Our Story
In 2012, LA musician Brad Mitchell was on tour in India where he stumbled upon a political protest and overheard one activist shout “What we need is bread over bombs!”. This line stuck with Brad and inspired him to write an album of politically charged songs which legendary producer Tony Visconti vetted to help curate an album tracklist (legend has it, via David Bowie).
Brad then assembled an eclectic ensemble of musicians from Los Angeles and the Bread Over Bombs album was born. Since its release in 2016, the album has provided over 20,000 meals and counting to Los Angeles Foodbank.
The Bread Over Bombs album is the cornerstone of any local branch’s fundraising. The album is currently available to purchase on CD and Vinyl from Love Music Glasgow and Drygate Brewing Co, as well as usual online music stores. We also sell the album at our live events and ensure each foodbank we donate to has a copy to spread the word of the work we are doing.
Brad Mitchell has kindly agreed to cover all overhead costs that go into producing the album. The charity’s day-to-day running costs are covered by its trustees, meaning that all proceeds on sales are given directly to local food banks.
The album that started it all is available here. We would like to thank Love Music Glasgow for managing our online sales and their ongoing support. The album is also available in person at Love Music Glasgow on Dundas Street and you can donate directly in store too. Just ask for Sandy and he’ll tell you all about the charity and its causes (he knows his stuff!).
What began as an L.A. band that wanted to raise funds for their local foodbank has grown into Bread Over Bombs – a worldwide network of local charities fighting to eradicate hunger in their communities by raising money through music sales, merchandise and live events. Music brings people together like nothing else, so why not use that power and energy to achieve great things in our own communities? The charity has local branches all over the globe from Tokyo to Bristol, through an international network of talented board members and volunteers and in 2018, we hit Glasgow for the first time …
Headed by a group of local musicians and music fans, Bread Over Bombs Glasgow have held a number of events over the last 12 months with all proceeds being donated to foodbanks within the Glasgow area. If desired, we work with the artists and venues who provide their time to Bread Over Bombs Glasgow and direct proceeds to a foodbank close to their heart. Since we held our first event in 2018, we have raised over £10,000 for local foodbanks.
We are now looking to expand upon our Glasgow activity by improving our visibility in the city’s vibrant music scene to help raise even more money for local foodbanks.