Press Center
- NRDC Action Fund and HeadCount Give Away Best of Bonnaroo
- School Solar Project Funded by the Disco Biscuits
- "Mock Show" Poster Convention in Miami to Support HeadCount
- HeadCount to stage “Reality Check” Game Show at Phish’s Festival 8
- Richard Gehr Named Editor of HeadCount Blog
- Nonpartisan Group Registered Over 100,000 Voters, Including 50,000+ At Concerts
- Joss Stone to Perform at HeadCount's Nov 3rd "Get Out The Vote Party" in New York
- HeadCount Nov. 3rd "Get Out and Vote Party" to feature Robert Randolph, ?uestlove, Stanton Moore and More!
- HeadCount Announces Results of Spring-Summer 2008
- Nation's Leading Voter Registration Groups Join Forces with MySpace for "Ultimate College Bowl" to Register College Students to Vote
- HeadCount Teams Up with Web, Mobile and Technology
Brands to Stage "90-Day Voter Challenge" - HeadCount and Jam Cruise Team Up for Innovative "Push the Button" Contest
- Cents for Sense Campaign Raises Funds and Awareness for HeadCount
- Voter Registration Group HeadCount Aligns with Artists Ranging from Jack Johnson to Megadeth
- HeadCount Documentary A Call To Action Released on iCLIPS
- HeadCount Stages “THE CONSPIRACY SESSION” Forum at The Echo Project
- HeadCount Plans to Register up to 200,000 New Voters Through Live Concerts
- Preview Released of Documentary Profiling HeadCount and Activism in Live Music Community
HeadCount In the News
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 (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- Newsweek
- 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
- Young voters could have big impact in November - Sun-Sentinal
- 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
- 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
- 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
Drew Granchelli
DrewG@headcount.org
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Board of Directors
Peter Bahouth, U.S. Climate Action Network
Andy Bernstein, Pharmer's Almanac
Diane Blagman, Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Marc Brownstein, The Disco Biscuits
Andrew Dreskin, Virgin Mobile Music Festival
Andy Gadiel, JamBase
Richard Goodstone, Superfly Productions
Ken Hays, Founder, Gathering of the Vibes
Patrick Jordan, Red Light Management
Jonathan Levine, Paradigm Talent Agency
Dave Marguiles, High Sierra Music Festival
Virginia McEnerney, Executive Director, Alliance for Young Artists and Writers
Nadia Prescher, Madison House Inc.
Stefani Scamardo, Hard Head Management
Al Schnier, moe.
Jonathan Schwartz, Zenbu Media
Peter Shapiro, 3ality Digital Entertainment
Stephen H. Simon, Simon Equity Partners, LLC, and Melvin Simon & Associates, Inc.
Don Strausbrg, AEG
Robert Weir, RatDog, Grateful Dead
Advisory Board
Jason Bau – Hard Head Management
Marcia Bystryn – Executive Director, New York League of Conservation Voters
Mike Connery – Author, Youth to Power and Editor, FutureMajority.com
Ivan Frishberg – National Political Director, Environment America
Jon Gelbard – Executive Director, Conservation Value (former HeadCount volunteer)
Jay Halfon – Attorney, former head of NYPIRG
Ina Howard – Principal, Represent Inc.
Karlo Marcelo – Research Associate, CIRCLE
Sarah Massey – Principal, Massey Media,
Erin Potts – Executive Director, Air Traffic Control
Neal Rosenstein – Government Reform Coordinator, NYPIRG
HeadCount Mission
HeadCount is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to voter registration
and inspiring participation in democracy through the power of music.
