Sub Pop, Merge, Epitaph donating today’s Bandcamp proceeds to ACLU
Bandcamp announced earlier this week that it is donating all of its Friday proceeds to the ACLU in an effort to combat the policies of the Trump administration. A long list of other labels and artists have announced they will also be donating their share of the proceeds, including Sub Pop, Merge Records, Kill Rock Stars, Hyperdub, Run for Cover, Epitaph, Deathwish Inc., Xiu Xiu (donating 100 percent of Bandcamp sales for the next four years), Speedy Ortiz, Pinegrove (donating to the Southern Poverty Law Center), Saddle Creek, Pelican (donating to Doctors Without Borders), ATO Records, Anti-, Barsuk (donating proceeds from compilation Sad!), Bloodshot, Mexican Summer, Los Campesinos!, Four Tet, Fat Possum and DFA Records.
See the full list of labels adding to Bandcamp’s donations here.
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