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Thursday, July 16, 2009 2:27 AM

Current mood:  cultured
Category: Music
Big Wheel Online Magazine was on the scene for the benefit show for Sweet Relief at Rock and Roll Pizza in Woodland Hills, CA on July 4th, 2009. The image below is a snapshot of the article they wrote and you can read the rest of what they had to say about the event by clicking on the link below.  Many thanks go to David Vieira, the owner of Rock and Roll Pizza for putting this together and all of the incredible bands that donated their time and service for us.




 
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Wednesday, July 08, 2009 3:38 AM

Current mood:  bouncy
Category: Music
We were thrilled to find out that Paste Magazine selected Sweet Relief Musicians Fund as one of 10 charities to follow on Twitter.  Please click here to see the entire article.






 
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Wednesday, July 08, 2009 3:29 AM

Current mood:  animated
Category: Blogging
Cheryl Schulke aka Stash was kind enough to write about Sweet Relief in her blog today.  Click here to see the entire blog: Stash Studios Blog


  


 
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Wednesday, April 01, 2009 9:49 PM

Current mood:  chipper
Category: Music
The legendary punk rockers X, with the original line-up of John Doe, Exene Cervenka, Billy Zoom and DJ Bonebrake, are touring the U.S. and Sweet Relief wants to get you there!

There are a series of shows which X is offering to benefit Sweet Relief Musicians Fund.

These charity auctions feature TWO GUEST LIST TICKETS for each of X remaing tour dates

In addition, the auction winner will also receive an autographed and personalized poster of the band.

To bid go to: www.ebay.com/sweetrelief

Contribute to a cause which X supports, and help struggling musicians at the same time.

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Monday, July 07, 2008 8:00 PM

Foo Fighters Support Sweet Relief

Tickets & Signed Photo Auction

It's always cool when a band gets behind a good cause, and that's just what Foo Fighters have done for Sweet Relief. Foo Fighters are touring the country and Sweet Relief has tickets! ....

www.ebay.com/sweetrelief....

Sweet Relief is auctioning a pair of the band's own GUEST LIST tickets for these Foo Fighters concert dates:....

07.17.2008 Oklahoma City, Ford Center
07.19.2008 Kansas City, Kemper Arena
07.20.2008 St. Louis, Scottrade Center
07.22.2008 Grand Rapids, Van Andel Arena
07.23.2008 Indianapolis, Conseco Field House
07.25.2008 Cleveland, Quicken Loans Arena
07.26.2008  Pittsburgh, Peterson Events Center....

While we can't list specific seat assignments at this time, be assured these seats will be GOOD!  In addition, the lucky auction winner will also receive a photo signed by all the members of the band!

Help Foo Fighters help others by bidding on this great auction, and support a cause that Foo Fighters generously supports.

This CHARITY auction was sanctioned by Foo Fighters.

All of the proceeds from this item will benefit SWEET RELIEF MUSICIANS FUND. For the past 12 years Sweet Relief has been assisting ill, injured, or elderly musicians with the costs of alternative and traditional medical treatments, and with expenses for basic needs. For more information please visit www.sweetrelief.org & www.ebay.com/sweetrelief....

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Wednesday, May 07, 2008 8:53 PM

The legendary punk rockers X, with the original line-up of John Doe, Exene Cervenka, Billy Zoom and DJ Bonebrake, are touring the U.S. and Sweet Relief wants to get you there! 

There are a series of shows which X is offering to benefit Sweet Relief Musicians Fund.

These charity auctions feature TWO GUEST LIST TICKETS for each of X remaing tour dates

In addition, the auction winner will also receive an autographed and personalized copy of the 2-disc CD set X - The Best: Make the Music Go Bang!

To bid go to: www.ebay.com/sweetrelief 

Contribute to a cause which X supports, and help struggling musicians at the same time.

 
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Tuesday, March 25, 2008 8:13 PM

Current mood:  grateful
Category: Music

The legendary punk rockers X, with the original line-up of John Doe, Exene Cervenka, Billy Zoom and DJ Bonebrake, are touring the U.S., helping Sweet Relief, and coming home to play.

This charity auction features two GUEST LIST TICKETS as well as two AFTER SHOW PASSES for their show at The Music Box at the Fonda in Los Angeles, CA on Thursday, April 10, 2008!  

In addition, the auction winner will also receive an autographed and personalized copy of the 2-disc CD set X - The Best: Make the Music Go Bang!

To bid, please visit www.ebay.com/sweetrelief.

Auction ends March 31, 2008.

Contribute to a cause which X supports, and help struggling musicians at the same time.

All of the proceeds from this item will benefit SWEET RELIEF MUSICIANS FUND. For the past 13 years, Sweet Relief has been assisting ill, injured or elderly musicians with the costs of alternative and traditional medical treatments, and with expenses for basic needs. For more information please visit www.sweetrelief.org.

Currently listening:
Los Angeles
By X
Release date: 18 September, 2001
 
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Thursday, March 20, 2008 9:38 PM

Current mood:  pirate
Category: Music

The legendary punk rockers X, with the original line-up of John Doe, Exene Cervenka, Billy Zoom and DJ Bonebrake, are touring the U.S. -- and Sweet Relief wants to get you there! 

There are a series of shows which X is offering to benefit Sweet Relief Musicians Fund.

These charity auctions feature TWO GUEST LIST TICKETS to their two-night show run at The Showbox in Seattle, WA on Sunday, March 30* and Monday, March 31**, 2008!  

In addition, the auction winner will also receive an autographed and personalized copy of the 2-disc CD set X - The Best: Make the Music Go Bang!

To bid, click here. 

*Auction ends March 27, 2008.

**Auction ends March 28, 2008.

Contribute to a cause which X supports, and help struggling musicians at the same time.



All of the proceeds from this item will benefit SWEET RELIEF MUSICIANS FUND. For the past 13 years, Sweet Relief has been assisting ill, injured or elderly musicians with the costs of alternative and traditional medical treatments, and with expenses for basic needs. For more information please visit www.sweetrelief.org.
Currently listening:
X (The Band) - The Unheard Music
Release date: 25 January, 2005
 
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Wednesday, March 19, 2008 6:39 PM

Current mood:  rockin
Category: News and Politics

LiveDaily Interview: John Doe of X

March 6, 2008 06:03 AM
By Don Zulaica 
LiveDaily Contributor

Punk icons X are hitting the road for the "13-31 Tour," with all four original members--John Doe, Exene Cervenka, guitarist Billy Zoom, and drummer D.J. Bonebreak--in tow.

While the original foursome has toured together off and on over the years, this time they’re working for charity. In conjunction with the Sweet Relief Musicians Fund (www.sweetrelief.org), tickets and VIP passes will be auctioned on eBay, with each 10-day auction to be posted two to three weeks prior to each concert date. The Sweet Relief Musicians Fund is a Los Angeles-based national charity that provides assistance to musicians struggling with their finances due to disability, illness, or age-related issues.

The tour will take the band from The House of Blues in Dallas and Austin’s SXSW music convention, through Chicago, Denver, Seattle, and Las Vegas. John Doe spoke with LiveDaily about X’s audience, Sweet Relief, and playing for charity.

LiveDaily: You’ve been touring with the original lineup off and on for a while. Was the last tour the Rollins "As The World Burns?" shows?

John Doe: Yeah, in 2006. We’ve done some other dates in between, but we’ve been laying a little low for a while.

Does X do a lot of benefit shows?

We haven’t done as many benefits. We kind of reserve that for The Knitters or individual things. We do X when we have the time, and when there’s interest from the people.

How did you come to do these shows for the Sweet Relief Musicians Fund?

I’ve known [founder] Victoria Williams for forever. We played a couple of benefits when she first started Sweet Relief, when she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. When she was really kind of screwed up with the therapy and medicine and treatments, she was able to tour and write songs and do everything that she could, because of the support that was given to her. We were there at the beginning.

How much do you hope to raise with the current shows?

We don’t really have a goal as to how much we’re going to raise. I think that whatever it is that we can contribute is worthwhile. We don’t have enough experience to have a goal. We’re just hoping to contribute something.

Funny how a lot of people don’t realize that there are musicians that aren’t millionaires, and need things like health insurance, like everybody else. You’ve probably had other musician friends that helped motivate you doing this type of work.

Absolutely. The other charity that I’ve been involved in over the years is M.A.P., which is Musicians Assistance Program. It basically supports musicians who are trying to get off of dope. There’s not much of a support system for that either, except for this one charity. If there is a need, you try to do whatever you can to fill that.

How has the chemistry with the members of X changed over the years?

It changes all the time. It’s not something you can really put a finger on. Musically, the chemistry is always constant, it’s usually something you can rely on. The personality stuff is just things you deal with, and you get through it. We haven’t gone to therapy like … whatever that band is called that made the movie about going to therapy.

Metallica.

Metallica, right. Not one of my favorite bands, but that’s okay.

How have the audiences changed over the years?

The audiences for X have always been very eclectic. They’re young people, old people, hippies, whatever. In the early days the hippies were not quite as welcome as they are today. Nowadays, there are a few more older people. In 1980, there weren’t people in their fifties that wanted to go see a punk rock band. However, we always had people who were in their 40s and late-30s, even when the band started. So it’s stayed pretty much the same. It can be a little bit disconcerting when you see someone in the audience that looks the same as someone that you knew 20 years ago, and they’re 19. You think, weird.

You mentioned Metallica wasn’t a favorite band, are there younger artists out there that you like?

Oh yeah. I think the state of music is fantastic. It’s difficult to make a living, but there’s great music out there. I would say a couple of my new favorite people, M. Ward is one of them, and Kathleen Edwards, who I sang with on the last record ["A Year In The Wilderness"]. I tour with a band called Dead Rock West, they’re great. There are tons of singers and songwriters that are out there doing great stuff.

Are there any plans to do new material with X?

We’re thinking about it, working on it, trying to figure out where that might fit. It’s not totally out of the question.

[Note: The following tour dates have been provided by artist and/or tour sources, who verify its accuracy as of the publication time of this story. Changes may occur before tickets go on sale. Check with official artist websites, ticketing sources and venues for late updates.]

March 2008
15 - Austin, TX - Emo’s Main Room (SXSW)
19 - Chicago, IL - Metro
21 - Madison, WI - Barrymore
22 - Minneapolis, MN Caboose
25 - Denver, CO - Bluebird
26 - Aspen, CO - Belly Up
28 - Boise, ID - Big Easy
29 - Portland, OR - Crystal
30, 31 - Seattle, WA - Showbox

April 2008
9 - San Diego, CA - Belly-Up
10 - Los Angeles, CA - Henry Fonda Theatre

for source article, please visit http://www.livedaily.com/news/13793.html.
Currently listening:
X - Live In Los Angeles
Release date: 10 May, 2005
 
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Tuesday, March 18, 2008 6:13 PM

Current mood:  rockin
Category: Music

The legendary punk rockers X, with the original line-up of John Doe, Exene Cervenka, Billy Zoom and DJ Bonebrake, are touring the U.S. -- and Sweet Relief wants to get you there! 

There are a series of shows which X is offering to benefit Sweet Relief Musicians Fund.

These two charity auctions feature TWO VIP GUEST LIST TICKETS to their shows at the Big Easy in Boise, ID on Friday, March 28, 2008 and at the Crystal Ballroom in Portland, OR on Saturday, March 29, 2008!!  

In addition, the auction winner will also receive an autographed and personalized copy of the 2-disc CD set X - The Best: Make the Music Go Bang!

To bid, click here.  Auctions end March 27, 2008.

Contribute to a cause which X supports, and help struggling musicians at the same time.



All of the proceeds from this item will benefit SWEET RELIEF MUSICIANS FUND. For the past 13 years, Sweet Relief has been assisting ill, injured or elderly musicians with the costs of alternative and traditional medical treatments, and with expenses for basic needs. For more information please visit www.sweetrelief.org.
 
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