Rouge Wave is a band that I’ve played on the podcast before. Since emailing the guys, I’ve been put onto their mailing list, which is a common thing that happens whenever I email artists. This note came in this morning that I thought was worth passing on here.
On September 30th 2006, Rogue Wave will host a benefit concert at The Independent to raise money for drummer Pat Spurgeon, who is in desperate need of a kidney transplant.
The benefit concert will feature performances by Rogue Wave, Ben Gibbard (Death Cab for Cutie,) Matthew Caws (Nada Surf,) Ryan Miller (Guster,) John Vanderslice, and other special guests. Daniel Handler (AKA Lemony Snickett) will MC the event.
Pat was born with one kidney and it failed. He had his first transplant in 1993, which served him well until now. After 13 years, it has started to deteriorate. He has been on dialysis since April and is hoping desperately to find a donor. Some of their friends have gotten tested to see if they are a match, but Pat has yet to hear good news. Provided he finds a donor, there will be an enormous amount of costs that both Pat and his donor will incur.
In a logical world, medical insurance would cover his donor’s and his expenses after the procedure, but it does not; so he and his family must carry the financial burden. The expenses can be huge. We are trying to raise money for costs like: donor’s travel, care, bills, lost work wages, etc., as well as Pat’s expenses, care, bills, etc. while he is in recovery.
If you cannot attend the show, we encourage you to donate whatever you can by visiting www.roguewavemusic.com
Thank you for your love and continued support,
Rogue Wave
(Zach, Pat, Gram, Evan)9/30/06
The Independent
628 Divisadero St., San Francisco, CA 94117
Doors: 8:30pm; Show: 9:00pm
Tickets available now on www.ticketweb.com
Talk about an impressive line-up. I’d love to road trip down for this one, but the government of Canada would prefer it if I didn’t leave the country. So if you think you might be able to make it out, this would be for an excellent cause.