Last month we told you about OK Go and Bonerama’s rockin’ January 11 performance at legendary New Orleans venue, Tipitina’s. That show raised over $6,000 for Big Easy R&B hero Al “Carnival Time” Johnson and Sweet Home New Orleans — an organization that works to bring back the city’s displaced musicians.
OK Go and Bonerama originally hooked up at an Artist Activism Camp that FMC and Air Traffic Control organized in spring 2007. The bands had such a good time playing together that they later recorded a collaborative EP to benefit Al and Sweet Home New Orleans. The 5-song mini-album, You’re Not Alone, was released via iTunes on February 5 — also known as Mardi Gras! Trust us when we say it’s awesome. All proceeds from the sale of the EP will go to the beneficiaries.
To celebrate the EP’s release, OK Go and Bonerama played a sold-out show at Washington, D.C.’s 9:30 Club on February 2, which netted another $8,000 for New Orleans’ musicians. If you weren’t there, you definitely missed a good time. But that’s just all the more reason to buy the EP. And if you visit our Flickr page with photos from the concert, it’ll almost be like you were there.
Check out some press for the EP and concert:
Track Stars
Washington Post Express, January 31, 2008
Musicians Giving Back At New Orleans Benefits
Billboard, January 3, 2008