Spacey (like the sky, man) rockers Brightblack Morning Light, known for their activism, are sure making their left constituents proud lately. For example, there was that "No U.S. Military entities in any form allowed within the event" request in their tour rider. However, this turned out to be a mistake made by their record label, Matador Records; the band actually meant, "No military recruitment for the U.S. Government may be held on site." Sean Hannity did not see the difference.
Now Brightblack Morning Light are trying to help the environment. How, you might ask? By partnering with Matador and TerraPass to offset CO2 emissions from their upcoming Winter Crystal Totem Turr tour. And not just the band's emissions, but also those of fans going to and from the shows, as well as the electricity used to power said shows. That is an estimated 30,000 lbs of CO2 emissions. According to Matador, the "goal is to offset every single ounce."
Here's the deal: every time someone (or something) makes a purchase at Matador's webstore, the label will purchase 50 lbs of CO2 from TerraPass. TerraPass, in return, will match 10% of Matador's contribution. As of March 22, 6,550 lbs of carbon have been offset (see meter to the left).
I, personally, run on hot air and have suddenly run out of steam.
Turr dates:
04.17.07 - Denton, TX - Hailey's
04.18.07 - Austin, TX - Emo's
04.19.07 - Houston, TX - Mink
04.20.07 - New Orleans, LA - One Eyed Jacks
04.22.07 - Birmingham, AL - Bottletree
04.23.07 - Atlanta, GA - The Earl
04.25.07 - Asheville, NC - Grey Eagle
04.26.07 - Bloomington, IN - Landlocked Music
04.27.07 - Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle
04.30.07 - Buffalo, NY - Soundlab
05.02.07 - Middletown, CT - Eclectic House
05.04.07 - Annandale-on-Hudson, NY - Bard College
05.05.07 - New York, NY - Mercury Lounge
05.06.07 - Brooklyn, NY - Southpaw
05.09.07 - South Burlington, VT - Higher Ground
05.20.07 - Somerset, England - Butlins Minehead (ATP vs. the Fans)