Tomorrow is the deadline to register to vote, and those who dont vote might as well be giving themselves up to a group of robots. Democratic Senate nominee Andrew Rice has put together a voter registration bash, taking place tonight at the 600 block of West Sheridan in downtown Oklahoma City to prove this point. The special guest speaker will be Oklahoma Citys own Wayne Coyne of the Flaming Lips.

Having a fun event can bring young people out, and give them the chance to register. It is not a requirement of the event that someone register, said Rice. We also wanted to highlight that someone like Wayne Coyne does not just make a political statement when he performs from time to time, but is also very active in his community and neighborhood here in urban Oklahoma City. He is engaged in improving his community and understands the importance of the political process. So with the event we are trying to give people a different perspective on politics and give them the opportunity to register and have a say in the legislative and electoral process.

Although Rice was not directly involved in choosing the events performers, he is a fan of all of them, especially the Flaming Lips.

I enjoy their music but also really like that the most innovative and independently successful band out there right now has its roots in Oklahoma. I think you can trace their approach to music and their artistic freedom back to a fiercely independent-minded spirit in Oklahoma embodied in people like Will Rogers and Woody Guthrie. Okies to a certain extent have an approach to life and work that, Im going to do it my own way. We embrace mavericks, Rice said.

Not only will Coyne speak, but there will be performances by local artists Ryan Lindsey, Student Film and The Separation as well. Eric Nauni of Student Film feels there is a definite political motivation for playing the show.

All of us are registered, and I just wish there had been an event like this when I registered to vote. We wouldnt have played if we looked at it as just another gig, so there is definitely some political motivation. We arent Propagandhi, though. I honestly hope that people dont look to us as being a voice that they can let speak for themselves. Were not a band who doesnt disagree about different aspects of politics, or religion, or music, or where to eat, or what song to play first. Were just like any group of friends who are honest with themselves and each other, and respect the others opinions, Nauni said.

Vote or Be Taken Over By Robots starts at 7 p.m. and is free to those between the ages of 18 and 21, and $10 for everyone else.



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