Benefit for Sick Kids Foundation, Friday December 2nd

Charge of the Light Brigade is playing a great benefit show this Friday, December 2nd, for Toronto's Sick Kids Foundation. It's a great opportunity to help out children experiencing all kinds of challenges. Sick Kids is a landmark hospital, one of the leading institutions for advanced care for children. While we're fortunate to be living under a public health care system, there is always more that could be done. The Foundation is involved actively in research, child health, learning and care.

We're glad to be a part of what's going to be a great night. I've been lucky to be involved in a few fundraisers around Christmas over the past couple of years, and they're always a great time. This one's organized by Toronto roots rockers The Alter Kakers. There's four bands playing, and it's happening at Lee's Palace this Friday. Charge is first up, at 9:30pm. Here's our video for "Charge!!", if you haven't seen it:



The Alter Kakers are next up at 10:30pm. They've been perennial chart toppers on Jango radio, and are bound to put on a great show:



Little Creatures are the third band at 11:30pm. They were featured on the History Channel's What's In a Name show this fall, when they took on their new moniker. Pretty fun episode, and it showcases their great pop songcraft really well. Can't embed the video, but go see it here. And here's them live:



Angela Saini and the Residents round out the night at 12:30am with her infectious singer-songwriter confessionals:



Should be a great night for an awesome cause! Tickets are $10. Pick 'em up at the door, or buy direct from any of the bands. Charge's tickets are on-sale in advance at our online store. And we're throwing in the complete album The Defiant Ones if you pick up a ticket direct from us.

Lastly, it'll be an interesting night when Charge takes the stage. Our regular drummer Owen Tennyson ran into a scheduling snafu, so for this night only we're reuniting with our founding drummer Zack Mykula. Owen's fab, and we'll be missing him, but Zack's an awesome drummer in his own right. I'm looking forward to hitting the stage with him playing on the songs he recorded, now that The Defiant Ones has been released. Bettin' it's gonna be pretty spectacular. Hope to see ya there!