i hate the sound of guitars

Here at I Hate the Sound of Guitars I don’t generally promote upcoming events (or actually offer content that’s in any way timely). So if I’m making an exception, you know it’s got to be for something special.

If you’re reading this, you already know about Bradley’s Almanac, right? It’s not just one of the best Boston-centric indie-music blogs, it’s one of the best (and most principled) indie-music blogs on the Internets, full stop. Its proprietor, Brad Searles, is an amazing guy — insanely knowledgeable and supportive of music made hereabouts and elsewhere, and a warm, generous person to boot. I’ve literally lost count of the bands he’s turned me on to. The sort of enthusiasm he displays is what vibrant music scenes are made of.

He and his family have had some life challenges lately, one of the nastiest of which is his wife Amie’s recent breast cancer diagnosis. Sadly this happened before we fixed the US healthcare system. But with the help of some of those talented local musicians, he’s put together a phenomenal benefit show (money raised will be go to the non-profit Breastcancer.org as well as defraying Amie’s medical bills) including Kristin Hersh (Throwing Muses/50 Foot Wave), Bill Janovitz (Buffalo Tom), Travels (featuring former members of Victory at Sea and The Metal Hearts), Drew O’Doherty, Colin Clary (The Smittens/Let’s Whisper), and Adam Brilla (The Broken River Prophet).

The all-ages event goes down at noon, Saturday October 17th, at The Middle East in Cambridge MA. Tickets are just $10 and available at the Middle East box office or online from TicketMaster. There’s also a Facebook page for the event.