West Philly

It Means Butterfly

Blog Post

Submitted by jgervasi on Mon, 2013-08-12 21:58.

I love the work the fine folks (who include my brother Bull) do at the Mariposa Food Co-op in West Philly. To me, they bring some of the ethos of punk outside of the underground music scene and into the world at large. It's nothing to do with style, fashion, haircuts, or music. It's entirely to do with making a difference in a positive way that genuinely effects people's lives. (Bull discusses this a bit in his two interviews here on the site.)

Where Are They Now? File - Part Three

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Submitted by jgervasi on Mon, 2013-08-12 18:16.

Here's the third in the ongoing series of "updates in their own words" from past interview subjects:

Billy Barton of Population Zero, The Charlie Few

Audio Interview

Joseph A. Gervasi interviews Billy Barton, who grew up on a farm and joined the USMC upon graduating high school. Billy served all around the world, including Kosovo. Billy wound up landing in Philadephia, where he was taken in by the West Philly scene and came to bring the "lead from the front" attitude he learned from the Marine Corps to putting on shows, playing in the bands Population Zero and The Charlie Few, putting out a 'zine detailing how to put on DIY shows, and more.