No Age, Vivian Girls, Abe Vigoda, Best Coast & others played a benefit for Irene Garcia in LA - pics
photos by Rachel Carr
The sold-out event, concisely named “No Cancer!” hoped to raise money for Irene Garcia, the mother of a prominent L.A. scenester who was recently diagnosed with what an event volunteer would only call “an extremely rare form of cancer.” All proceeds from the daylong festival — including ticket revenues and merchandise sales — went directly to the cause.
Organized by
local indie promoting giant Sean Carlson and his team at FYF Fest[I HATE ROCK N ROLL RECORDS and VIDEOTHING.COM], “No Cancer!” brought together an eclectic group of well-known and under-the-radar bands from Los Angeles and across the country, with acts hailing from New York and Texas performing over the course of the afternoon. [Daily Trojan]
As advertised, No Age, Vivian Girls, Abe Vigoda, Cowabunga Babes, Best Coast, Nodzzz, Darker My Love and others played “No Cancer: A benefit for our Friend’s Mom” in L.A. on Sunday, February 7th. Sean Carlson and FYF [update: who were NOT the organizers of this – see fixed quote above] are also the ones behind The Soft Pack‘s 10 shows in 10 days one weak earlier. More pictures from the benefit, with the full lineup and Vivian Girls’ setlist, below…
>>> NO CANCER!
>>> A BENEFIT FOR OUR FRIEND’S MOM
>>>
>>> with…
>>> NO AGE
>>> VIVIAN GIRLS (NYC)
>>> DARKER MY LOVE
>>> ABE VIGODA
>>> BEST COAST
>>> NODZZZ (SF)
>>> COWABUNGA BABES (TX)
>>> WOUNDED LION
>>> GRAHAM FOREST
>>> ALE MANIA (SD)
>>> ANIMAL STYLE
>>>
>>> and DJs…
>>> Keith Morris (Circle Jerks)
>>> Jim Smith (The Smell)
>>> Jimmy Jamz (Brother Reade)
>>> Jennifer and Jessie Clavin (Mika Miko) Sam Bosson (Trash Talk)
>>> Jesspeleta (Neverever) Heather Gram (Pearl Harbor) Blaque Chris
>>>
>>> and Special Guest MCs…
>>> Josh Fadem and Preston Olson
Vivian Girls Setlist: (via)
All The Time
Wild Eyes
Walking Alone At Night
I Have No Fun
Can’t Get Over You
He’s Gone (A Capella)
Lake House
Moped Girls
You’re My Guy
Never See Me
Second Date
Tell The World