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Entries tagged with: Pallbearer
photo: Om at LPR in 2014 (more by Greg Cristman)
Al Cisnero (Sleep) and Emil Amos' (Grails, Holy Sons) band OM have a few dates coming up this year. They were part of today's initial NXNE lineup announcement, and also playing Santa Ana's Psycho California Festival (May 15-17) with Sleep, Pentagram (performing First Daze Here), Cult of Luna, Earth, Kylesa, Russian Circles, Eyehategod, Indian, Pallbearer, Old Man Gloom, Cave In, Tombs and more. Tickets for that fest are on sale, full lineup below.
RIght after NXNE, they'll stop in NYC for an Invisible Oranges-presented show at Saint Vitus on June 21. Other bands TBA, but tickets are on sale now.
Full tour schedule, a video, and the Psycho California lineup, below...
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The 2015 Primavera Sound Festival goes down in Barcelona, Spain from May 28 - 30. We knew The Strokes and recently reunited shoegazers Ride were playing and now the line-up is being announced via the festival's mobile app, which is a not-so fun 8-bit game you have to play to reveal names. The whole lineup is in the poster above and includes The Replacements, James Blake, Sleater-Kinney (who apparently are playing festivals after all) Patti Smith performing Horses, Spiritualized, Interpol, Antony & the Johnsons, OMD, Mineral, Brand New, Panda Bear, Run the Jewels, Sleaford Mods, Julian Casablancas + The Voidz, The Black Keys, New Pornographers, Jose Gonzalez, Shabazz Palaces, Kevin Morby, Ought, Disappears, Pharmakon, Baxter Dury, Death From Above 1979, Spiritualized, tUnE-yArDs, Twin Shadow, Swans, Iceage, the Juan MacLean, Dan Deacon, Viet Cong, Sun Kil Moon, Antony, Hiss Golden Messenger, Fucked Up, Kelela, Ariel Pink, Voivod, Electric Wizard, Mikal Cronin, alt-J, Sunn O))), the Thurston Moore Band, Underworld (performing dubnobasswithmyheadman), Pallbearer, Tobias Jesso Jr., American Football, Jon Hopkins, DIIV, Caribou, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, My Brightest Diamond, HEALTH, Babes in Toyland, Thee Oh Sees, Single Mothers, Ex Hex, Shellac and Twerps. Full line-up is below.
That fake poster wasn't too far off. Tickets are on sale now....and apparently traveling to Europe hasn't been this affordable for Americans in a long time.
Bonnaroo 2015 lineup (Kendrick Lamar, Mumford & Sons, My Morning Jacket, Robert Plant, Slayer, Belle & Sebastian, more)
photo: fans at Bonnaroo 2013 (more by Dana (distortion) Yavin)
Bonnaroo returns in 2015 from June 11-14 in Manchester, TN and the lineup is now announced.
It includes Billy Joel (!?!), Mumford and Sons, Deadmau5, Kendrick Lamar, Florence + the Machine, Robert Plant and the Sensational Space Shifters, My Morning Jacket, Bassnectar, Alabama Shakes, Childish Gambino, Flume, Slayer, Belle & Sebastian, Spoon, The War on Drugs, Ben Folds, Atmosphere, Atomic Bomb! (William Onyeabor tribute), Flying Lotus, Earth Wind & Fire, Caribou, SBTRKT, Run the Jewels, Sturgill Simpson, Sylvan Esso, Jamie xx, Against Me!, Rudimental, Mac DeMarco, Tears for Fears, Tycho, Freddie Gibbs & Madlib, Shabazz Palaces, Courtney Barnett, Woods, Iceage, Between the Buried & Me, Rustie, Strand of Oaks, Pallbearer, Dej Loaf, Hiss Golden Messenger, King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard and many more.
Tickets will be available Saturday (1/17) at noon on bonnaroo.com.
Full lineup below...
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NYC heavy roundup: Hellbent Hooker, Meek Is Murder, Couch Slut, Mortals, Watain, Napalm Death, Behemoth, Torche & more
Hellbent Hooker
As always, there are tons of good metal and metal-related tours swinging through NYC and other one-off heavy shows happening here. We don't get around to posting all of them, so here's a roundup of some of the local heavy shows coming up that we're excited about:
Hellbent Hooker, who feature members of Ramming Speed and Mutilation Rites, play the Acheron TONIGHT (1/8) with support from Meth Valley and Mammal. When we first wrote about them, we said, "If you've never experienced the over-the-top spectacle that is Hellbent Hooker, you're in luck. Prepare for a gross-out session... in the best ways possible." Tickets for tonight are on sale.
On Sunday (1/11) at Saint Vitus, mathcore shredders Meek Is Murder team up with Vomit Fist, Aminals and Budd Dwyer. Tickets are on sale.
Couch Slut, who released their excellent debut album, My Life As A Woman, last year, return to Saint Vitus on January 23 with Tile, Microwaves and Chain Gang Grave. Tickets are on sale.
Brooklyn trio Mortals, who put out a great album on Relapse last year, were already announced to open the first night of Eyehategod's 2-night stand at Saint Vitus (tickets), and they've since added their own show happening soon after on February 15 at Acheron. The Black Antler and Nerve Shatter open. Tickets for that one are on sale now.
As a reminder, some previously discussed metal tours are about to hit NYC too. There's the unmissable High on Fire / Windhand double bill hitting Vitus on Friday (1/9) for two shows, but unfortunately both are sold out.
Watain at Irving Plaza in 2012 (more by Greg Cristman)
The next night, the killer black metal bill of Mayhem, Watain and Revenge descends upon Webster Hall (1/10). Tickets for that one are still available.
The great local double bill of Tombs and Black Anvil happens 1/30 at Acheron (tix).
The "holy shit this is real" bill of Napalm Death, Voivod, Exhumed and Iron Reagan happens February 2 at Gramercy Theater. You can still grab tickets for that.
Get equal doses of black and death metal when the 1349 / Origin / Abysmal Dawn / Wolvhammer tour hits NYC on February 23 at Gramercy Theatre (tickets).
Just a few days after that, you'll probably want to head to Webster Hall (2/28) where two death metal legends, Behemoth and Cannibal Corpse, bring their co-headlining tour. Aeon and Tribulation open. Tickets are still available.
March is stacked so far as well. Legendary Swedes Nifelheim are making a rare and very anticipated NYC appearance on March 15 at Saint Vitus with Ares Kingdom (ex-Order from Chaos), Slutvomit and Iron Force. Get tickets.
The following weekend gets pretty nuts. West Coast black metal greats Dispirit finally make their East Coast debut at Saint Vitus on March 20 and 22 with different sets and different openers each night (tickets). And right smack in the middle of those two shows, the killer Enslaved / Yob / Ecstatic Vision tour hits Gramercy Theater (3/21). You can still get tickets for that one too.
Looking forward a bit to the spring, Electric Wizard's first North American tour in over 10 years hits Webster Hall on April 2. That's unfortunately sold out, but you can try your luck on StubHub or something. This one's not to miss.
Only 10 days later, you may find yourself back at Webster Hall (4/12), where the At the Gates / Converge / Pallbearer / Vallenfyre tour will be blowing minds. Tickets for that one are still on sale.
Of course these are just a few options and there's always more. What else?
Oh, and in one last bit of non-show news, Torche recently dropped another ripper from their upcoming LP on Relapse. Stream it below...
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photo: Pallbearer at FFF Fest 2014 (more by Tim Griffin)
As if the Decibel-presented At the Gates / Converge / Vallenfyre tour wasn't already an unstoppable metal bill (of which 2015 has no lack of), it just got even better. Converge frontman J. Bannon announced that 2014's doom MVPs Pallbearer have been added to all dates as well! The NYC show happens April 12 at Webster Hall. Tickets for that show are still available.
List of dates, and a stream of Pallbearer's 2014 album, below...
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by Andrew Sacher and Bill Pearis
We love year-end lists -- reading them, making them, arguing about them. BrooklynVegan editors Andrew Sacher and Bill Pearis have once again figured out their favorite albums of the year which you can check out, with commentary, below. Someday we may be able to come to an agreement on an official BV year-end list, but as you'll see there's not a lot of commonality between their two lists. (Specifically, there is zero commonality.) Which is ok! Diff'rent Strokes to rule the world. This year, they've also added their Top 20 favorite songs as well.
Find out what made their lists, below...
Yesterday, Pitchfork put out their top tracks of 2014 and today they continue their year-end coverage with their 20 honorable mention albums, a list they say is "not #51 through #70 in our albums poll, but rather, records we thought were exceptional this year and deserved to be highlighted regardless of where they wound up." They included Against Me!'s Transgender Dysphoria Blues, and wrote, "Against Me! is a punk band making their most necessary album as they approach 20 years of existence. (The kids I knew in high school never would've predicted that.)"
There's also Frankie Cosmos' Zentropy, which P4k gave plenty of buzz this year, emo revival band The Hotelier's Home, Like Noplace Is there, iLoveMakonnen (who did really well in their tracks list), the US release on Run for Cover of Swedish post-punks Makthaverskan's 2013 album II, Pallbearer's Foundations of Burden (the only metal album to get best new music this year), Protomartyr's Under Color of Official Right, rising and BCC Sound of 2015 longlisted Shamir's Northtown EP, Sleaford Mods' Divide and Exit and more.
Find out who else made the list, below...
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NYC goth duo Tempers previously released a few promising singles on Pendu Sound, and they recently teamed up with photographer Bela Borsodi to make an appropriately dark video for one of those songs, "Hell Hotline." Check out the video below, and if you haven't gotten it already, you can download the track for free below too.
Tempers have also given us a list of their top ten albums of 2014, which you can also check out below...
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SPIN returned with their Top Albums of 2014 list today. It's got a lot of the indie albums that usually show up on these lists (Caribou, Future Islands, FKA twigs, Parquet Courts, Cloud Nothings, How to Dress Well, Swans, St. Vincent, Real Estate, etc), a handful of rap albums (YG, Young Thug, Shabazz Palaces, Run the Jewels, Schoolboy Q, Freddie Gibbs & Madlib, etc), metal (Pallbearer), punk (Against Me!, Joyce Manor), mainstream pop (Taylor Swift, Miranda Lambert), and a couple headscratchers (Betty Who at #11?). You-know-who scores the #1 slot once again here. Check it out for yourself below.
NPR have posted their Top 50 Albums of 2014, and like it usually is, it's one of the more diverse year-end lists we've seen so far. There's a lot of the indie that shows up on many of these lists (The War On Drugs, St. Vincent, Spoon, Perfume Genius, Angel Olsen, etc), the hip hop (Run the Jewels, Freddie Gibbs & Madlib, YG, Isaiah Rashad, etc), the big-name pop (Taylor Swift, Mary J. Blige, Miranda Lambert), the metal (Pallbearer) and plenty of others, as well as classical, jazz, world music, a Latin funk band with an album's worth of Black Sabbath covers, and still more.
Check out their full list in alphabetical order below...
intro by Andrew Sacher
Restorations (photo by Mitchell Wojcik)
Philly rockers Restorations put out LP3 earlier this year on SideOneDummy. It's an excellent record; one you'll probably see on a handful of year-end lists this year thanks to its superior take on heartland/blue collar rock that rivals a lot of the stuff it was likely influenced by (Lucero, The Hold Steady, Hot Water Music, etc). The band's singer Jon Loudon was also nice enough to give us his own 2014 year-end list, which includes 10 pretty diverse picks.
Check it out for yourself, with commentary on each one from Jon and honorable mentions, below...
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Metal mag Decibel has published their Top 40 Albums of 2014 list in their newest issue, which you can check out in more detail if you're a subscriber. And thanks to Stereogum who transcribed it, you can also browse the full thing below. Though Decibel have tended to lean towards veterans for their top spot, a much newer band takes the #1 album this year. And if you're into modern metal, their choice is pretty hard to argue. Those big veteran comeback albums show up soon after though, with At the Gates taking #2 and Godflesh coming in at #5. There's plenty more on there too -- see for yourself below.
At the Gates, related band Vallenfyre (#8 on this list), and 2012 winners Converge will head out on the 2015 Decibel tour next year. As discussed, that hits NYC on April 12 at Webster Hall. Tickets for that one are still available.
Decibel's Top 40 Albums of 2014 below...
Fun Fun Fun Fest 2014 in pics: Judas Priest, King Diamond, Nas, Gorilla Biscuits, Neutral Milk Hotel and MANY more
photos by Tim Griffin
Austin's Fun Fun Fun Fest wrapped up this past weekend with a variety of killer music across punk, metal, hip hop, indie, electronic and plenty of the in-between, plus comedy, wrestling, BMX competitions and more. The lineup spanned legends like Judas Priest, Gorilla Biscuits and Nas through great newer artists like Angel Olsen, Deafheaven and Courtney Barnett. We've already written plenty about it -- check out our reviews of day 1, day 2 and day 3 -- as well as posted pictures of Judas Priest, Gorilla Biscuits and Mineral.
Now we've got pics of the whole three days on BV Austin. Check out day 1 HERE, day 2 HERE and day 3 HERE.
Fun Fun Fun Fest 2014 begins (Freddie Gibbs included), Residual Kid signed to Sire, IO presents Pallbearer
Our favorite annual Austin music festival Fun Fun Fun Fest begins tonight/Thursday at various venues around Austin and continues for three days straight at Auditorium Shores, and each night at more local venues. The latter category is the 'Nites' when many bands play a 2nd FFF-affiliated show while in town for the fest.
BrooklynVegan is proud to present one of the Nites, and that is Dinosaur Jr., Meat Puppets and Cass McCombs at ACL Live Saturday night.
Our metal blog Invisible Oranges presents Pallbearer, local rippers Eagle Claw, Pallbearer's blackened tourmates Vattnet Viskar and JR Robinson's metal collective Wrekmeister Harmonies at Elysium Saturday night.
Locals Residual Kid, who were just in NYC for CMJ, open for the Blood Brothers at one of the Nite shows, and now count Sire/Warner as their label home.
The Blood Brothers are one of the many bands featured in our 'emo revival guide to Fun Fun Fun'.
Freddie Gibbs, despite being involved in a shooting in NYC, will be performing at Fun Fun Fun with Madlib.
Death Grips will not.
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Fun Fun Fun Nites lineup announced (Meat Puppets, The Jazz June, TPOBPAH, Power Trip, Single Mothers, Le1f, more)
FFF NITES @ FUN FUN FUN Fest - November 7-9 2014
With less than 2 months to go, today Fun Fun Fun Fest release their FFF NITES lineup:
FUN FUN FUN FEST (FFF Fest) is excited to announce today the lineup for FFF Nites, the after shows free to festival wristband holders, during this year's festival November 7--9, 2014, at Auditorium Shores. The Nites performances--including over one hundred FFF performing artists and a roster of artists playing exclusively during Nites--are only available to FFF Fest wristband holders; no tickets will be sold at the door.If you're on the fence, this might be the final push. More than seventy (74 so far if I counted correctly) of the one-hundred-plus above mentioned artists are exclusive to FFF Nites, including Meat Puppets, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, The Jazz June, Power Trip, Tombs, Single Mothers, Into It Over It, The Hotelier, Le1f, The Pizza Underground, MSTRKFT and many more. Access to the night shows is FREE with your FFF wristband.
You can still get FFF passes here.
Check out more of the announcement including the full FFF Nites lineup below...
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The Heavy Lowdown: Metallica, Bloodbath, Opeth, King Diamond, Pallbearer, 1349, weekend shows & more
by Ian Chainey
Metallica are going to get some classics back out on wax. On September 16, Blackened Recordings (I see what you did there) will release four vinyl represses. So let's play, ONE OF THESE THINGS IS NOT LIKE THE OTHERS: Kill 'Em All. Yes. Ride The Lightning. Yes. ...And Justice For All. Yes. Death Magnetic. Ah. The band will also drop a slimmed down version of Live Shit: Binge & Purge on the same day.
Also happening next week? Bloodbath will announce their new singer. I haven't seen people this anxious to find out the origin and whereabouts of a guttural since my cat vomited this morning. Bloodbath's next one, Grand Morbid Funeral, is out November 17 through Peaceville. The band will also be playing Maryland Deathfest 2015.
King Diamond has an opener for his North American tour starting in October. It's the occult rockers Jess and the Ancient Ones, a band featuring one of the weirder connections in metal with a link to cult-adored death metallers Demilich (who are also playing Maryland Deathfest 2015). Maybe Jess will finally cover "The Planet That Once Used to Absorb Flesh in Order to Achieve Divinity and Immortality (Suffocated to the Flesh That It Desired...)." The King Diamond tour plays a sold out New York's Best Buy Theater on October 14. Watch a few King Diamond videos below because Friday.
Unfortunately, Belphegor won't be touring the US. Singer/guitarist Helmuth Lehner has scrapped the package that included Rotting Christ, Beheaded, and Svart Crown to be with his mother during her final days. While the bill will be a little slimmer, Dead Congregation and Immortal Bird will still play their NYC show on October 20 date at NYC's Saint Vitus.
Finally, Pallbearer have a heck of a tour brewing. . . that's only hitting the West Coast in December. They'll be joined by Sólstafir and Mortals for the Holy Crap Take My Money Tour* (*not the official name. . . yet). All of the dates are below. Oh well, NYC fans, you'll have to make due with back-to-back shows at Saint Vitus on October 27 and 28 with Tombs and Vattnet Viskar. *weeps* - Midwest.
Myrkur EP
Now that you're, ahem, fully briefed, let's recap all of the A/V transmissions.
Full releases first: Iron Reagan and Myrkur are both streaming their new albums on Pitchfork Advance. Iron Reagan's crossover attack is called The Tryranny of Will and will be out on September 16 via Relapse (preorder). We also recently interviewed singer Tony Foresta on Invisible Oranges. Solo black metal act Myrkur's self-titled EP will also be out on September 16 through Relapse (preorder).
For single tracks and videos, dad/son metal bonding band Vomit Fist (holy hell, Vomit Fist) debuted "Under The Rind." Baseball grinders Puig Destroyer spoke the truth with "No One Cares About Your Fantasy Team" from Puig Destroyer (September 30, No Sleep - preorder). Opeth cut another headtrip for a Pale Communion track, this being "Moon Above, Sun Below." Tech-metallers Decapitated are showing off the first four songs from Blood Mantra (September 30, Nuclear Blast - preorder). Old school death metallers Necrophagia let another WhiteWorm Cathedral creepy-crawler eat through the internet (October 28, Season of Mist - preorder).
MORE: Busy blasters 1349 brought their Massive Cauldron Of Chaos to another boil (September 30, Season of Mist - preorder). Corrosion of Conformity brewed up some visuals for "On Your Way." They'll be hitting the road with GWAR and Decapitated soon. Krieg also cut together a flick for "Ruin Our Lives." And, finally, Pyrrhon -- fronted by a familiar fellow with a name rhyming with 'Doug' (I'm bad at this) -- have a new video out "Sleeper Agent" directed by IO guest contributor David Hall. So I guess that makes it, wait for it, VISIBLE ORANGES. Oh cool, I've been fired. You can check out all the goods below.
Got it? Good. To shows we go:
TODAY (FRIDAY, 9/12): Thrashers Power Trip plays a BrooklynVegan Presents Red Bull Sound Select show with White Lung and Sick Feeling at Palisades ($3, with RSVP). If you want to don the corpsepaint and become super pussy, Black Witchery, Nexul, Teloch Vovin, Occultation, and Lord Almighty are at Saint Vitus (tickets).
SATURDAY (9/13): You can get a taste of the metallic at Basilica Sound Scape 2014: Day Two with Deafheaven and heavier-than-most-heavy-things Swans (sold out).
SUNNNNNNNNNNNNNNDAY (9/14): Speaking of heavy things, sludge stars Crowbar, Revocation, Havok, Fit for an Autopsy, and Armed for Apocalypse hit the Gramercy Theatre (tickets). And if you missed them Saturday, Deafheaven play Music Hall of Williamsburg (tickets).
Looking for late adds and dates ahead? NYC Metal Show Calendar has got you covered.
Let's talk IO: As always, we tracked the week's new releases with, uh, Upcoming Metal Releases. We showed off new albums from Lago and Ingurgitating Oblivion. We reviewed Earth, Muscle and Marrow, and Ævangelist. We got our talk on with Iron Reagan's Tony Foresta, Nightbringer's Naas Alcameth, and Cannibal Corpse's Paul Mazurkiewicz. Finally, our buds in Immortal Bird are going on tour. Don't yell "Freebird" at them. Or hold up a boombox a la Say Anything that's playing "Surfing Bird." Or. . . do. Live your life, bro.
Alright, consider the decks cleared. What did we miss? What are your plans? Let us know and catch all of the dates, reams of streams, and other noted details below.
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Ecstatic Vision signed to Relapse, playing shows, opening for Pallbearer & Tombs in NYC (dates, demo stream, live video)
by Ian Chainey
Philadelphia's Ecstatic Vision have signed to Relapse Records and will release their debut near the beginning of 2015. With that, let's get the ex-band stuff out of the way: Doug Sabolick (guitars/vocals) and Jordan Crouse (drums) both played with metalcore groovers A Life Once Lost. However, on the surface, Ecstatic Vision are hardly a continuation of that band's subtly chameleonic sound. Instead, the new quartet filled out by bassist Michael Field Connor and percussionist Muffinman trip into a void swirling with the fuzzy psych of the early '70s work of bands like Amon Düül and Agitation Free, just if they were flavored with African rhythms. Granted, that reads like a stretch -- as if a random purchase of African Scream Contest was the catalyst for a shift away from metal -- but it grows on you, mainly by using the same trance-like effect of A Life Once Lost's underappreciated last album with a better-suited set of timbres. Says Sabolick of their status and sound:
We are currently recording our debut album at various studios around Philly. The album is a great mix of trance inducing primitive African tribal meets heavy psych a la Hawkwind. We are stoked to be working hand in hand with Relapse to bring this unique album to fruition and bring our brand of heavy psych to the masses.You can hear a track from the band's 2013 demo and watch a live video below.
In addition to the signing and the new album, Ecstatic Vision also have a number of live dates set up, including opening for Pallbearer, Tombs and Vattnet Viskar on October 28 at NYC's Saint Vitus, the second of two shows there on their tour. That show is now sold out.
All Ecstatic Vision dates are listed, with the 2013 demo and live video, below...
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Pallbearer streaming new LP, add 2nd Saint Vitus show to tour with Tombs and Vattnet Viskar (updated dates)
by Ian Chainey
Pallbearer at Europa in 2013 (more by Greg Cristman)
Foundations of Burden, the highly anticipated sophomore LP from doomers Pallbearer hit Pitchfork Advance this week. The six-track, nearly 55 minute album continues on in the spirit of Sorrow and Extinction with melancholic leads, redwood-thick riffs, and sorrowful singing. If there's a shift, it's slightly more progressive songwriting that gives their epics a knottier quality. The album will be out via Profound Lore Records on August 19 and it's available for preorder now.
Update: You can now stream it below via bandcamp.
In addition to their album and their Euro tour with YOB, they have a previously discussed stateside run with Tombs and Vattnet Viskar which was recently expanded. After their now-sold-out show happenning at Brooklyn's Saint Vitus on October 27, they'll hit the same venue again on October 28. Tickets for that show go on sale Tuesday (8/12) at noon.
Updated dates are listed below...
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by Wyatt Marshall
Pallbearer at Europa in 2013 (more by Greg Cristman)
In what looks to be the metal press darling tour of the fall, Pallbearer, Tombs and Vattnet Viskar are teaming up for a North American run that kicks off on October 17 in Nashville. The tour hits New York on October 27 at Saint Vitus--tickets go on sale on Friday (7/11) at noon. If you want to see Pallbearer and your city isn't on this list, don't despair--Pallbearer is finalizing the details of a second tour leg that will take place in places "West of Little Rock." It's unclear if that tour will include Tombs and Vattnet Viskar. As part of their currently planned run, Pallbearer (just PB) will also be playing Fun Fun Fun Fest. All announced dates are listed below.
After a tape demo, Pallbearer stormed onto the metal scene with 2012's massive and great Sorrow and Extinction, a release that, for a lot of people, (re)kindled an interest in doom. The band's followup, Foundations Of Burden, is out on August 19 on Profound Lore Records. You can stream a track at NPR.
Brooklyn's Tombs put out the excellent Savage Gold a few weeks back (stream a track, read an interview and review at Invisible Oranges) and, if past experience is to judge, will be great live. They'll be in NYC way before the tour with Pallbearer to celebrate the new LP with a release show at Saint Vitus (7/25) with Pyrhhon, Statiqbloom and Passage Between. Tickets for that show are still available. Their tour also hits Richmond's Fall Line Fest.
As mentioned, New Hampshire black metal band Vattnet Viskar, who have toured regularly since 2013's Sky Swallower, will also be in NYC before the Pallbearer tour on their tour with the awesome Silver Snakes. That hits NYC on 7/21 at the Acheron with No Way and Twin Strike (tickets).
Pallbearer will be on a previously discussed tour in Europe with the mighty doom band Yob before their tour with Tombs and Vattnet Viskar. All dates are listed below...
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by Ian Chainey
Pallbearer at Europa in 2013 (more by Greg Cristman)
Sorrowful doomers Pallbearer are streaming a new track on NPR. This one is called "The Ghost I Used To Be." The first released song from the forthcoming Foundations Of Burden (August 19, Profound Lore Records) charges out the gate with weighty strums. Soon, singer/guitarist Brett Campbell gives the track a blue tint, flexing his throat with Patrick Walker-esque downtrodden emotion. Then, you're off on a trip in the progressive sense as Pallbearer stretches out for 10 Epicus minutes.
Pallbearer -- who recently played Northside, though their maybe-alter ego Goat Pope couldn't make an appearance -- is currently wrapping up a tour with Deafheaven and Wreck and Reference. In September, they'll embark on a European run of dates with YOB, who also have a new album on the way called Clearing The Path To Ascend (September 2, Neurot Recordings). In November, Pallbearer will appear at Fun Fun Fun Fest.
All dates are listed, with a live video of Pallbearer at their Northside show, below...
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by Wyatt Marshall
Vilkacis at Europa - 6/12/14 (photo via Invisible Oranges Instagram)
Pitchfork's Northside metal show with Pallbearer, Hull, Planning for Burial, Yellow Eyes and Vilkacis was last night, and I stopped by to check out Vilkacis's set, the one-man band's first and only since a live debut (with a live lineup) at "a basement show about a year ago," according to Michael Rekevics, the guy behind Vilkacis. You may know Rekevics from one of his other projects, among them Fell Voices, Vorde and Ruin Lust. He's usually behind the drums, as he is in Fell Voices, and one thing that the bands he's a part of have in common is relentless, furious drumming. That was on display last night as the four piece tore through a roughly twenty minute set, full of big, anthemic melodies buried behind a wall of driving guitar, bass and drums. Intensity was on high--Rekevics screamed sans mic for a good bit of a set, a bass string was popped loose by the middle of song two, and it didn't stop until it was abruptly over, after "Blood Dream in the Fever of War" wrapped up, when the drummer kicked over part of his kit and the four unceremoniously exited the stage leaving the rest of us to come back down to reality. Catch Vilkacis again at Martyrdoom, when the band plays on a stacked Tuesday lineup with Mournful Congregation, Lycus, Lord Mantis and Evoken. That will be one hell of a show.
The show ran late, and I'm told Pallbearer didn't take the stage until nearly 1AM. An aftershow was planned at The Acheron with Savagist, Yellow Eyes and "Goat Pope," a band that according the Acheron "cannot possibly play at the same time" as Pallbearer. That performance was canceled due to the late hour, and while Yellow Eyes and Savagist performed, we'll have to wait for another day for some more info on the infamous and mysterious "Goat Pope."
For more metal at Northside Fest, Watain are playing Brooklyn Night Bazaar on Sunday (6/15) with T.O.M.B. and Kosmodemonic. Tickets for that show are still available and we're also giving away a few pairs.
"Goat Pope" (?) playing Pallbearer aftershow at Acheron; Fell Voices side project Vilkacis released an LP
by Wyatt Marshall
Mike Rekevics (right) w/ Fell Voices in 2013 (more by Fred Pessaro)
We've already mentioned Pitchfork's Northside metal show featuring Pallbearer, Hull, Planning for Burial, Yellow Eyes and Vilkacis, but we haven't given much play to Vilkacis around these parts. The band is a one-man black metal project from Mike Rekevics, drummer of the atmospheric black metal band Fell Voices (and Vorde, and Ruin Lust), and, like Fell Voices, Vilkacis delivers long, hypnotic black metal. Vilkacis is decidedly more lo-fi and may hit a bit harder, though, and if you give "Blood Dream in the Fever of War" off of Vilkacis' debut The Fever of War a listen below, you'll hear that the Vilkacis's material is also catchier than it's better known cousin, something closer to anthemic. If you like what you hear, The Fever of War is out now on vinyl on Psychic Violence.
There's also an aftershow for tonight's Pallbearer show at Acheron at 11 PM which features "PsychoBlackMetal warlords" Goat Pope, plus Yellow Eyes and Savagist. Unlike Special Guest, we can not actually find evidence of a real band called Goat Pope. So who exactly are they? We're not sure, but Acheron says, "You can ABSOLUTELY catch both Pallbearer at Europa and then catch Goat Pope at the Acheron. They cannot possibly play at the same time." Admission is $10 or $8 with a stub from the Europa show.
Vilkacis stream below...
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by Ian Chainey
Pallbearer at Europa in 2013 (more by Greg Cristman)
Two colossal crushers have new things on the way. First up is Little Rock's Pallbearer, a classic doomer not afraid to evoke emotions. They recently announced a tour with Deafheaven and Wreck and Reference. Now we get the details on the upcoming album. It's titled Foundations Of Burden and the cover art by Anitmetalphysical (Sean Reynolds Williams) is a gorgeous trip, complete with a possible nod to Rush's Hemispheres. That or something out of a Gary Gygax dream. Nice work on the natural 20 creativity roll, Sean. The record will be available via Profound Lore on August 19. Fun fact: Pallbearer's debut, Sorrow and Extinction, is the second best selling Profound Lore title. Owner/operator Chris Bruni passed along that nugget and more when Invisible Oranges picked his brain in honor of PFL's 10th anniversary.
The other hefty full-length on the horizon is Tombs' Savage Gold. The bleak beast is now streaming in full at Pitchfork and it's as expansive as expected. I recently had a chance to chat with Mike Hill, Tombs' frontman, and he's got an interesting perspective when it comes to music:
"I don't like to blame other people for my failures. If I fuck up, it's my own fault. If something goes wrong, I have to analyze what decisions I've made to put me in that consciousness. A number of years ago I had someone in my life that was always looking outward with respects to the hardships he was experiencing. It was always someone else's fault, never his. I feel like we are all responsible for our own destinies."You can check out the full interview on IO. You can grab Savage Gold on Tuesday (6/10) through Relapse (preorder).
Find the cover art and tracklisting for Foundations of Burden below.
Continue reading "Pallbearer announce new album, 'Foundations Of Burden'; Tombs streaming 'Savage Gold' in full"
Fun Fun Fun Fest 2014 lineup! (Judas Priest, Nas, Death Cab, Neutralk Milk Hotel, King Diamond, Failure & much more)
The 2014 lineup of Austin festival Fun Fun Fun Fest, happening NOV 7 . 8 & 9 at Auditorium Shores, is here. In the poster above and listed below....
Like FYF Fest, they've got a Blood Brothers reunion show.
This is also Austin's show on the growing Failure reunion tour.
Ditto for emo vets Mineral
So much more greatness listed below....
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Pallbearer playing Pitchfork Northside show w/ Planning for Burial & more during tour w/ Deafheaven (dates & lineup)
Pallbearer at Europa in 2013 (more by Greg Cristman)
Arkansas doomsters Pallbearer, whose 2012 debut album Sorrow and Extinction was one of the buzziest metal albums of that year, are about to hit the road with another buzzy metal band, Deafheaven, with Wreck & Reference along for the ride too. That tour doesn't hit NYC but Deafheaven play Governor's Ball and Pallbearer will play a Northside Festival show on June 12 at Europa, presented by Pitchfork's Show No Mercy & Hell Awaits. Also on the bill is Hull, Planning for Burial, Yellow Eyes and Vilkacis. Tickets are on sale now or you can also try to get in using your Northside badge. All Pallbearer dates are listed below.
Pitchfork is also presenting two Northside shows at Saint Vitus which include Perfect Pussy, Hop Along, Frankie Cosmos, Marissa Nadler, Pharmakon and more.
Meanwhile, that Northside show is one of three chances to catch Planning for Burial, whose excellent new album can be streamed now, in NYC. He also plays the Metal Cats release party at Union Pool on Saturday (5/17) and his tour hits Grand Victory on July 7 (tickets).
Speaking of Hull, the band play Brooklyn's Saint Vitus on Saturday (5/17) with Bloody Hammers. The show, dubbed "Liz & Luis: The Unholy Fucking Union," is actually an afterparty for a wedding but is open to the public. If you go, please give the happy couple your congratulations. Tickets are on sale.
Updated Planning for Burial dates are also listed, with the list of Pallbearer dates, below...
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Have to make a Decision...Now
I had already decided on my sink it was to be a 60/40...but granite fabricator will be here early in the morning to take the template...and he told me if I was getting a 60/40 he may not be able to make a small seam thru the sink portion but would have to make a larger seam next to the snack bar...Which I do not want!
So I need to decide if I want a 50/50 or a large single sink....Would love to have a big Beautiful Farm Sink...but with the upgrade on the granite...that was eliminated...
So please Help....Which do you like the Best?
1.) Double 50/50
2.) Large Single Sink
Thanks everyone for your help
Large single. Without a doubt. I used to have a double, and while I liked having a spot to dry dishes, I hated not being able to lay a cookie sheet down in my sink. I have a 33" farm now and feel like I could bathe small farm animals in it, if necessary, lol. Love my large single.
I have a double sink and I love it. I am not sure I think it is 60/40. I find very few things that are so large that it is inconvenient and mostly I love having one side for washing and the other to dry.
My parting piece of wisdom is-- don't worry ; either will work fine and you will not regret it. ( I am trying to learn that myself . I do believe it's true when there are 2 or more very good options).
Not sure what the percentage breakdown is on mine but I like having two. I like to keep anything that's touched raw poultry or meat separate from everything else when I toss it in the sink or to be able to prep in a non-contaminated sink. That said, I do understand the common preference for one large.
Thanks Everyone for your Help!! Greatly Appreciated!
I really wanted or thought I wanted the 60/40..but granite fabricator recommended I didn't because of the small space I have and no place on the narrow edge for any of the three holes I will need....So after reading all the comments I decided to try something I haven't had for years....
The single sink....It is Deep and Large...Anxious to get it installed...and to get the sink hooked back up after a long time of not having it....Hopefully Fri or Monday. Will know tomorrow.

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Two of our wines received GREAT REVIEWS in the December 2014 issue of Wine & Spirits Magazine.
90 points--2013 Russian River Valley, Wes Cameron Ranch, "Halfshell White" French Colombard
"This brisk, compact colombard comes from a 40-year-old planting in the heart of the Russian River Valley along River Road. It was fermented and aged in stainless steel with extended time on lees providing a texture that's round enough to hold its acidity and a spicy wildflower honey scent. Try it with salt cod brandade."
92 points--2011 Russian River Valley Pinot Noir (Best Buy)
"This presents the rich, sweet red fruit that defines the Russian RIver with immpressive agility. It's concentrated but not heavy, a refreshing herbal tone lifting the sunny fruit at the edges. A delicious Russian River Pinot Noir to drink now with salmon."
The PinotFile was the first online wine publication devoted to Pinot Noir. The Prince of Pinot, a retired opthalmologist, has written many articles about Woodenhead pinots over the years and we invite you to read through these rich reviews. Click the image above to access our articles!
Woodenhead has done it AGAIN! Our 2010 Russian River Valley Pinot is featured in the January 2014 issue of Food & Wine! The article "Understanding Pinot Noir from the Groud Up" (pg 64) offers insight from California wine legend Burt Williams and features our 2010 Russian River Valley Pinot Noir as a "Regional Star" on the following page!
Ziggy 'The Wine Gal' Eschliman of KRSH put our 2009 Methode Champenoise Sparkling Wine on her 2013 Holiday Wine Picks! YES!
"Crisp, Refreshing, Tasty, Racy, Tart Gravenstein Apple, Sexy, Succulent, Young Pear, Bone Dry."
Our French Colombard Sparkling Wine was recently featured in SF Gate's article A serious state for American sparkling wine by Jon Bonné
"Woodenhead's fizz, curiously based on French Colombard, remains a papery, crisp effort that's the perfect choice for oysters. A mineral kick defines it, with lemon zest, wet stones and thyme accents, and an intense green-apple freshness. Priced ambitiously, given the base material, but a unique Russian River expression."
Sonoma County Harvest Fair 2013
Woodenhead's 2010 Pinot Noir "Wet Kiss" won GOLD at the Sonoma County Harvest Fair wine tasting competition!
Woodenhead was featured in the October 2013 issue of Food & Wine as one of the 75 Best Wineries to Visit in California!!
Woodenhead won big in the 2013 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition! Our newest 2010 Pinot Noir "Wet Kiss" won Double Gold. Our 2010 Bertoli Vineyard, Leras Ranches Zinfandel took silver!
Jay McInerney of the Wall Street Journal interviewed Burt Williams and gave Woodenhead a great review in the November 2012 issue. "Though he's retiring, Mr. Williams looks likely to keep influencing California wine through his protégés. A surrogate son is Nikolai Stez, who worked with Burt at WS for 17 years before going out on his own to create Woodenhead Cellars. Mr. Stez makes several distinct cuvées of ethereal, Burt-like Pinot Noirs in relatively tiny batches; despite his illustrious pedigree and the high quality of his wines, he has flown pretty much under the media radar for almost 15 years. Pinot lovers with a Burgundian bent who get on his mailing list will be doing themselves a big favor."
The link to the complete article is here, Cheers!
Food & Wine Magazine - October 2010
If you drink enough wine, you'll eventually discover that every so often a special bottle of wine comes along — completely unexpectedly.
Well, maybe not completely.
If you open a bottle of wine from a respected winery, it's reasonable to expect the wine to be at least decent. Sometimes, however, I find a bottle of wine that's just so surprising that it makes me sit up and take notice.
During the holiday weekend, this happened with a bottle of pinot noir, a 2010 Woodenhead Mendocino Ridge. I often talk about how there are some really good pinots available for $15 – $20. MacMurray Ranch, Austerity, Carmel Road, Adelsheim, Mossback and others make some reasonably priced pinots that offer excellent value.
But this $32 bottle of pinot that I received as part of a wine club shipment was special. Yes, it cost twice as much as one of those really good pinots, but I'd argue this wine offered way more than I had a right to expect for the price. This wine had a deep, cherry-red color, and a perfect balance of fruit, earth and tannins.
I served this wine with a salmon cake appetizer followed by grilled salmon, crisp green beans and a mixed-green salad. I couldn't have asked for a better food-wine pairing.
Admittedly, most of us can't afford to open a $32 bottle of wine every night. But when the occasion is right, it's nice to have a special bottle of wine. It's even nicer when that bottle of wine turns out to be really, really good.
Woodenhead Vintners is a small winemaker in Sonoma County led by winemaker Nikolai Stez. Stez started making wine in college back in the 1980s. Woodenhead specializes in pinot noir and zinfandel. I've tasted both, and Stez obviously knows what he's doing.
Though that 2012 Mendocino Ridge is no longer available, there are 10 pinots currently listed on the Woodenhead website, from $42 to $65 per bottle. Most wines are accompanied by a thorough description, which makes choosing a bit easier. The wines are not available locally, but can be ordered on the website.
Woodenhead, like many other wineries, also has a wine club. Wine clubs generally offer discounts to members — sometimes as much as 20 percent. If you've never joined a wine club, I encourage you to do so. You'll save some money on your purchases, but more importantly, you will experience new wines often unavailable locally or at retail.
If a wine club sounds like fun, here are five wineries to consider. Most offer several membership options.
■Woodenhead Vintners: A good choice if you love pinot noir or zinfandel. www.woodenheadwine.com
■David Coffaro Estate Vineyard: This Sonoma County winery offers reasonably priced wines, including syrah, petit verdot, cabernet sauvignon and red blends. www.coffaro.com
■Reustle Prayer Rock Vineyards: This Oregon winery makes some excellent whites as well as solid pinots. www.reustlevineyards.com
■Standing Stone Vineyards: This winery offers some of my favorite New York state wines. The whites are especially notable. www.standingstonewines.com
■Gopfrich Estate Vineyard: This small winery in the northern Dry Creek Valley appellation of Sonoma County offers limited production wines that are completely produced on site, from vineyard to bottle. www.gopfrich.com
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Our 2012 French Colombard is featured on Peg Melnik's wine list in The Press Democrat!
"An easy to drink white with great balance. What makes it a standout is the bright fruit coupled with its lush, silky texture. Lingering finish. A tasty budget white."
Woodenhead was featured in the October 2013 issue of Food & Wine as one of the 75 Best Wineries to Visit in California!
On Saturday, December 22nd, 2012, we lost a member of the Woodenhead family, Yarrow Lubbe. She was a happy soul, with many friends and many interests. Her kindness, energy and enthusiasm for life will be deeply missed. The tasting room shined with her at work, may her star always burn bright.
From this Earth she does pass
Into God's arms and the Heavens alas
We will surely miss
So we send her this farewell kiss
From all of us at Woodenhead
Doug Wilder, Publisher of Purely Domestic Wine Report, gave great reviews of 3 of our wines in Issue 6, Sept. 2012:
2007 Zinfandel, Martinelli Road Vineyard Old Vine, Russian River Valley (88 points)
"A big sweet black fruit nose with berry, dark cherry, salt and plum. The palate is ripe and heavy with cherry, dark berry and Christmas candy: clove and cinnamon. Lots of fruit extraction on the finish... Drink 2012–2017."
2009 Zinfandel, Guido Venturi Vineyard, Mendocino County (91 points)
"Tart red raspberry and cherry on the nose with a honey and pie crust note. The palate has a smooth nectarine, cherry and tobacco combination. The finish is solid cherry with tea-like tannins. Drink 2012–2017."
2009 Zinfandel, Braccialini Vineyard, Alexander Valley (90 points)
"Shows a spicy black cherry nose with some blue fruit elements. The palate is richly sculpted with black walnut, cherry and baking spice on the finish. Drink 2012-2016."
Woodenhead at ZAP Festival
"I've been following Nikolai Stez's career for a long time. He was assistant winemaker at Williams-Selyem before launching his own label. He makes delicious Pinots, Syrahs and Zins. I was very sorry to hear that the vines that were the source of the tasty Braccialini bottling were ripped out this year. Pictured on the right is Nick's business partner Zina Bower, and on the left is her buddy Erin, who also happens to be a longtime friend of mine.
- http://www.cellartracker.com/wine.asp?iWine=774317
2007 Woodenhead Zinfandel Guido Venturi Vineyard – USA, California, North Coast, Mendocino County (1/28/2012)
Ripe boysenberry, ripe berry nose; tasty, poised but hedonistic, berry, boysenberry palate; medium-plus finish (91 pts.)
- http://www.cellartracker.com/wine.asp?iWine=821611
2007 Woodenhead Zinfandel Martinelli Road Old Vines – USA, California, Sonoma County, Russian River Valley (1/28/2012)
Intense, herbal, dried berry nose; tasty, herbal, dried berry palate; medium-plus finish 91+ points (91 pts.)
- http://www.cellartracker.com/wine.asp?iWine=1311216
2009 Woodenhead Zinfandel Guido Venturi Vineyard – USA, California, North Coast, Mendocino County (1/28/2012)
Intense, wild berry, herbal nose; juicy, wild berry, herbal palate; medium-plus finish 90+ points (90 pts.)
- http://www.cellartracker.com/wine.asp?iWine=1311218
2009 Woodenhead Zinfandel Braccialini – USA, California, Sonoma County, Alexander Valley (1/28/2012)
Rich black fruit, ripe blackberry nose; rich, black fruit, ripe blackberry, baked black fruit palate; medium-plus finish (92 pts.)"
From RJonWine.com
Written by Richard Jennings
Two of our Zinfandels received top ratings in The Bohemian December 1, 2010 issue. James Knight writes:
"Selecting from a few personal favorites and a mixed bag of likely candidates... blind tasted by a hard-to-please crew of eight... Woodenhead was the standout favorite."
San Francisco Chronicle's SFGate Magazine did another great article on Woodenhead's French Colombard!
Michele Anna Jordan, food and wine writer for the The Press Democrat newspaper of Sonoma County calls our French Colombard "the single best oyster wine I've tasted" !
Dry Creek Kitchen's sommelier Drew Munro has featured Woodenhead's 2006 Martinelli Road Vineyard Old-Vine Zinfandel in Charlie Palmer's September 2010 Newsletter!
"Williams Selyem alumni and Woodenhead winemaker Nikolai Stez's main focus is Pinot Noir, and it shows with this delicious Zinfandel from the Martinelli Road Vineyard. It is dense and rich but soft and silky, exhibiting rich flavors of blueberry, blackberry, raspberry, violets, and a slight bit of pepper supported by fine-grained tannins to give it a solid structure and age-ability."
San Francisco Chronicle's SFGate Magazine did a great feature article on Woodenhead!
Ray Isle, Wine Editor of Food & Wine Magazine calls Woodenhead the "Great Unknown Pinot Noir" in his latest blog!
Woodenhead's 2007 Pinot Noir, Buena Tierra Vineyard won the Pinot Cup at the Pigs & Pinot event at Dry Creek Kitchen on March 19!!
Watch KTVU's video coverage of the event and awards!
See the "Woodenhead a Winner" article in the Press Democrat Newspaper on the event!
"The Pinot Cup is a Pinot Noir competition where 50 hand-picked Pinot Noirs compete in a blind-tasting competition to award the best of the best by a renowned judging panel including top wine media personalities: Ray Isle, wine editor of Food & Wine magazine, Virginie Boone, wine writer for Press Democrat and Rusty Gaffney, founder of The Pinot File."
Thank you Sonoma County Bohemian Magazine readers for voting us Best Tasting Room in Sonoma County and Best Pinot Noir (honorable mention) in the Bohemian's Best of 2010!
Woodenhead was featured on My Daily Grape of Ustream, the largest Internet-TV broadcast in the world!
We had a great write-up in The Bohemian Dec 30, 2009 issue's Year in Review article.
ZAP Tasting 2009 gave our 2006 Martinelli Road Russian River Valley Zinfandel their top score!
We poured our Troika Pinot Noir at Charlie Palmer's 4th annual Pigs & Pinot "Smackdown" on March 21, 2009, and we came in 1st place!!!
"On Saturday afternoon, Pigs & Pinot participants attended The Ultimate Pinot Smackdown Seminar led by master sommeliers Keith Goldston, Fred Dame, Drew Hendricks, and William Sherer. Each Master Sommelier entered his personal selection of 4 Pinot Noirs from around the world. Four heats later, the audience ultimately chose Woodenhead as their favorite."
The Bohemian "Best of the North Bay 2009" - March 2009
Thank you Sonoma County Bohemian Magazine readers for voting us the Best Winetasting Room Honorable Mention and Best Syrah in Sonoma County for the Bohemian's "Best of the North Bay 2009"!!
See our Review Archives page for reviews and awards of our past vintages.
2010 West Coast Wine Competition
2009 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition Awards
2008 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition Awards


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For those of you who have not visited Japan, as a photographer or a traveler, it is an experience that should not be missed.  Life in Japan is a sensory inversion.  Even the sprawling mass of Tokyo is a surprisingly civil and makes almost any country seem like a free for all.  This is not to say that Japan's apparent civility is better or worse than other countries, but it is certainly unique.  After nearly a month, I was ready to come home, but find myself missing aspects of Japanese life immediately.  What do I miss?  Here is a quick list:
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'ÄĘ While London taxi drivers have the best geography, the white gloved Japanese taxis are half a tier under a private limousine.¬† It makes for the most pleasant door to door drive.
'ÄĘ Speaking of taxis, in Japan there is no tipping.¬† Unlike NYC taxis, who have the audacity to ask for up to 30% tips, in Japan this is a no go.¬† In some cases it's even considered disrespectful.¬† I used to work for tips as a teenager, but now I realize that it creates an unnecessary strain between the customer and service provider.¬† Companies should pay salaries, not tips.¬† It makes for such a relief.
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Dish up flavorful shrimp tacos seasoned with chipotle chile powder in about 15 minutes.
1. Combine first 5 ingredients in a large bowl; add shrimp, tossing to coat.
2. Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add shrimp mixture to pan; cook 1 1/2 minutes on each side or until done. Remove from heat.
3. Heat tortillas in microwave according to package directions. Place 2 tortillas on each of 4 plates; arrange 4 shrimp on each tortilla. Top each tortilla with 1/4 cup lettuce, 2 avocado slices, and 1 1/2 tablespoons salsa.
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Datsyuk announces three-year, $22.5 million extension with Red Wings
Jun 18, 2013, 11:15 AM EDT
Forward Pavel Datsyuk promised today would be a big day, and true to his word, he has announced his new deal with the Detroit Red Wings.
Datsyuk has agreed to a three-year extension that will begin once his current deal expires after the 2013-14 campaign. He didn't share the financial terms, but he'll come with a $6.7 million annual cap hit next season.
Update: Red Wings GM Ken Holland reported that Datsyuk signed for $22.5 million, according to Detroit Free Press writer Helene St. James. That puts his cap hit beyond the 2013-14 campaign at $7.5 million.
The three-time Selke Trophy winner will be 35 once his new deal starts, which means his cap hit will stay with Detroit even if he decides to retire before the contract expires. That being said, Datsyuk is still playing at an elite level as evidenced by his 49 points in 47 games last season.
Re-signing Datsyuk kills the rumors that the Russia-born forward might leave for the KHL after the 2013-14 campaign. That's one less major question the Red Wings will have hanging over their heads once the season starts.
This move also means that Detroit has locked up its core of forwards Datsyuk, Johan Franzen, Henrik Zetterberg, defenseman Niklas Kronwall, and goaltender Jimmy Howard through at least the 2016-17 campaign.
- jcmeyer10 - Jun 18, 2013 at 11:19 AM
Datsyuk is a guy you pay the extra money for. He is a leader in the truest sense and one that you want your young bucks learning from.
If Bergeron weren't a Bruin, this is one of the first guys I'd want on my team.
- hockinj25 - Jun 18, 2013 at 11:22 AM
Thank god. Go Wings!
- tmoore4075 - Jun 18, 2013 at 11:27 AM
Cap hit is 7.5mil. Was hoping for a smaller cap hit but looking at what guys are getting now he's worth that. Dude can still play. Would love to get him a consistent scoring winger to help him out.
- 19to77 - Jun 18, 2013 at 12:10 PM
For anyone else over 35, I'd balk at that price tag.
That said, it's f*cking Datsyuk. He's a no-brainer at almost any price.
- vapor54 - Jun 19, 2013 at 6:41 AM
Love Dats , but the over 35 still bothers me.
- modellforprez - Jun 18, 2013 at 12:27 PM
I am not comparing the two but they cant get back with their core like the pens. all these or their stars locked up means what? a nice regular season everyone knows the playoffs are a crapshoot. All these teams are stacked. Boston Chicago Pittsburgh Detroit and some others its just who plays the best puck when the playoffs start
- hypefree10 - Jun 18, 2013 at 12:35 PM
Huge signing since our younger players in Grand Rapids aren't ready to take on top line duties. Even bigger if Filpulla jets from Detroit. I hope KH has some magic up his sleeve with a little cap wiggle room.
- 13datsyuk13 - Jun 18, 2013 at 12:48 PM
They under paid him. I am excited that we get to continue watching his brilliance.
- scoregasmic - Jun 18, 2013 at 1:19 PM
Worth every penny
- elwaysmilehighdenver - Jun 18, 2013 at 2:01 PM
Awesome news for Redwings fans.
The best 35 year old in the league for the $$$. Great job Mr Holland.
- garrison1981 - Jun 18, 2013 at 2:46 PM
Great sign! Now get goal scoring linemate for him to tear it up with and top D-Man
- lgredwings - Jun 18, 2013 at 9:09 PM
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"CHETH – Thou art my portion, O LORD: I have said that I would keep Thy words. I intreated Thy favour with my whole heart: be merciful unto me according to Thy word. I thought on my ways, and turned my feet unto Thy testimonies. I made haste, and delayed not to keep Thy commandments. The bands of the wicked have robbed me: but I have not forgotten Thy law. At midnight I will rise to give thanks unto Thee because of Thy righteous judgments. I am a companion of all them that fear Thee, and of them that keep Thy precepts. The earth, O LORD, is full of Thy mercy: teach me Thy statutes." Psalm 119:57-64 (KJV)
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"ZAIN. Remember the word unto Thy servant, upon which Thou hast caused me to hope. This is my comfort in my affliction: for Thy word hath quickened me. The proud have had me greatly in derision: yet have I not declined from Thy law. I remembered Thy judgments of old, O LORD; and have comforted myself. Horror hath taken hold upon me because of the wicked that forsake Thy law. Thy statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage. I have remembered Thy name, O LORD, in the night, and have kept Thy law. This I had, because I kept Thy precepts." Psalm 119:49-56 (KJV)
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Let Thy mercies come also unto me, O LORD, even Thy salvation, according to Thy word. So shall I have wherewith to answer him that reproacheth me: for I trust in Thy word. And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth; for I have hoped in Thy judgments. So shall I keep Thy law continually for ever and ever. And I will walk at liberty: for I seek Thy precepts. I will speak of Thy testimonies also before kings, and will not be ashamed. And I will delight myself in Thy commandments, which I have loved. My hands also will I lift up unto Thy commandments, which I have loved; and I will meditate in Thy statutes." Psalm 119:41-48 (KJV)
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"HE – Teach me, O LORD, the way of Thy statutes; and I shall keep it unto the end. Give me understanding, and I shall keep Thy law; yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart. Make me to go in the path of Thy commandments; for therein do I delight. Incline my heart unto Thy testimonies, and not to covetousness. Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; and quicken Thou me in Thy way. Stablish Thy word unto Thy servant, who is devoted to Thy fear. Turn away my reproach which I fear: for Thy judgments are good. Behold, I have longed after Thy precepts: quicken me in Thy righteousness." Psalm 119:33-40 (KJV)
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Bailie Holst shines in gymnastics competition
Premier Gymnastics of the Rockies at the 2013 Northern Lights Classic By Julee Graham Premier Gymnastics of the Rockies, had one of their own qualify for the prestigious "Event Finals" at the 2013 Northern Lights Classic in Minneapolis this past weekend, March 1- 3, 2013. Gymnasts in levels 8, 9 and 10 that received the top 4 scores for the session from each session (Side A and B), no matter what Division, would qualify to participate in the "Event Finals" on that Sunday ... Full Story
Premier Gymnastics goes to Chicago
Premier Gymnastics of the Rockies 2013 Chicago Style By Julee Graham Premier Gymnastics of the Rockies traveled to Chicago to compete the "2013 Chicago Style" Gymnastics Meet on the famous, Navy Pier. The meet was hosted by Illinois Gymnastics Institute. It is the Largest Gymnastics meet in Northern America. Over four thousand gymnasts compete throughout the weekend. Level 7: Moira Dillow placed 3rd on Floor in the 12 Year Olds Division. Kelsey Knuth was Vault Champion with a ... Full Story
Fine Arts at Loveland Library
Eleven Fine Arts Honored at Loveland Public Library Artwork Dedication Friday, February 8, 2013 6:00 p.m. The City of Loveland Visual Arts Commission, Friends of the Library and the Library Board will be celebrating the artwork of 11 fine artists on Friday, February from 6:00-7:30 p.m. at the Loveland Public Library. Guests in the Galleria and The Art Advocacy Project 2D are two programs designed to showcase more fine art within City buildings. The public will enjoy a diverse array ... Full Story
Premier Gymnastics of the Rockies-2013 Metroplex
Level 8 Team Picture: Left to Right, Back Row: Alyssa Strong, Tatum Graham, Jaxi Melby, Morgan Adams. Front Row: Aryn Archambeau, Kairey Vela By Julee Graham Premier Gymnastics of the Rockies traveled to Fort Worth, Texas on January 25-27 to participate in the "2013 Metroplex Challenge". The event host was Metroplex Gymnastics of Fort Worth. The Premier Gymnastics level 8 team placed third in the team competition. Bailie Holst, Level 10 gymnast, placed second All-Around in ... Full Story
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Thompson SchoolDistrict to PresentCommunity Forums on School Security The Thompson School District will be presenting three community forums designed around the topic of school security. Featuring a panel of District personnel and local emergency management officials, the forums will be an excellent opportunity for the public to ask questions, learn more about the steps that the District has already taken in this area, as well as glean information regarding plans for future months. The ... Full Story
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Mary Evelyn Wall of Loveland Colorado and longtime resident of Berthoud, passed away in her home on January 19, 2013. Mary was born in Harlan, Iowa, the daughter of Melvin and Ethel Groves. She graduated from the University of Colorado with a Bachelors of Science Degree in Nursing. She worked as a public health nurse early in her career and later in nursing homes. Mary enjoyed her Bridge clubs, her P.E.O. sisters and her time volunteering at the Berthoud Public Library. She is survived by ... Full Story
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By Julee Graham Premier Gymnastics of the Rockies participated in the 2013 Pikes Peak Cup at the Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs on January 18 and 19. Aerials Gymnastics hosted the event. Premier level 10 gymnast, Bailie Holst, was honored with an invitation to compete in the Premier Elite Session on Saturday night. The session included some of the best level 10 and Elite gymnasts from all over the country. Holst's scores were as impressive as the invitation. Holst placed ... Full Story
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CHICAGO (AP) Dave Sobolewski scored 17 of his career-high 25 points in the first half and Drew Crawford added 18 as Northwestern routed Illinois-Chicago 93-58 on Wednesday night.
Northwestern (2-2) opened the game with a 17-4 lead on Sanjay Lumpkin's layup and JerShon Cobb's 3-pointer extended the lead to 20-6 as the Wildcats led wire to wire.
Jordan Harks led Illinois-Chicago (1-3) with 13 points and 11 rebounds. Marc Brown, who averaged 21.7 points in the first three games, was held to seven points.
Purdue takes easy rout past Eastern Illinois 83-55
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) Bryson Scott scored 14 points and Kendall Stephens added 11 to lead unbeaten Purdue past Eastern Illinois 83-55 on Wednesday.
The Boilermakers (4-0) continued a trend of winning every other game by a blowout and topped 75 points for the sixth straight time dating to last season - their longest streak since an eight-game span during the 1997-98 season.
Eastern Illinois (2-2) was led by Reggie Smith with 11 points and Sherman Blanford with nine on a night it shot just 32.8 percent from the field against a defense that ranks at or near the bottom of the Big Ten in nearly every major category.
Purdue made it look easy, too, breaking to a 12-0 lead, extending the margin 16 late in the first half and to as much as 31 in the second half.
Eastern Illinois never got closer than 10 after scoring its first points.
Manhattan beats Illinois State 79-70
NORMAL, Ill. (AP) George Beamon scored a game-high 24 points as Manhattan rolled to a 79-70 victory over Illinois State on Wednesday night.
Beamon hit 8 of 16 from the floor and was 7 of 9 from the line with seven rebounds. Rhamel brown had 14 points and a team-high 13 rebounds and Michael Alvarado had 11 points. Guard Donovan Kates came off the bench to hit 4 of 4 free throws and score 10 points.
The Jaspers got off to an 8-0 start on their way to a 36-30 halftime lead. They dominated in the second, leading by as many as 15 points.
The Redbird bench was instrumental in keeping Illinois State competitive with Daishon Knight scoring a team-high 21 points followed by Reggie Lynch with 12 points and five rebounds. Both Lynch and starting guard Bobby Hunter fouled out.


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Currently I am struggling with a very annoying problem, namely when I deploy my .net 2.0 application on Windows XP (without any SP) I am receiving a CreateProcess error with error code 14001. When I looked in the event log, I noticed there is a problem with the syntax of manifest or policy file. I tried to find such file in the deployed folder but there isn't any config or manifest file. My application consists of 3 dlls and 1 exe. All are written in .net 2.0. Additionally I am using SqlCe 3.5 and database sdf file. If you have any hints which could solve the problem please share with me.
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why won't it flower?
I have this plant (don't know the name)
but I think it is a pretty common plant so please help me out!
It has deep green leaves kind of similar to hostas except I don't think the deep green color varies or there is a different color in this plant..
it produces these flowers that are WHITE. It is like half of a canna lily with a spiky cylinder-like spike inside the cup of a white flower.
please help me out! i really want to know the name of this plant so i can find out how to take care of it.
it is not producing these flowers which i really love
Garden, The common name for Spathiphyllum is Peace Lily..this is not an outdoor plant for z7..it's tropical.
First, there's many varieties of Spaths, from mini's to big 5'. The most common are those of medium height, about 12-16".
Spaths like to be a little potbound, so if you've repotted to large a pot, you'll have to wait unil roots fill the pot, then flowers will form..What size was growing pot, and if you repotted what size pot did you set in?
A good balanced fertilizer will also help. Once a month is appropriate, but follow container directions. It's said Peace Lily's can live in shade, but I disagree..in order for it to flower, it needs bright light. You do not need to set in south or west window iin summer, a few feet away fill do..an east window is ideal. When you bought the plant was it in flower? If so, then there isn't any reason other than what I mentioned above why it shouldn't rebloom. Water soil well, but allow to dry out a bit..Top 3" should look and feel dry. Some ppl wait until leaves wilt a bit between waterings. Also, make sure soil is well-draining. not heavy..Good luck, Toni
Garden Girl. Spathyphyllum is an aroid. Go to that forum and post your questions. Anything that flowers with those hooded spaths is an aroid. It is a popular houseplant. You'll know when it needs watering, because the leaves will droop. It does like wet feet. A regular commercial potting soil will do fine. People in my office grow them in water with betas.
Suzan, it depends on the commercial potting soil..Many sold here are black, and very heavy..w/p peat/sand, etc. W/this soil, and if kept constantly wet, the plant would surely die. I've over 400 houseplants, and been growing them over 20 yrs..
Yes, they'll do fine in water, but it's different when planted in soil..Toni


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Posted by Sheila Shayon on March 4, 2015 12:10 PM
While musician/artist Bjork is no stranger to combining technology with music, her new retrospective exhibition (which opens at New York's Museum of Modern Art on Saturday) is a groundbreaking collaboration and showcase for Volkswagen's audio tech.
And luckily for all museum-goers, early previews indicate that the crossover of sound technology, culture and curation successfully meld to create a new, more personalized and interactive museum experience.Continue reading...
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Louis Vuitton can't get enough of architect Frank Gehry. The 85-year-old just designed a bag for the company's high-end "Six Iconoclasts, One Icon" collection. Now, the art center in Paris he designed for the luxury fashion brand's parent company will open to the public on October 27, following a VIP preview that saw LVMH CEO Bernard Arnault take the prime minister of France and other dignitaries on a private tour.
The Independent calls Gehry's new Fondation Louis Vuitton in the Jardin d'Acclimatation, which will house LVMH's massive art collection and sits on public land, as being "crazy and tender." The paper goes on to note that this is "biggest privately funded arts project in Paris for decades." The Guardian reports that the building took ten years to create, with 3,000 workers and mroe than 100 engineers, and is set to become the possession of Paris in 2062.Continue reading...
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New York's Whitney Museum of American Art is taking its collection of more than 19,000 items for a ride downtown in two years as it moves from its current location to a new Renzo Piano-designed building right at the southern end of the High Line. With the move, museum execs saw the opportunity to also change up the museum's 13-year-old blocky logo.
Maybe to avoid too much change at once (or so it can be sure to have all the new stationery in place before the new building's opening), the Whitney unveiled its new logo and visual identity system this week. It consists of a very simple W that Amerstam-based design firm Experimental Jetset apparently sees a lot of symbolism in.Continue reading...
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Above, watch a guided tour through the "Louis Vuitton - Marc Jacobs" exhibition that opened during Paris Fashion Week and runs through September 16th.
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Posted by Michael Waltzer on January 4, 2012 03:07 PM
Need a bit of creative inspiration? Check out this collaborative art installation in Australian, the work of Japanese artist Yayoi Kasumana (who's fascinated with dots) and thousands of children, currently on show in Australia at the Gallery of Modern Art at the Queensland Art Gallery.
Titled "The Obliteration Room," it's up through March 11th. The space, designed to engage children and inspire their creativity, started out as an Australian domestic environment painted completely white to serve as canvas ... before being transformed by thousands of youngsters and other gallery visitors and colorful sticker dots into a wildly fun, dotty room.
Instead of the usual "hands off!" caution to kids visiting art spaces, they were the creators in charge of transforming the space, as you can see below.Continue reading...
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Posted by Mark J. Miller on December 21, 2011 10:01 AM
The Smithsonian Institute is 165 years old and isn't hurting for visitors: 30 million people come calling annually.
Even so, the organization's executive team was dismayed to learn that that "its recognition had dropped to 77 percent for 18-to-24-year-olds, and that 25 percent of respondents think that the Smithsonian is 'elitist,'" the Washington Post reports. Too many people were thinking of the place as America's attic, and a confusing one at that. As its Twitter bio reads, "We're not a museum. We're 19 of them! Plus 9 research centers & the National Zoo."
Time for a brand refresh. The Smithsonian set aside $1 million to come up with a branding campaign that G. Wayne Clough, the Secretary of the Smithsonian, hopes will show that the Institute's diverse programming and educational activities represents a "conversation, not a lecture," the Post notes.Continue reading...
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Anyone who has ever visited a tourist destination can recall a time when they took home something, legally or illegally, to remember their trip. For its 50th anniversary, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum has released a limited edition line of "Restoration Rocks" jewelry, specially made from lightweight concrete and Gunite remnants of the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed building.
The collection, which consists of nine designs including earrings, pendants, bracelets, a ring, and cufflinks, was designed by California-based jewelry artist Cara Tilker, and will be distributed exclusively at the museum's retail store and website, with prices starting at $80.Continue reading...
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Blood lipid marker may help predict risk for Parkinson's disease
Thursday September 19, 2013
News Medical - A genetic mutation, known as GBA, that leads to early onset of Parkinson's disease and severe cognitive impairment (in about 4 to 7 percent of all patients with the disease) also alters how specific lipids, ceramides and glucosylceramides are metabolized. Mayo Clinic researchers have found that Parkinson's patients who do not carry the genetic mutation also have higher levels of these lipids in the blood. Further, those who had Parkinson's and high blood levels were also more likely to have cognitive impairment and dementia. The research was recently published online in the journal PLOS ONE.
The discovery could be an important warning for those with Parkinson's disease. Parkinson's is the second most common neurodegenerative disease after Alzheimer's disease. There is no biomarker to tell who is going to develop the disease -- and who is going to develop cognitive impairment after developing Parkinson's, says Michelle Mielke, Ph.D., a Mayo Clinic researcher and first author of the study.
Cognitive impairment is a frequent symptom in Parkinson's disease and can be even more debilitating for patients and their caregivers than the characteristic motor symptoms. The early identification of Parkinson's patients at greatest risk of developing dementia is important for preventing or delaying the onset and progression of cognitive symptoms. Changing these blood lipids could be a way to stop the progression of the disease, says Dr. Mielke.
There is a suggestion this blood lipid marker also could help to predict who will develop Parkinson's disease and this research is ongoing.
"There is currently no cure for Parkinson's, but the earlier we catch it -- the better chance we have to fight it," says Dr. Mielke. "It's particularly important we find a biomarker and identify it in the preclinical phase of the disease, before the onset even begins."
Dr. Mielke's lab is researching blood-based biomarkers for Parkinson's disease because blood tests are less invasive and cheaper than a brain scan or spinal tap -- other tools used to research the disease.
This work was supported by grants from the National Institute on Aging (U01 AG37526) and from George P. Mitchell and the late Cynthia W. Mitchell. The DEMPARK study was being funded by an unrestricted grant from Novartis and a grant from the International Parkinson Fonds (Deutschland) gGmbH (IPD). The continuation of the study (LANDSCAPE) is part of the Competence Network Degenerative Dementias (KNDD), which is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (project number 01GI1008C)). Source: Mayo Clinic.
(19 Sep 2013). News Medical. Blood lipid marker may help predict risk for Parkinson's disease. www.news-medical.net
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