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For Immediate Release
Music, Satire and Ecology Presented at Showcase / Benefit for NYC Radio Station WBAI-FM
Featuring Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter Rorie Kelly, satirical songster Dave Lippman and ecologist Chris Williams
Saturday, November 19th * 1-4 p.m. Lafayette Grill, Tribeca, Downtown Manhattan
New York, N.Y. -- A rousing mix of music and political discussion will occur in a showcase/benefit for non-commercial, listener-sponsored NYC radio station WBAI 99.5 FM, on Saturday, November 19th at 1 p.m. The event will feature Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter Rorie Kelly, satirical songster Dave Lippman and ecology author Chris Williams.
Rorie Kelly writes catchy, melodic rock songs that she plays with enough passion to break guitar strings--and go right on playing without batting an eye. The singer/songwriter has been compared to artists ranging from Fiona Apple to Janis Joplin to Liz Phair. Patch.com wrote:
The 26-year-old is a crimson-haired indie siren that is as unabashed about championing political causes she believes in - vegetarianism and combating racism and sexism - as she is about getting on stage, with or without her band, More of the Mess, and offering up her confessional lyrics with fearlessness, ferociousness and vulnerability, while not being afraid to break a few guitar strings — or stereotypes — in the process. When not performing, she also volunteers as a hotline counselor at Long Island Crisis Center.
Dave Lippman has had a 35 year career performing comedy and music throughout the United States, Europe, Australia, and Central America.
Chris Williams' recent book Ecology and Socialism argues that time still remains to save humanity and the planet, but only by building social movements for environmental justice that can demand qualitative changes in our economy, workplaces, and infrastructure.
This unique combination of performers and personalities will offer a thought-provoking and entertaining event to benefit WBAI-FM.
About WBAI 99.5 FM:
WBAI-FM is New York City's premier non-commercial, listener-supported radio station presenting an extraordinary range of programming and exploration of topical issues that you will not find in the mainstream media. 2010 marked WBAI's 50th anniversary as groundbreaking radio at 99.5 FM. Since its inception, the station's radio personalities and staff, in concert with the listeners, have continually pushed the boundaries of what radio can look and sound like.
About the event:
Location: Lafayette Grill and Bar * 54 Franklin Street * New York, N.Y. Lafayette Grill and Bar serves Mediterranean and continental cuisine and is located a few blocks north of City Hall and South of Canal St., between Broadway and Lafayette St.
Cost: only $5!
Food and drink available at discounted rates. Free hors d'oeuvres for early arrivals.
Trains: N, R, Q, 6, C, A to Canal Street; 1 Train to Franklin Street
Ring the bells that still can ring, Forget your perfect offering. There is a crack, a crack in everything, That's how the light gets in. ~ Leonard Cohen