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FFF to be final show for Bankrupt and the Borrowers
Grunge blues outfit Bankrupt and the Borrowers have announced that their 1 p.m. Sunday show at Fun Fun Fun Fest will be the band’s last, according to a release from the their publicist. The show will serve as a tribute to their band mate, multi-instrumentalist Jon Pettis, who died Oct. 9 in a fire sparked by a malfunctioning power strip in his East Austin home.
Donations have helped move the fire’s survivors into a new home, replaced all lost musical instruments and assisted Pettis’ fiancée in getting back on her feet. The band is also working on establishing a Jon Pettis Fund to assist other local musicians in times of crisis, as well as a scholarship in Pettis’ name at his high school, Westford Academy in Westford, Mass. Plans are still under way for a benefit show Dec. 6 at the Hole in the Wall, where the band was planning to play a November residency before Pettis’ death.
Denis O’Donnel from The Bread, Tyler Hautala of the Bridge Farmers and Blake Van Buren of The Van Buren Boys will contribute to the performance.
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