CURRENT PUNK ROCK HAPPENINGS (last updated 2/4/12):

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Okay here are the recommended shows from us here at On the Rag.  They are updated WEEKLY so come back and check in with us. Below all the show information are ideas for community action and activism.  All shows are all ages unless otherwise noted.

February

2/3/12-The Theatre Bizarre @ Nuart Theatre, LA; Midnight Show

2/3/12-Emilie Autumn @ Glasshouse, Pomona

2/4/12-Emilie Autumn @ El Rey Theatre, LA

2/10/12-White Kaps, The Hoodlumz, One Less Zero, Animal 22, and American Remains @ Shamrocks Pub & Grill, Chino; 21+

2/11/12-Strung Out, Grandpa's Porno Collection, Sick Sense, Dose of Adolescence @ Stingers Bar & Nightclub, San Bernardino; 18+

2/18/12-T.S.O.L., Smut Peddlers @ The Observatory, Santa Ana

2/18/12-Three Bad Jacks @ The Key Club, LA

2/24/12-English Dogs & The Casualties @ The Key Club, LA

2/25/12-English Dogs & The Casualties @ The Observatory, Santa Ana

2/25/12-Really Really FREE Market @ Fairmount Park 2601 Fairmount Blvd. Riverside; www.facebook.com/rrfmriverside (Last Saturday of Every Month)

*2/1/12-5/6/12-In Wonderland: The Surrealist Adventures of Women Artists in Mexico and the United States

March 2012

3/3/12-Naked Aggression, All or Nothing HC, A Pretty Mess, and Vindictive @ Blood Orange Info. Shop, Riverside

3/7/12-Flogging Molly @ HOB, LA

3/10/12-Rverend Horton Heat, Wanda Jackson, Supersuckers & Three Bad Jacks @ The Observatory, Santa Ana

3/16/12-Peter Murphy @ The Observatory, Santa Ana

3/17/12-St. Patrick's Day Pre Viva Las Vegas Warm Up: Car show, Concert, Pin Up Contest, Bands: Irish Shamrockabilly, Ramblin James & the Billboppers, Rockin Ryan & The REal Goners, Delux & The Dead Men Trio @ Happy's Bar, Chino

*3/1/12-5/6/12-In Wonderland: The Surrealist Adventures of Women Artists in Mexico and the United States

April

4/13/12-4/15/12-Monsterpalooza @ Marriott Hotel & Convention Center, Burbank www.monsterpalooza.com

*4/1/12-5/6/12-In Wonderland: The Surrealist Adventures of Women Artists in Mexico and the United States

May

5/1-Ms. Magazine 40th Anniversary Gala @ LA

5/4-5/6-Texas Frightmare Weekend @ Dallas, Texas www.texasfrightmareweekend.com

*5/1/12-5/6/12-In Wonderland: The Surrealist Adventures of Women Artists in Mexico and the United States

June

6/2012-Vampire-Con Film Festival @ LA (DATE TBA); www.vampire-con.com

6/8/12-Youth of Today, Gorilla Biscuits, Sick of It All @ Glasshouse, Pomona

6/9/12-Gorilla Biscuits, Youth of Today, Sick of It All, No For An Answer @ Glasshouse, Pomona

6/10/12-Gorilla Biscuits, Underdog, Statues @ Glasshouse, Pomona

July

7/12/12-7/15/12-Comic Con International @ Convention Center, San Diego www.comic-con.org

August

8/3-8/5-Ladyfest IE 2012 4th Annual: Featuring workshops, speakers, artists, musicians, films, vendors and more @ TBA...now accepting submissions at www.facebook.com/ladyfest_ie

September

9/20-9/23-Killer Con @ Las Vegas, Nevada; www.killercon.com

9/29-Sacramento Horror and Sci-Fi Convention @ Sacramento; www.sachorror.com

October

10/2012-Shriekfest @ LA www.shriekfest.com

10/11-10/14-New York Comic Con @ New York City, NY; www.newyorkcomiccon.con

10/12-10/21-Screamfest Horror Film Festival @ LA, CA; www.screamfestla.com

10/18-10/22-Hollywood Horror, Sci-Fi and Fantasy Film Festival @ Hollywood, CA; www.hollywoodawards.com/horror.html

November

December

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Here are some ways that you can make a difference for humans, animals and our planet locally and globally:

!If you think that abstinence only programs fail, tell congress to: End funding for failed abstinence-only programs; www.advocatesforyouth.org/endfunding and sign the petition at www.feministcampus.org

!Please go to www.StopAnimalTests.com for more information on how you can help end the needless suffering and death of animals.

! Also check out www.SaveTheSheep.com , www.Circuses.com , www.HelpingAnimals.com , www.RinglingBeatsAnimals.com , www.AnimalRahat.com, www.PETA.org , and www.PETATV.com to educate yourself on how you can help animals right now.

!Speak up and demand better U.S. policies here and abroad by signing a petition at www.feminist.org .

You will notice that there are many art show listings here (noted by * in front of the date) as well as musical listings.  I have been buying Juxtapoz art magazine since 1994 and feel strongly about supporting underground artists.  Artists can take the form of painters, sculptors, poets, musicians, tattoo artists, etc.  In these repressive times all artists and their fans should unite and support one another.  In The Power of Myth, a series of interviews Bill Moyers conducted with Joseph Campbell, Campbell asserts, "Myth must be kept alive.  The people who can keep it alive are artists of one kind or another.  The function of the artist is the mythologization of the environment and the world."  May all of our art arouse critical consciousness, drive themselves/ourselves and its participants/observers/patrons to see the faults in society, in ourselves and commit to reason, vision, decision, and action [inspired by Bertolt Brecht and Augusto Boal].  By including all artists that fit this definition I am trying to do my part.  The galleries I have listed here are nothing like the MOCA.  If you have yet to visit an underground gallery, do yourself a favor and go. 

I have also added political/activist oriented events.  These will be noted by an ! in front of the date.-Renae Bryant

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This is by no means some all encompassing list of shows.  It is just a small list of some shows I stumbled upon that should rock your ass.  Hope it is helpful. 

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