Backwords is one of eighteen bands jumping into the Hurricane Sandy relief cause at Public Assembly benefit
Public Assembly
70 North Sixth St.
Sunday, November 18
www.publicassemblynyc.com
The local music community has responded to the devastation wrought by Hurricane Sandy by coming together for benefits all over New York and New Jersey, capped by the December 12 superstar Concert for Sandy Relief, featuring Jon Bon Jovi, Billy Joel, Alicia Keys, Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, Roger Waters, Kanye West, and the Who. But there are plenty of smaller benefits as well, including two happening on Sunday at Public Assembly in Williamsburg. Starting at 1:00, eighteen bands will take over the front and back rooms, raising money for New York Cares. For a mere ten bucks you get to see such groups as Maquina Supervium, Mobile Wash Unit, the Oats, Fake Babies, Zula, Their Planes, Backwords, Wojcik, Ski Lodge, the Veda Rays, and Slowdance. There will also be DJ sets from Thomas Ando Hart and Paul Hammer and Deidre Muro from Savoir Adore. Bring three canned food items or one hygiene product (which will go to the Tunnel to Towers Foundation) and you’ll get a free beer from Brooklyn Brewery. Then stick around, because for a suggested donation of between five and twenty dollars you can stay for #sandysucks, a fundraiser for the Red Cross, City Harvest, and Occupy Sandy. The dance party includes live performances by Joey G and Skyway as well as DJ sets by Flufftronix, Tony Quattro, Dirtyfinger, Cousin Cole, Tanner Caldwell, WCKids, Don Cerati, Alt+Beast, and Brooklyn Bass b2b set.