John Asher talks Blankfest Quebec IV 2012 on Purple Carrot

Jon Asher will join Anna of Purple Carrot this Sunday Feb 5th at 11am for an interview to discuss Blankfest, which takes place on Saturday Feb 18th at Frites Alors (680 St. Catherine).

About: Blankfest Quebec is organized by Jon Asher, in collaboration with the Old Brewery Mission, and was launched after Jon read about his friend, New York City indie rock veteran Kenn Rowell of The Baghdaddios, who founded Blankfest in 1997 and has been organizing the annual blanket fundraiser in New York City for the past 15 years.

In the past, Rowell says, Blankfest NYC has raised more than 6,000 total donations that have been distributed to the homeless in the New York City area and has inspired similar efforts in New Jersey, Manhattan and Nottingham, UK. Among the many distinguished artists who have performed at past international Blank-Fests are: Rothberg (EMI), Buddy Cage (Grateful Dead), Marc Rizzo (Soulfly) and Meg Griffin (Sirius Radio).

Blankfest Quebec IV – 2012

Facebook Event: http://www.facebook.com/events/272898952773730/

Facebook Fanpage – Blankfest Quebec – http://www.facebook.com/pages/Blankfest-Quebec/124607864221341

Date: Saturday, February 18th, 2012

Time: 9pm

Venue: Frite Alors, 680 Ste-Catherine

Cost: Admission is a Blanket or Donation of Winter Clothing
Society’s Ills – http://societysills.bandcamp.com/ (Free Downloads)
Music Video – The State – http://youtu.be/peMwQ4daN-w

The Era Of… – http://www.theeraof.com/

Rude Beats - http://www.myspace.com/rudebeatsfunk

Isolate Cast – http://www.isolatecast.com/

Old Brewery Mission – www.oldbrewerymission.ca and http://www.facebook.com/pages/Mission-Old-Brewery-page-officielle/168973503131279

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About the Old Brewery MissionSoothing homelessness. Solving homelessness.

For more than 120 years, the OBM is the largest network of shelters for homeless men in Quebec and the largest resource for homeless women in Canada, providing safe nighttime refuge to more than 125,000 homeless individuals and more than 338,000 meals per year, as well as transition and counselling services to help its clientele find the necessary stability and autonomy to rebuild their lives.

Thanks to the OBM’s transition programs, more than 3,000 people requested emergency assistance in the past year and more than 629 of these people no longer live in the streets.