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5 years ago, at the legendary Metro nightclub in Chicago, 'Act IV- A Tribute to the Smashing Pumpkins' hit the stage to a sold out crowd. The show, organized by fans, brought together original bands from all over the world to celebrate the Pumpkin's 13 year legacy.
Inspired by The Smashing Pumpkins' 1998 Charity tour, the organizers gave all profits to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Smashing Pumpkins frontman, Billy Corgan made a surprise appearance at the show, stating that the concert was in "in the true spirit of why we started The Smashing Pumpkins".
Along side the concert, a tribute CD was produced, known as 'Ghost Children', that pulled together demos from the Smashing Pumpkins online community. The initial pressing of the CD was sold at Act IV, and quickly sold out. After Billy Corgan posted an endorsement of the CD on the Pumpkins official messageboard, demand soared, and a second pressing was released to fulfill the demand.
In the years following the first Act IV, the organizers would hold another concert in 2002, release a live CD, and a DVD set of the 2nd show. All the projects held in common the same commitment to community and charity. Over the past five years, Act IV and Ghost Children raised over $10,000 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Illinois.
Now, a followup to the 2001 fan tribute is being released, and with all the profits going again to Make-A-Wish. 'Ghost Children/friends and enemies' features 13 new tracks selected from 70 fan produced demos from Brazil to Switzerland. A limited edition of 200 copies will be released on November 17th, 2006, exclusively through the Act IV Official Website at
http://www.act4.net
The tracklisting is as follows: 1. zleep- "Bodies" (Germany) 2. Alluvion- "Ava Adore" (Kentucky) 3 . Frequency Fall-"Saturnine" (Canada) 4 . Mike K- "Home" (New Jersey) 5 . João Miguel- "Crush" (Brazil) 6 . The iO's- "Set the Ray to Jerry" (New York) 7 . This Week in History- "Daphne Descends" (Canada) 8 . Defined Mercury- "Geek U.S.A." (France) 9 . Digital Noise Addiction- "Not Worth Asking" (Virginia) 10. Pennyred- "Tonight, Tonight" (Massachussetts) 11. Mike Hamilton feat. Shane Devon- "To Sheila" (Kentucky) 12. Death Rawk Boy- "Today" (Maine) 13. karatedog- "1979" (Hungary)
For More Information, Contact Steven Pukin (Organizer) at
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or check out the Official Act IV Website at http://www.act4.net
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