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In March, a fire destroyed much of the Baltimore home of Nautical Almanac's Twig Harper and Carly Ptak; the building also housed the performance space Tarantula Hill. As restoration work progresses at the incinerated space, noisemakers nationwide are rallying to support Harper and Ptak.

Several noteworthy benefit concerts and events are planned for the next few weeks. Carlos Giffoni's No Fun Productions organized an event in Brooklyn in May, and shows in Chicago and Washington, D.C. are upcoming as well. Here are the details:

04-29 Washington, DC - 611 Florida Ave
Artists: Jesux, Ultimate Vag, The Plums Spanorb Orchestra, Big Cats: the Real Dope Shit, The Rebecca Mills & Hugh McElroy Duo, DJ Dogdick, Insect Factory, the Cutest Puppy in the World, Scott Allison & Andy Hayleck

04-29 Chicago, IL - Enemy
Artists: Bloodyminded, Is, Church of Light and Sound, Adam Strohm, Vadim Spirkut, Insect Deli, I Love Presets, Vertonen, Spunky Toofers

05-07 Brooklyn, NY - The Hook
Artists: Lightning Bolt, Nautical Almanac, Double Leopards, Kites, No Fun DJs

05-20 Chicago, IL - Elastic Arts Foundation
Artists: Is, Church of Light and Sound, Spunky Toofers, Vertonen, Kevin Drumm, TV Pow

In addition, Thurston Moore and his Ecstatic Peace label plan to have the tracklist for a Tarantula Hill benefit compilation finalized by mid-May. Several Washington, DC artists are also planning a benefit compilation which will be for sale at this weekend's show and through SocketsCDR.

Pictures of the incinerated Tarantula Hill can be seen here, and donations can still be sent directly to Twig and Carly via PayPal to the group's email address, hello@heresee.com.