Jesse James Deconto w/ guests live at The 808

Indy CD & Vinyl Presents

The Sane Response to Tyrants is to Sing: RESISTANCE SONGS for INDEPENDENCE DAY

starring JESSE JAMES DECONTO
and KINGFLOWER

The 808 at Indy CD & Vinyl
808 Broad Ripple Ave Indpls IN
Friday July 3rd 2026
All ages | Bar for 21+ | Doors at 8pm
$12 advance | $15 day of show

The Sane Response to Tyrants is to Sing: RESISTANCE SONGS for INDEPENDENCE DAY.

Leading up to Independence Day, The Pinkerton Raid’s songwriter Jesse James DeConto will release “The Fight for Freedom was in VOGUE,” about Lee Miller, Solange D’Ayen and the Parisian artists who stood up to the Nazi occupation in the ways they knew how. “VOGUE” is among a series of narrative-driven protest singles from his upcoming full-length album, IF YOU LOVE SOMEBODY, TELL THEM, singing his story as a dad trying to hold onto hope and imagine a future for his kids in the face of American fascism and climate catastrophe.

Back home in Durham, NC, with partners like Indivisible, Jesse often leads singalongs of classic protest songs from Bob Dylan, NENA, Neil Young, 4 Non-Blondes, Crowded House and others. “The sane response to tyrants is to sing,” Jesse says in “VOGUE,” referencing a famous line by the revolutionary painter Pablo Picasso.

On July 3 at The 808 in Indianapolis, Jesse will be joined by his dear friend and sometimes collaborator Garrett Langebartels as Kingflower, along with Chicago-based folk protest singer Brandon Reisdorf.

Get your tickets online at indycdandvinyl.com/events
Warning: This event may feature loud music, flashing and strobing lights, fog and haze, and lots of people around you having fun in public.

Events at The 808 are sponsored by:
Bazbeaux Pizza broadripple.bazbeaux.com
Kolman Dental kolmandental.com
Big Lug Brewing Co biglugbrewing.com
Gold Leaf Savory + Sweet goldleafindy.com
Arthur's Music arthursmusic.com

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