September 30, 2008 22:30

Fiery Furnaces for Brooklyn Barackrock Benefit

Plus Les Savy Fav, secret guests for Williamsburg show

Fiery Furnaces, Andrew Bird, Eugene Mirman and Kumail Nanjiani are among the performers scheduled to take part in a fundraiser for presidential hopeful Barack Obama next Monday (October 7).

Alina Simone, Heather Lawless, Guster , Lizz Winstead, Martin Bisi, John Roberts and Adira Amram will also help raise money for the Obama campaign, as will Les Savy Fav who will perform an acoustic set on the night.

The event will take place at the Music Hall of Williamsburg where the acts will perform over several stages including the Stage for Change, where seven musical acts and seven speaking acts will be ‘Hyping the Hope’, plus the Obama Room where the presidential debate will be screened and ticketholders can register to vote.

Tickets for the event are on sale at the Mercury Lounge and Music Hall of Williamsburg box offices as well as online at [url= http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/0000413AD6CD6C1B?artistid=1261202&majorcatid=10005&minorcatid=0]Ticketmaster[/url].

--By our New York staff.
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