Bandcamp has announced that on Juneteenth (June 19), they will be donating 100% of their portion of the sales to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, which fights for racial justice through litigation, advocacy, and public education.
You can read Bandcamp’s entire statement here, and be sure to mark your calendars for June 19th for your upcoming music purchases.
Juneteenth is a celebration commemorating the end of slavery in the USA. You can read more about the origins and history of Juneteenth here.
the white drew carey (aka – Jeff Sorley) is the founder and head editor of TGEFM. He’s lived (outside of) Chicago, Madison WI, (ugh) Penn State, Lyon FR, Oxford UK, central New Jersey, and now within earshot of SFO in the Bay Area. When not scouring the web for more great bands and labels to post about, he also spends time drawing (mostly) silly sci-fi and anime stuff under the name Asplenia Studios.
