Charity Bike Tour for Duchenne MD

Hi there!

My name is Brian Marquis and I am a solo touring musician. I am proud to announce my partnership with Spaghetti Arms  for A Bike & A Mic For A Cure Tour where I will be cycling over 1,200 miles around the northeast playing shows to raise money and awareness for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, the most common fatal genetic disorder diagnosed in early childhood, affecting approximately 1 in every 3,500 live male births. Crazy, right? I didn't know that myself until 2012 when I met Sean from Spaghetti Arms at the Vans Warped Tour.

Spaghetti Arms is a volunteer project from New Milford, CT dedicated to raising awareness of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and fundraising for Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy, a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit (Tax ID: 31-1405490) who funds research, care, and community outreach for those with Duchenne.

Sean Quigg, founder of Spaghetti Arms, and I at Vans Warped Tour 2014

I will be donating all my personal profits from each of the shows on tour and we have set a goal of $5000 by the end of the tour. Spaghetti Arms will be with me for most of the shows taking donations for some great donated prizes. 

If you can't make one of the shows but would like to contribute to our goal and to the cause - you can donate right here on this page and the money raised will go directly to Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy towards our goal. No donation is too small and we appreciate your support in any way. If you can't make a show or a donation no worries, you can still help spread the word and repost this fundraising page or the tour info to your social media accounts, it would be a huge help in our efforts to make this tour a success and to help end Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.

Tour dates and more info below.

Thanks for your support!
Brian Marquis & Spaghetti Arms


For more information on Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and to visit: www.SpaghettiArms.org  or www.ParentProjectMD.org/

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BRIAN MARQUIS ANNOUNCES CHARITY BIKE TOUR
RAISING AWARENESS FOR DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY

AUG 12 - This September, indie-folk artist Brian Marquis will head out on a charity bike tour throughout New England to raise awareness for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Marquis will also personally donate all profits made on the tour to the cause.

Marquis shares, "This fall I will be embarking on a tour throughout the northeast, riding a bicycle over 1,200+ miles from city to city playing shows to bring attention to Spaghetti Arms, an organization which aims to raise awareness, fundraise, and support research to end Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy - the most common fatal genetic disorder diagnosed in early childhood."

He continues, "I have become close to this organization over the past four years and wanted to find a way to help their cause while changing up the standard way I’ve been touring over the years in order to share music and conversation in a different way."

Marquis has just wrapped up the 2015 Vans Warped Tour, where he performed daily in the Acoustic Basement Tent in support of his new release, I Miss The 90's EP. Prior to the two month run throughout North America, Marquis performed on a string of sold out dates supporting The Dear Hunter and Northern Faces.

The EP features five covers of 90s favorites and follows his debut full-length album (of originals) called Blood & Spirits. Marquis' latest music video for his cover of "Say It Ain't So" from the EP, can be seen HERE  now. The song also features guest vocals / appearances by Vinnie Caruana (The Movielife, I Am the Avalanche), Will Noon (fun., Straylight Run) on drums, Julio Tavarez (The Black and The White, As Tall As Lions) on bass, and Doug Grean (Scott Weiland, The Terpsichords) on piano/keyboards.

All upcoming tour dates can be found below.

TOUR DATES

Sep 15 Hamden, CT @ The Space

Sep 17 Brooklyn, NY @ Throne Watches

Sep 19 Albany, NY @ Jack's Place

Sep 22 Winooski, VT @ Monkey House

Sep 25 Bridgewater, NH @ House Show

Sep 27 Portland, ME @ One Longfellow Square

Sep 29 Boston, MA @ Cafe 939

Oct 01 Northampton, MA @ One Bar & Grill

Oct 02 Providence, RI @ The Met

Oct 03 New Milford, CT @ Odd Fellow's Lodge

Tickets and more show info here .