HOME VAN CD AND ROCK CONCERT BENEFIT!

We are proud to present the release of the second edition of "HOMEvan: A Gainesville Music Benefit for the Homeless". With the mounting economic crisis, the most needy of our community have come upon particularly hard times. Homelessness is at an all-time high in Gainesville, as more people than ever before are finding themselves forced to live on the streets. Gainesville musicians, recognizing our community’s growing hardships, are coming together to present a compilation of some of Gainesville’s best and brightest bands to raise awareness for a local organization’s efforts to alleviate the growing plight.

HOMEvan, founded in 2002 by Arupa and Bob Freeman and other community activists, is a grassroots, volunteer-run outreach group providing a variety of services for the homeless, poor, and disenfranchised of Gainesville. Twice each week, rain or shine, HOMEvan's volunteers bring a nutritious bagged meal, soup, clothes, hygiene products, and (what many need most of all) an unjudging and compassionate ear.

A series of CD release benefit concerts will accompany the release of the compilation in order that they may raise awareness and funds. The line-up is as follows:

Sunday April 5th Common Grounds The Duppies, Chupaskabra, The Damn Wrights, Battle!, and Lars Din.

Sunday April 26th Common Grounds: Grabass Charlestons, Liquid Limbs, Spanish Gamble aka Dirty Money, Crash Pad, and Gainesville Liberation Orchestra.

Saturday May 23rd Altantic: CYNE, Scum of the Earth, Cassette, and More bands TBA.

Raffle items from local businesses and community tabling events will also take place at the show.

And Bring socks and peanut butter for donations!

Please contact the home van crew at homecompilation@gmail.com for more information. Check out our myspace at http://www.myspace.com/homevancompilation.