Marylou Karp, wife of Blind Pig recording artist and singer-songwriter Peter Karp, was diagnosed in June with stage 4 ovarian cancer. Marylou, 50, is the mother of two children, James and Courtney. Her illness was initially misdiagnosed as a herniated disc, and she is currently undergoing aggressive treatment at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City.
Gina Fox, who is organizing the event and will perform, said of her friends diagnosis, “this is a fight for life". The physical, financial and emotional stresses that go along with this fight are overwhelming, and this benefit is meant to help the Karp family with crippling medical bills. Ovarian cancer, referred to as a silent killer, is often at stage 3 or 4 before it is properly diagnosed. It is the fifth leading cause of cancer death in women, with one out of one hundred women succumbing to it.
The show begins at 7 pm, and donations are $20 at the door. All proceeds will be donated to the Karp family. (Anyone who wishes to help but cannot attend the event is asked to visit www.ginafox.com, where a secure PayPal link is in place. Here's what the night of September 23rd Benefitlooks like:
Doors open at 7pm
Show starts at 7:30pm
(Time intervals include twenty minute sets with ten minute switchover)
Nicole Hart and NRG-featuring Gil Paris
Charlie Jones and Paul “Hernandez" Unsworth-featuring Dave Keys
Dave Malachowski and “Woodstock Allstars" Pete Levin and Jill Stevenson
Gina Fox
Popa Chubby
Dennis Gruenling-Little Walter Tribute
Todd Wolfe
Paul Carbonara and The Mudlarks
For more information contact Just Roots PR.
