BETO O’ROURKE

Jim Ward’s post-At the Drive In band Sparta are back with a new album, and he talks to us about every track on it…

Beto O’Rourke took time off his campaign trail for Texas governor to join Willie at his annual 4th of July Picnic. Beto’s son, Henry, did too.

Steve Albini and Calexico have volunteered to contribute, too.

Henry Rollins, Keith Morris, Jello Biafra, Krist Novoselic, Duff McKagan, Beto O’Rourke & more feature in this upcoming documentary from the makers of ‘Salad Days,’ the ‘CREEM’ doc, and ‘American Hardcore.’

The stream, which promotes voter participation, will feature conversations between musicians, actors, and politicians, as well as performances and appearances.

The “A Song for Joe: Celebrating the Life of Joe Strummer” livestream also featured performances from Grateful Dead’s Bob Weir, Queen of the Stone Ages’ Josh Homme, The Gaslight Anthem’s Brian Fallon, Lucinda Williams, Hinds, and more.

The event benefits Save Our Stages and also features Brian Fallon, Hinds, Dropkick Murphys, Lucinda Williams, Steve Buscemi, Strokes members, Bad Brains’ HR, never-before-seen Joe Strummer footage, and much more…

Ziggy Marley, Matthew McConaughey, Jeff Bridges, Kevin Smith, Nathaniel Rateliff, Shakey Graves, Lukas Nelson, Margo Price, Edie Brickell, Kevin Morby, Patterson Hood, St. Paul & The Broken Bones, Jack Ingram, Billy Joe Shaver, Nancy and Beth, Hiss Golden Messenger, Langhorne Slim, onetime democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke, and more are set to appear.

Former punk rocker and Cedric Bixler-Zavala bandmate, and current Mars Volta fan and aspiring Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke made headlines for his performance at the first Democratic debate last night, where his segue into Spanish-speaking became one of the night’s most meme-worthy moments.

”This is a dire emergency!” Filter frontman Richard Patrick said. ”This country is totally jacked up!!”