April 7, 2012 at 9:42am
DAVE GRAHAM BENEFIT SHOW: Organizers Doug Mackey and Randy Sparks put on a show. Photo credit: Pappi Swarner
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The Tacoma music and arts community turned out Sunday, April 1 to support longtime music scene supporter and friend Dave Graham, who is battling Stage 4 Melanoma. Hosted by The Swiss, the benefit featured sets James Hilborne and the Painkillers, Snak Pak, Bandolier, Mr. Blackwatch and China Davis. Interspersed amongst the day's activities were raffles of prizes from a huge assortment of Tacoma donors.
"Dave Graham has quite a background in music; he had a music store called Room 220 for a while, and he was around back in the '80s, he actually hung out with the guys in Nirvana and Courtney Love, and a lot of those people," says Randy Sparks, one of the organizers of the benefit. "He's always been an inspiration to me, especially when I started filming movies. He's just a great guy to talk to about art and music. He's out there. I think a lot of people could see a lot of really good things about him and how he's been involved in the community."
Read Rev. Adam McKinney's feature story on the Dave Graham benefit Show in the Music section on weeklyvolcano.com.
Weekly Volcano Photographer Steve Dunkelberger and Publisher Pappi Swarner snapped a few photos. ...
Photo Credit: Steve Dunkelberger
Photo Credit: Steve Dunkelberger
Photo Credit: Steve Dunkelberger
Photo Credit: Pappi Swarner
Photo Credit: Pappi Swarner
Photo Credit: Pappi Swarner
Photo Credit: Pappi Swarner
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Dillan Lazzareschi said on Apr. 30, 2012 at 11:52am
Of course there aren't any pictures of snak pak... Good coverage!
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