Thurs. Feb. 11

You would not necessarily expect a bill featuring Your Mother's Crotch, Beast Over Boston (an Iron Maiden tribute band) and Electric Mummy to be playing benefit concert at Church for the New England Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. But that's just the knee-jerk reaction to hard rock and metal bands, that becasue they make lotsa nasty noise they have no heart and soul.

Who's Electric Mummy? Well, in a nod to the Cramps, Ramones, Sex Pistols or anybody else who's embraced made-up names, the Boston-based quintet consists of Dead Ringer, Dead Man Rockin (in photo)', Dead Sexy (in photo), Dead Serious and Dead Beat.  Who's who, really? Dead Sexy - Harmony Vocals - real name: Amanda Schafer;  Dead Serious - Bass - real name: Shaun Clarke; Dead Beat - Drums - real name: Tom Woundy; Dead Man Rocking - Lead Guitar - real name: Daniel DeLay; Dead Body - Lead Vocals - real name: Gabriel Florit. More at www.electricmummy.com

Dead Rocking (DeLay) helped put this triple bill together Thurs. Feb. 11, in which 100% of the proceeds go to charity (unlike that dodgy "a portion of the proceeds" you so often hear about). Electric Mummy lists Ramones, Dead Ringer and David Bowie as influences and, yes, you can kind of hear that: some riffage, some metal-y hooks, a touch of glam.

Here's how they put their ethos: "Seeking everlasting life, through mysterious electrical scientific experimentation, these Mummy rockers have come out with a new swagger (more like a stagger or a stumble than an actual swagger).  With their souls now damned for all time and their sins never to be forgiven, there is nothing to hold them back from throwing off all their wrappings and exposing their decaying flesh to the world.Often confused with ghosts, or even called Space Aliens, these mummies are perpetually plagued with cases of The Rot.  If one looks closely, the tell-tale signs of The Rot can be seen from stage, and yes, it is wildly contagious. Fans that come to see Electric Mummy are invited to partake in the now infamous Mummification Ritual.  While not quite the same as becoming an Electric Mummy, fans are frequently left with an impression on their minds that's not soon to fade."

So, how did these Dead Mummies come to do a benefit for MS: Daniel DeLay explains they're friends and co-workers at Somerville's Velir Studios with Marci Valliere, who with her husband, Dave Valliere do work for the Central New England Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. 

Marci says: "When I was six years old, my mother told me that she had Multiple Sclerosis. I was very scared and upset, and I didn't know what this would mean. She told me everything was going to be alright, nothing was going to have to change. Ten years later, my mother lost her battle to this disease. MS took everything away from my mother; beginning with her handwriting and her vision, then it moved on to her mobility and her memory. In 1995 it took the only thing that was left, her life."

"Since my mother was diagnosed with MS in the early 1980's there has been a great deal of new research that has made it possible for individuals with this disease to live longer and healthier lives. There still is no cure. I hope to raise awareness of MS so no other six year old and no other family has to lose a loved one the way I did."
 
At Church, Your Mother’s Crotch will begin at 9. Beast Over Boston will begin at 10. Electric Mummy takes the stage at 11.

69 Kilmarnock St., 617-236-7600 www.churchofboston.com