Shine Some Light: A Benefit for Dan Lang-Gunn
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Shine Some Light: A Benefit for Dan Lang-Gunn is a double disc CD released by Asbestos Records
in 2006, featuring a large number of notable rock
and punk
and bands in the community.
During a concert on November 19, 2004, Dan Lang-Gunn, vocalist for Eyeball Records
band The Modern Day Saint, experienced arrhythmia and went into cardiac arrest
on stage. Police and staff performed CPR on Lang-Gunn until he could be taken to the hospital, but he suffered from an anoxic brain injury and was in a coma
for several weeks. Lang-Gunn is now struggling to restore his ability to walk, speak, and live. All proceeds from this album go toward Lang-Gunn's hospitalization and rehabilitation
.
Asbestos Records
Asbestos Records in an independent record label in Stratford, CT founded in 1996 by Matt Flood, and Dave Leone....
in 2006, featuring a large number of notable rock
Rock and roll
Rock and roll is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s, primarily from a combination of African American blues, country, jazz, and gospel music...
and punk
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
and bands in the community.
During a concert on November 19, 2004, Dan Lang-Gunn, vocalist for Eyeball Records
Eyeball Records
Eyeball Records is an independent record label based in Northern New Jersey, formed in 1995 by Alex Saavedra. They have released albums by artists such as Thursday, My Chemical Romance and Murder by Death....
band The Modern Day Saint, experienced arrhythmia and went into cardiac arrest
Cardiac arrest
Cardiac arrest, is the cessation of normal circulation of the blood due to failure of the heart to contract effectively...
on stage. Police and staff performed CPR on Lang-Gunn until he could be taken to the hospital, but he suffered from an anoxic brain injury and was in a coma
Coma
In medicine, a coma is a state of unconsciousness, lasting more than 6 hours in which a person cannot be awakened, fails to respond normally to painful stimuli, light or sound, lacks a normal sleep-wake cycle and does not initiate voluntary actions. A person in a state of coma is described as...
for several weeks. Lang-Gunn is now struggling to restore his ability to walk, speak, and live. All proceeds from this album go toward Lang-Gunn's hospitalization and rehabilitation
Rehabilitation (neuropsychology)
Rehabilitation of sensory and cognitive function typically involves methods for retraining neural pathways or training new neural pathways to regain or improve neurocognitive functioning that has been diminished by disease or traumatic injury....
.
Track listing
- The Modern Day Saint - "Shine Some Light on the Situation"
- High School Football HeroesHigh School Football HeroesHigh School Football Heroes were a ska punk band from Long Island, New York. HSFH blended the sound of 3rd wave ska with indie rock, drawing comparisons to acts such as Less Than Jake, Taking Back Sunday and Sublime. The band released two records with Asbestos Records and Orange Peel Distribution...
- "Don’t Come Around" - DescendentsDescendents (band)The Descendents are an American punk rock band from Hermosa Beach, California. As of 2011, they have released six studio albums, three live albums, three compilation albums and three EPs. The Descendents broke up and reformed several times over the years, sometimes with different musicians...
- "Nothing with You" - AstronautalisAstronautalisAstronautalis is an American hip hop artist based out of Minneapolis, Minnesota.After gaining some renown in local circles in Jacksonville and competing at Scribble Jam, Astronautalis self-released his debut album, You and Yer Good Ideas, in 2003...
- "Something for the Kids" - The Phenomenauts - "Rocket Roll"
- The EmotronThe EmotronThe Emotron is a one-man musical group influenced by Atom and his Package and GG Allin. He performs original material in a karaoke-esque style, using a Yamaha QY700 sequencer among other instruments....
- "1989" - The Flaming Tsunamis - "Satan vs. The United States of America"
- Dillinger FourDillinger FourDillinger Four is an American punk rock band formed in 1994 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They have released four full-length studio albums. The current band members are Patrick Costello on bass guitar and vocals, Erik Funk and Bill Morrisette on guitars and vocals, and Lane Pederson on drums.- Studio...
- "Noble Stabbings" - Bomb the Music Industry!Bomb The Music Industry!Bomb the Music Industry! is band from Baldwin, Nassau County, New York. They write, produce, record, and distribute all of their music under the leadership of songwriter and producer Jeff Rosenstock....
- "If Assholes Got Awards, I'd Have a Trophy Case" - Via AudioVia AudioVia Audio is an American indie pop band from Brooklyn, New York. Their first full-length album Say Something, was released in 2007 by Sidecho Records, to glowing reviews from prominent independent music publications such as Pitchfork Media, Alternative Press, Spin Magazine, & Tiny Mix Tapes...
- "Modern Day Saint" - Epoxies - "Synthesized"
- Tastes like Burning - "Like Scotch"
- Big D and the Kids TableBig D and the Kids TableBig D and the Kids Table is a ska punk band formed in October 1995 in Allston, Massachusetts when its members converged in college. Their first release was on their own Fork In Hand Records label, but have since teamed with Springman Records and SideOneDummy...
- "Lax" - The FadThe Fad"The Fad" is the third and final single from Chevelle's 2007 album, Vena Sera. Pete Loeffler stated in a live show that he wrote this song while in Las Vegas.-Music video:The music video was premiered on the internet on March 3, 2008...
- "Vinyl Paradise" - NOFXNOFXNOFX is an American punk rock band from Los Angeles, California .The band was formed in 1983 by vocalist/bassist Fat Mike and guitarist Eric Melvin. Drummer Erik Sandin joined NOFX shortly after. In 1991 El Hefe joined to play lead guitar and trumpet, rounding out the current line-up...
- "You're Wrong" - TreephortTreephortTreephort is an American punk rock band from Marietta, Georgia.An article by the Associated Press brought the band international attention in 2004 for their stage antics while on tour.Before this attention, Treephort toured the U.S...
- "Friday Night" - Grand BuffetGrand BuffetGrand Buffet is a hip-hop funk duo from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, made up of Jackson O'Connell-Barlow and Jarrod Weeks . Their music is a unique brand of humorous, often satirical rap...
- "Americus (Religious Right Rock)" - Doozer - "So Scandalous"
- Sixfinger - "Indoor Voices Off"
- Skeptics - "Halos on Bedposts"
- La Guillotine - "Sad like Sunday"
- The Lawrence ArmsThe Lawrence ArmsThe Lawrence Arms are an American punk rock band from Chicago, Illinois, formed in 1999. They have released five full-length albums and toured extensively.-Pre-history:...
- "The Devil's Takin' Names" - Jay Tea - "I Threw Away Your Demo"
- Pluto Gang - "Plaster Cast"
- Anti-FlagAnti-FlagAnti-Flag is a punk rock band from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in the United States, formed in 1988. The band is well known for its outspoken political views. Much of the band's lyrics have focused on fervent anti-war activism, criticism of United States foreign policy, corporatism, U.S. wealth...
- "What's the Difference?" - Against Me!Against Me!Against Me! is an American punk rock band formed in 1997 in Naples, Florida and relocated to Gainesville, Florida in 1999. Their first full-length album, released on No Idea Records in 2002, was Against Me! Is Reinventing Axl Rose. They have released music on Misanthrope Records, Crasshole Records,...
- "Don't Lose Touch (live at WCSUWestern Connecticut State UniversityWestern Connecticut State University is a public university in Danbury, Connecticut. Founded in 1903, WestConn has an arts and sciences curriculum, a business school, and several professional programs including elementary and secondary education, nursing, music performance, and social work...
)" - Tip the VanTip The VanTip the Van was an American rock/ska formed in Marlborough, Connecticut in 2002. The lineup consists of Nicole Oliva , Simone Oliva , Stephanie Allen , Brian Dunnigan , Bryan Howard , and Bryan Briggs...
- "Let's Say" - These Green Eyes - "Crimson"
- Strike AnywhereStrike AnywhereStrike Anywhere is a punk rock/melodic hardcore band from Richmond, Virginia. Formed in 1999 after the demise of frontman Thomas Barnett's previous band, Inquisition, they took their name from the Inquisition song "Strike Anywhere". Their music is characterized by fast tempos, catchy melodies, and...
- "Antidote" - The Arrogant Sons of BitchesThe Arrogant Sons of BitchesThe Arrogant Sons of Bitches was a 6-piece ska punk band from Long Island and Baldwin, New York. The band was known for its strong DIY punk roots, self-releasing two albums and two EPs...
- "I, Musical Genius" - Rise AgainstRise AgainstRise Against is an American punk rock band from Chicago, Illinois, formed in 1999. The band currently consists of Tim McIlrath , Zach Blair , Joe Principe and Brandon Barnes .Rise Against spent its first five years signed to the independent record label Fat Wreck Chords, on which it...
- "Black Masks & Gasoline" - Call It Arson - "Here Comes the Flood"
- A Wilhelm ScreamA Wilhelm ScreamA Wilhelm Scream is a melodic hardcore band from New Bedford, Massachusetts. Many people have referenced Strung Out, Hot Water Music, Propagandhi, and Strike Anywhere as the band's similar artists. Their name is a reference to the Wilhelm Scream, a famous stock sound effect which mainly is used in...
- "In Vino Veritas II" - Spider and FlySpider and FlySpider and Fly is a Nicktoons TV short that takes place in an old tool shed. Spider, unexpectedly, does not want to eat Fly, but the tasty dishes you can expect Fly to be whipping up...
- "Nine Squares" - AvailAvailAvail is a punk band from Richmond, Virginia. Originally from Northern Virginia, the band formed in 1987, its members including Joe Banks, Doug Crosby, Brian Stewart, and Mikey Warstler. The only original remaining member, guitar player Joe Banks, teamed up with rival band LDK's Tim Barry...
- "Order" - CovinCovinCovin , an association of persons, so used in the Statute of Labourers of 1360, which, inter alia, declared void all alliances and covins of stonemasons and carpenters....
- "Still Too Late" - Whole Wheat BreadWhole Wheat BreadWhole Wheat Bread is a punk band from Jacksonville, Florida. They formed in 2003 and have so far released two albums and one EP, under the Orlando based record label Fighting Records.-History:...
- "Broke" - Rick Johnson Rock & Roll Machine - "Snack Attack"
- Stealing from Peter - "Six White Horses"
- Mad CaddiesMad CaddiesThe Mad Caddies are a third wave ska band from Solvang, California. The band formed in 1995 and has released five full-length albums, one live album, and two EPs...
- "No Se" - Shiragirl - "Go, Go, Go"
- PropagandhiPropagandhiPropagandhi is a Canadian punk band formed in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba in 1986 by Chris Hannah and Jord Samolesky. The band is currently located in Winnipeg, Manitoba....
- "Anti-Manifesto" - Laser Attack - "The Worst Party"
- Olde York - "One Good Thing"
- Beret! - "Putain Des Cigs"
- Split Fifty - "Swing from Her Fingernails"
- Aeroplane, 1929 - "Slap Bass Sucks"
- In the Face - "Just Say Anything" (live)