Now that the House cast is on hiatus, along with most of the primetime shows, the Band From TV is planning a big new charity gig. As you know, both Hugh Laurie and Jesse Spencer are part of this band that gives 100% of their performance proceeds to charities. Hugh plays keyboards and does some singing, Jesse plays the electric violin.

If you haven’t ever seen them perform live, this is your big chance! They’ll be playing at Club Nokia LA Live on May 11th to benefit A Place Called Home. A Place Called Home is a non-profit youth center in central LA that provides at-risk youth with a secure, positive family environment where they can regain hope and belief–free of the gangs, drugs and poverty that surround them. Ticket information is on this web site.

And if any of you do go to this concert, I’d love it if you could send me photos that I can post for everyone to see.

[Photo: Newscom]

[Photo: Newscom]

By now you know that Hugh Laurie and Jesse Spencer, two of the main stars of House also play in a group called Band From TV. Jesse doesn’t sing, but Hugh will sing some of the time and both are fantastic musicians. Here’s the entire line-up for the group:

• Hugh Laurie, aka Dr. Greg House on “House” plays keyboards
• Jesse Spencer, aka Dr. Robert Chase from “House,” plays the violin
• James Denton, aka Mike Delfino from “Desperate Housewives,” on guitar
• Teri Hatcher, Denton’s TV wife, Susan Mayer, singing with the band
• Bob Guiney of “The Bachelor” fame, also lending his pipes
• Adrian Pasdar, aka Nathan Petrelli on “Heroes,” also on guitar
• Greg Grunberg, aka Matt Parkman on “Heroes,” keeping the beat on drums

According to the Wisconsin State Journal, Band From TV will perform there tomorrow night to raise funds for a local charity:

“There’s such a need to raise money,” Grunberg said, adding that the group has upped the number of concerts it performs to help out. “Charities are really hurting right now.”

The band’s Saturday, Nov. 21, show at the Dane County Coliseum will raise money for the Epilepsy Foundation of Southern Wisconsin, along with the other charities chosen by band members.

If you are lucky enough to live int the Madison, Wisconsin area, you won’t want to miss the concert…and help a very worthy cause! [And if any of you do go and get to take photos or video, please let me know and I'll share them with the rest of the House fans on this site!]

[Image: Amazon.com]

By now, you’re probably familiar with the Band From TV. It’s a musical group that includes House stars Hugh Laurie and Jesse Spencer, along with a number of other well-known TV stars. Together, they sing and play lots of great songs and all the proceeds of their concerts and recordings go to their charities.

So it’s a big deal that Amazon.com is going to offer their album of covers, Hogging All the Covers for their Daily Deal on October 21, 2009. That means that the selection will be at a fraction of the regular price for fans, but Amazon will pay the band the full cost of the album, of which 100% of the artists’ proceeds will go to the charities they support.

So not only do you get the chance to download the album at less than the usual cost and enjoy great BFTV music, but you’ll also be helping these great charities:

• Hugh Laurie performs for Save the Children
• Jesse Spencer performs for The Indiana University –Kenya Partnership
• Greg Grunberg performs for The Epilepsy Foundation
• Bob Guiney performs for The Art of Elysium and Children’s Hospital LA
• James Denton performs for The Conservation Fund
• Adrian Pasdar performs for Rush Medical Center – Pediatric Epilepsy Unit
• Collectively the band supports and performs for the Guitar Center Music Foundation

Check back here for the release of secret fan pricing and giveaways on October 18th, 2009.

[Official BFTV website: www.BandFromTV.org]