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Afro-Punk Festival
- When
July 4–13
Daily
- Where
- Various locations
- Details
- http://www.bam.org/events/09PUNK/09PUNK.aspx
- While punk may be dead (buried beneath a pile of cheap studded belts, no doubt), Afro-punk is alive and pulsing with the same rebellious, energetic spirit that once rattled the queen from her throne. The Afro-Punk Festival celebrates the burgeoning movement, highlighting the music, films, and thinkers that give it shape. For the fourth year in a row, BAM presents a series bristling with progressive films (check doc The Federation of Black Cowboys, about Howard Beach horsemen), plus a block party (on Sunday, July 13) featuring DJs, art installations, and a DIY crafts market. Of course, no gathering of punks would be complete without one very important thing: plenty of ear-splitting music. Definitely catch DC psych-stars the Apes at the launch party on Saturday, July 5. – Nick Earhart
