Joe Russo’s Almost Dead will be playing a benefit concert for the non-profit organization HeadCount at Brooklyn Bowl on November 25th, making their first Brooklyn Bowl appearance in over two years.
The show will feature a special setlist voted on entirely by fans, a fitting representation of HeadCount’s mission of registering voters and promoting democratic participation. Fans can head HERE now to pick five songs from a list of 160 that will be tallied and then built into a full, two-set show by Joe.
Tickets for the concert go on sale HERE. The show will also be streamed live on Relix.com.
Funds raised from the show will be used to help HeadCount hire full-time organizers in cities around the country to register voters for the upcoming 2020 election. This will mark the first time since HeadCount was founded in 2004 that the organization will hire full-time employees in specific cities and states. Descriptions of the positions, can be found HERE.
Members of Joe Russo’s Almost Dead have a long history of appearing at HeadCount benefit concerts. Back in 2004, Russo and keyboardist Marco Benevento joined Phish’s Mike Gordon for a set at the first HeadCount benefit concert, which led to many future collaborations. That same year, guitarist Scott Metzger appeared with his band RANA at a HeadCount event on the eve of the election. Four years later, Metzger served as musical director at a benefit show featuring Russo, guitarist Tom Hamilton and bassist Dave Dreiwitz. He then musical directed a similar event in 2012. Most recently, Benevento appeared at HeadCount’s “Soundtrack to History,” an election night concert in 2016.
