Concerts4Charity (www.concerts4charity.org),
a US-based organization which does
fundraising and awareness-raising
for worthy causes while teaching young
people how to develop and implement
creative projects for charity, will
reprise its invaluable OWB 2004 activities
with new events for 2005! On March
20th from 4-10 pm, the Silver Dollar
in Lansing, Michigan will rock with
artists MaryEyez, evermore, Unfinished
Thought, Decadence, Broken Sunday,
Edison Clio, and Middlefield.
The "Rock 4 Relief" benefit
show is designed to celebrate Red
Cross Awareness month through music
and art. All proceeds from this event
will be donated to three organizations:
One World Beat, the Red Cross, and
C4C itself. One major goal of the
concert is to promote the good deeds
and financial needs of the Red Cross
and other helping organizations, and
all of the musicians involved have
already played dozens of benefits
for this purpose.
Funds raised for C4C will go to a
California-based program called "Firechild",
which seeks to make a difference in
the lives of children through music.
In particular, the project aims to
restore music programs cut due to
fiscal concerns: volunteers sign up
to teach children self-esteem through
music, in a 20-week guitar class which
uses lesson plans designed by C4C.
The C4C One World Beat line-up includes
Mary Eyez, characterized as "punk
rock party music at its finest",
which has been on a national tour
throughout the USA and has also played
some European dates. Their debut album,
"For All The Haters", was
mastered in New York City by the legendary
Greg Calbi (John Lennon, the Beatles,
U2). Their single, "Change for
the Better" (from their previous
EP), has been a smash hit on Kalamazoo's
own top 40 station WKFR.
Evermore is a rock band whose influences
range from The Verve Pipe, Denali,
Switchfoot, DC Talk, 3eb, Sunny Day
Real Estate, and Our Lady Peace, performing
a unique blend of alternative, pop,
emo, and indie. Band members have
done shows with Michelle Branch, OKGO,
Dexter Freebish, The Newsboys, 1000
Foot Krutch, Kutless, Nada Surf and
more, as well as label showcases with
Maverick Records and the Midwest Music
Showcase.
Following up on the unexpected success
of their 2002 debut album, "Becoming
Aware", rock duo Unfinished Thought
have returned with an album that solidifies
the duo's status as one of independent
music's most original and creative
forces. Their new release, "Based
On Actual Events", is a genre-defying
collection of songs that spotlight
Unfinished Thought's unique sound,
combining the more abrasive elements
of dark wave, industrial, electonica,
metal, and goth with the more melodic
components of etherealism, ambient,
dark rock, and pop. Diverse musical
influences include Jeff Buckley, Depeche
Mode, David Bowie, Pink Floyd, The
Smashing Pumpkins, and Nine Inch Nails.
Decadence, a 4-member rock band whose
music "tends to wake the dead",
is slowly invading the Michigan music
scene. Influences include The Tool,
The Deftones, Guns n’ Roses,
U2, and The Dave Matthews Band. With
a Battle of the Bands Championship,
a full length CD entitled "Communication",
and a cult following that grows with
each passing day, Decadence is on
the road to success.
Fueled by emotional lyrics, climactic
songwriting and a range of musical
talent, Broken Sunday have become
one of the most talked about acts
in west Michigan. Finishing in the
top 5 of 162 bands for Aris' Rock
Search in 2002, they have gone on
to win the WGRD Rockstar Contest in
2003 and Aris' Rock Search in 2004.
Broken Sunday is now playing in support
of their new release, "Identity".
They have previously released "Programmed
Numb", and have opened for numerous
national acts including Collective
Soul, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Tantric,
Blindside, Breaking Benjamin, and
others.
Ettison Clio, a female-fronted rock
band, has played two national USA
tours and in over 200 shows throughout
the region. With influences that range
from Dinosaur Jr. and Muse to Miles
Davis and Frank Sinatra, Ettison Clio
covers a wide variety of sound in
their songs, which can be heard on
their "Fragile Simplistic"
EP and in their first full length
studio recording, "This is for
the Blue Collars". Tenacious
and ferocious, the Clios pull no punches
on stage, giving everything they have
musically, including an infectious
energy which combines emotion, motion,
and a whole lot of fun.
Middlefield is a power-pop quartet
who toured and recorded for three
years under their previous moniker,
Slant. With a name change and a new
album, the band is hard at work again,
playing shows and getting their music
to the masses. The band prides itself
on its cleverly-crafted songs, entertaining
live show, and shared sense of humor.
They have played countless shows and
venues throughout the past few years,
and have had the pleasure of sharing
the stage with many noteworthy national
acts, including Everclear, Jet, and
Bowling for Soup. They are currently
touring in support of their full-length
debut album, "Backyard Allstars".
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