[Seattle-editorial] global citizenship benefit concert

[Sierra James]

Dear Seattle Indy Media,

Next Thursday, March 27th, the Global Citizenship Benefit Concert 
will be held at Chop Suey in Seattle. I am writing to find out if 
it is possible for you to include an article regarding this show, 
put it in your calendar, and send around a notice to Seattlites to 
come.  The funds that are raised will go to support a program that 
works with local youth to teach them to be engaged global citizens 
through the NW non-profit Global Visionaries (GV).

Four up and coming Seattle bands will be donating their talent to 
support the cause- Russian Bride, Love Hotel, popINTERSTATE, and 
Old Man Tasty.   I would be happy to set up interviews with band 
members if you are interested, or another angle might be to 
interview the director of Global Visionaries or the youth involved 
in the program, many of which just returned from a trip to 
Guatemala which is a service learning component of the GV 
program.  I would be happy to provide you with additional 
information and materials including pictures of the bands and/or 
pictures from the GV trip to Central America if that would be 
useful. 

The press release relating to the benefit concert is attached.

Thank you for your help. Please let me know what further 
information you require.

Best wishes,

Sierra James


For Immediate Release:  

Global Citizenship Benefit Concert - March 27th @ 8 PM
Contact: 
Sierra James 
(206) 409-7340 
sierra at sierra.cx

Seattle, WA-- Local bands are coming together Thursday, March 27th 
at Capitol Hill’s Chop Suey to celebrate global citizenship while 
raising awareness and money for Global Visionaries, a Northwest 
organization that educates and encourages youth to become active 
global citizens with a lifelong commitment to social 
justice.  “Music and dance cross all borders as universal tools 
for bringing people together” explained Chris Fontana, Executive 
Director of Global Visionaries. 

For this show people are invited to come as their favorite 
dictator or peace activist.  Prizes for the best costume will be 
given by the ‘International Criminal Court’.  This benefit concert 
will introduce a mix of cross-cultural chaos including: Old Man 
Tasty & The Lords of the Future, popINTERSTATE, Love Hotel and the 
debut of Russian Bride:
 
Old Man Tasty & The Lords of the Future -- As the most popular 
band on Earth in the year 2047, they have crossed time to bring 
their futuristic rock sounds to their ancestors! Brubba Briggs 
(vocals/keyboards), J.S. Fergusen (vocals/guitars), Nando Jackson 
(vocals/drums), Mert Bevin (theremin/Woodwind Synth), and Hugo 
Mango (bass/horns) http://www.oldmantasty.com.

popINTERSTATE -- offers catchy, genre-bending pop with a wink and 
a smile. The members are: Dave Pomerantz (voc/guitar/keyboard), 
Drew Holloway (voc/guitar), Jack Forman (voc/bass/keyboard), and 
Sean Mefferd (voc/drums) http://www.popinterstate.net.

Love Hotel -- gets ‘paid by the hour.’ Featuring current and 
former members of Severna Park, ex-Harvey Danger, Typing 
Explosion, Heather Duby, ex-Western State Hurricanes, and Silver 
Bells, Love Hotel includes: Sarah Paul Ocampo (vox), Aaron Huffman 
(guitar), Bo Gilliland (bass), and Mark Dibeh (drums).  

Russian Bride -- Russian Bride is Seattle’s most experienced 
unknown band, comprised of members of Group Therapy, 10.0, Cool-
Ade, Sweet Lou, and Rockaroake.  Featuring Brian Forsythe, Ryan 
Mefford, “The Big One” Earthquake, Stephen “Poke” Manning and 
introducing the vivacious and lovely Cathy Le.  Come and 
experience the heavy rhythms, textural guitars and enchanting 
vocals.

For this 21 and over show a $7 donation will be collected at the 
door or tickets can be purchased ahead of time at 
http://www.fastixx.com, Sonic Boom, and Rudy's Barbershops.  
Global Visionaries empowers young people by taking them on a 
yearlong journey through complex world issues spanning from global 
exploitation of developing countries to the environment. Further 
information about Global Visionaries and how to donate can be 
found at http://www.global-visionaries.org. 

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Sent via the KillerWebMail system at sierra.cx


 
                   

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For this show people are invited to come as their favorite dictator or peace activist.  Prizes for the best costume will be given by the \lquote International Criminal Court\rquote .  This benefit concert will introduce a mix of cross-cultural chaos including: Old Man Tasty & The Lords of the Future, popINTERSTATE, Love Hotel and the debut of Russian Bride:\par
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\b Old Man Tasty & The Lords of the Future\b0  -- \cf2 As the most popular band on Earth in the year 2047, they have crossed time to bring their futuristic rock sounds to their ancestors! Brubba Briggs (vocals/keyboards), J.S. Fergusen (vocals/guitars), Nando Jackson (vocals/drums), Mert Bevin (theremin/Woodwind Synth), and Hugo Mango (bass/horns) \cf1\ul http://www.oldmantasty.com\cf0\ulnone .\par
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\cf2\b popINTERSTATE\b0  -- offers catchy, genre-bending pop with a wink and a smile. The members are: Dave Pomerantz (voc/guitar/keyboard), Drew Holloway (voc/guitar), Jack Forman (voc/bass/keyboard), and Sean Mefferd (voc/drums) \cf1\ul http://www.popinterstate.net\cf2\ulnone .\cf0\par
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Love Hotel\b0  -- gets \lquote paid by the hour.\rquote  Featuring current and former members of Severna Park, ex-Harvey Danger, Typing Explosion, Heather Duby, ex-Western State Hurricanes, and Silver Bells, Love Hotel includes: Sarah Paul Ocampo (vox), Aaron Huffman (guitar), Bo Gilliland (bass), and Mark Dibeh (drums).  \par
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\b Russian Bride\b0  -- Russian Bride is Seattle\rquote s most experienced unknown band, comprised of members of Group Therapy, 10.0, Cool-Ade, Sweet Lou, and Rockaroake.  Featuring Brian Forsythe, Ryan Mefford, \ldblquote The Big One\rdblquote  Earthquake, Stephen \ldblquote Poke\rdblquote  Manning and introducing the vivacious and lovely Cathy Le.  Come and experience the heavy rhythms, textural guitars and enchanting vocals.\par
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For this 21 and over show a $7 donation will be collected at the door or tickets can be purchased ahead of time at\cf2  \cf1\ul http://www.fastixx.com\cf2\ulnone , Sonic Boom, and Rudy's Barbershops. \cf0  Global Visionaries empowers young people by taking them on a yearlong journey through complex world issues spanning from global exploitation of developing countries to the environment. Further information about Global Visionaries and how to donate can be found at \cf1\ul http://www.global-visionaries.org\cf0\ulnone .\par
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