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Jackson Rathbone and his band 100 Monkeys will be part of a tribute concert for their fellow musician, Spencer Bell, who lost his life in 2006 to adrenal cancer. As part of the Spencer Bell Legacy Project, the concert will raise awareness and money for the cause.

Along with 100 Monkeys is Tin Tin Can, Ervo, The Kissing Club, Drew and the Medicinal Plan and The Stevedores will perform April 24, 2010 in Dallas Texas. Tickets go on sale January 15th for the springtime event.

For more concert, promotions and giveaway info, check out this page here.

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The Twilight Saga: New Moon theatrical release of November 20th is right around the corner but for actor Jackson Rathbone, it doesn’t mean he will be slowing down. Not only is he gearing up for the crazy promotional schedule of New Moon, he is finishing work on the third film of the franchise Eclipse, and he is starting work on the indie flick Girlfriend, which he will also produce. All that back and forth between characters could be a problem for some actors, but not Rathbone.

“The process of going through the works; getting makeup, getting hair and all that, you have enough time to kind of contemplate your character. And I always put a lot of work into the way my characters move and the way they speak and the way they relate to others around them. It’s just the simple things. I like the subtle nuances that really kind of establish a character and how a character grows throughout a story.”

He also finished filming The Last Airbender with Dev Patel and directed by M Night Shymalan and he is about to embark on a tour with his band 100 Monkeys. While he can’t officially confirm it yet, Breaking Dawn should start filming in February or March so Jackson still has quite a bit of work on his plate for a long while yet.

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In the upcoming release of the second film in The Twilight Saga, some characters with limited screen time will see their roles expanded. One fan favorite from the books was Jasper Hale, played by Jackson Rathbone, and he had a very small part in the first movie. That’s about to change. In New Moon and the now-filming third installment, Eclipse, Rathbone will have a chance to give depth to his Civil War Era human-turned-mood-altering-vampire.

“I’ve been studying up a lot on the Civil War and that era; it really was a crazy time, it was all-out war on our own turf and between countrymen,” Jackson told MTV News. “It’s an interesting time to see when Jasper was actually human, and what his human form was, and when he gets turned how intense and how dark he is. Then [we'll see] his realization of what he’s become, him finding Alice and being redeemed by love.”

In Eclipse, the Cullen family needs a leader and Jasper steps up to the plate to deliver the fighting techniques they’ll need to defeat Victoria’s army of blood thirsty newborns. Rathbone is given more substance to work with in the coming films and says that fans will get to see Jasper work his emotion calming magic in a school scene in New Moon. Jasper happens to be the character I like most and I’m looking forward to Jackson having more scenes in the next two flicks.

Read more of Rathbone’s MTV interview here. Can’t wait for November!

Jackson Rathbone is most famous for his role as Jasper Hale in ‘Twilight’ and ‘New Moon’ movies, but he is also a working musician touring and recording with Ben Johnson, Ben Graupner and Jared Anderson and their band 100 Monkeys. The guys of 100 Monkeys recently gave an interview to Starshine Magazine about their music and touring and what it’s like having fans of ‘Twilight’ show up.

How has “Twilight” mania affected the band’s popularity?

Jackson: It’s definitely gotten us some attention, but I think the main thing is our lives shows. People get to –

Jared: – escape into a fun land. Enjoy good music.

Jackson: Yeah, we like to have a good time. That’s what we’re always trying to do – play music for as many people as possible.

Jared: Hopefully, they come in ready to rock out and have some fun. That’s all you can expect.

Ben G: If you scream loud enough, we’ll make up a song that you decide what it’s called. Things like guitar picks and sweat.

The group really has a unique point of view when making music - using improv to jump start their creative spark. Most bands are too self-conscienous and image oriented to do spontaneous, off-the-cuff music.

Rathbone also hints about ‘New Moon’ saying it’s going to be ‘raging’ and he also gives a brief mention to ‘The Last Airbender’ he just finshed with M. Night Shyamalan calling it ‘epic’ and ‘beautiful.’ I absolutely love watching Jackson and can’t wait for his part to be expanded in the Twilight series. I am also looking forward to his turn as Sokka in ‘The Last Airbender.’  It sounds like it’s gonna be a fantastic live-action version of the animated series.

Check out the band’s official page for tour dates and music info here.