Holiday Cheer For ‘FUV December 14, 2006

Ollabelle, Joan Osborne, Rickie Lee Jones and special surprise guests will perform at the second annual WFUV benefit concert, Holiday Cheer For ‘FUV on Thursday, December 14 at 7:30 PM at The Concert Hall at the New York Society for Ethical Culture (2 West 64th Street at Central Park West). Tickets are $80 and available through Ticketmaster at ticketmaster.com or 212.307.7171. VIP tickets are $250 and include a pre-concert reception with the WFUV staff. $500 tickets include a pre-concert reception and front row seating. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Saturday, November 18th at 10:00 AM. The concert is produced by Metropolitan Talent Presents, with proceeds benefiting New York City non-commercial public radio station WFUV (90.7 FM, wfuv.org), one of the most influential “Adult Album Alternative” format stations in the country.

A multitalented collective whose participants share vocal and songwriting duties, Ollabelle gains strength from its members' shared sense of mission, as well as their diverse musical and personal backgrounds. Although the New York quintet initially began as a casual sideline to the musicians' individual projects, it quickly evolved into a fulltime creative entity with an unmistakable life of its own. Premier vocalist and songwriter Joan Osborne, who had one of the biggest releases of the mid-90's with "Relish," joins the Holiday Cheer line-up hot on the heels of her Vanguard Records debut, "Pretty Little Stranger." One of the most acclaimed and talented singer-songwriters of our time, Rickie Lee Jones’ career spans nearly three decades, while her incredible musical output spans the genres of folk, rock, jazz, soul, spoken word and pop. Always fearless, Rickie Lee has consistently pushed her seemingly limitless creative abilities, as well as the music industry's envelope.

City Harvest, a nonprofit organization which works to end hunger in New York City communities through food rescue and distribution, education, and other practical solutions, will be on site as WFUV’s partner.

WFUV (90.7 FM, wfuv.org) is a non-commercial, listener-supported public radio station, licensed to Fordham University for more than 50 years. Weekly serving over 330,000 listeners in the New York area and thousands more worldwide on the web, and a leader in contemporary music radio, WFUV offers an eclectic mix of rock, singer-songwriters, blues, world and other music with its influential City Folk® format, plus headlines from National Public Radio, local news and sports and Metro Traffic.

Official Website: http://www.wfuv.org