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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.”

Just in time for Halloween, Sea Wolf brings you ghosts and ghouls aplenty in his video for “Wicked Blood.”

Eulogies left this morning for a string of west coast dates, before heading to Australia for another run of 7 dates down under. They’ll be selling the above limited edition, hand-screened, signed posters while they’re out, and are also bringing a new limited-edition remix EP.

As Eulogies head out on the road today for a west coast tour with Land of Talk, check out this crazy fan-made video for their Bad Connection remix:

Current TV’s “Embedded” featuring SSPU premieres tomorrow (OCT 21) @ 11pm on DirectTV channel 358; Dish Network channel 196; Comcast channel 107 or 125; Time Warner channel 103 or 142; AT&T U-Verse channel 189. Click here for more info.

The Twilight Saga: New Moon soundtrack is in stores and online today (OCT 16) and features a previously unreleased song from Sea Wolf entitled “The Violet Hour.” The movie is slated to open in theaters nationwide on November 20th. Joining Sea Wolf are some of modern music’s most gifted and admired artists, including Thom Yorke, The Killers, and Death Cab for Cutie, who contributed the album’s first single, “Meet Me On the Equinox.” Also featured are previously unreleased tracks from Bon Iver & St. Vincent, Grizzly Bear, Lykke Li, Band of Skulls, Editors, Anya Marina and Muse. Head to iTunes or Amazon to grab a copy.

California pop outfit Eulogies go about their business much like their music: quietly, steadily, and effectively. But when all is said and done, you look at their body of work and it occurs to you that this is indeed a band to be reckoned with. They traversed the country more times this year than most Presidential candidates, had a song featured in an Oscar-nominated film (‘The Wrestler’), and released a critically acclaimed EP and full-length within months of each other.

No rest for the weary, though, as Eulogies have booked two tours this fall: one a West Coast stint with Land of Talk, and the other supporting Seabellies for seven dates all over Australia. Be sure to catch them live if you can, or if you’re more of a ‘comfort of your own couch’ kind of person, look for Eulogies’ video for “Two Can Play” on rotation at MTVu. A movie-goer perhaps? “How To Be Alone” is set to appear in the upcoming film “Hope They Serve Beer in Hell.” The Aussies have already bought in: “Two Can Play” is already the #1 song played on Australia’s biggest alt station, Triple J.

Head to the tours page for dates.

For more information on the Pablove Foundation, please visit pablove.org. This special event will take place at Emo’s Jr. on October 28, and features sets from Sea Wolf, Ben Kweller, Port O’Brien and Sara Lov. All proceeds directly benefit the Pablove Foundation. Hope to see you there!

Dappled Cities have been nominated for an ARIA award! For those of you not familiar with the Australian music scene, the ARIA (Australian Recording Industry Association) Awards is an annual awards night celebrating the best of Australian music. Dappled Cities are nominated in the Best Independent Release category, for the recently released Zounds. Congrats fellas!

Tap Tap Revenge 3 is launching NOW with music from Silversun Pickups. You can listen to (and play!) Silversun Pickups music on the latest version of the game, which allows you to tap along with your favorite songs. Challenge your friends, or anyone around the world through the online gaming arena with bombs and weapons, customizable avatars, integrated chat and even more new features. Get it now on iTunes.

Alex Brown Church of Sea Wolf recently sat down with Vanity Fair to discuss the October 20 release of the Twilight: New Moon soundtrack. The previously unreleased Sea Wolf song ‘The Violet Hour’ is featured on the album, which includes tracks from the likes of Thom Yorke, Grizzly Bear, and Death Cab For Cutie. Check out the full article and interview here.

Tune in to MTV2 on Sunday night (Monday morning – 12 OCT) at 2:00am EST for Dappled Cities Subterranean debut. Jay Reatard hosts, and will play videos from Air, The Walkmen, Jay Reatard (!) and others. Don’t miss it!

Silversun Pickups has been nominated for mtvU’s “Woodie of the Year” award! Voting begins today and runs through November 16th. Click here or vote below. The “2009 mtvU Woodie Awards” will air on Friday, December 4 at 10:00pm edt on mtvU, MTV, MTV2 and Palladia. Get voting!

Yeah, we have no idea either, but thought we’d share!