Los Angeles, CA (December 9, 2025) – To commemorate the devastating Los Angeles wildfires, a collaborative single “We Are LA” will be available on January 7, exactly one year from when the fires began. The single features some punk rock heavy hitters including members of Social Distortion, The Linda Lindas, The Minutemen, Foo Fighters, Alkaline Trio, Pennywise and more. To pre-order the limited-edition vinyl, visit HERE. | | Produced by GRAMMY Award winner Ted Hutt and Charlie Overbey, proceeds from “We Are LA” will benefit Sweet Relief Musicians Fund, who provide services and financial assistance for career musicians and music industry professionals. Grants are earmarked for medical and vital living expenses, including insurance premiums, prescriptions, medical treatment and operative procedures, housing costs, food costs, utilities, and other basic necessities. | | The full list of collaborators include: Mike Watt of Minutemen, Jonny Two Bags of Social Distortion, Ron Emory and Greg Kuehn of TSOL, Atom Willard of Alkaline Trio, Rami Jaffee of Foo Fighters, Jim Lindberg of Pennywise, Tony Reflex of The Adolescents, Jane Weidlin of The Gogos, Annette Zilinskas of The Bangles, Eloise Wong of The Linda Lindas, Texacala Jones of Tex & The Horseheads, Teresa Stone of The Pony Tales, Paul Roessler of The Screamers, Kimm Gardner of CH3, Ted Hutt of Flogging Molly, Marko DeSantis of Sugarcult, Johnny Whitmer of The Stitches, Christian Fuhre of Aversion, Aaron Rev Peters and Jake Margolis of The Drowns, Aric Steinberg of Sweet Relief Musicians Fund, Patrick Hildebrand, Owner of The Amazing Music Store and victim of the wildfires, Gary Tovar of The Godfather Of Punk and Founder of Goldenvoice, Charlie Overbey of Custom Made Scare & Katie Overbey of The Backlash. | | Charlie Overbey & Vanessa Dingwell are no strangers to using their platforms for fundraising and stepping up to help a community in need. During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Lone Hawk Hats & Honeywood Vintage, with the help of their celebrity clientele, raised over $100,000 through a live social media auction for Navajo Nation COVID-19 relief, benefiting the Navajo Nation via The United Natives Foundation. That same year, Overbey also recorded the single “Ode To John Prine” for Save Our Stages with members of Tom Petty, the Rolling Stones, Foo Fighters, Guitarist Jimmy Vivino, Singer LP, and his daughter, Katie Overbey. | | Earlier this year, as part of the ongoing Los Angeles wildfire relief efforts, Charlie Overbey & Vanessa Dingwall, founders of Lone Hawk Hats & Honeywood Vintage, launched an auction across social media, where fans bid on their iconic signed hats. Benefiting Sweet Relief Natural Disaster Fund, signed hats were available daily, including but not limited to, singer/songwriter LP, Blackberry Smoke frontman Charlie Starr, Black Crowes’ Chris Robinson, Taime Downe from Faster Pussycat, along with actors, Cree Summer, Dan Stevens, Josh Holloway, Brian Konoval, 1883 & 1923 Costume designer Gaby Acosta, among others. | | |
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