Invisible Children is honored to announce the official lineup for their second annual holiday benefit at the Troubadour in Los Angeles, Dec. 20th featuring Middle Brother: John McCauley of Deer Tick, Taylor Goldsmith of Dawes and Matthew Vasquez of Delta Spirit. The evening includes performances by co-headliner, Cass McCombs, with support from Mountain Man, Blake Mills, Guards and a special Deer Tick acoustic set.

Invisible Children is excited to partner alongside one of the leading music and film artist collectives, Yours Truly who are set to film the evening in a unique series to be featured on their website that includes live performances and interviews. Additionally, this event has received an overwhelming amount of support from the music community including KCRW 89.9, Los Angeles music blog Rollo & Grady, along with several of the biggest music blogs and tastemakers like Filter magazine, Levi s, YVYNYL, Indie Music Filter and more.

All members of Middle Brother have been huge advocates for Invisible Children in recent years; hosting their official debut performance is a natural extension of their commitment to our mission in East Africa with an ethos of authenticity, community and the capacity of music to create social change. Their earnest songwriting is a testament to their success as three of the most prolific, inspiring artists of our time. To watch a video of Middle Brother performing the song Daydreaming, click HERE.

In addition to a stellar lineup of acts,limited edition show posters designed by Florencio Zavala, the former creative director at Shepard Fairey s Studio Number One, will be available for purchase at the show. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased at the Troubadour s website. All proceeds go towards Invisible Children in their mission towards ending Africa s longest running war.

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