Atlanta’s “garage rock mascot”, B Jay Womack (A.K.A. Bobby Ubangi), is dying of cancer and friends, journalists and scene alike are trying to raise money to cover the cost of his “green burial” at a Monastery about 20 miles south of Conyers, GA. B Jay played in the Gaye Blades with Jared Swilley (Black Lips) and is a pretty intense local music fixture who also used to played in the Lids and Bobby and the Soft Spots.

A good friend of his, Chad Radford, has the full story over at Creative Loafing. There you can also find a Paypal button that has been set up to accept funds towards this effort and there are two benefit shows happening here in town.

First, the Renegades (who feature Cole, Joe, and Ian of The Black Lips) are playing a show at The Drunken Unicorn tonight. Secondly, Carbonas are reuniting to play on the 4th of July at 529 with Predator, Customers and Barracudas.