows in London, England (June 24 & 25). Tickets for the newly announced Royal Albert Hall show (June 24) go on sale December 14 at 9 AM (GMT) through www.BookingsDirect.com.

Accompanying Jackson on the road this June are longtime bandmates Val McCallum (guitar), Mauricio Lewak (Drums), Jeff Young (keyboards), Bob Glaub (bass), Alethea Mills (Vocals) and the acclaimed multi-instrumentalist Greg Leisz (guitar, lap steel, pedal steel).

2017 JACKSON BROWNE Full Band Tour Dates:

JUNE
12 – Vicar Street, Dublin, Ireland
13 – Vicar Street, Dublin, Ireland
15 – Vicar Street, Dublin, Ireland
16 – Vicar Street, Dublin, Ireland
18 – Festival Theatre, Edinburgh, Scotland
19 – Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, Scotland
21 – Sage Gateshead, Gateshead, England
24 – Royal Albert Hall, London, England *just announced
25 – Royal Albert Hall, London, England
27 – Symphony Hall, Birmingham, England
29 – Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool, England
30 – Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, England

The standoff to stop the Dakota Access pipeline is reaching a fever pitch, and this may be our last chance to halt construction before Donald Trump takes office.

Militarized law enforcement and private security firms are harassing, assaulting and jailing hundreds of non-violent protesters who are fighting for indigenous rights and to curb climate change. They are arresting journalists for doing their constitutionally-protected jobs and attacking non-violent water protectors with tear gas, concussion grenades, rubber bullets and water cannons. And now, North Dakota’s governor has issued an evacuation order for the protest area, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has told protesters to leave by Dec. 5 or face criminal charges.1,2

President Obama can end this standoff now — before Donald Trump closes in on the White House – by declaring Standing Rock a national monument, forever protecting its cultural sites and halting the Dakota Access pipeline’s construction once and for all.

Tell President Obama: Declare Standing Rock a national monument, and stop the Dakota Access pipeline.

Without decisive action by President Obama before his term expires, it is all but certain that Donald Trump’s administration will allow pipeline construction to continue. During the campaign, Trump “vowed to ‘unleash’ unfettered production of oil and gas,” and his potential energy secretary picks are extremely close to the fossil fuel industry. 3

Making matters worse, Trump reportedly owns stock in Energy Transfer Partners, the primary developers behind the multi-billion dollar pipeline construction, and in Phillips 66, which owns a quarter share of the project.4

The push for a Standing Rock national monument is picking up steam and has the backing of progressive powerhouse Sen. Bernie Sanders. In a recent speech to #NoDAPL activists in front of the White House, Sen. Sanders called on President Obama to stop construction of the pipeline by whatever means necessary, saying “to President Obama, in any way that you can: stop the pipeline. And if there are other approaches, such as declaring Standing Rock a Federal Monument, let’s do that.”5

This is our last best shot to stop the Dakota Access pipeline once and for all. President Obama has a chance to do right by the indigenous community, environmentalists and the American people. By declaring Standing Rock a national monument, he can help stop the violence against indigenous people, slow runaway climate change, protect sacred Native sites and drinking water and stop Trump from profiting from this dangerous pipeline.

Tell President Obama: Declare Standing Rock a national monument, and stop the Dakota Access pipeline.

Thanks for all you do.

References

1. Dana Farrington, “N.D. Governor Issues Evacuation Order For Pipeline Protest Area,” National Public Radio, Nov. 28, 2016.
2. Doualy Xaykaothao, “With camp set to close, protesters resolve to fight Dakota Access Pipeline,” MPR News, Nov. 28, 2016.
3. Matthew Daly, “Oil pipeline: Trump’s stock in company raises concern,” Associated Press, Nov. 25, 2016.
4. Ibid.
5. Sydney Robinson, “Bernie Joins NoDAPL Protests And Urges Unique Solution: President Obama Should Declare Standing Rock National Monument,” The Ring of Fire Network, Nov. 16, 2016.

Dates in the Northeast and Canada will feature multi-intrumentalist Greg Leisz, and sister and brother singer-songwriters Sara and Sean Watkins

Singer-songwriter Jackson Browne announces a Northeast and Canadian acoustic tour in April 2017. The tour begins April 5 in Hershey, PA and ends April 27 in Vancouver, Canada. Advance ticket, Guacamole Fund Benefit Seat, and VIP Package sales begin Wednesday at 10 am local.

Performing with Jackson Browne on the Northeast and Canadian somewhat acoustic tour is multi-instrumentalist and band member Greg Leisz. On select (pretty much) acoustic dates, singer-songwriters Sara and Sean Watkins will be joining Jackson Browne.

2017 JACKSON BROWNE Acoustic Tour Dates:

*featuring Greg Leisz
**featuring Greg Leisz, Sara and Sean Watkins
^featuring Sara and Sean Watkins

APRIL

5	Hershey Theatre	Hershey, PA*
6	New Jersey Perf. Arts Center	Newark, NJ*
8	State Theatre	Ithaca, NY*
9	Palace Theatre	Albany, NY*
12	St. George Theatre	Staten Island, NY**
13	Hanover Theatre	Worcester, MA^
15	Theatre Maisonneauve	Montreal, QB^
17	Centre in the Square	Kitchener, QB^
18	Hamilton Place Theatre	Hamilton, ON^
20	Colosseum at Caesars	Windsor Windsor, ON^
22	Burton Cummings Theatre	Winnipeg, MB^
24	Winspear Center for Music	Edmonton, AB*
25	Jack Singer Concert Hall	Calgary, AB*
27	The Centre in Vancouver for Perf. Arts	Vancouver, BC*