Tom Morello joined MC5 guitar legend Wayne Kramer on stage to celebrate Kramer‘s 75th birthday Saturday night (April 29) at a rockin’ benefit concert for Jail Guitar Doors, the social justice arts nonprofit Kramer founded with his wife, Margaret Saadi Kramer, and fellow activist and troubadour Billy Bragg.
The event took place at Jail Guitar Doors‘ C.A.P.O. Center, a newly launched community arts center in Los Angeles’s Fairfax District. They also celebrated with an open house there earlier in the day where community members took part in family-friendly activities including graffiti art and breakdancing workshops from hip-hop charity No Easy Props as well as tours of the in-house music studio.
The night featured an array of performances from Jail Guitar Doors teachers and music students including JASON HEATH & THE GREEDY SOULS and LAENA featuring Cole Berliner as well as a thrilling rock set by Raul Pacheco from OZOMATLI…