On April 12, 2002, the world awoke to the news that Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez had been removed from office and replaced by a new government. Chavez, the democratically elected president of Venezuela, beloved by his nation's poor and working class, makes a colorful unpredictable folk hero and a tough-as-nails, quixotic opponent to the power structure that would see him deposed.

Equality: poetry, Nick Cooper: drums, bicycle horns, Tom Sutherland: synths, gamelan, Felix Thedoublehelix - turntable, Andrew Lez: percussion, Chris Howard: percussion, Mark Sound: guitar, Harry Sheppard: vibraphone, Aaron Hermes: sampler, Andra Haviland: bass clarinet, Westside Johnny: bass, Gatot Winandar: percussion, Joseph Jackson: vibraphones, Lucas Gorham: bass, Chicken George: turntables, Matt Kelly: organ, Joe Corrales: turntable, Ilya Kolozs: percussion

In response to the FCC raiding Free Radio Santa Cruz on 9/29/04, Utah Phillips called up FRSC with the idea of a benefit concert to help get our pirate station sailing the airwaves again. Many people throughout the Santa Cruz area donated their time and resources to organize a fantastic musical benefit on December 10, 2004.

Thurs. 12/9 at aproximately 2:30 PM tune into Free Radio Santa Cruz at www.freakradio.org and listen to a live interview with Jiro and Uli from Ozomatli. They'll be live in the studio with AC Sandino talking about their band and activism.

Don't forget Ozomatli is playing a show at the Catalyst tonight 12/9. Crown City Rockers open.

Dipshit travels into the future in search of his legacy.