Hot Stove, Cool Music Heats Up This Weekend
I bet I can guess the first thing you thought upon reading the title of this post: “Huh?” Let me explain because it’s really quite simple. Hot Stove, Cool Music is the official name of a Boston event that celebrates local sports and music while simultaneously contributing funds to worthy charitable causes.
Co-founder and renowned sportswriter Peter Gammons says in his own words, “Most guys I know host charity golf tournaments … well, I don’t golf, so this is my version of that. It’s the best way I know to bring together my two greatest passions, baseball and rock music, while raising money for a great cause.” A more complete—and lengthy—history of how the recurring event began, written by co-founder Jeff Horrigan, is located at the Hot Stove, Cool Music: The Story webpage.
This weekend, the eighth annual Hot Stove, Cool Music will present two days of activities, including an interactive roundtable discussion and a concert at the Paradise Rock Club on Saturday and Sunday’s main concert event, also at the Paradise. Coming off of a fantabulous return to the Boston music scene after a nearly five-year absence, lead singer Dicky Barrett of the Mighty Mighty Bosstones is among the musicians scheduled for Sunday’s big to-do.
Read on for the details of what else is in store, as well as links for getting tickets.
Saturday | January 5
Hot Stove Roundtable: Building a Winning Enterprise
- What: Excellence on the field, court, and ice — and in the community. Theo Epstein, Steve Pagliuca, Cam Neely, and others share insights and observations from Fenway, Foxboro, and the Garden regarding the red-hot Boston sports scene. Followed by Inside Baseball 2008.
- When: 12:30pm–3pm EST
- Where: Fenway Park’s State Street Pavilion, 20 Yawkey Way, Boston
- Purchase Tickets Online
Hot Stove Cool Music Preview
- What: Spookie Daly Pride, with Eli “Paperboy” Reed & the True Loves, deSol, with special appearances by Theo Epstein and Peter Gammons.
- When: 9pm EST/Doors Open at 8pm
- Where: Paradise Rock Club, 967 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston
- Who: 18 and Over Only
- How Much: $15.00
- What Else?: All Proceeds to Benefit the Red Sox Foundation
- Purchase Tickets Online
Sunday | January 6
Hot Stove Cool Music Main Event
- What: Theo Epstein, Peter Gammons, Dropkick Murphy’s front man Ken Casey, Dicky Barrett, Bronson Arroyo, Lori McKenna, Kay Hanley, Dear Leader, Paul Barrere of Little Feat, Eli “Paperboy” Reed & The True Loves, French Lick featuring Boston Celtics Managing Partner & Co-Owner Wyc Grousbeck, Murder Capitol of the World, Elan Trotman Band and more. Emceed by Mike O’Malley.
- When: 7:30pm EST/Doors Open at 7pm
- Where: Paradise Rock Club, 967 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston
- Who: 18 and Over Only
- How Much: $40.00
- What Else?: All Proceeds to Benefit the Red Sox Foundation
- Purchase Tickets Online
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1 opinion for Hot Stove, Cool Music Heats Up This Weekend
The Carnival Comes to Boston on Sunday
Jan 3, 2008 at 9:41 pm
[...] In any case, today brings word of yet another worthy sports-related charity event besides the Hot Stove, Cool Music affair I mentioned [...]
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