Free beer and funky tunes, courtesy of U.S. Pipe and Flying Dog

As if you needed another reason besides the band's funky tunes to head down to the Bluebird this Thursday, February 19, for the U.S. Pipe CD-release show (check out Jon Solomon's Backbeat feature on the band from this week's paper if you haven't already), you can grab yourself a free beer and help out the homeless in one fell swoop.

Let that sink in: free beer, funk and good deeds, all in one convenient package. I know, it's unbelievable.

All you need to do is bring a non-perishable food item and/or item of clothing to donate to the homeless, and Flying Dog Brewery will pour you one of their beers, gratis. Pretty simple, huh? And even though they'll take it, I beseech you, on the behalf of the homeless, no creamed corn. Come on: Spring for a can of black beans or something, at least. You can get more info on the show and buy tickets at the Bluebird's website.