Joe 91裸聊视频淛oey Sh*thead91裸聊视频� Keithley hasn91裸聊视频檛 traded-in his punk rock ways to take a seat on Burnaby City Council.
He and his band D.O.A. are often referred to as some of the founders of 91裸聊视频渉ardcore punk91裸聊视频� and they91裸聊视频檙e still touring and encouraging their fans to fight back against the system. Coincidentally the name of their 4oth anniversary album, released in May,and speaks out against a system Keithley is now a part of.
91裸聊视频淏eing in D.O.A. is like being on this really crazy fun soapbox talking about whatever you want. We have been doing that, in a sense, for about 4o years, you could call it being a cultural politician and trying to affect change through our music,91裸聊视频� said Keithley while on the road, headed to a show in Oregon.
The phone call that would hurl him into politics followed a neighbourhood battle against a development in a second-growth forest in his hometown of Burnaby. The Green Party asked him to consider joining them and after some consideration, Keithley was in. Running provincially and locally, he finally earned his seat on council in October.
91裸聊视频淪ome might call it third time lucky,91裸聊视频� said Keithley.
Punk music has always been entrenched in politics and speaking out against social norms and what they perceive as injustices.
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91裸聊视频淲hat I have been promoting for years, all along through D.O.A., is grassroots democracy, where people can actually have a say. I have got a few ideas about how to bring city hall to people as opposed to people coming to city hall and politicians snubbing their nose at them,91裸聊视频� said Keithley.
Through his life experience, music and history, the lead singer and guitarist hopes to inspire a younger and more diverse demographic to branch into politics.
91裸聊视频淲e need more women running and more people of colour running so it91裸聊视频檚 not just a bunch of old white guys. We need more young people involved so it91裸聊视频檚 not just a bunch of old white guys,91裸聊视频� said Keithley.
Musicians may be the key to unlocking a more diverse demographic according the punk rocker, with their different view of the world from travelling on tour, experiencing different cultures and understanding what fans want could give them an edge in the political sphere while appealing to a different demographic.
However, the band says their traditional fight-the-system, politically charged music won91裸聊视频檛 change now that the front man of D.O.A. is on the other side.
91裸聊视频淭he music is still the same, the latest album, Fight Back to me is an extension of the same thing. It91裸聊视频檚 fight back against inequality, economic inequality, gender inequality and racial inequality. Those are really prevalent in our society and our world right now,91裸聊视频� said Keithley.
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D.O.A. isn91裸聊视频檛 going anywhere anytime soon, after a few failed retirement tours they look to play bigger shows and more festivals come summer while they are currently on tour and will stop in Kelowna at Doc Willoughby91裸聊视频檚 Friday, Nov. 23.
Their latest album Fight Back was inspired by the socio-economic issues the band saw plaguing the world and is a reflection of 2017.
91裸聊视频淚t was a reflection of the time, it91裸聊视频檚 a look at racism in America and Europe, stuff like that. I said to a friend of mine a couple of months ago, 91裸聊视频楧id you think that we would be talking about the Ku Klux Klan in 2018?91裸聊视频� And he said 91裸聊视频榥o,91裸聊视频� it91裸聊视频檚 unbelievable and stuff like that people have to fight against, we can91裸聊视频檛 just take this lying down,91裸聊视频� said Keithley.
The show is going to have the crazy out of control flair with a political message they have always maintained.
Tickets are available online at Frig Off! will open for the band Friday at 10 p.m.
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