Dan O'Mahony
Dan O'Mahony | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Dan O'Mahony |
| Born | 2 October 1967 |
| Origin | Orange County, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Straight edge |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, author, journalist, activist |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 1987 - Current |
| Labels | Revelation Records |
| Website | PointNineNine.com |
Dan O'Mahony (born October 2, 1967) is a musician, writer, and political activist from Orange County, California, USA. He is currently the West Coast Chairman of the .99 Advocacy Fund and Point nine nine.
Music
In 2009 O'Mahony began experimenting with spoken word, organizing performances with Kevin Seconds and Sam McPheeters.[1]
Writing
O'Mahony is the author of two autobiographical books, Three Legged Race and Four Letter World. He worked as a columnist for the seminal punk rock monthly publication Maximum Rocknroll from the mid-1980s until the early 1990s. In 2010 he began accepting assignments as a freelance journalist and writing for various political blogs.
Politics
O'Mahony is considered a stout progressive and a populist. In 2011 as a result of disillusion with the unfocused nature of his local Occupy movement, O'Mahony co-founded the .99 Advocacy Fund and Point Nine Nine.
Footnotes
- ↑ Expressing the hardcore mentality through a different medium Coast Report Online
External links
- Dan O'Mahony at Open Salon
- Dan O'Mahony at AllMusic
- Dan O'Mahony at AllRovi
- Author Archives-Dan O'Mahony "Point Nine Nine"