KC’s 2011 Spring Invitational gathers Them Damn Young Livers, Bent Left, and more for a good cause

How many political punks does it take to change a light bulb? None: Political punks will never change anything. So goes the joke, right? The members of Kansas City’s Bent Left traffic in politically charged pop-punk with songs like “Application for Federal Assistance,” but they’re trying to prove that punks can change things with Recycled Rockstar’s Spring Invitational. Half of the proceeds go to giving kids music lessons and instruments, allowing the next generation to get a jump-start on “creating positive change through the musical arts.”