Axis of Justice has worked on many activist projects with The Coup’s Boots Riley — benefit concerts, protests, radio shows — and now he and Axis founder Tom Morello have formed a new band and will release a new album under the name Street Sweeper Social Club.
Tom and Boots describe the album.
Tom: “It’s revolutionary party jams … huge steamroller riffs combined with depth, charge, funk, while Boots unloads clip after clip of incendiary rhymes rich with satire and venom.”
Boots: “This is a time when the working class is being fleeced left and right. More families will be homeless and more people will be jobless. They’ll need something to listen to on their ipods while storming Wall Street.”
Their first album comes out June 16, and they will be touring the nation on this summer’s NINJA (Nine Inch Nails and Jane’s Addiction) tour. For info about and song samples from Street Sweeper Social Club:
Tour Dates:
Street Sweeper Social Club with Nine Inch Nails and Jane’s Addiction
May 8 - West Palm Beach, FL Cruzan Amphitheatre
May 9 - Tampa, FL Ford Amphitheatre
May 10 - Atlanta, GA Lakewood Amphitheatre
May 12 Austin, TX Frank Erwin Center
May 14 - Albuquerque, NM Journal Pavilion
May 15 - Phoenix, AZ Cricket Wireless Pavilion
May 16 - Chula Vista, CA Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
May 18 - Las Vegas, NV The Pearl
May 20 - Irvine, CA Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
May 21 Santa Barbara, CA Santa Barbara Bowl
May 22 -Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre at Mountain View
May 24 The Gorge, WA Sasquatch Festival
May 26 - Englewood, CO Fiddler¹s Green Amphitheatre
May 27 - Kansas City, MO Starlight Theatre
May 29 - Chicago, IL Charter One Pavilion at Northern Island (NIN/SSSC ONLY)
May 30 - Noblesville, IN Verizon Wireless Music Center Indianapolis
May 31 - Clarkston, MI DTE Energy Music Theatre
June 02 - Toronto, ON Molson Amphitheatre
June 03 - Darien Lake, NY Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
June 05 - Camden, NJ Susquehanna Bank Center
June 06 - Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Center
June 07 - Wantagh, NY Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
June 09 - Columbia, MD Merriweather Post Pavilion
June 10 - Burgettstown, PA Post-Gazette Pavilion
June 12 - Charlotte, NC Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Charlotte
Axis of Justice is a non-profit organization formed by Tom Morello and Serj Tankian. Its purpose is to bring together musicians, fans
of music, and grassroots political organizations to fight for social justice. 
