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NOISE FOR THE NEEDY PRESENTS MUSIC FESTIVAL TO BENEFIT LOCAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AGENCY

Various Venues, Artists Play Host to Noise for the Needy, June 6th-11th
to Benefit New Beginnings

Seattle, WA— Noise for the Needy, a local non-profit organization dedicated to raising money for charitable causes through live music, announces its annual music festival to benefit Seattle’s New Beginnings Women’s Shelter. Noise for the Needy will host a different evening of music at venues around town each night from June 6-11.

Though Noise for the Needy has held music events in Los Angeles and Seattle many times over the past decade, this is the first year the organization will feature a literary event featuring Charles Cross, Jennie Shortridge, Matt Briggs, and Garth Stein. Participating music venues and artists to date include Jesse Sykes and the Sweet Hereafter, Slender Means, Mon frere, The Purrs, Hypatia Lake, Mark Pickerel and his praying hands, Fourthcity Crew (Plan B, Foscil, plus more), The Turn ons and others at clubs such as Neumo’s, Sunset Tavern, Rendezvous, Comet Tavern and more.  Additional artists will soon be announced and watch www.noisefortheneedy.org for up-to-the-minute information. The full week’s lineup to date is below. Advance tickets are available through their website. Also featured this year is their first online auction. Items up for bid include VIP passes and gift certificates from local businesses. Check the website for more information.

“Music is such an important part of the Seattle community,” says Noise for the Needy co-founder Rich Green. “It makes sense for local musicians to support this women’s shelter, and we’re excited to be the vehicle for them to do this.”

“Through our help, we are able to provide organizations like New Beginnings a platform to raise awareness for their mission and raise valuable support for their cause, “ adds board member, Megan Kagel.  “Not only do we provide event production to small human services organizations that do not have the time or resources to do so, but we are also reaching out to the local community to come together through the power of music to directly affect change.”


More than 52 thousand women reported domestic violence incidents in the state of Washington in 2004, and during 2003-2004, over 30 thousand women and children were turned away from shelters because there was not adequate funding or resources.

New Beginnings began in 1976 providing support to women and children whose lives have been affected by physical, emotional, or sexual abuse. Their services include 24-hour emergency shelter, transitional housing, information and referrals, legal clinics, support groups, individual advocacy, and community education.

“This is a wonderful opportunity.” says Zoe Myers, Development Director of New Beginnings. “These events will be used to fund our core services, providing shelter advocacy and support to battered women and their children and changing attitudes and social institutions that foster and perpetuate violence.  ”

A History of Noise for the Needy:
Noise for the Needy was started by two brothers in the early 90s.  David Green was attending college in Orange County, California, when we volunteered to feed the homeless at a nearby park. He had no idea that down the street from his affluent college were people who struggled to feed themselves and their children each day, and started Noise for the Needy as a way to raise money and awareness. Since that time, NFTN has raised more than $100,000 through live rock shows in Southern California and Seattle. Bands participating in previous shows included The Vandals, Ozomotli, The Offspring, The Black Eyed Peas, Rancid, the Long Beach Dub All Stars and many more.

“This show has been my labor of love and my "baby" for so many years,” says David Green, founder of Noise for the Needy.  “My hope is that people who have attended a show will walk away wanting to help to make the world a better place and contribute in some way.”

For information about this years Noise for the Needy, visit www.noisefortheneedy.org.
For information about New Beginnings, visit www.newbegin.org.

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Schedule of Events

*All shows are 21+ except for the Crocodile Cafe which is all ages.

90.3 KEXP, Pabst Blue Ribbon, Shorty’s, 107.7 KNDD, and Up Records are sponsors of this year’s Noise for the Needy

Tuesday, June 6th  
The Bus Stop
NFTN 2006 Opening Party with DJ sets by:

Free!!
Proceeds from PBR sales will go to new beginnings

Wednesday, June 7th 
Rendezvous
A special NFTN literary night featuring

 $10

Thursday, June 8th
Neumos
Noise for the Needy featuring

In the Bad JuJu Lounge

The Comet Tavern

$8 adv/$10 (one admission gets you into both Neumos and the Comet)

Also on June 8th…
The Sunset Tavern

$8

 

Friday, June 9th
The Sunset Tavern
The Three Imaginary Girls present Noise for the Needy featuring

 (C'est la mort & Black Nite Crash)
$8

The Comet Tavern

$6

Fourthcity Crew Showcase: Club De Silencio

$6

Saturday, June 10th
The Funhouse

$7

The Sunset Tavern

$8

The Comet Tavern

$6

Sunday, June 11th
6p.m.-close
All Ages
The Crocodile Café
KNDD presents Noise for the Needy featuring

$8