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As a culmination of the Hideout’s participation in the campaign, the club has organized the Big Shoulders Ball, a blowout concert on Monday, January 19–the night before the inauguration–at the Black Cat in Washington, D.C. Tortoise, the Waco Brothers, Eleventh Dream Day, Jon Langford & Sally Timms, David “Honeyboy” Edwards, Ken Vandermark, Freakwater, Icy Demons, and Judson Claiborne are confirmed and “special guests” are promised. In keeping with Hideout’s scrappy vibe, attendees are “encouraged (but not required!) to wear vintage, thrift-store, hand-me-down and ex-bridesmaid formal attire.” UPDATE: Andrew Bird has been added to the bill.
The club has chartered a couple buses for “performers, staff, friends and participants in its GOTV activities,” so if you think you might be a friend of the Hideout, you might have a ride. UPDATE: Bus ride not free–$200 round trip.
