Nearly 20 Alaskan bands and musicians are coming together this weekend for a special benefit concert in Anchorage to support those affected by last month’s deadly storms.
The event, titled “Relief for Western Alaska,” will take place at Williwaw Social, starting at 2 p.m. on Saturday and continuing through 2 a.m. Sunday. Organizers say the concert has grown far beyond what they initially imagined.
“I just threw a Facebook post out and thought maybe some of my friends might be interested in doing a jam or something for this effort. It turned out that everyone in town wanted to be a part of it,” said organizer Melissa Mitchell…