Operation: CeaseFire Concert storms the Mall this Saturday

This Saturday at the Washington Monument marks the response of the grassroots anti-war effort in America to make a significant showing in the nations capitol. Operation Ceasefire features a wide variety of artists, from rap group The Coup to gospel mainstays Sweet Honey In The Rock. Local DJ collective/exotic electronica collective Thievery Corporation are responsible for bringing this ecclectic happening together, and will also be performing later into the evening .

My personal favorites in the line-up include controversial country troubador Steve Earle, and the always reliable, always killer Brother Wayne Kramer of the legendary MC5.
Brother Wayne will be performing with like-minded rockers the Bellrays(whose Lisa Ray has been serving as a lead voice in the re-constituted MC5 in recent months), who at least seem to have the pedigree to back what I hope will be an incendiary set of MC5 and solo Wayne numbers.

Check out the Operation:Ceasefire site for further info and performance times(yeah, right) .

Oh yeah...and it's FREE. Let's hope for a nice afternoon, hopefully arrest-free!

DCDigga comes thru with a Jazz Corner playlist!

As promised...now, don'tcha wish you woulda gone? Damn.

Roy Ayers-D.C. City
Roy Ayers-Everybody Loves the Sunshine
RAMP-Everybody Loves the Sunshine
RAMP-Daylight
Common-Pop's RapIII(inst.)
Lonnie Liston Smith-Journey to Love
Sonny Stitt-Goin' to D.C.
Lonnie Liston Smith-Devika
Yusef Lateef-Nubian Lady
Gary Burton-Las Vegas Tango
Arthur Verocai-Sylvia
Astrud Gilberto-Take it Easy my Brother Charlie
Elizeth Cardoso-Cidade Vazia
Ed Motta-Linduria
Jorge Dalto-I've got you on my Mind
Phil Ranelin-Vibes from the Tribe
Stan Kenton-Inner Crisis
Rashaan Roland Kirk-Never Can Say Goodbye
Sabu Martinez-My Christina
Fania All Stars-Alli Andas
Buddy Rich-Big Mac
Willie Colon-Camino Al Barrio
Grant Green-Down Here on the Ground
Gary Bartz Ntu Troop-Celestial Blues
Eddie Harris-Lovely is the Day
Harold Alexander-Sunshine Man
Chuck Mangione-High Heeled Sneakers
Johnny Lytle-Agapee/Polemos
Eddie Henderson-Inside You
Three Pieces-Concrete Jungle
Herbie Hancock-Oh,Oh, Here we Come
Idris Muhammad-Don't Knock My Love
Wille Bobo-La Descrada Del Bobo
Julius Brockington-Do your Thing
Grover Washington Jr.-Knucklehead