Via my favorite non-film and non-politics Web site, the excellent music daily Pitchforkmedia, comes this tidbit of info that relates to a good cause. A number of musicians, including Cat Power, J. Mascis, and the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion will play a benefit entitled “Fuck Cancer” May 11 at the Bowery Ballroom in New York. The evening will raise funds for Jackie Farry, a young tour manager with multiple myeloma, a cancer of the blood. Among the acts is Chavez, the beloved NYC band that hasn’t released an album since 1996’s Ride the Fader. I’ve known bassist Clay Tarver for […]
by Scott Macaulay on May 7, 2004