Hot and cool tunes

Two Boston passions - baseball and music - team up for charity tonight at “Hot Stove Cool Music: The Summer Sessions VIP Party,’’ before a concert by the Counting Crows. At the biannual event, started by Red Sox General Manager Theo Epstein, Peter Gammons (below) of ESPN and the Hot Stove All-Stars will rock out with Letters to Cleo frontwoman Kay Hanley. Sports memorabilia, tickets, and restaurant deals will be auctioned, all proceeds benefiting a foundation to be named Foundation to be Named Later. 5:30 p.m. $125 for VIP tickets (Hot Stove Party and Counting Crows show). Tickets , $30, $50, and $60 for just the Crows concert at www.livenation.com or 617-728-1600. No tickets available exclusively for the Hot Stove Party. Bank of America Pavilion, 290 Northern Ave., South Boston. www.hotstovecoolmusic.org HANNAH MARTIN