Foundation News

The Kowloon Concert Series

Vanilla Fudge

Music Drives Us is proud to present the legendary rock group, Vanilla Fudge, featuring Mark Stein and Vince Martel with special guests, the Dougels, in their only New England Appearance at the Kowloon, Route 1 North, in Saugus, MA on Thrusday, September 28 at 8:00 pm! See the poster here.

Reserved seating tickets are $35. VIP seating, including up-front seating and Pre-show reception is $60. Order your tickets by phone: 781.233.0077.

A portion of all tickets sales will go to Music Drives Us.

Anouncing the 2008 Battle of the Bands Winner!

Prospect Hill winning the 2008 Battle of the Bands. Photo by Rebecca Gauchman

Music Drives Us and the RJL Memorial Fund congratulate Prostpect Hill, from Methuen, MA, for winning the 2008 Battle of the Bands.

Also performing were:

  • One Bullet Solution
  • Street Credit
  • Us Versus Them
  • Final Hour
  • The Vital Might
  • Prospect Hill
  • Novus Dae

Special thanks to the Rob Benton Band and Bang Camaro for their fantastic performances.

Check out the photos of Prospect Hill from the show.

Daddy’s Junky Music Instrument Drive Begins September 15, 2008

Bring your unused, unwanted instruments to any one of Daddy’s Junky Music’s 20 locations. Daddy’s will accept any instrument in any condition! Your donation is tax deductible and will allow us to put a newly refurbished instrument in a budding musician’s hands so together we can give the gift of music.

New Development Boardent Board

The Music Drives Us Foundation is proud to announce a newly formed development board of dedication professionals in Boston who whole-heartedly agree with the Music Drives Us mission and will bring innovateive development and opportunities to our mission.

  • David Bieber - Phoenix, FNX, Stuff at Night
  • Candi Bramanti – Daddy’s Junky Music
  • Ralph Jaccodine - Ralph Jaccodine Management
  • Lelle Lutz - Hard Rock Café
  • Peggy Rose – PR Ink!
  • Spencer Saltonstall - Harmonix

Rock Band

Harmonix, headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts has graciously donated Rock Band interactive video games to non profit organizations that have approached Music Drives Us foundation for support. Through this generous gift of Rock Band, Music Drives Us is able to give afterschool programs, YMCA’s, Boys & Girls Clubs and hospitals an interactive music game that provides hours of fun, entertainment and music for all!

Music Drives Us thanks Ralph Jaccodine $850 for charity at Boston Magazine's Most Wanted Singles event.

Driving Music Forward

Read Premier Guitar’s article Driving Music Forward: a look at Ernie Boch Jr. by James Egolf & Rebecca Hay.

Performance Schedule

See Ernie and the Automatics' complete performance schedule!