Press contacts: Zoe Grover, [email protected] Donna Dees, [email protected] ​ Dom Slowey, 781-710-0014 BOSTON STRONG: ARTISTS RALLY IN SUPPORT OF “THE CONCERT ACROSS AMERICA TO END GUN VIOLENCE” Nationwide event to be held Sunday, Sept. 25, 2016 (BOSTON, MA – August 16, 2016) A coalition of gun violence prevention activists and artists announced its full line-up for the Concert Across America to End Gun Violence Boston, scheduled for Sunday, September 25—the date designated by Congress in 2007 as a day of remembrance for murder victims. The Boston event, to be hosted by the Brighton Music Hall, will be one of over 40 local concerts held across the U.S. on that date, each connected via social media with #ConcertAcrossAmerica and #EndGunViolence and online at www.concertacrossamerica.org, and all focused on making gun violence ​ ​ prevention a voting issue in the November elections. The Brighton Music Hall line-up includes Hallelujah the Hills; Marissa Nadler; Vapors of Morphine; Bill Janovitz, performing with Tanya Donelly and Mike Gent; Rhea Ranno; Michelle La Poetica; Ashley Tishana; Arielle Chanelle; Herb Jackson; Lisa Bello; and Dro Casso with Pretty Poison. The evening will be emceed by local comedy legend Jimmy Tingle. Local partners for the Boston event will include Stop Handgun Violence (http://www.stophandgunviolence.org), Peace Boston ​ ​ (http://www.operationpeaceboston.org), the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute ​ ​ (http://ldbpeaceinstitute.org ), Jane Doe Inc. (http://www.janedoe.org), Cape ​ ​ ​ ​ Cod Grandmothers Against Gun Violence (http://www.capecodgag.org), and ​ ​ the Massachusetts Coalition to Prevent Gun Violence https://mapreventgunviolence.org). ​ “Some of Boston’s most talented artists have committed to joining us on September 25, to show support for the cause,” said Jane Dornbusch, Boston Concert Coordinator. “Massachusetts is the national model for gun violence prevention and I’m lucky to be a part of this city, one that is so supportive and involved in these important issues.” One Bridge Street, Suite 300, Newton, MA 02458 Tickets available here: http://www1.ticketmaster.com/event/010050DED5D45DB9 About the Concert Across America This nationwide event will bring together a network of organizations, activists, and artists with the dual goals of keeping guns out of dangerous hands and making the issue of gun violence prevention top of mind for members of Congress, the presidential candidates, and the American people as they go to the polls in November 2016. For more information, visit www.concertacrossamerica.org. Stop Handgun Violence (SHV) is a Massachusetts-based non-profit organization committed to the prevention of gun violence through education, public awareness, effective law enforcement, and common-sense gun laws. SHV has been the lead advocate in Massachusetts for enactment of some of the most effective gun violence prevention laws and of first-in-the-nation consumer protection regulations which have helped reduce gun deaths in the Commonwealth by 60 percent since its founding in 1994. The organization does not seek to restrict Constitutional rights but advocates only for common-sense legislation that will help save lives. For more information, go to www.stophandgunviolence.org. One Bridge Street, Suite 300, Newton, MA 02458 .