Revised and expanded from last week, but by no means complete.
Studios and Labels in Need of Assistance:
- Norton Records Needs Your Help Now! Their warehouse in Red Hook got absolutely decimated. Jacob Blickenstaff has the complete low-down here.
- Un-Flood BK Music is taking donations to help rebuild studios and practice spaces destroyed by the storm, including Translator Audio.
Things to Attend:
- The Musical Extravaganza to Restore Red Hook!, Nov. 21 at the Bell House, which will include a squaredance hosted by NYC Barn Dance followed by music from Rosanne Cash, Jesse Lenat, John Pinamonti and the Brotherhood of the Whiskey Spitter Rebellion, and a screening of “B61”, a new film on the bus that runs through Red Hook by Michael Buscemi. Proceeds to Restore Red Hook. [Ed note: The Bell House has a LOT of benefit shows set up. Check their listings for more!]
- Taking Back Sunday, collectively from Long Island, will be playing a benefit show on Nov. 25 at the Pine Belt Arena. Proceeds will go to the Toms River Hurricane Sandy Relief Fund (New Jersey).
Things to Listen To:
- New London Fire (Asbury Park / upstate New York) is offering a free song in return for donations to the Red Cross.
- The Everymen (Tuckerton, NJ) have made a benefit compilation record. There are 52 songs on it from artists all across the Tri-State area AND California too, and they ask for a minimum donation of $5. All proceeds to the Red Cross.
- Udachi (Staten Island) and several other electronic musicians have raised $1245 for the Bini Fund with their benefit compilation. They have a goal of $5,000 and the minimum donation is $5.
- …And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead and The Coathangers have teamed up as Thee Deadcoats to cover Pussy Riot’s “Putin Lights Up the Firesâ€. Proceeds will be split between the funding of Pussy Riot’s legal defense and the American Red Cross Sandy relief effort.
- Candidate is offering a free copy of their new record to anyone who has contributed to hurricane relief who sends them an email with the subject line “I donated.”
Things to Wear:
- Aardvark Brigade (New Brunswick, NJ) has created the Unite. Rebuild. benefit campaign, and have t-shirts for sale. Multiple designs available, with some contributed by Paper Tiger and Jesse Korman at Piermont Management.
- Bayside, who are collectively Manhattan/Long Island/Queens natives, have benefit shirts available; proceeds to the Greater New York Red Cross.
- Bands on a Budget, Humble Humans and CoWerks, all Jersey Shore businesses, have joined together to create the Restore the Shore campaign and create benefit shirts/hoodies. Proceeds are currently going the Red Cross but other beneficiaries/partners are in the works. They are temporarily sold out of merchandise but there is a waiting list!
