"Gimme Shelter" Benefit Concert

THIRD ROAD HOME TO HOST "GIMME SHELTER" CONCERT TO BENEFIT TABLE MOUNTAIN ANIMAL CENTER Arvada, CO, May 5, 2005 - Three of Colorado's finest folk-rock acts will join forces on Saturday, May 13 at 7:00 pm at the D Note in Arvada for a special concert to benefit the Table Mountain Animal Center (TMAC). Americana duo Third Road Home will host the "Gimme Shelter" concert, joined by singer/songwriters Cara Cantarella and Ed Skibbe. There is a $10 cover charge which includes both the "Gimme Shelter" concert and an additional fundraising event for cancer research that follows at 10:00 pm featuring Blu Stu Kitchen and the Three Amigos. The D Note is located at 7519 Grandview Avenue in Arvada. (Call 303-GO-DNOTE for more venue details.) Finding musicians who are animal lovers isn't difficult, nor is it hard to find any with a connection to Table Mountain Animal Center. Trinity and Tom Demask organized the concert as a memorial for their beloved Luna, an elderly Husky they adopted from TMAC. Ed Skibbe was happy to sign on for the show, having recently adopted his dog, Chai, from the shelter as well. "These animals have so much love to offer, and when you bring one into your life and they become your best friend, you feel so much gratitude toward the shelter for having cared for your friend until you two could meet," explains Trinity. "Our dog, Luna, came to TMAC as a stray. Who knows how long she'd been on the street before she was brought to the shelter where they cared for her until we came along. She brought such joy to our lives, we wanted to honor her memory by giving back to the organization that brought us together." Table Mountain Animal Center is the largest shelter serving the west Denver area which includes the communities of Arvada, Lakewood, Wheat Ridge, Golden, Morrison, Mt. View, Edgewater, and Westminster. The Center can provide care to 125 dogs and 80 cats, and annually cares for over 10,000 animals. TMAC is one of the leading adoption facilities and educational resources for animal care in the state of Colorado with an 87 overall success rate of adopted or returned-to-owner animals last year. Following the "Gimme Shelter" concert, the D Note will host another fundraising event featuring Blu Stu Kitchen and the Three Amigos. This event, free to those who attended the first concert, is to raise money for Kari Obernesser and Robyn Korkus, twin sisters from New York, who will be participating in the Pan-Massachusetts Challenge (PMC) bike ride in August, 2006. Kari and Robyn, whose mother is a cancer survivor, each have a fundraising commitment of $3,300 in order to ride in the 2006 PMC which raises money for life-saving cancer research and treatment at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, MA through its Jimmy Fund. THIRD ROAD HOME Third Road Home's appeal is multi-faceted, combining Trinity's sparkling vocals and insightful songwriting with Tom's emotive guitar playing and tight harmonies. The duo's signature Americana sound resonates with folkies and rock fans alike, and their live shows are made all the more engaging with their down-to-earth style and humorous onstage banter. Third Road Home's debut CD "Venus In Retrograde" has won numerous awards including being named one of the best CDs of 2004 by The Indie Acoustic Project. The song, "Whatever Is" was selected for the 2004 New Song Showcase at the Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield, Kansas, and was recently featured on mvyradio's Fresh Produce #1 Sampler CD, a national compilation CD of rising independent artists. "Forty years from now, when the world looks back on this new age of folk, Third Road Home will be riding high on the list of genre-defining artists. Call it the 'Colorado sound' if you will. I just call it great music." Kenny Hart, Indie-Music.com. CARA CANTARELLA Alternative folk-rock artist Cara Cantarella brings to the D-Note stage a trio performance steeped in acoustic roots. With influences by Sarah McLachlan, The Indigo Girls, Joni Mitchell, Alanis Morrissette, and Ani DiFranco, Cara's music is passionate and lyrical, carried by lilting vocals and driving guitar rhythms. Rounding out the sound are complex and intricate bass grooves performed by bassist Clarence Johnsen, and sultry, earthy vocals sung by harmony vocalist Cinthia Cable. Having had eight dogs and cats between their households in recent years, the trio members are delighted to participate in this benefit to help TMAC provide critical shelter and care for Denver's neediest animals. ED SKIBBE Ed is a singer, songwriter, publisher, performer, producer and teacher. Currently a staff songwriter for Ash Street Publishing in Nashville and performing indie singer-songwriter, his music resonates with roots and honesty. He has shared stages with Los Lobos, The Amazing Rhythm Aces, Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys, The Lost Gonzo Band and too many more to list. Ed has been called "the most underappreciated songwriter in America," a "lyrical whirling dervish" and "a timeless American voice." In addition to near-constant performing and writing, his 30-year music career includes stints as President of nationally renowned music workshop facilitators BEAMS, VP of Ash Street Publishing, and founder of Out of the Box Music (a seminal indie download website). He recently co-founded CAMP4Kids, a nonprofit in which local music pros mentor at-risk kids. ###