bump band

What’s the first thing you think of when someone mentions the fine city of Austin?

Is it the breakfast tacos and Mexican food? 6th Street and South Congress? Hipsters and bicycles? These are all things we’ve come to know and love, but let us not forget the one thing we take pride in overall: live music.

Alejandro Escovedo, Triple Cobra, Paula Nelson, Ian McLagan & The Bump Band and Skyrocket are confirmed to play the ‘Putting Todd Back Together’ benefit an Antone’s Sept. 9.

Proceeds will go towards medical expenses photographer Todd V. Wolfson incured after a nasty bicycle accident last month.

Although you can count on Alejandro Escovedo, Ian McLagan and the Bump Band and David Garza being on hand, the lineup for the Sept. 9 benefit for Austin music portrait photographer Todd V.

Wolfson has yet to be finalized.

Wolfson had a career-threatening bicycle wreck July 11th, when he hit a patch of defective pavement on North Loop.

Thrown over the bike’s handlebars, Wolfson split his elbow joint in half, suffered two compound fractures and took 11 stitches to repair a gash in his forehead.

La Zona Rosa, Thursday, July 2. This second annual event benefiting the Child Guidance Center has gathered heavyweights in Alejandro Escovedo, James McMurtry, Ian McLagan the Bump Band, and Right or Happy (formerly the Reivers).

$40 music-only tix are available for this organization dedicated to improving the mental health of children and their families, reinforcing the idea that when times get hard financially, dig a little deeper....