Canadian Music Cooperative

COMMUNISM is a shockingly energetic rock trio with songs that dare to combine high ideals and high kicks, a wake-up call to listeners and songwriters, that they can have real meaning in their songs, and get power from that, going beyond the normal default songs of love, loss of love, and often nothing at all. The music makes you dance, the words awaken your inner activist. One of Everyone, Take Care of Each Other, Forgiveness, Heartfarmer... the songs fill you with hope, connection, and harmony - all while rocking your world. 

   After playing and singing for over 25 years with Ron Sexsmith, Rheostatics, and on occasion with Bahamas, Neko Case, Dan Mangan, and Feist's Hydra, as well as producing hundreds of artists, Don Kerr is now writing and singing his own songs under the name Communism. Kurt Swinghammer plays electric guitar, Kevin Lacroix plays bass. Three seasoned musicians and best friends who thrive on the thrill of playing live music, exchanging mutual invigoration with the audience.

Wake up
Help people
Sing what you mean
Mean what you sing
Your story
With your voice
Truly rock from the heart
Why do anything else?
The right song at the right time can change a mind, an election
Combat the tired normal
Improve human behavioural tendencies
Make or find reasons to dance beyond yourself
Lead and follow each other equally
This is dancing
You may have 80 years but that is one very small window
Offer your best, expecting nothing
Like nature
Fail and start again
Keep learning
To love
All of it