Tom Morello, Anti-Flag, Midtown lead Rock Against Bush

Guitarist Tom Morello (Audioslave, Rage Against the Machine) is among the artists who've signed on for this fall's Rock Against Bush Tour, an offensive aimed at ousting President George W. Bush from office.

"We've laid the groundwork over the last couple years by getting thousands of punks registered to vote," reads a message posted at PunkVoter.com"... Come join us for some good ol' fashioned punk rock dissent!"

The outing kicks off in mid-September and is scheduled to run through early October. Stops are planned in Oregon, Washington, California, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Missouri, Minnesota, Illinois, Ohio, Georgia, Florida and Pennsylvania--most of which are considered by pollsters to be presidential battlegrounds--as well as in Washington, DC. Details are shown below.

Morello, billing himself as The Nightwatchman, will give solo acoustic performances on "select dates," according to organizers, who have not yet specified at which shows he'll appear. Two of the guitarist's songs are streaming in their entirety at his Nightwatchman website.

Other acts on the tour's roster include Anti-Flag , Midtown , Strike Anywhere and Mike Park, as well as Epoxies, who are on board from Sept. 18-25, and The A.K.A.s, who take over from Sept. 26-Oct. 10. More information is posted at Punk Voter's website.

Punk Voter's "goal is to educate, register and mobilize over 500,000 of today's youth as one voice," reads a message on the organization's website. "We plan to use this election as a way to get our fans engaged in politics and evolve our movement into becoming involved locally to affect real change nationally."

Earlier this year, Punk Voter issued "Rock Against Bush Volume 1," an album featuring cuts from Ministry, The Offspring, Less Than Jake, Sum 41 and NOFX, whose guitarist, Fat Mike, founded Punk Voter.

"Rock Against Bush Volume 2"--featuring cuts from Green Day, No Doubt, Rancid, Bad Religion, Sleater-Kinney, Sugarcult and Hot Water Music--landed in stores last week.

TOUR DATES
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September 2004
18 - Portland, OR - Roseland Theater
19 - Seattle, WA - Showbox
21 - San Francisco, CA - Fillmore
22 - Los Angeles, CA - Henry Fonda Theatre
23 - Tempe, AZ - Marquee Theatre
24 - Albuquerque, NM - Sunshine Theatre
25 - Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre
26 - Kansas City, MO - Beaumont Club
27 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
28 - Chicago, IL - Metro/Smart Bar
29 - Cleveland, OH - Agora Theatre
30 - Columbus, OH - Newport Music Hall

October 2004
1 - Cincinnati, OH - Bogart's
3 - Tampa, FL - The Masquerade
9 - Pittsburgh, PA - The World

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