A strong contingent of Seattle musicians have graced the performance stage of the Fremont Abbey Arts Center over the last four years, so it’s no surprise that a small army of them are working to raise funds to keep the non-profit community center/venue alive and thriving.
Those efforts have culminated in Thirteen, a forthcoming CD showcasing all-original contributions from several local singer-songwriters (proceeds from online and physical sales of the recording go directly to the Fremont Abbey Arts Center). Tonight, many of the artists appearing on the CD play a benefit concert at the Abbey to raise further funds: Doors open at 7 p.m.
The $13 day-of-show admission price will include over a dozen acts, and it should be a solid night of music. There’s a little bit of everything on the bill–dreamy acoustic pop (Pretty Broken Things), lovably sloppy garage rock (Panama Gold), faultlessly-sung folk (The Local Strangers, whose singer Aubrey Zoli organized the fundraiser), luminous pop songcraft (Matt and Mike Gervais of SunBreak faves Curtains for You), haunting balladry wedded with electronic atmosphere (Friday Mile offshoot Fort Union), and the proverbial more, more, more. Fundraisers seldom come this tuneful.