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Category Archives: Taxes
Unaffordable California – it doesn't have to be this way
By Jack Dean | California has one of the nation's worst tax climates and it's getting worse, writes Richard Rider in the California Policy Center's Prosperity Forum. Rider's analysis found California's taxes to be in the nation's top ten in … Continue reading
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Tax hikes loom for California's 2016 general election ballot
By Jon Coupal | Although it may seem far in the distant future, there has been a great deal of speculation regarding what ballot propositions might appear on the 2016 General Election ballot in California. Focusing on just those proposals … Continue reading
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The Prop. 30 tax hike should retire on schedule
By Jon Coupal | No matter how high taxes are increased, it's never enough for public officials and bureaucrats who live off taxpayer funded paychecks. According to these people, there is always one more dollar that is needed to make … Continue reading
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Taxpayer-funded voodoo dolls
This year's Wastebook proves once again just how wasteful government can be by identifying how $25 billion dollars was spent on outlandish projects. It's no wonder a majority of the public thinks government wastes 51 cents of every dollar spent. … Continue reading
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It's scary season again
By Jon Coupal | For many the real scare this time of years is not the monsters at our doors on Halloween but the property tax bill in the mail box. Fortunately, as a direct result of Proposition 13 which limits … Continue reading
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There are 166 local tax increase proposals on California ballots, and they are not for the kids
By Mike Shedlock | There are 166 tax increase proposals on the ballot in California. 118 of them are bond proposals. It matters little what the proposals are for. Forget about any claim that "it's for the kids." Politicians have … Continue reading
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More on the Fullerton HS district's $175 million bond measure
By Jack Dean | The lone vote last night against putting the $175 million bond measure on the ballot was FJUHSD board member Barbara Kilponen, who said: "Citizens are bearing new taxes or increased taxes and costs on all sides … Continue reading
Two top priority meetings tonight for Fullerton's taxpayers
By Jack Dean | Taxpayers will need to put on their running shoes tonight if they want to protect their interests at both the city government and high school district levels, because hot topics appear on both of those meeting … Continue reading
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Happy Tax Freedom Day, California
Editorial, Orange County Register | Though the official tax day has come and gone, it is only now that Californians may celebrate Tax Freedom Day. As described by the Tax Foundation, which makes the calculations each year, "Tax Freedom Day … Continue reading
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Prop 13 Saved By Lawmakers' Misconduct?
By Jon Coupal | Because of the conviction of one member of the state Senate, and the indictment of a second, Proposition 13 — and taxpayers who rely on its protections — may have slipped the noose being prepared for … Continue reading


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A voice mail awaits the staff at Heggies Pizza's front office.
The outside is decorated simply, with a lighted wreath, but inside is the true wonder.
Somalia is seeking to renegotiate an agreement that gives a company run by former British soldiers sole control over one of the world's richest fishing grounds off the longest coastline in Africa.
After much ado, the controversial film�The Interview�finally found its way into theaters on Christmas Day. But did all the publicity help to keep the cash registers ringing? Not exactly.The Interview, the film that...
The infamous legend of�Dustin Diamond�continues to grow. Diamond, best known for playing the...
In a first of its kind in Minnesota, students at St. Louis Park High School are launching a sexual health education club to cover topics they say aren't getting enough attention in health class.
Jared Brigmon wasn't kidding when he told his fiancee he needed help carrying her Christmas gift home.
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Is there something special about the way we talk here in North Carolina? The best person to answer is Walt Wolfram, who has studied the speech patterns in our state since 1992 when he became the first William C. Friday Distinguished University Professor of English Linguistics at N. C. State.
Eight white Duke students met all-black NCCU team in 1944: The writing of "The Secret Game," Scott Ellsworth's new book about the South's first integrated "college" basketball game, "happened by chance," Ellsworth said.
It has been more than five years since Ron Rash first talked on North Carolina Bookwatch about his best-selling novel, "Serena." UNC-TV is re-airing that program to coincide with the release of the movie, finally.
Adam Rex is one of the craziest writers in children's books. He has a tickle-your-funny-bone sense of humor, flavored with a bit of the ridiculous. His humor shines in picture books and middle grade novels, but my all time favorite was The True Meaning of Smekday (book from Disney-Hyperion and audio from Listening Library, 10 hours, 38 minutes, read by Bahni Turpin).
The recent snow and ice shut everything down, except my mind. I kept that active with two engrossing new mysteries.
Wilhelmina Johnson Hamlin was an ordinary person. She was just 26 years old when she died in 1930, remembered only by her family and friends. But through a combination of events, her story is now reaching a wider audience.
"Possibilities," Herbie Hancock's new memoir, bristles with, among other things, the kind of truth that one would not expect from Hancock. But that's if one thinks he fits the traditional, and very tired, stereotype of the jazz musician.
Random House plans to publish a new collection of nonfiction from William Styron, "My Generation: Collected Nonfiction," edited by Styron biographer James L.W. West III. Tentative publication date is June 2.
Reggie Love played football and basketball at Duke University, but became famous outside sports for his role as President Barack Obama's body man, starting on the campaign trail in 2008. His memoir, "Power Forward: My Presidential Education" has just been published by Simon & Schuster and is a quick read of politics, basketball, North Carolina and what it's like to be in arm's length of the president.
A new Durham-based book festival has announced its inaugural dates and extended its application deadline. The Read Local Book Festival will be held May 16 and 17 at different venues in downtown Durham.
Isabel Quintero's "Gabi, a girl in pieces" won the William C. Morris award for best young adult debut novel (book from Cinco Puntos Press; audio from Listening Library, approximately 8 hours; ages 14 and up).
I like A.J. Fikry, the curmudgeonly bookstore owner and main character in Gabrielle Zevin's "The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry." I share some of his prejudices about books, which he outlines to publishing company representative Amelia Loman during her first visit to his store on Alice Island in New England (reachable only by ferry).
Book No. 4 of second-grader version of Hank Zipzer, by Henry Winkler and Lin Oliver
Jason Mott's successful first novel, "The Returned" was a big success. Not only was it a bestseller with lots of critical acclaim, but it is the basis of an ABC television series, "Resurrection," which completed its second 13-week series on January 25.
"Genius and Grace: Francois Boucher and the Generation of 1700," from the Horvitz Collection, Ackland Art Museum, UNC Chapel Hill, through April 5.


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Tighty Whities: The Oscars' Biggest Accessory
Photos: Getty Images Ever since the locker room was invented, tighty whities have been hated. But that ideology may have shifted after last night's Oscars. Neil Patrick Harris, ripped beyond oblivion, donned the stage... read more
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Photo: Diego Patiño It's not easy hosting the Oscars. Let history (coughcoughFranco) be a lesson to you there. But guys like Neil Patrick Harris don't fail—consummate, veteran emcees (hosting gigs: nine) who also happen... read more
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Photo: Ben Watts Bro. Bro. For those of us who were suckered into watching that awful show for nine years, Barney was always How I Met Your Mother's bright spot. Neil Patrick Harris's character... read more
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The Hate-Watcher's Guide to All 9 Seasons of How I Met Your Mother
Yeah, this happened. Despite being a human being endowed with free will, I have watched all nine seasons of How I Met Your Mother, starting with its premiere in 2005 and concluding with its series... read more
Monday, 3/31/2014 at 2:45PM
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Neil Patrick Harris Throws the Right Kind of Shade
Neil Patrick Harris wears a pair of modern looking shades with just the right amount of retro from John Varvatos. The clear frames and black tint give them the cool factor while the temples,... read more
Wednesday, 2/19/2014 at 3:30PM
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Last Night's Must See Menswear: Men Doing Right By Their Suits
Neil Patrick Harris, Will Kemp, and Dermot Mulroney show you three suits worth having and how to wear them.... read more
Tuesday, 12/17/2013 at 11:00AM
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Twinsies! A Brief Ode to the Emmys Red Carpet Doppelgangers
Ryan Seacrest's on-point Burberry gray peak-lapel tuxedo literally met its match when Will Arnett walked onto the red carpet. Arnett's Calvin Klein collection tux was practically a black tie doppelganger for Seacrest's. Perhaps CK's... read more
Monday, 9/23/2013 at 12:15PM
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Swagger-Jacking the Week in Style: Neil Patrick Harris Edition
While we appreciate seeing what Messrs West and Arquette stepped out in, there was no contest as to who the best-dressed famous guy was this week. The title belongs to Neil Patrick Harris who... read more
Friday, 9/21/2012 at 4:00PM
The GQ Eye: GQ on Style
Tommy Hilfiger Turned 25And NPH Loved It
Tommy Hilfiger's 25th anniversary party on Sunday brought out the star wattage: J. Lo, Bradley Cooper, Christina Hendricks, and Neil Patrick Harris all turned up at the Met Opera (see our photos here) to... read more
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Boys Tennis: Lakeville North sneaks by Wingers
Tuesday's Section 1AA semifinal came down to one match, with Red Wing's Noah Christenson facing off with Lakeville North's Justin Yee at No. 2 singles. Playing a third set that would decide who moved onto the section final, Yee had Christenson on the ropes, going up 5-1.
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17 Mar 2012 10:51 GMT | Sport, Cricket, New Zealand, South Africa
Graeme Smith and Hashim Amla wasted little time in guiding South Africa to the 101 runs needed to beat New Zealand by nine wickets shortly before tea on the third day of the second Test at Seddon Park in Hamilton on Saturday.
Skipper Smith was unbeaten on 55 and Amla on 46 as the visitors wrapped up a victory that gives them a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
Alviro Petersen was the only wicket to fall when he nicked a Doug Bracewell delivery to wicketkeeper Kruger van Wyk for one before Amla and Smith combined for a rapid 98-run partnership in 82 minutes to take the visitors to 103 for one.
"We had to work for it," Smith said in a televised interview.
"We weren't too proud of our batting performance in the first innings and let ourselves down after the bowlers did a terrific job.
"We had to fight and then the bowlers got us back into the game and it was nice to close off."
Modest target
New Zealand first innings 185 South Africa first innings 253New Zealand second innings (overnight 65-4)
R Nicol b Philander 1 M Guptill c Amla b Steyn 1 B McCullum lbw b Philander 5 R Taylor lbw b Steyn 17 K Williamson c Boucher b Philander 77 D Vettori c Boucher b Kallis 21 K van Wyk b Philander 20 D Bracewell b Morkel 0 M Gillespie c Boucher b Philander 14 B Arnel not out 8 C Martin b Philander 0 Extras 4 Total (all out, 67.5 overs) 168 Fall of wickets: 1-1 2-7 3-7 4-64 5-99 6-141 7-142 8-142 9-160
South Africa second innings G Smith not out 55 A Petersen c van Wyk b Bracewell 1 H Amla not out 46 Extras 1 Total (for one wicket, 19.5 overs) 103 Fall of wickets: 1-5
Vernon Philander had earlier wrapped up New Zealand's second innings shortly after lunch, with the hosts bowled out for 168, setting the visitors a modest victory target and plenty of time to reach it.
New Zealand had gone to lunch at 142-6 with a resolute Kane Williamson on 77 and Doug Bracewell on nought, though they lasted just another 4.5 overs after the break as paceman Philander completed his fifth five-wicket haul in Tests.
Both batsmen failed to score after the break with Williamson nicking a catch to Mark Boucher off Philander, while Bracewell was bowled by an inswinger from Morne Morkel after the tall South African had set him up with a succession of deliveries that moved away.
Mark Gillespie (14), with two fours and a six, and Brent Arnel (eight not out) provided some lusty blows but the innings was ended when man of the match Philander bowled Chris Martin for a duck to give him figures of 6-44.
He also took 4-70 in the first innings to earn him a 10-wicket match haul for the second time in his six-Test career.
New Zealand, who had resumed on Saturday on 65-4, had lost two wickets before lunch when Daniel Vettori (21) was caught by Boucher after a gem of a bouncer from Jacques Kallis and Kruger van Wyk was bowled by Philander for 20.
"We have to give credit to South Africa, they outplayed us" New Zealand captain Ross Taylor said.
"We played well in parts and were probably on top a couple of times but South Africa pegged us back.
"I thought Philander and (Dale) Steyn bowled well in both innings and they put pressure on the batsmen and pressure told at the end of the day."
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JIM, where are you?
Jim, I hope you are decorating for Christmas. Your home and treasures are always such a huge treat for us here! I know with all the 'help' from the kitties, its been difficult the last year or two. But I hope the younger ones have settled a bit and will not be into RE-decorating
things so much. (However if they want help, I can send Jazz right over.)
Miss you and hope all is well,
hugs, Karen
Karen, Tks for thinking of me and for the props.
Yes I've been MIA
I've been in a funk and avoiding the Christmas season.
Back in late Oct my sis lost her job, it was from the same company that let her go in 08, she was rehired in Sept 2010.
This time it wasn't due to the economy, it was because the company defaulted on Fed tax(payroll)repayments that weren't paid while they were struggling to stay afloat.
A lien was slapped on the company.
The investment backers who supplied the company with a line of credit pulled out because the gov't would get any revenues first.
In 3 days the business was gone.
So, because my sis was unemployed for nearly 2 yrs, she exhausted savings, etc and it would be difficult for her to pay her rent, etc on unemployment, so on Dec 27 she's moving in w/me.
We both own this hse - it was our parents.
It wouldn't make sense to decorate, maybe a small tabletop tree, when furniture and boxes will be coming in and it will be pure chaos.
I did pull out a couple of Santas... they scared Tigger and Cookie who thought they were strangers in the hse. Oy!
I'll try and check in/contribute more often.
Jim, sorry to hear this. Hope you and DSis will get everything moved in and settled w/o to many issues coming up.
If DSis likes to decorate like you, it may be a beautiful site next year around this time for all of us. Take your time and we'll enjoy when you can share again.
Jim, I am so glad you could check in. I am very sorry things aren't going well, its just been a rotten year for so many of our gang here it seems! I remember when your sister was previously laid off and then got rehired, and its awful she's had to continue dealing with this turmoil.
If she's anywhere near the collector of beautiful things as you are, its going to be a challenge to get her moved in I'm sure! You shared many beautiful things she's bought you for birthdays and Christmas'es, so I suspect she loves them herself. She certainly has your beautiful tastes from what I've seen. Its wonderful you two can share your parents home, what a lot of memories there!
Did you offer to let her have half the kitties?
LOL. That is funny two of yours were actually scared of the Santas. I wish Jazz was like that! He likes to 'whack' the strangers I put out in his house. ;o) Thank Heaven for Pine Sol (diluted, in a spray bottle), and the fact I love its smell. Not Christmas-y, but hey...at least its partly PINE!
I hope the beautiful Selena is doing well, such a dear sweet dog that I fell in love with the first time I saw her picture.
Wishing you and your sister a good Christmas and a much happier New Year.
Please do check in whenever you can, you are missed here.
hugs, Karen
I am a newbie on this site, long time lurker. I did look in the archives when I first visited and loved your wonderful decorations. You have such a feel for Christmas decor. Your home would look warm and inviting no matter what the season.
I hope you and your sister have a Merry Christmas and a better New Year.
Jim, I so loved your decor from last year, I went back to look it up this year because I didnt see anything this year. How impressive is that, to have a scatterbrain remember how lovely your Christmas house was!!LOL You should be very proud of your skills!!! Looking forward to better times for you and hope you get back to it soon...


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"Conor Oberst was nothing short of spectacular tonight at Carnegie Hall" - Conor Merryman
"conor oberst at carnegie hall was an amazing evening." - Dustin Hellinger
Conor Oberst has been on a solo tour which he brought to NYC's historic Carnegie Hall on Thanksgiving Eve (11/21) for a show with Ian Felice (of The Felice Brothers). Conor played a bunch of Bright Eyes cuts like "At the Bottom of Everything," "Lua," "First Day of My Life," and others. Check out the setlist below. Plus, he played material from Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band, Monsters of Folk, and a few new ones, including one called "Common Knowledge," which you can watch a video of below. Conor brought out a handful of guests on stage including Nate Wolcott, and others.
More pictures from the show, a couple videos, the setlist, and a list of all remaining tour dates, are below.
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Conor Oberst & Jenny Lewis played Fox Theatre in Pomona (pics, setlist); playing Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Fest today
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Conor Oberst / Jenny Lewis @ Fox Theater 10/3/2012
Last week, the prolific 32-year-old who primarily does business as Bright Eyes appeared at UCLA's Royce Hall, one of two seated, acoustic performances (the other was at Carnegie Hall) that cherry-picked his songbook and served up reworked gems occasionally abetted by friends like Jenny Lewis and the Watson Twins.Conor Oberst and Jenny Lewis & the Watson Twins played the Fox Theater in Pomona, CA on Wednesday (10/3) and there are pictures from that show in this post. Both Conor and Jenny are performing again today (10/5) at the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park which is happening as we speak and free and open to the public if you're out that way. Also playing the fest, on the Conor Oberst-curated stage today is Ben Kweller, with whom Conor recently played in Austin.
I heard that was riveting, and foolishly arrived without earplugs thinking the same thing (albeit with different selections) was due to happen Wednesday night at the Fox Theater, where Oberst drew a wildly devoted, near-capacity crowd. Yet this again was something different: a full-blown, full-band show, with long-haired Oberst in wide-brimmed-hat mode, folky like the new-millennium Dylan he's always been but rocking out with the feel (and sometimes the intensity) of late-'60s Neil Young. [Orange County Register]
The Arrow stage (not the one Conor and Jenny are playing) at is being streamed live on the HSBF website. Dashboard Confessional's Chris Carrabba is on as of the posting. Schedule is here.
More pics from the Fox Theatre show are below...
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50 Cent wants you to stop masturbating, and he's taken to Twitter to tell you how to do it:
Step 1. To avoid the urge to masturbate stop going to porn sites.And there you have it. In related news, 50 may share the stage with his rival Fat Joe for for a Chris Lighty Tribute at the BET Hip-Hop Awards.
Step 2. Make a conscious decision not to turn your head after people walk by you.
Step 3. Do not go to strip clubs
Step 4. Do not look at lust filled magazines
Snoop Dogg on Teen Son's Pot Use: 'He's Learning From The Master'. Catch Snoop Lion at Wellmont Theater in Montclair, NJ tonight. He goes on at 10 (or when he feels like it). Tickets seem to still be available.
We premiered a new Strife song today.
Head to the BrooklynVegan Facebook for a chance to win tickets to that Questlove/Talib Kweli/Q-Tip DJ gig at the Capitol Theater where Fiona Apple also has a show coming up.
Speaking of Fiona, she told the crowd at her recent New Orleans show that she is sorry about the whole drug arrest mess.
More importantly, we're pretty sure your cat wants this for his or her birthday:
Conor Oberst played a 19 song solo show in Austin, with help from Daniel Johnston and Ben Kweller.
Ben and Conor will again team up at the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival in Golden Gate park this October.
Obama and marriage equality supporters The National are currently in the studio (hopefully crafting the follow-up to 2010's High Violet), and have posted a six-second clip, titled "Jazz Brunch," to their new Soundcloud account. You can have yourself a "Jazz Brunch" HERE.
Steve Earle is playing an Obama fundraiser at Brooklyn Bowl.
When in doubt, do like Andre Williams says, and "Blame it on Obama."
26 years ago today, heavy metal lost one its greatest bassists and heroes to a tragic bus accident. His recordings are among some of the greatest albums ever produced in metal. Cliff Burton, you are missed.
Metallica's Kirk Hammett will be signing his new horror memorabilia book on 10/11 in New York, NY @ Barnes & Noble, 10/13 in New York, NY @ Comic Con, 10/25 in Los Angeles, CA @ Barnes & Noble, 10/26 in Burbank, CA @ Monsterpalooza, 10/27 in New York, NY @ Chiller Theater, and on 11/20 in San Francisco, CA @ Books Inc.
Kirk is also one of the many guests appearing on that new Joey Ramone DVD we mentioned. We posted the new video that goes with that release, in "What's Going On" today.
Speaking of the Ramones, a young Morrissey did not like them, at least the first time around.
Tumbull, CT tried to throw a Michael Bolton concert, lost lots of money in the process.
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Felice Bros released LP (MP3), playing shows, including one w/ Modest Mouse before Firefly; Ian opening for Conor Oberst
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The Felice Brothers at Culture Shock 2012 (more by Kellyann Petry)
The Felice Brothers just released a new collection of songs titled God Bless You, Amigo, which comprises 8 traditional songs and 12 originals that the band have written over the years but never released. You can purchase the album at the band's website at $5 minimum, or any amount through $100 at $5 intervals. The proceeds will go towards a new tour vehicle and studio time for the band to record their next full length album. You can download the track, "Lincoln Continental," form God Bless You, Amigo, which premiered on Rolling Stone this week, above.
The Felice Brothers have some upcoming dates including opening for Modest Mouse at their sold out Wellmont Theatre show on Friday (7/20), before both bands play Firefly Music Festival in Dover, DE. Ian Felice of The Felice Brothers will be back in NYC later this year to open for Conor Oberst at his Carnegie Hall show on November 21. Tickets for that show are still available.
A list of all dates is below...
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Conor Oberst has just announced initial dates of solo tour will make it's way to NYC on November 21 at Carnegie Hall. Tickets go on sale Monday, May 21 at 11AM.
In other news, Oberst has reformed his band Desaparecidos who only made one album -- 2002's Read Music/Speak Spanish -- and haven't toured together in ten years. Desparacidos are touring in August but no East Coast dates have been announced, at least not yet. All Oberst solo and Desaparecidos tour dates are listed below.
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Newport Folk Fest 2012 lineup (My Morning Jacket, Iron & Wine, Conor Oberst, Dawes, Deer Tick, much more)
The Newport Festivals Foundation continues to celebrate the festival's historic past by featuring emerging young artists alongside some of folk music's most venerable names. This year's festival features: My Morning Jacket, Jackson Browne, Conor Oberst, Iron & Wine, Patty Griffin, Guthrie Family Reunion, Dawes, The Head & The Heart, Deer Tick, Punch Brothers, City & Colour, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, The Tallest Man on Earth, tUnE-yArDs, Tom Morello, Trampled by Turtles, Gary Clark, Jr., Alabama Shakes, Blind Pilot, Of Monsters and Men, original music from: Jay Farrar; Will Johnson; Anders Parker; & Yim Yames set to the lyrics of Woody Guthrie, Sharon Van Etten, First Aid Kit, Sara Watkins, Charles Bradley & His Extraordinaires, Brown Bird, Jonny Corndawg, Jonathan Wilson, Spirit Family Reunion, Deep Dark Woods, Carl Broemel, Ben Sollee, Robert Ellis, Frank Fairfield, The Apache Relay, Spider John Koerner & His Rag Tag Boys, Joel Rafael, Joe Fletcher & The Wrong Reasons, Elizabeth Mitchell, honeyhoney, Sleepy Man Banjo Boys, The Kossoy Sisters, The Berklee City Music Choir and very special guests to be announced.The 2012 Newport Folk Festival lineup has been announced.
photos by Dana (distortion) Yavin
"How the hell in the world did i end up at a dr dog/bright eyes show?" - Big Troubles
"Martin's band Real Estate is playing at the Williamsburg Waterfront with Dr. Dog and Bright Eyes!" - Breanne Joyce
"dr. dog just slaughtered providence. bright eyes are mopping the floor trying to clean up the bloodbath that was dr. dog." - Deer Tick
"dr. dog is opening for bright eyes. oh. news to me.
what a wonderful surprise." - Josi Gula
"Bright Eyes/Williamsburg Waterfront has taken the #1 spot in my Best Concerts of 2011 list. Apologies, Ra Ra Riot/Prospect Park." - Jenny Owen Youngs
"$50 a ticket for dr. dog/bright eyes. i will never ever be a bright eyes fan now. I hate you conor oberst. hate." - Sarah M
Dr. Dog @ Williamsburg Waterfront
Bright Eyes @ Williamsburg Waterfront
Bright Eyes, Dr. Dog and Real Estate played Brooklyn's outdoor Williamsburg Waterfront on Wednesday night (8/31). A set of pictures from that show continues, along with Bright Eyes' setlist, below...
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Conor Oberst (more by Chris La Putt)
Those hoping that Wild Flag might schedule a headlining NYC show on the day before they open for Bright Eyes at Radio City Music Hall, are out of luck, but Wild Flag did add a 2nd NYC show, as did Superchunk. They will both open for Bright Eyes at Radio City Music Hall on March 8th (on sale soon) and March 9th (sold out). Bright Eyes also added a bunch more dates, and they are all listed below.
Tickets for the new NYC show go on AmEx presale Wednesday at 11am, and then general sale on Saturday at 11am. But there will also be pre-sales for all or most new dates via ConorOberst.com.
Wild Flag also added some more dates since we last spoke. All of their and Bright Eyes' dates, below...
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Bright Eyes releasing an LP, playing Radio City w/ Superchunk & Wild Flag, Conor played w/ Ben Kweller @ the Rock Shop
Ben Kweller just toured through NYC, hitting the Rock Shop in Park Slope for two performances on Saturday night (11/27). Those who chose the early show were treated to guest appearances by both Adam Green and John Shade (who has a show coming up with Mountain Man). Those who chose the late show also got Green and Shade, but won with an appearance by Conor Oberst who joined Ben for a rendition of Bright Eyes song "Another Travelin' Song." A video of that is below.
You might remember Bright Eyes as that band/project Conor led before he started calling himself by his actual name. You may remember seeing Ben Kweller and Conor Oberst play together on stage when Ben opened for Conor at Terminal 5 in 2008.
If my calculations are correct, it's been a bit over three years since "Bright Eyes" played NYC. That November 2007 show was at Radio City Music Hall with Thurston Moore and the Felice Brothers, and earlier that year Bright Eyes played seven nights in a row at Town Hall with special guests that included Britt Daniel, Ben Gibbard, and Ben Kweller.
On March 9, 2011 Bright Eyes will return to NYC and to Radio City Music Hall for a sort-of-all Merge Records bill that will include opening sets by Superchunk and Wild Flag (Conor put out a solo album on Merge and Wild Flag are signed to Merge too). Radio City tickets ranging in price from $25-$39.50 will go on general sale Saturday, December 4th, at 10am, but a presale begins somewhere on December 1st at noon for that show, and for Bright Eyes' only other scheduled gig: June 23rd at Royal Albert Hall in London. There's also an AmEx presale for the NYC show starting Wednesday at noon.
The UK and NYC shows will be in support of a brand new Bright Eyes album, that is coming out on Conor's label Saddle Creek on February 15th, 2011. It's called The People's Key...
"Since 2006 the once revolving cast of Bright Eyes players has settled around permanent members Conor Oberst, Mike Mogis and Nathaniel Walcott, with additional musicians joining them in the studio and on tour. Fully realized and bursting with charisma, The People's Key is an assured and accomplished album, artfully arranged and filled with the engaging and mesmeric songwriting for which Oberst is renowned. Recorded in Omaha, Nebraska, at the band's own ARC Studios, The People's Key was produced by Mike Mogis and engineered by Mogis and Andy LeMaster.Full tracklist below.
Additional Bright Eyes players on The People's Key: Andy LeMaster, (Now It's Overhead), Matt Maginn (Cursive), Carla Azar (Autolux), Clark Baechle (The Faint), Shane Aspegren (The Berg Sans Nipple), Laura Burhenn (The Mynabirds) and Denny Brewer (Refried Ice Cream)." - Saddle Creek
The Radio City show is one day before Wild Flag (the Sleater-Kinney band) plays DC.
Ben Kweller opens for Pete Yorn at Terminal 5 on March 11th.
The Kweller/Oberst video, all dates, and the tracklist below...
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As previously mentioned, My Morning Jacket landed some opening slots on the current Tom Petty tour including August 24th in NJ (though not MSG). Tickets for the tour are currently on sale (some with no service fee).
My Morning Jacket now has new dates that include Canandaigua, NY (outside Rochester) on August 28th (tickets on sale Friday at noon) and Philly on August 29th. On those headlining dates "the guys will be donating $1 from each ticket to a local charity." All dates and the list of charities are below.
Before those, Jim James will be a part of the Appalachain Voices tour with Ben Sollee and Daniel Martin Moore in July. That includes a July 30th show at Music Hall of Williamsburg. Tickets are on sale Friday.
You can also catch Yim Yames on May 26th performing with John Prine on Letterman. MMJ is among those who contributed to a new Prine tribute album entitled Broken Hearts & Dirty Windows: Songs of John Prine. Justin Vernon of Bon Iver and Gayngs, Deer Tick, Josh Ritter, Conor Oberst, Drive By Truckers, Those Darlins and others have tracks on the CD too.
The full tribute tracklist, a video of J Vernon covering Prine at the Haiti benefit @ MHOW, and all MMJ tour dates, below...
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Outside Lands 2009 - Day 2 pics (Conor Oberst, Jenny Lewis, TVOTR, Mastodon, Deerhunter, Mars Volta, Bat for Lashes)
photos by Chris Graham
Happy Holidays! I take on more than I can handle. That results in a lot of unposted content. In the name of catching up, while also taking it easy during this final week of the year, here's some of that lost material.
Sporting a beard that complements the music he's making these days, Conor Oberst and his Mystic Valley Band closed down [Outside Lands' Day Two] Sutro Stage with songs that are more down-home than downtrodden. One highlight of the set was when he brought out Jenny Lewis to perform Rilo Kiley's "Portions for Foxes," though Oberst outdid himself in the end with a beautiful rendition of the sparse and gorgeous "Milk Thistle." [MTV]Outside Lands, at SF's Golden Gate Park, ran for three days in August. The pictures here are from its second day, Saturday, August 19th, which featured Conor Oberst & the Mystic Family Band (with an appearance by Jenny Lewis), TV on the Radio, Deerhunter, Mars Volta, Bat for Lashes and Mastodon. (The reunited Os Mutantes also played but there's no pics of them; we did cover them at Webster Hall though.).
More pictures from Day Two, below...
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The December issue of Q Magazine is an 'Artists Of The Century' special edition, covering all of the acts that the fine staff of the good ship Q feel are the most important of the century so far. As befitting a special edition of the UK best selling music monthly requires a special cover was commissioned world renowned photographer John Wright has spent over a year shooting 34 artists to fit on triple fold out cover.What do you get when you throw Pitchfork's favorite albums in a blender with NME's? Q's favorite albums of 2009 are (questionable & very UK-centric and) listed below..
The issue is packed to the gills with pieces written by Russell Brand on Noel Gallagher, Glastonbury founder Michael Eavis on Coldplay and Queens Of The Stone Age frontman Josh Homme on The Arctic Monkeys. In addition it also includes exclusive interviews and photos from the likes of Amy Winehouse, Dizzee Rascal, U2, Dave Grohl, Lily Allen, Rihanna, Sir Paul McCartney, Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day, Brandon Flowers from The Killers, Elbow's Guy Garvey, Pink, Muse's Matt Bellamy, Murdoc from Gorillaz, The Kings Of Leon, Mark Ronson, Mika, Nick Cave, Robert Plant, Florence Welch, Gary Lightbody of Snow Patrol and Tom Chaplin of Keane.
Monsters of Folk on tour - played LA's Greek Theatre (pics & setlist) ++ Beacon & United Palace shows coming soon
photos by Graeme Flegenheimer
DOWNLOAD: Monsters of Folk - Say Please (MP3)
Indie supergroup Monsters of Folk are currently on tour across North America to support their new self-titled debut (the second track of which is above). The tour comes to NYC for two shows, at United Palace on November 6th and Beacon Theater on November 8th. Tickets for both are still available.
The pictures here are from the group's Oct. 18th gig at the Greek Theater in L.A....
Monsters of Folk played a monster-sized set last night at L.A.'s Greek Theatre, running through 35 songs in just under three hours -- with no opener and no intermission -- in support of the indie-rock supergroup's self-titled debut, which came out about a month ago. The Monsters comprise My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James; singer-songwriter (and She & Him guy) M. Ward; and Conor Oberst and Mike Mogis, both of Bright Eyes, and at the Greek the band's set alternated Monsters of Folk cuts with material from each member's respective catalog. Simply put, if you ever wind up in a game of Name That Tune with one of these dudes, come prepared.More pictures and the setlist from LA are below...
Backed up on drums by Will Johnson of Centro-matic, the four musicians traded instrumental duties throughout the concert, with Mogis serving as something of a secret-weapon utility man... [Rolling Stone]
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Tickets are now on presale (password = SAYPLEASE ) for the NYC Monsters of Folk shows. All dates HERE. Video of Conor Oberst, M Ward, Mike Mogis and Yim Yames (pre-MoF MoF) covering Bob Dylan on Austin City Limits, below...
Merge celebrated their 20th w/ 5 days of shows in North Carolina (lineups, reviews, pics, video setlists...)
by Andrew Frisicano
Mac and Britt embrace (Triangle Music)
The much anticipated XX Merge Festival took place last week in North Carolina with a five-day (July 22-July 26), Wednesday to Sunday run of shows. Last night (Sunday)'s show with She & Him, American Music Club and Wye Oak was the only fully announced lineup. The other four nights (and one day) were a grab bag of any number of Merge bands past and present. Did you go? What were the highlights?
Conor Oberst & the Mystic Valley Band, who recently played a pair of big NY shows, headlined the fest's first night (which also included Magnetic Fields). Superchunk, which features Merge founders Laura Ballance and Mac McCaughan, topped the bill of the second night. The third night included the reformed/reunited lineups of Spent, Polvo and Pipe.
Mac McCaughan came out on stage before [Pipe] instead of the night's emcee and announced that there was a lone protester outside. He invited him up on stage and it was Jon Wurster decked out in Phillies gear as Philly Boy Roy. He was holding a sign that said "Boycot MERGE." He complained that Merge didn't have any Philly bands on their roster and Mac said that they have bands from Jersey, which is close to Philly. You never compare Jersey to Philly in front of Philly Boy Roy. It was hilarious.You can see the partial setlist from Spoon, who headlined that night, below.
All of this led to the introduction of New Jersey punks Pipe. As soon as they kicked into their first song, beer cans and plastic bottles started flying. Frontman Ron Liberti ate it up and even put himself in the line of fire, headbutting some of the cans while kicking some back into the crowd. Liberti bounded around the stage, essentially taunting the crowd. The crowd loved the band's antics as did I (but that may have been different if I hadn't managed to stay dry). [triangle music]
In addition to the Cat's Cradle shows (the venue for 4/5 of the night shows), Saturday featured a day show that included Julian Koster solo as Music Tapes and Mac McCaughan with violin accompaniment as Portastatic. A few videos from that set, below.
M. Ward, who's playing the Central Park Summerstage this Saturday (August 1st), played at the fest's Saturday night showcase. Zooey Deschanel joined him for a cover of the Beatles' "Birthday." Not too big of a surprise considering She & Him headlined the Sunday night show.
Other XX Merge artists who recently stopped in NYC include The Clientele and Richard Buckner (they played Music Hall of Williamsburg last Sunday), Versus and Superchunk (they played South Street Seaport last Friday), and Spent (they played Coco 66). Spoon didn't play a NYC show, but they were spotted in the audience of Paul McCartney's third of three shows at Citi Field in Queens. Destroyer is on his way up. He plays Bowery Ballroom on Thursday. Mark Eitzel (as American Music Club) played Le Poisson Rouge and Maxwell's before XX Merge, and now he's on his way back for a show at The Bell House.
Lineups for each night of XX Merge, with videos, and a bunch of setlists, below...
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photos by Kurt Christensen
Wilco has wrapped up their most recent run of North American shows in support of Wilco (The Album). One of the final performances took place July 18th at Dutchess Stadium in Wappingers Falls, NY. Conor Oberst & the Mystic Valley Band opened the show. Previously on that tour, Wilco played Coney Island with Yo La Tengo on July 13th. Feist and Ed Droste of Grizzly Bear joined Wilco on stage during that show (and Feist on Letterman that same week). No special guests in Dutchess County.
Coming up, Wilco has mostly European dates, with a short set of US shows in October. Those dates are below. Guitarist Nels Cline will also be making a series of non-Wilco appearances, mostly in NYC, starting with a July 30th show at the Stone.
Conor Oberst and Co. play the last show on their current tour at San Francisco's Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival on August 29th. Oberst goes on tour with the Monsters of Folk this fall (including two NYC shows in November).
All photos and set lists below...
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DOWNLOAD: Monsters of Folk - Say Please (MP3)
Monsters of Folk (Mike Mogis, Conor Oberst, M. Ward, and Yim Yames...or Jim James as most know him) will be heading out on tours of North America and Europe this fall. That tour comes to NYC for two nights in November. One will be November 6th at the United Palace (which recently hosted Sonic Youth). The second will November 8th at the Beacon Theater. Tickets for the NYC shows (and all shows) go on general sale Friday, July 31st, and "an exclusive pre-sale for Monsters of Folk fans begins on Tuesday, July 28th".
For the tour...
The four members will be switching instruments and trading roles throughout each show, maintaining the freewheeling and highly collaborative spirit of their work together thus far.The group's self-titled debut will be out September 22nd on Shangri-La Music. Check out the second track from that above, as well as the album track list, below.
On this inaugural tour, Monsters of Folk is partnering with Air Traffic Control, a resource for musicians' philanthropic and social change work, to donate monies raised from ticket sales. The band will be donating $1 from every ticket sold on the tour to local non-profits.
M. Ward plays his own show at Central Park Summerstage on August 1st. All MoF tour dates and the album track list, below...
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DOWNLOAD: Monsters of Folk - Say Please (MP3)
Monsters of Folk - comprised of Bright Eyes' Conor Oberst and Mike Mogis, My Morning Jacket's Jim James and singer/songwriter M.Ward - have made a track from their forthcoming self-titled debut album available for FREE on their website. http://www.monstersoffolk.com is giving away the song, titled "Say Please", to anyone who visits the site and types "please" into the request form. The.. full length album will be released in the US on Shangri-La Music on September 22nd.M. Ward plays Central Park Summerstage on August 1st.
Wilco - w/ Yo La Tengo in Coney Island tonight, on Letterman w/ Feist Tuesday, Dutchess County on 7/18
UPDATE: pictures from Wilco's show in Coney Island are POSTED.
Wilco @ Baltimore Virgin Fest '08 (more by Bao Nguyen)
Wilco will play Brooklyn's Keyspan Park tonight (June 13th) with Yo La Tengo. Tickets are sold out (no tickets at the door even), but there are still tickets available to Wilco's July 18th show at Dutchess Stadium in Wappingers Falls, NY (about an hour and a half north of NYC). That show pairs the band with opener Conor Oberst & the Magic Family Band (who played NYC on July 4th with Jenny Lewis). Oberst recently opened other shows for Wilco, including Friday, July 10th in Wilmington, Delaware.
In Friday's opener, "Wilco (the song)," a generous-spirited rocker, the raspy-voiced Tweedy volunteered his accomplished band as "a sonic shoulder to cry on," and promised the intergenerational crowd, "Wilco will love ya, baby."Videos from that July 10th show and their July 11th show in Lowell, MA, are below.
That affection was expressed in a career-spanning set that reached back as far as 1994's underrated A.M. for the bittersweet "Box Full of Letters." But rather than a shoulder to cry on, Wilco's songs typically offered a chance to bond over shared anxieties.
Tweedy is not always the most articulate lyricist; I'm not quite sure what it means to be "cold as gasoline," as he sings on the new disc's "Solitaire." But his band, whose standout star is avant guitarist Nels Cline, is expert at expressing its leader's discomfort in songs such as "Muzzle of Bees."
Even a song that declares "I'm Always in Love" finds reason to worry. The only carefree tune after the opener was the closer, the deliriously happy "Hoodoo Voodoo," whose lyrics were not written by Tweedy but by Woody Guthrie... [Philadelphia Inquirer]
All those Ballpark gigs are part of Wilco's summer tour in support of the now-out Wilco (The Album). In August, they'll be touring behind the record in Europe.
Tuesday night, July 14th, Wilco will perform "You and I" from Wilco (the album) on The Late Show with David Letterman with special guest vocalist Feist. Feist also recently played guest with Grizzly Bear (who she has also played on TV with), and joined her old band Broken Social Scene on stage in Toronto.
All the above-mentioned videos, and tour dates, below...
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Monsters of Folk = Oberst, Mogis, M Ward & Jim James aka YIM YAMES (whose George Harrison EP is available now)
DOWNLOAD: Yim Yames - Behind That Locked Door (MP3)
1 of 4 Monsters of Folk @ Battery Park 7/4 (more by Chris La Putt)
Monsters of Folk - comprised of Bright Eyes' Conor Oberst and Mike Mogis, My Morning Jacket's Jim James and singer/songwriter M.Ward - will be releasing their first collaborative album on September 22nd. The self-titled effort was recorded in Malibu, CA and Omaha, NE, and produced by Mike Mogis. Although these critically acclaimed artists have shared the stage before, this album marks their first recorded output as a band. The record will be released in North America on Shangri-La Music, and internationally on Rough Trade (UK/Europe), Spunk Records (Australia/New Zealand) and P-Vine Records (Japan). All four members play every instrument on the album, supplying everything from drum kills to cascading backing vocals.Of the group, Conor Oberst is one of the members who's touring this summer. That includes some dates with AA Bondy. As you can see above (and we've mentioned a few times already), Oberst just played 4th of July in NYC's Battery Park. He also played Friday at Toad's Place in CT.
"There's nothing that the road cannot heal," Oberst sang Friday night at Toad's Place in New Haven, leading his backing quintet, the Mystic Valley Band, through a spirited version of "Moab."M. Ward is also on the road. His summer stops include XX Merge in July and a free Central Park Summerstage show (with the new Yuka Honda/Dougie Bowne/Nels Cline/Mike Watt band opening) on August 1st.
Clad in a traditional Mexican shirt, necklace and black sombrero -- a gigantic hat nearly as large as the UFOs often spotted in Tepoztlan -- the singer and guitarist strummed hard and made wild gestures, sometimes pointing off into the distance." [Hartford Courant]
Jim James Yim Yames and My Morning Jacket are currently taking some time off. This summer James will be releasing a George Harrison tribute EP called Tribute To, which is available now for download and presale through his site. The record is under the name "Yim Yames" and hits stores on August 4th. A portion of the proceeds of this album will go to Woodstock Animal Sanctuary.
A widget to preview Tribute To, with both album tracklists, below...
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DOWNLOAD: AA Bondy - When The Devil's Loose (MP3)
AA Bondy @ Sasquatch Fest (more by Chris Graham)
AA Bondy's June tour with Holly Miranda is over. Looking ahead, he will open some shows for Conor Oberst & The Mysic Valley Band this month, and he has a lone headlining show scheduled at Mercury Lounge in NYC on Friday, August 28th. Tickets for that go on sale Thursday, July 9th at noon.
Holly Miranda also has a show on the horizon. She'll be at the 92YTribeca with Joan As Police Woman on Saturday, July 25th. Tickets are on sale.
Conor Oberst doesn't have any upcoming NYC shows, but he just played a huge one the other day.
AA Bondy's new record, When The Devil's Loose, is set to come out September 1st on Fat Possum. Listen to the title track from that, above.
Below you can preview that song again and another from the album (along with Tom Waits and Hank Williams covers) from AA Bondy's June 26th show in Visalia, CA.
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Janelle Monae @ MHOW 4/17 (more by Tim Griffin)
tonight in NYC
* Les Paul @ Iridium
* Burlesque @ Public Assembly
* Rev. Vince Anderson & His Love Choir @ Union Pool
* Peter Murphy (of Bauhaus), modwheelmood @ Highline Ballroom
* Urban Barnyard, Dufus, John Ludington, Andrea Zvaleko @ Cake Shop
* Right on Dynamite, Deleted Scenes, Deep Sea Diver, Michael Runion @ Union Hall
* Talibam!, Up Died Sound, Fragrant Family, Uncle Woody Sullender @ DbA
* Afro-Punk Fest w/ Saul Williams, Janelle Monae, Dallas Austin, Elevator Fight @ BAM
Reverend Vince Anderson & His Love Choir continue their run of free Monday night shows at Union Pool.
Saul Williams (7:30) and Janelle Monae (6:30) headline the third night of music at BAM's Afro-Punk Festival.
Peter Murphy's "Secret Cover" tour makes the first of two NYC stops at the Highline Ballroom tonight. The Bauhaus singer will be at the venue tomorrow night too.
"Kobe Bryant, Jennifer Hudson, Lionel Richie, Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder and Brooke Shields are among the celebrities scheduled to be involved in Tuesday's Michael Jackson memorial." [LA Times]
"Despite efforts to keep people from profiting from Tuesday's public memorial service for Michael Jackson, scalpers online Monday were asking as much as $9,000 per ticket to the free event." [CNN]
Conor Oberst & The Mystic Valley Band played a free 4th of July show at NYC's Battery Park (Jenny Lewis was there too.) You can see Conor & Co. on the Late Show with David Letterman tonight playing "Spoiled" off Outer South. A video of "Spoiled" from the 4th, as well as "Sausalito" and a cover of "Handle With Care" with Jenny Lewis, below...
What else?
Jenny Lewis & Conor Oberst & the Mystic Valley Band @ Battery Park in NYC (July 4th) - pics & setlists
photos by Chris La Putt
"[Jenny Lewis's] hour long set (as the opening act for their good friends, Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band) featured Lewis classics such as "Acid Tongue", "The Next Messiah" and Rilo Kiley's "Silver Lining" plus one or two new songs. And of course, they pulled Conor Oberst out to join them on one song, at which point he and Lewis pressed their faces together to share the microphone center stage." [Cassie]The River to River Festival's annual free Independence Day concert in NYC's Battery Park went down as planned, rain-free, on Saturday (7/4/2009 @ 3:30PM)
"It was nice being able to just lay down and sun-nap for a little while listening to live music." [Spatula Queen]More pictures, and both setlists, below...
"The concert was fabulous. The weather was perfect (clear sky, breezy), and there was a great energy in the park. There were tooons of people there.." [my so-called life]
"conor oberst was great. much better than i thought he would be." [Anonymous | July 4, 2009 10:36 PM]
"Kicked it on a blanket in a park listening to those two for hours. Pretty much one of the best afternoons I had ever had." [Typoscura]
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"STREET SCENE, one of the nation's longest running music festivals, will celebrate its 25th anniversary with two full days of music Friday, August 28 and Saturday, August 29. The Black Eyed Peas, M.I.A., Thievery Corporation, Modest Mouse, The Dead Weather and Cake are among the more than 35 acts that will bring the streets of downtown San Diego's East Village neighborhood alive with music and entertainment from 4:00 PM to midnight daily. The venue site will include Tailgate Park (adjacent to Petco Park) in the heart of East Village, incorporating 14th Street as the main thoroughfare and bordered by Imperial Avenue to J Street."2009 is the 25th anniversary of the festival which was launched in 1984. This year's festival also has WAVVES on the lineup, which means three shows total now scheduled for the band. Full lineup below...
Continue reading "San Diego's Street Scene Festival announces 2009 lineup"
photos by Darren Kim
"Coachella exists in two time zones: the event itself and its digital afterlife. The second zone, on cameras and blogs and Twitter and video-sharing sites, comes a heartbeat after the first, like a rockabilly slap-back echo. In its 10th year now, Coachella has been the music festival for the most technologically advanced teenagers-to-young-professionals, sniffing around the alternative mainstream. Even when the music doesn't present an argument they haven't heard before, they're controlling their own media representation of it; the act of listening is almost immediately contextualized into their own lives." [NY Times]More pictures from Coachella Day One, below...


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Vermont State Legislature's judicial retention committee says "no" to retaining judge with alleged courtroom demeanor issues
March 31, 2011
Vermont: On March 17, six of eight members of Vermont's Joint Committee on Judicial Retention voted, 6-2, against retaining Judge Mark Keller for a new six-year term on the bench.
The 6-2 vote against retention ultimately led to Judge Keller withdrawing his request to be retained. Eldred French, one of the two committee members who did vote to retain Keller, said, "There is no doubt whatsoever in my mind that Judge Keller is a fine man and a terrific judge," but also noted that surveys and taped evidence had suggested to the committee that Judge Keller was confrontational in the courtroom in a way that is unacceptable and that this problem had been in evidence for some time: "The most troublesome thing to me is that this is not a new problem."[1]
The full statement from Judge Keller when he announced his withdrawal was:
"Although I disagree with the final results, I accept the decision of the legislative committee and have notified the Speaker of the House and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate that I am withdrawing my request to be retained by the full Legislature.
Many members of the public and many lawyers supported me and voiced their opinions to the Legislature and to the committee. I am profoundly thankful for their support.
I have been involved in the court system for 35 years. Through my career as the Chittenden County State's Attorney and then in private practice I was frequently frustrated by the pace of the court system and the effect that continuances, non-action and delayed decisions had on litigants and victims of crime.
When I came to the bench I vowed not to be a judge who put cases off to another day; I was not going to contribute to the anxiety and uncertainty by inaction and taking the easy course. I was determined that Vermonters were going to get action in my court and receive results.
Much has been said about my demeanor. I believe that the hard working, well prepared lawyers, of which there are many, had no complaints with my demeanor. The few lawyers that came to my courtroom unprepared, wasting their client's money, the court's resources, and ultimately the taxpayers' money, did have a problem.
I am very proud of my nearly 12 years as a judge. It has been an honor to serve the people of Vermont." [1]
See also
- Legislative Committee on Judicial Retention, Vermont State Legislature
- Judicial selection in Vermont


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At least $200 million will be invested into early stage, high growth Australian companies by three new venture capital funds supported by the Gillard Government's Innovation Investment Fund (IIF).
The Minister for Climate Change, Industry and Innovation, Greg Combet, today announced three new funds selected under the latest tranche of the IIF, a key Government vehicle for providing small and medium sized enterprises with access to venture capital. He said $100 million of Government funding would be matched dollar for dollar by private sector investors in Carnegie Venture Capital Pty Ltd ($40 million), and GBS Venture Partners Pty Ltd and Innovation Capital Associates Pty Ltd ($30 million each). This is a huge boost for Australian start-ups, Mr Combet said. These funds will invest at least $200 million of new capital in start-up businesses.
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Our cabinets are starting to look bad in our mobile home. It's about 7 years old. There are worn looking places around the handles and in other places it's starting to look like the finish is coming off in sheets. Of course it looks like particle board underneath. Has anyone else had this problem and figured out a way to make the cupboards look good again? Can you refinish these things?
We redid the cabinets in my mother-inlaws mobile home. The doors were plastic and extremely beat up.I carefully measured the size of the existing doors. I had a cabinetmaker cut me paint grade birch ply to size. ( you could do that yourself if you are good with a tablesaw.)After seeing the birch, I decided that they looked too nice to paint and I ended up staining them and using rub on polyurethane. Before doing this I used Bandit iron on birch veneer for the edges. I painted the cabinets and added the new birch doors with new hardware. The whole thing averaged out to $10 per door but they look like a million bucks.
In addition to piedpiper, If you put a 45 degree on the edge it doesn't look to bad, and makes them easy to open without hardware. My dad built the house in the early 60's. he was a carpenter for many years and built several houses, I'm sure he built many houses with the same cabinetry.
I renovated the same type of cabinet doors you're talking about in a moble home. Here's how I did it:
Remove the doors, making sure that you mark them in some way so you'll know exactly which door goes where when you replace them (otherwise the screw holes won't match up). Clean the doors WELL with a de-greasing cleaner. Follow by wiping down with white vinegar. Let the doors dry thoroughly. Sand them lightly to rough up the finish (this helps the primer stick) and prime with a high-adhesion primer (Kilz works very well; go to the web site to look at the different types.) If you have really rough areas, such as corners or areas of water damage, do a little extra sanding. Follow with as many coats of paint as you need to get the look you want. Oil-based paint is tougher overall than water-based and generally will last longer. I used an oil-based enamel because kitchen cabinets can get quite dirty and require a lot of cleaning. The oil-based enamel holds up well to that.
If it's in your budget, replace the old hardware (hinges and knobs or pulls). Take one of each of your old pieces when you go shopping so you'll be sure that the new ones will fit. (For example, if you have a drawer pull that's mounted with two screws that are three inches apart, you should buy one of the same width.)
When you're reinstalling your beautiful refinished doors (!), you may run into a problem with stripped screw holes and screws that won't tighten. You can fix that problem with wood or white glue and round wooden toothpicks. Dip the toothpicks into the glue and pack them into the hole. Let dry (usually overnight), then saw or clip off the excess. The screws will then fasten securely.
Don't be afraid to get creative! Wooden mouldings and decorative elements can be added to your doors for extra interest. Approach it like a craft project... do an internet search on "refinishing cabinet doors" and you'll get more ideas than you can process!
Good luck and happy renovating! Just remember one rule of thumb I learned the hard way: any project will take at least twice as long as you expect, will be twice as labor-intensive, and, if you don't plan well, be twice as expensive!!


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Synthetic gel could restore function to damaged vocal chords
By Ben Coxworth
July 15, 2011
Whether caused by intubation during surgery, laryngeal cancer, lesion removal, or simply overuse, vocal cord scarring can limit or even eliminate some peoples' ability to speak. This is because the scar tissue is stiff, and doesn't allow the vocal cords to vibrate adequately. Some doctors have tried to soften the tissue using materials from the fields of plastic surgery and dermatology, but the treatment doesn't work in all cases, and the effects are said not to last very long. Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Harvard Medical School, however, are developing a new approach - an injectable gel that mimics vocal cord tissue.
The gel was created by a team led by Steven Zeitels, a professor of laryngeal surgery at Harvard, and Prof. Robert Langer, from MIT's Department of Chemical Engineering.
They started with polyethylene glycol (PEG) gel, partly because it is already approved for use in drugs and medical devices. In order to match its viscoelasticity to that of human vocal cords, they manipulated the structure and linkage of its molecules, creating many variations of PEG in the process. The one that ended up meeting their approval, PEG30, has been shown to closely match the vibrations exhibited by vocal cord tissue, when subjected to blowing air.
Lab tests have also shown that it can restore vibration to stiffened, scarred vocal cords. The MIT/Harvard project is attempting to restore vocal functions despite the presence of scar tissue, while other approaches (such as those involving drug treatments) have focused more on trying to get rid of that tissue.
PEG30 does unfortunately break down, so the gel would likely have to be reinjected into patients' vocal cords at least once every six months. The team is now working on a method of producing sufficient quantities of the material, to facilitate a ten-patient human trial next year. They state that different versions of PEG could conceivably be designed down the road, to address other medical problems.
The video below shows how the gel performs, as compared to actual vocal cords.
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1920-12-14 Jack Dempsey w co 12 (15) Bill Brennan, Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, NYC, New York, USA - WORLD. Referee: Johnny Haukaup. In an extremely hard defence Dempsey (188¼) eventually came through to knock the tough challenger out, but he had taken far more punches than he cared for. Both men were hard at it in the early rounds with Dempsey just about getting the better of things. Having hurt Brennan (197) to the body in the fifth, Dempsey, working downstairs well, hammered his challenger from pillar to post in the eighth. Brennan hit back with a big left in the ninth, but Dempsey, not to be denied, went all out for victory in the tenth. With both men taking a fair amount of punishment, Dempsey, bleeding badly from both eyes and mouth, scored with a terrific left the body that doubled Brennan up in the 12th. Following that, after Dempsey smashed in a big right to the head to floor Brennan the latter was counted out in the act of rising at 1.57 of the session.
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Carbon Steel Knives - Polish ?
I have recently acquired several vintage carbon steel knives. 2 Chef knives, a huge butchers knife and a long thin slicer.
I am wondering if it is recommended to try polish off the tarnish or just rock the patina. I have read instructions for polishing them I have also been led to believe that the patina is actully good for the knife and stabilizes it.
Will polishing hurt the integrity of the knife?
They are intended for general kitchen use and will be displayed on a wall magnet with my older Chicago Cutlery and some newer Whustof (my kitchen is sort of an eclectic yard sale mix of domestic technology pyrex/corningware-griswold cast iron-le cruset-ironstone-alessi gadgets- are among the things I collect for use. Nothing is for display only nothing is mint. So my interest is in employing the best treatment for the knife in a practical sense.
They are probably great knives. Get them professionally sharpened (if you are not good at sharpening yourself) and learn to use a steel to keep them sharp.
As to the patina, unless you wipe them clean after every single cut (like high-end sushi chef's do) they will develop a patina again anyway. So scrub a little to get off any rust, wash quickly after each use, dry immediately with a towel, and enjoy!
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yeah they are really nice one is a sabatier one is herder and the others are unmarked but very heavy and thick. I will give them a quick clean up and take them in for sharpening (I know better than to do that myself) I am excited to try them out.
I dont really know anything about knives but I couldn't resist them. The sabatier in particular. I saw at a flea market and didn't buy and found myself thinking about it all week it felt so correct in hand. I was happy to find it there the next weekend.
Actually, a dark brown or black patina on high carbon steel does provide some protection.
Not a lot.
Bluing on firearms is also a form of controlled rusting and is done to protect the surface.
If you really want to take the patina off, I would suggest polishing on a wheel with jeweler's rouge. It's fast and you'll get a nice even luster.
To protect the finish you can coat the blade with a food grade wax.
For the definitive website on knife sharpening, check out the link. I bought a paper wheel system from him a few years ago and it's virtually foolproof; you can put a razor edge on a knife in a very short time. The only drawback is that you do need a dedicated bench grinder to attach the paper wheels to.
As far as machines go, he recommends the ChefChoice 130.
I just acquired some old carbon steel knives myself and look forward to getting them in really good shape on this thing.
Here is a link that might be useful: steve's sharpening site
You can clean the knives up to get rid of the "big chunks" of discoloration using a Scotchbrite pad or even steel wool (using a powdered cleanser if necessary, with both methods), but understand the nature of the beast.
As soon as the blade gets "clean" it'll begin to oxidize and return to it's dark coloration.
They'll always be ugly compared to today's stainless blades. However, these blades can be a joy to work with. They will easily take a keen, ultra-sharp edge, often using nothing more than a good butcher's steel. But, they won't hold an edge for long. Just be prepared to continually use your steel, which soon becomes second nature.
When I first began cooking, these carbon steel knives were the professional's choice. High carbon stainless was just starting to make inroads. Some food
inspectors thought shiny meant more sanitary, which helped propel the migration to stainless.
I own and still use a scimitar shaped German Solingen carbon steel butcher's knife, that I absolutely love to pick up. Six strokes on the steel every time I begin, and an occasional stroke or four during use, this knife is as good as any I own.
Take care of your knives, don't bang them around, 'cause the edge will chip easily, and your grandkids will use them.