Irony of the Week

From the 'Why's The Man Always Trying to Keep Us Down?' department:

Last night, police shut down -- of all things! -- a benefit for the Prison Literature Project that was being held at LoBot Gallery in West Oakland. A rather large gaggle of philanthropic hipsters were said to have been blocking the bustling thoroughfare that connects some rundown old warehouses to some stolen-car chopshops down by the 880. Oh, and I guess there was some very poorly hidden underage drinking going on out on the sidewalk and the adjoining park too.

Patrons were sent packing just minutes before headlining band Japanther (pictured above) took the stage, after some lengthy negotiations between the police and those running the benefit. It's not bad enough that the 5-0s gotta send all these dudes to the hooskow for all their days, now they can't even let us help get some F. Scott Fitzgerald up in that bitch.