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A few short years ago, Paramore got their start on Bamboozle’s small ‘Boozle stage. This year, Hayley Williams and Co. headlined the New Jersey festival alongside Weezer, MGMT and Drake (check out our full coverage of day one and day two’s biggest sets). After two days of nonstop rock in the Meadowlands parking lot, Rolling Stone picked out five up-and-coming acts who broke out of the pack in 2010:

100 Monkeys: This eccentric Cali act have a built-in buzz magnet — bandmember Jackson Rathbone, also known as one of Twilight’s famous vampires. Their spazzy, energetic Saturday set blended tribal sounds with vocals recalling Jim Morrison’s baritone croon. The “can-this-be-real?” factor ran high thanks to song titles like “The Monkey Song,” lyrics like “free, free, free the beast” and five guys in bandanas jumping around and playing hand drums, trumpet and flute. The band’s latest release, Grape, is out now.

Congratulations guys!!!!

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It’s true! Jackson Rathbone and the 100 Monkeys get all wet for their swimsuit calendar! Unfortunately, these are no longer available, unless they print more, I guess. You can see more info on their site.

They are wearing the same style swimsuits as the newborns in Eclipse. New fashion trend?

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Here are some  new photos of Jackson Rathbone and the 100 Monkeys from a photo shoot by Phoenix Taylor for the No Sleep Photobook. See even more photos on the book’s website.

The Jackson Rathbone and 100 Monkeys photobook from Phoenix Taylor! Enjoy 7 days on the road and backstage with the Twilight Star and the band 100 Monkeys as documented in this collection of brilliant photos! It’s a journey through the realistic life of Jackson as he juggles his art, his passion and his fans. Many times we only get to see the end result… the images on the magazine covers and we imagine the “glamorous” lives they must lead, but the truth is much more of a circus at times that leaves you with little time and No Sleep.

Photos via IFeltHope.

No New Treatments for Adrenal Cancer in 51 Years!

Did you know that?

But thanks in part to money raised by Jackson Rathbone’s 100 Monkeys and others, there is a new drug to test! Quoting Tony, ” …a relatively minute group of people had a collective voice loud enough, donated enough time and resources that this orphan cancer got …a major drug company to do something.”

Tony, Deborah, and Angie, who attended the Spencer Bell Legacy Concert held Saturday in Dallas TX, tell all about the concert, Jackson and the power outage, and more. Tony’s story, especially, will bring you to tears. What an amazing event!

From Tony:

When the passion was new and shameless
I knew that in time my persistence would be rewarded.
So- to insure those rewards, I condemned myself to the life of an
artisan.
I did it swiftly as I could so that I didn’t have a chance to think it
out long enough to change my mind.

Plan A: Make good art for money for food
Plan B: There is no plan B
- Spencer Bell

Spencer Bell? I know most of you reading this may have no clue who
Spencer is. I do know, that after this weekend I consider myself to be
squarely in the billions of people worldwide who did not have the
pleasure of knowing this amazingly talented young man. Spencer Bell was
an artist, poet and a musician who was diagnosed with Adrenal Cancer, on
Thanksgiving Day in 2006, at the age of 20. December 3, 2006, Spencer
Bell passed away due to this orphan cancer, and the 7.5″ tumor in his
abdomen.

What does all this have to do with me? (I’m sure my family and friends
are asking), well it’s not because I have Adrenal Cancer! It’s how I was
moved by the friends and Family of Spencer Bell, so this, is probably
going to end up much longer than I wanted, but please read anyway.

So, Friday I had plans to go see a concert at a club called “Poor Davids
Pub”, it’s an inde band, most of you have never heard of. They are
called “100 Monkeys”. They are in town for a benefit simply known as the
Spencer Bell Legacy (http://spencerbellmemorial.ning.com/). So, imagine
my surprise when we get there, that it just isn’t them but them and 4
other bands (Tin Tin Can, Steveadores, Drew and the Medicine Pen, and
The Kissing Club), all bands involved with the legacy show. The show
starts and the music is good, better than good all the bands were simply
great! We bump into friends from out of town who insist that we go to
the benefit on Saturday, we get home around 3am Saturday morning,
discussing if we should go or not.

We wake up at 9, do our wake up routine and decide that if we are going
to take part in this, we have to go to the 1st showing at 12:30, as I
had to work at 0100 Sunday morning. So we quickly get ready, make sure
the animals are fed and watered, and head back to downtown Dallas, for
the Spencer Bell Legacy. It’s six bands now, adding a band from
Philadelphia called Evro. They were cool, kind of like Evanesence. The
entire show goes until, with a second concert starting at 7. So, Trees
starts kicking everyone from the first show out, we slip through the
cracks (probably because we are hanging out with our friends from ASCC
Now who made the entire thing possible). So we idly talk, and we have
decided that we have to leave at 8, mainly because that’s when our
parking expires, but also, I have to work very early in the morning.

So the second show is going to start, it’s just after 7pm, when Bill
Bell (Spencer’s Dad) shows up on stage to kick off the show. He’s
talking about Spencer, and the legacy show, thanking everyone for being
there, you know, the normal cordial stuff you would expect. Then things
all started to change for me, a man is introduced, Dr. Gary Hammer, from
the University of Michigan, who is obviously very passionate about
Adrenal Cancer and finding a cure. He gives a brief history of Spencer’s
last week on Earth, the pain, and how the only option they had was a
chemotherapy drug called Mitotane, which is derived from DDT!, which was
approved by the FDA in 1959. Apparently Adrenal Cancer is so random, and
rare, that there is no money in curing it. So there has been nothing new
in 51 years! Dr. Gary Hammer, then again, thanked everyone for being
there, because due in large part to the Spencer Bell Legacy, the friends
and family of Spencer, and raising awareness, later this year a new drug
will be put on trial, world wide, Dr. Hammer was obviously very excited
about the new trial, and the fact that a relatively minute group of
people had a collective voice loud enough, donated enough time and
resources that this orphan cancer got attention from a major drug
company to do something. I guess you had to be there, but a man I do not
know, had friends and family that I also largely do not know, and I was
near tears, hearing of the advancements they have brought about. Dr.
Hammer referred to them as a movement, and I, for one, was moved!

Read more of Tony, Deborah, and Angie’s stories!

From their 100 City Tour interview with CBA

Click HERE to watch the Spencer Bell Legacy Concert, going in right now in Dallas, TX!

We’ve posted about this concert for ages and it is finally here! Please watch and support Jackson Rathbone and the 100 Monkeys in this effort to raise money for the fight against cancer!

Bands playing at the concert:

100 Monkeys
The Stevedores
Drew and the Medicinal Pen
Tin Tin Can
The Kissing Club
Evro

Sponsored by Artists Supporting a Cure for Cancer Now (ASCC Now)

Jackson Rathbone directed the video which features the music, lyrics, and is sung by the late Spencer Bell ( a talented musician and friend of Jackson Rathbone who died of adrenal cancer). Jackson’s band, 100 Monkeys, will be playing at a variety of events that help fund adrenal cancer research. You can get more information at the Spencer Bell website or the 100 Monkeys website. Their next concert to help the fund is in Dallas in April.

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Hopefully you have all heard by now  about the Spencer Bell Legacy Concert in Dallas on April 24th and that Jackson Rathbone’s 100 Monkeys are a big part of the effort.  We talked to the band about it in our interview in Tucson when they were on tour here.  (If you didn’t see this crazy interview, you have to watch it!)

Well, do you also recall there was going to be an auction for some really cool things?

Here are the three items/experiences up for auction, all of which include getting to meet Jackson!

• Interview with the bands – Prior to the afternoon concert, the winner of this auction will be able to enter the venue and privately interview members of all of the attending bands. The interviews will be broadcast on live-streaming internet. This once in a life time opportunity will take place in front of the stage so the winner will be able to watch sound check and be the first person in the venue for the afternoon concert! Winner will be able to bring one friend.
• Dinner with the bands – The winner of this auction will be able to enter the venue early, or remain in the venue if attending both concerts, between the afternoon and evening concerts. Dinner will be catered to the bands and the winner by Cafe Brazil. The winner will be able to sit and eat and mingle with all the bands attending, as well as watch the soundcheck and set up for the evening concert. The winner will then be able to remain inside as the first attendee for the evening concert, if he or she is attending the show! Winner will be able to bring one friend with them.
• Meet & Greet with the bands – This auction is limited to 18+ as it will take place during the evening SBL concert. During the concerts, the bands will have access to a private VIP area where they can watch the concert and mingle privately. The winner of this auction will be granted access to the VIP area for a period of time during the concert in order to watch the show from the special balcony and speak with his or her favorite band members! Winner may bring one friend.

The auction started Monday, Feb 22, @ 10am EST and ends March 5th @ 10pm.

Here is the link:

www.sblauctions.com

In addition to the auctions, there are raffles and several contests to enter.

You can learn more about Spencer and his legacy at the Spencer Bell Memorial site.  The money raised at the event will go to The Spencer Bell Memorial Fund @ the University of Michigan’s Adrenal Cancer Clinic. Spencer Bell was a friend to several of the band members, including Jackson, who died of adrenal cancer in 2006 at the age of 20.

This is a great charity and Jackson and the band are a great people, so lets give them a lot  support in making this a success.

Because the Rob ones looks so good, I pulled out my fav Jackson Rathbone photo to change to black and white! This is an original CBA photo, taken by Kimberly Rocha at the 100 Monkey’s Concert in Allentown, PA.

CBA’s special correspondent Angelina, attended the 100 Monkey’s concert Saturday at the new Hard Rock Cafe on the Strip in Las Vegas.  Here is her account and photos of Jackson Rathbone and the band:

I went to the 21+ show.  There were 2 bands before them (100 Monkeys).  The Rooks & Imagine Dragon.  They were pretty good.  Each band was very different in their type of music.  100 Monkeys came on a little after midnight.  They put on a great show.    Kept the energy going thru out the set even when he wasn’t singing lead.  I was surprised that Jackson sang lead on so many songs.  And how multi-talented he was.  I didn’t know he played the drums-keyboard-guitar and bass. I also liked how the other guys sang too.  Each taking their turn in the spotlight.  Very cool.  They stopped playing around 1:20ish and said they would be back for an encore. But then the HRC soundboard people came and started packing I think the gear that belonged to the Hard Rock.  That caused an uproar I tell ya. I guess at some point one of the microphones broke that Jackson was using and the soundboard man started complaining to someone else which lead the girls to go nuts on him and defend the band. I almost felt sorry for the guy.  After a few minutes the guys came out and started packing up their equipment.  They were their own road crew.  They started apologizing saying that the HRC weren’t going to let them do the encore.  Apparently they had had problems with the soundboard people all day.  The guys couldn’t have been nicer about it to the fans.   One of the guys mentioned they would possibly be back in February so we’ll see how that goes.

(This is an older video but it gives you some background…)

The 100 Monkeys and Jackson Rathbone work hard  to help the Spencer Bell Legacy Project and the ASCC  raise money to fight adrenal cancer. As we have reported, on April 24th, they will be playing at the Spencer Bell Legacy Concert in Dallas along with Drew and the Medicinal Pen, The Stevedores, Evro, The Kissing Club, and tenatively Tin Tin Can.
There are so many ways you can help support this cause:

• If you can attend the concert, remember that people who purchase their Spencer Bell Legacy Concert tickets by January 31, 2010 will be entered into a drawing for balcony seats (these are the best seats at the show).  You can purchase tickets here.

• If you can’t attend, there are other raffles for great items like Punk Your Chucks sneakers and a Kelly Rathbone “one time only” designed shirt signed by the band.

• They also have added a very creative contest where you create your very own “Cancer Awareness” Hat. The contest is titled “Mad Hatters for a Cure” and details can be found here.  Rumor has it this was Jackson’s idea, by the way.

• There will also be an online aution you can participate in, for interview the bands prior to the afternoon show, dinner with the bands between the shows or meet-and-greets with the bands in VIP area during the evening shows. The link for auction forum goes live February 22nd at 9:00 AM CST. All bidding closes March 5 at 5:00 PM CST. Details here.