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umaku yukanai koto mo aru kedo
minna shiawase ni naritai to
negatte iru dake na no sa
even though some things don't go well,
the only thing that everyone wishes for
is to become happy.
donna kanashii toki mo
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hohoemi wo wasureru na
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don't cry! On the path to happiness,
don't forget your smile.
tomaranai namida ga...
the unstoppable tears...
hon no sukoshi chikara wo nuitara
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if we reveal just a little courage.
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kanashimi wa tooriyuku
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sadness keeps traveling on.
Don't cry! Happiness keeps on waiting.
Don't forget your smile.
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The Anaheim Bolts surrendered another lead, the third time they've done so, accounting for all three losses. If they were better at killing off games, they'd be atop the Professional Arena Soccer League standings.
Instead, the Bolts are 3-3 following Friday night's 9-8 loss against the Turlock Express (6-3) in Northern California, which followed pattern: Anaheim surged to a decent lead (6-2 midway through the second quarter), conceded seven straight goals (four of them by Jorge Horta), and clawed back within one before it was over.
It ended a three-game PASL Pro winning streak and makes Sunday evening's encounter at Anaheim Convention Center with the Tacoma Stars (3-4) as critical as can be this early in the season.
Hugo Casillas had a hat trick just 5½ minutes into the second quarter for the Bolts -- his seventh, eighth and ninth goals of the season -- Patrick Ruiz added two goals and an assist, and Adriano de Lima tallied and assisted three goals. Leading scorer Enrique Tovar, the PASL Pro's reigning Player of the Week, was held without a goal or assist for the first time.
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Madonna Mikaitis cried. Raymond Cam's hands shook as he filled out the paperwork. John Stachulak admitted to being "so nervous."
After being together for 10, 20, 30 and 40 years, it was, in their words, a "momentous day," a "historical day" and a day they thought they would never see in their lifetime.
Same-sex marriages became legal in Illinois as of Sunday, and before Will County Clerk Nancy Schultz Voots opened her doors at 8:30 a.m. Monday, three couples — all close friends — were the first to get in line.
"I can't believe it," Russ Lipari said as he hugged his friends after they all got their marriage licenses. "All those trips to Springfield, all those letters we wrote … " he said, referring to the effort it took to legalize same-sex marriages.
New Lenox couple Patricia Ferchland and Fara Bingham were technically the first to arrive, at about 7:45 a.m., but allowed Lipari and Ron Steinacher to go first since they had been together the longest — 38 years. They were followed by David Luecht and Mark Frost, of Joliet.
"We were childhood sweethearts," Lipari said, explaining that he met Steinacher when both were music majors at Eastern Illinois University. Both are retired music teachers.
"If you get a prize, like a new car or a new toaster, just remember we were first in line," said Bingham, joking with Lipari.
Everyone was smiling, congratulating each other, and posing for pictures.
The three couples celebrated by going out for breakfast together, but planned no special celebrations beyond that. All had civil unions and commitment ceremonies when civil unions became legal in 2011, and all long had advocated to have the same equal rights as other married couples.
For Luecht, having the marriage license was an "affirmation."
"You're stuck with me now," he said jokingly to Frost, as he waved the marriage license in the air. He was previously married with two children. But when his relationship with Frost started, he said, "I did not have the same benefits, the same rights and protections as I did when I was married."
There are 1,086 actual laws and benefits that will now impact them, Luecht said, such as sharing Social Security benefits, filing joint federal tax returns and making medical decisions.
Bingham said when Ferchland was in a serious accident in 1996 and needed to be resuscitated, she was not allowed in her hospital room and could not make medical decisions on her behalf.
Moving to another state where same-sex marriages were legal was "not an option," Frost said. "We love our community and have a great support network here."
That was obvious on Monday morning.
There was a steady stream of same-sex couples, many of whom knew each other. There was one heterosexual couple getting a marriage license as well, but on this day, they seemed like the odd couple.
Within the first hour, clerks converted seven civil unions into legal marriages, and the date of their marriages will now revert back to the date of their civil unions.
"It's awesome. It's wonderful," said Derrick Berlin, of Shorewood, now legally married to Richard Velez. "It's a very momentous day. I cannot express my emotion. We are now at the same level as everyone else."
Mikaitis cried as she left Voots' office with her now legal spouse, Evelyn Jones, of Monee. They met at work 22 years ago.
"I never thought this would come true," she said.
Many planned to hyphenate their names now that they are married.
One marriage license was issued to the soon-to-be-wed Stachulak and his partner Steve Cano, of Steger.
They were in line at 6:30 a.m. at the Will County courthouse — a few blocks away — and didn't find out they were at the wrong place until the courthouse opened at 8:30 a.m. They arrived fourth at the county clerk's office.
They didn't mind — they still had the first marriage license that was not a conversion from a civil union.
"We wanted it all to be legal. We wanted a real marriage and a real wedding," said Stachulak, who has been with Cano for 13 years. They are planning a ceremony and reception for 120 guests in their back yard.
"A civil union didn't seem real to me. It was not legal enough, not serious enough," he said.
Cano and Stachulak, and a few other couples, also feared there would be anti-gay and lesbian protestors outside the clerk's office but were relieved to see none.
That's why Ferchland and Bingham said they decided to be "brave" and wear their "Love Conquers Hate" T-shirts.
"We've come a long way," said Stephen Marchetti, of Lockport, who was finally legally married to his partner of 40 years, Raymond Cam. "In my formative years, to be gay was considered a mental illness."
Monday also was the third anniversary of their civil union, but they planned no special celebration.
"It's not about the celebration," Cam said.
"We always considered ourselves married," Marchetti said, adding that their "marriage" outlasted many others in his family. "It's wonderful."Tags: same-sex marriage, Will County


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How The Copyright Industry Drives A Big Brother Dystopia
by Rick Falkvinge
All too often I hear that the copyright industry doesn't understand the Internet, doesn't understand the net generation, doesn't understand how technology has changed. This is not only wrong; it is dangerously wrong. In order to defeat an adversary; you must first come to understand their state of mind, rather than painting them as evil. The copyright industry understands exactly what the Internet is, and that it needs to be destroyed for that industry to stay even the slightest relevant.
Look at the laws being proposed right now. General wiretapping. Mandatory citizen tracking.
for Odin's sake. Sending people into
. All these laws follow one single common theme: they aim to re-centralize the permission to publish ideas, knowledge, and culture, and punish anybody who circumvents the old gatekeepers' way beyond proportion.
Having this gatekeeper position – having
this gatekeeper position – teaches somebody what
is, in the worst sense of the word. If you can determine what culture, knowledge, and ideas are available to people – if you are in a position to say yes or no to publishing an idea – then it goes much beyond the power of mere publishing. It puts you in a position to
It puts you in a position where you get to decide people's frame of reference. It literally gives you the power to decide what people
discuss, feel, and think.
The ability to share ideas, culture, and knowledge without permission or traceability is built into the foundations of the net, just as it was when the Postal Service was first conceived. When we send a letter in the mail, we and we alone determine whether we identify ourselves as sender on the outside of the envelope, on the inside for only the recipient to know, or not at all; further, nobody may open our sealed letters in transit just to check up on what we're sending.
The Internet mimics this.
It is perfectly reasonable that our children have the same rights as our parents did here.
But if our children have those same rights, in the environment where they communicate, it makes a small class of industries obsolete. Therefore, this is what the copyright industry tries to destroy.
They are pushing for
that introduce
even for historic records. The copyright industry has been one of the strongest proponents of the Data Retention Directive in Europe, which mandates logging of our communications – not its contents, but all information about whom we contacted when and how – for a significant period of time. This is data that used to be absolutely forbidden to store for privacy reasons. The copyright industry has managed to flip that from "forbidden" to "mandatory".
They are pushing for laws that introduce
on all levels. A family of four may be sued into oblivion by an industry cartel in a courtroom where presumption of innocence doesn't exist (a civil proceeding), and they're pushing for mail carriers to be liable for the contents of the sealed messages they carry. This goes counter to centuries of tradition in postal services, and is a way of enforcing their will extrajudicially – outside the courtroom, where people still have a minimum of rights to defend themselves.
They are pushing for
that introduce
of entire populations – and suing for the right to do it before it becomes law. Also, they did it
without telling anybody.
They are pushing for
that send people into
cutting off their ability to function in society, if they send the wrong things in sealed letters.
They are pushing for
active censorship laws
that we haven't had in well over a century, using child pornography as a battering ram (in a way that directly causes more children to be abused, to boot).
They are pushing for
that introduce
even for the pettiest crimes, which specifically includes sharing of culture (which shouldn't be a crime in the first place). In some instances,
such laws
even give the copyright industry stronger rights to violate privacy than that country's police force.
With these concepts added together, they may finally – finally! – be able to squeeze out our freedom of speech and other fundamental rights, all in order to be able to sustain an unnecessary industry. It also creates a Big Brother nightmare beyond what people could have possibly imagined a decade ago. My undying question is therefore why people waltz along with it instead of smashing these bastards in the face with the nearest chair.
On July 12, for instance, we
that ISPs in the United States of America will start to serve the copyright industry in the treatment of its own customers, up until and including a possible exile of them as citizens, and most likely scrapping their right to anonymity for the already-going industry game of sue-a-granny.
This is bound to become a textbook example of bad customer relationships in future marketing books: making sure that your customers can be sued into oblivion by entire industry organizations in a rigged game where they're not even innocent until proven guilty. Seriously, what were the ISPs thinking?
Today, we exercise our fundamental rights – the right to privacy, the right to expression, the right to correspondence, the right to associate, the right to assemble, the right to a free press, and many other rights – through the Internet. Therefore, anonymous and uncensored access to the Internet has become as fundamental a right itself as all the rights we exercise through it.
If this means that a stupid industry that makes thin round pieces of plastic can't make money anymore, they can go bankrupt for all I care, or start selling mayonnaise instead.
That's their problem.
Rick Falkvinge is the founder of the Swedish and first Pirate Party, a whisky aficionado, and a low-altitude motorcycle pilot. His blog at
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Leslie McDougall, DDS
Dr. Leslie is the director of Optimum Oral Health. She has been a practicing comprehensive care dentist for twenty-five years, as well as a clinical consultant and director of research and development at T.H.E. Design in Austin, Texas (an architectural firm that designed state-of-the-art dental facilities for 25 years). A long-time resident of Dublin, Ohio, Dr. Leslie has designed and built two previous dental facilities. Her commitment to annual continuing education coupled with twenty-five years of clinical experience makes her a respected professional in the dental community.
Dr. Leslie grew up in Mt. Vernon Ohio and attended the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill where she received her Bachelor's degree in 1978. She earned her Doctor of Dental Surgery at Ohio State University College of Dentistry in 1981. Shortly afterward she founded and owned the Fifth Oak Dental Group in Marysville, Ohio, one of the premier general practices of dentistry in Central Ohio.
She sold the practice to have the time needed to complete her intensive training in sedation and implant dentistry. Dr. Leslie studied sedation at St. Joseph Hospital in Patterson, New Jersey and implants at the Midwest Oral Implant Institute. Until just recently, she practiced with William D. Hooper, DDS in Upper Arlington, Ohio.
In 2006, she opened Optimum Oral Health (O2H), her new dental facility for the 21st-century, adult patient who expects advanced, hi-tech, comprehensive dentistry in a personalized, individualized manner.
Dr. Leslie is a member of the American Dental Association, Ohio Dental Association, Central Ohio Dental Society, and the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry.
Outside of dentistry, Dr. Leslie loves to travel, play golf, and cook. She is a member of Dublin's Women Philanthropic Group, Dublin Rotary, Dublin and Upper Arlington Chamber of Commerce, and Worthington Christian Church. She is married to Tom, a professional in dental sales. Their daughter Lauren is an eighth grader at Columbus Academy.


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Frank Miller Not a Fan of #OWS
Graphic novel legend and Hollywood writer/director Frank Miller apparently isn't a fan of Occupy Wall Street. He also, apparently, thinks he's one of his tough guy characters from Sin City. Here's a snippet from a recent anti-OWS screed on his website.
Maybe, between bouts of self-pity and all the other tasty tidbits of narcissism you've been served up in your sheltered, comfy little worlds, you've heard terms like al-Qaeda and Islamicism.
And this enemy of mine — not of yours, apparently – must be getting a dark chuckle, if not an outright horselaugh – out of your vain, childish, self-destructive spectacle.
In the name of decency, go home to your parents, you losers. Go back to your mommas' basements and play with your Lords Of Warcraft.
Or better yet, enlist for the real thing. Maybe our military could whip some of you into shape.
They might not let you babies keep your iPhones, though. Try to soldier on.
Holy projection, Batman!
Hey Frank, just because you write stories about a bunch of tough guys, doesn't actually make you one. You're a Hollywood-type who grew up in Montpelier, Vermont. You're the definition of sheltered.
Graphic novelists across the Interwebz have already begun posting illustrated responses to Miller's ridiculous tirade. Here's one of the best by Tony DiGerolama and Roberto Cota Briceno.


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United Bankshares, Inc. Announces Increased Earnings
United Bankshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: UBSI), today reported an increase in earnings for the fourth quarter and the year of 2012 as compared to the fourth quarter and year of 2011. Earnings for the fourth quarter of 2012 were $21.2 million or $0.42 per diluted share, up 5% from earnings of $20.3 million or $0.40 per diluted share for the fourth quarter of 2011. Earnings for the year of 2012 were $82.6 million or $1.64 per diluted share, an increase of 9% from earnings of $75.6 million or $1.61 per diluted share for the year of 2011.
"The year 2012 was another successful year for United," stated Richard M. Adams, United's Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer. "Earnings rose from 2011 while the dividend to shareholders was increased for the 39th consecutive year. Only one other major banking company in the USA has achieved such a dividend record."
Fourth quarter of 2012 results produced a return on average assets of 1.01% and a return on average equity of 8.44%. For the year of 2012, United's return on average assets was 0.98% while the return on average equity was 8.35%. United's annualized returns on average assets and average equity were 0.94% and 8.17%, respectively, for the fourth quarter of 2011 while the returns on average assets and average equity was 0.97% and 8.50%, respectively, for the year of 2011.
The results for the fourth quarter and year of 2012 included noncash, before-tax, other-than-temporary impairment charges of $2.0 million and $7.4 million, respectively, on certain investment securities. In comparison, the results for the fourth quarter and year of 2011 included noncash, before-tax, other-than-temporary impairment charges of $6.3 million and $20.4 million, respectively, on certain investment securities. Also included in the results for the year of 2012 was an accrual of $3.3 million with respect to a settlement of claims asserted in class actions against United Bank, Inc. of West Virginia. In addition, United completed its acquisition of Centra Financial Holdings, Inc. (Centra) during the third quarter of 2011. As a result, comparisons for the year of 2012 to the year of 2011 are impacted by increased levels of average balances, income, and expense due to the acquisition. At consummation, Centra had assets of approximately $1.3 billion, loans of $1.0 billion, deposits of $1.1 billion and shareholders' equity of $131 million.
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CLARENDON Patricia Ann Pratt, 57, died Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013, at Cancer Treatment Centers of America in Philadelphia, Pa., following a brief illness.
She was born Jan. 24, 1956, in Rutland, the daughter of Kenneth Erwin and Shirley Jean (Wadsworth) Ingalls.
She married Ernest Pratt on Aug. 6, 1977.
Mrs. Pratt was employed as a waitress at Howard Johnsons and then at Friendlys for many years.
She was a member of Clarendon Congregational Old Brick Church.
She enjoyed gardening, reading and cutting brush.
Survivors include her husband of Clarendon; two daughters, Tammy Hogenauer of Clarendon and Maureen Atsali of Kenya, Africa; a stepson, Ronnie Pratt of Fair Point, N.Y.; five siblings, Dianne and Lori Ingalls, both of Clarendon, Wendy Mitchell of Greer, S.C., Cathy Bleakley of Chateaugay, N.Y., and Wayne Ingalls of Largo, Fla.; eight grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
Mrs. Pratt was predeceased by her mother in 1998 and her father in 2010; a brother, Kenneth Ingalls, in 2012; and a stepdaughter, Melanie Castle, in 2010.
Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 31, at the Aldous Funeral Home.
The memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 1, at Clarendon Congregational Old Brick Church.
Burial will be at a later date in Danby-Scottsville Cemetery.
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Poorly written LaTeX is like a rash. No, you won't die from it, but it needlessly complicates your life and makes it difficult to focus on pertinent matters. The victims of this unfortunate blight can be both the readers, as in the case of bad typography, or yourself and your coauthors, as in the case of bad coding practice.
Today, in an effort to combat this particular scourge (and in keeping with the theme of this blog's title), I will be your Virgil on a tour through the nine circles of LaTeX hell. My intention is not to shock or frighten you, dear Reader. I hope, like Dante before me, to promote a more virtuous lifestyle by displaying the wages of sin. However, unlike Dante I will refrain from pointing out all the famous people that reside in these various levels of hell. (I'm guessing Dante already had tenure when he wrote The Inferno.)
The infractions will be minor at first, becoming progressively more heinous, until we reach utter depravity at the ninth level. Let us now descend the steep and savage path.
1) Using {it …} and {bf …}, etc.
Admittedly, this point is a quibble at best, but let me tell you why to use textit{…} and textbf{…} instead. First, it and bf don't perform correctly under composition (in fact, they reset all font attributes), so {it {bf …}} does not produce bold italics as you might expect. Second, it fails to correct the spacing for italicized letters. Compare to and notice how crowded the former is.
2) Using def
def is a plain TeX command that writes macros without first checking if there was a preexisting macro. Hence it will overwrite something without producing an error message. This one can be dangerous if you have coauthors: maybe you use E to mean , while your coauthor uses it to mean . If you are writing different sections of the paper, then you might introduce some very confusing typos. Use newcommand or renewcommand instead.
3) Using $$…$$
This one is another plain TeX command. It messes up vertical spacing within formulas, making them inconsistent, and it causes fleqn to stop working. Moreover, it is syntactically harder to parse since you can't detect an unmatched pair as easily. Using […] avoids these issues.
4) Using the eqnarray environment
If you don't believe me that eqnarray is bad news, then ask Lars Madson, the author of "Avoid eqnarray!", a 10 page treatise on the subject. It handles spacing in an inconsistent manner and will overwrite the equation numbers for long equations. You should use the amsmath package with the align environment instead.
Now we begin reaching the inner circles of LaTeX hell, where the crimes become noticeably more sinister.
5) Using standard size parentheses around display size fractions
Consider the following abomination:
Go on, stare at this for one minute and see if you don't want to tear your eyes out. Now you know how your reader feels when you are too lazy to use left and right.
6) Not using bibtex
Manually writing your bibliography makes it more likely that you will make a mistake and adds a huge unnecessary workload to yourself and your coauthors. If you don't already use bibtex, then make the switch today.
7) Using text in math mode
Writing is horrendous, but even is an affront. The broken ligature makes these examples particularly bad. There are lots of ways to avoid this, like using text or mathrm, which lead to the much more elegant and legible . Don't use mbox, though, because it doesn't get the font size right: .
8 ) Using a greater-than sign for a ket
At this level of hell in Dante's Inferno, some of the accursed are being whipped by demons for all eternity. This seems to be about the right level of punishment for people who use the obscenity .
9) Not using TeX or LaTeX
This one is so bad, it tops Scott's list of signs that a claimed mathematical breakthrough is wrong. If you are typing up your results in Microsoft Word using Comic Sans font, then perhaps you should be filling out TPS reports instead of writing scientific papers.


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Major news: OilersNation signs 'The Godfather of the Blogosphere'
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Wanye goes fishing for another Marian
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Tough guy wanted: apply within
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Whatcha gonna do about it? While that's a standard bully-boy schoolyard taunt—I know because I handed over my share of lunch money near the monkey bars before a growth spurt kicked in
Don't tamper with Lowe and he won't tamper with you
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September 03 2008 04:16PM
According to Dan Wood of the Orange County Register (hat-tip to the good folks at Illegal Curve), the NHL has made a ruling in the tampering investigation requested by Brian Burke against Kevin Lowe.
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While Harry Potter fans have been waiting years for owls bearing their admission to Hogwarts to arrive—I'm sure mine just got lost in the owl mail, right?—a few Polish wizards-in-the-making went ahead and created their own school for witchcraft and wizardry.
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David Blaine is neither real nor magic
It just seems very obvious to me that David Blaine is some sort of wizard or alien, sent here from an entirely different realm to infatuate us with magic so as to slow down the process of science. READ FULL STORY
Neil Patrick Harris-directed 'Nothing to Hide' takes fresh look at magic
Derek DelGaudio and Helder Guimarães may look unsuspecting: two good-looking young guys, hanging out in Los Angeles; Guimarães sporting hipster glasses and DelGaudio spikey dark hair. But don't be fooled by their nonchalant appearance – these two have more than a few tricks up their sleeves, literally.
Pardon the pun, but DelGaudio and Guimarães are two of the foremost up-and-coming magicians out there. DelGaudio has been practicing his craft around L.A. for years. Portugal native Guimarães was crowned the youngest-ever World Champion of Card Magic in 2006. Inspired by Penn and Teller, but quick to distinguish themselves from anyone who's come before them, the duo work together equally on stage to create a magic show that focuses on artistry, illusion, and of course — cards.
"We're magicians with two different focuses," DelGaudio told EW. "Helder always focuses on the most perfect miracle and I always focus on the most meaningful one."
In their first ever theater-length show, DelGaudio and Guimarães expanded a 30-minute production they first collaborated on at L.A.'s historic Magic Castle into a 70-minute show — with the help of celebrity director and magic enthusiast Neil Patrick Harris (How I Met Your Mother). Nothing to Hide opened Tuesday at the Geffen Playhouse, a theater that the magicians noted during the show held about double the biggest audience they'd ever played for. READ FULL STORY
J.K. Rowling solves America's problems on 'The Daily Show': 'You need a monarch' -- VIDEO
So what if The Casual Vacancy isn't exactly setting the world on fire. Any novel that leads to a publicity tour, which in turn leads to J.K. Rowling appearing on The Daily Show, is a-okay in our book. The author and Jon Stewart had a grand ol' time last night, even if they mostly talked around Rowling's latest published work. (Understandable, considering EW's review: "What started as a lively comedy of manners has turned into an overwrought slog.")
Rowling's well-publicized stint as a welfare recipient — in the U.K., it's called "benefits" — was the main topic of conversation during the interview's televised portion. She also took this opportunity to spoil The Casual Vacancy's (fake) twist ending: "Dumbledore comes back!"
That quip set the tone for the second half of the interview, which appears online only. READ FULL STORY
David Blaine gets electrified, but where are the sparks?
Less than seven hours remain until the completion of magician David Blaine's most electrifying feat.
Blaine has been balancing on a tiny, elevated platform surrounded by one million volts of electricity for the last three days. (This is the longest the illusionist has ever stayed awake during a stunt.) Power is generated by the public who use Ultrabook devices to control the direction and intensity of the light and sound emitted by Tesla coils.
With the exception of a few shocking moments of beauty and awe where Blaine was surrounded by a cloud of blue streaks of electricity, his stunt has yet to deliver any great wows. "Electrified" seems like more of a glorified corporate sponsorship with Ultrabook than a Blaine-worthy feat. READ FULL STORY
David Blaine to go electric -- Look back on his most memorable stunts
David Blaine has announced his next stunt and this one's literally shocking.
The illusionist held a press conference on Tuesday to describe the challenge, which is called "Electrified: One Million Volts Always On." Starting on Friday, Blaine will spend three days and three nights conducting a million volts of current channeled by Tesla coils in a stunt worthy of Jason Statham's Crank character. (Hey studios, I'm thinking Crank 3: Tesla Ignition.) The illusion will take place on New York's Pier 54, where spectators will be allowed to participate by writing messages to Blaine, manipulating the current around him and generally helping him stay awake. Here's hoping David Bowie puts in an appearance.
"I don't know how I could ever top this," Blaine said. "This is an overly-ambitious idea, and I'm literally shocked that it came together. This is one of the craziest things that I ever dreamed up, and I don't know how I could go beyond it."
In honor of Friday's stunt, we've put together a list of his most memorable feats thus far. Check it out below: READ FULL STORY
President Obama reveals the 'weird superpower' he'd most like to have
Barack Obama is a wizard. But even sorcerers covet the sort of powers that come only from radioactive spider bites, exposure to gamma rays, and accidentally drinking "super-plastic fluid." So, which unusual ability does the president want to add to his repertoire? Let's go to the audio tape:
Super Bowl 2012: Best and Worst Commercials
What is…football? Is it that thing where polar bears try to maul each other to death while figure skating, all for the sake of a bottle of Coca-Cola even though we all know by this point that polar bears subsist ONLY on Coke and have a seemingly endless supply? Sports are amazing.
Anyway, you know I just tune in for the commercials. I've seen a bunch of them, but obviously I'm not as sensitive as EW's morality maven Adam B. Vary, who thinks that seeing Super Bowl ads before the Super Bowl is wrong and possibly also un-American. Whoa. Get in the game, Adam! Pour a bowl of queso on your head and look alive! These are the most exciting commercials of the YEAR! We might get a better glimpse of David Beckham's bulge!
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The sole purpose of this first phone call is to notify the family that their recruit has arrived safely.
Don't be offended when your recruit doesn't chat with you during this first phone call. He or she has a script to read to you and can say nothing more.
For example, recruits at Parris Island repeat the following words:
Above information found on the Parris Island web site, July, 2009.
I didn't get a phone call from my son. He was so nervous when he got there that he couldn't dial the number and use the calling card correctly. So when the Staff Sergeant asked if he made the call, he said yes. I was nervous about not having heard from him, but got a letter from him later that put my mind at ease.
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USC's most important defensive players for 2014
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Gamecocks Hope Williams Gives Edge at Corner
By Willie T. Smith (The Greenville News)
Senior with a lot of experience who will be the leader in the secondary... can play either of the safety spots and could also be used at cornerback... a preseason fourth-team All-SEC selection according to Phil Steele... slated to start at the strong safety position in the fall, but was recognized as the Most Improved cornerback in the spring... has played 33 games over the past three seasons, making 24 starts, most among the defensive players and second on the squad behind A.J. Cann... two of his three interceptions have come against Clemson.
2013: Played in 12 games, starting 11... saw action at both free and strong safety... collected 45 tackles, including 32 solo stops... had one interception and three pass breakups... led the team with eight tackles at Tennessee, including a half-tackle for loss... logged seven tackles and a pass breakup against Mississippi State... did not play against Coastal Carolina after suffering a cracked bone in his forearm... intercepted a pass against Clemson, his second in as many seasons against the Tigers.
2012: Sophomore safety who played in all 13 games, starting 12... only game he did not start was at Florida when Carolina opened in a goal-line defense... credited with 52 tackles, including 43 solo stops... logged a pair of interceptions and four pass breakups... credited with a sack in the opener at Vanderbilt... intercepted the first pass of his career against East Carolina... led the team with a career-high eight tackles in the win at Kentucky... led the team with seven tackles, all solo stops, along with a pair of pass breakups against Georgia... forced a fumble against Arkansas... recovered a fumble against Wofford... recorded his second pick in the win at Clemson.
2011: True freshman who enrolled in the spring after spending the previous fall at Fork Union Military... suffered a broken arm during fall camp, which kept him sidelined for the first four weeks of the season... made his debut against Auburn... played in eight contests... collected 11 tackles, including eight solo stops... made the start against Florida replacing an injured DeVonte Holloman... named Most Improved among the safeties in the spring.
2010: Signed with South Carolina in February... attended Fork Union (Va.) Military Academy where he was a four-star prospect and the nation's sixth-best prep school player by Rivals.com... was a three-star prospect by Scout.com and 247Sports... coached by John Shuman.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Northside High School in Warner Robins, Ga. in 2010... was the 5A Defensive Player of the Year and earned All-Middle Georgia and all-state first-team accolades... recorded 88 tackles, including 66 solo stops for the Eagles... had 10 tackles for loss, four interceptions and two fumble recoveries... returned four kickoffs for touchdowns... participated in the GACA North-South All-Star Classic and earned the 2009 Golden Helmet Award... considered a three-star prospect, the state's 34th-best prospect and the nation's 36th-best cornerback by Rivals.com... rated a three-star prospect and the nation's 85th-best cornerback by Scout.com... regarded as a two-star prospect and the nation's 104th-ranked safety by ESPN.com... also considered Georgia Tech.
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Duke Energy Center isn't the first place that comes to mind when the words "sacred space" are uttered, but evidently God don't give a damn (sorry — dang) about the venue, just so long as you're singin', praisin' and believin'. The big building formerly known as the Convention Center is the site of the 42nd Annual Gospel Music Workshop of America National Convention.
Machine Head has given us six studio albums with the seventh upcoming in September called Unto the Locusts (listen to the first single, "Locust," below). The band has headlined every Metal festival across the country and has been inspiring up and coming Metal bands for years. CityBeat caught up with lead singer Robb Flynn to preview this week's Mayhem Festival, which hits Riverbend this Wednesday. Flynn discussed the path that Machine Head has taken to get to its place among Metal's elite, the group's craziest fans and the band's new album.
Lollapalooza Day 2 dawned bright and early — I woke up a tad late, having burned the midnight oil too long the night before.
Rule No. 2 of Lollapalooza: Get enough sleep. Always. Especially if you'll be walking every-the-heck-where.
I had been invited to an after-party Friday night, sponsored by Belvedere Vodka, at the W Chicago City Center downtown. I went in my sweaty Lolla regalia, and was rewarded with performances by Two Door Cinema Club and Fitz and the Tantrums.
By all accounts (from people who actually attended or performed), last month's huge Bunbury Music Festival was one of the best-run fests of its kind this area has ever seen. Organizer Bill Donabedian no doubt scored some tips from the operators of the big annual Blues celebration, the volunteer-driven Cincy Blues Fest, which has been doing the "well-run music festival" thing at Sawyer Point Park along the riverfront for many years now.
This weekend, the Cincy Blues Fest — one of the finest Blues events in the Midwest — returns to Sawyer Point to celebrate its 20th anniversary. That's a remarkable two decades of providing Greater Cincinnati live music lovers with some of the finest Blues being made locally, regionally and nationally, a rare and impressive achievement for any music festival.
This year's main stage national headliners are especially strong — Webb Wilder on Friday and Duke Robillard on Saturday — but the Cincy Blues Fest always has a ton of interesting and engaging artists performing throughout the fest's multiple stages.
Aside from the lineup featuring a few higher quality headliners than the past couple of years (like Robillard, Wilder, Trampled Under Foot, Super Chikan, Sista Monica, etc.), this year's 20th anniversary celebration isn't really being overblown, likely because the Cincy Blues Society and the army of volunteers that work the fest always do such an amazing job running the event; it's already quite special, no matter what birthday the fest is celebrating.
One of my favorite elements of the Blues Fest is its undying support for our local players and singers. This year, Cincy Blues Challenge winners Chris Yakopcic and the Noah Wotherspoon Band have main-stage slots (they'll also go to Memphis this winter to compete for Cincinnati in the International Blues Challenge). Yakopcic performs at 5:45 p.m. Friday, while Wotherspoon and Co. play at the same time Saturday (following a band of students associated with the Blues in the Schools program, for which the fest raises money).
The three side stages — always creatively
programmed — have a heavy local presence. Friday, visit the "Blues: The
Next Generation" stage for sets by younger area acts like the Wade
Baker Trio, Brian Keith Wallen Band, Scotty Bratcher and (again!) Noah
Wotherspoon and his band. The "Next Gen" stage starts at 5:15 p.m.
Friday "The Next Generation of Blues" stage lineup
5:15 p.m. Wade Baker Trio
6:20 p.m. Jellico Motel
7:05 p.m. Brian Keith Wallen Band
8:10 p.m. Carson Diersing Band
9:25 p.m. Scotty Bratcher
10:40 p.m. Noah Wotherspoon Band
As the name suggests, the St. Vincent DePaul Local Stage is chock full of local talent. Friday, the stage features Bad Men on a Mission, Them Bones, the Doug Hart Band, Leroy Ellington's Blues Band and Blue Sacrifice.Saturday, catch the Blue Birds Big Band, the Gradual Taylor Band, the Leo Clarke Band, The Juice, Chuck Brisbin & the Tuna Project and Balderdash.
And perhaps the fest's most notable and
renowned side stage, the unique Boogie Woogie Piano Hall of Fame Stage,
on Saturday will feature appearances by Jimmy Rogers, Todd Hepburn, Liz
Pennock & Dr. Blues and Ricky Nye, plus players from across the
planet. The Boogie Woogie stage closes out with a "grand finale jam"
just before midnight.
Saturday Boogie Woogie Piano Hall of Fame Stage lineup
4:30 p.m. Jimmy Rogers
5:10 p.m. Todd Hepburn
5:50 p.m. Liz Pennock & Dr. Blues
6:50 p.m. Ricky Nye
7:40 p.m. Mark Braun
8:30 p.m. Rob Rio
9:20 p.m. Cynthia Girtley
10:10 p.m. Bob Seeley
11:00 p.m. Fabrice Eulry
11:50 p.m. Grand Finale Jam
Here are the lineups for the Budweiser Main Stage this weekend:
Friday Budweiser Main Stage lineup
5:45-6:45 p.m. Chris Yakopcic
7:00-8:15 p.m. Super Chikan
8:30-10:00 p.m. Sista Monica
10:15-11:45 p.m. Webb Wilder
Saturday Budweiser Main Stage lineup
5:00-5:30 p.m. Blues in the School (BITS) Band
5:45-6:45 p.m. Noah Wotherspoon Band
7:00-8:15 p.m. Southern Hospitality
8:30-10:00 p.m. Trampled Under Foot
10:15-11:45 p.m. Duke Robillard
Tickets are $20 each day (two-day passes are
available Friday at the gates for $30), or grab yours early through
brownpapertickets.com for a $5 discount. Or you can join the Cincy Blues
Society (cincyblues.org), the creators and managers of Cincy Blues
Fest, to receive an even deeper discount.
Be sure to pick up a copy of this week's CityBeat, which includes a pull-out guide for the Cincy Blues Fest, with artist bios, schedules and more. For further ticket info, updates, details on the new Cincy Blues Fest mobile app and much more, visit cincybluesfest.org.
Ahhhh, MidPoint! I look forward to it every year. September, for this lady, holds promise, romance, intrigue and MPMF. I started my MPMF.13 off right: grabbed a baller parking spot right after work in front of Coffee Emporium, grabbed a baller iced Americano and grabbed my (you thought I was going to say baller? How presumptuous) press pass. I think I did say out loud to myself: Let's GOOOO.
The first band I wanted to see was my pal Molly Sullivan at 8:15 p.m. at Japp's Annex. I had some time to kill, so I hung out on the Midway. Sidewalk Chalk was still grooving; they've got a rocking brass section, shimmery drums and soulful singers. I previously saw them on Fountain Square last year as part of the Indie Summer Series, and really enjoyed everything they had to offer. Great fun way to kick off MPMF.
I wandered around the Midway for a bit, checking out the numerous box trucks that comprise the Box Truck Carnival presented by ArtWorks. The Midway itself is pretty awesome, easily accessible and kind of reminds me of a corral for progressively more intoxicated adults. I don't mean that in a derogatory way; I, too, enjoy consuming beer freely in the open on 12th Street. The Box Trucks this year held a lot of potential — I wrote about the Midway for the MPMF Guide in CityBeat a few weeks back, so I was well-briefed on what to expect. Well, kind of.
The first truck I checked out was the Glam Rock Box Truck. Anyone who knows me is aware of the siren call the word "karaoke" holds, so of course I went in.The premise was great (for karaoke nerds like me), but box trucks just don't do karaoke justice, honestly. There are a number of songs to pick from, but not as many karaoke staples as one might expect. And for being called the Glam Rock truck, I didn't really see any Glam Rock hits on the list. The ladies running the truck seemed to be having a good time, though, so I did my best version of "Semi-Charmed Life" and went off to continue leading mine.
I wandered around the Midway some more, stopping in the Short Order Poetry Box Truck, which was 19 kinds of adorable. You step inside the truck, get paired with a stranger who asks you random questions (hi Adam!) and then they'll create a poem, on a typewriter no less, just for you, ready in just about 10 minutes. Mine had a lot of death and blood and dream imagery, just how I like 'em.
I listened to a few minutes of stand-up in the comedy Box Truck before heading to Lucy Blue's. I notoriously put off eating until I'm ravenous, so I decided to carb-up on pizza in preparation for the long night ahead. I met up with friends at Japp's and we ordered drinks and chatted before wandering to the Annex to hear Molly Sullivan.
Every time I see Molly perform, I'm more and more impressed. She's really fleshed her sound out (the addition of friends on the drums and bass is the perfect complement to her singer/guitarist combo), and lots of people are noticing — she recently won the Last Soloist Standing contest at FBs, grand prize being a large cash sum. Molly's a charming vocalist; her voice is flexible and searching, and she's always been good at melancholy intonation. I heard a fresh version of "So It Goes" from the No No Knots days, and some of her newer material had an almost Jewel-when-she-still-had-a-snaggle-tooth quality to it. I really, really dug it. So did a number of other people — quite a dedicated following was there. I'd say Molly Sullivan's first solo show at MPMF was a great success.
I had been planning all week to see Kurt Vile at Grammer's, but there was about half an hour before he was supposed to go on and I ran into my pal Caitlin, who told me the mythical history of Shuggie Otis. I was intrigued, so I walked with her to Washington Park. I still don't know how I feel about the fact that they've moved the stage to the permanent pavilion instead of in front of Music Hall; there's such a grandiosity to playing in front of that gorgeous building that just isn't matched by the pavilion — and I know there are lots of sad Instagram accounts crying right now — but I understand the convenience. We'll see how I feel about it tonight.
Anyway. Shuggie Otis. Skyrocketed to fame by age 21 and receded into the abyss of obscurity? And then he joins David Byrne's label and comes back? Tell me more. Shuggie had a groovy Soul/Funk sound brought to life by a huge backing band, complete with a stellar saxophonist. Glad I caught a few minutes, but I was on a Kurt Vile MISSION, so I started the trek to Liberty Street and Grammer's.
Well, by way of my car. I grabbed a jacket and was headed north, but as I walked by Below Zero Lounge, I heard a voice too great not to stop. If Ryan Adams and Adam Levine and the bearded lead singer from Maps & Atlases had an Asian baby, it would be St. Lenox. He was just plain awesome. I wanted to hang out with him, I wanted him to sing an album of lullabies, I wanted to stay for his whole set, but I'll be damned if I wasn't going to see Kurt Vile.
I didn't see Kurt Vile. Whoever guessed that two paragraphs ago knows that my ominous overtone was poorly done. I got stopped again walking by MOTR, this time by Fort Shame from Columbus, Ohio. I feel like so many times when a woman is a lead singer of a rock outfit, the instinct is to compare her to another female vocalist, but it has to be one who's personality is somehow perceived as similar, or stylistically akin (and I do mean clothes, not just shredding), so I'm not going to compare Fort Shame's Sue Harshe to anyone, because I don't think that's fair and, honestly, it's a little reductive. I'm just going to say that she does credit to anyone singing Rock. And the band had a star saxophonist, which was super fun.
I did hear via Twitter that Kurt Vile sang the word "yeah" for like fifteen minutes at the beginning of his set, so I said it a bunch to myself as I walked back to the Midway to hear Ha Ha Tonka and didn't feel too bad about it.
The first time I saw Ha Ha Tonka was two (or three? who knows) Midpoints ago at The Drinkery. These guys have all gotten hair cuts since then, but they sound even better. They sound like what folky Rock cut with a raucous night of varying emotions that ends with hanging out with friends and beer staring at the river would sound like. You know the kind of night I'm talking about. They're just the tops. Tight and talented musicality and great stage presence is only topped by their impeccable four-part harmony. Just magnetic. Second or third time's the charm, gentlemen.
I finished my night seeing Bleached at the Know Theatre, which last year held all the buzz bands I wished I'd been able to get inside and see (something about being "at capacity"), and I wasn't disappointed. Punk Rock girls with a guy drummer. Ramones cover. Misfits cover. I thoroughly enjoyed my attempt at head-banging AND the fact that these girls didn't try too hard. I feel like a lot of Punk-esque bands nowadays are all like "I AM PUNK! LOOK, SEE, I AM!" but Bleached was more like, "Fuck Punk. We're just Bleached." Own it, dudes.
And then I walked back to my car and went home and passed right the heck out. I'll see ya at MPMF for round two tonight.
Several local acts have been notified in recent weeks that they have been chosen to perform at this fall's MidPoint Music Festival. Organizers today revealed its second wave of national acts that will join them at the Sept. 27-29 fest — Andrew Bird, Ralph Stanley and his Clinch Mountain Boys (revealed a couple of weeks ago at a MidPoint Indie Summer concert), The Walkmen, The Antlers, Hospitality, Rich Aucion, Stepdad, Eternal Summers, White Arrows, Dirty Bourbon River Show, Hume, Sidewalk Chalk, Holy Ghost Tent Revival, Kitten, F. Strokes, Wooden Wand, Hundred Waters, Golden Boy, Tim Easton and Army Navy.
Keep up to date with the latest MPMF news at mpmf.com and this here music blog at citybeat.com. Early Bird All Music Access and Loyalty Presale passes are sold out. A limited number of All Music Access Passes ($69) and VIP Passes presented by CVG ($169) now on sale. Washington Park Day Tripper passes will be available soon. Get your tickets now at CincyTicket.com.
Check out news songs from The Antlers and (previously announced MPMF band) Grizzly Bear at NPR here.
Here's the latest music video from The Walkmen, for their tune "Heaven."
And here's a recent CNN piece on Andrew Bird.
The full lineup for this year's MidPoint Music Festival is expected to be announced before Friday's MidPoint Indie Summer concert on Fountain Square, but the schedule for one specially-themed hub of venues is now known. The stages along Jackson Street, the small cut-through road on which Know Theatre (which has two MPMF stages) and ArtWorks (one stage) are being collectively rebranded as "MidPoint's Bioré Strip," named for a product from sponsor Bioré Skincare, and will celebrate pioneering women in music and the female artist's important role in local music and MPMF's10-year history. The stages on the "Strip" will highlight women solo performers and acts with a female presence, a collection of performers from across the globe that includes the biggest acts at the festival (Deerhoof, Xiu Xiu, The Watson Twins), buzzing up-and-comers (Jessica Lea Mayfield, The Worsties, Lydia Loveless) and local favorites.(Carole Walker, Kelly Fine, The Fairmount Girls). See the full three-day lineup below.
That's a fair but lacking description of the festival, but
only because the programming isn't bounded by much other than the
desire to explore. MusicNOW has showcased numerous flavors of World
music, often new avant Chamber/Classical works, a "who's who" of the top
names in "Indie" music (Sufjan Stevens, St. Vincent, The National, Bon
Iver, Andrew Bird, Grizzly Bear), a few legends (Philip Glass, Kronos
Quartet) and newer and/or more obscure artists, meshing together to
offer Cincinnati music fans (and the many who come in from out of town) a
truly unique musical experience. Sold out audiences have seen
one-off performances and collaborations, including commissioned
works and world premieres.
Below is a sampling of some of the artists featured this weekend — though with MusicNOW's encouragement of experimentalism, take it as merely a surface introduction. The artists will more likely go beyond any pigeonhole you can come up with, which is the best thing about MusicNOW.
• Tonight's kick-off is headlined by Anti- recording artists Tinariwen, a Malian ensemble whose creative North African sounds resulted in a Grammy in 2012 for its fifth album, Tassili. Read CityBeat's interview with Tinariwen founder Ibrahim Ag Alhabib (via translated email exchange) here.
Here's the official video for Tassili track "Iswegh Attay" (with translation!):
• Arcade Fire member Richard Reed Parry has been a part of several MusicNOW festivals, composing commissioned works and playing with bands like Little Scream and Bell Orchestre. This year, Reed Parry will perform the songs of his Indie Folk project, Quiet River of Dust. The project made it's live debut at the National-curated All Tomorrow's Parties fest in the U.K. late last year (where Reed Parry performed three very different sets) and a recording is presently in the works. A review from the music blog Let's Get Cynical described it as "a quirky and engaging performance – the first song I hear is about a boy who gets lost at sea and turns into a fish, if you want some sort of indication of what we're working with. The fact that this is the trio's first ever show also highlights ATP as the kind of festival where you get to see things you don't get anywhere else." Kinda like MusicNOW.
• Rounding out tonight's opener is Buse and Gase, the Brooklyn duo of Arone Dyer and Aron Sanchez, who make trippy avant grade music on various handmade instruments. The group name actually comes from two of those instruments — the "buke" is described as a "six-string baritone ukulele" and the "gase" is a guitar/bass guitar combo.
Here's Buse and Gase's official clip for the tune "General Dome."
• Saturday's headliner is MusicNOW 2013's most known performer, Glen Hansard. The Irish singer/songwriter began catching attention as a member of the group The Frames, then broke out on his own and won an Academy Award for "Best Original Song" in 2008 for "Falling Slowly" from the film Once, in which he also starred. Hansard's first solo album, Rhythm and Repose, was released last summer on the Anti- label (album bonus track "Come Away to the Water" was, oddly enough, covered by Maroon 5 and Rozzi Crane on the soundtrack to the blockbuster film The Hunger Games).
Here's the video for "High Hope" off of Hansard's solo debut.
• Saturday will also feature the performance of new works composed by Dessner, Reed Parry and Serbian composer Aleksanda Vreblov. The new pieces will be performed by the Brooklyn Youth Chorus, which has collaborated with everyone from the New York Philharmonic and Cincinnati native (and Jazz piano master) Fred Hersch to Lou Reed, Barbara Streisand and Talib Kweli. The organization works often with composers on new pieces.
Here's a clip of Dessner working with the Chorus on the piece "Tell the Way" in 2011.
The Chorus will be joined by young string ensemble The Ariel Quartet, which formed in Israel and moved to the States in 2004. Last year, the group was named "quartet-in-residence" at the University of Cincinnati's College-Conservatory of Music. The quartet has won numerous international awards for its work and has performed all over the world. Also lending a hand with the new works is Shara Worden of MusicNOW vets My Brightest Diamond.
Below is a clip of the Ariel Quartet performing Mozart.
• Last year, music now featured pioneering composer Philip Glass. This year, Steve Reich plays the role of "legend" on the bill. The Guardian's Andrew Clements once wrote that "There's just a handful of living composers who can legitimately claim to have altered the direction of musical history. Steve Reich is one of them," while many others consider Reich one of the world's greatest living composers. Reich's experiments have been fearless and creatively fruitful and influential, be it his early work with tape loops or his interactive "Clapping Music," a 1972 piece performed entirely with handclaps.
Reich will join Sō Percussion for a performance of that piece and more, including a new commission from Daníel Bjarnason (the annual Esme Kenney Commission, named for a young student from School for Creative and Performing Arts student who was murdered in 2009). The Brooklyn-based modern percussion group (featuring Eric Beach, Josh Quillen, Adam Sliwinski and Jason Treuting) formed about a decade ago around the collective influence of pioneering NeoClassical experimentalists like Reich, John Cage, Kronos Quartet and others. Sō has commissioned works from numerous composers and has also been acclaimed for its own compositions. Outside of the modern Classical world, the ensemble has collaborated with artists like Medeski, Martin and Wood, Matmos and Dan Deacon.
Here's a cool mini-documentary from PitchforkTV about Reich and featuring Sō Percussion.
The three days of music are held at Memorial Hall, next to Music Hall, but this year there will also be an art exhibition at another great, vintage Over-the-Rhine venue, The Emery Theatre. An exhibit of works by Nathlie Provosty and Jessie Henson will be up at the Theatre Friday, 4-7 p.m., Saturday, 12-4 p.m. and Sunday, 1-7 p.m. Bryce Dessner will perform at a "gallery party" on Sunday 4-6 p.m. The Emery happenings are free and open to the public.
Click here for ticketing and further info.
If you like live music, sharing a port-a-potty with tens of thousands of people, camping and open drug use, you'll be excited to hear the the line-up for the 10th annual Bonnaroo has just been announced! Check it:
* Eminem
* Arcade Fire
* Widespread Panic
* The Black Keys
* Buffalo Springfield feat Richie Furay, Stephen Stills, Neil Young, Rick Rosas, Joe Vitale
* My Morning Jacket
* Lil Wayne
* String Cheese Incident
* Robert Plant & Band of Joy
* Mumford & Sons
* The Strokes
* The Decemberists
* Ray Lamontagne
* Bassnectar
* Iron & Wine
* Girl Talk
* Primus
* Dr. John and The Original Meters performing Desitively Bonnaroo
* Alison Krauss and Union Station
* Pretty Lights
* Florence & the Machine
* Superjam ft. Dan Auerbach and Dr. John
* Explosions in the Sky
* Gogol Bordello
* Beirut
* Big Boi
* Scissor Sisters
* Gregg Allman
* Ratatat
* Global Gypsy Punk Revue curated by Eugene Htz
* Robyn
* Warren Haynes Band
* Deerhunter
* Opeth
* Atmosphere
* Old Crow Medicine Show
* Bootsy Collins & the Funk University
* Wiz Khalifa
* Matt & Kim
* Grace Potter & the Nocturnals
* The Del McCoury Band and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band
* Mavis Staples
* Béla Fleck & the Flecktones
* Chiddy Bang
* Javanotti
* Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers
* Loretta Lynn
* Cold War Kids
* The Walkmen
* Devotchka
* Wanda Jackson
* Neon Trees
* Portugal. The Man
* Sleigh Bells
* Amos Lee
* Best Coast
* Dm-Funk
* The Sword
* The Drums
* The Black Angels
* School of Seven Bells
* J. Cole
* Nicole Atkins & the Black Sea
* Wavves
* !!!
* Junip
* Freelance Whales
* Justin Townes Earle
* Ryan Bingham
* Deer Tick
* Band of Skulls
* Sharon Van Etten
* Abigail Washburn
* Omar Souleyman
* Twin Shadow
* Kylesa
* Man Man
* The Low Anthem
* Alberta Cross
* Railroad Earth
* Jessica Lea Mayfield
* Smith Westerns
* The Head and the Heart
* Karen Elson
* Beats Antique
* 22-20s
* Phosphorescent
* Clare MaGuire
* Hayes Carll
I must admit after pushing back the announcement and basically saying they've got more headliners than they know what to do with, I am a little disappointed. More bands and comedy acts will be confirmed as we get closer to the festival, which takes over Manchester, Ten. June 9-12.
General admission tickets go on sale Saturday. Pre-sale tickets sold out on Black Friday in 2 hours, so they're expected to sell fast. Go here for more details. All you B'rooers out there, what do you think of this preliminary line-up?
I sat down with Eshe & Tasha before their performance at the Essence Music Festival in New Orleans on July 2, 2010 to discuss their musical journey over the years.
CB: It's been a long time between albums 2006 through 2009. Why the break?
Eshe: We've been together for 15 years. We took a small break at one point and got back together in 1998-1999. When we got back into the studio it just happened organically.
CB: When Speech formed your group, it was as an alternative to gangsta rap. Music has changed a lot in the past 15 years. How do you feel about the current state of hip-hop and rap today?
Eshe: Well, in the beginning we just wanted to do good music that the family could listen to and was positive for the community and the world. It was just natural for us. We didn't start out with an agenda. Today, I think there are a lot of good artists out there, but there isn't balance in music. I have a daughter who is seven and I try to expose her to a broad view of music. There are a lot of great groups out there that are under the radar.
CB: What up-and-coming bands do you enjoying listening to or what is your current favorite?
Eshe: Great question! There are a lot of groups out that are under the radar.
CB: I know you talked on CNN today, and I'm trying to be better than Anderson Cooper.
Eshe and Tasha: [laughing]
Eshe: I like Janelle. She's been on the Atlanta scene for some time now, but hasn't had her big break. I like Janell!
Tasha: We love Janelle.
CB: You guys tour all over the world. What's your favorite place?
Tasha: Australia! I love that place.
Eshe: We are going to be there in December to bring in the New Year over there. It's so beautiful there.
Tasha: I love Australians. I could live there forever.
Eshe: I also love Japan, but I'm so glad I'm going to Australia in their summer and our winter. It's going to be great.
CB: What's been your most fulfilling career moment?
Eshe: Wow. [Long pause] I think for me it's when we do shows and people come up to me and say "Don't change" and "You inspire me." and "I love the way you look because you inspire me." I think it's great when you can connect with people. I see babies at our shows all the way up to elders.
CB: Do you have any charities that you work with personally?
Eshe: I've taught dance at a number of locations. As a group, we have worked with UNICEF and homeless organizations across the country along with Feed the Hungry in Atlanta.
CB: What's your favorite song to perform live?
Tasha: Mama's Always On Stage. I'm not the best dancer in the world, but when you put that song on it makes you want to dance. You can dance as crazy as you want to and it doesn't matter. When you see people come to the show, it gives them the freedom to dance any way they want.
Eshe: For me, I don't really have a favorite because there are so many I like. I like Fishing For Religion, Mama's, We Ran, and Bloody.
CB: I liked The World Is Changing. Is there a story behind that one?
Eshe: Have you seen the video? You've got to go out on youtube and see the video. In the video, we go through different eras. The 50's, 80's and the 90's and show how the world is changing. Like rotary phones to cellular phones.
Tasha: Everything, even the style of dress.
Eshe: It's simplistic, but shows the world is forever changing.
Tasha: It's impossible to keep up with everything changing.
Eshe: It reminds you to appreciate the moment.
CB: What do you wish you knew 15 years ago that you know now?
Eshe: I wish I were more knowledgeable about the business aspect of the music business. At the time, I just wanted to sing. It's 98% business, and the rest is the artistic part of it. I have balance now. At the end of the day, I understand the business, but I still like to perform.
Tasha: For me, it's things in life. I wish that I would have known that things weren't as easy as my mother created them to be when I was a kid. Parents shield you as a kid, but then when you get to high school and college you don't know how to handle a situation. I wish I had been exposed to a little bit more so I would know how to make the right decisions and why it's the right decision to make as an adult without looking for someone to give guidance.


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The Nevada County Performing Arts Guild, PAG, Opened their spring musical this past weekend with an adaptation of Gilbert and Sullivan's HMS Pinafore Adventure on the High Seas. PAG executive director Paulette Rudolph says HMS Pinafore is one of 14 famous musicals and this version has been adapted by Mila (Me-la) Johansen for family audiences and includes a cast of 38 young actors. She says they constructed a two story ship for the set and several colorful period costumes.
"We weave through a hilarious series of events as the Captain tries to keep control of his whole family of daughters. The sailors on his ship have a long kept secret that is sure to change the order of things forever."
The musical runs next Friday through Sunday March 11th at the Center for the Arts in Grass Valley.