Local band 22nd Century might be off to Mumbai’s Independence Rock XXV Festival in August. The group was one of the three finalists in Supernova.com’s Band on the Run to India competition on June 28. The final winner is announced on July 9.

But there are more important matters taking place tonight (July 8), when the three-piece joins Neo Tokyo and No Quarter at the Concert for a Cure benefit at Five Sixty (560 Seymour Street). Proceeds go to the Weekend to End Women’s Cancers.

“Cancer’s an evil,” bassist-vocalist Duane Chaos told the Straight. “It hits our music community here, and it’s time for the community to hit back.”