Music

Clearning Up Their Mess

City Winery hosts “Reclaim the Coast: Oil Spill Benefit”

by Josh Kurp   |   Jul 23, 2010

Clearning Up Their Mess

Photo: CityWinery.org

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Have you heard about this? Evidently there was some oil spilled in the Gulf of Mexico, and by “some,” I mean hundreds of millions of gallons. People have been killed, habits destroyed and the Golf Coast is expected to lose nearly $23 billion in tourism, which will affect thousands of hardworking individuals, all because of our friends at BP.

Now you’re probably depressed (it could have been worse, though; I could have linked to a photo of baby bird covered in oil…) and wondering what you can do to help. Here’s one idea: City Winery (155 Varick St.) is hosting “Reclaim the Coast,” three nights of benefit concerts to raise funds for rebuilding and restoration relief along the Gulf Coast.

Tonight, July 23, is the first of the three shows, and noted musician and activist Pete Seeger will be performing. Rumor has it he’ll be singing a new song called “Drill Baby Drill…Spill Baby Spill.” Something tells me it’s going to be anti-BP.

All the proceeds from the concerts will be divided equally between the Gulf Restoration Network, under the umbrella of healthygulf.org, and Global Green, globalgreen.org. More information can be found here.

A full list of performers can be found below (please note the dates and ticket prices):

July 23, 8 p.m., $25
Pete Seeger
Richard Barone
Freedy Johnson
The Roches
Mike Doughty
Elysian Fields
Lucy Wainwright Roche
James Maddock
Julie Gold,
More TBA

July 25, 8 p.m., $15
Ian Axel
Ed Romanoff
The Madison Square Gardeners
Paula Valstein
The Spring Standards
The Wellspring
Rich Pagano
Jim Boggia
More TBA

July 30, 8 p.m., $15
Vienna Teng
Martin Rivas
Jay Nash
Christina Courtin,
Among the Oak and Ash
More TBA