A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan on January 1, 2024. Over 200 people died and more than 20,000 families suffered housing damage or lost their homes caused by Tsunamis and more than 1,500 aftershocks followed the main shock.

The earthquake and tsunami also damaged national treasures, important cultural properties, historic sites, natural monuments of scenic beauty, and other items designated as national, world, or Japanese heritage.

In response to the unprecedented massive scale of natural disasters, THE BRICKS NYC will be gathering with many diligent musicians and artists based in and around New York City on April 12 and 13  to hold concerts, exhibition with silent auctions, and Japanese tea ceremony experience event as well as opning pop-up stores to raise funds to support cultural reconstruction for the arts and music. Additionally, the TAYA Wajima Lacquerware Store from Wajima city in Noto Peninsula will be joining the event to sell traditional Wajima-nuri urushi lacquerwares that miraculously survived the disaster without damages.

All proceeds we raise will be donated to the “Ishikawa Band Association” to support children and students' brass band education and activities in the Noto region as well as  “GBFund” to help restore/repair artworks and historical cultural properties.