Benefit for the Scrap Exchange with Phil Cook, Midtown Dickens & more

This weekend is a big one for benefit concerts. The big benefit for recent tornado victims is this Saturday, June 3 (check out more info on it HERE), and there will also be a benefit in Durham to save The Scrap Exchange and the Liberty Arts Foundry on Saturday, June 4.

Both nonprofit art groups were located in the Liberty Warehouse which flooded during the heavy rains on May 14 and were later condemned. The benefit show will be at the Casbah in Durham from 1 p.m. to 1 a.m. Saturday and feature ten 14 bands for $10. Proceeds are going to help the groups pay for relocation expenses as they reopen at 923 Franklin St. Advance tickets are available via etix.

Dylan vs. Petty at Local 506 to benefit Haiti

The local music scene has been turning out show after show to benefit the people of Haiti, and now there's one more. The show is dubbed "Dylan vs. Petty" and will feature bands covering the songs of Bob Dylan and Tom Petty. The line-up includes Mandolin Orange, Semi-Formal, It Is Rain On My Face, Mary Johnson Rockers, Big Fat Gap, Birds & Arrows, Gambling the Muse and The Pneurotics.

The show is this Saturday, February 6 at Local 506 in Chapel Hill. There is a $5 minimum donation and the proceeds will go to Partners In Health. So once again, get out and support a good cause. Hopefully the weather will be kind.