SPIDERS & SNAKES

A memorial Concert in honor of the late LIZZIE GREY to raise money and awareness for Lewy Body Dementia has been scheduled for The Whisky A Go Go on Sunday, October 13^th from 6pm until 12 midnight, as announced by the surviving members of Lizzie Grey’s band of 27 years, SPIDERS & SNAKES. Six bands will be performing at this all-ages show that will be interspersed with short information sessions on Lewy Body Dementia, the fatal disease that caused Lizzie Grey’s death back on August 5^th, 2019. In addition, special donation boxes will be set up by the LBD Association for the audience to make their contributions directly to, and special Lizzie Grey memorabilia will also be auctioned off by Lizzie’s surviving family members with proceeds to benefit the Association’s ongoing research for a cure.

Confirmed bands – including Lizzie Grey’s last two official bands with commercially-released albums – are SPIDERS & SNAKES (fronted by Lizzie Grey from 1990 till 2017), ULTRA POP (fronted by Lizzie Grey from 1988 till 1990), REBEL REBEL, MOLLY VAMP and BILLTOWN ALL-STARS. Surprise Guest Bands and other Hollywood Rock Legends are also expected to be announced at a later date as interest grows in not only Lizzie Grey’s legacy but also Lewy Body Dementia that currently affects over 1.3 million Americans.

PURCHASE TICKETS HERE FOR THE LIZZIE GREY MEMORIAL CONCERT: https://lizziegreymemorial.bpt.me

For more information on this event, please visit https://www.facebook.com/Spiders-and-Snakes-208670952570091

SPIDERS & SNAKES 2017 Publicity Photo with Lizzie Grey (3rd from Left)

Sunset Strip music legend and long-time SPIDERS & SNAKES frontman Lizzie Grey – probably best known for penning the MÖTLEY CRUE hit song “Public Enemy #1” – passed away in his sleep yesterday morning at a Las Vegas hospital surrounded by his wife Jennifer and daughters Ariel and Annabelle. Lizzie (aka Stephen Perry) had long been suffering from a rare brain disorder known as Lewy Body Disease and had been undergoing treatment for years. Surviving are his son Alex Perry, mother Jeanne Perry, brother Robert Perry and sister Susan Brandon.

“Lizzie was not only a legend in the world of music, but an amazing father, husband, and friend to many, and words cannot express how much we will miss him” said his wife Jennifer. Lizzie’s bandmember of 27+ years in SPIDERS & SNAKES, Tim Yasui, added “it was a blessing to witness to how many adoring fans Lizzie had during our 3 decades together as SPIDERS & SNAKES – it never ceased to amaze me that where ever we were on the road, people would approach us with stories about wanting to play guitar because of Lizzie – he literally influenced an entire generation of musicians from all over the world – and the world is a much better place because of him”

Lizzie Grey first hit the Hollywood spotlight in the late ‘70s with the band LONDON that he formed with Nikki Sixx – a band that Sixx would soon depart to form his own band which became MÖTLEY CRUE. Grey remained on and off with LONDON for the next decade, recording several albums before leaving the very band that he founded in 1988 to start another band called ULTRA POP. ULTRA POP recorded two critically-acclaimed albums back to back in ’88 and ’89, before changing the name of the band to SPIDERS & SNAKES in 1990. From 1990 to 2017, SPIDERS & SNAKES recorded nine (9) studio albums, a cover song compilation album as well as a live album. In 2018, with Lizzie’s progressing complications from Lewy Body Disease, the band collectively decided to call it quits rather than moving on without Lizzie.

SPIDERS & SNAKES surviving band members Phil St Vincent (bass and vocals), Chris Sheridan (Guitar and vocals) and Yasui (drums and vocals) will reunite for one night this fall/winter at the Whisky A Go Go in Hollywood to raise money and awareness for Lewy Body Disease. An announcement on the date and its specifics will be posted on https://www.facebook.com/Spiders-and-Snakes-208670952570091/

For more information on how to donate to money towards finding a cure for Lewy Body Disease, please visit https://www.lbda.org/