Kevin Griffin of Better Than Ezra raises 130K For Charity With “Alone Together” Living Room Concerts

Better Than Ezra’s “Deluxe” turns 25 years old this year. The band had planned an amphitheater tour to celebrate the anniversary, but like most tours, the tour was cancelled due to COVID 19 restrictions. Like most artists in 2020, Griffin wasn’t sure what to do with his entire year now cancelled. “I wanted to do something so when I looked back at this time, I could think I made a difference in a good way”, Griffin said when he called into The Local Buzz Sunday night.  He began a weekly series of Facebook live stream shows called “Alone Together”, and he gave fans the option to donate money to benefit MusiCares (the charitable arm of the Grammys), Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee, POB United (who’ve joined with NATCO to feed front line health care workers in New Orleans) and the Bella Bowman Foundation. Two months later he has raised $130,000.

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In regards to the tour dates to celebrate the 25th anniversary of “Deluxe” the band has decided to do those via Facebook live stream as well. “That record holds up and people still connect with it and honestly I do too, so we will definitely be playing those shows online”, Griffin said on The Local Buzz Sunday night.  Watch their website and socials for the details on those live stream shows. You can hear Kevin Griffin’s full interview on The Local Buzz here.