Slated to be the surprise headliner at a politically-charged concert in St. Paul this week, Rage Against the Machine was met with a barrage of riot police and cut power cables just before they were set to take the stage. According to this article, they were too late for the 7pm curfew and lacked the proper permit to perform, but they gave the fans pretty sweet a capella versions of “Bulls On Parade” and “Killing In The Name Of” before the crowd marched toward the RNC.

Despite Morello looking a little bored during his vocal-guitar-riffing, this is still pretty rad, if you ask me. This vid was shot by Minnesota Public Radio:

Full video of the performance after the jump.

Also, what the fuck is Maureen Dowd talking about? What a ridiculous column.