On June 23, 2010, Micky Dolenz of the Monkees came to Washington, D.C., to participate in a musicFIRST Coalition event on Capitol Hill focusing on the Performance Rights Act. Following meetings with several members of Congress, Dolenz performed for approximately 150 people. Prior to his performance he addressed the crowd, "There's only one way to get artists back to performing instead of lobbying. Shut us up and pass the Performance Rights Act." Dolenz then performed Monkees favorites "Steppin' Stone" and "I'm A Believer" with the help of Rep. Joe Crowley (D-N.Y.) on guitar, Rep. Ted Deutch (D-Fla.) on keyboards and Rep. Tom Rooney (R-Fla.) on drums.

View a report and video footage, courtesy of Cleveland's The Plain Dealer.