fundraiser Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Billy Corgan raises $250,000 for victims of the July 4th Highland Park mass shooting

July 29, 2022July 29, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Billy Corgan, fundraiser, Highland Park, Madame Zuzu's, Mass Shooting, Perry Farrell, Smashing Pumpkins

It was supposed to be a nice Fourth of July parade. But then a psycho on a roof with a

Drumming 12 hours to beat Parkinson’s

August 21, 2021August 21, 2021 Amber Healy 1 Comment Drummer, fundraiser, Grale, Kevin Farmer, Mountain Head, Music, Parkinson Canada SuperWalk, Parkinson's, Parkinson's Disease

Kevin Farmer knows the importance of holding a steady beat. As the drummer for Mountain Head and Grale, he’s used

Don Reilly, drummer for Burlington’s Crowe, fighting ALS

March 1, 2021February 28, 2021 Amber Healy 0 Comments Burlington, Crowe, Crowe band, Don Reilly, fundraiser, GoFundMe, Lou Gehrig's Disease

Bands are often much deeper than just a group of people playing music together. For Crowe, a Burlington-based band that

System of a Down to premiere new single during live stream fundraiser

January 27, 2021January 27, 2021 Amber Healy 0 Comments Armenia, fundraiser, livestream, System of a Down, YouTube

Need more System of a Down in your pandemic life? It’ll cost you — while helping support humanitarian efforts in

Unison Holiday Special going virtual — and open to the public

November 19, 2020November 19, 2020 Amber Healy 0 Comments Canada in Unison Holiday Special, Covid, COVID-19, fundraiser, Holiday Concert, Iskwe, Jim Cuddy, July Talk, Matthew Good, Mother Mother, Musicians, Neon Dreams, Pandemic, Ruth B., Sam Roberts Band, Sarah Harmer, Scott Helman, The Glorious Sons, Tom Jackson, Tom Wilson, Unison Benevolent Fund

It’s no surprise at this point to learn that the Unison Benevolent Fund won’t be hosting its normal end-of-the-year fundraising

Bandcamp supporting NAACP Legal Defense Fund with sales this Friday

June 18, 2020June 17, 2020 Amber Healy 0 Comments BandCamp, BLM, Donation, fundraiser, Juneteenth, NAACP, NAACP Legal Defense Fund, Racism, social conscious, social justice

Bandcamp continues to act in a progressive, socially-conscious and responsible way. Earlier this year, the distribution and musician supporting site

Dance on to help MusiCounts

June 18, 2020June 17, 2020 Amber Healy 0 Comments Babylung, Dance Party, Frank Walker, fundraiser, Loud Luxury, MusiCounts, Young Bombs

Need something fun to do on a Thursday night? Has it been ages since you’ve felt the urge to go

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UPDATE: Last Gord Downie fundraiser sells out

May 13, 2019May 12, 2019 Amber Healy 0 Comments FamilyBand Concerts, Fully and Completely Tour, fundraiser, Gord Downie, Gord Downie Fund for Brain Cancer Research, Izzy Camilleri, Man Machine Poem Tour, Rob Ferreira, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, The Tragically Hip

Good news, everyone! Well, unless you were interested in buying a white or brown leather keychain made from a remnant

Silver Lining in Danforth Tragedy [UPDATE: Billy Talent steps up for a fundraiser]

July 31, 2018July 31, 2018 Gilles LeBlanc 0 Comments Billy Talent, Danforth, fundraiser, Shooting, Toronto

The Danforth neighborhood is a sacred place for all Torontonians, whether native or just visiting. It is home to one

Don’t Have Tragically Hip Tickets? Then This Might be the Next Best Thing

June 11, 2016June 11, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments fundraiser, Sunnybrook, Tragically Hip

Demand far outstripped supply for (probably the last) Tragically Hip tour. If you managed to get tickets, consider yourself Lotto

#CourageforGord: Paying it Forward

May 26, 2016May 26, 2016 Amber Healy 0 Comments Cancer, fundraiser, Gord Downie, Research, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, The Tragically Hip

In the song “Are We Family,” from The Tragically Hip’s 1998 release Phantom Power, Gord Downie sings “Are we family,