Band of Horses Thrilled to Play Cancer Benefit

Posted on Nov 20th 2009 10:30AM by Linda Laban
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This Saturday, Band of Horses will take another break from recording its much-anticipated third album to play a special concert at Avalon in Los Angeles. The show is a benefit to raise money and awareness of the children's cancer charity, the Pablove Foundation. Organized by indie label Dangerbird Records and also featuring stripped-down performances from Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Shirley Manson of Garbage, Tom Morello, Against Me!'s Tom Gabel and more, Band of Horses frontman Ben Bridwell says his group is thrilled to be a part of the gala. "We happened to be in town, we're finishing up our record here, so it's just kind of perfect timing," Bridwell tells Spinner. "We're in a position to take a night off and go and do something for a good cause. There wasn't a whole lot to think about, you know?"

Talking of the new record, it's been a while since the Seattle-based folky indie rockers released their second disc 'Cease to Begin' in 2007. What with touring and promotional duties, that's not an awful long time in rock 'n' roll years, but the band is eager to get the record out in the world now. "For us, it is a bit too long. Our first two records came out with a year, maybe a year and half separation between them. This does feel like it's been quite a while, especially as we've been working on it since the end of the last record. It feels like forever."

Spinner wonders what kid of magnum opus the band has been laboring over for two years -- have they really been working on it that long? "Well, yes, in stages," Bidwell says. "It feels like it's been way too long, so we're excited to finally release this thing."

For more information on the concert, head to the Pablove Foundation website.