The “Steve Ignorant presents CRASS songs” show has been rescheduled for 5/7. Final Conflict and Goldblade will still be appearing, and all original tickets from the 3/25 show will be honored.
FINAL CONFLICT will be playing with Steve Ignorant on 3/25 at Sonar, making the final lineup;
Steve Ignorant (playing crass songs)
Final Confict (http://www.myspace.com/finalconflict)
Goldblade (http://www.myspace.com/goldblade)
Aghast (http://www.myspace.com/desolatelegacy) have been added to the show on 3/25.
CRASS
only area appearance!!
Steve Ignorant’s CRASS : The Last Supper Tour
with special guests TBA!
…All Ages. Advance Tickets are $20 http://sonar.thundertix.com/venues/8/events/2418
http://www.myspace.com/crasscrass
http://www.southern.com/southern/band/CRASS/
Crass are remembered as the most notorious agit−propsters of the 70s and 80s, for being founders of the Stonehenge festival, to having questions raised in Parliament regarding their various pranks, including a spoof tape of a telephone conversation between Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan, to their instigation of the ’Stop The City’ marches, and many many more activities. They are also remembered for being the leading protagonists of the genre know known as anarcho−punk, for being the first band to make their records available at little more than cost price, and to print a “Pay No More Than…” price on their record sleeves to stop fans being ripped off. And although many will remember the Crass sound as being ’unlistenable cacophony’ and their lyrics as ’shock slogans and mindless token tantrums’ (copyright: The Sun), listen to these records now and what you hear may surprise you, as what went on the studio was actually quite revolutionary in more than just the political sense.
Crass gigs were more like events, encompassing music, poetry, film and performance. There were often stalls from various political organisations and the members of the band would wander around the audience handing out leaflets and lyric sheets. The incredible backdrops which covered the walls were created by G Sus (latterly Gee Vaucher) who also designed the band’s terrifying, humorous and highly acclaimed artwork. The films Crass projected at shows were also created by Gee and another filmmaker, Mick Duffield.
