august is turning out to be a busy performance month for me. don't forget the apoc fundraiser tomorrow night i'm performing at, then on the 28th there's a screening of my film Finding Common Ground in New Orleans, then next sunday, i'm performing at this fundraiser. sounds like a super dope night and a great cause, if yall can make it out!


Musicians for Music
Benefit show for Vida Para Todos (life for all)
August 24th, 2008 at 8pm
Someday lounge 125 NW 5th, PDX OR 97205

Music is the universal language. This night is about musicians playing music so that children have the opportunity to learn music themselves.
100 % of the cover charge (7$ at the door) goes directly to Vida Para Todos, a community center in the Dominican Republic that teaches art and music to impoverished youth. Evening kicks off around 8pm and will go well past 11. Performing bands are: Toiletooth, Drewslum with Soul or System, The Revisions, The Unified Theory, and an assortment of poets. It is a pleasure to collaborate with local musicians to support and empower our Dominican neighbors.
In an effort to provide refuge to youth repressed by poverty, our community center was born in January of 2006. We chose the name Vida Para Todos, because we strive to offer that very concept: Life For All. Opportunities. We want to restore dignity and stimulate creativity. Vida Para Todos (V.P.T.) serves in a barrio that was completely wiped out by a hurricane in the 80's, and offers a place for neighbors to come together peacefully. The community center seeks to employ a young person's free time, as the public school only offers education for three hours of the day, and struggles with a 70% drop out rate due to drugs and prostitution or a lack of hope in a future. We are very hungry for support, both financially and through donations of musical equipment and art supplies. We are ecstatic to be in touch with you and to hear any ideas or passions you may have.