On Tyranny: Brokedowns Guitarist Says ‘Even Right-Wingers Can’t Abide ICE Brutalizing’ His Laborer Co-Workers in Chicago
It’s impossible to let a minute elapse without smiling during a conversation with the irrepressibly good-natured and good-humored Kris Megyery, guitarist/vocalist for Chicago punk band the Brokedowns. Except, that is, when he divulges how his fellow contractors are having to work through the night and on weekends due to their well-founded fears of ICE raids, which he has personally witnessed.
Learn, reflect and laugh during a wide-ranging conversation in the latest installment of The Bad Penny‘s On Tyranny series, which focuses on how artists are coping with Authoritarian America. And pick up a copy of the Brokedowns’ album Let’s Tip the Landlord, which just came out Friday on Red Scare Industries (also home to yesterday’s On Tyranny participants Elway), on their Bandcamp page.
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