| Friday, June 25 |
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A night of great music and social consciousness. That’s the theme for Monsters of Sludge Rockfest, a concert to benefit emergency needs caused by the Gulf oil disaster. The goals, according to event founders Tom Nestor, Nicholas Pelley and Jane McKee, are to “raise as much money as possible to assist injured wildlife and cleanup efforts caused by the catastrophic oil spill.” And, we might add, to raise a little hell and a whole lot of fun while doing so.
The MOS lineup calls upon a variety of terrific rock bands that call Tampa Bay home, all aligned for the cause. starting with the Greg Billings Band. The group played a slam-packed, brand new Jannus Live back in March for the opening of St. Pete Grand Prix. Billings and company’s rowdy brand of classic-meets-Southern rock, with strong R&B elements, turned the courtyard on its collective ear.
Pitbull Toddler is a garage-style quartet that mixes punk, pop and classic rock and is headed by none other than afternoon drive personalities Cowhead and Galvin from 102.5 The Bone.
Sonic Erotica refers to itself as a “psycho-sensual entity.” This ‘Burg-based group blends synth-pop, psychedelia, goth-rock and deep grooves.
No King lays down easy-funky rock grooves with a dose of hip-hop flava. Orange Hour is a modern-day classic rock band with a reggae spin. Rounding out the bill is Victims of Circumstance, who play an irrepressibly springy brand of skacore, horns and all.
Sonic Erotica
Admission for Monsters of Sludge is a $10 minimum donation. You can log onto Ticketmaster and purchase a ticket online, or pick up a ticket from Daddy Kool, Detroit Liquors or from the bands on the bill — and then pay the donation at the gate night of show. Or just show up and drop your donation then. And remember, nothing is preventing you from keeping your donation to a ten spot.
If you would like to pledge your commitment in lieu of attending, please send a check or money order made out to “Knight Global Entertainment” (Memo: Oil Disaster Fund) to 200 1st Ave. N. St. Petersburg, FL 33703.
No King
As oil gushes into the Gulf and we implore the loop current to keep globs of sludge off of Bay area beaches, it’s time to do something and have a good time in the process.
Proceeds go to the Clearwater Marine Aquarium and the Suncoast Seabird Sanctuary.
Monsters of Sludge starts at 7 p.m. Doors open at 6:30
Orange Hour
50 Comments
SONIC EROTICA – wooooooooo hooooo! They RAWK – I cannot believe you don’t have their picture on here – so glad they are playing – Greg Billings is fun but so overplayed in the area – now Sonic Erotica oh yeah! We will be there for the great cause and to see Sonic Erotica and Pitbull Toddler….you should have Sonic play there more often! Wooooo hooooo
We’ll be there – great cause – screw BP!!
Monsters of Sludge – is that a truck pull in the mud? If you headed it as Gulf Oil Spill Benefit you would get a huge crowd. Who thought of what you are advertising it as? Think it is a bad move…People look at the Marquee and just wont get it – where are the band names on the marquee or that it is a benefit for the oil spill. You should have just advertised it for what it is…we will be there for the benefit but more would come if you call it like it really is – sounds like a Monster Truck Pull Event…bad PR
GBB will be there ready to rock- look forward to sharing the stage with PBT- Only reason they are not headlining is our keyboard player can’t get there until late- Glad to be a part of it !! I love playing Jannus !!
Hey Save The Ocean…Monsters of Sludge is a take on the famous “Monsters of Rock” Music Festivals…Sludge is Oil….I like it! (under the circumstances – wish the event never was necessary actually)…tj
typical Jannus show.
these bands all have one thing in common
THEY SUCK.
Good cause! Proceeds go to the local Sea Bird Sanctuary. No one knows what we’ll be able to accomplish but there’s some great bands, giveaways, and quite a bit of fun to be had!!!
I do agree that the name of the show may be coy, but it downplays the purpose of the event. By promoting this type of circumstance it may have been a better placed idea to bring emphasis to the cause vs. the current title.
Never-the-less, I do hope that our community will attend in full force! Face it folks, regardless of political or religious views, if we lose our beaches we’re in for a world of hurt…economically. That’s something every American can relate to…
This is an all ages show with a variety of entertainment…Rock, Ska, Electronica, Funk…a lil’ something for everyone…these are the kinds of things that help bring change together…every one is an integral part
Namaste,
Brian
Thank you very much for hosting the only benefit I’ve seen in the area for the purpose of helping with the worst environmental disaster in history! Tampa Bay should appreciate all of these bands for contributing their time and efforts for social good…Congratulations to them all.
Jannus Landing keeps carrying on a great tradition of a good cause combining with good music and good fans equaling a very successful evening for everybody. Keep up the good work!
Orange Hour is the only band on the bill I’m familiar with and I think they’re powerful good! I’d go to any show whose bill contains Orange Hour…way to go guys! I think you’re the next big one to come out of Tampa Bay…
Hey Watts, Sorry the bands aren’t hip enough for you. Why don’t you come by and soak some birds with oil on stage. Way to get in the spirit.
Dear GBB who cares that you are not headlining. You are so full of yourself – this is not about you this is about our Ocean! Besides there are alot of GREAT bands playing and yeah they are GREAT Watts. If you want hip hop junk Mr. Watts go to Ybor with all the other trash. GBB we will not stay to see your over inflated ego on stage – you are overplayed in this area anyway and treat other bands with such disrespect – go snort another line. We will be there to support the other bands and to support this great cause. I agree the name for the event should have really reflected the cause but regardless it is about saving our Wildlife and Coast – we will be there with donations in hand! And Wow what a line-up Pittbull Toddler – Sonic Eroticia (is that THE Sonic Erotica from years back Kewl -f so GBB they should have headlined!!) and Orange Hour – awesome!
Great cause – awesome lineup! Thank you for the opportunity to contribute to this event. Jannus really stepped up – I haven’t heard of any fundraisers for the Oil Spill taking place in this area. Way to go ! I will be there RAWKIN out with Sonic Erotica and to support this great cause!!
GBB – I always support you. You make me feel welcome at ALL the shows I go to & you ROCK! Jealously is a terrible thing. At least you’re not BORING. I will be there to support you and the cause. Pitbull – you’re good for a cover band which is cool. A lot of people will come to see Cowhead, which is cool too! The other band gives us a chance to go to the rest room & get drinks without missing anything, just hope I don’t go to sleep with your outdated show.
I love No King!!! I love those guys so much!! I wish i could be a part of this!!
Great cause! We will be there to support it and Sonic Erotica – glad to see they are back! Looking forward to it and seeing what the other bands are about and Rich – you will not fall asleep – open your mind and you will enjoy the show. Support your local music and dont be such a stick in the sludge! GBB puts on a good show and so does Sonic Erotica – Sonic Erotica will leave you wanting more…See ya all there!!!
Good job – we will be there! Will be there with family and lots of friends to support this great cause! Sonic Erotica we support you – love your music and performance.
Will certainly be there to support the cause and most certainly to see Sonic Erotica!!!
Cannot wait to see Sonic Erotica and for a super great cause! Awesome!
Iam so glad you guys are hosting this event ! Sonic Erotica is going to WOW the crowd ! I cant wait to see them take the stage!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ill be there,thank you for holding this event again..what a great cause to apart of!
I love that this event is keeping it local. Local bans, playing a local venue with proceeds helping a very worthwhile local organization. Having Sonic back together, and playing a benefit show….well, that’s pure karma. They rock on stage and are incredible individuals.
I hope lots of people come to this. Its been hard work putting it all together. Lets help the cause everyone!!
Man, in reading over the comments there’s some nasty stuff in here. Stop bashing everybody! Gang, this ain’t about any one band or who plays first or last or in the middle…it’s about doing something, anything, to help out where we can concerning the oil spill. I’ve checked out all of the band’s web pages…all of them kick ass in their own rite. I like ‘em all…lots of variety!
I remember starting out young and seeing Stranger and watching Greg own the stage and thinking WTF? How do I get a voice like that? Greg’s inspired a lot of us and rocks it + he’s got Ronnie to boot…what’s not to love? I’m quite excited to see Orange Hour…they’ve got a really good sound, fresh and modern. Pitbull rocks the classics. No Kings and Victims are all gonna bring the house down…
Try not to be so short sighted good people…Jannus has brought together some great bands that have all proven their worth in the local music community…don’t know about the other bands but we’re playing for free. Sonic Erotica would never try to bank on something like this. I think it’s killer that Jannus has put together an all ages show covering so many different genres. Hey even if you do think the bands suck, stop by Jannus on the 25th anyway and offer up $10.00 for the cause…every bit helps and it ain’t about any band = it’s about US as a community!!!
Namaste,
Brian
I’ll be there for the VoC. I saw those cats at Ska Fest and they tore it up!!!!!
F’ BP!
The oil is still spewing out there – only a matter of time till it reaches us. One good storm and hello. Great Cause – We are looking forward to it – donating our time and money and hearing some good music to boot! Way to go to all the bands, Jannus Live and all the people who worked hard putting this together – all for our Coast and Wildlife! Good Job everyone!!!
Great music and a good cause!!! I will be there.
Peace, Love and Sonic Erotica!!!
OH MY !! There is a lot of hate out there!! Ashley- If you read my comment you will see I was giving Pit Bull Toddler props- saying they should be playing last. I am looking forward to seeing and listening to all the bands- and I am glad we were ask to participate. I hope the event is well supported.
You know, ive been check out all these bands and they all have one thing in common. They’re gonna be stars! on my count seventy four times six is the likelyhood of them being the biggest bands in the god damn world!
Great Name for the show! Great Bands! Nick Pelley is awesome, ORANGE HOUR is a truly Great Band!! Nice to see that these bands have come together for this tragedy!
It does my heart good to see that people will come together for the purpose of making the world a better place. PEACE!
Everyone needs to calm down and understand what this is all about. The goal is to raise money to help clean up the oil, not bad mouth each other. All the bands are great intheir own genre. I can’t wait to go to the show and see Victims of Circumstance!!! They are in my opinion the best ska band in the state!!
hey folks, BP is still in the process of perpetrating an
unprecedented environmental crime and will definitely
ruin the once-fantastic Gulf of Mexico, OUR Gulf of
Mexico. The only thing that sucks here is those
criminals – let’s just honor the efforts of these concerned young musicians – rock on!
Orange Hour – very diggable, indeed. . . .
WOW!!!…im so glad I read ALL of these posts…. I think we can now ALL agree that M.O.S! is not about The Bands or The Venue nor The Creators behind this Benefit but THE CAUSE!!! the damn S.O.S! in our backyard right now! With that said…I have one more comment…I being the SOLE person responsible for coming up with The Title have to comment back on a couple posts…FYI..the TITLE ROCKS and FITS!!!…its borrowed from the very famous “Monsters of Rock” Festivals…please Wikipedia it if your still confused…Monsters of SLUDGE is a Perfect Title for an event I wish I never had to have even been a part of. Coy??? really Vociferation?…Really???….please tell me when we meet someday how many events of this magnitude you have produced. Goodnight All…LET’S PACK THE HOUSE and ROCK ON for a GREAT CAUSE JUNE 25!!! TJ
We’re stoked about the line-up and we’re pleased to be part of this. We’re looking forward to the show and we’re looking forward to anything we can do to help.
It’s sick what happened. Like everyone else, we’re tired of companies destroying our environment to make a buck and we’re over governments that are too scared or too beholden to those corporations to make sure there are proper safe-guards and regulations in place.
After talking to Tom for over 45 minutes we were impressed at how committed and passionate he is about this cause.
It’s going to be a great night, with great bands and we are looking forward to hanging out with some old friends and making some new ones.
I will say it again – GREAT cause – If ppl are angry why not turn your anger toward BP. This is your chance to contribute to the clean up efforts from this terrible tragedy. I would personally like to thank Jannus, Tom, TJ (great name btw TJ), Jane, Nicholas (Orange Hour – great job on the idea), and ALL the GREAT bands for all their efforts and hard work. Sonic Erotica is proud to be a part of this wonderful benefit. We are looking forward to seeing all the bands and fans….it is beautiful that we can all come together for this cause! Now spread the word about this event and lets pack the house and make a difference!! Blessings to you all!!
Maannnnnn this show starts early! Hopefully I can make it outta work quick enough to catch Victims!
GBB would be a great band
if u got rid o GB.
Help spread the word – post this link to your Facebook – Myspace – email it to your friends! Lets pack the house and give back to our community. This is a devistating event that is destroying our Gulf and killing our wildlife. Its our chance to help out and give back! We are looking forward to the show – the bands – the people and the great venue! Thank you for allowing us to participate.
Carol
Sonic Erotica
Hmmmm?? I don’t see Kickin’ Again listed in the lineup?? Probably the best all around band in the area at this time.
So much work has been put into this phenomenal show, and I can’t wait to play it. It warms my heart to see such a positive response from the community in light or the disaster at hand. It’s a pleasure to help support the organizations in need and to play with such talented bands. Looking forward to seeing everyone on Friday.
Hugh
Orange Hour
As a original fan and friend of Sonic Erotica I will be there filming as much as possible and taking photos!! But back in the days on 1995-98 i was an avid van of Damn the Torpedoes (DTT) as well as Sonic! There was only one guy at a DTT who would give my trademark shout out at every wed show at the old Gasoline Alley! That Trademark shout was ( and i damned well know Greg Billings remembers this)” PLAY SOME SLAYER” i never did get that slayer cover guys so be prepared to hear me shout it out once or twice!! But anyway lets all hate BP and not each other! I have yet to see Pittbull Toddler but i do love The Cowheads show and have called in and been on the air a shitload of times! So im looking forward to it! I dunno the others guys openeing but ill bet they will be good! tampa used to rock back in the days and i would love to see a ressurgence of great music rise again, there is a shitload of talent in this area not being used and wasting away both older bands and newer bands. This is a great cause and the only benefit i have yet to hear about in this area, so if ya think the bands suck, so be it. Who cares it could be headlined by a group of 4th graders playing the recorder! I would still go and i am still going!! So lets rock the landing and set it on fire (just not white lion style!) see you all at the show! And remember there is only one Pantera Bill! And thats me!!!!! See ya there Fruitcakes!!
This is gonna be an awesome show! Gonna make sure I get there early to see Victims of Circumstance they always get the crowd going. Gonna be sweet and for a great cause.
WATTS, you’re a donkey. Maybe instead of sitting around typing negative comments about performers who are engaged in a positive cause, you could put your donkey muscles to good use and go CLEAN SOME BIRDS!
Can’t attend as am a Sonic Erotica fan up in Oregon so “zee check is in on its way.” This is a superb example of “gathering” for a WORTHY cause…
AND also what’s sure to be a great “between the ears time.”
I will be there camera in hand. Great cause, doing some good for the neighborhood and our beach’s. Would love to photograph the whole event, my fingers are crossed, peace, see ya’ll out there, LB
I can’t wait to see Victims Of Circumstance. I saw the flyer and it looks like they are playing first. If you miss these guys you are missing one of the highlights of the whole show. Skank on!!!
These are the times when I miss Florida. I wish I could be there, flip a ten for a good cause, enjoy some phoenomenal bands and have a great time with great people!
I’ll be watching though…
Love to my brothers and sisters of Sonic Erotica, The Groovenaughts and all in attendence!
Peace!
Mirror Man
Wooooo VOC and it’s right down the street from my apartment finally! I’ll be first in line at 6:30 to see them play first!
-Pete
GBB — wish I was going to be there tonight!! Sounds like great fun! Hey — next year, you guys need to come to Summerfest in Milwaukee. Biggest music festival in the world — 800 bands, 11 stages, 11 nights!! Check it out online at http://www.summerfest.com.
Hope you have a great night!
Shelly
Would someone tell Ashley the have someone read the GBB posting to her. She totally didn’t get it. GBB was giving credit to PBT. And yes, the name is horrible PR. Sounds like the name of a band that plays Carlie’s