YMSB To Play Obama's Party

sick. yonder is the shit

That's too bad! I really wish good bands wouldn't be pulled into politics. I'm not a republican, I just think that music and politics should be kept seperate. But YMSB is still kickass!

remember when music was associated with politics??? Remember when revolution actually was a possibility? Remember the sixties when music helped facilitate change and equality. Remember when music motivated the youth?...

Yeah Shmo-kinn, who wants that! We should all be apolitical.

LEGALIZE!!!!!

Music and politics should be kept seperate? Music is probably the most powerful political tool there is. Think about Dylan and his "fingerpoint" songs.

THIS IS BIG NEWS FOR YONDER. I dig their tunes a lot. I am happy for them.

These guys are the shiznitt

F yeah!

I'll re-phrase that for you shmo-kinn, I really wish good bands would not be pulled into republican or democrat politics. Stay independent and dont let either evil party represent you and don't represent them/

Congrats to YMSB and good luck tonight, guys. I hope Sheryl Crow misses her ride over to the stadium, though.

Just one more reason to love these guys. Maybe the Conservatives will get that nazi from Pinback (remember that interview/feature??) to play some Ted Nugent covers.

I'd love it if they bust out "2 hits and the joint turned brown" in front of all those people, that would just make my day

long live yonder

Yeah shmo-kinn all bands should always play what the crowd wants and never do what they want to do. God forbid they use their freedoms as American citizens they are our puppets. Anyway go Yonder although I agree 100% with ndant703 fuck 2 party politics. Regardless of who gets elected in the end it is still gonna be the same BS.

I just lost some respect for YMSB. They should be playing at the Nader rally....Republicans and Democrats both suck. There's no way Obama is going to legalize it....that would only come from a 3rd party candidate.

YONDER will probaly have Obama's play piano for them.

Awesome! Yonder and Obama! I agree with schmo-kinn / ndant703 about about politics, music, and picking a party. These however are my 2 choices in both. Congrats on the plug Yonder!

they are going to embarrass Colorado on a national stage!

its funny to read these things and listen to people say vote nader or some independent whose gonna legalize it. christ people get off the HIGH horse and realize that its gonna take many years and maybe never for it to happen. i personally believe it should be legal. if your republican than that sucks for you but if your not dont vote for some nobody running as independent because he wont win and that will just increase the chance of another Dubya as president. who gives a fuck if barack legalizes or not why dont you look at how he can help real issues in this country like education, poverty, minorities and with joe biden foreign affairs and bring home the troops.

Unfortunatly, Music is one of the ONLY ways to get some of the population to not only get out and vote, but to WANT to understand the issues facing us all. It's too easy to be an ostrich with your head in the sand. I've been into Obama since the beginning (and I know he's not the be-all, end-all to politicians, but it's a good start, you've gotta admit) and am proud to be an Obama supporter. At the VERY least, nobody need more of the same old BUSHit! The movement to energize and inform a whole new generation of voters must be supported and music is a fantastic way to get a message across and has been since the 60's. peace

please play legalize for us...or 40 mtd or holding..or or or or hahah the list is miles long...just do the damn thing

If music and politics were not CSN would have never been able to help end the War in Vietnam.....Music has and will always be mixed with politics and it is the moral duty of artists to once in a while explain what is wrong with society to the masses.

Please everybody, look into what's going on. Neither the Democrats nor the Republicans are speaking for us. I would've thought a community like Jambase would be more informed on these things.

"He was also the last democratic candidate to pledge an end to federal medical marijuana raids, and not because they're heartless and evil, but because they're 'not a good use of resources.'" - http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle_blog/2007/aug/28/obama_what_new_orleans_needs_is_

Can't forget about his running mate, Joe Biden: http://www.kxmb.com/News/Nation/267949.asp

Plus, Biden's in the pocket of the MPAA and the RIAA. I know how much we love those groups: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10024163-38.html

Wake up, people! This is incredibly disappointing to hear that Yonder is playing for the DNC. Music and politics mixing is not necessarily a bad thing, but it turns ugly when so many bands and so many people blindly support worthless candidates and parties.

good stuff leclairm21. You guys should actually read those articles before giving thumbs down.

I've never known Yonder to be political, so this should be interesting... I'm assuming there is quite a big pay-off. I really hate it when musicians get too involved in politics. They are musicians, not microphones. I do realize much of the music in the '60's was politically charged, but cmon, shit had to be said back then. Currently things are not that bad (despite what the media might advocate). And another thing, don't financially support politicians! They will just take more money from you once they are elected (much like what Obama will do).

and also the people that come on here and post that there main issue with America is legalizing pot you guys are pathetic. Why dont you worry about something that matters instead of your selfish thoughts of trying to get high without the risk of going to jail. I think it should be legal to but its not going to happen and its especially not going to happen with Obama and Biden. Learn your facts

Here's todays live feed of the DNC:

http://gallery1.demconvention.com/

Now lets just hope they'll show yonder tear it up!

Yonder should be on right at 3:00 if we get lucky

I like where this is going especially leclarims comments additionally I hate it when people say voting for 3rd party is just helping the worse of the two evils and that you should vote democrat because they are the lesser or the two evils. Doesn't that statement in its' self tell you something? Lesser of two evil? Obviously there is something seriously wrong with this current system of political party's people. Oh yeah well I voted for the guy that wasn't as evil as the other guy so that make me okay. Get a clue folks.

that is awesome yonder. I hope somehow we will be able to watch it on TV. I have been glued to the TV for the DNC this past week. I have really enjoyed the week and all the speakers.

Sorry but politics piss me off. I hope everyone realizes that the Party Conventions are costing upwards of 10 million dollars to put on. This is because there is a clause that allows corporations to donate unlimited amounts to the convention (vs. some limits on how much they can donate to an actual campaign) even though this convention is basically the spectacle of the entire campaign. Who knows how many perks these private businesses and corporations receive in return from the candidates in the form of not only air time during the convention but in the sense of once a politician is elected they are then on the you pat my back so I'll pat yours when coming up with new policies and regulations. Even worse if you haven't figured it out and Yonder is not helping this trend. These conventions are like a freaking sporting even such as the Super Bowl this spectacle we call politics is becoming more and more of a frenzy based on hype and big name appearances rather than actually focusing on what is going to be done by the politician once they are elected. Anyone can get a bunch of guest speakers to hype up someone and kiss their ass for a week but why should we care. Don't you all really want to know what they have done in the past and what they will do in the future? Just look at all the wonderful things Biden has done regarding drug policy etc. It's time that we all leave this world of 3 ring political circus and get back to what matters and why democracy was thought of by this country in the first place. So that money and power (one in the same in this current political state) did not do all the talking.

"Currently things are not that bad (despite what the media might advocate)"? REALLY? That is like saying that your car has no problems except for that annoying check engine light that just will not go out. Maybe your issues are being handled smoothly. However, many are not.

Now, I know that listing the current occupant's failures is way too easy, but he got us here and the next president has a lot of work to do. Thankfully there are term limits or we would have another election based on fear of middle easterners, fear of eternal damnation for permitting abortion, and fear of homosexuals who want to be happy together.

America deserves better. We have the largest budget deficit in history (coming from a surplus that was pissed away to buy votes--vote for W and you get a check from the IRS--remember that?). The republican method of allowing business freedom has led us to the current mortgage crisis and now the taxpayers must bail the lenders out. We have no respect internationally. We are stuck in violent conflicts on the other side of the world with no exit strategies. Our environmental policy is dictated by Exxon. I could go on and on.

Now, I know that many will come out and say that we need oil and that we are fighting terrorism.... Yes, those problems exist, but we could solve these problems with a bit of intelligence.

A third party candidate will not win. He will merely Nader...I mean steal the votes from a dynamic individual like Al Gore.

Our country has bigger problems than the legalization of pot and we are in desperate need of a true leader to make the hard decisions well.

Also, neither one of the candidates will be able to legalize pot. Most criminal laws are reserved to the states. However, one candidate sees the need for change and if federal legislation comes through that would end the federal raids on medical marijuana that has been approved by the voters of certain states, I think that Obama might be the best hope not to veto the legislation.

Hey Lord-K. -> Great comments. We live under the control of big government and big business, intertwined. There are some politicians fighting against it. (Ron Paul, Dennis Kucinich, Ralph Nader, to name a few.) I would recommend to you these sites: Mises.org, Campaignforliberty.com

Above all everyone = read, read, read. Research our country - it's history, the people who hold/held power, current affairs. Our public education doesn't teach us things that are very easy to discover with the Internet.

And for anyone who thinks of replying with a negative comment on Ron Paul = Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2007. Look it up.

"The republican method of allowing business freedom has led us to the current mortgage crisis and now the taxpayers must bail the lenders out."

Sorry jazzfester, that's incorrect. We don't have business freedom in our country; we have corporate fascism, and both parties are all for it. We taxpayers should not have to bail the lenders out. If big banks were not controlling the government, and if there was true economic freedom in our country, those big lenders (Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae) would drop dead from giving out so much easy credit. Then new, better, legitimate lenders would rise up. If companies and ill-informed borrowers were held responsible for their actions, the taxpayer would not have to bail them out. I'm ranting a bit, and definitely getting off the topic of Yonder playing the DNC, but please people, look in to things. If we were all better informed, we'd all be better off.

Long Live Yonder Indeed

represent the freaker vote over there and WAVE THAT FLAG

Cant wait to see you at the canopy oct 23

Take one introductory economics class at a collegiate level and you will understand how moronic the Democratic position is on the economy.

AWESOME! I haven't decided on who I'd like to vote for this year, but getting YMSB to play will have me and a lot of others watching carefully. Congrats to YONDER (i hope ya'll do some face meltin' pickin today), thanks to the democratic party for picking such a great band to play, and please get out and VOTE.

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Obama and Mccain represent the same corporations. They only differ on small points. Until we kick both parties out, or make them responsible for there actions, the people will continue to lose. To the dumbass that said for people to not vote 3rd party and that is the reason we have Dubya in the white house, most of those people would not have voted democrat anyway. And maybe if there was a difference between Dem and Rep, they wouldnt vote 3rd party. I support a Paul/Kucinich ticket in 08. I am not voting for either of these knuckleheads(obama/mccain).

Wow. Love or hate the DNC, this has to be a SUPER exciting gig. Good luck YMSB!

Republicans are just plain assholes! They are intolerent. FUCK ANYONE WHO DOESn'T VOTE, People DIED for this right, and many are still dying for their country's democracy. And with Barack in Office he will have a new approach on the war on drugs for users, not pushers! IF he would just let people grow a few pot plants in the privacy of their own home, and still have in illegal to posess in your car unless it's in the trunk, or x feet from the driver. This could be done. And I want harsher laws on things like coke, and heroin, shit that destroy peoples' lives and communities.