Occupy Music: Performances from protests across North America

Here are a range of artists performing at Occupy Wall Street, Occupy Toronto and across our beloved continent:





Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine performs The Fabled City at Occupy Wall Street





Blues slide guitar virtuoso at Occupy Wall Street




Jeff Mangum of Neutral Milk Hotel at Occupy Wall Street












Down By The Riverside at St. James Park, Occupy Toronto





Chanting and singing at Occupy Taipei






Violin, Banjo and Two Guitars at Occupy Toronto





Rainer Mandler's new song Nothing About Us, Without Us





Faith Nolan and Bill Bourne perform together at Occupy Toronto





More 99% Blues from Occupy Wall Street




























Hawaiian guitarist Makana played the White House in 2009, and at the APEC gala last night, Makana made a musical statement. His unbuttoned suit jacket revealed a shirt that read “Occupy with Aloha.” He performed an Occupy Together-themed “We Are the Many,” wherein he blasted corporate lobbyists and called on Americans to occupy “the streets,” re-starting and playing several different versions of the tune for 45 minutes in front of world leaders.

We Are The Many, Occupy video by Makana

Makana video released with recent CD




Makana performing Led Zeppelin's classic rock song Going To California























Toronto rapper spittin an anti-war, pro-justice flow, check it:






Down by The Riverside, a Toronto indie band, performing at St. James Park gazebo:








Here's Jesus Las Vegas from Day One of Occupy T-Dot, reading three of his original poems and inspiring the people with his uplifting vibe:




Interview with Toronto band Down By The Riverside:




Nozuka brothers of Down By The Riverside, jamming at St. James Park.









Impromptu Stand By Me jam at Occupy Toronto, with everyone joining in: