Malin, Marah, Others do Light of Day

Annual concert benefits fight against Parkinson’s Disease

By Blurt Staff

Jesse Malin, Marah, Willie Nile, Joe Grushecky & the Houserockers,  and Goo Goo Doll John Rzeznik will play the two-day Light of Day concert in Asbury Park, NJ during the weekend of Nov. 1 and 2. [UPDATE: An earlier version of this story indicated John Easdale of Dramarama would appear. He will not play after all.] The shows benefit the fight against Parkinson’s Disease, a degenerative neurological disorder whose most famous sufferer is Michael J. Fox who, incidentally, starred in the 1987 film Light of Day, about a Cleveland band that sounds a lot like the Asbury Park pub rockers on this very bill.

From the press release:

The first eight years of Light of Day ventures have raised over $750,000 for the fight against Parkinson's disease and related illnesses. Past performers include Joe Grushecky, Jesse Malin, Gary US Bonds, La Bamba, Max Weinberg, Soozie Tyrell, Southside Johnny, John Eddie, Pat Dinizio, Jakob Dylan, Lucinda Williams and many others. Grushecky, who has performed at every Light of Day concert, has been joined onstage by Bruce Springsteen for six of eight years' Light of Day events. At 2003's Light of Day concert, the pair was joined by organizer Bob Benjamin and film star Michael J. Fox for a raucous finale of "Light of Day," the Springsteen-penned anthem from which the event's name is taken.

The Saturday show will be at the newly refurbished Paramount Theatre, a fixture on the Asbury Park Boardwalk since 1930. The Sunday show will be held at the world-famous Stone Pony, the oceanfront night club where Light of Day was launched nine years ago. Lineups:

Saturday, November 1

The Paramount Theater

Asbury Park, New Jersey

Performers include: Joe Grushecky & the Houserockers, Marah,

Jesse Malin, Willie Nile, Joe D'Urso & Stone Caravan

Sunday, November 2

The Stone Pony

Asbury Park, New Jersey

Performers include: John Easdale, Boccigalupe and the Badboys, Jobonanno & the Godsons of Soul, Exit 105 and Tom Vella & the Wayside

Any remaining tickets are available at Ticketmaster outlets, Ticketmaster Charge By Phone, Ticketmaster Online (www.ticketmaster.com), (www.livenation.com), (www.stoneponyonline.com) and the Stone Pony box office.

For more information, please visit www.lightofday.org