Westfield School District Gives Back

Westfield Rockers Band Together for Sandy Victims

Proceeds from the benefit concert will go toward WHS Helping Hands fund and Hurricane Sandy relief efforts at the Jersey shore.

Westfield High School's auditorium will be transformed into a rock-n-roll venue on Friday, Jan. 25 as local musicians, spanning multiple generations, come together for a concert starting at 7 p.m. to aid victims of Superstorm Sandy.  Four bands, Hammond, The Flying Dogs of Jupiter, The Static Jacks, and Transit Radio, all with ties to Westfield, are donating their time and talent to benefit Westfield High School's Helping Hands Fund and Hurricane Sandy relief efforts at the Jersey Shore. Specifically, proceeds will go toward assisting St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Bay Head, NJ, which is currently feeding approximately 600 people three times a day.  The event has been organized by a committee comprised of the high school's faculty, …

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Crossroads Hosts All-Day Sound Station Benefit Saturday

An all-ages show will start at noon, while a 21-and-older set is planned for 7 p.m.

Friends of Sound Station owners Bob Larsen and Liz Walsh and fellow music fans will have the opportunity to enjoy a full-day festival of sound starting at noon on Saturday, April 21. The Crossroads in Garwood will host more than a dozen bands who will jam to support the rebuilding of the family-owned music shop that was destroyed in the late January six-alarm blaze that gutted six South Avenue West businesses.  Since that time, more than $16,000 has been raised through an Internet fundraising site to help Larsen and Walsh get back on their feet. The all-day blowout coincides with Record Store Day, which is celebrated in the U.S. and abroad to recognize independently-owned record stores. One year ago, Larsen hosted local bands at his South …

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Sound Station Benefit Includes Fire Sale, Literally

Sound Station owner Bob Larsen will be selling merchandise that was recovered from the six-alarm fire that gutted his business.

Sound Station owner Bob Larsen is planning on spending the day doing one of the things he loves most: listening to live music.  For the first time since his South Avenue West music mecca was destroyed by a six-alarm fire in late January, Larsen has organized a full day of live music. From 2 to 9 p.m. today, bands, including Mothguts, Ballroom, Backpack Superheros, Infernal Overdive, Vasudeva and The Ilk Collective, will jam at the Knights of Columbus in Garwood to support Larsen in his effort to rebuild. The afternoon will also included catered food and home-brewed beer. Since the fire occurred, more than $16,000, three times the initial goal, has been raised for Larsen and his wife Liz Walsh via an Internet fundraising site in the hope …

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