SAN DIEGO, CA – (February 9, 2009) – House of Blues San Diego will hold a benefit concert tomorrow evening featuring Grammy-nominated artists Jason Mraz and Switchfoot as well as Unwritten Law and Timmy Curran to help restore damages from the recent house fire affecting Scott Russo of San Diego band Unwritten Law.

Lead Singer Scott Russo’s Rancho Penasquitos family home caught fire on Thursday February 5, leaving an estimated $500,000 worth of uninsured damage.

“I am at a complete loss for words,” Russo says. “My entire family is now homeless, all our pets are gone and our earthly possessions have been lost. In these tough times, my family had been out of work and the financial burden was too heavy for me to afford fire insurance. The support from my friends has been overwhelming.”

An outpouring of music community support has helped create this benefit concert to raise funds for the family. Jason Mraz and Switchfoot will be performing a special acoustic set as well as full on rock performances by Unwritten Law and pro-surfer and musician Timmy Curran. House of Blues, Ticketmaster and all artists have donated their time and resources to support the cause.

Tickets for the Russo Benefit concert are $45 for general admission and $100 for balcony seats and will go on sale today, Monday, February 9 at 12pm. Ticketmaster will also hold an auction for the last remaining 100 tickets. Tickets are available via the House of Blues box office and Ticketmaster. The show is ages 21 and up. All proceeds of the concert will go to the Russo Family.

Donations for the Russo family can be made through Pay Pal or by mailing a check to the address below.

For Pay Pal donations go to www.myspace.com/unwrittenlaw.

For check or money order make donations payable to:
Platinum Financial Management, Inc. for the benefit of Scott Russo
9200 West Sunset Boulevard, Suite 600
Los Angeles, CA 90069

damn I wish I could make it to this.

I'm gonna send a donation though. I have acquired a couple of their albums without paying...

I wish I was 21.

Ugggh, I hope the Russo family can make enough money to get back on thier feet. Couldn't have happened to a better guy.

Switchfoot and Unwritten Law at the same show? Haha, crazy! Hope this raises enough money to really help them out.

pets and all? what a terrible tragedy...

solid lineup for a benefit concert! so glad its 21 and over so i wont be dissappointed in not going. this show is going to be great!

Thank you Jason for putting this up. I have enjoyed Unwritten Laws music for years. Lived in San Diego for 13 years and just moved. I will not be able to make the concert but I already donated through Pay Pal. Scott is a really cool guy. Trying to make his acoustic set on the 15th in Carlsbad. It is also 21 and up.

I get the impression that the San Diego music scene is pretty tight. It seems like a lot of San Diego musicians know each other and get along regardless of genre.

Good to hear. That really sucks about what happened to him and his family.

I love ul so much, I am gonna try and help out. Black album and Elva are so so good. Harmonic is my favorite song! I think ul should hop on warped tour or the blink 182 summer tour

You really couldn't get two better bands that define San Diego's sound/scene. Switchfoot and Unwritten Law are AMAZING! It sucks about what happened, I hope the concert goes well...I know it will be a sold out show, and I hope it helps!

should put on a second gig for the Australian bushfires, already 200+ ppl have died

Originally Posted by blindrider529

I get the impression that the San Diego music scene is pretty tight. It seems like a lot of San Diego musicians know each other and get along regardless of genre.

you impression is correct for the most part. not only are the bands generally friendly, but they make pretty great music.