The Citizens Band is a New York City based political cabaret troupe. The band is made up of different rotating cast members that perform and often includes celebrities in their shows. Past participants have been Zoe Kravitz, Zooey Deschanel, Mark McAdam, Rain Phoenix, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Nina Persson. Founding members of the band include Sarah Sophie Flicker, Karen Elson, Jorjee Douglass, Chelsea Bacon and Adam Dugas.
In September 2012 The Citizens Band released their debut album "Grab A Root And Growl", a "pro-democracy/ anti-voter apathy" themed recording produced by Nathan Larson.
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“A state that denies its citizens their basic rights becomes a danger to its neighbors as well: internal arbitrary rule will be reflected in arbitrary external relations. The suppression of public opinion, the abolition of public competition for power and its public exercise opens the way for the state power to arm itself in any way it sees fit.... A state that does not hesitate to lie to its own people will not hesitate to lie to other states.”
—Václav Havel (b. 1936)
“There was a young lady called Gloria
Who was had by Sir Gerald Du Maurier
And then by six men
And Sir Gerald again
And the band of the Waldorf-Astoria.”
—Anonymous.