SF’s Finest Musicians Come Together to “Rock the Planet”, A Benefit for Greenaction


Nu Snowmen featuring members of New Monsoon

Lebo of ALO in special set with Bo Carper of New Monsoon

Also appearing: The Jolly Gibsons and David Gans

SATURDAY, APRIL 12, 2008

Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo, Berkeley, CA

For more information: Bradley Angel, Greenaction (415) 248-5010

San Francisco, CA -- If you are a fan of San Francisco based bands gone big, like New Monsoon and ALO, and you support environmental justice, you won’t want to miss the “Rock the Planet” benefit concert for Greenaction on April 12th at Ashkenaz in Berkeley.

Headlining the benefit for Greenaction will be the Nu Snowmen, featuring members of New Monsoon. New Monsoon has been rocking the national music landscape for several years, selling out venues like the Fillmore, and getting great reviews at music festivals, like Bonnaroo and Austin City Limits, across the country. If you like New Monsoon’s music, we guarantee you will want to put on your dancing shoes and come to the Greenaction benefit.

Special guest Dan “Lebo” Lebowitz, guitarist for KFOG favorite and San Francisco gem, ALO, will perform a duo set with Bo Carper of New Monsoon. This pairing first debuted on the world’s largest floating music festival, Jamcruise, this past January.

Opening the show with a solo set will be David Gans, musician and DJ on KPFA radio’s Dead to the World. Also appearing are The Jolly Gibsons, performing their sizzling blend of New Orleans funk and jazz/rock jams.

Rock the Planet is a benefit concert for Greenaction for Health and Environmental Justice. Greenaction is a Bay Area based non-profit organization working with communities in the Bay Area and across the country in campaigns for environmental justice and against environmental racism. From campaigns to stop pollution at Pacific Steel Casting in Berkeley and the Chevron refinery in Richmond, and stopping polluters dumping waste on Indigenous lands, Greenaction is on the front lines helping communities win David versus Goliath victories that protect health and the environment. You can learn more about Greenaction at www.greenaction.org

Tickets are $20-40 sliding scale, and are available at www.ashkenaz.com, Ashkenaz and Greenaction. All ages are welcome. Doors open at 8 p.m. and the show starts at 8:30.