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Hurricane Sandy Benefit Concert

Thursday, January 10, 2013

Monmouth County Bands Plan Benefit Concert in Tinton Falls For Hurricane Victims

Concert will be held Saturday, Jan. 12 at Northside Tinton Falls Firehouse

Mercer Avenue and Cross Town Train, two pop-punk/alternative bands from Monmouth County, announced an independently booked concert to raise money for local relief from Hurricane Sandy. “We wanted to get involved and give back to the area where we grew up, both as people and as musicians,” said Dan Lisi, 21, a guitarist for Mercer Avenue. The show will take place on Saturday, Jan. 12 at Northside Tinton Falls Firehouse on 35 Springdale Ave. in Tinton Falls. Doors will open at 5 p.m. with a $10 entry, with  all proceeds going to support the efforts of Move For Hunger, a charity headquartered in Neptune. The current announced acts include Mercer Avenue, Cross Town Train, Lovelectric, On Your Marks, and Suburban Cliché. All are bands based …

Thursday, December 27, 2012

Jersey Shore's Own Sandy Benefit Concert

An upcoming concert will benefit five charities that have aided and continue to aid victims of Hurricane Sandy.

Suffice it to say, On the Beach: A Sandy Relief Concert is no 12-12-12 Concert for Sandy Relief. Perhaps that’s not such a bad thing. The latter concert raised millions of dollars for the Robin Hood Foundation’s Sandy relief fund with an aged lineup of sometimes-shirtless rock icons and was broadcast throughout the world on television, radio and the Internet. The concert helped highlight the need that followed Hurricane Sandy and has resulted in millions of grant dollars being distributed to various organizations, a majority of them in New York City. But, the concert left promoter and Jersey Shore native Tony Pallagrosi feeling a bit detached. Despite Jersey representation at 12-12-12 courtesy of The Boss and Bon Jovi, the show was held at…

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butch cassidy

5:13 pm on Saturday, December 29, 2012

tina i wish that monies raised went to people who need it...maybe if you filed a claim with fema and were turned down, send them a check...everyone is putting out their savings etc to fix damage from this storm..i would like to get some reimbursement...wheres the red cross money etc?   more ›

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