Hard Rock Cafe Boston Hosts Rock-N-Roll Benefit for Autism Awareness December 12, 2009

The event will feature live music by Boston-based band SLIP KID, with Gary
Cherone. Cherone is the lead singer of the rock band Extreme and former lead singer of the band
Van Halen. SLIP KID is a The Who tribute band, made up of veterans of the Boston music scene,
with Gary's former Extreme bandmate, singer/songwriter Paul Mangone on bass, Dana Spellman,
on drums, Jeff Calder on the keyboard and on guitar, Gary's brother Mark Cherone. The event will
also include a silent auction with proceeds benefiting Autism Speaks, the nation's largest autism
science and advocacy organization.

Official Website: http://hardrock.com