Tues 5.29.12 | Art, Politics, and the Gentrification of San Francisco

Reflections on Komotion International 

Mat Callahan, The Trouble With Music AK Press, 2005

 

 

 

 

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Why has the Bay Area been such a cauldron for the melding of art and politics?  And what did a period of heightened gentrification do to San Francisco's radical culture? Komotion International, the legendary artist collective and performance, music, and art space -- which nurtured musicians like Michael Franti, Consolidated, and Primus -- epitomized the spirt of rebellion and creativity, leaving a deep mark. Collective co-founders Robin Balliger and Mat Callahan discuss Komotion's glory years and eventual demise during the "code wars."

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