In The News

2013

• Port Chester Daily Voice – Capitol Theatre to Auction Box Seats to Benefit Teachers (April 18, 2013)
• LoHud/The Journal News – Capitol Theatre Offers Teachers Scholarships to Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Institute (April 17, 2013)
• Port Chester Patch – The Cap Auctions Best Seats to Support Local Music Teachers (April 17, 2013)

2012

• JamBase – HeadCount Participation Tour @ Highline Ballroom (November 15, 2012)
• Hidden Track – Review: Dumpsta, Dickinsons, and A HeadCount Blowout in NYC (November 6, 2012)
• Pitchfork – ?uestlove, Ben Gibbard, Okkervil River, Black Lips, More Raise Money for Hurricane Relief (November 5, 2012)
• LSU – Student Government Member Teams Up With HeadCount to Register Voters (November 5, 2012)
• Politico – Celebs Get Political in 2012 (November 5, 2012)
• Mashable – Know What ID to Take to the Poll With This Online Map (October 24, 2012)
• Philanthropy.com – Nonprofit Drive Helps Hundreds of Thousands Register to Vote (October 1, 2012)
• Totally Blogged – “Total Biased” x HeadCount.org (September 25, 2012)
• SourceFed – 50 Cent Wants YOU To Vote (September 25, 2012)
• Hidden Track – HeadCount Enlists Pretty Much Every Band You’ve Ever Heard Of For Largest Social Media Voter Registration Drive (September 25, 2012)
• Colbert News Hub – Stephen Colbert Celebrates National Voter Registration Day (September 25, 2012)
• Current – Wilco Front Man Jeff Tweedy Opens Up On Why You Need To Vote (VIDEO)(September 25, 2012)
• NY1 – Advocates Lead The Way For Voter Registration (VIDEO) (September 25, 2012)
• Latinos Post – National Voter Registration Day: Register To Vote Before It’s Too Late (September 25, 2012)
• Live For Live Music – HeadCount Launches National Voter Registration Day (September 25, 2012)
• Yahoo – Are You Properly Registered To Vote? Hundreds Of Artists Contribute To HeadCount, Educating Citizens On Voter Registration (September 25, 2012)
• Huffington Post – Musicians Lend Their Creativity To Register Voters (September 25, 2012)
• Jambands.com – HeadCount Partners With Bob Weir, Phish, DMB, Widespread Panic and More For National Voter Registration Day (September 25, 2012)
• Mashable – Jack Johnson Breaks His No-Social-Media Rule For Voter Registration Day (September 25, 2012)
• MTV – Dave Matthews Band Release “Mercy” Video For First National Voter Registration Day (September 25, 2012)
• Hypervocal – National Voter Registration Day: Musicians, Celebs Rally To Sign You Up (September 25, 2012)
• BuzzFeed – 19 Big Time Celebs Who Want You To Vote (September 25, 2012)
• TechPresident – National Voter Registration Day Gearing Up, Online and Offline (September 24, 2012)
• Prefix – 50 Cent, Stephen Colbert, tUnE-yArDs Say Do Your Civic Duty: Vote! (September 24, 2012)
• StereoGum – Grizzly Bear, Death Cab, St. Vincent Remind You To Register To Vote (September 24, 2012)
• Pitchfork – Grizzly Bear, St. Vincent, TV On The Radio, Zola Jesus, Matt & Kim Want You To Register To Vote (September 24, 2012)
• Rolling Stone – Stars Support National Voter Registration Day (September 24, 2012)
• Politico – Hitting The Right Pro-Vote Note (September 23, 2012)
• Fox News – Report: Roughly Half of the 2008, First-Time Youth Vote Now Unsure of Registration Status (September 23, 2012)
• USA Today – Celebrities Urge Fans To Vote (September 20, 2012)
• Huffington Post – Over Half of Eligible Youth Voters Unsure if They Are Properly Registered To Vote (September 18, 2012)
• Mashable.com – Your Favorite Celebrities Are Asking: Are You Registered to Vote? (September 18, 2012)
• San Francisco Chronicle – Young Voters’ Enthusiasm Hard To Find (August 21, 2012)
• Voice Of America – HeadCount On Tour W/ Wilco + Video Of Jeff Tweedy (VIDEO)  (August 10, 2012)
• Music For Good – HeadCount Launches Voter Participation Party W/ Anders Osborne & Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk (July 31, 2012)
• Current.com – HeadCount Touring Rep Julie Whelan To Appear On The War Room With Jennifer Granholm (July 25, 2012)
• St. Louis Beacon – HeadCount Teams Up W/ Dave Matthews (July 12, 2012)
• Down With Tyranny – Independence Day HeadCount Updates (July 4, 2012)
• LongIslandPress.com – Volunteer On Tour With Phish Speaks To HeadCount’s Work (July 4, 2012)
• Philly.com – Voter Registration at Upcoming Wilco Show, W/ Statement from Jeff Tweedy (June 26, 2012)
• CompaniesAndCauses.com – Patagonia Teams Up W/ HeadCount (June 20, 2012)
• MTV.com – “5 Things I Learned From Hanging Out With HeadCount” (June 18, 2012)
• The Washington Examiner – Interview With DMB Tour Volunteer Sarah Thomas-Cioffi (June 9, 2012)
• FlipSide – Dave Matthews And HeadCount Hit Hershey, PA (June 27, 2012)
• Down With Tyranny – Jammin’ The Vote With Dave Matthews, Wilco, Phish & Bob Weir (May 24, 2012)
• Pollstar.com – Rock n Road Trip To Get Out The Vote (May 23, 2012)
• JamBase.com – Voter Reg Drives On Summer Tours For Phish, Wilco, Furthur, DMB (May 23, 2012)
• Time Out New York – Volunteer with HeadCount! (April 18, 2012)
• Rolling Stone – Members of Grateful Dead, National, Walkmen Come Together for ‘Bridge Session’ Webcast (March 25, 2012)
• Yahoo Music – Bob Weir and The National’s Intimate Show at TRI Studios, Watch the Videos! (March 25, 2012)
• The Lefort Report – The National, Bob Weir, and Other All-Stars Collaborate for Art and the Vote (March 27, 2012)
• JamBase.com – The Bridge Session San Rafael Review and Photos (March 27, 2012)
• Hidden Track – Bob Weir Goes Indie, HeadCount’s The Bridge Session (March 25, 2012)
• Jambands.com – Bob Weir Performs with Members of The National, Revives “My Brother Esau” (March 25, 2012)
• Rolling Stone – Bob Weir, The National Team Up for Politically-Minded Webcast (March 22, 2012)
• Jambands.com – Bob Weir to Perform With Members of The National (February 24, 2012)
• Rolling Stone – Members of Grateful Dead, The National Form Band for ‘The Bridge Session’ (February 24, 2012)
• Jambands.com – Learning from the HeadCount DNA Project (January 29, 2012)

2011

• Hidden Track – Postcards: HeadCount Reveals DNA Project Results (December 22, 2011)
• Jambands.com – HeadCount Looking at Your Music DNA (October 17, 2011)
• Hypebot’s Ariel Hyatt Interviews Executive Director of HeadCount (September, 2011)
• Hidden Track – HeadCount Onwards and Upwards (August 28th, 2011)
• Jambase – HeadCount and Phish Team Up (June 28th, 2011)
• Headstash – HeadCount Puts the Party in Participation (June 23, 2011)
• Jambands.com – The Radiators to Play HeadCount Benefit (May 31, 2011)

2010

• GRID Philly – Disco Fever: The Biscuits Bring the Solar Power (Nov 22, 2010)
• New York Times – Motivating Music Fans to Vote (October 25th, 2010)
• USA Today – With Election Day in Sight, Parties Pull out the Stops (October 27th, 2010)
• LA Times – Willie Nelson, ?uestlove, Wayne Coyne Calling Music Fans to Vote (October 25th, 2010)
• Politico – A Grateful Vote (October 25th, 2010)
• Mother Jones – Can Phish and the Flaming Lips Get you to Vote? (October 27th, 2010)
• Pollstar – Get a Call from Willie Nelson or ?uestlove (October 27th, 2010)
• New York Times – Jay-Z: Please Vote, Young Men and Women (October 12th, 2010)
• Rolling Stone – Exclusive: Jay-Z’s Ad to Get Out the Vote (October 12th, 2010)
• Global Grind – Jay-Z Changes the WORLD Again (October 12,th 2010)
• Perez Hilton – Jay-Z Creates Public Service Announcement Encouraging Young People to Vote Again in 2010 (October 13th, 2010)
• MSNBC – “The Last Word” VIDEO (October 13th 2010)
• The Nation – Jay-Z Campaigns Again, But Without Obama (October 13th, 2010)
• CBS News – Jay-Z Encourages Youth Vote in TV Ad for HeadCount (October 13th 2010)
• The Associated Press – College Students Obamamania Wanes (October 13th, 2010)
• Media Bistro/Agendy Spy – HeadCount Counts on Jay-Z to Deliver Voting Message (October 13th, 2010)
• The Hill – Jay-Z Adds to Effort to Boost Young Voter Turnout (October 12th, 2010)
• HeadCount Exec. Dir. on Fox Biz News “Stossel” VIDEO (October 1st, 2010)
• Huffington Post- Republicans Crushing Democrats on Facebook (September 27, 2010)
• Fast Company- Republicans Dominate Democrats in Social Media (September 23, 2010)
• FOX Nation- GOP Leads Dems by 5 to 1 on Facebook (September 28, 2010)
• Yahoo! News- Social Media May Predict Candidates’ Wins (September 23, 2010)
• The Hill – Web campaign aims to boost youth turnout for midterms (August 25, 2010)
• Huffington Post – From Casual “Hangout” to a “Concert for the Coast” *Executive Director’s Blog* (May 11, 2010)
• Oxfam America – A Soundtrack for Action: Giving Fans an Opportunity to Take Action on Climate Change (March 30, 2010)
• Planet Green – Disco Biscuits’ Solar Power Mission Comes to Brooklyn Bowl (March 24, 2010)
• Philebrity – And Now, Today’s GOOD NEWS: Then There Was That Time The Disco Biscuits Installed Solar Panels At An Elementary School (March 16, 2010)
• KYW-TV / CBS 3 – Philly Band and HeadCount To Help School Install Solar Panels VIDEO (March 11, 2010)
• AOL Spinner – Wilco, Pearl Jam and More Offer Tracks to HeadCount’s Bonnaroo Climate Album (March 2, 2010)
• WireTap – Take Action on Climate Change and Get Free “Best of Bonnaroo” Download Compilation (March 2, 2010)
• JamBase – Best of Bonnaroo: Climate Change In Action (March 2, 2010)
• Grist – The Latest Musical Trend is Annoying the Senate Into Climate Action (March 1, 2010)
• Paste Magazine – Wilco, Death Cab, Decemberists, Pearl Jam Featured on Free Bonnaroo Compilation for Climate Change (March 1, 2010)
• Huffington Post – Making Our Voices Heard On Climate Change *Executive Director’s Blog* (March 1, 2010)
• Audiophile – The live concert-taping subculture (February 16, 2010)

2009

• JamBase – Phil Lesh, Warren Haynes and More Offer Unique Experiences to Benefit HeadCount (December 10, 2009)
• Glide HiddenTrack – HeadCount Helps Stage “Mock Show” – Phish Poster Convention During Miami NYE Run (December 1, 2009)
• Jambands.com – HeadCount Offers Chance to Win Original Pollock at Phish’s Festival 8 (October 26, 2009)
• JamBase – Biscuits Brooklyn Bowl HeadCount Auction (October 6, 2009)
• Glide HiddenTrack – Disco Biscuits and Others Offer Rare Tracks for Those Who “Pick Their Issue” (September 2, 2009)
• Jambands.com – Dave Matthews Meet and Greet to benefit HeadCount (July 31, 2009)
• Glide HiddenTrack – HeadCount and Cloud 9 give away Caribbean Holidaze package for Camp Bisco Reality Check winner (July 15, 2009)
• Jambands.com – Richard Gehr takes reigns of HeadCount blog (June 25, 2009)
• Jambase – HeadCount Auctions Backstage Dinner at HSMF & Artist Tickets to Rothbury (June 23, 2009)
• Glide HiddenTrack – Bob Weir Meet and Greets benefit HeadCount (June 17, 2009)
• Jambands.com – Reality Check to Debut at Bonnaroo (June 11, 2009)
• Glide HiddenTrack – What’s Your Issue Campaign (June 10, 2009)
• Treehugger – HeadCount Lends a Hand with Green Apple (April 19, 2009)
• JamBase – HeadCount reveals 2009 plans (February 24, 2009)
• Jambands.com – The Dead, Nancy Pelosi sign Les Paul guitar to benefit HeadCount (January 29, 2009)

Archives

• HeadCount Gets Out the Vote – Rex Foundation
• U.K.’s Joss Stone part of in American vote drive- USA Today
• A Rising HeadCount – JamBands.com
• Joss Stone Rocks the Vote – ABC News
• Jam the Vote – Relix
• Voter registration gets celebrities’ endorsement -USA Today
• Rock stars motivate new generation of voters – Medill Reports
• Party Time ’08 – Dems Ready to Shake, Rattle & Roll – Washington Post
• Voter Registration Drive Hits C’ville Concert Scene – Charlottseville News
• Anderson Cooper 360 Blog: The Disco Biscuits and Your Vote – CNN
• CMJ, HeadCount And Others To Register Voters – CMJ
• Volunteers to look for votes at concert – Charleston.net
• Jam, register to vote at Dave Matthews show tonight – York Daily Record
• Voter registration is warm-up act – Ohio.com
• They rock! Group uses concerts to sign up young voters – Philadelphia Daily News
• Time to `stop complaining and vote’ – Times Union
• Band inspires young voters to get involved – Saratogian
• Group finds new voters at concert – Schenectedy Daily Gazette
• Activits rock the vote – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
• Poli sci in action – Creative Loafing Tampa
• Musicians try to get out the vote at Bonnaroo – Associated Press
• Go Watch Pearl Jam; Register To Vote – Tampa Bay Online
• Young voters could have big impact in November – Sun-Sentinel
• Rocking for Democracy: Organization uses music to spur voter registration – UWIRE
• Taking a Headcount – Creative Loafing
• Bob Weir Rallies Deadheads at D.C. Fundraiser – Rolling Stone
• Mayer, Foo Fighters Help Recruit Voters – USA Today
• Wilco, MMJ, Decemberists Get out the Vote – Pitchfork
• Big name artists join HeadCount, rally for voter registration- The Nation
• CAN YOUNG VOTERS SWING PENNSYLVANIA?…- Paste
• Disco Biscuit Takes HeadCount To Living Rooms – CMJ
• The Grateful Nation’s Population Boom – Washington Post
• Voter registration documentary raises a call to action – Asheville Citizen-Times
• Artists Unite (PDF)- Billboard
• Voter group tied to Dave Matthews & Bob Weir takes big step - Yahoo Music
• HeadCount Kicks Off ’08 Voter Registration - CMJ
• O.A.R. is ready for a revolution – Norfolk Daily News
• HeadCount’s Jambands.com column Jambands
• Dave Matthews, Galactic, Phil Lesh register voters – Paste Magazine
• “HeadCount” Uses Concerts To Find New Voters – AHN
• Turn on, tune in, drop out a thing of the past – Earvolution
• HeadCount Looks to Register 200,000 Voters at Concerts - Ticket News
• Caught in the Carousel Interview with Andy Bernstein
• Who Will Rock the Vote in 2008?- Wiretap
• Case Study in Music Activism: Head Count- Future Majority
• Dave Matthews Band Urge Fans to Vote- Paste Magazine
• Dave Matthews Band Gets Out the Vote- MTV.com
• Trey Anastasio, Warren Haynes, Phil Lesh, Dave Matthews Team Up To Get Out And Vote - Guitar Jam
• Courage and Love in Las Vegas - ESPN.com
• An Interview with Andy Bernstein of Head Count - Carousel
• Midterms Matter for Andy Bernstein and HeadCount - Jambands.com
• Buy Guitar God Jewelry For a Good Cause- People
• HEADCOUNT HITS GOAL- JamBase
• After ten years, it’s still “All Good”- Williamsport Guardian
• Phil Lesh: Dead In The Water- CourierPost Online
• Headcount Brings The Noise With Midterms Matter Tour – Top 40 Charts
• Dave Matthews: No Political Chicken – U.S.News & World Report
• DMB, Allmans Rock the Midterm Vote – Rolling Stone
• Midterms Matter – Billboard
• Bob Weir to Discuss HeadCount’s Midterms Matter Tour on Air America – relix
• Voter Reg Org Headcount Launches MidTerms Matter Tour – GlideMagazine.com
• Recording artists stage a musical uprising - Chicago Sun Times
• Pop music leads charge in urging youths to vote – the San Diego Union-Tribune
• Sonic Reducer – San Francisco Bay Guardian
• Voter Bounty Hits Hundred Grand – Wired.Com
• Vote Jammers – High Times
• MTV News
• Musicians get vocal about mixing art and politics – Philadelphia Daily News
• Rock out & register – Cincinnati.com
• Penn alum leads voter registration effort, plays bass - dailypennsylvanian.com
• American Band Stands – AlterNet
• Fans grateful the Dead keep on truckin’ – Cleveland.Com
• The Manchester Times
• The Arizona Republic
• Even the Dead (fans) can vote – Boston Herald
• Leftover Salmon – Marquee
• Music and politics unite for voter registration mission – Daily Helmsman
• Jambands Get Out the Vote – RollingStone
• Vote, You Robots! - New Times

Media Contact

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