I'm looking forward to seeing David Byrne in concert this summer.

And I'm compelled to share this from an email he sent to his mailing list yesterday.

"For me, Trump is not the issue. We know and have known for a long time that he is racist. That is a fact, borne out by plenty of evidence. It’s not news—we know what he is.

What is truly disturbing is the Republicans who go along with this person. Their behavior makes them complicit and the same as he is...exactly the same, no difference. Remember that come voting time.

The swells in Davos too—who are happy to get rich off Trump’s policies and are more than fine supporting a racist. None of them has risen to condemn his racism and to say that this man does not represent our values as human beings.

Got that off my chest, now maybe I can listen to some music."

He included a link to a playlist of music by artists from Africa and the Caribbean. He calls the playlist "The Beautiful Shitholes."

Artists are a part of the resistance.