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A once in a lifetime opportunity to be a part of something bigger.

Turnstile drew a crowd of 60,000 to the Washington Monument for a show benefitting Palestine, Lebanon, and Sudan through Human Concern International. Washington DC has seen a slew of historical music events this year. It's a middle finger to #45 who has turned the city into his fucked up playground. Well, it's our playground too. And we're taking it back.

I started going to shows in 2007, at a time where I primarily listened to alternative, emo, and horror punk. Throughout the years, my live music taste developed into late night warehouse raves to cross-country music festivals. Hardcore music showed up in my life three years ago when I got sober. Live music had been such a pillar in my life for so long--I knew I didn't want to lose it in my newfound sobriety, but I knew I had to reframe how I saw it.

Hardcore shows and the straightedge scene provided me a safe space to enjoy live music. Even though I haven't been listening to Turnstile long, I'm just grateful for hardcore and to be here at all.

Turnstile is a band formed in Baltimore circa 2010.

Photographed and written for Subwoofer Mag
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