28 Days of Bevis Griffin, Day 26: Bevis – Black and Boundless, Part 2
Written by Joah Spearman One night in 1978 at the punk music venue Raul’s, Bevis Griffin was introduced to…
28 Days of Bevis Griffin, Day 25: From the Eye of the Beholder
Written by Vernon Reid In 1986, about a year into the newly formed arts/activist organization the Black Rock Coalition,…
28 Days of Bevis Griffin, Day 24: Banzai Kik – NYC-ATX circa 1986-93
Written by Tim Hatfield Every now and then things just align. That’s the way I look back at meeting…
28 Days of Bevis Griffin, Day 23: Banzai, Kikkin’ It From Texas to NYC
Written by Chris “C.K.” Bailey Banzai Kik powered on through 1982, headlining at a handful of local clubs while…
28 Days of Bevis Griffin, Day 22: Banzai Kik “Bite The Big Apple” ’84-’86
Written by Bevis M. Griffin If there is no struggle, there is no progress. ~ Frederick Douglass Between…
28 Days of Bevis Griffin, Day 21: Banzai Kik “Against All Odds” ’82-’83
Written by Bevis M. Griffin The most important thing to remember is this: To be ready at any moment…
28 Days of Bevis Griffin, Day 20: The Bats “No Two Alike” ’81-’82
Written by Bevis M. Griffin “The whole is greater than the sum of its parts” ~ Aristotle Throughout…
28 Days of Bevis Griffin, Day 19: The Bats “Play 2 Slay” ’81-’82
Written by Bevis M. Griffin “God gave Noah the rainbow sign. No more water, the fire next time!” ~…
28 Days of Bevis Griffin, Day 18: The Impeccable Warrior
Written by Greg Tate As a fulcrum and action-figure for change, Bevis M. Griffin reminds us of words the…
28 Days of Bevis Griffin, Day 17: Flight of the Bats
Written by Chris “C.K.” Bailey By early 1980, with The Skyscrapers kaput, Bevis and I were meeting regularly to…