US EditionMinneapolis inspires protest songs, from The Boss to Billy Bragg
- On Jan. 30, Bruce Springsteen surprised the First Avenue crowd as a special guest at Tom Morello's benefit, debuting `Streets of Minneapolis` with proceeds to the families of Good and Pretti.
- On Wednesday, Springsteen released an anti-ICE protest song addressing the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, with Morello announcing `A Concert of Solidarity & Resistance` in Minneapolis.
- Dozens of fans waited outside First Avenue in below-zero windchills, cheering wildly as Springsteen performed his quickly written song acoustically with guitar and harmonica.
- The sold-out First Avenue show fed into a large downtown rally Friday, with thousands marching to the Hennepin County Government Center and U.S. Bank Stadium, spawning satellite events across the country.
- After last Friday's tens of thousands who rallied, organizers and nearly 2,000 organizations call for a nationwide day of action and general strike Friday amid federal officers patrolling the Twin Cities.
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Springsteen performs new ICE protest song in Minneapolis
Rock icon Bruce Springsteen took to the stage in Minneapolis on Friday to perform his new song written in tribute to two protesters shot dead by federal agents in the city. The veteran performer penned and recorded "Streets of Minneapolis" in 24 hours, in what he said was a response to "state terror" in the city, where President Donald Trump's administration has sent thousands of heavily armed agents as part of an immigration clampdown. Those ag…
Over Administration Criticism, 'Streets of Minneapolis' Is a Hit
Bruce Springsteen's new protest song, " Streets of Minneapolis ," reached the top spot on iTunes on Friday morning. Hours later, he performed it in public for the first time, at a "Defend Minnesota" benefit in the city dealing with a Trump administration operation that's brought it thousands of federal agents, NBC...
Watch Tom Morello rock Minneapolis ICE protest show with Rage Against The Machine, Audioslave and Woody Guthrie songs
Tom Morello drew on some big hitters from Rage Against The Machine and Audioslave as he led a raucous ICE protest show in Minneapolis. READ MORE: Tom Morello: “In the past, I’ve wanted to use music as a battering ram for social justice” The lunchtime show went down at the city’s legendary First Avenue venue on Friday (January 30), which was headlined by an unannounced appearance from Bruce Springsteen, who gave a live debut to his new anti-ICE …
Rainhard Fendrich is deeply impressed by the new protest anthem of Bruce Springsteen. The Austrian musician praises the US rock star with respectful words: "I prefer my hat to Bruce Springsteen! "Fendrich speaks of Springsteen's new song "Streets of Minneapolis", which the 76-year-old rock star released after the fatal shots at two US citizens in the course of protests against Donald Trump's immigration policy. Springsteen shared the song on Wed…
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Velshi: Music can't save democracy, but it reminds us what fighting back sounds like
The day Alex Pretti was killed in Minneapolis, Bruce Springsteen penned a song titled “Streets of Minneapolis.” Protest songs are a part of American history, and while they won’t solve our problems on their own, they can empower listeners and turn moments into memory. Then, they turn memory into moral reckoning.
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