Road Recovery Benefit at Former CBGBs Features Peter Frampton and Dennis Leary
The John Varvatos store at 315 Bowery, formerly CBGBs, will host a benefit for Road Recovery tomorrow night, featuring performances by Peter Frampton and Denis Leary with his band The Enablers. Sponsored by WRXP Radio 101.9-FM, “The New York Rock Experience,” the concert will be emceed by RXP DJs Matt Pinfield and Leslie Fram.
The concert will be opened by Road Recovery house band, Crazy James, featuring special guest singer/songwriter/pianist Todd Alsup. This is part of Varvatos’ Thursday Nite Live Concert Series held in the space that once housed CBGBs. According to TicketWeb, online tickets are sold out.
Road Recovery is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping young people battle addiction and other adversities by harnessing the influence of entertainment industry professionals who have confronted similar crises. With support from mental health professionals, Road Recovery provides hands-on mentorship training, educational/performance workshops, peer-support networking and access to real-life opportunities by collaborating with young people to create and present live concert events.
For more information and to donate to this cause, visit http://www.roadrecovery.org.