The Music Maker Relief Foundation is a nonprofit that seeks to aid Southern musical pioneers who are living in poverty. Next Thursday at the Fletcher Opera Theatre in Raleigh, N.C. The Derek Trucks Band will play a benefit to aid this organization. Facilitated by Band Together, the show will also feature a number of artists who share a relationship with the Music Maker Relief Foundation including

Cool John Ferguson, Captain Luke and Macavine Hayes. All in all this seems like quite an opportunity to hear some fine music and support its practitioners.