Acoustic set at the Cooking for Assholes Benefit Dinner for p:ear

Wester Daywick performed an intimate acoustic set at the Cooking for Assholes benefit dinner for p:ear and helped raise almost $900 towards their mission of creatively mentoring homeless youth.

Alex Neely from Cooking for Assholes made an amazing rib dinner complete with chili and jalapeno muffins. Definitely check out the his blog. Upright Brewing donated awesome beer and Paul Finlay from Tychon Development brought homemade cheesecake with also homemade raspberry sauce.

There were a whole bunch of cool people there. Lisa and Brian from Bigass Sandwiches, Sara from the Sunshine Division, Dennise from KZME Radio and Jay from the Willamette Week, to name a few.

Good company, good food, good times!

Here are just a few of the many photos from the evening. Click here to see all 60.

  

Live at Love for Haiti 2/5/10

The boys played a benefit show for Haiti at the Kenton Club with Holy Tentacles, Gavin Castleton and Wax Fingers.  The is a live video of WD's song "Take Me Off Speakerphone." Look for the drunk guy dancing about a minute or so in. He stole the show.

"who are you" rehearsal

Sometimes the band takes video of their practices. They decided to start sharing these. This is one of the newer songs, tentatively titled "You Are Who."

"My Recital" music video

This video was shot and edited by Jason D. McClellan on the streets of Portland, Oregon.  Jason also did the artwork for Wester Daywick's CD (which you can't miss on Myspace) and is a direct descendant of Civil War General George B. McClellan.

CD Release at Mississippi Studios!

Wester Daywick is releasing their debut album at Music for Medicine: An indie rock benefit for the Wallace Medical Concern.

Hosted by Portland's gal about town Tara Dublin and featuring performances by Rachel Taylor Brown and the Mark Twain Indians.  September 23rd at Mississippi Studios.  8pm.  $10 .  Come down to support free healthcare in Portland!  We'll have free compilation CDs and lots of giveaways!

Wester Daywick is making a sandwich.

Wester Daywick is busy making a sandwich and can't talk to you right now.