(SOUTH AMBOY, NJ) -- New Jersey internet radio station BlowUpRadio.com - Where NJ Rock Lives, announces its 18th annual Banding Together Webathon to benefit the Spondylitis Association Of America. Taking place for a full week, Thursday October 16 through Wednesday October 22, 2025, on their internet radio station. Ninety acts from New Jersey and all over the globe will perform half hour performances, as they raise money to fund research and provide the programs and services to help the community suffering from this debilitating disease.
This year's webathon will also celebrate the 25th anniversary of BlowUpRadio.com.
"It is both humbling and overwhelming, that this year when I reached out to people for this benefit and said it would also celebrate our 25th anniversary, that so many wanted to be involved," says Lazlo, the founder of BlowUpRadio.com and the organizer of Banding Together, "What would normally be a three webathon just was not going to fit the number of acts that wanted to be involved, so Banding Together is going to be a full week this year!"
This is just another way for Lazlo to couple the two things BlowUpRadio.com has always been about. "So much has changed since I started this station back in 2000, but we have always been here to shine a light on New Jersey's original music scene, and do benefits for worthy causes."
During Banding Together BlowUpRadio.com will have a link to a special donation page on the Spondylitis Association Of America’s website. Every donation of $20 or more will get an exclusive download of a this year's compilation, dubbed, "Big Box Of Music", because it features 233 songs that have been played on BlowUpRadio.com over the last 25 years. "The songs on here are just a drop in the tens of thousands of songs played on BlowUpRadio.com over the past 25 years, but they were all handpicked by me, and I think is a good representation of the diverse types of music played on our station."
Spondylitis is a genetic rheumatoid arthritic condition that causes inflammation and fusion in the vertebrae of the spine. To date, BlowUpRadio.com has raised over ten thousand dollars for the cause, and raised awareness of the genetic disease, which the Centers For Disease Control says affects more than 2.7 million adults in the US.
“I started doing the Banding Together benefits in 2007 after my wife was diagnosed with Spondylitis, and each year musicians have made this benefit possible by performing and donating their music to the compilation,” says Lazlo. "This year coinciding with BlowUpRadio.com's 25th anniversary has made this bigger than any previous year. I am so thankful to everyone involved.”
Artists scheduled to perform during the Banding Together Webathon include: Above The Moon, AFTYN, Anthony Walker, Bamberdost, Bobby Mahoney, Brett Fuentes, Brett Harris, Brian Erickson, By Torchlight, Camino Sound, Charlotte Morris, Christian Beach, Ciara Zwicker, Cold Weather Company, Commons 2, Cosmokaze, Crewman Number Six, Damfino, DANSPED & The Carpool to Oblivion, Delsea Drive, Diego Allessandro, Don Lee, Dr. Void, Drive, Kid, Dubproof, erase:rewind, Fairmont, Ferocious Designs, Foggy Otis, Frank Patrouch, Greg Gobel, Greg McGarvey, HAL, Happy Joe, Indeyevid, James Dalton, Jason Didner, Jason Kundrath, Jason Michael, JD Burner, Jim Testa, Joe Billy Collective, Johanna Stahley, Jon Caspi & The First Gun, Josh Bicknell, Katfish Earl, Katye Kellye and The Interruption, Kyla Tilley, Laree Cisco, Last Legs, Matt Colligan from LEAVETAKING, Mike Herz, Miss Ohio, Modern Chemistry, Monda, Mourning Coffee, Neil Howell, Nick Scafuto, Particle Zoo, Pete Jager, Please Be Careful, Quiz Show, Red Sammy, Rich Lancia, Ruby Bones, Sad About Girls, Sam Tunkel, Sean Faust, September's Ghost (Scott & Joe), Shotgun Bill, Songbird, Squirrel, Teen Idle, The Anderson Council, The Clydes, The Cucumbers, the dt's, The Mighty Alrighty, The Porchistas, The Random Hubiak, The Stewart Dolly, The Successful Failures, The Trust Fund Kids, The Williamsboy, The Winter Sounds, Tiny Cities, Tony Tedesco, Torment Of Giants, Vincent Brue, Zak Smith
The full performance schedule is below and on BlowUpRadio.com. (artists performing are subject to change)
This year's compilation contains songs from: 383 Stroker, 50Ft Furies, Above The Moon, AFTYN, Ali Zanders, Amanda Rose Riley, Ancient Babies, Anthony Walker, Arlan Feiles, Average Blonde, Backyard Superheroes, Bern & The Brights, Bern Strong, Beth Wimmer, Big Mother Gig, Blisstique, Boogie Down Apocalypse, Bosco and Peck, Boxcar Hex, boxset, BreakTime, Brett Altman, Brett Fuentes, Brett Harris, Brian Erickson, Brick City Three, Bride Riot, Bruce Donnola, Bruce Tunkel, By Torchlight, Casino Sundae, Catherine Wacha, Charlotte Morris, Chris Fox & the Beasts, Chris Rockwell, Christian Beach, Ciara Zwicker, Cinema Star, Cold Weather Company, Commons 2, Cosmokaze, Crewman Number Six, Crosstalk Club, Cyborg Amok, d.smith, Damfino, Danello The Sad Surfer, DANSPED & The Carpool to Oblivion, Dead Fish Handshake, Deena, Delsea Drive, Diego Allessandro, Dino Petaccio & The Intruders, Dipsomaniacs, Dogpile On The Rabbit, Don Lee, Don Ryan & The Blank Canvas Movement, Dr. Scientist, Dr. Void & The Death Machines, Drive Kid, Dub Proof & Joe Harvard, Ed Tang & The Chops, erase:rewind, Face For Radio, Fairmont, Fake Pockets, Fear Of Falling, Feeny, Fellaheen, Ferocious Designs, Foggy Otis, Frank Patrouch, Fruit Dawg, Fuey, Fun While You Wait, Funch, furiousBall, Gay Elvis, Grasser, Greg McGarvey, Grover Kent, HAL, Halogens, Happy Joe, Hello Whirled, Hero Pattern, Hit Like A Girl, Honey Wild, Illuminihilation, Indeyevid, Jake Thistle, James Booth & The Return, James Dalton, Jason Didner, Jason Michael, JD Burner, Jeff Devito, Jenny and The Felines, Jersey Drive, Jim Mill, Jim Testa, Joe Billy, Joey Affatato, Johanna Stahley, John Raido, John Van Ness, Jon Caspi & The First Gun, Jonathan Andrew, Joseph Alton Miller, Josh Bicknell, Joshua Van Ness, JPeck, Katfish Earl, Katye Kellye and The Interruption, Keith Beck, Kim Boyko, Kyla Tilley, Laree Cisco, Last Legs, LEAVETAKING, Levy & The Oaks, Levy Okun, Lifeguard Nights, Lily Vakili, Lisa M. Bello, Little Dipper, Long A, Loose Panic, Lost In Society, Marco Sepe, Mark Parker, Matthew Mirliani, Mazeffect, Michael Aquino, Michael Brett, Mike Daly & The Planets, Mike Herz, Mind Your Manners, Miss Ohio, Modern Chemistry, Monda, Moonroof, Motherface, Mourning Coffee, Neil Howell, Nerve Tonic, Nick and the Leg-Heavy Boys, Nick Scafuto, Part-Time Custodian, Particle Zoo, Paul Rosevear, Pete Jager, Psychiatric Metaphors, Quiz Show, Radar & Satellite, Readymade Breakup, Red Flag Fleet, Red Sammy, Red-Headed Boogie Child, Regency Club, Renee Maskin & The Mysterious Wilds, retrohaze, Rich Lancia, Rik Mercaldi, Roadside Graves, Rob Jennings, RockDownBaby, Rory D'Lasnow, Ruby Bones, Sad About Girls, Sam Tunkel, Sean Faust, September's Ghost, Shotgun Bill, Signal Valley, Six To Eight Mathematics, Skytop Motel, Smallpox, Solo For Dolo, Somebody Club, Songbird, sonofdov, Squirrel, Staten, Steam Enginess, Stephanie Seymour, Tauree, Teen Idle, The Adventure Soundtrack, The Anderson Council, The BAR, The Blakes, The Break Evens, The Break Plans, The Campbell Apartment, The Carousers, The Clydes, The Crayons, The Cucumbers, the dt's, The Dust-Ups, The Extensions, The Extras Inc., The Fisherman & The Sea, The Future Kings Of Nowhere, The Gattsville Creeper, The Maravines, The Mediocre Friends, The Mighty Alrighty, The Nightly Noodle, The Paper Jets, The Porchistas, The Random Hubiak, The Sensational Country Blues Wonders!, The Stewart Dolly, The Subterraneans, The Successful Failures, The Tea & Whiskey, The Trust Fund Kids, The Vice Rags, The Wag, The Williamsboy, The Winter Sounds, Tiny Cities, Torment Of Giants, Tri-State, Val Emmich & The Veeries, Vincent Brue, Wanda Dear, Wire Crimes, Yawn Mower, Zak Smith, Zugzwang
The full compilation track listing is below and on BlowUpRadio.com, and is available to download by donating to the Spondylitis Association of America at https://www.spondylitis.org/webathon
The Spondylitis Association Of America (SAA) is a non-profit organization that was the first and remains the largest resource for people affected by spondylitis. Through their efforts, they help advance education, research and treatment for ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and related diseases. For more than 40 years SAA has dedicated all of its resources to help improve the lives of people coping with spondylitis.
BlowUpRadio.com is "Where NJ Rock Lives". Celebrating 25 years as a website & Internet radio station supporting New Jersey's local, original music scene by playing predominantly unsigned New Jersey bands. "BlowUpRadio.com Is The Most Popular Music Site On The Internet"
BANDING TOGETHER 2025 SCHEDULE (All Times Are ET)
THURSDAY OCTOBER 16TH
12:00 Camino Sound
12:40 Bobby Mahoney
1:10 Songbird
1:50 Greg McGarvey
2:30 Last Legs
3:00 Rich Lancia
3:30 Zak Smith
4:10 Foggy Otis
4:50 Jim Testa
5:30 Fairmont
6:10 Miss Ohio
6:50 Sam Tunkel
7:30 The Random Hubiak
FRIDAY OCTOBER 17TH
12:00 Brett Harris
12:40 Tiny Cities
1:10 Mike Herz
1:40 Mourning Coffee
2:20 Squirrel
2:50 DANSPED & The Carpool to Oblivion
3:30 Jason Didner
4:10 Delsea Drive
4:50 HAL
5:30 September's Ghost (Scott & Joe)
6:10 Katye Kellye and The Interruption
6:50 Joe Billy Collective
7:30 The Anderson Council
SATURDAY OCTOBER 18TH
12:00 Frank Patrouch
12:40 Shotgun Bill
1:20 Greg Gobel
2:00 The Winter Sounds
2:40 The Mighty Alrighty
3:20 Ciara Zwicker
4:00 Torment Of Giants
4:40 Indeyevid
5:20 Dr. Void
6:00 JD Burner
6:40 Damfino
7:20 the dt's
7:50 The Successful Failures
SUNDAY OCTOBER 19TH
12:00 The Williamsboy
12:30 Brett Fuentes
1:10 By Torchlight
1:50 Brian Erickson
2:20 Christian Beach
3:00 Ferocious Designs
3:40 Particle Zoo
4:20 Quiz Show
5:00 Jon Caspi & The First Gun
5:40 Above The Moon
6:10 Drive, Kid
6:40 Bamberdost
7:20 erase:rewind
MONDAY OCTOBER 20TH
12:00 Cosmokaze
12:40 James Dalton
1:20 Happy Joe
2:00 The Clydes
2:40 Modern Chemistry
3:10 The Stewart Dolly
3:50 The Trust Fund Kids
4:30 Red Sammy
5:00 Katfish Earl
5:40 Diego Allessandro
6:20 The Porchistas
7:00 Laree Cisco
7:40 Dubproof
TUESDAY OCTOBER 21ST
12:00 Please Be Careful
12:40 Vincent Brue
1:20 Commons 2
2:00 Anthony Walker
2:40 AFTYN
3:20 The Cucumbers
4 Tony Tedesco
4:40 Don Lee
5:20 Neil Howell
6:00 Crewman Number Six
6:40 Monda
7:10 Sad About Girls
7:30 Charlotte Morris
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 22ND
12:00 Josh Bicknell
12:40 Kyla Tilley
1:20 Matt Colligan from LEAVETAKING
2:00 Pete Jager
2:40 Jason Michael
3:20 Jason Kundrath
4:00 Cold Weather Company
4:40 Johanna Stahley
5:20 Teen Idle
6:00 Nick Scafuto
6:40 Ruby Bones
7:20 Sean Faust
Banding Together 2025 Compilation
BIG BOX OF MUSIC: Celebrating 25 Years of BlowUpRadio.com (233 tracks!) The complete track list is available here.
(Download by Donating to the Spondylitis Association at https://www.spondylitis.org/webathon)
