Cat Power and Sky Ferreira are joining the ranks of artists standing up for the protestors in Ferguson, Missouri following the fatal police shooting of an unarmed black teenager in the St. Louis suburb.
Cat Power (a.k.a. Chan Marshall) spread the news with a post on Instagram, announcing that she'll be playing a show at the Firebird in St. Louis on Sunday, with all proceeds going "to help protestors get out of jail & any needed supplies and food for protestors & flowers for rifles." She later posted a photo of a t-shirt declaring "Support #Ferguson Support Peace," which she said would be a free reward for the first five people to contribute a suggested donation amount.
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