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Hot Stove, Cool Music Set to Rock Red Sox Nation at the Paradise

Peter Gammons, Kay Hanley, Theo Epstein, Bronson Arroyo Headline Sixth Annual Charity Concert Featuring Some of Boston’s Hottest Artists

BOSTON, MA, November 9, 2005 — Music and baseball combine for an all-star double-play tandem at the sixth annual Hot Stove, Cool Music at the Paradise Rock Club on January 8, 2006. The event features performances by a host of Boston sports, music and entertainment all-stars including ESPN commentator and event co-organizer Peter Gammons, former Red Sox General Manager Theo Epstein, Kay Hanley, The Gentlemen, Red Sox pitchers Bronson Arroyo and Lenny DiNardo, Juliana Hatfield.

Tickets for Hot Stove, Cool Music are $40 and are available starting Friday, November 11th at 12 p.m. via nextticketing.com or the Paradise box office. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. and the entertainment will begin at 7:00 p.m. This event is for fans age 21 and older.

The evening hopes to build on the past five winter concert events, which have raised more than $300,000 for the Jimmy Fund, and this summer’s first annual Hot Stove Cool Music: The Fenway Park Sessions, which raised more than $300,000 for Theo Epstein’s Foundation To Be Named Later, a branch of the Red Sox Foundation. Last year’s event sold out in less than 48 hours.

“Hot Stove, Cool Music in five short years has become a staple on Boston’s entertainment event calendar,” said Peter Gammons, Hot Stove co-organizer. “The concert blends two of my passions, music and baseball, while benefiting a great cause. I am very grateful to the entertainers and sponsors who have given their time and effort to make this evening and the album a success. It is yet another home run for charity and the Boston sports and music community.”

The 2006 Hot Stove, Cool Music performance line-up includes artists Kay Hanley, Buffalo Tom featuring former Red Sox General Manager Theo Epstein, Peter Gammons & the Hot Stove All-Stars, Furvis, Juliana Hatfield, The Gentlemen, Red Sox pitchers Bronson Arroyo and Lenny DiNardo and a slew of special musical and baseball guests. Last year’s concert was emceed by Mike O’Malley, star of the hit CBS Show Yes Dear.

Due to popular demand, and to maximize charitable revenue, an exclusive, invitation-only preview night has been added to this year’s event program. The preview night will feature acoustic performances by a number of artists that are participating in Sunday’s concert.

“This event was conceived five years ago with the idea of heating up the winter by bringing together high energy Rock ‘n Roll performed by some of Boston’s finest musicians accompanied by some of Boston’s favorite athletes – the Red Sox,” said Jeff Horrigan, event co-organizer and Boston Herald baseball journalist. “Each year the show gets bigger and better and this year is no exception. It is a great way to cap off the hot stove season before heading into spring training.”

Proceeds from the Hot Stove, Cool Music concert benefit The Jimmy Fund and Foundation To Be Named Later, a branch of the Red Sox Foundation.

About Foundation To Be Named Later
The Foundation to Be Named Later, a branch of the Red Sox Foundation, was founded in 2005 by Theo and his brother Paul Epstein to support community programs that focus on at-risk, underprivileged and disadvantaged youth. The foundation will benefit the following charities:

1. Horizons for Homeless Children
2. Roxbury Youthworks
3. West End House
4. Treehouse Foundation
5. The Home for Little Wanderers
6. Brookline School-Community Partnership
7. BELL
8. MOLOCARE

About the Jimmy Fund
The Jimmy Fund supports the fight against cancer at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, helping to raise the chances of survival for children and adults with cancer around the world. Since 1948, thousands of events, coupled with the generosity of millions of people, have helped the Jimmy Fund save countless lives by furthering cancer research and care at Dana-Farber.

The Hot Stove, Cool Music concert series is sponsored by Guinness and The Improper Bostonian.