LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A couple members of the local punk band Shark Sandwich practiced for a show Friday night at The Whirling Tiger they originally planned on playing in July. It was cancelled after a bomb threat that left the venue closed for a weekend.
"The benefit show was for houseless people, trying to make sure they have food. And it sucks that just one 4-chan guy wanted to destroy that for so many people," bassist Tallulah Lynch said, sitting on a couch on the front porch.
LMPD arrested Trey Anderson for the messages four days after the cancelled show. A grand jury decides this week whether the case will move to trial.
In his arrest citation, police say Anderson posted videos of himself throwing out racist and anti-queer slurs alongside making threats to stomp in the heads of homeless people.
Shark Sandwich says Anderson's harassment also extended to them, but it won't stop them from playing.
"We decided to take a break to get our bearings for a minute," vocalist Raven Burns-Gibson said, "but we didn't want to feel like that little guy got to have the power over us."
Instead, they're taking that power back and giving it to those who need it most.
"I think it shows what punk is supposed to be about," Lynch said, bass guitar leaning on the couch. "It's not about what you wear, or who you're hanging out with."
Burns-Gibson chimed in, "how much you can shred on your instrument."
"It's about directly helping your community and the most marginalized people," Lynch went on. "It's always, at its core, been about that. I think we have, over the decades, lost that a little bit. So we're bringing it back."
The show is this Friday night at The Whirling Tiger in Butchertown. It starts at 9:00 and it's $15 to get in, but the venue will honor tickets from the original show.
All profits go towards Feeding Louisville's houseless community.
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