Mark McGrath of Sugar Ray will headline Wall Street Rocks’ 2013 Battle of the Bands Finale benefit concert, emceed by radio & VH1 Classic TV host Eddie Trunk on Monday, December 2nd at Irving Plaza in NYC.
Competing Wall Street bands include Riffhanger and Big Dog Party, which won previous rounds of competition. Tickets can be purchased by visiting www.wallstreetrocks.org/a>. This year’s end of year show will benefit Wounded Warrior Project, ReserveAid and Operation Finally Home, which provides wounded and disabled veterans and the widows of the fallen with mortgage-free housing across the country.
Wall Street Rocks co-founders Leslie Kirby, James Macedonio, Peter Carrara and George Chrisafis bega their third year of fundraising efforts for veterans’ charities with two sold out Battle of the Band shows at NYC’s famed Cutting Room in July and September. Riffhanger, featuring lead singer Tony Conklin from Deutsche Bank took home the top prize in July and Big Dog Party, which features musicians from JPMorgan Chase and Chase Bank, won in September to advance to the finale in December.
Wall Street Rocks is a collaboration of employees in the financial, technology and entertainment industries, who are passionate about giving support to heroic Americans who serve our nation, including military veterans and first responders. Over the last two years, Wall Street Rocks has raised over $350,000 for our nation’s heroes.
For more information about Wall Street Rocks, please visit www.wallstreetrocks.org/a>.
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If people knew their net worths…they’d be furious. I’d respect Twisted Sister in a bar in Yonkers gettin money for one military guy who needs help than this.
OK – Last post from me… then it’s back to listening to Iron Maiden “Live After Death” while I do my day job. 1) I’ve enjoyed sparing with you guys. Good points made by all, well taken, and understood. 2) If for some reason, you actually decide to come to the show, please find me. We can have a beer and talk music and life. We have way more in common than you realize. 3) If we should not cross paths again… I wish you and your families a Happy Thanksgiving and the rest of the holidaze… Chrismahanakwanzica, Festivus for the Rest of Us… etc…
One last thing… SCREAM FOR ME LONG BEACH… SCREAM FOR ME!!!!!
Based on your comments you seem like a guy that would rather be rocking than doing something like day trading for a living if you had it your way. Also just based on how well you handled yourself in these posts shows that you seem to be a much better guy than most of the types Wall Street gets such a bad reputation from. I can respect you for these things and hope Riffhanger has a good show since it sounds just like the kind of music I like. I just wish Eddie would endorse a compilation album of bands like Riffhanger that he gives his blessing to and give a percent of the sales to charity. It could be done more on pure hard rock/metal terms and potentially reach more people for both causes. In any case, good luck!