Hawnay Troof’s Vice Cooler is organizing a Rwanda benefit album on his NFJM label, to feature unreleased tracks from No Age, Dan Deacon, Xiu Xiu, the Gossip, Mt. Eerie, Deerhoof and more.  Proceeds will go to Survivors Fund, which helps women who were orphaned by the Rwandan Genocide.  Please make a donation to help with the project if you can. Just click the link below. 

The album released as a download, as well as on limited edition LP with photobook.  Read more about the album and see a complete track listing at http://blogs.laweekly.com/westcoastsound/off-the-record/vice-cooler-rwanda-benefit-no-age-deacon/.

This sunday August 29th, 2010 Yacht will be performing at the Hollywood Bowl with Chromeo and the legendary Chemical Brothers. Backing him up will be a Vice Cooler (Hawnay Troof/XBXRX) curated drum-line featuring Jacob Cooper (Signals/Bark Bark Bark), Robert Barber (High Places), Butchy Fuego (Pit Er Pat/Boredoms), and Kyle Mabson (XBXRX, one million joke bands). The boys will also be joined by an all-girl choir and dance troupe as well as Bobby Birdman on Bass. Tickets seem to start at about $100 but for anyone interested they can purchase them here. PS The Chemical Brothers are going to rule.