John Varvatos Hosts Road Recovery Benefit Featuring Performances by Peter Frampton and Denis Leary To Kick off the New Year at Bowery NYC
John Varvatos Hosts Road Recovery Benefit Featuring Performances by Peter Frampton and Denis Leary To Kick off the New Year at Bowery NYC
December 1, 2009 -- New York, NY – John Varvatos is hosting a benefit concert on January 7, 2010, for the non-profit organization Road Recovery with a one-time performance given by Grammy-Award Winning Artist Peter Frampton and FX’s Emmy nominated Rescue Me star and comedian Denis Leary, along with his band The Enablers. The evening’s concert will take place at John Varvatos’ Bowery NYC store as part of Varvatos’ Thursday Nite Live Concert Series held at the space that formerly housed the seminal underground music club CBGB’s. This special concert will be sponsored by WRXP Radio 101.9-FM, and have spirited headliner Matt Pinfield, and his radio partner Leslie Fram, as emcee.
Road Recovery is a New York City based non-profit organization established in 1998 that is dedicated to helping young people battle addiction and other adversities by harnessing the influence of entertainment industry professionals who have confronted similar crises.
Championing Road Recovery are today’s leading music industry professionals who have dealt with their own personal adversities. In addition to ongoing programs, these music industry professionals act as role models and mentors to help young people through addiction and other adversities. Road Recovery mentors have included Denis Leary, Tom Morello, James Hetfield, KISS, Joan Jett, Slash, Tony Bennett, Christopher Kennedy Lawford, Ozzy Osborne, Charles Grodin and many others.
Peter Frampton and Denis Leary are both fans of one another’s work and charities, and are excited to be performing for the first time together for such a great cause, and in such an iconic place.
John Varvatos is excited to host these two artists performing on one night and he commented, “Road Recovery has been a pioneer and leading force in helping young people find their way toward a healthy future through the power of the entertainment industry. We are honored to have Peter Frampton and Dennis Leary perform, and to be a part of such a great cause. We have had some great performers on our Bowery stage and this event also promises to be truly amazing!”
Joining the program to open the show is Road Recovery’s own house band Crazy James, featuring members who range in age from 15 to 26, and who have been sober anywhere from one month, to over eight years and counting. The members of Crazy James have a wide variety of interests, but what brings them together is their passion for music and a healthy lifestyle. The kids will be performing songs for which they wrote the music and lyrics, and they will be joined on stage by Road Recovery’s creative workshop staff and volunteers.
Ticket Information: General Admission tickets are available at $45; Very Few VIP-Backstage Passes are available at $150.00. To Purchase: Go to: http://www.ticketweb.com/snl/EventListings.action?orgId=44353 For Media Coverage Admission: please contact Courtney-Brooke Johnson at: Courtney_johnson@vfc.com
John Varvatos Launched in 2000 with a collection of tailored clothing and sportswear, John Varvatos now represents an entire men’s lifestyle that includes footwear, bags, belts, eyewear, limited edition watches, men’s and women’s luxury skincare and fragrances, as well as the younger, edgier John Varvatos USA Collection and Converse by John Varvatos. The designer has been recognized three times by the CFDA with an American Fashion Award for New Menswear Designer (June 2000) and Menswear Designer of the Year (June 2001 and June 2005) and was honored as GQ’s “Designer of the Year” in 2007. The collection is distributed in freestanding John Varvatos boutiques across the US and on johnvarvatos.com, as well as in better specialty stores throughout the world. www.johnvarvatos.com
ROAD RECOVERY A 501(c) 3, is a non-profit organization comprised of entertainment industry professionals whose lives have been touched by addiction and other adversities and now wish to make a positive contribution to the lives of others. Many of its young participants find themselves at a critical point in their lives, facing an uncertain future. With programs that are based on establishing strong relationships and trust, Road Recovery provides young people with the guidance, confidence and skills to make positive and beneficial decisions in their life. Young people work toward a healthy future through mentoring and educational and live performance based-programs.