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November 21 Show Featuring Acoustic/Semi-Acoustic Performances To Be Held at Avalon; Additional Performers Include Shirley Manson, Butch Walker, Jarrod Gorbel (The Honorary Title), With Other Major Artists To Be Announced Shortly

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.”

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