Seattle Honors The Clash With International Clash Day
Even though it’s more widely known as Super Bowl Sunday, Seattle has declared Sunday, February 7 “International Clash Day” in the city, joining King County, Washington and Bridgewater, U.K. in that recognition, in honor of The Clash. “Legendary UK band the Clash formed in 1976, establishing their unique sound combining punk with reggae, dub, funk and ska, behind socially conscious lyrics.”More »
By on February 7, 2016
Even though it’s more widely known as Super Bowl Sunday, Seattle has declared Sunday, February 7 “International Clash Day” in the city, joining King County, Washington and Bridgewater, U.K. in that recognition, in honor of The Clash. “Legendary UK band the Clash formed in 1976, establishing their unique sound combining punk with reggae, dub, funk and ska, behind socially conscious lyrics,” Seattle Mayor Ed Murray wrote in his official proclamation. “The band played the Kingdome in 1982, outshining headliners the Who and inspiring a young audience member, Jeff Ament, to grow up and become the bassist for Pearl Jam.” “One February mooring in 2013, KEXP DJ John Richards arbitrarily declared it ‘International Clash Day’ for no other reason than the fact that he could,” the statement continues. Radio station KEXP is celebrating on Friday, February 5, with 12 hours of Clash music (including side projects and rare tracks) and interviews. Copyright(c) 2016 RTTNews.com. All Rights ReservedLess «