Saturday November 21st at the Avalon, ill be playing a very special benefit along with many other cool artists, check details below
Pablove Across America, the coast-to-coast cycling journey of hope and
education spearheaded by Dangerbird co-founder Jeff Castelaz, will
conclude in Los Angeles on Saturday, November 21, with a benefit
concert at Avalon in Hollywood. The night will be a celebration of
Castelaz’s incredible triumph, and devoted to the
Pablove Foundation,
a non-profit dedicated to child life programs as well as children’s
cancer research and treatment. A bevy of supporters will join to
perform acoustic and semi-acoustic sets including, Tom Morello: The
Nightwatchman, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Shirley Manson, Butch
Walker, Tom Gabel (Against Me!), Jarrod Gorbel (the Honorary Title) and
Charlotte Martin, with other major artists to be announced shortly.
Tickets are $35 (GA) and $65 (
VIP) and will go on sale this Saturday, October 31. All proceeds will go to the Foundation.
Castelaz’s pilgrimage is deeply rooted: he’s riding in honor and
remembrance of his 6-year old son, Pablo Thrailkill Castelaz, whose
individual fight with cancer ended June 27, 2009 after a 13-month
battle. Castelaz embarked on his bike expedition on October 10 in St.
Augustine, Fla., with a mission to create awareness and raise funds to
improve the treatment experience for children with cancer. He will
complete his jaunt at Pablo’s gravesite at Forest Lawn-Hollywood Hills
Memorial Park in time for the concert, having logged more than 3100
miles.
The Pablove Foundation
was founded by Castelaz and his wife Jo Ann Thrailkill at the onset of
their son’s diagnosis. Pablove Across America is Castelaz’s physical
show of commitment to fighting cancer. His message is urgent: kids get
cancer too. Families need help and hope – not only to find a cure, but
to increase joy and compassion during the day-to-day grind of
treatment.
“Pablove Across America is about standing up, hammering the pedals, speaking out – and FIGHTING
back,” proclaims Castelaz. “We want people to support and spread our
message that kids get cancer too. It’s not somebody else’s problem. As
the Pablove Foundation community grows, we can make a sizable
difference in peoples’ lives.”