While Styx is performing "Come Sail Away" and other 30-year-old hits at a private party held in conjunction with the GOP convention, activist/musician Michael Franti (Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy, Spearhead) will be performing songs like "Stay Human" on the lawn of the State Capitol during Ripple Effect, a free, day-long festival on Sept. 2 that includes performers such as punk band Anti-Flag and local band Wookiefoot with special guest Matisyahu. The event comes the day after Steve Earle and Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello will be performing at SEIU’s Labor Day festival on Harriet Island.

Ripple Effect is presented by Substance, a non-profit, non-partisan organization whose donors include CODEPINK, the Will Steger Foundation, and Campus Progress. Substance’s mission is to "use music as a tool for environmental and social justice activism."

The free concert runs from 12:30 pm-7pm, and includes performances by local artists I Self Divine, Indigo, and a Tru Ruts label showcase. More artists are TBA. 

Michael Franti & Spearhead, “Stay Human” (Galaxy Theater, Santa Ana, CA 2006) (4:17)