MANSFIELD — A group of misfits coming together to cause a little ruckus and help the community along the way is how owner Brennan Robinson describes Brasshouse Boardroom’s first live show.
Brasshouse Boardroom will host Aimpoint’s second annual Hardcore Holiday Food and Clothing Drive event on Sunday, Nov. 16 at its new location, 303 North Trimble Road.
Doors will open at 4 p.m. with music starting at 5 p.m. Admission is $15 or a food/clothing donation. All proceeds and donations will benefit Wayfinders.
“You see so many food/clothing drives in our city,” Robinson said. “What makes this one unique is the heart behind it.”
Bringing bands from across the region
This year’s lineup features heavy acts from across the region — Goroh (Columbus Heavy), Neglect (Kentucky Thrash), Razorblade (Pittsburgh Thrashers) and Aimpoint (Mansfield Heavy Hardcore).
Aimpoint will represent the local scene as the only Mansfield-based band in the lineup.
“We are the only local band at this event so being able to bring in bands from out of town is always fun,” Aimpoint guitarist Austin Moore said.
According to Robinson, having Aimpoint play a grand opening party for its new location was already on his mind.
“The choice was easy,” Robinson said. “When we received the keys to our new building, my first call was to Gage Goodwin, Aimpoint’s bass player.”
Bringing in bands from all over is a goal to draw new faces into the city and offer a wide variety of music locally.
“Fortunately all the hard work was done for us as Austin Moore from Mansfield Music Promotions already had the ‘Hardcore Holiday Food Drive’ show booked with the bands confirmed,” Robinson said.
Providing a spot for all the bands to play was the last piece to get the event into action, he said.
For Moore, the drive is part of a long-running effort to keep Mansfield’s unique music scene alive and connected to its community.
“I have been putting on shows and events for many years. Since Mansfield Music Fest has ended I decided I still have more to give to the Mansfield music scene,” he said. “I now want to do at least quarterly shows in Mansfield using the ‘Mansfield Music Promotions’ name for my events.”
Moore says ‘Mansfield helping Mansfield’ is what it’s all about
When asked why events like this are important, the answer was simple — community support.
“There’s always a need to help our less fortunate community members especially as the weather is getting colder and this event does just that,” Moore said. “This is the second food and clothing drive show that I have done.
“It was so amazing to take truck loads of food and clothing to Wayfinders last year.”
Moore added Mansfield helping Mansfield is one of his favorite parts about these types of events.
“I’m also looking forward to seeing just how much we can get to donate and bringing this event to the new Brasshouse Boardroom location,” he said. “This new location is huge not only for the Mansfield skateboarding scene but also will be a new venue for shows which will be awesome.”
Moore said Aimpoint plans to bring full energy and crossover appeal.
“We have a fun and energetic set fusing all our own unique influences,” he said.. “We may be heavy but we have played shows with multiple genres on the event and I think that our style can even be accepted by those not into the heavy music scene.”
Brasshouse Boardroom celebrates its new location
The previous location in Downtown Mansfield was not an ideal spot to host shows, Robinson said. There were noise complaints from surrounding neighbors, so adding live music to the mix was not an option.
The new location brings excitement, but also bittersweet emotions.
“For the last 10 years my family and I have invested so much time, money and efforts into making downtown a better place to live, work and play,” Robinson said.
“We now have a little slice of Mansfield we can call home and make it our own.”
The new location is larger and better equipped for loud parties, Robinson explained.
Brasshouse Boardroom is a full-service skate shop and a multi-use creative hub focused on providing a place for the community to gather.
Robinson noted the location features indoor micro skate spots with room to host shows and other events.
“There will never be another ‘first show’ in Brasshouse history,” Robinson said. “We are looking forward to the opportunity to partner with the homies, put on a good show and give back to the community.”
“With so many people doing life alone, we are looking forward to being that place of peace in Mansfield where people and passion collide,” he said.
Brasshouse Boardroom encourages the community to stay connected on Instagram and Facebook, as well as checking their website for upcoming shows/events.