SMASH is a non-profit organization that provides access to free and affordable healthcare services for musicians living in King, Snohomish, Pierce, Mason, Kitsap, and Thurstan counties as well as assistance in navigating our Byzantine and often confounding healthcare system.

SMASH throws a benefit concert/party annually and this year’s edition was at the Crocodile Cafe, celebrating the music of Fleetwood Mac. Wild Rumors (who specialize in recreating the music of Fleetwood Mac) acted as the house band for the evening and the roster of special guests was chock-a-bloc with many of the Pacific Northwest’s biggest names, including Shaina Shepherd, Ayron Jones, Eva Walker, Star Anna, Pete Droge & Elaine Ian Moore, Jeff Fielder & Tekla Waterfield, Mark Pickerel, John Roderick, Molly Sides and many more.

The performances were strong across the board and the large crowd responded enthusiastically. The evening ended on a raucous high note with all of the artists onstage, aided and abetted by the Seahawk’s Blue Thunder marching band, performing a roof raising rendition of ‘Tusk’. The ovation at the end of the show was long and smiles in the satisfied crowd were abundant.