89.9 KCRW Presents
“End of Hunger” Benefit Show
With Quincy Coleman, Shane Alexander and AM
At Cinespace in Hollywood, CA
Sunday, May 21, 2006
The End of Hunger Fund (EHF) is a non-profit organization committed to inspiring people around the world to join the revolution to end hunger. On Sunday, May 21, 2006, 89.9 KCRW (www.kcrw.com) will host the “End of Hunger” benefit show as part of their concert series at Cinespace in Hollywood featuring performances by three of Los Angeles’ most talented, up-and-coming artists: Quincy Coleman (www.quincysongs.com), Shane Alexander (www.shanealexandermusic.com), and AM (www.AMSounds.com), all of whom are releasing new albums in May. Proceeds will benefit EHF. Cinespace is located at 6356 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90028. Tickets are $10.00 for general entry and may be reserved in advance by calling the EHF Ticket Hotline at 310-696-9360 or emailing Events@EndofHunger.org. Ages 21+ are welcome. For more information on the venue please call 323-817-3456 (FILM) or visit www.cine-space.com. For information about this event and EHF please visit www.endofhunger.org.
Attendees will have the opportunity to participate in a silent auction and partake in filming the organization’s flagship documentary, “The End of Hunger” which follows the work of The Hunger Project in Malawi Africa. This is a country in which 25 percent of the population dies from hunger every year. Individuals at the event can participate in the documentary by declaring, “I am the end of hunger.” The film also includes interviews with world leaders in the war on hunger, including Dr. A.T. Ariyaratne of the Sarvodaya Movement, and Dwarko-Ji, Gandhi’s last living disciple. Silent auction items will include contributions from Crunch Gym, PierceMartin, Gary Gibson, and others.
Through their documentary film series, speaking engagements, education programs and concert events, EHF provides an innovative investigation of hunger not as a problem, but as an opportunity. To quote the film, “The end of hunger is not just about ending the hunger that claims the lives of 20,000 of us every day. It’s about ending the hunger within each and every one of us to make a positive difference in the world.”
Geoffrey Erwin, President, The End of Hunger Fund speaks about the artists on this special night, “The End of Hunger Fund selected each of these artists for their incredible depth of emotion and soul. All three of them are releasing incredibly fresh new records. All three of them demonstrate an uncanny understanding of the human condition, and care deeply for the fate of this world.”
Quincy is a musical melting pot. She is the rock n' roll, the country, the atmospheric, and the swing and somehow has the ability to string them all together as if they were made for each other. A native of Los Angeles, she is reminiscent of a young Linda Ronstadt. From the southern songbird herself, Dolly Parton describes Quincy as having "...all the goods, a beautiful voice, such sweet emotion and tenderness... beautiful CD...very talented." Several tracks from her first album, Also Known as Mary, are featured in “Dawson's Creek” and the songs "Make it Go Away", “I’m Crying”, and “Shades of Grey” have made their way onto "Morning Becomes Eclectic" at 89.9 KCRW. Film audiences may have heard a Quincy song on the Crash soundtrack, and readers can learn more from her feature-article in the May 2006 issue of Venice magazine.
Born in San Diego and raised in Maryland and Pennsylvania, Shane Alexander has forged a sound with firm rock roots, folk imagery, and intimate vocals that range from quiet whispers to soaring emotional phrases, taking the listener on an emotional journey. The Los Angeles Times calls his new album, The Middle Way, “a bucketful of charm,” and Music Connection writes, “...a cross between Jeff Buckley and John Mayer. Alexander is great.”
AM’s songs have been embraced by the most critical and influential ears in Los Angeles, garnering attention in 2005 with the LA Weekly’s award for ‘Best Singer/Songwriter of the Year’ and his songs are regularly played on various KCRW’s shows such as “Morning Becomes Eclectic.” His songs have also been heard on TV shows such as ABC’s “Life As We Know It”, several season’s of MTV’s “Real World,” on the new Tom Hanks HBO production “Big Love,” and very recently on the new ABC show, "What About Brian." The LA Weekly writes, ”AM takes equal parts of classic Americana, folk- rock and pop, and melts them down into something entirely his own, and he does it with two things money can’t buy: imagination and taste."
