This Frontier Needs Heroes

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This Frontier Needs Heroes

We are a Folk-Rock duo of brother-sister Brad and Jessica Lauretti living in Brooklyn, NY. We were brought up with a spirit of rebellion, a passion for social justice, and spent much of our childhood dancing and singing together to our favorite son... view more

A New Album by Keith Zarriello by Keith Zarriello

The album will be stripped down and warm and a journey. An album for searchers.
- Country & Folk
- Queens, NY
- 63% funded $6,396 pledged
- 137 backers
Funded!
Rural Route Film Festival Returns by Rural Route Films

Rural Route returns to screen films from the fields, mountains, deserts & beyond! After a temporary hiatus we are back & ready to go!
- Film & Video
- Astoria, NY
- 101% funded $5,090 pledged
- 75 backers
- Funded Jul 14, 2011
Keep the Wassaic Project Summer Fest Free by jeff barnett-winsby

we are an artist-run Arts + Music organization with a FREE festival 2 hours north of NYC. and it is time to start paying our musicians!
- Indie Rock
- Wassaic, NY
Funding Unsuccessful (07/06/2011)
Funded!
Last Good Tooth Requests Your Assistance by Last Good Tooth

This is about assistance in funding a three week summer tour from Maine to Florida. The more support we have the farther we can go.
- Country & Folk
- Providence, RI
- 103% funded $5,170 pledged
- 73 backers
- Funded Jul 11, 2011
Funded!
Veggie Island Grows by veggie isand

Veggie Island, a market for locally grown organic produce is kickstarting for greenhouses, refrigeration, and kitchen equipment
- Food
- Far Rockaway, NY
- 100% funded $15,115 pledged
- 203 backers
- Funded May 13, 2011
Funded!
It's time for some Action! by Action!

Our first album, Friend Weakend, is practically finished, but we need support getting it printed & into your hands. Make a pledge/pre-order by May 12!
- Country & Folk
- Nashville, TN
- 110% funded $1,940 pledged
- 70 backers
- Funded May 13, 2010
Funded!
Nothing Can Hurt Me: The Big Star Story by Drew, Danielle & Olivia

A feature-length documentary about the massive acclaim, dismal commercial failure and enduring legacy of pop music’s greatest cult band, Big Star.
- Documentary
- Memphis, TN
- 236% funded $14,215 pledged
- 181 backers
- Funded May 13, 2010
Funded!
Matt Bauer records The Jessamine County Book of the Living by Matt Bauer

Help cover the cost of recording and mixing a 4 piece band, an 11 piece orchestra, 14 singers, and other guest musicians who live in 10 cities.
- Music
- New York, NY
- 103% funded $5,171 pledged
- 86 backers
- Funded Apr 05, 2010

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