pals of Lithium to Rock Cafe 210 West in support of Pets Come First

State college-primarily based pals of Lithium will play its first downtown gig on Saturday, July 7, at Cafe 210 West. image provided

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because forming two years in the past, State faculty-based mostly band friends of Lithium has performed private gigs, at Medlar box, at individuals's option festival and even alongside some '90s alt-rock luminaries.

On Saturday, the band will make its downtown debut at Cafe 210 West with a pair of performances (eight to 9:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. to midnight) benefiting Pets Come First.

including lead vocalist Nichole Sheridan, bassist and backup vocalist Martin Sheridan, guitarist Henry Chiarkas and drummer Fred Metzger, the group performs track from the Nineties alt-rock and grunge period, with influences reminiscent of Nirvana, Stone Temple Pilots, Alice in Chains and Smashing Pumpkins. They bought collectively in 2016 after the singer-drummer of a band Martin Sheridan and Chiarkas were in moved out of city. Nichole Sheridan, Martin's wife, first got here on board as lead singer, then Metzger, a well-recognized veterinarian in the neighborhood, joined as the drummer

That 12 months, pals of Lithium attended Rock and Roll fantasy Camp in Hollywood, where they got to play "Man in the field" with Alice in Chains guitarist Jerry Cantrell and bassist Mike Inez and "Plush" with Stone Temple Pilots bass participant Robert DeLeo and lead guitarist Dean DeLeo. They also had the honor of taking part in three songs on the famed Whisky A Go Go.

"We had a lot of enjoyable, in particular fiddling with our idols," Martin Sheridan said. "The recognition of the camp and the tremendous crowds that we received while playing obtainable bolstered our opinion that there's a real following for choice 90s music."

for their first display at a downtown State school venue, they determined to help the fundraising for a brand new building for Pets Come First, the local volunteer nonprofit animal rescue that operates a no-kill safeguard and adoption capabilities in Centre corridor.

"we're all animal fans and Fred is an awesome recommend for animal charities," Sheridan stated.

The $3 cover for "Rockin' for the Rescue" might be donated to Pets Come First, and local organizations have pledged donations as smartly.

Sheridan referred to the band hopes to play more regular suggests in the area, however with every band member having different jobs and responsibilities, "now not too late."

"[We're] a enjoyable party band that enjoys playing the music ... optimistically everybody can have a pretty good time," Sheridan noted.