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Thanks to the hard work of the Northwest Chapter of HDSA President, Liz Weber and their board, a Tribute Concert to Celebrate the lives of Woody and Marjorie Guthrie and their contribution to the Huntington's Disease Community will be October 17th at Webster Hall in New York City. This concert will be hosted by Tim Robbins and will feature special guests such as Billy Bragg, Brad with Stone Gossard, Steve Earl and others.
The below Associated Press article features the band Brad's connection to Huntington's Disease, the reason for the bands first live concert in 3 years to benefit HDSA! For anyone living on or near the East coast, this should be an exciting concert to attend! Information on how to obtain tickets to this concert is below the article. Attached is the billboard for this event. This concert will also be promoted and streamed on AOL!
SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/pop/333994_brad03.html
Brad's first live concert in 3 years is a NYC benefit
October 2, 2007
By JONATHAN COEN - THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Seattle band Brad hasn't played live in three years, but its Oct. 17 concert in New York is about much more than shaking off the cobwebs. In tandem with Billy Bragg, Steve Earle, Tim Robbins and as-yet-unannounced guests, Brad will play Webster Hall to raise funds for the Huntington's Disease Society of America. Tickets are available via Ticketmaster.
The event hits particularly close to home for Brad/Pearl Jam guitarist Stone Gossard, whose wife's mother, brother and grandfather have suffered with Huntington's. Woody Guthrie is the most prominent name associated with the disease, a rare neurological disorder that is akin to Parkinson's disease or multiple sclerosis.
There is no cure for Huntington's, but symptoms can be managed with medication. "There are so many people in the HD community that don't have the care they need," Gossard tells Billboard.com. "We wanted to support both the care that people get for HD through local chapters and any scientific breakthroughs that may be on the horizon."
While in New York, Brad is hoping to play a separate headlining show, details of which are still coming together. Gossard also has finished tweaking a batch of material the band recorded in 2004 but is just now ready to release, comprising the songs "Every Whisper," "Rush Hour," "No Regrets," "Price of Love," "One Love Remains," "Low," "Bless Me Father," "Believe in Yourself," "Oh Goodness," "Luxury Car" and "Holiday."
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/pop/333994_brad03.html
Brad's first live concert in 3 years is a NYC benefit
October 2, 2007
By JONATHAN COEN - THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Seattle band Brad hasn't played live in three years, but its Oct. 17 concert in New York is about much more than shaking off the cobwebs. In tandem with Billy Bragg, Steve Earle, Tim Robbins and as-yet-unannounced guests, Brad will play Webster Hall to raise funds for the Huntington's Disease Society of America. Tickets are available via Ticketmaster.
The event hits particularly close to home for Brad/Pearl Jam guitarist Stone Gossard, whose wife's mother, brother and grandfather have suffered with Huntington's. Woody Guthrie is the most prominent name associated with the disease, a rare neurological disorder that is akin to Parkinson's disease or multiple sclerosis.
There is no cure for Huntington's, but symptoms can be managed with medication. "There are so many people in the HD community that don't have the care they need," Gossard tells Billboard.com. "We wanted to support both the care that people get for HD through local chapters and any scientific breakthroughs that may be on the horizon."
While in New York, Brad is hoping to play a separate headlining show, details of which are still coming together. Gossard also has finished tweaking a batch of material the band recorded in 2004 but is just now ready to release, comprising the songs "Every Whisper," "Rush Hour," "No Regrets," "Price of Love," "One Love Remains," "Low," "Bless Me Father," "Believe in Yourself," "Oh Goodness," "Luxury Car" and "Holiday."
In addition, the band has acquired the rights to its first two albums for Epic, plus albums from connected groups such as Satchel and Malkfunksun, and is hoping to reissue the projects at some point in the future. "We're trying to figure out how to play a little bit more often," Gossard says. "We want to keep the band alive."
Meanwhile, Gossard says rumors his pre-Pearl Jam band Green River will reunite in the summer of 2008 for a Sub Pop 20th anniversary concert are indeed true. "Pearl Jam has toured with Mudhoney, so we played with former Green River members Mark Armand Steve Turner," he reports. "But we haven't played with Alex Vincent and Bruce Fairweather in quite a while. They're both excited about it, from everything I've heard."
Meanwhile, Gossard says rumors his pre-Pearl Jam band Green River will reunite in the summer of 2008 for a Sub Pop 20th anniversary concert are indeed true. "Pearl Jam has toured with Mudhoney, so we played with former Green River members Mark Armand Steve Turner," he reports. "But we haven't played with Alex Vincent and Bruce Fairweather in quite a while. They're both excited about it, from everything I've heard."
And as for Pearl Jam, the group is taking a break following a summer European tour. A live DVD filmed by photographer Danny Clinch, "Immagine in Cornice," was released last week. "We're in that period of time where we actually allow ourselves to not know what's going to happen next, which is great," Gossard says.
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For more information or to purchase tickets:
Please contact Fred Taubman at HDSA, phone 212-242-1968 or 800-345-4372 x 229. Email: ftaubman@...
HDSA Tickets: Woody & Marjorie Guthrie Tribute Concert October 17th: www.hdsa.org/guthrieconcert
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Northwest Chapter of the HDSA
The great folks from the states of Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana made this concert possible!
October 18th - Annual Guthrie Awards Dinner
The Annual Guthrie Awards dinner will be the next day, October 18th. This is one of the biggest fund raisers for the HDSA and, this year, singer Joan Baez is being honored along with Don Barr, past President of the NE Ohio HDSA Chapter and other honorees [see link]. Don has been a big supporter of the HDSA National Youth Alliance [NYA] for years and holds a special place in all of our hearts. We are elated Don is being recognized at the 2007 Guthrie Awards dinner!
Brad
Brad is a group of friends from the Seattle area who are musicians, including Stone Gossard of Pearl Jam fame. Brad formed officially in 1992 . Current band members are Stone Gossard - Guitar, Regan Hagar - Drums, Mike Berg – Bass Guitar , Shawn Smith – Keyboard, Vocals and Jeremy Toback - Bass Guitar . Other members are Matt Brown - Guitar, Keyboard, Elizabeth Pupo-Walker, Thaddeus Turner and James Hall. Brad has a sound different than Pearl Jam's, due to the wide variety of influences brought by its additional members. The official Brad website is: http://www.bradcorporation.com/news.htm
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