![]() ![]() Meet Me The Altar: Coming across this amazing pop-punk trio during June's Bandcamp Friday was such a delightful surprise, we had to circle back to make sure you checked them out. With this in mind, we are proud to present a list of some of our favorite artists of color whose music you can purchase today - not only some classic favorites but exciting new discoveries as well. Black Lives Matter - and black music and culture has shaped much of the catalog releases we've celebrated over the past decade. The Second Disc remains fully committed to standing up as allies alongside our black friends, fans and fellow citizens. On this Juneteenth and all henceforth, Bandcamp's cut of revenue will be wholly donated to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. This Friday, June 19, in recognizance of Juneteenth - the holiday commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States (a full two and a half years after Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, and with the Civil War all but over when Union Major General Gordon Granger made a crucial announcement in Galveston, Texas exactly 155 years ago ending the racist practice in the state) - Bandcamp is stepping up again. ![]() The event was a resounding success, and has been repeated on the first Fridays of May and June, with another to follow on July 3. On March 20, as the COVID-19 pandemic was putting the world on pause, the indie music service waived their revenue share on all music and merch sold, allowing indie artists and labels a chance for some steadier income as concert tours began to halt. Bandcamp Friday is fast becoming as exciting a time as any other music street date.
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