PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BAY AREA
BANDS UNITE FOR HEARING EDUCATION (H.E.A.R.) BENEFIT CONCERT
IN BERKELEY, OCTOBER 14, 2000
The concert will feature ten
Bay Area bands whose paths have criss-crossed over the past
couple years and which have become friends.
These include:
Buddhakowski (www.buddhakowski.com
)
The Slow Poisoners (www.slowpoisoners.com)
ing (www.ingdom.com)
Lean (www.leanmusic.com)
Brian Cline Band (www.briancline.com)
East of Eden (www.eoemusic.com)
Everythingnothing (www.everythingnothing.net)
Nine Foot Nine (www.ninefootnine.com)
Tinman (www.tinmania.com)
Yellow Five (www.yellowfive.net).
WHAT: Ten of the Bay Area
s hottest rock and pop music talents are getting together
for a free concert to benefit H.E.A.R. (Hearing Education
and Awareness for Rockers- www.hearnet.com), a non-profit
organization dedicated to raising awareness of the real dangers
of repeated exposure to excessive noise levels with improper
protection.
The event will be held
in Berkeley s People s Park Ü a legendary site built by and
for the public -- to celebrate a local music scene that is
thriving in the face of adversity of closing clubs and rehearsal
spaces.
Proceeds from merchandise
for the day will go to the H.E.A.R. organization in support
of educating the public on an irreversible affliction that
strikes up to 28 million Americans- hearing loss and tinnitus
(note: some band members suffer from this). In addition, we
will be distributing free earplugs.
WHEN: Saturday, Oct 14,
2000 12-5 p.m.
WHO: The concert will
feature ten Bay Area bands whose paths have criss-crossed
over the past couple years and which have become friends.
These include: Buddhakowski (www.buddhakowski.com ) The Slow
Poisoners (www.slowpoisoners.com) ing (www.ingdom.com) Lean
(www.leanmusic.com) Brian Cline Band (www.briancline.com)
East of Eden (www.eoemusic.com) Everythingnothing (www.everythingnothing.net)
Nine Foot Nine (www.ninefootnine.com) Tinman (www.tinmania.com)
Yellow Five (www.yellowfive.net).
WHERE: People s Park,
Berkeley, California Ü a historic site of protest and independence
in the Bay Area. One block east of legendary Telegraph Avenue
between Haste St. and Dwight Way.
WHY THIS MATTERS: The
H.E.A.R. Benefit Concert is the first event from a new and
growing coalition of Bay Area artists who are banding together
to help piece back together the splintering local music scene.
The still fertile Bay Area arts community has been coming
apart at the seams due club and rehearsal space closings as
well as skyrocketing Bay Area living expenses. Rather than
move to LA or Portland, many of the Bay AreaÍs artists are
getting together to help one another.
BandSummit is the start
of one new collective of artists who will be pooling their
resources and talents to help promote original music in the
Bay Area. Other activities being planned by the organization
now include compilation CDs, benefit concerts, local and national
music distribution, website development and gig exchange programs.
FOR MORE INFORMATION,
CONTACT:
Andrew Lion (Brian Cline
Band) 925-451-2552, drew_bassmore@yahoo.com
Mark Smotroff (ing), 415-332-0718,
inghead@aol.com
www.bandsummit.com
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