I saw Rogue Wave last year at the Fillmore, and loved their sound. It was at a Nada Surf show. Anyways, their drummer, Pat Spurgeon has medical issues around his kidney situation (read article for more info- I won’t garble it up here!) . It’s rough; he does dialysis twice a day. So there’s a fundraiser this Saturday, and it’s really a knockout line-up. I bought 2 tix and am heading over. If you’re into good music, and you want to support a local artist (he’s from Oakland) I highly recommend Rogue Wave, and this fundraiser. Also, if you’ve ever been an artist and know how hard it is to get medical insurance, you may just want to donate what you can to his fund.

Event info:
Rogue Wave & Friends featuring Ben Gibbard (Death Cab For Cutie) / John Vanderslice / Matthew Caws (Nada Surf) / Ryan Miller (Guster) / The Moore Brothers / Winechuggers / Hosted By: Daniel ‘Lemony Snicket’ Handler
9/30/06
The Independent
628 Divisadero St., San Francisco, CA 94117
Doors: 8:30pm; Show: 9:00pm