What else is Seattle good at if not totally rocking at supporting its local bands? Well, yeah, we’re still good at a lot, but now an effort called the Rain City Relief Fund is taking that all up a notch. Big time.

The fund put out a compilation album this week featuring all local artists — proceeds will go to musicians to help them pay rent and fund upcoming projects.

How it started 🎸

The Rain City Relief Fund is a partnership between The Seattle World Tour Foundation and The Reef that aims to support our local musicians through the pandemic — a time of low ticket sales and supply-chain issues. They do this because what would Seattle be without its cast of creatives? More boring, that’s for sure.

“Local art and local music is kind of like the fabric that makes up the soul of Seattle,” project manager Seth McDonald said.

The goal 💰

The fund is trying to raise at least $100,000 in order to jumpstart its efforts. After Pearl Jam’s Vitalogy Foundation donated $20,000, the team’s already well on its way.

The money raised will be split between the artists featured on the new album (see below) and Seattle World Tour Foundation’s new Musician Relief Fund, which will dish out $500 grants twice a year, for one year, to qualifying artists.

How you can help ❤️

Buy the album: It features ten local bands, including The Black Tones + Chong the Nomad. 100 percent of all proceeds will go directly to local talent.
Get in on the raffle: Prizes range from a one-night stay in the Edgewater Hotel’s Pearl Jam Suite to a $50 gift certificate to Georgetown Brewery
Buy some other stuff: Caffe Vita sends $2 over to the relief fund with each purchase of its Rain City Blend. Lil Woody’s will also launched a new burger this week to support the cause.