Help Gaff

I mentioned a few days ago that Chris Gaffney had died. On April 30, Dave Alvin and the Guilty Men, The Hacienda Brothers, The Cold Hard Facts and many others will be celebrating Gaffney's life with a show at The Cellar in Long Beach, Calif.

Unfortunately, I can't go, but I can celebrate his life by helping to defray the medical expenses Gaffney incurred while battling liver cancer. You can help, too.

Visit the Help Gaff Web page to contribute. While you're there, listen to the samples from The Hacienda Brothers' forthcoming album, "Arizona Motel," which will be released in June. Gaffney and the other Hacienda Brothers sound fabulous.