Bridgeport Ribhouse Shows Support For Injured Coworker

BRIDGEPORT, PA -- The Bridgeport Ribhouse proved just how big its heart really is when it hosted its annual “Ribstock” event on Sunday, February 14 to benefit fellow friend and employee Tom Hairston, who suffered life-long injuries due to an accident that occurred this winter.

The event, which kicked off at 1 PM, featured music by some of the area’s best bands and musicians, including:Barometer, Hot Sauce Junkies, Juliano Brothers, AM Radio, Catullus, Dead Flowers, Mile High Club/Fosterchild, Paul Sinclair (of Get The Led Out), and Work Release.

Currently in its sixth year, “Ribstock” was sponsored, once again, by two local businesses – Rotation Recordsand axis Construction Management.

Rotation Records, located in Norristown, is a full service, state of the art recording studio and live entertainment organization and axis Construction Management, located in Conshohocken, PA, provides construction project management, general contracting, tenant improvement, design/build, and a host of related services to commercial and institutional clients throughout the Philadelphia region and along the East Coast

“Being a part of Ribstock is the highlight of our year. Not only do we enjoy being a part of some of the best music you can find for miles, but we also got to continue our company’s mission to give back to our community,” said Joe Staiber, CEO and owner of Rotation Records. “We sincerely thank the musicians and staff that so generously donate their time and exceptional talent for such a great local cause.”

In addition to generating support for Hairston,”Ribstock” will also be collecting gently used instruments to donate to its long-time partner Musicopia. Musicopia is a local non-profit that works to build sustained partnerships with school districts throughout the region and is a leader in revitalizing in and after school music programs.

This popular event was created by the Bridgeport Ribhouse staff, Philadelphia musicians Kevin Burk, Brian Quinn and Paul Hammond, sound engineer Dave Anderson, and dmk Publicity Owner Denise Kovalevich as a way to give back to the community’s school music programs by partnering with Musicopia. Yet after learning about Hairston’s accident, the entire team also decided that funds should be donated to support his welfare as well.