BATTLE SCARS CONCERT TO BENEFIT LOCAL BRAIN TUMOR SURVIVOR

Bands line up to participate in June 13 charity event at Raleigh’s Vintage21


Tonight at 7 p.m., V21 Productions, Battle Scars and Hi-Fi Click willpresent a fundraiser for Triangle-area resident Gay Antoinette, a Triangle-area resident recovering from a second bout with brain cancer.


Antoinette has dedicated her career and her passion to health care and to the care of underrepresented members of our population. She works with both children and adults who are coping with a range of disabilities. Antoinette also works part-time caring for our aging population as a nurse in a nursing home. She is an active member of Second Baptist Church and has dedicated herself to a life of service, always looking for ways to help others.

Since her husband became injured and unable to work, Antoinette has been the sole earner in her household. She is the mother of one teenage daughter and one pre-teen son.

Seven years ago, Antoinette underwent testing, which disclosed the presence of a brain tumor and led to surgery to remove the tumor. Antoinette had remained tumor-free until just before Christmas of 2007, when Antoinette learned that not only one tumor had returned, but that two required removal, along with her pituitary gland. When she announced this news, Antoinette’s greatest concern was not for her own health, but how her children would cope with the news and how she would continue to provide for her family.

We have an outstanding night of entertainment planned, featuring artists and entertainers who will donate their time to support a worthy cause. Artists include Nashville, TN-based trip-hop group fleau, neo-soul singer Sam Fisher (formerly of Weekend Excursion), pianist/songwriter Alisa Turner, and Winston-Salem rock worshipper Jonathan McCarthy.


Vintage21 is an all-ages, non-smoking, non-alcoholic venue, and this will be a seated, general-admission show. The venue is located at 117 S. West St., Raleigh, NC and ample parking is available. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m., and the benefit show will begin at 7. A $10 minimum donation will be asked of all in attendance, and for those who cannot attend but wish to support the Antoinette family through a secure, online donation, please visit http://www.battlescarsonline.com.


For more information, interview requests or other pertinent details, please contact Natasha Woodring Fisher at (919) 760-5701 or by email at Natasha@battlescarsonline.com.


ARTIST LINEUP FOR BATTLE SCARS (GAY ANTOINETTE BENEFIT) JUNE 13, 2008

The benefit show will feature:

• Nashville, TN-based trip/hop outfit fleau (http://www.fleaumusic.com), which boasts more than 100,000 views on sites like myspace and mp3.com. Fleau delivers a blend of exotic, down-tempo hip hop beats; keyboards, layered with ethereal sound effects; and breathy, jazz-inflected vocals.


• Sam Fisher (http://www.samsongs.com) One can clearly make out the stylings of such soul wonders as Marvin Gaye and Curtis Mayfield in Sam’s smooth, liquid crooning, and his effortlessly powerful, emotive voice and vast range could easily be compared to modern icons the likes of Lenny Kravitz or Seal. Sam has shared the stage with such acclaimed artists as John Mayer, Josh Kelly, Nelly Furtado, Edwin McCain, and Gavin Degraw.

• Alisa Turner (http://www.myspace.com/alisaturner), a red-hot pianist/songwriter from Raleigh, NC. Alisa's undying passion for writing and performing sparked a friendship with Robbie Seay of The Robbie Seay Band. From Oct. 2005 to Feb. 2006, Alisa and Robbie recorded a new EP – a remarkable blend of Fiona Apple, Sarah McLachlan and others.

• Jonathan McCarthy (http://virb.com/jonathanmccarthy). Jonathan McCarthy released his debut EP in September of 2007. After his release he has been featured on various indie sites where two of his songs were at #1 and #2 for over a month. His influences in music reflect European Rock/Pop, however he definitely brings original sound to the table.

Vintage21 is located at 117 S. West St. in Raleigh. From I-40 East, take the Raleigh-Chapel Hill expressway (Exit #289) toward Raleigh north/east. After this becomes Wade Ave., take the Glenwood Avenue exit and turn right. Follow Glenwood until it ends at W. Morgan Street where you’ll turn left. Then, make a right on West St., and V21will be one-half block ahead on the left.

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