"THE ED FLECK GROUP" AND TOMMY MAHER TO HEADLINE RETROFEST 36, PAYING TRIBUTE TO THE POWDER RIDGE MUSIC FESTIVAL OF 1970, TO BENEFIT THE LONG ISLAND CRISIS CENTER
Organized by Allan Spielman of Retrofestivals.org, Retrofest 36 will celebrate the 43th anniversary of the famous 1970 concert that was planned to rival Woodstock but was canceled. It is better know as the "Greatest Concert that Never Happened". It will have a a musical lineup of Vitamin D, the Rockinghams, Roger Silverberg, Tommy Maher and Retro69, the Project, and the Ed Fleck Group. There will be an additional acoustic stage as well. It will to sample the original planned Powder Ridge Rock Festival concert experience. In addition, Retro69 will feature Joanne J-Bird Phillips on percussion. Joanne is the WebTV Host of "Jammin' with J-Bird", a monthly TV show all about The Arts on Long Island.
The show will be held on Saturday, November 23, 2013 from 7:30pm – 1:30am at Whoville Bar and Grill 339 Broadway Bethpage NY 516-931-9296 . $10 donation at the door. (5 dollars after 12)
Every dollar raised will benefit Long Island Crisis Center, a non-profit intervention center that offers counseling, information, referral, and other supportive services, primarily through a 24-hour a day, seven-day-a-week telephone crisis hotline & live online counseling. They also advocate for appropriate services & programming on behalf of Long Island’s underserved and disenfranchised population.
Retrofest is an ongoing grassroots effort that recreates famous festivals of the late 60s through early 70s.
Whenever possible, the concert will follow the lineup from the original scheduled concert, including covers of the Eric Burdon & War , Sly and the Family Stone, Delaney & Bonnie , Fleetwood Mac , Melanie Safka , Mountain , James Taylor , Joe Cocker , Allman Brothers , Cactus , Little Richard , Van Morrison, Jethro Tull, Zephyr , Janis Joplin , Chuck Berry , Grand Funk Railroad , Richie Havens , John B. Sebastian , Spirit, Ten Years After , Led Zeppelin and The Guess Who.
For additional information on Retrofest 36, The Long Island Crisis Center, or Whoville, please visit www.retrofestivals.org, www.longislandcrisiscenter.org or www.whovillebarandgrill.com/
For more information about the Ed Fleck Group, please visit http://edfleckmusic.com/ or see him on cable TV Cablevision Channel 20. For more information about Tommy Maher and The Maverick Soul Hour on Madhouse TV , please visit http://madhousetv.com
Contact: Allan Spielman Retrofest 917-583-505
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