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Rock And Run For Justice Charity Concert |
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Posted by Westchester.com
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Wednesday, 19 December 2007 |
 Hastings-on-Hudson, NY - A group of nine teen and young adult musical acts from throughout Westchester and the tri-state area will perform on December 29 starting at 7:00 PM at Common Ground Coffeehouse's "Rock and Run for Justice Concert" a benefit for Midnight Run.
Pleasantville singer-songwriter, Anthony da Costa is returning once more. During the past year, Anthony won the Kerrville “New Folk” Competition at the Kerrville Folk Festival, was named a Falcon Ridge Folk Festival “Emerging Artist” and was chosen as a Mountain Stage “New Song” Contest NE Regional Finalist.
Also appearing will be the alternative "antifolk" group Griffin and the True Believers. The band includes, among others, the sister and brother Griffin and Andrew Epstein, both of whom are natives of Hastings-on-Hudson.
Others in the evening's diverse lineup include: guitarist Alex Yorke from New Rochelle; Irvington NY's Jessie Lambiase, who performs acoustic alternative pop/rock; Maplewood NJ's Will Floyd, a composer of jazz, indie and electronic music; singer Corrine Hallander from Lincroft, NJ; hip hop artist Devin "UUordsmith the Dev1ous" Kharpertian of Montclair, NJ; and alternative folk-pop songwriter Dave End, from Brooklyn, NY.
All tickets for this concert are $10. All Proceeds benefit Midnight Run, the Dobbs Ferry organization that provides assistance to homeless men and women. For directions and information on the concert, call 914-693-1065 or visit http://commongroundfusw.wordpress.com/
Common Ground is located at the First Unitarian Society of Westchester at 25 Old Jackson Avenue, Hastings-on- Hudson.
The First Unitarian Society of Westchester is an affiliate member of the Westchester Arts Council.
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