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Elton John to Play Concert to Benefit Challenge of Proposition 8

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Elton John is set to play a concert at the "Green Acres" estate of Ron Burkle in Beverly Hills to benefit the American Foundation for Equal Rights.

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Said Chad Griffin, Board President of AFER: “We are deeply honored to have the support of Sir Elton John. The American Foundation for Equal Rights stands for the enduring principle that all Americans are created equal, and believes that ending state-sanctioned discrimination is a critical step we must take toward ending the hate crimes and suicides that continue to claim the lives of young Americans.”

The concert is set to take place on January 19th. All proceeds will support the American Foundation for Equal Rights, the sole sponsor of the Perry case, which is being argued by the Foundation's legal team headed by Theodore Olson and David Boies, the opposing attorneys in the Bush v Gore case that decided the presidency. The American Foundation for Equal Rights is a 501c3 non-profit organization.

Ticket information is available by contacting events@afer.org.

Perry v. Schwarzenegger, the federal challenge that AFER is pursuing against Proposition 8, goes before the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on December 6.


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Soldiers Punished After Refusing To Attend Army-Sponsored Christian Rock Concert

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About 80 U.S. soldiers have been disciplined at Fort Eustis, Virginia after refusing to attend a “spiritual fitness” Christian-rock concert put on by the Army. The unit was first marched in formation to the concert, only after which were the soldiers given to option of attending or not. Those who chose to leave were punished.

The Commanding General’s Spiritual Fitness Concert that Smith and others were told to attend was headlined by BarlowGirl, a “band of tender-hearted, beautiful young women who aren’t afraid to take an aggressive, almost warrior-like stance when it comes to spreading the gospel and serving God,” according to the group’s web site. The group Smith marched with included at least two Muslim soldiers who fell out of rank and stopped marching on their own, according to a first-hand account published by the Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF). Once outside the concert, Smith and the other trainees were finally given an option and told to split into two groups: those who wanted to attend, and those who did not. Smith and about 80 others decided not to attend, even though they were obviously being “pressured” to do so. Smith and the others were sent back to their barracks on “lockdown,” a punishment that Smith said withholds even basic freedoms like using their own electronics. Barlow Girl band member Lauren Barlow said if she and the other members of the group knew soldiers were being forced to attend the concert and were then punished for refusing to attend “we would have said something.” “That’s horrible,” Barlow tweeted in response to the revelations first published Thursday by MRFF’s head researcher, Chris Rodda. “We never knew that. We thought they had a choice. If we would have known we would have said something.”

Two of the soldiers have filed a formal complaint against their superior officers. The Army claims to be investigating.

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WATCH: Lolene at the Rose Room Friday night

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In case you missed new artist Lolene perform Friday night at the Rose Room, we caught some video for you. You can read colleague Chance Browning’s take on the show after the jump.

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Friday freebie: Two tix to Oak Lawn Band's 30th Anniversary concert at the Cathedral

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In today’s Voice, I chatted with Tim Stallman, president of the Oak Lawn Band, about the group’s celebrating 30 years of music in the community while looking to another three decades of playing. On Saturday, they perform an anniversary concert at the Cathedral of Hope complete with concert prelude and wine reception.

Thanks to band member Billy Rodriguez, we have two tickets for tomorrow night’s show at 7 p.m. at COH. Provided you can get to the office by 5 p.m. today, the first to e-mail me at lopez@dallasvoice.com with “Gimme Some OLB” in the subject gets the tickets. Or, if you’d prefer, tweet the same to me here.

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Some LiveNation ticket sales to benefit LifeBeat

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LiveNation, a company that produces, markets and sells live concerts, has announced that a portion of all ticket sales tomorrow — Dec. 1, World AIDS Day — will be donated to LifeBeat — The Music Industry Fights AIDS, LIFEbeat- The Music Industry Fights AIDS, ” a national non-profit organization dedicated to reaching America’s youth with the message of HIV/AIDS prevention.”

LiveNation has several concerts coming up here in DFW. Go here for a list. There’s Aventura and 311 this week at Nokia Theatre in Grand Prairie, and The House of Blues Gospel Brunch, Trivium with Chimairia, White Chapel and Dirge Within, Eric Hutchinson, Davy Knowles and Back Door Slam, Sister Hazel and Underoath, all at House of Blues Dallas.

And that’s just the list through Dec. 13! So find your favorite upcoming concert and get your tickets online tomorrow. Buy your ticket at LiveNation.com and a portion of the ticket price goes to LifeBeat, start at 12:01 a.m. tomorrow.

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