Tuesday, March 17, 2015

Bands and brands unite at SXSW to put $1 million of instruments in schools

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AUSTIN, Texas — You can never be too busy to pay it forward


Rock band Portugal The Man, amid hustling to complete its eighth studio album, has found time to help a new generation of students potentially transform into musicians by joining StubHub at SXSW to infuse schools with $1 million of musical instruments



“Growing up in Alaska we did not have many opportunities to play music, let alone get exposed to it," bassist Zack Carothers told Mashable. "We were lucky enough to have parents who supported our passions but we know without them we would have never had the opportunity and who knows what I would be doing now. ... Music and arts education is very important to us and we are stoked to be part of this program.” Read more...


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