“From Punk to Funk” – a benefit concert for Matthew Leone, bassist of punk band Madina Lake – happens from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug.17, at REGGIES ROCK CLUB, 2109 S. State Street, Chicago, Ill. 60616. Tickets are available for purchase on TicketWeb. All proceeds go to the Matthew Leone Fund through the Sweet Relief Musician Fund. 

As many of you may already know, THE BRANDED was effected by the floods in Westchester, IL which is now considered a disaster area. They are a professionally minded original rock band from the Chicagoland area. If you have been to one of their shows, you know that they not only use
professional gear, but perform using audio/visual equipment as well.

Almost ALL of their gear was damaged and lost in this flood. This includes: guitars, amps, cabinets, pedals, drums, cymbals, mics, cables, stands, cases, PA system, computers and flat-screen TVs for live shows, risers, acoustic paneling, stage props, rack gear, band merch, and other odds and ends that they have accumulated over time. Basically everything that they need to perform for you has been destroyed.

They have more than enough pictures to show you the damage caused by the 4 1/2 feet of "un-clean" water which took out their entire practice space. If you have anything that you can donate, larger or small, to help recuperate from their loss, it would mean so much to them. They would already like to thank all of the local bands that have offered up their gear for the upcoming show at The Metro on August 14th.

If you would like to contact the band directly, feel free to email them at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Thank you very much for your support!


MAKE A DONATION TO HELP:

http://funds.gofundme.com/Thebranded/Floodloss

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