Gaz Coombes, Paul Weller, Tim Burgess, and my favorite DJ -- and ex-lead singer of the band which I loved so much and whose b-side inspired my e-mail handle -- Lauren Laverne were at the Christmas Tree Sessions gig in London last night (December 5). The event was for Save the Children's Christmas Jumper Day charity drive.
More details here:
http://www.savethechildren.org.uk/
And here:
http://www.christmasjumperday.org/
About Christmas Jumper Day:
All money raised from Christmas Jumper Day activities will help save the lives of the world’s most vulnerable children. In the world's poorest countries, more than 7 million children die every year from easily preventable causes like diarrhea and malnutrition. Simple solutions, like vaccines and mosquito nets save lives – so by getting friends and colleagues to take part in Save the Children’s Christmas Jumper day on Friday 13th December and donating £1, you can help make a real difference.About Save the Children:
Save the Children works in more than 120 countries. We save children's lives. We fight for their rights. We help them fulfill their potential.Musicians from Christmas Tree Sessions performed in festive knits in support of Save the Children’s Christmas Jumper Day. Join them by donning your Christmas jumper on Friday 13th December and donating £1 at http://www.christmasjumperday.org/
And it took me a minute to find video from the event but here's a clip someone took of Supergrass frontman Gaz Coombes performing a lovely new track called "Buffalo":
