Political Punk Rock
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"Blowback" is a CIA term for the unintended consequences of intelligence operations. The 1993 and 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center, Bin Laden, the Mujahideen, and the killings of numerous US citizens are all examples of blowback — the vultures of CIA operations abroad coming home to roost.
BLOWBACK the band formed in the wake of the elections of 2000. We were friends first and foremost, and also former members of the Colombian Neckties (Charleston SC) and Rugburn (Washington DC). Now, we do most of our work cross-country, but continue to use DC as a home base.
BLOWBACK often gets together at political protests or rallies, and performing for unsuspecting crowds of 10,000 and more at numerous DC protests, including setting up shop on Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the Dept. of Justice & FBI buildings, and a generator-powered performance in Farragut Square during a city-wide shutdown.
