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Saturday July 21st, 2007 at Jeff
Healey's Roadhouse (56 Blue Jays Way Toronto) For the sixth year in a row,
some of the finest musicians on the Canadian indie are coming together to
celebrate and pay tribute to a true warrior poet, Philip Lynott. Since his
untimely death in 1986, Thin Lizzy’s Phil Lynott has left a musical legacy
that continues to influence and inspire musicians around the globe. Even
the legendary Bob Dylan has been recently quoted singing Lizzy’s praises.
Over the years, Lynott’s songs have been covered by an array of such
diverse performers as Henry Rollins, The Corrs, Smashing Pumpkins, Randy
Bachman, Huey Lewis, Metallica, The Cure and Canada’s own Emm Gryner. Last
year’s show was a major success… In all, eighteen bands over two nights
performed to wildly enthusiastic crowds. Performers (including Emm Gryner
and –all the way from L.A.-Andrew WK’s Jimmy Coup) and fans alike had a
fantastic time and this year stands to be even better! So here we are
after 5 years... 61 separate performances from 31 different artists... 185
songs played... and ready for round six! One of the goals of the Toronto
Thin Lizzy Celebration is to help highlight the amazing diversity in
Lynott's music and in the vast array of artists his music has inspired. To
this end, over the years the Celebration has played host to rock, country,
punk, acoustic (guitars and pianos!), reggae, jazz, metal performances and
even a seriously kick-ass Greek bouzouki band! This is something that sets
the Toronto show apart from other similar events worldwide, in that it is
not a night of tribute bands (not, however, that there's anything at all
wrong with that...), but instead, a night of artists paying tribute. Every
performer who's ever graced the TLC stage has worked their backsides off
to learn the songs they've played (this, in most cases, on top of their
already busy schedules). This is an act of love, plain and simple... a
love of Phil's music and respect for his memory... For the first four
years, the proceeds from the event went to the Roisin Dubh Trust to help
defray the enormous cost of erecting a statue of Phil Lynott in the heart
of Dublin. 19 years after his untimely passing, this memorial in bronze
was finally unveiled to a crowd of 6000 fans, on August 19th, 2005. With
the statue in place, subsequent show's proceeds have gone to such worthy
causes as the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CCFF) and the TOMA
Foundation for Burned Children. The show starts at 9pm sharp and will
feature some of the finest acts on the Toronto indie scene. In addition to
the amazing talents of (in no particular order); Casual Damage, Black Tea,
Flying Eyes (fresh off a mini-tour of Ireland!), Crunchberry, Paul Kehayas
(ex-Galore, ex-John Ford), Thrillhammer, Crash Kelly, Tacoma Redd, Chris
Loane[/b] (ex-National Anthem), the McBrides and Gorgeous George... we are
also very pleased to announce a special guest performance by the
one-and-only DANKO JONES! Once again, we'll be taking orders for
personalized, autographed copies of Philomena Lynott's book, "My Boy”.
(which is currently in pre-production as a major motion picture starring
Gary Dourdan (C.S.I.) as Phillip and Holly Hunter as Phil’s mother,
Philomena). Philomena has also graciously offered to take time out of her
busy schedule to pre-record an introduction for the event. The proceeds of
this year’s Toronto Thin Lizzy Celebration will be donated in part, to the
[b]Roisin Dubh Trust[\b] to help cover maintenance costs of the statue,
with the rest going to the [b]TOMA Foundation for Burned Children[\b]. For
some time now, TOMA has had a strong voice of support in Q107 on-air
personality John Derringer. We ourselves are quite fortunate to have been
the recipients of John’s kind, on-air endorsement over the years and it is
a great pleasure to assist this worthwhile cause that is near and dear to
his heart. Tickets are only $15 in advance $20 at the door. Advance
tickets are available at Jeff Healey’s Roadhouse and Monster Records (416)
975-1829 (664 Yonge St. Toronto, 11am-8pm Mon-Thurs, 11am-11pm Fri-Sat,
11am to 6pm Sun.) For any questions, please contact Roger here
From all your friends on Rock Legend we hope you have a great
night and good luck Roger
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