Sponge
Celebrates National CD Release with “Sponge Day” in Metro Detroit; In
Addition to Collecting Items for Detroit FireFighters
FYE In-Store and Party at Diesel Concert Lounge on Friday Sept. 13
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| "Sponge Day" Kicks off with an appearance on Fox 2 News in the 9AM hour. |
Detroit
rockers Sponge celebrate the national release of their new CD “Stop the
Bleeding” (The End Records) with a few live performances on Friday
September 13. First catch the band on Detroit's Fox 2 News in the 9AM hour. The second is a FREE in-store
performance at FYE (28297 Woodward Avenue) in Berkley, Michigan. The
show starts at 6 pm, and this intimate appearance includes a meet and
greet with the band.
Later
that night, Sponge headlines Diesel Concert Lounge (33151 23 Mile Rd.,
Chesterfield, Michigan) with very special guests Bobaflex, Cadre,
Bulletproof Snow and Bloodline Riot. Doors area at 7 pm and all ages are welcome. Tickets are $15 in advance and now available via etix.com or at the Diesel box office.
While
“Stop the Bleeding” won’t be available nationally until it’s official
release date of September 17, at both FYE and Diesel, fans will have the
opportunity to be among the first to purchase the new disc.
During
both shows, Sponge will be collecting items for the Detroit Firemen’s
Benevolent Fund. The non-profit fund - originally formed to assist
families of fallen and disabled firefighters- is currently seeking the
following items to distribute among its 60+ Detroit Firehouses – toilet
paper, paper towel, cloth dish rags, dish soap, hand sanitizer,
anti-bacterial hand soap and dish towels. Given the City’s financial struggles, Detroit Firehouses are in desperate need of these items for their day-to-day operations.
"The
Detroit Firefighters lay their lives on the line every day doing
extremely difficult work in extremely difficult times," explains Vinnie
Dombroski, Sponge's lead singer.
2013
has been a banner year for Sponge, who catapulted onto the national
music scene in the late 90’s with consecutive hits “Plowed,” “Molly/16
Candles,” and “Have You Seen Mary” in massive rotation on MTV and
commercial rock radio. The group just finished a successful stint on the
two-month, 40 date Summerland tour, joining other 90’s favorites
Everclear, Live and Filter. At the tour’s end, Sponge inked a deal with
New York’s The End Records (Danzig, H.I.M.)
Sponge’s seventh studio release “Stop the Bleeding” will be unleashed nationally on September 17, 2013.
For more on Sponge please visit the ALL NEW www.spongetheband.com,
find them on facebook at https://www.facebook.com/Spongerocks, or follow them on Twitter @spongerocks
For more information on the Detroit Firemen's Benevolent Fund please visit detroitfiremensfund.com