Benefit Concert for wfte 105.7fm Scranton/90.3 fm Moscow! Six Bands, Tickets $10, at The Local 269, NYC FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Julie Judge, 570-702-3998/julie@wfte.orgWTF is WFTE? Frack the Establishment!"Rock Out for Radical Radio" Six Band Benefit to Support Scranton StationAbout Rock Out for Radical RadioOn Saturday, July 28th, a group of volunteers, progressives, and music fanswill travel from Scranton, Pennsylvania for a benefit concert in New York'sLower East Side. Starting at 6:00pm EST six bands will "Rock Out forRadical Radio" at The Local 269, 269 East Houston Street, the bar that oncewas the lesbian bar The Meow Mix, made famous in the Kevin Smith movieChasing Amy. Clarence Spady of Scranton, who was just elected to the BluesHall of Fame will open the show. Mr. Spady plays New York often and hasplayed for WFTE before in his hometown.The other five acts...The Steve Marshall Band, The Hippy Nuts, CrierBrothers, Yard Sale, and Empire Vista Social Club.. are New York basedbands who will join in this common cause. James Barry of Penetralia MentisPublishing is producing this event. Barry is a New York native who earnedhis bachelor's degree at the University of Scranton. Since returning home,Barry has stayed in touch with his Scranton friends, many of whom now livein New York and plan to attend Rock Out for Radical Radio to support theirhometown station. "WFTE is an independent radio station that provides arange of incredible original programs that bring important issues to theforefront," says Barry. "Right now, the most critical issue to me isfracking, and WFTE is the only radio station that has an entire showdevoted to this topic. New Yorkers need a credible source of information asour elected leaders contemplate lifting the moratorium."About WFTEWFTE strives to create programming that serves the progressive community ofNortheastern Pennsylvania, and the needs and interests of the 99%. Thestation features and explores information, ideas, and culture ignored,suppressed, overlooked, or underserved by the mainstream media in theregion, which is inundated with conservative talk shows, right wingreligious programs, and canned commercial music.To learn about WFTE, make a donation, or buy tickets to Rock Out for Radical Radio, click here: http://wfte.org/
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