LSF, Wolf Parade, Islands Members Team Up for Benefit

LSF, Wolf Parade, Islands Members Team Up for Benefit

Dave Eggers has once again called upon his friends in high places for the benefit of his nonprofit 826 tutoring centers. Eggers' publishing house, McSweeney's, has put together the McSweeney's Presents: the World, Explained event, set to take place March 15 at New York's Symphony Space. Proceeds will go to both 826NYC and 826LA.

Performing at the event will be an "indie supergroup" comprised of Les Savy Fav's Syd Butler, Wolf Parade's Dan Boeckner and Hadji Bakara, and Islands' Nick Diamonds. The group's name? Internet. Yes, Internet. Clever, guys.

The show will also feature "comedy, music and[/or] extreme power point presentations" from Mac pitchman/"Daily Show" contributor John Hodgman, author/"This American Life" contributor David Rakoff, author/Wired contributing editor Joshua Davis, and author/former "Late Show With David Letterman" writer Rodney Rothman.

Posted by Kati Llewellyn on Mon, Feb 5, 2007 at 1:00pm