Will Sing for Food Album Will Benefit Food Pantry
A new charity album featuring fifteen songs from fifteen Rockford, Illinois area musicians is set for release this month. All music has been donated by the artists and all the cover photographs (also by Rockford area photographers) have been donated. All profits from the album will go directly to the Rock River Valley Food Pantry.
The Rock River Valley Pantry provides food to those in urgent need. As a community based pantry they provide 3-4 days of healthy, nutritious food to men, women, and children every month. In October 2013 7,895 clients used the pantry. 40% were children and 7% were over the age of 65. They rely on food drives, fundraisers, state issued commodities, and grants to meet the need of those going hungry. During their last fiscal year they had more than 74,000 user visits and distributed 1,080,000 pounds of food. Every dollar and every can donated makes a difference to someone going hungry!
In a review scheduled to appear in the next issue of Music Street Journal, Greg Olma said of the album, “This one pulls at my heart-strings a little because I feel these pantries provide a much needed service especially during these tough economic times. That being said, I can still honestly say that there are some really good tunes on this eclectic disc. The styles and genre are all over the board here but I think there are at least a few songs for everybody on this record. Normally you get a single style (i.e., metal, rock, country, and so forth) but having things cross many genre gives this album more of a community feel…I’ll admit that many of these songs would not be on my radar as a music fan because I am generally into rock, metal, and prog, but having said that, I still find myself enjoying many of the songs. Even if at the end of the day you only like a few tunes, this CD is worth checking out because you may discover a new artists that you want to follow more closely and you will be helping out a worthy cause.”
In a review at Music Emissions (musicemissions.com), SolitaryMan described the disc as “a mixed bag of genres, skill levels and ultimately flows incredibly well despite the differences. The predominant genre appears to be gospel-flavored rock, with some fine tracks by the likes of Paul Hieser, Jim Grass and Wade Lammon. The ‘9/11 Dedication’ is a hip-hop tribute to an obvious day of infamy in our country, and is particularly well done. If I had to pin down a favorite or two, Clark Colborn’s prog-rock guitar gymnastics on ‘Mr. In A Hurry (Part 2)’ would be one. Some Kind Of Whale also offer a memorable track with the bluesy rock of ‘Sorry Today’…On top of your charitable donation, you’ll get a collection of songs that will no doubt have at least a couple of tracks to please you regardless of your tastes. Sounds like a win-win to me!”
The other Rockford area artists on the set include Harlan Jefferson, The Soap Flossers, Michael Whyte and the Sunset Movies, Danielle Juhre, Joe Disastr, G. W. Hill, Fallin Angels/S&S Productions – 9/11 Dedication, Pine Cone, Tania Nicholson and P-H-M. The disc will be available at CreateSpace and Amazon.com.
Source: http://www.rrvp.org
