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Moby, Crystal Method top ‘Dance for Equality’ bill March 2 in Hollywood

By Randy Lewis
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Moby, the Crystal Method and artist Shepard Fairey will headline the Courage Campaign’s “Dance for Equality” fundraiser on Tuesday, March 2, at Avalon in Hollywood in support of legal efforts defending same-sex marriages.

Other celebrities scheduled to be on hand include “House” star Lisa Edelstein, who will host the evening; Oscar-winning writer-director Paul Haggis (“Million Dollar Baby,” “Crash”); and AIDS activist Cleve Jones. KCRW-FM program director and “Morning Becomes Eclectic” host Jason Bentley and DJ Dan also will participate.

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Proceeds benefit the Courage Campaign’s efforts to overturn California’s Prop. 8 banning same-sex marriages.

Tickets are $25 in advance, available through the Courage Campaign’s web site, and $35 at the door.

--Randy Lewis

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Randy Lewis

Randy Lewis covered pop music for the Los Angeles Times from 1981 to 2020, working in that time as a reporter, music critic and editor for the Calendar section. He has interviewed most of the members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He’s also written first-person accounts of performing the music of Shostakovich and Prokofiev on clarinet and singing Mozart’s Requiem with world-class professionals. In addition, he enjoys belting out “Wooly Bully” in dive bars with his band, the Rounders.

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