Danstock, The Sequel
The second annual Danstock Benefit Showcase to Raise Funds
for Melanoma Research at the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive
Cancer Center of Northwestern University will be held Thursday,
February 6th at Lincoln Hall. Band Called Catch, Sabers, American
Wolf, and DeXter are scheduled to perform. Danstock was organized
last year by musician/producer Dan Stock to help victims of the disease that was on the verge of taking his life. Stock passed away last
March at age 37, but the benefit now lives on in his honor. The goal
for Danstock 2014 is to raise $40,000. Admission is $20, and there are
also VIP tickets available for $100.00.
- Terrence Flamm
02•2014
Pistol Pete Walker, Guitar Slinger
Legendary folk singer, multi-instrumentalist and activist Pete Seeger passed away just as IE went
to press on January 27th, leaving an enduring legacy that laid the groundwork for the Dylan/Baez
1960s folk movement, the electrified folk-rock scene that launched in that same decade (lead by the
Byrds and Buffalo Springfield) and other country and bluegrass inspired music movements that
spawned The Eagles, Jackson Browne and elements of the Alt-Country movement led by Jeff
Tweedy's Uncle Tupelo.
Pete Seeger
Even more impressive than his musical
achievements was his dedication to the
environment and the working poor. Seeger
made his mark as the leader of the folk
group The Weavers, but his career was
tripped up by the Communist "red scare" of
the