Berklee Musical Town Hall
HeadCount’s first-ever Musical Town Hall took place at the Berklee College of Music on October 20th, a gathering to show off new talent while encouraging democratic participation. Organized entirely by students at the Jackson Browne Stage in “the Caf,”, the event featured three student performers with a fantastic house band, and talks by student government representatives…
The Heartbreaking Reality of Route 91 Harvest Festival’s Photo Album
The HeadCount blog is a forum for our community where we welcome all opinions and perspectives. Anyone wishing to write for the HeadCount blog may do so by emailing [email protected]. This commentary reflects only the views of the author and not of the HeadCount organization. My favorite thing to do after going to a concert of festival is to…
Pod Tours America with HeadCount
You’ve probably seen HeadCount register voters at concerts and music festivals. And you may have seen us in action at record stores, Ben & Jerry’s locations and rock climbing gyms (as we did across the country on National Voter Registration Day). For this autumn we were presented with a new opportunity, to set up tables for the live-tapings…
Another Incredible National Voter Registration Day!
National Voter Registration Day is a long standing tradition for HeadCount. We have coordinated field and online efforts since 2012 with tremendous support from our community of volunteers, artists, and sponsors in major election years. 2017 however presented a new challenge for HeadCount. This is the first non-federal election year that we have launched…
The Juggalo March on Washington Brought Me to Tears
The HeadCount blog is a forum for our community where we welcome all opinions and perspectives. Anyone wishing to write for the HeadCount blog may do so by emailing [email protected]. The National Mall might be my favorite place in the world. As a fan of American History, it’s always felt like an adult playground to me….
Touring with The War on Drugs
I’m hitting the road with HeadCount this fall! In a few short days, a HeadCount team I’m leading will join The War on Drugs at each U.S. stop of their tour, encouraging democratic participation every step of the way. On top of registering voters, HeadCount will be signing fans up for TurboVote local election alerts…
Why All Music Fans Should be Supporting the Juggalos as they March on D.C.
The HeadCount blog is a forum for our community where we welcome all opinions and perspectives. Anyone wishing to write for the HeadCount blog may do so by emailing [email protected]. In America you can be fired from your job, be rejected from joining the military, or even lose custody of your children because of the music…
Phish Scene So White: Let’s Talk
The HeadCount blog is a forum for our community where we welcome all opinions and perspectives. Anyone wishing to write for the HeadCount blog may do so by emailing [email protected]. This commentary reflects only the views of the author and not of the HeadCount organization. I was at a retreat about four years ago and we were…
5 Years of HeadCount at LOCKN’ – My Volunteer Job Pays the Most
I have had the distinct honor of being the HeadCount Team Leader for all 5 LOCKN’ Festival Participation Rows. Every year has been an unforgettable experience that has given me way more than I could have possibly given to it in the first place. After every LOCKN’ I make the 7-8 hour drive home to Central…
Our LOCKN’ Family Inspires Us
8,924 actions taken by festival-goers. $18,500 raised from the silent auction (featuring a signed D’Angelico guitar) to be shared by the orgs of Participation Row. Close to $20,000 raised via the festival stream to support the Charlottesville Community Fund. 4,000 pounds of food collected by Conscious Alliance for the Nelson County Food Pantry. 575 voters…