With a name like White Knuckle Riot and influences such as Pantera and Metallica, you might think the local heavy rock/metal band is made up of a bunch of middle-fingers-up-don’t-give-a-fuck hard-asses. To be fair, they are pretty hard-edged, but they’ve also got big hearts, as evidenced by the band’s current Easter Basket Drive to benefit kids at the St. John’s Shelter for Women & Children. Through the end of March, you are encouraged to drop off a new, pre-packaged and sealed Easter basket to a number of spots throughout the region, including any of the seven Dimple Records locations, On the Y (670 Fulton Avenue), Blue Lamp (1400 Alhambra Boulevard), and Mardi Gras Lanes (4800 Madison Avenue). “We know there are kids out there who do not always have the fortune of having parents who can provide for them, or in the case of the shelter, the ones who have been mistreated or misplaced by their parents not having the ability to celebrate events like Easter,” the band’s manager, Rob Snyder, recently told Submerge. “We hope these baskets will show these kids that there is always hope. That there are people out there who care, even when they think there isn’t.”
The group will be hosting meet and greets and will be taking donations personally at the Dimple location in Roseville on March 21, and again at the Dimple on Arden Way on March 29 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days. If you make your donation at Blue Lamp, they’ll offer up a free brewski and if you drop off at Mardi Gras Lanes, you’ll get a little free bowling! Visit Facebook.com/whiteknuckleriot for more information on the band’s Easter Basket Drive and to keep an eye out for future area performances.
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