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Yahoo
a day ago
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- Yahoo
Gin Blossoms to push for patients' rights in pre-Congressional Baseball Game concert
The Gin Blossoms are aiming for lawmakers to follow them down the road to health care price transparency with a performance ahead of next week's Congressional Baseball Game. The alternative rockers behind '90s hits such as 'Hey Jealousy' and 'Til I Hear it From You' will take to the stage at the Bullpen in Washington just before first pitch between Democrats and Republicans at Congress's annual charity baseball competition on June 11 at Nationals Park. 'It'll be nice to play this show. It's a good event and it's a worthy cause,' Jesse Valenzuela, the Gin Blossoms' guitarist and singer, said in an interview this week with ITK. The band is performing on behalf of the nonprofit organization, Power to the Patients, which describes itself as a 'bipartisan movement to strengthen healthcare price transparency rules that will protect patients and unleash choice and competition to lower costs.' 'It's sort of a common-sense issue that they really want to get some sort of transparency on medical bills to people so that they don't wind up getting sick and going bankrupt trying to pay all the bills,' Valenzuela said. The 63-year-old songwriter mentioned his mother, who just celebrated a birthday this week: 'She's in her eighties, so she has health issues and concerns. And sometimes it can be difficult for people when there's more bill than she suspected, being on a fixed income.' 'We all make our way through these things, but sometimes, for some people, it can be catastrophic,' the 'Follow You Down' musician said. Power to the Patients has brought a star-studded lineup to the nation's capital over the years to advocate for healthcare price transparency and legislation, including rapper Fat Joe, Foo Fighters and Everclear, among others. A limited number of free tickets to the pre-Congressional Baseball Game festivities are available to the public through the Power to the Patients' website. Valenzuela, who's getting ready to hit the road as part of a nationwide tour this summer with Blues Traveler and the Spin Doctors, said he suspects the Gin Blossoms have some fans in Congress. 'I bet there are a few,' he said with a laugh. 'We're certainly of the right age.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Power to the Patients to Host Gin Blossoms for Special Performance at Congressional Baseball Game Pre-Party
WASHINGTON, June 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- On Wednesday, June 11, Gin Blossoms will join Power to the Patients (PTTP) in Washington, D.C., for a special performance in support of true price transparency in healthcare. The PTTP Congressional Baseball Game Pre-Party with Gin Blossoms will be held at The Bullpen with doors at 4:00 PM Eastern and the concert at 6:00 PM Eastern. "When Power to the Patients reached out, we didn't hesitate to jump in. This cause hit home and we're proud to join the dozens of artists who have performed in support of this incredible organization," said Gin Blossoms. "Every day, Americans are blindsided by outrageous, hidden medical prices. People in pain, people fighting for their lives, shouldn't also have to fight to understand what their care will cost — or be financially destroyed by it. It's not just wrong. It's inhumane." Without clear, upfront prices to plan in advance or fight overcharges and errors, 100 million Americans are in medical debt -- the leading cause of personal bankruptcy in the United States. More than 9-in-10 Americans support upfront prices in healthcare, which would transform the American healthcare system through accountability and billing integrity, and would lower costs for patients, employers, and unions. "Transparency in healthcare pricing isn't a luxury or a political issue — it's a moral obligation. We stand with Power to the Patients because every American deserves to know the price of their care before they receive it," Gin Blossoms continued. "It's time to end the secrecy, stop the exploitation and demand full transparency in healthcare." The PTTP Congressional Baseball Game Pre-Party is a private event with a limited number of tickets available to the public, which can be requested at This event is part of PTTP's ongoing grassroots efforts and the bipartisan movement to strengthen healthcare price transparency rules that will protect patients and unleash choice and competition to lower costs. Background Gin Blossoms joins a talented group of celebrities who are part of the movement for America's patients, including: Foo Fighters, Stone Temple Pilots, Jon "Bones" Jones, Fat Joe, Jelly Roll, Wyclef Jean, French Montana, Rick Ross, Busta Rhymes, Chuck D, Method Man, Lainey Wilson, Valerie June, Shepard Fairey, Cynthia Erivo, and Everclear. New polling shows 96% of Americans support healthcare price transparency. More on Gin Blossoms Gin Blossoms is an American alternative rock band formed in 1987 in Tempe, Arizona. The band rose to prominence following the 1992 release of their first major label debut album, New Miserable Experience, and the first single released from that album, "Hey Jealousy" became a Top 25 hit and went gold. New Miserable Experience eventually went quadruple platinum and three other charting singles were released from the album including "Allison Road" and "Until I Fall Away". The band's follow-up album, Congratulations I'm Sorry (1996), went platinum including the Grammy nominated "As Long as It Matters" and the top 10 single "Follow You Down". Gin Blossoms continue to tour every year and in recent years have shared the stage with Collective Soul, Barenaked Ladies and Hootie & The Blowfish. View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Power to the Patients
The Hill
a day ago
- Entertainment
- The Hill
Gin Blossoms to push for patients' rights in pre-Congressional Baseball Game concert
The Gin Blossoms are aiming for lawmakers to follow them down the road to health care price transparency with a performance ahead of next week's Congressional Baseball Game. The alternative rockers behind '90s hits such as 'Hey Jealousy' and 'Til I Hear it From You' will take to the stage at the Bullpen in Washington just before first pitch between Democrats and Republicans at Congress's annual charity baseball competition on June 11 at Nationals Park. 'It'll be nice to play this show. It's a good event and it's a worthy cause,' Jesse Valenzuela, the Gin Blossoms' guitarist and singer, said in an interview this week with ITK. The band is performing on behalf of the nonprofit organization, Power to the Patients, which describes itself as a 'bipartisan movement to strengthen healthcare price transparency rules that will protect patients and unleash choice and competition to lower costs.' 'It's sort of a common-sense issue that they really want to get some sort of transparency on medical bills to people so that they don't wind up getting sick and going bankrupt trying to pay all the bills,' Valenzuela said. The 63-year-old songwriter mentioned his mother, who just celebrated a birthday this week: 'She's in her eighties, so she has health issues and concerns. And sometimes it can be difficult for people when there's more bill than she suspected, being on a fixed income.' 'We all make our way through these things, but sometimes, for some people, it can be catastrophic,' the 'Follow You Down' musician said. Power to the Patients has brought a star-studded lineup to the nation's capital over the years to advocate for healthcare price transparency and legislation, including rapper Fat Joe, Foo Fighters and Everclear, among others. A limited number of free tickets to the pre-Congressional Baseball Game festivities are available to the public through the Power to the Patients' website. Valenzuela, who's getting ready to hit the road as part of a nationwide tour this summer with Blues Traveler and the Spin Doctors, said he suspects the Gin Blossoms have some fans in Congress. 'I bet there are a few,' he said with a laugh. 'We're certainly of the right age.'
UPI
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- UPI
Watch: Blues Traveler, Gin Blossoms perform medley together on 'Kimmel'
John Popper of Blues Traveler performs during a Carb Day concert in 2018. He performed on "Kimmel" Wednesday. File Photo by Edwin Locke/UPI | License Photo May 29 (UPI) -- Blues Traveler and the Gin Blossoms teamed up to perform a medley of their hit songs "Run Around" and "Hey Jealousy" on Jimmy Kimmel Live Wednesday. The performance took place just over a month before their upcoming tour with the Spin Doctors, which kicks off July 4 in Colorado and winds down in Georgia on Sept. 13. The medley began with Blues Traveler frontman John Popper playing the harmonica to "Run Around." Gin Blossoms lead vocalist Robin Wilson then joins in with "Hey Jealousy." "Tell me do you think it'd be all right? I could just crash here tonight. You see, I'm in no shape for driving," Wilson sings. "Anyway, I've got no place to go. And you know, it might not be that bad. You're the best I've ever had." "I did not see that coming," one fan commented of the collaboration. "Wow! To be blissfully transported back to the 90s in the middle of my day. What a treat... flawless."
Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Famous birthdays for May 22: Bernie Taupin, Johnny Gill
May 22 (UPI) -- Those born on this date are under the sign of Gemini. They include: -- Musician Richard Wagner in 1813 -- Artist Mary Cassatt in 1844 -- Writer Arthur Conan Doyle in 1859 -- Baseball Hall of Fame member Al Simmons in 1902 -- Actor Laurence Olivier in 1907 -- Musician Sun Ra in 1914 -- Critic Judith Crist în 1922 -- Musician Charles Aznavour in 1924 -- Entrepreneur T. Boone Pickens Jr. in 1928 -- Activist/politician Harvey Milk in 1930 -- Musician Peter Nero in 1934 -- Actor Richard Benjamin in 1938 (age 86) -- Actor Paul Winfield in 1939 -- Journalist Bernard Shaw in 1940 -- Theodore Kaczynski, the so-called "Unabomber," in 1942 -- Northern Irish political activist/Nobel Peace Prize laureate Betty Williams in 1943 -- Musician Bernie Taupin in 1950 (age 75) -- Musician Morrissey (Smiths) in 1959 (age 66) -- Actor Ann Cusack in 1961 (age 63) -- Musician Jesse Valenzuela (Gin Blossoms) in 1962 (age 63) -- Musician Johnny Gill (New Edition/LSG) in 1966 (age 59) -- Actor Brooke Smith in 1967 (age 58) -- Actor Michael Kelly in 1969 (age 56) -- Model/actor Naomi Campbell in 1970 (age 55) -- Actor Sean Gunn in 1974 (age 51) -- Actor Ginnifer Goodwin in 1978 (age 47) -- Actor Maggie Q in 1979 (age 46) -- Actor Nazanin Boniadi in 1980 (age 45) -- Olympic champion speed skater Apolo Anton Ohno in 1982 (age 43) -- Entrepreneur Dustin Moskovitz in 1984 (age 41) -- Tennis player Novak Djokovic in 1987 (age 38) -- Actor Camren Bicondova in 1999 (age 26) -- Actor Peyton Elizabeth Lee in 2004 (age 21)
