Ibhendi ye-rock ne-roll izodlalela ukudla ngokoqobo

Lapho iqembu le-rock elizinze e-Utah i-Yarrow liqala ukukhokhelwa ngokudlala, leli qembu lasheshe labona ukuthi lalingeke likwazi ukwenza okuningi ngenani elincane lemali elilitholile; kunalokho, banquma ukufuna inhlangano efanelekayo ababenganikela kuyo.

“Ngicabanga ukuthi sikhokhelwe u-US$35 ngohlelo lwethu lokuqala,” kusho uJeff Harris, ongumdlali wevayolini nomdlali we-keyboard waleli qembu. “Besazi ukuthi singayisebenzisela ukuthenga into edlulayo njengepizza, noma singazama ukusiza umphakathi, nokuyikhona esinqume ukukwenza. Kube yisinqumo esihle kunazo zonke esake sazenza.”

I-Yarrow, ngemva kokusesha izinhlangano ezisiza umphakathi zendawo nezikazwelonke, yanquma ukusebenzisana ne-Community Action Services kanye ne-Food Bank, inhlangano ehlinzeka ngokudla kubantu abaswele ezifundeni ezintathu zase-Utah, kanye nezinsizakalo zomndeni ezifana nokushisa nosizo lwezindlu.

“Besifuna ukwenza okuthile ukuze sibuyisele emphakathini wethu, ngoba abantu abaningi lapha sebesekele umculo wethu isikhathi eside,” kusho uKyle Owen oshaya ibhesi. “I-Community Action ibonakale isisifanela kahle esifuna ukukwenza ngemali yethu. Benza okuhle kakhulu kubantu abaningi. ”

Kusukela ibambisene ne-Community Action, i-Yarrow ithole ukwaziswa okuvela ezincwadini eziningi ze-Utah, okuhlanganisa omagazini, amaphephandaba, neziteshi zezindaba ze-TV, kanye nengxoxo ebanzi nesiteshi somsakazo sase-Los Angeles i-KXLU. Baphinde bathola ama-gigs asezingeni eliphezulu kanye nenani elikhulu lemali - konke okunikelwe.

Kodwa-ke, kube nezihibe ezithile ekubeni yiqembu le-rock elisebenzela ukusiza abantulayo. Leli qembu lithwale kanzima lizama ukuthola imali yokuqopha i-albhamu, into enethemba lokuyenza nabakhiqizi bomculo abaningana abazinikele ukulisiza.

Okunye okungenzeka ukuthi kuqoqwe imali kunge-Pepsi, okwamanje ebambe umncintiswano wezinhlangano ezisiza umphakathi nezinhlangano ezingenzi nzuzo ukuze zithole u-US$25,000 wezibonelelo.

“Lo mqhudelwano we-Pepsi ungasibeka eqhulwini,” kusho uMitch Mallory, oyi-lead vocal and guitarist. “Sicela abantu emhlabeni wonke ukuthi basivotele nsuku zonke, ngoba kumele singene kwabayishumi ukuze siwine. Sizizwa sengathi sinesizathu esifanele ngempela futhi senza inkonzo ngendlela engeyona eyendabuko.”

I-Yarrow, eyaziwa ngamakhonsathi abukhoma ashubile, avusa amadlingozi, futhi axoxisana nesixuku, inabaculi abaningana asebemnkantshubomvu eqenjini. U-Jeff Harris, ongumdlali wevayolini, no-Nick Dudoich, ongumdlali wamampondo waseFrance, bobabili baqeqeshwe ngokwezinga eliphezulu, kanti u-Dudoich uneziqu zeBachelor emculweni. Ibhendi futhi isebenzisa inqwaba yezinsimbi, okuhlanganisa i-violin, uphondo lwesiFulentshi, i-clarinet, i-trombone, i-melodica, amakhibhodi, nokushaywa ngesandla kanye nezinsimbi zomdabu ze-rock. Bathi izinhlelo zabo ezibukhoma zingenye yezindlela eziningi ezikwazile ukukhangisa ngazo umculo wabo, ukukhulisa abalandeli babo, nokuqongelela imali nokuqwashisa ngesenzo somphakathi.

“Sifuna ukusiza abantu abakudingayo, futhi uma ukugila izimanga kungashintsha ikusasa lomuntu, kwenza iqembu libe yimpumelelo,” kusho uMallory. “Akekho omunye esimaziyo owenza lokhu, futhi kusize abantu abaningi okuhlanganisa nathi singamalungu eqembu. Sibona sengathi umculo wethu usiza injongo engcono kunathi thina kuphela.”

I-Yarrow iyatholakala kumakhonsathi abukhoma ezinkampani nezizimele kanye nokubhukha. Ukuze uxhumane nabo noma ucele ikhophi yamahhala yengoma yabo yakamuva ethi, “Njalo Usuku Lunzima Kakhulu, Ubusuku Ngabunye Bubude Kakhulu,” bavakashele ku-www.facebook.com/theyarrow. Ukuze ubavotele emqhudelwaneni we-Pepsi, vakashela ku-www.refresheverything.com/theyarrow.