David Rovics travels
and performs all around the world. He pops up at major political demonstrations
worldwide. I've heard him in Washington D.C., and while documenting
the huge New York City march of February 15, 2003, I looked up and
saw him on a jumbotron screen.
I was wondering when I might catch another recording
of David for the 492 Cafe when his tour with Alistair
Hulett was announced. I packed my gear and hit the road. David
and Alistair said okay, so we recorded this with four channels, three
condensor mics (vocal, guitar neck and rosette) and a direct input
from the guitar. I played a lot of games with the mixdown, and I'm
proud of the results.
This is a precious piece of Boston Anarchist History.
Activists in the Black Tea Society sing songs with David.
Black Tea refers to the celebrated act of property
destruction committed on the good ship Beaver when American
Colonists (who were enraged by another of King George's "Intolerable
Acts") jettisoned a cargo of tea from the berthed vessel.
There's an implied reference to the the Black 'T'
emblem of the local transit system. One particularly crooked member
of the Transit Police framed Freeman
Z as a felon wiretapper, simply for reporting from Boston Common.
The cop didn't want his photo taken, and constructed a bunch of lies,
committing criminal perjury, to force a false conviction.