A Benefit For St. Christopher’s Inn Rehabilitation Center
Good For You's Good For Me presents:
A Benefit Concert for St Christopher's Inn Rehabilitation Center
Xylos
Zambri
deVries
Team Genius
12.10.09 @ Union Hall
702 Union St. Brooklyn, NY
Doors at 7pm
21+
$10
Xylos
One of L Magazine's "8 Bands You Need To Hear" for 2009, Xylos have a fun poppy sound with intelligent songwriting. They're debut ep is available for free download here.
mp3: Xylos - "Wrapped in a Page"
Zambri
Zambri was just picked as The Deli Magazine's band of the month and their new EP Bang For Changes has been getting a lot of much deserved attention lately. If Kevin Shields produced a pop album with dueling female vocals, it'd probably sound like Zambri.
mp3: Zambri - "W/Somebody (The Model Remix)"
deVries
Now based in Brooklyn, deVries channels classic Stone Roses while drifting through territory Ride once traveled. Debut record Death To God is a feast of dreamy pop and sparkling guitars. "Broken Heart" could be a heard as a cinematic T.Rex cover. "What a Wasted Life" feels like a classic that seems to outdo Stone Roses at their own game. "Cold London Town" is beautifully sad, and "Darkest Summer" counters as the band's catchiest song.
mp3: deVries - "Darkest Summer"
Team Genius
I think the best way to describe Team Genius is fun. There isn't a moment in their songs and performances lacking in joy. The core of the music seems to take most directly from stuff like The Cars, but with lots of additional instrumentation and an overload of backing vocals, it's a more playful sound.
mp3: Team Genius - "Take Me Home"
This concert is in dedication to my very close friend Damien Perello [RIP 1982-2009]. Damien loved music so much that he flew up from Florida for a concert I curated in October, only a couple weeks prior to his passing.
Proceeds from the concert will be donated in Damien's memory to St Christopher's Inn in support of their Drug Rehabilitation program.
St. Christopher’s Inn, a ministry of the Franciscan Friars of the Atonement, is a temporary homeless shelter dedicated to the rehabilitation of men in crisis whom we call “Brothers Christopher.”
Our mission is to offer a continuum of quality health care services that facilitate physical, emotional, and spiritual healing by providing Chemical Dependency Treatment, Primary Health Care, and temporary housing.
Your New Favorite Band: Team Genius
Team Genius
From: Brooklyn, NY
RIFYL: The Cars, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Wolf Parade
mp3: Team Genius - "Sing Song"
mp3: Team Genius - "Take Me Home"
I think the best way to describe Team Genius is fun. There isn't a moment in their songs and performances lacking in joy. The core of the music seems to take most directly from stuff like The Cars, but with lots of additional instrumentation and an overload of backing vocals, it's a more playful sound.
