Hillyもお気に入りだったTHE SHIRTSのギタリストで、CBGB全盛期にCBGBのサウンドエンジニアでもあったRon Ardito氏の誕生日チャリティーイベントがニューヨーク、Lower Ease Sideのクラブ、Club Midwayであるようです。
Ardito氏は現在癌で、その闘病生活を支援しようと今回のチャリティーが企画されたとの事。
とりにTHE SHIRTSとFUTUREXを向かえ、怒涛のライブステージが繰り広げられる模様。
ニューヨークに住んでたり今週末滞在している方は楽しんじゃってください!
以下インフォです:
Rock for a good cause this Saturday at Club Midway in the Lower East Side.
Ron Ardito is the guitarist for punk/new wave pioneers THE SHIRTS
and was also a soundman at CBGB during its golden age. Ron is
currently battling cancer and this benefit will help raise money for
him while he is undergoing treatment and can not work. Also
appearing alongside THE BROUGHT LOW and THE SHIRTS will be FUTUREX, with former members of 90s NYC rockers The Wives, and BRUNCH OF THE
LIVING DEAD, featuring the irascible Scott Weiss, former lead singer
of ED GEIN'S CAR and IRON PROSTATE.
Saturday September 8th, 2007 @ Club Midway
11:00 The Brought Low
10:00 Brunch of the Living Dead
9:00 The Shirts
8:00 Futurex
$10
There will also be raffle tickets sold.
Club Midway is located at 25 Avenue B, between 2nd and 3rd Streets
in Money Makin' Manhattan, New York City.