Many of you are well-aware of differnet musicians and groups who have worked to help out Democratic candidates, mostly in 2004 with Kerry. However, all politics are local applies here as well. Arizona native sons Jimmy Eat World and The Format are donating a concert on October 19th to Harry Mitchell, candidate for the House from the Arizona 5th.
I know many of you are tired of being constently asked for money for different candidates. We know there are no shortage of candidates that deserve our support. I am not asking you to give money, merely to come to what promises to be a great concert. More below the fold!
You may well ask what donating a concert means. This concert has come together very recently and is being done entirely for the benefit of Harry Mitchell. Tickets for the concert are 22 dollars and
all of the ticket price will go to Harry Mitchell's campaign against JD Hayworth. The concert itself is on October 19th at the Clubhouse in Tempe, AZ; doors open at 6:00 PM, show starts at 7:00 PM. This is an all-ages show. Although the Clubhouse does have a seperate area that serves alcohol, we have not recieved word that alcohol will be sold at this event.
Why would Jimmy Eat World and The Format support Harry Mitchell? Harry is running to represent AZ-05, which includes Tempe, Scottsdale, Fountain Hills, and Arizona State University. Harry, a former Mayor of Tempe, is committed to improving our education system, safeguarding our borders, protecting our environment through alternative energy, and wants to stop the genocide in Darfur.
Tickets can be purchased at Hoodlums Record Store in the Arizona State University Memorial Union, or online at Harry Mitchell's website [https://www2381.ssldomain.com/harrymitchellforcongress/GoVoteConcert.asp here].
If you'd like more information about Harry Mitchell, check out his general website:
Harry Mitchell for Congress
For more information on the venue, including maps:
The Clubhouse
To give a little progressive love to the boys in the band(s), check them out on myspace:
The Format's myspace
Jimmy Eat World's myspace