Give Them Five: the 2011 Rock For Love Preview

Give Them Five: the 2011 Rock For Love Preview

It's almost time for one of my favorite annual good-mood-inducing events: Rock for Love.

Far from a little benefit show, the fifth annual Rock for Love borders on full-fledged music festival -  it lasts for four days and takes over several venues. This year, 25 musicians, bands and DJs are donating their performances to raise money for the Church Health Center.

Church Health Center provides affordable health insurance to working Memphians, including working musicians. They also run a fitness center and weekly farmer's market. Rock for Love is their biggest annual fundraiser.

Rock for Love 2011 Poster

Rock for Love 5 starts on Thursday, Aug. 18 and runs through Sunday, Aug. 21. Here's a rundown of who's playing where:

Thursday night at the Hi-Tone Cafe ($5):

Grace Askew, 9:30 p.m.
Bryan Hartley Industries, 10:10 p.m.
The Near Reaches, 11 p.m.
Star and Micey, 11:45 p.m.

DJ Lady Problems will spin at 9 p.m. and between bands.

Friday night early show at the Cooper-Young Gazeebo (free):

Richard James and the Special Riders, 5:30 p.m.
The Sharp Balloons, 6:20 p.m.

Friday night at the Hi-Tone Cafe ($10):

Arma Secreta, 9:30 p.m.
Cities Aviv, 10:20 p.m.
Glorie, 11:10 p.m.
The Angel Sluts, Midnight
Pezz, 1 a.m.

DJ Lady Problems will spin at 9 p.m. and between bands.

Saturday day show at Shangri-la Records (free):

Bake Sale, 1:30 p.m.
Silver Seeds, 2:30 p.m.
The Perfect Vessels, 3:30 p.m.
Wuvbirds, 4:30 p.m.

Saturday night at the Hi-Tone Cafe ($10):

Tiger High, 9:30 p.m.
Kruxe, 10:20 p.m.
The Burning Sands, 11:10 p.m.
Subteens, Midnight.
Oracle and the Mountain, 1 a.m.

Sunday night at the Hi-Tone Cafe ($10):

John Kilzer – 6  p.m.
Susan Marshall – 7 p.m.
The Bo-Keys feat. Wayne Jackson – 8 p.m.

Also, be sure to check out the items in the Rock for Love online silent auction. It's going on now through August 21st.

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Aaron Brame
I can't wait for this weekend and all of the Rock For Love festivities.
August 8, 2011 12:42pm
wesley thornton
so, what exactly are they benefiting? the chc is fully funded on its own. and the $ this benefit has always made is enough money to partially pay for one of the employees salaries. so what is the need?
August 14, 2011 11:42pm