Over the previous week or so, quite a few artists and festivals have launched unique merch and/or completed different issues to boost cash for victims of the current California wildfires. Now, steel quartet Spiritbox are serving to out, too, by launching a merchandise charity raffle to assist assist restoration efforts for the continuing catastrophe.
Spiritbox’s Raffle Particulars
This previous Friday (Jan. 17), the band introduced the raffle on their social media pages, with guitarist Mike Stringer writing that he/they “wish to not solely donate” however to “increase as a lot as attainable to assist.” Their motivation is private in addition to altruistic, he provides, as a result of the fires have “immediately affected” bassist Josh Gilbert (“who misplaced his residence within the Eaton hearth”).
Stringer additionally states that each one proceeds from the raffle “will go to Habitat for Humanity of Better Los Angeles and Altadena Ladies,” with the grand prize together with an “Aristides 070R guitar,” a “Jackson Professional Plus Sequence 7-string guitar,” a “Fender Tonemaster Professional” and “50-watt EVH 5150 head.”
Lastly, he clarifies that every “$20 donation offers you one likelihood to win,” in addition to that the gadgets had been used “on tour or within the studio.”
You possibly can enter the raffle right here (though there’s no indication of when it ends). Additionally, you possibly can see Spiritbox’s full submit (which features a photograph of the aforementioned gadgets) under:
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Extra Aid Efforts
As beforehand talked about, Spiritbox are removed from the one artist doing what they’ll to assist the continuing wildfire aid efforts. As an illustration, Ice 9 Kills not too long ago introduced their new “Heed the Name for California” t-shirt (whose proceeds are going to the California Hearth Basis Wildlife & Catastrophe Aid Fund). Likewise, NOFX, Dropkick Murphys, Ohana Pageant, Pixies and Touché Amoré – along with different artists and festivals – have put out clothes to assist numerous charities, too.
Final Tuesday (Jan. 14), Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl spent his 56th birthday working with the Los Angeles’ Feed The Streets group by cooking chili and shifting containers to help individuals who’ve been displaced by the wildfires. In fact, this was simply the most recent instance of Grohl serving up BBQ – or doing different food-related actions – to assist these in want.
Different Spiritbox Information
Along with their new charity raffle, Spiritbox are on the point of launch their sophomore studio LP – and follow-up to 2021’s Everlasting Blue – Tsunami Sea (which was alleged to contain ex-Carry Me the Horizon keyboardist Jordan Fish). It is set to launch on March 7 by way of Pale Chord/Rise Data. Spiritbox are additionally gearing as much as tour later this 12 months as each a headliner (with assist from Detest, Gel and Dying Want) and as assist for Linkin Park.
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