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Ginuwine, Passion Pit to Headline Gun-Violence-Prevention Organizations’ SXSW Showcases
Passion Pit, Ginuwine, Everclear and more will perform at SXSW showcases for gun-control organizations Artist for Action and Sandy Hook Promise.
Passion Pit, Ginuwine, Everclear and more will perform at SXSW showcases organized by Artist for Action, a non-political coalition of musicians including Billie Eilish, Peter Gabriel and Sheryl Crow that is committed to ending the gun-violence epidemic, and Sandy Hook Promise, a national nonprofit whose mission is to educate and empower youth and adults to prevent violence in schools, homes, and communities. Sexpop, the Dumes, Mark Barden & Friends, Artie Tobia & Redtail Revival, Tribe Friday, King Cruff, JC Stewart, Revenge Wife, Jo Alice, Of Good Nature, Lvvrs are also scheduled to perform. Passion Pit’s Michael Angelakos says, “My grandmother, who remains my greatest inspiration, once said: ‘Our main purpose in life is not to make money, or to have a good time, or to earn fame in society; our purpose is to serve others —to be of assistance to those who need help.’ I live my life by her words, echoed by my great-grandmother before her and my mother after her, along with my clinicians and closest guides: we were put on this earth to help others.
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