summerstage
[text / images / post below from june 2023 –– but don't worry: it's getting warmer out, & that means it's nearly time to go after summerstage again!!!]
summerstage is sponsored by capital one
& exclusively booked by live nation.
fuck capital one:
–– "At Capital One, Easy Credit and Abundant Lawsuits" (ProPublica, 2015): "A ProPublica analysis of state court filings reveals that Capital One sues its customers far more than any other bank." ... Capital One obtained judgments in mostly black neighborhoods at nearly twice the rate as in mostly white neighborhoods, a larger disparity than the other major card issuers ... The suits hit workers who earn below $40,000 a year the hardest."
–– "Capital One and Other Debt Collectors Are Still Coming for Millions of Americans" (ProPublica, 2020): starts w/ lil story about how capital one garnished wages from hospital workers during late march 2020.
–– "New York City Banking Commission ... Limits New Deposits at Capital One and KeyBank" (NYC Comptroller, 2023): "Capital One ... outright refused to submit required policies [concerning non-discrimination in hiring, promotion, and delivery of banking services]. Representatives for Mayor Adams and Department of Finance Commissioner Preston Niblack joined the Comptroller in voting to freeze new deposits in Capital One and KeyBank for up to two years." // yes it's true: even eric adams thinks capital one is fucked up!!!
–– NPR ("Millions Of Americans' Wages Seized Over Credit Card And Medical Debt") x ProPublica, 2014: "A new study provides the first-ever tally of how many employees lose up to a quarter of their paychecks over debts like unpaid credit card or medical bills and student loans."
–– "I Worked at Capital One for Five Years. This Is How We Justified Piling Debt on Poor Customers" (The New Republic, 2019)
fuck live nation [/ ticketmaster]:
–– "Live Nation, a company behind Astroworld, has a long history of safety violations" (NPR, 2021)
–– "Ticketmaster’s Dark History" (The American Prospect, 2022): "A 40-year saga of kickbacks, threats, political maneuvering, and the humiliation of Pearl Jam"
–– "The problem with Ticketmaster, explained not by Taylor Swift" (Vox, 2023)
–– "Live Nation Rules Music Ticketing, Some Say With Threats" (NYT, 2018)
would u wear this tank [to summerstage]:
i'm thinking about making some bootleg summerstage tanks for the patreon; lmk if u would buy this?? if i get enough cash to have them printed, i'll also give a free tank to any summerstage performer who agrees to wear it during their performance (but u have to pay me if you chicken out, ok!!).
also on insta = documentation of my crisis-epiphany abt this (text & caption below):
VERY LONG CAPTION ( ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ ):
@nyc_noise tfw u delete the @capitalone @summerstage listings from yr website
ever have moments of moral clarity fill u with horror??? today i suddenly understood The Reality of capital one sponsoring summerstage aaaand i felt like i was going to have a panic attack lol –– but this post is about how it’s not too late, for ANY of us!!!
if we can keep 10 PEOPLE from having their lives ruined by capital one, that would be huge; u can share this link w/ a nice story about capital one garnishing mount sinai wages from a frontline hospital worker in late march, 2020!!!
neat!!!! lol holy sh*t wow that’s a remarkably evil company, huh???
if u are scheduled to play summerstage this year, u can speak out against capital one’s f*ckery!! if u would like to be put in touch with a journalist, or brainstorm ways to criticize this somehow Uniquely Bad Bank from the stage, plz reach out!!! <contact@nyc-noise.com>
if u work for summerstage & wish it weren’t tied to a bank that targets, sues, & garnishes wages from poor & working class Black new yorkers… if this makes u feel sick the way it made me feel sick… also reach out!!! (if that feels too big for a first step, try sharing your feelings of sickness with yr coworkers; it may help!!!)
point is u don’t need to bear this burden alone, & there is still time!!!
also, if u have played summerstage in the past (or just Know Stuff) & would like to fill me in on contract-related matters &/or gossip, u know where i am!!! (it’s contact@nyc-noise.com, or also texts or maybe i will also try to catch up on DMs!!)
tiny tim will forgive u!!!
#summerstage #summerstagenyc #capitalone
TEXT FROM POST IMAGES:
ON SUMMERSTAGE,
SPONSORED BY CAPITAL ONE,
& OTHER BAD DREAMS
I THINK A LOT ABOUT THE ABILITY TO DREAM
HOW IMPORTANT IT IS,
& HOW CAPITALISM F*CKS IT UP
BUT THE THING I VALUE ISN'T LIMITED TO DREAMS THAT ARE "GOOD"
BAD DREAMS CAN TEACH US WHAT'S RISKED
SUMMERSTAGE IS SPONSORED BY
CAPITAL ONE, THE BANK THAT SUES ITS CUSTOMERS THE MOST & OVER THE SMALLEST DEBTS
GARNISHES WAGES (EVEN THROUGHOUT 2020)
ALL THIS TWICE AS OFTEN IN BLACK NEIGHBORHOODS
HIT HARDEST? PPL MAKING <$40K
I'VE LISTED EVENTS AT SUMMERSTAGE (SPONSORED BY CAPITAL ONE) & GONE TO SEE FRIENDS PLAY
MAYBE YOU HAVE TOO
LET'S TRY SOMETHING:
ENTER THE NIGHTMARE
OF FEELING CULPABLE FOR
THEIR ONGOING REIGN OF TERROR
& HAVING NO TIME LEFT
TO SAY YOU DIDN'T MEAN IT.
…BUT IT'S ONLY A DREAM!
YOU CAN SHAKE YOURSELF AWAKE;
SHUDDER WITH RELIEF THAT THERE'S STILL TIME;
DECIDE YOU MUST CHANGE YOUR LIFE
& GO ON REASSURED BY THE DEPTH
OF YOUR OWN SOBERING FEAR
YOU'RE EBENEZER ON CHRISTMAS MORNING
YOUR LEGACY CAN BE MORE THAN IMPLICITLY SUPPORTING WHAT MAY BE THE VERY WORST BANK (CAPITAL ONE)
YOU WILL NEED TO SAY "NO" TO SOME THINGS
BUT THAT'S THE EASY PART
JUST IMAGINE WHAT WILL HAPPEN
WHEN WE GET SERIOUS
HOW TERRIFYING & INCREDIBLE WE'LL BE
I WISH US ALL CLARIFYING NIGHTMARES ABOUT THE CHOICES WE MAKE IN THE POISON AIR!
BE GAY
DO CRIME
MAKE NOISE