Vinny Martell, guitarist for the 60s rock band Vanilla Fudge, will headline a concert to benefit the Birmingham homeless vets group Three Hots and a Cot.

The concert is Friday, May 18 at WorkPlay. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the concert starts at 8 p.m. Tickets are $20 and attendees can also purchase "sponsor tables" which includes a table for four and a meet and greet with Martell.

For more information about the concert, visit workplay.com or call JD Simpson with Three Hots and a Cot at 205-202-5124.

Three Hots and a Cot not only provides shelter and meals to the estimated 800 homeless vets in Birmingham, but also works with other local organizations to identify and help vets in danger of becoming homeless. Visit cotsforvets.org to learn more about the group and how you can help.

JEFFERSON COUNTY, AL (WBRC)- Jefferson County Commissioners exchanged heated words during the Tuesday morning meeting over the financial matters of Cooper Green Mercy Hospital.

Cooper Green is currently dealing with around $9 million in debt and $5.5 million past due, according to Jefferson County's Finance Director. The hospital's need for money causes many issues for a county that is dealing with massive money problems of its own.

While discussing the hospital's finances, some commissioners were surprised to find out about a discretionary checking account at Cooper Green holding around $300,000. Commissioner George Bowman told the others that the account had been audited yearly and asked why the other commissioners had not known about it.

Mercer Morrison from our sister station WDAM offers his take on the high seas claymation movie  "The Pirates! Band of Misfits." The movie is created from the same folks who brought us "Wallace and Gromit" and "Chicken Run."

This review is by Devon Laird and Mercer Morrison. See more Movie Madness with Mercer reviews here on YouTube.