PLAYGROUND BOSTON

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Streight Angular – “Alright” – Alright EP

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This show at Harper’s Ferry served as a benefit for Ben Garceau, ex lead singer for Roman Traffic (formerly Gravehaven). A tragic accident Ben narrowly survived led to staggering hospital bills – by all accounts this benefit raised $750 to help him overcome his debt. The Garceau family is still accepting donations, if you’d like to contribute please visit this website.

The Luxury's Justin Day, very excited to get a feature in PGB - Photo Credit: JustBill

Saturday’s show was also the Re-Birthday party of local radio program Boston Emissions, hosted by Anngelle Wood. The show used to be part of the WBCN Sunday night lineup, but with the dissolution of WBCN approximately a year ago Wood took her show over to WZLX, and was celebrating her first anniversary at the new station.

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Harper’s Ferry

Saturday night at Harper’s Ferry presents a great lineup of local bands coming together for an excellent cause. Former Roman Traffic / Gravehaven lead singer Ben Garceau was recently the victim of a terrible accident that left him severely injured at the hospital. Unfortunately, Ben has no health insurance, and as a result has accumulated thousands of dollars in hospital bills. The Boston music community has banded together to try to help Ben, culminating in this benefit show in his support. The Luxury, Dead Cats Dead Rats, and Gene Dante, all of whom competed against Gravehaven in the 2009 WBCN Rumble, will be joined by Streight Angular to create a strong lineup anxious to raise as much money as possible in an effort to help ease Ben’s financial burden and let him focus solely on getting healthy.

To further promote this benefit, Boston Emissions hostess and former Rumble coordinator Anngelle Wood has dubbed Saturday night her “Boston Emissions Re-Birthday Party,” celebrating a year since her excellent local music program survived the dissolution of WBCN by moving to WZLX. Anngelle will be hosting the entire event, as well as spinning DJ sets in between bands. In addition, there are plans for baked goods sales and raffles to help raise additional funds for Ben. Among the raffle prizes are a Sonicbids membership, Narragansett prize packs, CDs, and more! 100% of all the proceeds are going to this great cause, so head on out to Harper’s Ferry this Saturday and catch some great music and a surprise or two while helping someone who is truly in need of your support.

Steve Foster of The Luxury cheering on Ben Garceau at last year's WBCN Rumble - Photo Credit: Matt Wilson

Saturday, August 14th
Harper’s Ferry
18+ / $12 / Doors at 8pm

9pm – Gene Dante (solo)

10pm – Dead Cats Dead Rats

11pm – Streight Angular

12pm – The Luxury
(with special guests)

To donate prizes to the raffle, e-mail Anngelle Wood.

To donate directly to Ben’s fund, click here.

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PGB Favorites The Lights Out have embarked on a media blitz in anticipation of their new album Color Machine, scheduled for release on September 25th. You’ve seen the posters all over Allston – You’ve read their posts all over the internet. They’ve also been offering one track per week for download on various music blogs leading up to the release (see below for links to each track!). We are honored to have been selected for the home stretch – PGB has been granted exclusive rights to make “Danny Partridge,” the final track off of the much-anticipated record, available to YOU – to stream AND to download! Check it out:

The Lights Out – “Danny Partridge” - Color Machine

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download: The Lights Out - Danny Partridge.mp3 (4.41MB) description: PGB Exclusive! The final track off of the as-yet unreleased new album byThe Lights Out, Color Machine. FREE download for all PGB Readers!

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