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  • HeadCount Announces Hitting One Million Voter Registrations and its Upcoming Partnership with Grubhub

    HeadCount announces it’s one million voter registration since its formation on October 20, 2020 which is a huge milestone for the nonprofit. HeadCount is also announced its partnership with Grubhub to bring it’s “Deliver Your Voice” event to life where the two companies will encourage further voter registration before the upcoming election. The event will take place on October 29 and 30 and will feature 24KGoldn and Dominic Fike.

    HeadCount Grubhub

    In this election alone HeadCount has registered over 423,000 voters, more than twice their original goal. They’ve managed to do this with a variety of techniques but one of the biggest ones is by influencers promoting voter registration. They have partnered with names like Ariana Grande, David Dobrik, and Dead & Company and companies like Spotify to bring these huge numbers of new registered voters to reality. 

    The “Deliver Your Voice” event consists of HeadCount hosting Grubhub’s next edition of their Sound Bites concert series, Soundbites – Election Edition which is presented by First Tube Media. The event will feature 24KGoldn on Thursday, October 29and Dominic Fike on Friday, October 30 who will take the virtual stage each for a 45-minute set. Each set will start at 7PM EST followed by a live Q&A, further encouraging fans to participate in this year’s election. Grubhub will donate $10 for every comment during the lives tream, up to $100,000,  to HeadCount in support of the on-going initiative to promote civic engagement. Fans will also be able to order in with exclusive Perks to avoid missing a second of the concert through Grubhub. 

    HeadCount is introducing a new way for people to reach out to friends and family to check in on voter registration. HeadCount is providing an easy way to contact friends and help them vote through an app called OutVote. HeadCount is doing a brief 20 minute introduction session to the OutVote platform via Zoom next week on the below dates and times. October 23rd – 7pm ET/4pm PT, October 25th – 3pm ET/12pm PT,  and October 27th – 6pm ET/3pm PT. People interested can sign up for any of the above sessions here. Once confirmed for a training, people will be sent an email with a zoom link for the session 24-48 hours before your session.

    For more information on HeadCount or to register to vote visit their website.

  • GWAR Announces “Scumdogs Live”

    In celebration of the 30th anniversary of their classic album Scumdogs of the Universe, GWAR have announced “Scumdogs Live” live streaming concert event,

    Scumdogs XXX Live

    This one of a kind experience is set for Friday, October 30 with the pre-show starting at 6 PM ET. The live stream performance kicks off at 8 PM ET, with ticket and VIP Packages available at GWAR.net. The show will be available on demand through November 15th.

    “Scumdogs Live” will be a full-fledged GWAR performance and a spectacle the likes of which you have never seen. Your Lords and Masters will celebrate this momentous occasion by ripping through the entire Scumdogs of the Universe album from front to back. Will there be special guests? You’re goddamn right there will be special guests. Find out who they’ll be on October 30!

    Blōthar the Berserker had this to say about the momentous occasion:

    We always wanted to do a concert without an audience in the room. The audience is always the worst part. Well, that and the fact that we’re constantly being attacked by a bunch of assholes while we try to get through a set. Man, I hope none of those old school dicks show up to rain on our glorious parade.

    Blōthar the Berserker

    Make sure you are registered to vote to help decide who GWAR will kill on stage for the next four years. Check your registration at Headcount.org.

  • Disco Biscuits 10-Day Drive In Run Broadcast on Couchtour.tv Launch

    The new Couchtour.TV livestream service will offer a taste of what’s to come with Disco Biscuits Drive-In Broadcasts, starting tonight from Yarmouth, MA.

    Disco Biscuits founding member and lead guitarist, Jon Barber, now has a new title – Founder of Couchtour.tv. Thus, it makes perfect sense his band will test the startup platform. Tonight they will take to intergalactic heights – literally zapping a live feed into space then crashing down to your living room as you sip Dogfish Head on your couch.

    Couchtour

    The whole aim here is for you to enjoy the show responsibly – going on the most epic concert trip, without moving an inch. However, Couchtour.tv won’t stop there. For the adventure seekers, delve into their chat feature and engage with everyone. Get stoked on Couchtour.tv as it is far from it perfected final form.

    The beta launched October. 3, featuring live performances from Chicago house trio Orchard lounge and electronic breakbeat exploration, DrFameus. Get it while it’s hot. Couchtour.tv isn’t holding back that they’re the new kids on the block. As they work through the ‘bells and whistles,’ now is the best time to experience a raw, upcoming stream service.

    The project boasts their contributions to HeadCount, helping register voters and promote non-partisan democracy through the power of music. In addition, the multi-faucet idea will take on role of a promoter. It’s an all in one.

    Go to Couchtour.tv and sign up to access pricing and see your purchase options. 

    Couchtour.tv wasn’t a new idea, but time that would have otherwise been spent on the road opened up the space to finally bring Couchtour.tv to fruition. We’ve got a great team working on this, but it’s still gonna’ be a few months before we can roll this out in its complete form – bells, whistles and all – then it’ll be available wherever fans go to get their apps.

    Jon Barber – Disco Biscuits

    Couchtour.tv can be summed into two words. High Def. They guarantee above the rest with the highest quality stream, real-time customer service and the ability to host events literally anywhere. Their state-of-the-art satellite tech can zap converts from anywhere with a plugin. Maybe the Biscuits will be on a boat or teetering on the edge of a mountain, according tho the official press release on Wednesday. There are no limits.

    Flashback to ‘Summer 2020’: Disco Biscuits Play Ball at Citizens Bank Park

  • Phil Lesh, Billy Strings, Marco Benevento and More Headlining “Democracy Comes Alive”

    Live for Live Music in partnership with HeadCount have announced a one-day virtual music festival to promote voter participation. Dubbed “Democracy Comes Alive” the special event will use the influence of music to showcase how critical voter participation is. Featuring 50 artists and 10 speakers in one day, music fans are being encouraged to “get out the vote”.

    “Democracy Comes Alive” will take place on Saturday, October 3 at 1:00 PM ET and is hosted by Ari Fink of SiriusXM. To receive a link to the show, attendees are required to check the status of their voter registration or make a donation to HeadCount.

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    Democracy Comes Alive 2020 Poster

    With a star studded list of performers including members of The Grateful Dead, Pigeons Playing Ping Pong, Turkuaz, Trampled by Turtles, Bruce Hornsby, Dawes, Warren Haynes, Shawn Colvin and many more music fans are in for a treat while educating themselves on the importance of voting. Each artist in the lineup will also be performing all new pieces.

    “People have fought and died, and are still fighting, for the universal right to vote in this country. However, so many of our country’s eligible citizens still do not wield this awesome power bestowed upon them, which in turn leads to presidents and representatives enacting laws that aren’t in their best interest. Democracy works best when all citizens of a country participate, so we’re looking to encourage just that with Democracy Comes Alive, alongside the support of HeadCount.

    Kunj Shah, founder of Live For Live Music, Justice Comes Alive and Quaratine Comes Alive

    “Democracy Comes Alive” will feature several guest speakers whose focus will stay on the history of voting rights and examine what it took for everyone. Tips as well as information regarding best voting practices and the most effective ways to research representatives at a national, state, and local level will be provided.

    Among the guest speakers are Bob Weir, Jon Fishman, Bill Kreutzmann, Peter Shapiro, Marc Brownstein and many more.

    Head over to DemocracyComesAlive.com for more information and to heck your voter registration status today. See below for a list of all performers and guest speakers.

    Democracy Comes Alive Performers:
    ALO, Andy Frasco, Big Sam’s Funky Nation, Big Something, Billy Strings, Bruce Hornsby, The California Honeydrops, Cris Jacobs, David Shaw (The Revivalists), DAWES, Dopapod, Dumpstaphunk, Fruition, G. Love, The Ghost of Paul Revere, Goose, Here Come The Mummies, Hiss Golden Messenger, Joey Porter (feat. Nigel Hall & Sonata Porter), Karina Rykman, Katie Pruitt, Kim Dawson, Kitchen Dwellers, Leslie Mendelson, Lettuce x Motet (Members), Maggie Rose, Marco Benevento, Melvin Seals & JGB, Michael Franti, Moon Taxi, Neal Francis, Nicki Bluhm, The New Mastersounds, The Nth Power, Phil Lesh And Friends, Pigeons Playing Ping Pong, Reed Mathis & Electric Beethoven, Robert Walter, Ryan Montbleau, Shawn Colvin, Slightly Stoopid, Southern Avenue, Spafford, The String Cheese Incident (members), The Suffers, Trampled By Turtles, Turkuaz, Umphrey’s Mcgee, and Warren Haynes

    Speakers include:
    Andy Bernstein (HeadCount), Bill Kreutzmann (Grateful Dead), Bob Crawford (The Avett Brothers), Bob Weir (Grateful Dead), Jon Fishman (Phish), Kunj Shah (Live For Live Music), Marc Brownstein (The Disco Biscuits), Oteil Burbridge (Dead and Company), Peter Shapiro (Brooklyn Bowl), and Stefan Lessard (Dave Matthews Band).

  • HeadCount Won’t Let a Pandemic Block Voter Registration Efforts

    It is hard to believe that Election Day is just over six weeks away and there have been many efforts to get people out to the polls.  However, even with the pandemic that hasn’t stopped organizations like HeadCount from getting people registered to vote.

    Andy Bernstein, Executive Director of HeadCount, says that despite barriers, the organization’s efforts are going really well.

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    Headcount has seen a spike in voter registrations in comparison to previous election cycles.

    “We moved all our activities online and we’re registering more voters than ever,” Bernstein said.

    HeadCount is a non-partisan organization that uses concerts-and now adds online events- to reach out to music fans to register to vote. However, now that concerts are at a standstill, there have been more musicians trying to reach out to fans via social media and even Zoom. Bernstein says that fortunately the organization was already aware of this early on during the pandemic.

    “First, we worked with Soffi Tukker, Dave Matthews and Camila Cabello on promotions where fans could enter to win a private zoom with the artist, but [needed to check] their voter registration status,” he said. “We’ve done literally dozens of these now, and our new partner Global Citizen, is doing even more through the Just Vote campaign. Dave Matthews will do a short private show through that.”

    Bernstein also says that Evanescence is also going to perform an online show through HeadCount. But the goal for these shows is that in order for a participant to view it-they need to check their registration status.

    Since this election cycle seems to deal with more passionate issues, Bernstein says that he definitely has seen a spike in voter registrations- similar to what he saw during the 2018 elections.

    “We registered three times as many people for the 2018 midterms as 2014. And it was the highest turnout for a midterm election in 100 years,” he said. “Our goal is to register 200,000 voters and directly engage 1 million voters.”

    And what Bernstein means by ‘directly engage,’ is to have voters sign up for an absentee ballot, check their status, or to even look up a ballot which can all be done on the HeadCount website.

    Now that the election is just six weeks away, the organization is currently doing a huge text messaging campaign so that those who haven’t registered yet can do so via text messages.  And if someone would like to volunteer to help out the organization with its efforts, they can just visit HeadCount.org/volunteer and pick a night to help.

    “They’ve been lots of fun,” he said. “All you need is a computer (not even a phone) and you join a Zoom session with other volunteers from all over the country.”

    This year, the presidential election will take place on Tuesday, November 3rd. Register to vote and request an absentee ballot with HeadCount.

  • JUST VOTE Campaign Announced by HeadCount and Global Citizen

    JUST VOTE Campaign was announced by HeadCount and Global Citizen on September 8, in hopes to mobilize young voters for the upcoming presidential election. The campaign will reward voters for checking their registration by entering them in for a chance to win exclusive experiences, performances, and memorabilia from big names like Billie Eilish, Taylor Swift, DJ Khaled, and more. 

    The non-partisan campaign hopes to reach one million young voters and get 50,000 young people registered to vote ahead of the 2020 elections. It also offers the option for people who won’t be 18 by the 2020 elections can still enter the campaign for a chance to win prizes by pledging to become a voter when they turn 18. The cangain is focusing on young people because research shows that more than a third of eligible voters are Gen Z or Millennials. 83% of people between the ages of 18-29 believe they have the power to change the country and the world but dishearteningly only 60% of people in that age range are planning to vote. Unsurprisingly voter registration numbers are also down this year as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The hope of this campaign is to close that gap and get more young people to register and vote in the upcoming presidential election. 

    Artists supporting the campaign include a Billie Eilish who is supplying a signed vinyl, hoodie, and t-shirt, Billy Porter who is supplying a replica ‘Kinky Boot’, DJ Khaled who is supplying a virtual meet & greet, FINNEAS who is supplying a signed vinyl, hoodie, and t-shirt, Julianne Hough who is supplying a private virtual dance class, Loren Gray who is supplying virtual front row seats, Nicky Jam who is supplying a private, virtual concert, Quavo who is supplying a private happy hour, Taylor Swift who is supplying a guitar signed by Taylor Swift, and Usher who is supplying a virtual dance lesson with Usher and his choreographer. Once people check their voter registration status they can choose which experience they want to be entered into. A winner will be chosen at random on October 7, 2020. Voter registration not required for entering drawing. Full contest rules can be found here.

    Hugh Evans, co-founder and CEO of Global Citizen spoke on the campaign saying, “We are proud to launch the ‘Just Vote’ campaign to encourage more young people to check their status and register to vote. For years, we have been activating global citizens to be part of the solution to key issues like extreme poverty, climate change, and now pandemic relief. Voting is a vital way to exercise that power. We are excited about ‘Just Vote’s’ potential to drive young voter turnout in November and beyond.”

    For information on  the JUST VOTE Campaign and to enter in to win the exclusive experiences, performances, and memorabilia visit Global Citizen’s website.

  • Headcount Host Online Event Raising Awareness For Voter Registration

    Headcount and Fort Williams Artist Management have teamed up to present Vote Ready, a free online Concert for Voter Registration, taking place on Friday, August 14th at 7pm.

    The online event features The War On Drugs, Robin Pecknold, Daniel Rossen (of Grizzly Bear), Christopher Bear (of Grizzly Bear/Fools), Kyp Malone (of TV On The Radio), Jaleel Bunton (of TV On The Radio), Kevin Morby, Waxahatchee, Tarriona Tank Ball, Hand Habits, Ciggy, Kam Franklin (of The Suffers), The Building, and Allison Russell & Leyla McCalla (of Our Native Daughters)

    Headcount voter registration

    Leading up to the event, fans who check their voter registration status via HeadCount.org/VoteReady will receive a free eTicket to the stream. Anyone not currently registered will then easily be able to register to vote through an online form.

    Headcount believes that voter registration is critical, especially this year with the deadlines for registration coming up fast. ” Vote Ready” is unique as the first online music event dedicated to raising awareness for voting registration guidelines.

    This week, Headcount have announced a multi-year partnership with the International advocacy organization, Global Citizen, to further engage young Americans to check their status, register, and vote. Their partnership aims to mobilize support from artists along with entertainers, media, corporations, and nonprofit organizations, to give young Americans the tools to use their voice in the November 3, 2020 election and beyond.

    Headcount have been promoting democracy via music, culture and digital media. Since 2004, the organization has recruited nearly 700,000 new voters while working with a long list of musicians including Ariana Grande, Jay-Z and Dave Matthews Band. Following the COVID-19 outbreak, the organization was quick to switch their recruiting efforts to online. Headcount remains to be one of the most active grassroots organizations in the Country and continues to keep pushing their efforts.

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