A kidney and concert of brotherly love

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A kidney and concert of brotherly love
Patrick Kinsicki plans benefit concert at the 8x10 after receiving a kidney from his brother Kevin four years ago
By: Carrie Wood
Posted: 3/24/08
For Towson student Patrick Kisicki, brotherly love means more to him than just the Philadelphia city motto.

After receiving a kidney transplant from his brother Kevin four years ago, Patrick has organized a concert in recognition of his brother's generosity.

The multi-band musical event, "Kevin's Concert," is scheduled for March 30 at the 8x10 in Federal Hill and is aiming to raise awareness about organ donation and the benefits surrounding it.

"I want to say thank you to my brother, and I thought this would be the perfect way," Kisicki, who is currently working toward a second bachelor's degree in music education, said.

The line-up of bands for the concert includes Ellen Cherry, Woodswork, Hudson & Prout, June Star, and Falltown.

Kisicki chose the bands for the show based on personal connections, rather than holding auditions.

"A lot of the bands are close, personal friends of mine, so that was easy," Kisicki said. "I just called some of my friends who are in bands and asked if they wanted to play."

Kisicki also put together a band specifically for the event, The Perfect Matches.

"We're going to do a set of covers at the end of the night. It'll be a lot of fun," he said.

Kisicki chose the 8x10 as the location for the concert, as opposed to clubs closer to Towson University such as the Recher Theatre, because of space issues.

"I've played the 8x10 a bunch of times, and I know there's a lot of room to have food and raffles up on the second floor. It has a nice balcony, so I thought it would work well," he said.

Kisicki also said that the club was very supportive of the cause after he contacted them about four months ago with the idea.

In addition to the club, Kisicki said he has a great deal of support from the National Kidney Foundation of Maryland. The Foundation will receive the proceeds from the benefit.

"I've been working with them, and they've been real good to work with. They've been very supportive," Kisicki said. "They actually printed a bunch of posters and postcards for us for free, which was awesome."

Kisicki said he hopes Towson students will attend the event because of the entertainment as well as the educational value.

"It's good support for a great cause," he said. "It'll give a lot of good information about kidney donation, but it will also be a great time."

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