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| Bay Area Music Community to Host Major Benefit, the Coconut Bangers' Ball, for INDIE Rock Drummer Andrew Griffin |
| On May 1, the Bay Area music
community will be coming together at the Red Devil Lounge to host a
major benefit concert for area drummer Andrew Griffin, who is
currently battling cancer both physically and financially. Performing
at the benefit will be Paul Manousos, Jesse DeNatale, Duff Ferguson,
Victor Krummenacher, Jeff Rolka, and The Viv All-Stars, with proceeds
going to help offset Griffin's ongoing medical expenses. In September 2006, Griffin was diagnosed with stage 4 metastatic colon cancer at the age of 36. He has since had two major surgeries as well
as several rounds of chemotherapy and radiation treatment. Griffin is
founder of the East Bay Drummers Studio, a rigorous teaching studio
that has trained hundreds of rock and jazz drummers of all ages since
1998. He has performed, recorded, and toured as an in-demand session
drummer with many influential bands and artists, including a summer
2007 tour of Europe with CAKE. |
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