Jessy Tolkan appointed chairperson of HeadCount’s Board of Directors
We’re pleased to announce the appointment of philanthropist and environmental activist Jessy Tolkan as chairperson of our Board of Directors. She succeeds music industry veteran Peter Shapiro, who recently completed his four-year term as board chair and will maintain a seat on the board. “I’ve spent the last two decades as a fighter for democracy…
Thirst Dies; Democracy Lives
In 2021, Georgia passed a law that made it illegal to hand out water within 150 feet of a polling place in the state of Georgia. So we’ve teamed up with Liquid Death to hand out water all over the state – just about everywhere except at polling places. With each can we also hand…
150,000 voters registered
HeadCount has registered 150,00 voters this year! Congress is up for grabs this midterm election. 35 Senate seats and the entire House Of Representatives are on the ballot – and these are the people that will write and pass our federal laws. There are also 36 governors and countless state legislators up for election –…
2022 Dead & Company Summer Tour
One-of-a-kind art on D’Angelico Guitars Announcing a new set of one-of-a-kind, hand illustrated guitars for the Dead & Company Summer Tour 2022. We’ve partnered with D’Angelico and AJ Masthay to auction off the guitars at Participation Row. The funds generated from this auction will be split between HeadCount, REVERB, and various Dead Family Charities The…
The Jamily
Founded by Beverly Porway and Craig Rutman – Just two lifelong Dead Heads who decided that it was time to do something to give back to the band who has provided the soundtrack to our lives. So we decided to fundraise for causes that are near and dear to the band (HeadCount, ReVerb, Why Hunger)….
Participation Row sets a record at Okeechobee Music Festival
HeadCount has hosted Participation Row onsite at Okeechobee Music Festival each year since the festival inception. Participation Row has been an instrumental part of connecting music fans from all over the world to the local Okeechobee County community year after year. HeadCount has registered thousands of voters during this time and has encouraged civic participation…
HeadCount is old enough to vote!
HeadCount was born on February 13, 2004. That means we just turned 18 — we’re old enough to vote! It’s hard to find the words to describe the last 18 years, or articulate the gratitude we feel, but let’s give it a try. HeadCount officially launched when our co-founder Marc Brownstein of the Disco Biscuits…
HeadCount | Up To Us
Today, HeadCount announced a strategic partnership with Up to Us to educate, register and turn out young voters in 2022. We are collaborating through a shared belief that democracy should represent all Americans. Young voters’ diverse and passionate voices make us a better union and must be heard on Election Day. Up to Us is…
HeadCount’s Top 10 Albums of 2021
As expected, HeadCount is full of music lovers of all different tastes and genre preferences. Yes, in case you were wondering, we do have a “musicvibez” channel on Slack and are constantly sharing music with each other, and discovering new favorites along the way. So, to celebrate the end of 2021, here are Top 10…
Donate to Win a trip to Phish: Riviera Maya 2022
PHISH SUPPORTS HEADCOUNT AND THE WATERWHEEL FOUNDATION WITH AN ALL-INCLUSIVE TRIP SWEEPSTAKES TO PHISH: RIVIERA MAYA 2022