CONCERT & SILENT AUCTION
TO BENEFIT LOS ANGELES PUNK PIONEER, MARTY NATION
APRIL 2 AT SATELLITE LOUNGE
Lineup includes
Candye Kane, Julie Christensen, The Bloody Brains with Hermann Senac, Jill Sharpe, plus Special DJ Highlight with Bauhaus’ Daniel Ash
Los Angeles, CA, March 24, 2011—Marty Nation, Los Angeles native and punk pioneer was injured in a serious motorcycle accident. His musical friends have pulled together to host a special benefit concert and silent auction to help with his medical bills.
WHEN: Friday, April 2, 2011, Show starts at 7:00 PM sharp.
WHERE: SATELLITE LOUNGE (Formerly SPACELAND)
1717 Silver Lake Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90026
http://www.thesatellitela.com/
WHO:
Candye Kane
Julie Christensen (Stone Cupid, Divine Horseman, Leonard Cohen)
Johnny Nation and City Fritter
The Ben Powell Band (featuring Candye’s son Evan Caleb on drums)
The Vampowers with Peter Andrus
Stereo Blues with Tony Marisco
The Jill Sharpe Band
The Bloody Brains with Hermann Senac
Daniel Ash (Bauhaus) special DJ highlight
$15 suggested donation.
ALL PROCEEDS GO TO MARTY NATION FUND
Blues diva and the show’s organizer Candye Kane said, “Marty has always been there for his friends. We put together this concert to give back a small portion of that incredible generosity and show him and his family our support. We hope anyone who can relate to his incredibly unique life story—or just someone who wants to see an amazing show—will join us at the Satelllite Lounge.”
ABOUT MARTY:
Marty Nation, a California native, was born in Northern California, moved to Hollywood, and then Topanga’s “rodeo grounds” where he attended grade school in Malibu. His generation were the real life Spicoli kids that Sean Penn spoofed in Fast Times at Ridgemont High. Only Marty wasn’t a stoner or a beach bum. He and rockabilly rebel Colin Winski combed their hair into duck tails, wore leather jackets and listened to Elvis, The Stooges, The Ramones, and other bands not yet realized by their peers in the 1970s. Marty discovered glitter and The Dolls, and became somewhat of a legend himself in Hollywood,
with notorious stories told about him by visitors to Hollywood’s punk rock royalty house, “Disgraceland.”
So many who know Marty have a tale to tell about him. He’s the guy we all wished we had the guts to be, only it would take showing our darker sides to the world, and not many have those guts. It was Marty who kicked the door down and let the flood of kids in to see The Ramones the night the riot squad was called out to the Palladium in the early ‘80s. The kids weren’t having a riot at all. They just wanted to get in. It must have been at capacity, and the fire marshals were holding everyone back. Marty just kicked the door in and let everyone all flood the Palladium. It was a rollicking show and nobody got hurt, but on the way out, helicopters flew over, and police were out with billy clubs to give those punks a good beating for violating the fire code.
A motorcycle enthusiast by the age of 10, Marty raced speedway, drove classic cars, and played in a garage band (The Reptiles) with his brother Johnny. While still in his early 20’s, Marty went on tour as roadie to Levi & The Rockats, then came back to Los Angeles to work in auto mechanics and hairdressing. He opened his own salon, The Martin Nation Salon, and was known for “foxifying” his clientele. He also formed a band, Crowbar. An ’80s garage band pile-up, featuring pals Peter Andrus, Drew Steele of the Surf Punks, Ace Farren Ford and Hermann Senac of Blood on The Saddle, with an an earlier lineup including Wayne James and Andy Seven. They released an album titled Crowbar Salvation.
After meeting wife Catherine, and having baby Molly Jo, the family moved east, where Marty attended The French Culinary Institute in NYC, and launched yet another career as a chef. They moved back to California, where Marty opened his own restaurant The Iron Pan in Ojai, based on his mother’s old iron pan. Now living at the beach with wife Catherine and two dogs, things came to a screeching halt when Marty hit scaffolding that was dumped on the 134 freeway near Los Angeles, as he was riding his motorcycle at 60 mph. He survived, but has had to endure extensive surgeries. With another 18 months left to recover and another hip replacement on the way, his family is grateful for the support shown by so many who have pulled together for Marty.
Family and friends have organized a web site and silent auction. Candye Kane has spearheaded benefit performances for Marty, where she’ll be performing, along with Julie Christensen, Marty’s brother Johnny Nation and his band City Fritter, The Ben Powell Band, featuring Candye’s son Evan Caleb, The Vampowers with Peter Andrus, Stereo Blues with Tony Marisco, The Jill Sharpe Band, The Bloody Brains with Hermann Senac, with special highlight Daniel Ash of the Bauhaus as DJ.
The people whose lives Marty has graced do not forget him. As the Shaheen family recently posted on Marty’s Tumblr page (www.martynation.tumblr.com), “Marty was always there for anyone in need and he was there on 9/11 when thousands lost their lives…he was one of the first to answer when there was a need to feed the thousands of men who were on the scene to dig through the rubble looking for suvivors…he provided food for the unsung heroes, for he was a hero himself…he cooked nonstop for days and nights providing over 150,000 hot meals to the char-faced firemen who came into his tent for a warm meal…yes Marty, I will not forget what you did for these men….you never once complained about the conditions at Ground Zero….you did what you had to do, and you did it your way….I have so much respect for you…”
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