COMMUNITY #10
Last weekend I went to Durham to stay with my spectacular friend Tom, and whilst I was there I met a touring band called Imperial Can. As I found out more about them my respect for them grew and grew. They were part of starting a record label called plan-it-x which hosts a mass of amazing bands, and has been showing us how to say ‘up the punks’ since 1994. So here’s what Chris and Adrienne did next. I’m presenting this in their own words, as there’s no way my interpretation could express it any better:
If you have ever ordered a CD, record or anything from PLAN-IT-X, then I’d like to say thanks and let you know that you played a crucial role in our latest attempt to make the world a better place. What you helped create is called, ACE OF CUPS. Last summer, PLAN-IT-X packed up and left sunny, cultured, punk as hell Gainesville, FL. for the down on its luck river town of Cairo, IL. Cairo is a unique city at the meeting point of the two greatest rivers in the country, the Mississippi and the Ohio. It was the place that Huckleberry Finn and Jim where trying to make it to. It’s a place with a great history and a long history of bad luck. Most people haven’t heard of it. We came here to get away from McStarMart and drunken college kids who don’t really care about anything. We also came to do something to make Cairo a little better. We decided, It’s better to do something in a place that has nothing like what you are trying to do, than to simply add to the coolness of an already cool, and often jaded, punk town. So, we opened a Not-For-Profit community space and fair trade coffee shop. We also sell used books and records. We are the only place in town for things like this and so far it’s working out very well. We also host various community events like, crafts for kids, openmic nights, art shows, bingo, movie nights and of course, live music. The thank you starts here. You see, the whole thing was funded completely by PLAN-IT-X. So, that means YOU! THANKS.
After the Imperial Can leg of the tour (it’s happening now! Check their myspace for shows in a town near you!) they will seamlessly morph into Chris Clavin and the Flies. And Something Good are going to welcome them to the fold on the 20th April. Details coming soon. Come and say hi.
‘THE TRUTH WE ARE NOT A MIRACLE NO WE ARE JUST AN ACCIDENT BUT THAT IN IT’S SELF IS BEAUTIFUL IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT WE SHOULD NOT FIGHT BECAUSE THERE IS NO WRONG THERE IS NO RIGHT THERE IS NO MEANING TO THIS LIFE WE LIVE UNTIL WE DIE WE LIVE UNTIL WE DIE WE LIVE UNTIL WE DIE’
