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“Plowed” Chart Toppers Sponge to Stream Live SPONGE-O-THON on June 4

90’s hit-makers Sponge will
host the first ever “Sponge-O-Thon” on Wednesday June 4 at Three Blind Mice
Irish Pub (10 North Main St) in Mount Clemens, Michigan.  Inspired by the legendary Jerry Lewis
Telethon, Sponge’s event will run from 6 pm EST – Midnight and feature live
performances by the band, plus special guests including snake wielding belly
dancer Shetan Noir and Adam Arcana Sideshow. Admission is FREE and ages 18+ are
welcome to attend.



Fans can steam the live webcast of Sponge-O-Thon
using this link
http://youtu.be/UKSedNml1b8



Sponge-O-Thon will raise
funds for the band’s PledgeMusic campaign which finances the band’s summer
tour, in addition to partially benefiting Michigan-based charity Eastside Teen
Outreach.

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Ending on June 11, Sponge’s
90-day PledgeMusic campaign offers exclusive premiums in exchange for pledges.
Premiums range from autographed copies of Sponge’s soon-to-be-released “Rotting
Alive” CD (a live recording of the band’s classic Rotting Piñata record) to an
opportunity to record a song with Sponge. 
Other highlights include private in-home shows, handwritten lyrics, videotaped
music dedications, guitar lessons and even a personal guitar smashing on stage.



“We thought the
Sponge-O-Thon would be a fun way to bring the PledgeMusic campaign to a close,”
explained Sponge’s lead singer Vinnie Dombroski. “We’ll be performing acoustic
versions of almost every song in the Sponge catalog, in addition to hosting some
fantastic special guests.” He added.

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About Sponge:



Hailing from Detroit, Sponge gained
widespread notoriety with their debut album "Rotting
Piñata."  Hits like "Plowed" and "Molly (16
Candles)" fueled massive airplay on radio stations from coast to coast and
were in heavy rotation on MTV in the late 90's. After "Rotting
Piñata" went Gold, the band toured internationally, and followed up with
the critically lauded CD “Wax Ecstatic,” garnering additional hits "Wax
Ecstatic" and "Have You Seen Mary?” 



Sponge continued to tour nightclubs and
festivals including Lollapalooza, and most recently, the wildly successful
Summerland Tour with Everclear, Filter and Live. In late 2013, Sponge inked a
deal with New York’s The End Records (Danzig, H.I.M.), unleashing their seventh
studio release “Stop the Bleeding,” now available on Itunes, Amazon.com and
Cdbaby.com



 Sponge is celebrating 20 years of Detroit rock and
roll and continuing their legacy via PledgeMusic. For a video retrospective of
the band visit:



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6e-AxzcbZHI



For more on Sponge please visit their official web site
spongetheband.com and facebook.com.com/spongerocks.

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