After almost five years of annual week-long art festivals at the Brooklyn Academy Of Music, the Afro-Punk collective is hitting the road in both Canada and the US for its first national tour. The tour will kick off tonight at the Blender Theater in New York City with performances by Saul Williams, CX KiDTONiK and Tchaka Diallo, as part of the CMJ Music Marathon. Inspired by the 2003 film of the same name, Afro-Punk is a cultural movement intended to give a voice to a multi-cultural generation of musicmakers, who utilize Afro-Punk's message board to communicate and relate to one another. The acclaimed movement debuted in 2005 at the Afro-Punk Film, Skate, BMX, And Art Festival in Brooklyn, New York, and has featured such artists as the Noisettes, the Dirtbombs, Earl Greyhound and the Apes. Tour Dates For Afro-Punk: 10/21 - New York, NY - The Blender Theater (CMJ Music Marathon & Film Festival) 10/22 - Cleveland, OH - House Of Blues 10/23 - Toronto, ON - Opera House 10/25 - Minneapolis, MN - Varsity Theatre 10/26 - Detroit, MI - Magic Stick 10/27 - Chicago, IL - Double Door 10/30 - Philadelphia, PA - The Theatre of the Living Arts 10/31 - Northampton, MA - Pearl Street 11/01 - Washington, DC - The Black Cat 11/04 - Atlanta, GA - The Loft 11/05 - Orlando, FL - The Social 11/06 - New Orleans, CA - The House Of Blues 11/08 - Boulder, CO - Fox Theatre 11/10 - San Francisco, CA - The Independent 11/11 - Santa Barbara, CA - TBD 11/12 - San Diego, CA - Delta Room 11/13 - Hollywood, CA - The Roxy 11/15 - Portland, OR - Aladdin Theater 11/16 - Seattle, WA - Neumos 11/17 - Vancouver, BC - Venue www.afropunk.com/ www.myspace.com/rockisblack
