BELVIDERE, Ill. -
March 23, 2015 -
PRLog -- A benefit concert has been scheduled for April 4
th at Take 20 to help Eric Meli pay for his mother Toni Meli’s funeral expenses. Although more musicians are set to be added, The six bands scheduled so far (In no particular order) are: Clark Colborn, Bareknuckle Bullseye, Awaakyn, Stroker Red, Opal and Pure Inertia. Doors are set to open at 4 PM with acoustic acts performing first and more rocking bands to come later. Take 20 is located at 438 US Highway 20 in CherryValley.
When Toni Meli passed away in January, there was no insurance or pre-paid burial plan. That burden fell on her sons. A number of Eric Meli’s music business and other friends decided to play a benefit to help cover his portion of the costs. This benefit concert is just one of the options for people to help out. A GoFundMe page has been set up at http://www.gofundme.com/
pbrnzs. Clark Colborn has dropped the prices on four of his CDs at http://www.clarkplaysguitar.com/
the-store/benefit-
event/, but users can opt pay extra with all the profits until after the show going to the cause. Additionally, local author Gary Hill is donating a portion of all his profits at lulu.com/strangesound to the cause until after the benefit.
Those looking for more information can certainly find quite a bit on the web. Take 20 has a facebook page at facebook.com/
Take20Bar. Clark Colborn’s website is clarkplaysguitar.com. Bareknucklebullseye.com is the official site for Bareknuckle Bullseye. Awaakyn (formerly Paul Hieser Music) can be found at facebook.com/
paul.hiesermusic. Stroker Red’s facebook page is facebook.com/
StrokerRed. Opal can be found at facebook.com/
OPALmusic. Toni Meli’s obituary can be seen at the RR Star website at
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/rrstar/obituary.aspx?n=t....
Please contact Gary Hill at pr@musicstreetjournal.com for interviews or any additional information needed.
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