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The seventh annual MusiCares MAP FundSM benefit concert will honor Depeche Mode lead singer Dave Gahan and Vans Warped Tour founder Kevin Lyman at Club Nokia in Los Angeles on Friday, May 6, 2011. Gahan will be honored with the Stevie Ray Vaughan Award for his dedication and support of the MusiCares® MAP Fund, and for his commitment to helping other addicts with the addiction and recovery process. Lyman will be the recipient of MusiCares’ From the Heart Award for his unconditional friendship and dedication to the mission and goals of the organization. All proceeds will benefit the MusiCares MAP Fund, which provides members of the music community access to addiction recovery treatment regardless of their financial situation.

Hosted by comedian Greg Behrendt, the evening will feature a special performance by Gahan with drummer Victor Indrizzo, producer/musician Vincent Jones, and bassist Martyn LeNoble, as well as performances by the groundbreaking alternative rock band Jane’s Addiction, two-time GRAMMY® winners Ozomatli, and a special acoustic performance by Paramore. Adam Bravin and Justin Warfield from She Wants Revenge will DJ live during dinner. Additional artists will be announced shortly.

“Our annual MusiCares MAP Fund benefit focuses attention on the disease of addiction and the challenges and rewards of the path to recovery,” said Neil Portnow, President/CEO of The Recording Academy® and MusiCares. “While substance abuse issues are prevalent in every sector of society, the music industry is a particularly visible microcosm of these struggles, and it is critical that we take this opportunity to generate resources that will provide help to members of the music community in need. Both Dave and Kevin have been steadfast supporters of the MusiCares MAP Fund and champions of recovery, so it is very meaningful that we will be honoring them this year.”

“The MusiCares MAP Fund is an unbelievably important and courageous organization,” said Gahan. “They continue to make a momentous commitment to the music community, and I am proud to support their ongoing work in raising awareness and funds.”

“My work in the music industry continues to be extremely rewarding,” said Lyman. “But I’ve also seen the devastation that addiction brings to artists, crew members, and others who work in this business, and that is why I wholeheartedly support the work of MusiCares. For the past two years, they’ve sent staff members on the road with the Vans Warped Tour to bring information and resources directly to music people, and I know they provide similar resources to artists, festivals, and awards shows around the country.”

The Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival and Vans Warped Tour have announced their dates for their 2011 tours.

You can purchase special ‘Holiday discount’ tickets for the events, even though no bands have been named yet.
Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival Holiday ticket link.
Vans Warped Tour Holiday ticket link.







Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival dates:
Sat Jul 09 San Manuel Amphitheater San Bernardino, CA
Sun Jul 10 Shoreline Amphitheatre Mountain View, CA
Tue Jul 12 White River Amphitheatre Auburn, WA
Wed Jul 13 Idaho Center Amphitheatre Nampa, ID
Fri Jul 15 Cricket Wireless Pavilion Phoenix, AZ
Sat Jul 16 Journal Pavilion Albuquerque, NM
Sun Jul 17 Fiddler’s Green Ampitheatre Englewood, CO
Tue Jul 19 Verizon Wireless Amphitheater Maryland Heights, MO
Wed Jul 20 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati, OH
Fri Jul 22 Comcast Center Mansfield, MA
Sat Jul 23 Parc Jean Drapeau Montreal, QC
Sun Jul 24 Comcast Theater Hartford, CT
Wed Jul 27 PNC Bank Arts Center Holmdel, NJ
Fri Jul 29 Post Gazette Pavilion Pittsburgh, PA
Sat Jul 30 Jiffy Lube Live Bristow, VA
Sun Jul 31 Susquehanna Bank Center Camden, NJ
Tue Aug 02 Virginia Beach Amphitheater Virginia Beach, VA
Wed Aug 03 Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek Raleigh, NC
Fri Aug 05 First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre Tinley Park, IL
Sat Aug 06 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI
Sun Aug 07 Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Noblesville, IN
Tue Aug 09 Zoo Amphitheatre Oklahoma City, OK
Wed Aug 10 Superpages.com Center Dallas, TX
Fri Aug 12 Aaron’s Amphitheater at Lakewood Atlanta, GA
Sat Aug 13 Ford Amphitheatre Tampa, FL
Sun Aug 14 Cruzan Amphitheater West Palm Beach, FL









Vans Warped Tour Dates:
6/24/2011 Dallas, TX
6/25/2011 Houston, TX
6/26/2011 San Antonio, TX
6/29/2011 Las Cruces, NM
6/30/2011 Las Vegas, NV
7/1/2011 Pomona, CA
7/2/2011 Ventura, CA
7/3/2011 Mountain View, CA
7/6/2011 Bonner Springs, KS
7/7/2011 Indianapolis, IN
7/8/2011 Detroit, MI
7/9/2011 Tinley Park, IL
7/10/2011 Shakopee, MN
7/12/2011 Darien Center, NY
7/13/2011 Mansfield, MA
7/14/2011 Scranton, PA
7/15/2011 Toronto, ON
7/16/2011 Montreal, QC
7/17/2011 Hartford, CT
7/19/2011 Milwaukee, WI
7/20/2011 Cleveland, OH
7/21/2011 Camden, NJ
7/22/2011 Burgettstown, PA
7/23/2011 Uniondale, NY
7/24/2011 Oceanport, NJ
7/26/2011 Columbia, MD
7/27/2011 Virginia Beach, VA
7/28/2011 Charlotte, NC
7/29/2011 Orlando, FL
7/30/2011 West Palm Beach, FL
7/31/2011 Saint Petersburg, FL
8/1/2011 Atlanta, GA
8/2/2011 Cincinnati, OH
8/3/2011 St. Louis, MO
8/5/2011 Denver, CO
8/6/2011 Salt Lake City, UT
8/7/2011 Phoenix, AZ
8/9/2011 San Diego, CA
8/10/2011 Los Angeles, CA
8/11/2011 Sacramento, CA
8/12/2011 Boise, ID
8/13/2011 Seattle, WA
8/14/2011 Portland, OR

Richmond, VA rockers CONDITIONS are featured in the upcoming AP/Hot Topic Mini Mag, available on a countertop at your nearest Hot Topic beginning September 7th! A brand new track, ‘When It Won’t Save You’ is included on the Mini Mag sampler. The track is cut from CONDITIONS upcoming GOOD FIGHT MUSIC debut, Fluorescent Youth, which hits stores on September 14th, 2010! CONDITIONS have teamed up with Hot Topic to bring Fluorescent Youth to all store listening stations, and offer fans a special Hot Topic sale pricing beginning on the day of release.

Make sure to pre-order GOOD FIGHT MUSIC’s exclusive Fluorescent Youth CD/T-Shirt bundle package! Head over to the brand new MySpace here to learn more about CONDITIONS, and remember to check in frequently to stay up to date on huge, upcoming fall tour dates! The new dates will be announced soon.

CONDITIONS have sold over 16,000 digital songs and over 3,000 CDs on their own as independent artists. They have shared stages in the US and Europe with the likes of Paramore, New Found Glory, Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, and Good Charlotte. They have earned themselves spots on the Vans Warped Tour, Taste of Chaos, Bamboozle Festival, and SXSW Music Conference. Their commanding stage presence and airtight musicianship during live performances emits a vibrant and impassioned spirit. It is this rare mix of charisma and chops that has allowed CONDITIONS to amass a loyal and supportive fan base from swooning teen pop fans to discerning older rock fans. Those fans purchased 4,000 songs off of their You Are Forgotten EP in the first month of its release. It is exactly that type of zealous fan reaction that has caught the eye of media outlets nationwide. Alternative Press Magazine recently proclaimed the band as one of their “100 bands you need to know in 2010“.

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