Willie Mae Rock Camp Presents
the Willie-Mae-ra-thon 2007
a Weekend of Benefit Shows for the Scholarship Fund
   

 

It's the first annual "Willie Mae-ra-thon" – a Benefit Weekend of shows and events from April 26-29th at venues in Brooklyn and Manhattan. 5 shows over 4 nights plus an afternoon matinee starring nearly 25 bands, who will do their most furious rockin’ out to raise money to send girls to Willie Mae Rock Camp. From Union Pool to Cake Shop, Banjo Jim's to The Silent Barn, come for the music, stay for the Online Auction Bidding Portals, Campfire, Singalongs, Kissing Booth, S’Mores & a Trapeze Artist!

   
  

Performing are Boyskout, K., Flying, Care Bears on Fire,
The Shondes, Taigaa, Modrocket, High Places and more!

 

All proceeds go to the Willie Mae Rock Camp scholarship fund.


  

The Petrified Toenails, photo by Kate Milford
 

1st Annual Willie Mae-ra-thon

Dates: April 26-29th, 2007
Places: Union Pool, Banjo Jim's, Cake Shop
Start Times: 8PM, 9PM, 5PM & 8PM
Suggested Donations: $10-25, each night.
Cake Shop matinee is all-ages, all others 21+

Details for each event are below:


The Shondes
 

Thursday, April 26 at 8PM
Union Pool in Brooklyn
484 Union Avenue, (Union & Meeker, Bklyn)
$10 Suggested donation, 21+
w/ The Goddamn Rattlesnake, Madeline, Hogzilla & The Shondes along with special guest -the fragrant, flagrant, and fabulous Fawn Doe on Trapeze!!



k.
 

Friday April 27 at 9PM SHARP
Banjo Jim's at 9th & Ave. C
k. with Rose Thomson and Matt Schickele
$10 Suggested donation, 21+
K. is Karla Schickele of the band Ida, joined by drummer Ruth Keating and guitarist Matt Sutton of The Malarkies. Opening are Rose Thomson (The Walking Hellos and the M Shanghai String Band) and Matt Schickele (also of the M Shanghai String Band) performing solo sets.



Modrocket, photo by David Mushegain
 

Sunday April 29 at 3PM
(Note new earlier start time!)
Cake Shop 152 Ludlow Street
ALL AGES
$10 Suggested donation
AOI, LEGS, Care Bears On Fire,Magnolia,The Bones Royal, Modrocket, Fiasco



Christy & Emily
 

Sunday April 29 at 8PM
Cake Shop 152 Ludlow Street
21+
$15 Suggested donation
Zoie & Ava, Lucibel Crater,
Christy & Emily, Broadband, Nymph,Flying, and special appearance by Royal Pink!