Black Keys, Ian MacKaye Offer Signed Bundles, Box Sets for Charity

The Black Keys

The Black Keys, Ian MacKaye, Modest Mouse and more have donated a variety of items to an eBay charity auction benefiting Studios for Schools, a nonprofit aimed at building recording and production spaces in high schools.

The auction also features bundles from the Coathangers and Burger Records, as well as a collection of Elliott Smith singles, a skateboard deck signed by Tony Hawk and 12 pairs of Volcom jeans. Fans can bid on all items now, with the auctions set to close next Tuesday, May 17th.

A signed vinyl copy of The Black Keys’ 2002 album, The Big Come Up.

The big prize in the Black Keys pack is a signed vinyl copy of the duo’s 2002 debut, The Big Come Up, though the bundle also boasts CD versions of most of their albums, plus a handful of T-shirts and sweatshirts. MacKaye, meanwhile, has put his signature on a copy of the 20 Years of Dischord box set, which collects highlights from the seminal D.C. punk label’s storied catalog.

A copy of Modest Mouse’s Whenever You See Fit EP, along with a test pressing, is also for sale, as are three Elliott Smith 7-inch singles, one of which is also a test pressing. Atlanta punk outfit the Coathangers have donated packed merch kit, featuring a singed LP of their new album, Nosebleed Weekend, while the prolific punkBurger Records has compiled a slew of its releases into a starter pack.

Studios for Schools was started by Growlers drummer Scott Montoya and his father, Adrian, who have been building a music and film studio at Santiago High School in Garden Grove, California. The project inspired Montoya to start a nonprofit to help fund similar projects in other schools, and launch a scholarship, grant and internship program aimed at helping at-risk students pursue careers in sound engineering and film production.