Room to Grow

(Note from Bill: press release follows. I usually don't post press releases by themselves, but (a) I'm traveling and (b) this looks very cool. Let me make clear, though, that you can only attend this if you promise to get back to Northampton for the Deedle Deedle Dees show that evening.)

Room to Grow hosts a benefit family concert on Saturday, June 16th
Featuring Smithsonian Folkways Recording Artist Elizabeth Mitchell and Family & David Weinstone’s Music for Aardvarks and Other Mammals

Sponsored by WBOS & Boston Common Magazine
Ticket Sales Benefit Babies through Room to Grow - www.roomtogrow.org

WHO: Elizabeth Mitchell and Family
Mitchell brings a fresh sound to cherished American folk songs and other
melodies from around the world. In a peaceful yet powerful way, she reintroduces us to the songs we thought we knew so well. Featuring homespun renditions of songs by Woody Guthrie, Bob Marley, The Velvet Underground, Vashti Bunyan, Gillian Welch and more.

“This is the family music that I love – soulful, mysterious, inclusive & rollicking!”
– Dan Zanes

David Weinstone’s Music for Aardvarks and Other Mammals:
Music for Aardvarks is a multi-faceted world of musical adventures created by classically trained ex-punk rocker, David Weinstone. After the birth of this first child, David began Music for Aardvarks and Other Mammals in reaction to the dearth of cool music available. In an exhilarating range of musical styles executed with superb musical literacy and richness of instrumentation, his songs reflect and celebrate the lives of children growing up in urban environments as well as themes universal to all children.

It’s real music—the songs are so good.” -Phish keyboardist Page McConnell


WHAT: Room to Grow (www.roomtogrow.org) hosts a family concert, the proceeds of which will support their efforts to enrich the lives of babies born into poverty throughout their critical first three years of development.

To purchase tickets: call Ticket Fusion at (877) 548-3237 or visit www.backbayeventscenter.com/calendar.html for online sales.

WHEN: Saturday, June 16th, 2007
Doors open at 10:30 AM

WHERE: John Hancock Hall
180 Berkeley Street, Boston

CONTACT: Rebecca Schulman
617-859-4545


EVENT DETAILS: www.roomtogrow.org