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Dave Matthews, Graham Nash, and Tim Reynolds Stand With Standing Rock (Video)


Tim Reynolds (left) and Dave Matthews headline the Stand With Standing Rock charity concert at DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C. Kyle Gustafson for Rolling Stone

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 28, 2016.  On Sunday night, while Standing Rock Sioux Tribe water protectors stood their ground in North Dakota to oppose the Dakota Access pipeline, a group of rock stars were gathering in Washington, D.C. to raise funds to help their resistance effort continue. Headliner and host Dave Matthews organized the “Stand With Standing Rock” event at DAR Constitution Hall, just a couple blocks from the White House. In addition to the evening’s famous performers, Matthews invited many members of tribe to perform and speak, including 23-year-old Kendrick Eagle, who shared his experiences meeting President Obama on a few occasions. “He told us he had our backs as long as he’s in office. And now we need him more than ever, and that’s why I’m here.”

The elder statesman of the night’s proceedings, Graham Nash, brought 50 years of experience singing protest songs to DAR Constitution Hall. Backed by guitarist Shane Fontayne, Nash opened with “Military Madness,” tweaking a lyric to nod at the neighborhood’s most famous resident: “After the wars are over, and the body count is finally filed/ I hope that Obama discovers what’s driving the people wild.”

Read Rolling Stone’s complete report of the event here.

Sources: Youtube, http://rollingstone.com

 

 


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