Play Rock Band 2 for charity in San Francisco tonight, 12/9

Bay Area readers, get ready to melt some faces: Ümloud! hits the DNA Lounge tonight, and all proceeds from your copious food and drink consumption (not to mention the suggested $10 door donation) go directly to Child's Play to purchase games, toys and books for sick kids in children’s hospitals around the world.

If this idea sounds familiar, it's not just because we've been shamelessly promoting the party; Ümloud! is the spiritual successor to Fünde Razor, a previous collaboration between a number of media outlets in the Bay Area (including Gizmodo and Wired's GameLife blog) to raise money for Child's Play through Rock Band tournaments in San Francisco. This year Ümloud! is taking over the DNA Lounge in downtown San Francisco. Even if you can't make it out to the event tonight you can still be a part of the action with a donation to Child's Play. Check out the press release for further details, or just enjoy the inspirational story of Baby Dog Time's reunion at Ümloud!

Harmonix Teams With Gaming Industry Vets for ÜMLOUD!, a Rock Band Night for Child’s Play Charity

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Bay Area readers, get ready to melt some faces: Ümloud! hits the DNA Lounge tonight, and all proceeds from your copious food and drink consumption (not to mention the suggested $10 door donation) go directly to Child's Play to purchase games, toys and books for sick kids in children’s hospitals around the world.

If this idea sounds familiar, it's not just because we've been shamelessly promoting the party; Ümloud! is the spiritual successor to Fünde Razor, a previous collaboration between a number of media outlets in the Bay Area (including Gizmodo and Wired's GameLife blog) to raise money for Child's Play through Rock Band tournaments in San Francisco. This year Ümloud! is taking over the DNA Lounge in downtown San Francisco. Even if you can't make it out to the event tonight you can still be a part of the action with a donation to Child's Play. Check out the press release for further details, or just enjoy the inspirational story of Baby Dog Time's reunion at Ümloud!

Harmonix Teams With Gaming Industry Vets for ÜMLOUD!, a Rock Band Night for Child’s Play Charity

Gamers Give Back with Charity Event Supporting National Children’s Hospital Organization

The spiritual-successor to last year's successful Fünde Razor, and hosted by gaming industry vets Chris Kohler (Wired), Joe Markert (Gamehelper), and John “Seg” Seggerson (Telltale Games), Ümloud! will hit the DNA Lounge in San Francisco, California on December 9th, and feature a full-blown Rock Band 2 main stage set up courtesy of Harmonix Music Systems, where you and your band can melt the face of San Francisco clean off at one of the hottest music venues in the city, all in the name of charity!

"Ümloud! is a great way to get the community involved in a fun charity event and give towards a great cause," says Ümloud! co-founder Chris Kohler. "We have awesome sponsors and industry leaders involved in this event and we want you to come out and rock the night away for us in effort to raise money for children's hospitals through Child’s Play."

Doors open at the DNA Lounge at 7:00pm and the party will rage until 2:00am. There is a suggested donation of $10.00 upon entry to the event, and all attendees will be entered into an epic raffle that will go on throughout the night boasting amazing prizes and limited edition gaming swag, courtesy of participating sponsors. You can sign your band up for either the Ultimate Band Package for $120.00 or the Standard Band Package for $40.00. Come join the fun, be entered to win some totally awesome prizes and, best of all, leave knowing that your night at the bar was for a good cause!

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