The Jeremy Wilson Foundation

WHEN: 8pm
Saturday, August 20th, 2011

WHERE: The Blue Monk
3341 SE Belmont Portland, OR

WHO: Renee Muzquiz of Chica y Los Gatos, Jeremy Wilson Band, and DJ
Highway 7 will spin classic vintage blues and smoky R&B from seven-inch records between sets.

First Anniversary Celebration Benefit Concert for the Jeremy Wilson Foundation
Portland, OR, August 20th, 2011

For Jeremy Wilson, 2011 has been both daunting and empowering. Many fans might have expected the
leader of the 2011 Oregon Music Hall of Famers The Dharma Bums to take it easy after his third (and
finally successful) heart surgery this past April. Instead, Wilson began composing and rehearsing for
the Jeremy Wilson Band, overhauled MastanMusic (his Water Avenue recording studio), launched Blue
Room Music Lessons, and tends to his rapidly-growing nonprofit, The Jeremy Wilson Foundation.

The Jeremy Wilson Foundation (JWF) provides financial aid to uninsured and underinsured Northwest
area musicians in times of medical crisis. Like many organizations, the JWF has staged benefit concerts
as its main form of fundraising. But Wilson is eager to unveil what he believes will be a long-term and
continuous money stream for the JWF: the “One-Song Record Contract.” Each month, the JWF plans to
release a digital compilation of artist-donated songs for a music licensing library, the royalties from which
will be equally split between the artists and the Foundation. “It was important to us that everybody win,”
says Wilson.

The Jeremy Wilson Band will headline the JWF’s first anniversary benefit concert August 20th at The Blue
Monk, where they will debut a new album of original Americana roots music. With Dylan-Thomas Vance
on lap slide guitar and Matthew Rotchford on upright bass, the band’s sparse instrumentation provides a
fierce backdrop to his deeply personal songs. The band has already begun recording these songs, which
will also feature local favorite Ezra Holbrook on drums as well as other surprise guests.

Jazzy folk-pop singer-songwriter, Renee Muzquiz of Chica y Los Gatos, will open the night, and DJ
Highway 7 will spin classic vintage blues and smoky R&B from seven-inch records between sets. Music
starts at 8pm. The Blue Monk, 3341 SE Belmont, Portland, OR. Sliding scale $5 – $10 donation. All
proceeds benefit The Jeremy Wilson Foundation.

Donations to The Jeremy Wilson Foundation can be made online at www.thejwf.org.

Oregon Music Hall of Fame Announces 2011 inductees (including Dharma Bums):
Oregon Music Hall of Fame 2011 inductees

http://www.omhof.org/partners

Nuggets Night – Benefit for JWF

The fifth annual Nuggets Night is a garage-rock tribute night
featuring Portland bands performing songs of the seminal ‘60s garage
compilation Nuggets and beyond.

WHEN: Saturday, May 21, 2011
Doors at 8
Music begins promptly at 9pm
$10.00

WHERE: Slabtown
1033 NW 16th Avenue
Portland, Oregon, 97209

WHO: The Dharma Bums
Blue Skies for Black Hearts
Welcome Home Walker
The Satin Chaps
Brownish Black
Beyond Veronica
The Wolfman Fairies
The Jim Jams
The Welfare State
Mr. Howel
The Deep Joy
And many, many more!

Brady Beard is a beloved local NW musician that was tragically struck by a car on Monday March 28th. His injuries were very serious and it will be a long road to his recovery. Hospital bills, cost of living and being out of work add up very quickly. He will be in a wheelchair for at least six weeks. Please donate generously to help Brady get back on his feet. Your donation goes 100% to helping Brady and you will receive a 100% Tax Deductible Receipt for your donation. Find out more about an upcoming benefit concert for Brady on our EVENTS PAGE

Donations can also be sent to The Jeremy Wilson Foundation PO Box 86249 Portland, OR 97286. Make checks payable to The Jeremy Wilson Foundation IN THE MEMO SECTION OF THE CHECK WRITE – Brady Beard.

Brady Beard Benefit Concert @ The Brickhouse

WHO: Miriams Well and Lee Garrett

WHEN: Sunday May 1, 2011
From 1 pm to 8 pm
ALL AGES

WHERE: The Brickhouse
109 W 15th St
Vancouver, WA

WHO: Matt Kilwein Group, Dwayne Spence (of Lincoln’s Beard), Ladytown, Aram Arslanian,
Nicole Plum, Brandy Lyn, Friends of Sam, Rubella Graves, Tony Smiley, The Hardtops, River City
Band and special guests!!

St. Johns community rallies around Robby Holmes to save sight in an eye once struck by BB.

Robby Holmes’ left eye is brown, but his other is gray-blue with a dark, jagged, catlike iris. There’s a story behind that eye.

In the summer of 1991, a 19-year-old Holmes was cruising through the streets of his hometown in Ida Grove, Iowa. He was preparing to attend Arizona State University to pursue a communications degree. He heard a bang and swivelled his head. A BB pellet struck his eye, sliced it in half and ricocheted in his head. (read more…)

Dear Friends,

As many of you know, I must undergo immediate surgery to save my right eye. On May 9th, I will undergo the first of two operations. The cost of these surgeries is $12,300. I’m writing to ask for your financial support to help save my eyesight.

Your contributions will be tax deductible thanks to the non-profit organization, The Jeremy Wilson Foundation.

Here are three ways to make a donation for these surgeries:

1. Send a check payable to The Jeremy Wilson Foundation (please note on check for Robby Holmes). The JWF P.O. Box 86249 Portland OR, 97286

2. Credit card online

3. Direct deposit at any Bank of America. Include the following information:
(The Jeremy Wilson Foundation 1028 SE Water STE 230 Portland, OR 97214 Bank of America Branch OR1-133-01-01 (540 SE Morrison St, Portland OR 97214-2316). If you need a tax deductible receipt for your donation, please email Jeremy@thejwf.org including the amount of your donation and what date you made the deposit.

In addition, my friends here in St. Johns, Portland have organized two benefits on my behalf. I hope you can join us.

• April 8, 8PM at Plew’s Brews (8409 N. Lombard Portland OR,97203)
Musicians Performing: Miriams Well, Lee Garrett and Hawkins Wright
• April 9, 2-4PM, EBR Dojo (7506 N Chicago Ave Portland, OR 97203)
Family Friendly Event

Many folks have asked how my eye issues began. When I was 19 years old, I was driving home and was shot in the eye with a BB gun by someone who was shooting cars going by. After a retinal buckle, artificial lens transplant, iris stitch, and corneal transplant, I was able to save my eye. Unfortunately, the trauma caused subsequent Glaucoma and in order to save my eyesight I need an emergency surgery. To read the full story and about the power of forgiveness, please visit this link The Full Story here.

This new challenge has been a powerful reminder of my great fortune to be surrounded by amazing friends. Your ongoing support is a blessing each day. Thank you for your help, prayers, and contributions.

With love and admiration,

Robby Holmes

In Robby’s own words, “I have had an ongoing dealing with eye issues since about 1993. In 1993 I was shot in the eye by a kid that was shooting cars driving by with a BB gun. The BB completely severed my eye in half and fortunately after a retinal buckle, artificial lens transplant, iris stitched together and a cornea transplant I was able to save my eye and some eyesight. With the level of trauma that my eye has gone threw it does not regulate my eye pressure properly and have developed Glaucoma in my eye. I was informed by my Eye Doctor a week ago that if I did not get the surgery that is needed to regulate the eye pressure that I would lose my eyesight. Once the eye pressure is under control I will be going in for another cornea transplant.”

PLEASE DONATE TO THE ROBBY HOLMES SURGERY FUND

Dear generous supporters of the Jeremy Wilson Foundation,

Happy New Year! We wanted to let you know of a simple but inconvenient mistake that has been made. We have mistakenly published a WRONG address for the Jeremy Wilson Foundation. We have spread this wrong address far and wide. The correct address for the Jeremy Wilson Foundation is P.O. Box 86249 – Portland, OR 97286. If you have chosen to support our efforts by sending a check, only to have it returned – please consider sending it to the correct address. We truly appreciate your support and generosity. The year 2011 promises to rock for the Jeremy Wilson Foundation and it’s beneficiaries

Wrecking the Halls Since 1997

Yes it’s that time of year again and we are so excited to be hosting our annual holiday show coming up on Saturday December 18th at Dante’s. 2011 marks 16 years for the band and this is the groups 12th Christmas show. In 1997 the band recorded and released its very first Christmas album “Christmas with Jesus Presley” and since then JP decided that hosting a yearly Christmas show was a great idea. The evening will featuring some great Christmas classics like “The Grinch”, “Deck The Halls”, “Frosty the Snowman”, “Santa Claus Is Coming To Town”, and “God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman” done with a twist and some original yuletide numbers like “I Hear the Fat Man Coming”, “Reindeer in the Sky”, “Burning In A Winter Wonderland”, and “White Trash Christmas” just name a couple. The band has always made sure to remember its about having fun and this years Christmas show is that. This 13-piece band called Jesus Presley is ready to light the Yule log and wreck the halls. The band is also excited to announce the debut performance of its newest member, the lovely Miss Cherry Valance. She has some very special things worked up, and once you see her, you’ll know why we said worked up. The evening will be a celebration of Christmas, family, fun, mirth, mayhem and getting noggy with it. After all who else celebrates mirth?

The show starts around 9 PM
Doors at 8 PM
Cover charge will be $8.00
A portion of the proceeds will go to The Jeremy Wilson Foundation. They are a great foundation and we wanted to help support such a wonderful and meaningful cause.

The Jeremy Wilson Foundation is a non-profit 501 (c)3 organization that is dedicated to helping uninsured and underinsured NW area musicians and their families in times of medical crisis. The Foundation also aims to aid musicians and their families in preventative health care through education, special programs and incentives to assist them in acquiring adequate health insurance.

Please visit the web site for more information at: http://www.thejwf.org/

Dante’s – Saturday December 18th located at: 1 SW 3rd Downtown Portland

For more information please contact: Tony Hughes at info@getupmedia.com or 971-227-8929

Please help the Jeremy Wilson Foundation better understand your healthcare issues and concerns and build programs that meet the needs of you and other musicians. We have a survey to collect some information that will help us to best serve your needs, located at:

http://survey.mdcresearch.com/survey/intweb.dll/project/mdc/13514

A few minutes of your time is all that’s needed to help in this important work.

If you have any questions or comments about the survey, please contact bill@thejwf.org.