PKD Patient Hopes to Drum Up Funds with Benefit Concert
September 24, 2010 |
Events
PKD patient Jesse Brewster will perform in a benefit concert called Rockin' Against PKD as part of efforts to raise awareness of polycystic kidney disease and drum up funds for vital PKD research.
The concert, set for this Sunday, Sept. 26 at the Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse in Berkeley, Calif., will feature two other performers, and all proceeds will go toward fighting PKD. Click here for more information about the concert.
In 2008, Jesse released his first solo EP, “All She Deserves,” and he recently came out with a new single entitled "I'm Not Broken." A portion of the sales benefited PKD Foundation programs and research. Proceeds from Jesse’s first two albums, “Confessional” and "Jesse Brewster Band," also helped fund PKD research.
“I felt that I could educate people about PKD as well as raise money in the process by using music as an educational tool,” Jesse said on his website. “This illness has affected my life profoundly, as it has millions of others.”
Jesse lost his brother, Jim, to PKD in 1998 and watched his father battle complications of the disease for years. For more information about Jess'es upcoming performances, including Rockin' Against PKD, and to purchase your own copies of Jesse's CDs, visit the official Jesse Brewster website.
Tickets for Rockin' Against PKD are $21.50 at the door or can be purchased in advance for $20.50, visit www.thefreight.org.