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Future Islands & Operators began tour @ House of Vans w/ Omar Souleyman & Mas Ysa (pics, dates, new Erasure remix)
photos by Amanda Hatfield
"Future Islands was so good last night. Incredible energy and so much booty shaking. The man has soul." - Jett Wells
"Probably written more words on this band than any other over the years, but let's say it again: Future Islands are something special." - @cmgzine
"Omar Souleyman and his serious live clapping giving me everything" - Carrie Wilds
Long-running, but more popular than ever, Baltimore's dancing synth-pop act Future Islands came to NYC last night (8/7) for a free show at the House of Vans. The bill was filled out by a trio of excellent pop-minded acts: Syrian pop singer Omar Souleyman, Dan Boeckner's (Wolf Parade, Divine Fits) new act Operators and local indie pop act Mas Ysa. Not surprisingly, the show was already near capacity by the time the first opener went on around 7pm. Those who RSVP'd but didn't get there early enough were being turned away all night.
Omar is a great opener for Future Islands because Omar doesn't do much. It's hard to tell if the deadpan thing is his shtick, if he's just phoning it in, or if he's just reacting to a crowd full of non-dancers. He walks around the stage in sunglasses, sometimes staring at the not-dancing crowd as he croons. His signature moves are moving his outreached arms up and down and clapping to get the crowd energized and moving. Backed only by a keyboard player and/or track, his music is booming, loud and sounds great. And It would be a great dance party if people danced, or maybe if Omar did.
Future Islands frontman Samuel T. Herring on the other hand is a dancing machine, a living meme, a sex machine. Smiling, chatting, crooning and dancing while backed by a very able and seasoned band. The crowd goes nuts and rightfully so (even with the muddy, poorly-mixed sound in the House of Vans warehouse that kind of ruined it for me, as I stood towards the back). The large, enthusiastic crowd, drunk on free Shiner beer, cheered before and after every song, and even more when Sam showed off his special moves, and even more when hit single "Seasons" came up in the Singles-heavy set list.
House of Vans is a spacious, corporate-funded, skate park and event venue in warehouse located in the heart of hip Greenpoint/Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Future Islands know the neighborhood well, or at least certain places in the neighborhood like the small, long-running DIY venue called Death By Audio that they've played many times, and that Sam gave a shoutout to from the stage (It was hard to understand but he said, but it was something about going there the night before because it's the only place he knows).
For Operators, it was their 2nd-ever NYC show. Their first was the BrooklynVegan Northside showcase. House of Vans ended up being the first show of a Future Islands and Operators tour together. They'll hit Millvale, PA tonight. Check out all the dates for that tour, as well as the rest of the pictures from last night's House of Vans show, an Instagram video featuring some of his moves, and a stream of Vince Clarke's new remix of "Doves", below...
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Mac DeMarco w/ Walter TV @ Northside 2014 (via @stevensedition)
The annual NXNE fest is currently underway in Toronto, ON with the music portion really happening Wednesday - Saturday (June 18 - 21) at venues all over the Canadian city. For those heading that way, here are a dozen notable events and shows.
1) BrooklynVegan has Partnered with M for Montreal and Panache once again for the Bruise Cruise which happens aboard the Queens Quay on Saturday (6/21). Mac DeMarco will host the floating festivities, with his other band, Walter TV (who just played Northside as did Mac), as well as Calvin Love, PS I Love You and The Posterz. It's free with a NXNE badge or wristband, $10 without. It boards at noon and leaves the dock at 1:15 PM, don't be late! Check out the flyer below.
2) Mio is turning a Toronto streetcar into the "Mio Squirtcar" (um, that name), a moving festival venue showcasing artists like Shannon and the Clams, Frankie Cosmos, araabMUZIK, Reggie Watts and more.
3) Vice & Vans have teamed up to create "Vice Island," a free, day-long Toronto Islands adventure on Thursday (6/19) featuring performances by big hitters like Pusha T, Future Islands, Omar Souleyman and many more.
4) If you'd rather hoof it, walking to and from shows will be even more interesting this year, thanks to NXNE commissioning street artists to transform city alleyways with new murals.
5) Red Bull brings their Sound Select series to Tattoo this week, featuring some secret headliners as well as acts like Future Islands, A$AP Ferg, Autre Ne Veut, Evian Christ and more.
6) For the young among us, NXNE is providing some free all-ages outdoor daytime shows by the lake, showcasing some up-and-comers including Jenny Omnichord, Unicorn Patrol, Lyric Dubee and more.
7) The Horseshoe Tavern has been rechristened The Budweiser Music House for NXNE with loaded bills featuring the likes of Low, Lee Harvey Osmond, Perfect Pussy, Speedy Ortiz, Swearin', The Felice Brothers and more, with a secret late night headliner on Friday (6/20) for good measure.
8) Sennheiser teams up with NXNE to present some huge shows at Massey Hall from tUnE-yArDs, Ryley Walker, Spiritualized, Rhye and more.
9) The biggest shows of the week happen outdoors at the free and naturally all-ages Yonge-Dundas Square, with sets from Danny Brown, Sleigh Bells, Swans, St. Vincent, Mac DeMarco, Spoon, Run the Jewels, Juicy J and more.
10) On Sunday (6/22), The Edward Day Gallery will play host to the all-ages DIY Label and Art Fair, were you can buy and swap records and talk to local DIY bloggers, all while eating good food and listening to sets from Greys, Young Mother, White Poppy and many more.
11) Another free option: Beach Day, Joywave and Craft Spells are playing a free all-ages GAP-sponsored show at the corner of Queen & Peter on Saturday afternoon(6/21).
12) NXNE's series of showcases at Adelaide Hall will have your dancing needs covered with sets from Fuck Buttons, Young Magic, Mas Ysa, Ryan Hemsworth, Run the Jewels and many more.
Browse NXNE's site for more.
Bruise Cruise NXNE flyer below...
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Bonnaroo 2014 happened w/ Damon Albarn + Del & De La, Chaka Khan, Jack White, Zeppelin/Doors members, more
Jack White at Bonnaroo 2014 (photo by Brian Mansfield)
Bonnaroo went down over this past weekend with sets from Ice Cube, Kanye West, Sam Smith and so much more.
As always, legacy acts enjoyed a good showing at the festival. Elton John played the entire first side of Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, gave a tribute to the late Casey Kasem, and brought out Ben Folds for a guest spot. Ben had also appeared a day earlier with The Flaming Lips during their set to cover Usher's "Love In This Club" (video below), a set which included Wayne Coyne playfully throwing some shade at Kanye's set from earlier in the festival, asking the crowd "Where's the press?"
Lionel Richie played a set that included everything from his time in the Commodores ("Brick House") to "All Night Long" to his Diana Ross collaboration "Endless Love." More legends graced the Bonnaroo stages when Chaka Khan made a surprise appearance during the Derek Trucks-led SuperJam on Friday and covered Led Zeppelin and Stevie Wonder. Also in that jam were blues legend Taj Mahal, Anthony Hamilton and once again, Ben Folds. Led Zeppelin member John Paul Jones himself appeared at the festival to sit in with bluesman Seasick Steve, which he has done before with Jack White.
Jack White, who we also just caught at Governors Ball, didn't play with John Paul Jones this time, but he did play his own set which included a cover of Zeppelin's "The Lemon Song." It also included calling Rolling Stone a "tabloid," ranting about Johnny Depp and Albert Einstein (watch out Kanye!), and otherwise him rocking out to cuts from his solo albums, Raconteurs, White Stripes, The Dead Weather, and a cover of Dick Dale's "Misirlou." Video and setlist from Jack's set, below.
Damon Albarn w/ De La Soul at Bonnaroo 2014 (photo by 97X)
Skrillex led a SuperJam too which involved Janelle Monáe, A$AP Ferg, Warpaint, Doors guitarist Robby Krieger, Mystikal, Damian Marley, and Thundercat, among others. The set was closed by none other than Ms. Lauryn Hill, who played "Killing Me Softly" a la Fugees, Bob Marley's "Jamming" (though not with Damian) and more. More old school big guns came out during Damon Albarn's set, which was split between Gorillaz, Blur, The Good the Bad & the Queen and solo material. De La Soul joined him for "Feel Good Inc." and Del The Funkee Homosapien for "Clint Eastwood", Setlist and videos are below, and check out pictures and more from his recent Irving Plaza show.
Elsewhere, Omar Souleyman, who couldn't make it to Northside Festival experienced no travel issues and played a set on Thursday night. James Blake also played and told Billboard while he was there that his new album is halfway done and will include collaborations with Kanye West, Justin Vernon and more. Arctic Monkeys, who were covered twice during the festival (by Sam Smith and MS MR), played their own set too and to a HUGE crowd, heavy on the AM stuff but with a little bit of their other four albums mixed in. What didn't happen, unfortunately, was the set by Broad City's stars that were supposed to perform in the Comedy Theatre but canceled their set.
Of course the huge festival had tons of other highlights too. Did you go? What were yours?
Videos and a few setlists from the fest, below...
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Omar Souleyman at BV-CMJ 2013 (more by Amanda Hatfield)
Bad news, Omar Souleyman fans: tonight's show at Glasslands (6/13) (part of Northside) has been postponed till August 6. due to travel issues (maybe this giant storm that is currently drenching NYC?). Dutch E Germ is still performing with a Prince Rama DJ set and the show is now completely free. Tickets from tonight's show will be honored for the new date. For refunds contact Ticketfly.
House of Vans announces more free shows: Future Islands, Gorilla Biscuits, Bouncing Souls, Black Lips, more (RSVP)
House of Vans during last week's Zumiez party (more by Ryan Muir)
The June lineups for the free Vans House Parties at NYC's House of Vans (25 Franklin St) were already announced, and now the July and August ones were too.
July's shows include wild garage rockers Black Lips (who also play NYC on their tour with King Khan this fall) with local skate/surf punks Night Birds and a special guest on 7/3; and hardcore vets Gorilla Biscuits with NJ punk heroes Bouncing Souls (who also celebrate 25 years in NJ this summer) and a special guest on 7/10.
Then in August it's the dancin' Future Islands with Syrian pop singer Omar Souleyman and Brooklyn indie pop musician Mas Ysa on 8/7; and DFA's Holy Ghost!, Hercules and Love Affair collaborator Kim Ann Foxman and FIXED's Dave P on 8/14.
All shows are free (and all ages), but RSVP is required (though it doesn't guarantee entry). RSVP for the Black Lips/Night Birds and Gorilla Biscuits/Bouncing Souls shows open today (6/10) at noon. The series kicks off this Thursday (6/12) with Charles Bradley, Mac DeMarco (who also plays 4Knots) and Benjamin Booker. RSVP for that one is closed.
Flyers below...
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Omar Souleyman at BV-CMJ 2013 (more by Amanda Hatfield)
Syrian pop singer Omar Souleyman, who recently put out a Four Tet-produced album and whose live shows are always a party, will return to North America this June to play Bonnaroo, NXNE, and Brooklyn's just-announced Northside Festival. His Northside show happens on June 13 at Glasslands. Tickets for that show are on sale now, or you can try to get in with your Northside badge.
All Omar Souleyman dates are listed, with a video, below...
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Northside Festival initial 2014 lineup & tix (Titus, Eagulls, Omar Souleyman, Courtney Barnett, Sharon Van Etten & more)
Titus Andronicus at Terminal 5 in 2013 (more by David Andrako)
The 2014 Northside Festival returns to multiple Brooklyn venues from June 12-15, and the initial lineup was just announced. It includes Sharon Van Etten, Courtney Barnett, Fuck Buttons, a co-bill with Titus Andronicus & Eagulls, Beach Fossils, Omar Souleyman, Dan Croll, Mas Ysa, Luke Temple, Craft Spells, Juan Wauters, Big Ups, Low Fat Getting High, Vulture Shit and more. As usual, there will be two big free shows in McCarren Park on the Saturday and Sunday of the festival. Lineups for those shows, other specifics on the Northside schedule, and many more artists TBA. Badges are on sale now.
The film portion runs from June 16-19 and more details on that are here.
Full initial music lineup below...
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Bonnaroo 2014 line-up announced! (Kanye West, Vampire Weekend, Arctic Monkeys, Nick Cave, Damon Albarn, Jack White, Elton John, Neutral Milk Hotel & more)
Bonnaroo 2013 (more by Katherine Hansen)
As mentioned, Bonnaroo 2014 happens June 12 - 15 in Manchester, TN. The fest has already been dropping hints as to who's going to play this year (Kanye and Elton John seem likely as headliners) but will finally spill the beans tonight via a web show called "Blam!" which airs at 9 PM EST on Bonnaroo.com (or an Xbox app). (Maybe you watched last year's with Weird Al Yankovich and Portugal the Man.) This year's announcement special is hosted by SNL's Taran Killam and Broad City's Hannibal Buress, with a "superjam" between The Flaming Lips and Ben Folds.
There's also a pre-Blam! web event from 7 - 9 PM EST featuring live cover song performances from Tenacious D, Kings Of Leon, Phish, My Morning Jacket, and others.
Or you can just check back here: we'll have the full Bonnaroo 2014 line-up in this post once its announced.
UPDATE (9 PM): Lineup now being announced and includes Kanye West, Elton John, Vampire Weekend, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Arctic Monkeys, Phoenix, Mastodon, Frank Ocean, The Flaming Lips, Neutral Milk Hotel, Meshuggah, Damon Albarn, Disclosure, Broken Bells, James Blake, Lionel Ritchie, Jack White, Deafheaven, Janelle Monae, CHVRCHES, Darkside, Phosphorescent, Cloud Nothings, Danny Brown, Cut Copy, Typhoon, Sam Smith, Pusha T, Warpaint, Those Darlins, Cass McCombs, Lauryn Hill, Chromeo, Dr. Dog, The Bouncing Souls, Classixx, First Aid Kit, Fitz and the Tantrums, Chance the Rapper, Ice Cube, Caveman, Washed Out, Real Estate, Rudimental, Ty Segall, Polica, A$AP Ferg, Little Dragon, Omar Souleyman, Lucero, Goat, Okkervil River, Jonathan Wilson, Wiz Khalifa, The Avett Brothers and MANY more.
Tickets go on sale Saturday (2/22) at noon.
Full lineup (spoiler: no Outkast) below...
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by Andrew Sacher
Pitchfork just posted their Top 100 Tracks of 2013. It's got what some people might call the worst song ever, the song with the most talked-about rap verse of the year, some surprises, and some of the year's most undeniable songs. Their #1 pick is certainly one of those undeniable songs, whether or not you're a fan of the artist who made it. What do you think of their list? Did your favorite song make it? Any glaring omissions?
Check out the full top 100 below...
NXNE 2014 initial lineup (St. VIncent, Danny Brown, Run the Jewels, Mac DeMarco, Omar Souleyman, Speedy Ortiz, more)
NXNE 2013 (more by David Andrako)
NXNE is returning for its 20th year in 2014 from June 13-22 in Toronto, and the initial music lineup has just been announced. It includes St. VIncent, Juicy J, Danny Brown, Rhye, Mac DeMarco, Run the Jewels, Omar Souleyman, Speedy Ortiz, Mas Ysa, Courtney Barnett and Odonis Odonis. NXNE speakers were also announced, including Paul Rosenberg (Shady Records), Chris Kaskie (Pitchfork), Oliver El-Khatib (Ovo), Chris Taylor (Last Gang Records), and KP Swazy (DatPiff). Badges and wristbands are on sale now.
Speaking of St. Vincent, if you haven't yet, check out her new song.
Check out the full initial list of 2014 NXNE artists below...
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by Andrew Sacher
It's the first work week of December and the year-end music lists for 2013 keep piling in. We just saw album lists from Q and Mojo, and now we get a list from a US publication, SPIN. There's not too many surprises on this one. Like last year, it shares its #1 with the highest Pitchfork-rated album of the year, and in general it features many of the albums we expect to see on these kinds of lists, including a lot of the year's big-name comebacks like My Bloody Valentine, Justin Timberlake, Daft Punk, Queens of The Stone Age, Boards of Canada and Nine Inch Nails, plus big breakouts like Haim and Disclosure. There are a few interesting omissions though, like Savages.
Check out their full list below...
Morrissey criticizes President Obama over annual "Turkey Pardon," playing Nobel Peace Prize concert in Norway
Morrissey and friend...
It's Thanksgiving time which also means it's time for the annual Presidential Turkey Pardon. Well-known vegetarian, animal activist and PETA stamp star Morrissey, however, feels otherwise. He sent a missive, titled "Thankskilling," to his public conduit True to You:
Please ignore the abysmal example set by President Obama who, in the name of Thanksgiving, supports torture as 45 million birds are horrifically abused; dragged through electrified stun baths, and then have their throats slit. And President Obama laughs. Haha, so funny!In other Morrissey news, the singer will appear at a Nobel Peace Prize concert at the Spektrum in Oslo, Norway on December 11. He'll sing three songs and other performers for the concert include Omar Souleyman, Mary J. Blige, James Blunt, and Jake Bugg.
As Ingrid Newkirk from PETA points out, turkey 'meat' is one of "our nation's top killers", causing heart-attacks and strokes in humans due to saturated animal fats and cholesterol. And President Obama laughs.
Further, the meat industry is responsible for 51% of human-caused greenhouse-gas emission, therefore the embarrassingly stupid White House 'turkey pardon' is open support for a viciously cruel and environmentally irresponsible industry.
And President Obama laughs.
You can read more about Morrissey's vegetarianism and other things in his new Autobiography which comes out in America December 3.
Omar Souleyman played BV-CMJ (pics), releases first-ever video (from Four-Tet produced album out now)
photos by Amanda Hatfield
Omar Souleyman - playing BVCMJ, walking around NYC
Syria's Omar Souleyman, now in Europe for more shows, has been keeping busy around the world and in NYC. Most recently he visited the Big Apple for CMJ and to promote his new Kieran Hebden-produced album (out today), and also recently to film parts of his first-ever video, which you can watch along with another set of pictures from the BrooklynVegan CMJ show he played, below...
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BV Friday CMJ Day Party at Baby's All Right in pics (Speedy Ortiz, Omar Souleyman, Yamantaka // Sonic Titan, The Head & the Heart and more)
photos by Chris La Putt
Yamantaka Sonic Titan / Omar Souleyman / Speedy Ortiz
New Williamsburg venue Baby's All Right, after canceling CMJ shows scheduled for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday (they found them other venues), had its opening day Friday (10/18) with our free BrooklynVegan day party, the first of two parties we threw at that venue for CMJ.
The day began pretty big with an acoustic set by Sub Pop-signed folk band The Head & the Heart who just released a new album called Lets Be Still. The first-ever performance at the new venue Friday at noon was a stripped down performance ahead of their much bigger sold out shows at Terminal 5 and Webster Hall. They also played a sold out CMJ showcase at Music Hall of Williamsburg the night before.
Then things took a turn for the weirder when the eccentric Kirin J Callinan (now backed by a band, unlike last year) came on. He was followed by the sneering UK post-punks Eagulls. Their pals/fellow Leeds band Hookworms came next, upping the psych/noise quota for the day.
Due to a last-minute scheduling change, Syrian pop singer Omar Souleyman came on next, characteristically not doing much on stage but still taking control of the room with an unforgettable set, and he was followed by the captivating, face-painted genre-defiers Yamantaka // Sonic Titan. Finally to wrap things, indie rockers Speedy Ortiz came on and showed off some new songs (like they've been doing at other CMJ shows too). Not a bad way to spend a Friday afternoon.
Complimentary drinks were provided to those in attendance by Sailor Jerry who also brought in the Three Kings Tattoo artists who were giving out free tattoos for six hours straight in the venue's side bar. Plus, if you were hungry, free Raw Revolution organic live food bars were scattered around the venue for your taking. Thanks also to Vinny's Music for supplying the gear.
Saturday we were at the same venue with the NYC debut of Ex Hex (new band fronted by Mary Timony of Wild Flag, Helium, Autoclave), a solo set from Mac McCaughn of Superchunk, Pallbearer, Joanna Gruesome, Hop Along, Nothing, Public Service Broadcasting, Torres, King Dude, Pity Sex, Yuck, Courtney Barnett, Drowners, Spires and more. Pictures from that day coming soon.
Pictures from our Friday party are in this post. More below...
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by Andrew Sacher
Omar Souleyman @ Le Poisson Rouge - 10/16/13 (via @linyeezy)
Syrian pop singer Omar Souleyman is in NYC for CMJ for this week, and he just played the NPR showcase at Le Poisson Rouge last night (10/16), which also featured sets from rapper Pusha T, indie pop band Cults, and DJ Ali Shaheed Muhammad (of A Tribe Called Quest). Did you go to the show? How was it? For those who weren't in attendance, NPR streamed the whole thing live, and they'll be hosting an archive of the full show soon, so stay tuned for that.
Omar Souleyman's only other CMJ show is the BrooklynVegan day party on Friday (10/18) (happening a venue to be announced VERY soon) with The Head and the Heart (acoustic), Speedy Ortiz, Yamantaka // Sonic Titan, Hookworms, Eagulls, and Kirin J Callinan. The party runs from noon to 6 PM and Omar's on at 4:15. It's totally FREE (no badge, no RSVP), and we hope to see you there! More info here. Right after CMJ, Omar begins a European tour (Pitchfork Paris included), and all dates on that tour are listed below.
The tour and his CMJ appearances are in support of his new album, Wenu Wenu, which comes out next week (10/22) via Domino affiliate Ribbon Music. The record was produced entirely by electronic wizard Four Tet (who also just dropped his own album), who gives it a sharper edge than some of Omar's earlier work but without changing his sound or Westernizing it. You can stream the full album at NPR.
All dates are listed, along with a stream of the album's title track and a live video, below...
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BrooklynVegan hosts FREE CMJ shows Friday and Saturday (eighteen artist lineup -- free drinks & tattoos)
set times are at the bottom of this post...
Okay, so we might be a little late with this announcement (and someone cancelled while I was writing this post), but we are now very excited (and relieved) to finally announce most of the lineups for our 2013 BrooklynVegan CMJ parties.
UNFORTUNATELY THOUGH, we still can't say the venue yet. Stay tuned for that announcement coming Thursday, but we promise it will be fairly convenient.
THE VENUE IS ANNOUNCED: It's Baby's All Right! (146 Broadway in Williamsburg)
Omar Souleyman (photo by David Andrako)
here we go...
On FRIDAY (10/18) we're going from noon to 6 PM and kicking things off huge with an acoustic set from The Head and the Heart at noon (the same Sub Pop-signed band whose upcoming shows at Terminal 5, Webster Hall and MHOW are all sold out).
Kirin J Callinan under Yamantaka // Sonic Titan (by Tim Griffin)
From there we change the energy drastically with a set by Kirin J Callinan (who is with a full band this year, unlike last year), Leeds band Eagulls who are followed by Leeds rockers Hookworms, who are followed by theatrical indie-metal-pop-prog band Yamantaka // Sonic Titan, Syrian pop singer Omar Souleyman (!), and finally indie rockers Speedy Ortiz!
Mac Superchunk (photo by Chris La Putt)
Then, on SATURDAY (10/19), we're going 10 straight hours, from noon to 10 PM, with local psych band Spires, followed by the emo-shoegaze of Pity Sex, Australian singer/songwriter Courtney Barnett, the new incarnation of Yuck, goth/noir country balladeer King Dude, Relapse-signed shoegazers Nothing, a SPECIAL heavy GUEST that will be announced Friday night, alt-folk singer Torres, folk-y emo-y rockers Hop Along, a solo set from Superchunk's Mac McCaughn, and the NYC debut of Ex Hex -- the new band of Mary Timony (Wild Flag, Helium, Autoclave)!
UPDATE: Joanna Gruesome, Public Service Broadcasting, Drowners & more added! Party now goes till 2am.
Both of these shows are 100% FREE, no RSVP necessary. No Arcade Fire. No Banksy. There is free food and drink and ink though.
Come by and pick up a free Raw Revolution bar to snack on and a complimentary Sailor Jerry rum drink, AND A FREE TATTOO. Sailor Jerry is bringing in Three Kings Tattoo artists who will be giving out complimentary tattoos right there in our venue (again)! Tattoos are first come, first served, as is admission to the shows.
To recap:
1) One late announcement
2) Two free shows
3) 18 artists
4) Free drinks
5) Free tattoos till 6pm each day (designs pictured above)
A venue to be announced Thursday Baby's All right
A special guest playing Friday to be announced Thursday night Omar Souleyman
A special guest playing Saturday to be announced Friday night Pallbearer
9) JUST ADDED: four more bands Saturday!
And thanks to Vinny's Music for the gear!
See you there?
Also, don't forget, our metal blog Invisible Oranges is also hosting three shows. There's the 2-night official showcase at Saint Vitus with Pelican headlining both nights, and a number of openers each day (Ringworm included). And the late night show happening afterwards.
Full schedule for both of our parties below...
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Pusha T released 'My Name Is My Name,' touring, playing NPR CMJ showcase w/ Omar Souleyman & Cults (dates, LP stream)
by Andrew Sacher
Pusha T
Pusha T spent most of the '00s as one half of respected hip hop duo Clipse, and more recently he's struck out on his own, releasing multiple mixtapes, and becoming a frequent Kanye collaborator. This week (10/8), he finally put out his first official solo album, My Name Is My Name, which was produced almost entirely (and executive produced) by Kanye West. You can hear hints of Yeezus in the production, but while 'Ye used his own record to see how far he could push the boundaries of hip hop, for this one he keeps his beautiful dark twisted fantasies within the classicist realm of the genre. 2 Chainz and Big Sean, who are becoming the dynamic duo of goofy guest verses, show up to lighten the mood on "Who I Am," The-Dream gives Pusha a dose of PBR&B (sorry) on "40 Acres," and Kendrick Lamar appears in characteristic game-murdering mode on what may be the album's best track, "Nosetalgia." You can watch the video for "Nostetalgia" (via NPR), along with a full stream of the album (via Myspace), below.
Pusha T is about to go on a UK tour with collaborators Chase & Status, but before that he'll play a couple US dates, including NPR's CMJ showcase, which happens on October 16 at Le Poisson Rouge. The rest of the lineup is stacked, including Syrian pop star Omar Souleyman (who has a new Four Tet-produced album on the way), NYC pop duo Cults (who have other shows too), and a DJ set from A Tribe Called Quest's Ali Shaheed Muhammad (who also DJed last year's NPR CMJ showcase). The show is free with RSVP, which opens today (10/10). Check @NPRHipHop and @NPRMusic for updates. If you can't make it, you can also watch the live stream on NPR Music.
All Pusha T dates are listed, along with the video and LP stream, below...
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NYC Labor Day Weekend events (Fool's Gold Day Off, CT5, Electric Zoo, Thurston Moore, IPR anniversary & more)
Danny Brown at 2013 Afro Punk Fest (more by Amanda Hatfield)
Even though the season doesn't official end until September 21, Labor Day (9/2) is generally seen as the end of summer and the last chance for NYers to get out of town and relax. Mind you some people find a half-empty city just as relaxing as a beach, and for those who will be in town this weekend there are lots of live music options. Head below for our Top 10 Labor Day Weekend music picks...
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Issue Project Room celebrating 10 years w/ Omar Souleyman, Bobb Trimble, William Basinski & more (initial lineup)
We just mentioned that Omar Souleyman will be touring this year and playing the 10th Anniversary party for NYC venue
happens begins on August 31.
UPDATE: It's actually a two-month festival running from August 31 to October 26.
The lineup also includes a slew of great experimental artists like psych folk legend Bobb Trimble, ambient music veteran William Basinski, Kurt Vile collaborator Steve Gunn, Jason Lescalleet & Graham Lambkin, Amen Dunes & Tom Thayer, Lee Noble, Matana Roberts, Marc Ribot, Jen Rosenblit & C. Spencer Yeh, Elliot Sharp, and many more.
Advance tickets are currently on sale for Issue Members. Full initial lineup and trailer video below...
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Omar Souleyman releasing LP w/ Four Tet, touring, playing Issue Project Room 10th anniversary (dates & stream)
Omar Souleyman at Central Park in 2011 (more by David Andrako)
Syrian pop musician Omar Souleyman has been gaining recognition here in America thanks to some compilations/live albums on Sublime Frequencies, the live shows he's been doing here over the last few years, and his association with Bjork. Now he's set to release his first official studio album, Wenu Wenu, on October 22 via Domino affiliate Ribbon Music. The record is being produced entirely by electronic mastermind Four Tet, who is openly a fan. Check out a song from the album in a recent Four Tet mix (around the 1:57:00 mark), the album trailer, and tracklist, below.
Omar Souleyman also has a number of upcoming dates, including a few US shows in August surrounding his appearance at LA's FYF Fest. One of those shows happens in NYC on August 31 at Issue Project Room for the venue's 10th Anniversary party which includes many other great experimental artists. Tickets for that are currently on sale to Issue Members.
All dates are listed, along with the video, stream, and album tracklist, below...
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LA Fest FYF Fest is celebrating 10 years this year, and will take over Los Angeles State Historic Park on August 24 & 25. Check out the massive lineup in the poster above, and in alphabetical order below...
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To quote SXSW:
SXSW is proud to announce an interview with Syrian artist and cult international legend Omar Souleyman on March 15th from 5-6pm in ACC room 16AB. Omar will speak with Daily Dot Editor Austin Powell about the issues surrounding the devastating conflict in his home country, the evolution of the Syrian music landscape, and what the future may hold for himself and artists like him.This show is one of three BrooklynVegan-presented nighttime events at SXSW this year, and is in addition to our day parties.
Later that evening Omar will be joined by the amazing Black Lips, Deer Tick and more in a special performance at a Red Cross benefit aptly named Our Heart Aches For Syria. The show takes place at Long Center For The Performing Arts beginning at 9pm on Friday 3/15 after the Flaming Lips Auditorium Shores show. Donations are $10 with all money going to the International Red Cross's Syrian Arab Red Crescent. Please join us for a spectacular evening for a great cause. THIS SHOW IS OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC
More details on the Omar events, full lineup and the flyer below...
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Primavera Sound have announced their 2013 lineup, set to go down on May 22-26 in Barcelona, Spain. The announcement came via an animated video and artists performing include Phoenix, The Postal Service, Blur, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, My Bloody Valentine, Tame Impala, Wu-Tang Clan, Dead Can Dance, Grizzly Bear, The Knife, and loads more. Current lineup is below along with the flyer and video...
One Little Indian reports:
One Little Indian is set to release bastards, an album of remixed tracks from Björk's Biophilia, on November 19. The album includes some of the remixes released in an eight-part series earlier this year selected by Björk and remastered for this album by Grammy-nominee Mandy Parnell.The tracklisting and a stream of the Death Grips remix, below...
bastards features collaborations with artists and producers specifically chosen by Björk for this project including Current Value, Death Grips, Hudson Mohawke, Alva Noto, Matthew Herbert, Omar Souleyman, 16-bit, These New Puritans, and The Slips. "I felt it important to gather together the essence of the remixes," said Björk of the project, "so I picked a quarter of them for one cd for people who are perhaps not too sassy downloaders or don't have the time or energy to partake in the hunter-gathering rituals of the internet. I was incredibly impressed by how the core of the mixes took Biophilia somewhere else while still keeping its character, and like they so often do when at their best: the remixes gave the songs more beats; legs to dance on! I spent some time editing together not necessarily the best ones but the ones that made the strongest whole." Both the original Biophilia and bastards will be available on 12" vinyl as well as CD and digital download.
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Omar Souleyman playing The Well after Bumbershoot & MusicFestNW w/ Janka Nabay, who plays MoMA this week
Omar Souleyman at Summerstage in 2011 (more by David Andrako)
Omar Souleyman will be in North America this September for Bumbershoot and MusicFestNW, and while he's here, he'll stop in NYC for a show at new Brooklyn venue The Well on September 7 with Janka Nabay and the Bubu Gang and DJ Hutz (aka Eugene Hutz of Gogol Bordello). Tickets for that show are on sale now. It happens the day before the rescheduled Slaughterhouse show (9/8) at the same venue.
Meanwhile, you can catch Janka Nabay and the Bubu Gang even sooner when they play MoMA Nights on Thursday (8/30). That show starts at 6:30 and is free with museum admission.
All dates are listed below.
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Monday, January 31, 2011
James Hargrave January 2011 Update
Dear friends,
Furaha na amani! Joy and peace!
And greetings once again from Mwanza, Tanzania. For two weeks in January I was privileged to visit Kenya, a neighboring country where I was raised from age three until age eighteen. It was a delight to visit with Mom & Dad in the Kerio Valley and taste some of our delicious Cheptebo mangoes. I was also able to see old friends and faculty at Rift Valley Academy, where I was a boarding student 5th - 12th grade. And it was a special joy to be in Nairobi at Archbishop Makarios III Seminary on the feast-day of St Makarios of Egypt, where the Liturgy was celebrated by Archbishop Makarios of Kenya.
But it's also very, very good to be back home in Mwanza, in my new home! I've been away since signing the lease, and so am just moving in this week. In a PS to this email, I'd like to tell you a bit about what house-hunting can look like in urban East Africa. In short, though-- it was a long and sometimes frustrating process, that took more than three months.
But now I have a place to live! In the three years since our Church moved headquarters from Bukoba to Mwanza, we have been searching for property on which to build a Cathedral and other Archdiocesan facilities. We have only just concluded negotiations and outright purchased property... yes, after three years of searching. My own housing search has helped me to understand and identify with the issues our Archdiocese faces as we develop an infrastructure in Mwanza. And it has helped me to identify with urban Tanzanians, who face similar stresses as they deal with the pressures of big city life.
I am grateful for your continued prayers, encouragement and financial participation. God is using you to care for me as I learn to see the world through Tanzanian eyes, and as I continue to study Kiswahili. Thank you for the many ways that you support my work here in our Archdiocese of Mwanza.
By your prayers in Christ,
James Hargrave
PS In mid September 2010, I began looking for lodging here in Mwanza. At the end of December of the same year, I finally signed a rental agreement. This is how it went:
When I moved to Mwanza in September of 2010, I began looking for a place to live the same way I would have done in the States. I went to the part of town I wanted to live in and started walking around, chatting with people, looking at houses. In urban Tanzania you don't see "For Rent" signs the way you do in North America. But there are "agents" who know the local situation, and who will help connect you with a landlord... for a cut. Unfortunately, in this part of the world white skin is seen as a sign of wealth, and so can attract possibly unscrupulous people. I would find that, by the time I actually looked at a house, there might be as many as five "agents" in on the deal, each expecting a cut. This means that I was being offered rather inflated housing prices.
And so it became necessary for me to conduct my housing search by proxy, with local leadership at the Archdiocese doing the initial work. It was a tough learning experience for me-- as a North American, I want very much to be self-reliant and not to have to depend on others. Learning to depend on local leadership is of course a very good thing, and local leadership is very dependable. But even they did not find the task easy.
Mwanza has a population of two million and rising, as it is one of the most rapidly growing cities in Africa. Although Tanzania is still about 85% rural, our country is undergoing intense urbanization, and cities are overflowing their resources with great speed. So there's a severe housing shortage. To find secure and adequate lodging near the Archdiocese office, with a trustworthy landlord, proved to be a time-consuming and difficult endeavor.
After many false starts and more than a few dashed hopes, in early December of 2010 my priest Father Paul was introduced to a local property owner. Mama Flora lives on the hill just above our Archdiocese office, and below Father Paul's house. She and her husband were expanding their compound to include two small apartments within its walls. She had heard that Father Paul had an associate looking for a place to live. So my priest and I climbed the hill to investigate the new apartment and to meet Mama Flora. It was still under construction, but I was assured it would be finished by Christmas. The initial rent offered was reasonable, and so we started negotiations.
Mama Flora and her husband proved to be trustworthy and kind, and construction proceeded apace. Every time I visited the site, I saw progress, and Mama Flora seemed eager for me to get to know her family. And so by mid Christmas, just before the New Year, Father Paul and I sat down with Mama Flora and her husband Bwana Sylvester to finalize negotiations and sign the rental agreement.
In North America, my experience with rental agreements is quite businesslike and efficient. I look at the place, meet the landlord, fill out the application. The landlord does a background check, and then might invite me to sign the rental agreement and pay the first month's rent. I sign, write out a check, and get the keys promptly. While we might exchange short pleasantries, signing a rental agreement does not really involve a relationship. In fact, I might even be doing business with a "property manager" who works on the landlord's behalf.
Not so here on the hill in Mwanza. By the time we sat down to go over the rental agreement, I already had a relationship of several weeks with Mama Flora and her family. When Fr Paul arrived, we were invited to sit in the courtyard with Mama Flora and Bwana Sylvester. Their teenaged daughter brought us sodas, and as the four of us sipped we talked about the weather, about sports, about the economy, about the recent electricity problems, and about many other things. Eventually, Bwana Sylvester asked a two-year-old daughter to bring out the rental agreement. She handed a copy to each one of us (written in Kiswahili of course), and together the four of us went over each point, with much tangential conversation around every piece of the rental agreement.
The young daughter then carried one copy of the rental agreement, with a pen, to each of us. I signed as the tenant, Mama Flora signed as the property owner, and Father Paul and Bwana Sylvester signed as witnesses. Bwana Sylvester then returned the signed rental agreement to an envelope, and proposed that we go look at the apartment.
So we did, and there was much conversation about the window screens, and the paint on the walls, and the neighborhood in general. We then went back to our seats in the courtyard and conversation began afresh-- about social problems, employment, water, the weather, the economy...
After another hour or so of visiting together, the three Tanzanians all-- seemingly at the same moment-- looked at one another and said, "Haya." ("Alrighty then.") This was the signal for me to pull out my money pouch and hand over rent for the entire year.
The largest denomination of Tanzanian currency is worth about $7.00 in US money. Most transactions are done using cash. Housing prices in Mwanza are much lower than in an equivalent North American city-- Atlanta, for example-- but still. Can you imagine paying an entire year's rent in five-dollar bills?
First I counted out the money in stacks of ten, and handed each stack to Bwana Sylvester. He counted, and handed the bills on to Father Paul. And Father Paul counted, then passed the money to Mama Flora who placed it all in an envelope after counting it herself. This took maybe twenty minutes, and then our negotiation was concluded. Now I have a real relationship with my landlady and her family, and know that here in my apartment I will be part of a small community in this neighborhood.
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Saturday, January 29, 2011
Let Each Esteem Others Better Than Himself (Phil. 2:1-4)
1 Therefore if there is any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and mercy, 2 fulfill my joy by being like-minded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind. 3 Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself. 4 Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others.
In the latter verses of the previous chapter, St. Paul had spoken of the importance of unity in the face of persecution. Now he eloquently urges the Philippians to have this unity among themselves. He implores them that if they get any benefit at all out of Christ, such as consolation (Gk. paraklesis, also meaning encouragement or strengthening), comfort, fellowship (koinonia) or sharing in the Holy Spirit's power, affection (splangchna, meaning literally "kidneys", and figuratively deep, heartfelt love) or mercy, then they should be unified. The Holy Spirit in and among them makes unity possible, but it is their responsibility to maintain it. If they do this, they will fulfill or make complete, St. Paul's joy.
And what exact steps must be taken to preserve unity? St. Paul spells these out in the verses 2-4. First, they need to be "like-minded" (FF translates this as "minding the same thing"). They must be "on the same page", to use modern slang. This in turn cannot be done without having the same love, which is love for Christ and his Church. If each of us does not have a deep and fervent love for Christ, if Christ is not the center of our lives, then Christian unity is not possible.
We must also be of one accord. The Greek word translated as "of one accord" in the NKJV is sympsychos, which literally means "joined in soul." This means we must have a common purpose and goal in life, namely that Christ be glorified in everything we do. St. Paul then repeats the word "of one mind", including being committed to the preservation of unity.
Having told the Philippians what they need to do to maintain the unity of the spirit, St. Paul now in verse 3 tells them something that they must not do: act out of selfish ambition (or "opportunism," of which St. Paul accused his opponents in 1:17). They should not seek to advance their own interests or ambitions at the expense of others. Nor should they do anything out of conceit, so that their own egos would be fed or so that others will esteem them as great. These are motivations that the Bible consistently condemns.
Instead, every Christian is to "esteem others better than himself." This does not mean that others literally are better than we are, since all people are of equal worth in God's eyes and are equally loved by Him. But we are to treat others with great value, respect, and even deference, as if they really were better than us. This is true humility, or as St. Paul states here, "lowly-mindedness", and it includes the radical step of looking out for the interests of others rather than only our own.
FF makes the following comment: "This lowly-mindedness is not a morbid or pathological lack of self-esteem. Rather, it is the healthy determination to serve one's neighbors before oneself and to make their needs a higher priority than one's own. It refers to the unassuming modesty of the servant, who finds joy in giving—of the one who looks out for opportunities to serve. If they will cultivate these qualities among themselves, St. Paul says, his joy will be complete!" (36).
And if we will do likewise, our joy will be complete as well. Paradoxically, joy is found not in being served, but in serving. It is obtained not by looking out only for ourselves, but in putting others ahead of ourselves.
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Friday, January 28, 2011
NASA Releases New "Black Hole" Image
Here at St. James' Kids, we try really hard to not copy things from other blogs. But this photo was so funny, we just couldn't resist. Those of you who use Facebook will really appreciate it. Enjoy.
Another great production from Pithless Thoughts.
Another great production from Pithless Thoughts.
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Thursday, January 27, 2011
Just for Fun: Altered Words
The Washington Post's Mensa Invitational once again invited readers to take any word from the dictionary, alter it by adding, subtracting, or changing one letter, and supply a new definition.
Here are the winners:
1. Cashtration (n.): The act of buying a house, which renders the subject financially impotent for an indefinite period of time.
2. Intaxicaton : Euphoria at getting a tax refund, which lasts until you realize it was your money to start with.
3. Reintarnation : Coming back to life as a hillbilly.
4. Bozone ( n..): The substance surrounding stupid people that stops bright ideas from penetrating. The bozone layer, unfortunately, shows little sign of breaking down in the near future.
5. Giraffiti : Vandalism spray-painted very, very high
6. Sarchasm : The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn't get it.
7. Inoculatte : To take coffee intravenously when you are running late.
8. Osteopornosis : A degenerate disease. (This one got extra credit.)
9. Karmageddon : It's like, when everybody is sending off all these really bad vibes, right? And then, like, the Earth explodes and it's like, a serious bummer.
10. Decafalon (n.): The grueling event of getting through the day consuming only things that are good for you.
11. Dopeler Effect: The tendency of stupid ideas to seem smarter when they come at you rapidly.
12. Arachnoleptic Fit (n.): The frantic dance performed just after you've accidentally walked through a spider web.
13. Beelzebug (n.): Satan in the form of a mosquito, that gets into your bedroom at three in the morning and cannot be cast out.
14. Caterpallor ( n.): The color you turn after finding half a worm in the fruit you're eating.
The Washington Post has also published the winning submissions to its yearly contest, in which readers are asked to supply alternate meanings for common words.
And the winners are:
1. Coffee, n.. The person upon whom one coughs.
2. Flabbergasted, adj. Appalled by discovering how much weight one has gained.
3.. Abdicate, v. To give up all hope of ever having a flat stomach.
4 esplanade, v. To attempt an explanation while drunk.
5.. Negligent, adj. Absentmindedly answering the door when wearing only a nightgown.
6. Lymph, v.. To walk with a lisp.
7. Gargoyle, n. Olive-flavored mouthwash.
8. Flatulence, n. Emergency vehicle that picks up someone who has been run over by a steamroller.
9. Balderdash, n. A rapidly receding hairline.
10. Rectitude, n. The formal, dignified bearing adopted by proctologists.
11. Pokemon, n. A Rastafarian proctologist.
12. Oyster, n. A person who sprinkles his conversation with Yiddishisms.
13. Frisbeetarianism, n. The belief that, after death, the soul flies up onto the roof and gets stuck there.
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Tuesday, January 25, 2011
The christening without much Christianity: Anglican church offers 'baptism lite' to attract non-worshippers
By Steve Doughty
Church of England baptism services may be re-written to remove some references to Christianity.
The plan for a new 'baptism lite' service designed to make christenings more interesting to non-churchgoers will be considered next month by the Church's parliament, the General Synod.
Supporters say the baptism service should be 'expressed in culturally appropriate and accessible language' that is readily understood by 'non-theologically versed Britons'.
But traditionalist clergy said the idea amounted to 'dumbing down'.
The plan for a new 'baptism lite' service which uses 'accessible language' and makes christenings more interesting to non-churchgoers will be considered next month by the Church's parliament
The new service would be used at 150,000 christenings each year. If the plan is accepted, it will be the third full re-write of the baptism ceremony in around 30 years – the version in the Church's Book of Common Prayer went virtually unaltered for more than 400 years until 1980.
Complaints centre on three sections of the baptism service from the Church's latest prayer book, Common Worship, authorised for use in 1997.
In one, parents, godparents or an adult being baptised are asked to 'reject the devil and all rebellion against God' and to renounce 'the deceit and corruption of evil'. They are asked to 'submit to Christ as Lord'.
The Reverend Dr Tim Stratford, from Liverpool, who is putting the plans before the synod, said in a paper that 'there remains some unhappiness about the language not being earthed enough'.
He added: 'The concern is one of the language not making strong enough connections to life choices in such a way that it can be heard.'
Dr Stratford and his supporters have also called for a new version of prayers that refer to the symbolic role of water in baptism.
He said that among clergy from poor and inner city parishes 'there was a strong plea for a shorter prayer in direct but poetic language that allows the Gospel to resonate better with people's experience of life'.
He added: 'This was not a plea for a prayer in Scouse, but for a prayer that the majority of non-theologically versed Britons would understand.' A third part of the service was condemned as too long and not 'direct'.
Stephen Parkinson, of the Anglo-Catholic Forward in Faith organisation, said there were problems with the 1997 service, but added: 'Simply dumbing it down is not the answer.'
Bishops indicated yesterday that if the Synod accepts the argument a committee will be instructed to begin writing a new baptism service, but they warned that such re-writing would raise arguments over faith and doctrine.
William Fittall, secretary general of the synod, said that bishops are 'clear that now is not the time to embark on the long and complex process involved in such a revision or replacement'.
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Monday, January 24, 2011
The 1,700-year-old Christian monastery hidden deep in Egypt's desert
...The founders of this monastery were disciples of St. Anthony the Great, widely considered to be the Father of Monasticism because he initiated Christian monastic life as we have come to understand it today.
Our guide was Father Ruwais Antony who helped us understand how this 4th century monastery made Egypt the origin for a movement that spread throughout Palestine, Mesopotamia, Persia and ultimately Europe...
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Saturday, January 22, 2011
Let Your Conduct be Worthy of the Gospel (Phil. 1:27-30)
27 Only let your conduct be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of your affairs, that you stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel, 28 and not in any way terrified by your adversaries, which is to them a proof of perdition, but to you of salvation, and that from God. 29 For to you it has been granted on behalf of Christ, not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for His sake, 30 having the same conflict which you saw in me and now hear is in me.
Having comforted the Philippians by assuring them that he will see them again, St. Paul now makes a request of them. He asks them only one thing: that their conduct be worthy of the Gospel of Christ. This conduct includes not only living impeccable moral lives but also being unified.
FF sheds light on St. Paul's command for them to let their conduct be worthy of the gospel, pointing out that the verb translated in the NKJV as "let your conduct be worthy" literally means to "conduct yourself as worthy citizens." In other words, St. Paul is urging them to live as citizens of God's kingdom. He goes on to point out that "Philippi was a Roman colony, and its Roman citizens took great care to conduct themselves as befitted Romans, cherishing their Roman citizenship. In the same way, St. Paul exhorts them to cherish their Kingdom citizenship, living worthily of their true King" (33).
St. Paul desires that his audience stand fast and not be afraid of their adversaries. The Greek verb translated as "stand firm" literally means to "stand still, to wait steadfastly," like a soldier in a battle line, awaiting a charge from the enemy. For the Philippians would have many enemies coming, including both temptation to sin from within and persecution from without. But they must not allow these assaults from the world and the evil one drive them apart. For as FF points out, "Persecution and fear tend to divide, as each one looks out only for himself and flees away from the others…St. Paul's desire is for them to remain united in motivation spirit) and in purpose (soul..). They are not to back down in fear, startled and unnerved, each man deserting to his post and abandoning the others. They are to share the same desire to keep the Faith, the same purpose of confessing Christ, even in the face of suffering" (33).
In urging them to strive together for the Gospel, St. Paul uses an athletic metaphor. The Greek word he uses is synathleo, which literally means to "co-compete." Christians are in this battle together, not competing as individuals, but as a team!
St. Paul assures the Philippians that if they would stand firm and stand together against their enemies, this will be a demonstration that God is with them. Their enemies will be convicted that they are doomed to destruction, while the Christians whom they are persecuting are on their way to salvation from God. FF summarizes St. Paul's message in this way: "This is how important your courage is, he tells them—it is the sign God gives to the world, to call them back to repentance!" (34).
Then St. Paul reveals a very important truth—a teaching that is much negected today: "To you it has been granted…not only to believe in him, but also to suffer for his sake." Note that the verb translated here as "granted" is a form of charizomai, the same word used of God giving spiritual gifts. Suffering is just as much a gift from God as are the gifts that we would consider "good." As FF writes, "They have recognized God's grace and goodness in their believing Him. They must see His goodness to them in this experience also. Their suffering is a great gift from Him, for it is through this that they will win their victor's crown of imperishable glory (see Rom. 8:17)" (34).
St. Paul concludes this section of the epistle by assuring that the struggles that the Philippians are going through are shared by him. He tells them that they have "the same conflict" (Gk. agona, a word normally used for gladiatorial games or other athletic contests). For the Philippians saw how St. Paul was thrown into jail for preaching the Gospel, and they now hear about his stuggles in Roman captivity. And they will soon share in that persecution, being with Paul in at least a limited sense. But again, as he will soon urge them, they must not let their struggles break their unity.
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Friday, January 21, 2011
Egypt's Muslims attend Coptic Christmas mass, serving as "human shields"
Muslims turned up in droves for the Coptic Christmas mass Thursday night, offering their bodies, and lives, as "shields" to Egypt's threatened Christian community...
Read more here.
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Thursday, January 20, 2011
To Live Is Christ (Phil. 1:19-26)
19 For I know that this will turn out for my deliverance through your prayer and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, 20 according to my earnest expectation and hope that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ will be magnified in my body, whether by life or by death. 21 For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain. 22 But if I live on in the flesh, this will mean fruit from my labor; yet what I shall choose I cannot tell. 23 For I am hard-pressed between the two, having a desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better. 24 Nevertheless to remain in the flesh is more needful for you. 25 And being confident of this, I know that I shall remain and continue with you all for your progress and joy of faith, 26 that your rejoicing for me may be more abundant in Jesus Christ by my coming to you again.
St. Paul continues to encourage the Philippians, assuring them of his conviction that he will not yet die, but rather be released from prison. He tells them that this (i.e., his imprisonment) will turn out for my deliverance (Gk. soteria, literally "salvation," a word used to mean many things, and not just the salvation of one's soul on the Last Day). This deliverance comes through two means: the prayers of the church in Philippi, and the Spirit of Jesus Christ. These two sources combine in what the Church calls synergia, or synergy. FF explains this well:
"[God] provides the Spirit, but we must make our supplications. His grace and help work side-by-side with our own willing efforts, so that divine grace perfects created nature. God will not override or dishonor the human will, for it is the crown of His creation" (30). Or, in St. Augustine's words, "Pray as if everything depended on God. Work as if everything depended on you."
St. Paul does not merely want to be released; rather, he wants to be able to witness about Christ to Caesar himself. And his fervent hope is that he will be able to do this with boldness and without being ashamed. Above all else, he wants Christ to be magnified in his body. (This should be the utmost desire of all of us!). FF: "His trial before the great Caesar is his great opportunity to magnify the Lord Christ, and he prays that he will be equal to the opportunity" (30).
In verses 20-24, St. Paul expresses ambivalence about whether he wants to remain on this earth or meet martyrdom. For as he says "to live is Christ, but to die is gain." Think about that for a minute. St. Paul's life was so totally consumed by Christ that he totally identifies his life with Christ. As he wrote to the Galatians, "I no longer live, but Christ lives in me." This is a state of being that all Christians must strive for. Christ must be our reason for living, indeed, our life itself.
For the apostle, remaining in this world has several advantages, including being able to continue his ministry and thus see more fruit (v. 22) and being able to spend more time with his beloved spiritual children, especially those in Philippi. But to die, as he says in verse 21, is gain. For all the benefits of remaining in this life, dying would mean being in the presence of Christ, which is far better than anything this earth has to offer.
Despite the superiority of departing this life and being with Christ, St. Paul is confident that for now at least, he will remain in this life so that he can work among them for their continued progress in their faith and joy.
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Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Christ is Preached (Phil. 1:12-18)
12 But I want you to know, brethren, that the things which happened to me have actually turned out for the furtherance of the gospel, 13 so that it has become evident to the whole palace guard, and to all the rest, that my chains are in Christ; 14 and most of the brethren in the Lord, having become confident by my chains, are much more bold to speak the word without fear.
15 Some indeed preach Christ even from envy and strife, and some also from goodwill: 16 The former preach Christ from selfish ambition, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my chains; 17 but the latter out of love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the gospel. 18 What then? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is preached; and in this I rejoice, yes, and will rejoice.
15 Some indeed preach Christ even from envy and strife, and some also from goodwill: 16 The former preach Christ from selfish ambition, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my chains; 17 but the latter out of love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the gospel. 18 What then? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is preached; and in this I rejoice, yes, and will rejoice.
St. Paul had been imprisoned by the Romans, and it would be natural for his dear friends to think of this as a calamity. After all, if he were in prison, how would he continue his evangelistic ministry? How would the gospel be preached? But St. Paul now assures the Philippians that "the things which happened to me" (i.e., his imprisonment) was not a bad thing. Not only was it not a bad thing, it was a good thing! For as the Apostle writes in verse 12, his imprisonment actually "turned out for the furtherance of the gospel."
How was this possible? St. Paul was under house arrest. That meant that he was able to stay in a rented house and to receive visitors as he wished. At the same time, however, he would have been constantly chained to a Roman soldier. The specific guard assigned to Paul would have rotated, with a new soldier taking over every day or so. St. Paul, naturally, would have used this opportunity to share the gospel with the soldiers, so that much of the palace guard had heard the message within a few months. Undoubtedly, the soldiers would have spoken among themselves and to others about this strange new teaching, and before long, there is little doubt that the word had spread around not just among soldiers, but among other residents of the palace as well. The Roman officials would have soon discovered that St. Paul was not imprisoned for any treasonous or other criminal offense, but merely for preaching Christ.
And there was another benefit of St. Paul's imprisonment. Word about Paul's preaching of the Gospel to the Roman soldiers had leaked out into the general public, including the Christians in Rome. When the Christians heard about St. Paul's boldness, they were themselves emboldened to become more active in sharing their faith with the world around them.
Unfortunately, not all Christians preached (literally "heralded," from the Gk. kerysso) the Gospel from pure motives. Some of them were strong supporters of St. Paul, and these shared the gospel out of goodwill and love, "knowing that I am laid here for the defense of the gospel" and "appointed for the defense of the gospel."
But there were also many who did not like Paul. Perhaps they saw him as a "Johnny come lately," a troublemaker, a self-promoter, or a would-be boss (none of which were, of course, true). For them, Paul's imprisonment served him right. They hoped to cause trouble for Paul and preached out of opportunism. FF makes an interesting observation here, writing "The word translated opportunism meant originally simply 'working for pay,' but came to imply being a hireling and having selfish political ambition. Its use here indicates that some Christians in Rome considered Paul to be a rival. They envied him his success and fame and wanted to detract from him whenever they could" (28).
But St. Paul doesn't care about this. Rather than attack his opponents or worry about them not liking him, he rejoices that they are sharing the gospel. Regardless of their motivation, the gospel is being preached and people are coming to know Christ. The gospel is advancing through the heart of the Roman world.
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Sunday, January 16, 2011
Hope for Happiness
Beth Early, June 2009
My 9-year old daughter Beth has a deep love for God, a love that is increasingly issuing forth in a desire to help those less fortunate than her. Yesterday, she had two friends from school over. She and her friends spent a good part of their time together putting together care packages for homeless people. (She did this completely on her own initiative; no one asked her to).
Beth has also recently started a new project that combines two of her main loves: drawing and helping others. The project is called "Hope for Happiness." Here is a description of the project in her own words:
"Who can?" is most. "Who will?" is little. But I am one. I will help. I will help the poor. They need our help. If you are reading this on your electronic device, be thankful you have it. I need your help to bring up the downs. To satisfy the unsatisfied. I can do it. You can, too. If you donate five dollars or more (cash only, please) I will send you a drawing. A piece of art created by me. 100% of the money goes to IOCC. (International Orthodox Christian Charities) I hope you can participate.
I am calling this project "Hope for Happiness." May God's richest blessings be upon you this Christmas season.
If you would like to make a donation and receive an original, signed drawing from Beth, send you contribution to me at my parish address:
Fr. James Early
St. Joseph Antiochian Orthodox Church
10644 Hammerly Blvd.
Houston, TX 77043
You don't have to send much; even $5 will help. In doing so, you'll not only help the ministry of IOCC, but you'll provide much encouragement to a little girl who wants to help others.
In the mean time, please check out Beth's own blog, Story Corner, where she is pursuing another of her loves: writing. It would greatly encourage her if you would leave her a comment.
May God bless you all.
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Thursday, January 13, 2011
The St. Dimitrie Post - from OCMC Missionary Floyd Frantz
Greetings, and I hope that this finds you well today, and in good spirits on this most blessed day of the Theophany, and for those of the old calander, Christmas Day.
A few weeks ago I promised to write about Botosani, and what we were doing up there. Actually, I almost did not write about it at all, as it all felt sort of "routine" for our work here in Romania. However, many people even today do not really know what our primary goals are for the St. Dimitrie Project. Botosani was a good example of how we are working to meet those goals and so please allow me to use it as an example of what we are about over here.
About 3 years ago Fr. Iulian Negru and I did short class in addictions and alcoholism for a group of priests in Botosani. Basicly, it was explaining the disease concept of addiction, how Alcoholics Anonymous can help (although at the time it was non-existant in Botosani) and also the basic spiritual principals that are used in helping alcoholics. This spirituality is easily found in our faith, and is commonly referred to as the process of repentance, remembering that repentence also involves not just remorse, but a firm decision to change one's life with God's grace as the foundation and strength of the change. We throw in the disease concept for the obvious reason that it is necessary for them to know that for very objective and proven biological reasons the alcoholic/addict cannot "learn" to drink successfully. This is also what we are teaching the psycholigist's and social workers over here, and also about AA and what treatment centers are about. (When we started here 10 years ago there were no treatment programs here in Romania, as you would know them.)
Now, I'll try to shorten this, as I can be wordy about my work, loving it as I do.....Ok, so then about one year ago, through another AA group, AA did get a start in Botosani. Then, 6 months ago a social worker from Botosani found out about us and our training program. She came to Cluj and spent 3 weeks with us, learning about the basic model that we use. She works with people who have mental illness, many of whom are alcoholic, and some of whom would have no symptoms after some period of sobriety.
What we were doing in Botosani the other day,(now about a month ago), was to host a small conference with the priests, (we actually held it at the "Protopropriat" or headquarters for the archdiocese in Botosani. We invited the priests in town, about 20 of them, the AA member(s), the social worker, and other professionals who would have an interest in this sort of thing. We essentially processed how everyone can work togather to help the still suffering alcoholic, and what the role of each profession could be in this process. Giving this sort of information to the priests and professional community is very new in Romania, as here in Romania there is no tradition of "multidisiplinary" support of the alcoholic/addict.
Ok, enough for today, and about Botosani. I have other things to write about, but not today. Please do pray for us here in Romania, and feel free to write to us with your prayer requests as well. God works the miracle!!
In His Love,
Floyd & Ancuta Frantz
OCMC Missionaries in Romania
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Wednesday, January 12, 2011
That Your Love May Abound Still More (Phil. 1:9-11)
9 And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in knowledge and all discernment, 10 that you may approve the things that are excellent, that you may be sincere and without offense till the day of Christ, 11 being filled with the fruits of righteousness which are by Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.
Now St. Paul reveals exactly what it is that he prays for the Philippians. First of all, he prays that their love may abound and increase. The Greek word translated as "abound" is used to imply a "great overflowing, reckless bounty"; St. Paul uses it in Ephesians 1:8 to refer to God's abundant grace.
Note that St. Paul does not merely pray that their love may abound and increase; he wants it to also abound in knowledge and discernment. The word translated as "knowledge" is not just gnosis, the regular word for knowledge, but epignosis, which indicates a real, deep and intimate knowledge. As FF writes, "St. Paul in fact doesn't want them to live and love indiscriminantly. Their love must grow, but it must mature as well. Without this maturity, they might well be deceived by spiritual counterfeits, abundant in those days, who claimed to teach the way of love, while in fact walking in sin and error. It was too easy for the immature to confuse license with freedom!" (24).
Rather than just loving and accepting everything that comes their way, St. Paul prays that the Philippians would "approve the things that are excellent." This approving (which can also be translated as "proving" or "testing") is recognizing and acknowledging "true moral excellence and distinguishing it from spiritual laxity and decadence." It involves finding out what it truly pleasing to God and then doing it (compare Eph. 5:15-17). Only in this way will they be sincere and without offense—i.e., pure and simple of heart—persevering in this state until the Day of Christ, that is before the Dread Judgment Seat after the second coming.
Continually learning about, and then doing, the will of God is the only way that we can be filled with the fruits of righteousness and so glorify God.
FF closes his commentary on this section with an outstanding observation, which merits our full attention:
"St. Paul's prayer for the Philippians provides an antidote for the deadly modern notion of 'religion as niceness.' The only virtue enthusiastically applauded by secular society is 'tolerance,' and any form of moral and ethical discernment, any condemnation of a behavior as sinful and wrong, it itself condemned as 'not nice' and as 'intolerant.' The Lord's teaching has been reduced to the maxim (misunderstood by the world), 'Judge not.' In opposition to this counterfeit version of Christianity St. Paul warns that true love must be critically discerning, able both to approve and embrace the morally excellent, and also to denounce and reject the morally objectionable. Only so can we hope to stand before the Lord our Judge at the dread and glorious Second Coming and endure the full sunlight and scrutiny of His gaze" (25).
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Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Home for Christmas - James Hargrave
Dear friends,
Mungu yupo! God is with us!
In this Christmas season, as we remember how our God made his home here with us, I have also been given a home here with the people of Mwanza. After more than 100 days of searching, I have at last signed a rental agreement and am beginning a transition from temporary lodging into a new apartment. This is an answer to your many prayers on my behalf. The apartment has a spare room, so now I can offer hospitality-- Karibuni! Welcome!
The process of finding a place to live has been very interesting, and has helped me to understand better the realities of urban life here in Mwanza. I hope that it has taught me to identify more closely with my neighbors here in the city. In the coming weeks, I hope to write a bit more about what this process has looked like and what it has taught me about East African urban reality. But in the meantime, I'd like to leave you just with this thought:
When our God made his home among us, in the flesh of a little child, even his ancestral hometown offered him no hospitality. Christ was born into a cave. But here in Mwanza, far from my ancestral homeland, I have been welcomed as a native and have received a home to live in; a home that has ample space even for guests. I am now faced with the same challenge shared by all of us who are not homeless. Will I make room for Christ, will I offer him hospitality? Will I make room for others in the name of Christ? Or will I be like the many householders of Bethlehem who were too preoccupied to receive even their native son?
I ask your prayers that I may learn to welcome others, and to receive Christ, even as I have been welcomed here. And I thank you again for your many prayers in the past months. God is with us!
In Christ,
If the motive for giving is the love of God - the desire to help any of His children who need help, then the way in which the help is to be used should not form a condition of the giving. As long as the need is there, and the opportunity to help is there, the results can safely be left to God.
- Mwalimu Julius Nyerere, first President of Tanzania
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Friday, January 7, 2011
He Who Has Begun a Good Work in You (Philippians 1:3-8)
3 I thank my God upon every remembrance of you, 4 always in every prayer of mine making request for you all with joy, 5 for your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now, 6 being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ; 7 just as it is right for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart, inasmuch as both in my chains and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel, you all are partakers with me of grace. 8 For God is my witness, how greatly I long for you all with the affection of Jesus Christ.
When St. Paul thought of the Church in Philippi, who had shared in his evangelistic ministry through much prayer and financial giving (this is what he refers to in the phrase "your fellowship (Gk. koinonia, better translated as "sharing") in the gospel", he could not help but give thanks for them and pray for them.
Note that St. Paul does not simply pray for the Philippians; he does so with joy. Joy, as we will see, is one of the main themes of this epistle. The joy that God gives does not depend on our circumstances. It can abound even in circumstances of suffering, distress and imprisonment. Even though St. Paul was in prison, he was still filled with joy!
In verse six, St. Paul expresses complete confidence that would have provided the Philippians with great comfort: "He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ." God is the one who initiates the process of salvation in us, and he is faithful to continue to do his part to bring us to final salvation. He will not abandon us, even though we can abandon him, as St. Paul wrote to Timothy: "If we are faithless, He remains faithful; He cannot deny himself" (2 Tim 2:12).
FF brings out something in St. Paul's language that I had never noticed before. The following quotation is quite long, but it is well worth reading in full:
"The words translated began (Gr. enarxomai) and perform (Gr. epiteleo) are the technical terms used to describe the beginning of a sacrificial ritual and its completion. His description of God's work in their lives breathes this atmosphere of sacrifice. By using such language, St. Paul indicates that our lives are meant to be a living sacrifice to the Lord (see Rom. 12:1). In offering ourselves to the Lord, however, we are not left to rely solely on our own strength. Rather, God Himself aids us, for He is at work within our hearts "both to will and to act for His good-pleasure (2:13). Between now and the final day of Christ Jesus, there will be many temptations and trials, much persecution to undergo, and many battles to fight. Nonetheless (as the Church sings at Great Compline), "God is with us!" He began this good work of making us a living sacrifice, and He will not abandon us until His work is done. The Philippians can therefore face the future fearlessly, with joy and confidence, knowing that God will be with them in their trials to complete His work in them. St. Paul has full confidence, he says, in their final salvation" (22).
St. Paul continues by affirming that it is right and proper for him to think this way (i.e., to remember them with joy and prayers and to be confident about their final salvation) toward his beloved congregation. This is because they have permanently found their way into his heart because they are partakers (Gk. sugkoinonoi, literally, "co-sharers") with him in two ways. First, they are co-sharers with him in his chains: not that they are literally chained up in prison as he was, but they also share in many sufferings as he did. And they worry about his being imprisoned and his upcoming trial and defense of the Gospel.
But they also share with him in his receiving of God's grace. As FF writes, "the Philippians share with St. Paul in helping him preach the Gospel (giving him money), and in return they are sharers with him of divine grace" (23).
The Apostle goes on to remind the Philippians of the great affection that he has for them, calling God as his witness. But the affection he has for them is not just his own feelings. Again, FF's comments on this passage are worthy of quoting in full: "St. Paul here says that he loves the Philippians not with any ordinary affection, not with any merely human emotion, but with all the boundless, overflowing, heartrending compassion of the Lord Himself. It is, in fact, not that Paul loves them, but that the Lord loves them through Paul. Our love is meant to be the conduit for the Lord's love and our lives the expression of His life. As the apostles said elsewhere, "It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me (Gal. 2:20)" (23).
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Selfridges has teamed up with Oxfam to open Britain's biggest pop-up charity shop in its flagship London store this Friday.
Annie Lennox has led a selection of A-list stars to create, set-up, stock and staff the charity pop-up shop. Thousands of vintage, high-end and celebrity-donated items, plus the best accessories, homewares, music and books from Oxfam shops across the country, will be gathered together.
The pop-up shop will be located in the Selfridges' Ultralounge (lower ground floor) for one week only from Friday 14th to Thursday 20th.
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British BAFTA award winning actress Carey Mulligan has also kindly donated her stunning BAFTA night dress (above) by French label Vionnet. The dress will be one of the pieces auctioned off online at a starting price of £50. The auction will take place on Thursday 13 May from 10am. See http://www.oxfam.org.uk/curiosityshop for more information.
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For Christmas, if I ask for Disney Store Gift Cards, can these be used in the parks?
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I just called our local Disney Store to confirm and yes...you can still use them at the parks! :yes:
you are too sweet! I was planning on doing that today and never got to it. Okay, so they can be used in the parks....but where? Anywhere? Shops? Food? Use in just like a credit card?
The Disney Store has a gift card that can be used in the parks and at the store. I believe they also have the ones for the store only, though they may have been phased out. Remember, the Disney Store chain is no longer owned by the Walt Disney Company, but Hoop Retail, a division of the Children's Place. (Hoop is Pooh spelled backwards)
Disney Dollars are always a nice option as well!
anywhere in the parks that accept them... so basically food , merchandise, anything... I believe 99.9% of the places on disney property accept the giftcards!
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The biggest advantage of using the DGC over the DD is the safety factor. Remember, DD are like cash - if you lose them (which is a strong possibility with kids), you are out of luck. But the DGC is both reloadable and replaceable. So, you can start with a card with a few dollars on it and add dollars on the same card regularly leading up to your trip. Then, be sure to take a digital photo or write down the number on the back of the card. If the card is lost or stolen, you can call the number on the card and report it. They will cancel it and prevent unauthorized use.
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