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Entries tagged with: Titus Andronicus
Ted Leo @ FFFFest 2011 (more by Tim Griffin)
Ted Leo (who recently covered Misfits in Texas, covered Replacements in NYC, and is playing a New Year's Eve show in Hoboken) and Titus Andronicus (who recently lost a member and played two shows with Fucked Up) are teaming up with The So So Glos to play a last minute benefit at Shea Stadium on Monday night. More details, in Ted's and Patrick's words, below...
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Marvelous Darlings releasing LP (stream it now), Fucked Up brought David to Life @ Warsaw (how was it?)
DOWNLOAD: Marvelous Darlings - "I Don't Wanna Go To The Party"
Ben Cook with Fucked Up at House of Vans (more by Chris La Putt)
Pink Eye took to the [Brooklyn stage with his child on his shoulders before ripping through the recent opus David Comes to Life in its entirety. The energy comprised by this band is nearly unmatched by most other acts today. Aggressive vocals, lightning drumming, and shredding guitar blasts make up the concept masterpiece that unfolded live before the crowd tonight and just like sitting down to listen to this record (although I doubt many people remain sitting while this thing plays), the idea can be daunting. However, Fucked Up play with such precision and comradory that the monumental album seemed to go by in the blink of an eye. Aside from telling the audience to "give a thumbs up to anyone partaking in the protests", the onstage banter was kept to a minimal, allowing the brilliance of the band to shine through and through.-[omgnyc]Fucked Up played their second show with Titus Andronicus Tuesday night at Warsaw (where the above review comes from). The first was at Le Poisson Rouge one night earlier. Both shows' focus was on the band's recent David Came to Life and included additional instrumentation above and beyond the usual five-piece hardcore unit.
Fucked Up is now apparently going on a bit of a hiatus meaning limited touring. We'll see how that plays out. For now they have upcoming shows in Australia and on the Bruise Cruise which recently added Mikal Cronin and Vockah Redu to the lineup. All dates are listed below.
In the meantime, Fucked Up's Ben Cook is gearing up to release a collection of songs with his garage-punk power pop band Marvelous Darlings. The Marvelous Darlings have a new LP of compiled 7" tracks in Single Life, out Nov 22 via Deranged Records. Download one track, "I Don't Wanna Go To THe Party" above and stream that LP in its entirety below alongside all Fucked Up tour dates and a recent F'd Up video for "Running on Nothing"...
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Fucked Up performed 'David Comes to Life' @ LPR, will do it with Titus Andronicus again tonight @ Warsaw
words & photos by Andrew Frisicano
Fucked Up @ Le Poisson Rouge
Fucked Up played the first of two NYC shows running through their 2011 77-minute opus David Comes to Life. The band accomplished the feat, all four sides of it, on Le Poisson Rouge's in-the-round stage, with the Calder Quartet on a rectangular platform behind them providing delicate string interludes. The performance, which comes right after questions about the band's future, was one of the best I've seen from the Canadian vets.
Damian roamed the crowd, high-fiving audience members and dancing on the bar (I was hoping at least once he'd try to conduct the strings), which alleviated any stuffiness created by the structured nature of the night. Despite my doubts, the album held up remarkably well as an evening-length whole, roaring through "One More Night" and "Remember My Name" to the bittersweet conclusion of "Lights Go Up" (it doesn't hurt that the ultimate track is one of the record's best). The band came back for an encore of "Crusades," "Police" (about an hour before the actual police showed up at Occupy Wall Street) and "David Comes to Life." If these two dates are in fact their last NYC shows for a while, the set was undoubtedly a high point.
Titus Andronicus, led by a newly beardless Patrick Stickles, used their time in the opening slot to run through a number of new songs and to initiate a new guitarist. If those cuts are any indication, well outside the punk framework with harmonized leads and sludgy riffs, the next disc by the band will be a scorcher. The group played a bunch of old songs as well, including "The Battle of Hampton Roads" (with the line "Is there a boy in State college who hasn't been raped" interjected) and "A More Perfect Union," with the role of Abraham Lincoln played by the kid in the American flag shirt.
Tickets are still on sale for the same show which happens at Warsaw in Brooklyn tonight (11/14). A few more pictures from last night below...
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Fucked Up's previously announced show with Titus Andronicus at Le Poisson Rouge is now sold out, so they added another one which is happening one day later, on November 15th, at Warsaw in Brooklyn. Tickets are on sale. Fucked Up will be playing their album "David Comes to Life" in full.
Maybe Amy Klein will be there for the show, but not on stage.
Titus Andronicus @ Glasslands - 10/18/2011 (photo by Andrew St. Clair)
All you have to do is look at Titus Andronicus's Wikipedia page to see that the NJ band has gone though many lineup changes during their six years of existence. Ex-Titus members include Andrew Cedermark, Deer Tick's Ian O'Neil, and now sadly, Amy Klein. She writes:
A Message to Titus Andronicus' Friends and FansTitus played their last NYC show with Amy during CMJ (pictured above). They play their first without her at Le Poisson Rouge in November.
I just got back from my last tour with the band Titus Andronicus. Yes, it's true. As of today, I am no longer a member of the band.
No, there was no big fight or anything--no wild partying, drug, or alcohol addiction leading to me getting fired--no dramatic story--nothing like that. It is just time for me to move on.
I want to say an enormous thank you to every one of you for supporting me over the past two years, for cheering wildly at shows, for freaking the fuck out in insane circle pits, for singing along with every word, and for devoting yourself to this music and to this band with a passion that is downright inspiring. For me, the years I have spent in this band have been a time of transformation and self-discovery, and I know it is the power of music and the people who believe in it that have made me the person I am today.
I can't even explain what it is like to go from believing you are a total loser to believing that you are an individual with a voice. I think sooner or later everyone learns how to believe in herself, but the thing is, not everyone is lucky enough to get to do this in front of an audience filled with people like you.
To all the kids who came to a Titus Andronicus show over the past two years, I would like to say, "You are what punk is for. Punk is in you. Now go and do whatever you want with it." To every friend I met on the road, I would like to say, "Without you, I couldn't have done any of this." To the kind folks at XL, Beggars Group, Merok, Marcata Recording, 13 Artists, and Ground Control Touring--especially Sonya, Chris, Kris, Todd, Kevin, Nicole, and Chavez, I would like to say, "I appreciate all the work you've put into this band."
And most of all, to the guys in Titus Andronicus--Patrick, Dave, Eric, Julian, and, yes, Ian, who put up with me for the past two years, and who are truly some of the most dedicated and hardest working musicians out there, I would like to say, "I wish you the best of success. You are the great American rock and roll band of our time."
And to any girl out there who still believes that she will always be a loser, let me answer you with a quote from "No Future Part III:" "That's okay." I was one too. Trust me. You're gonna be someone someday. It's a crazy world we live in, one where even your biggest, loudest, wildest, rock'n'roll dreams can come true.
Titus Andronicus Forever,
Amy (no longer Andronicus)
P.S. I am not quitting music, just gonna be focusing on my own bands from now on.
On Monday, November 14 in New York, for the first time ever, Fucked Up will be performing their critically acclaimed album DAVID COMES TO LIFE in its entirety. This will be the inaugural live performance for many of the 18 songs. In addition, the band will be performing in the round. As if that's not enough, Titus Andronicus will be opening.Meanwhile Titus play a show at Glasslands this week for CMJ.
The event happens at Le Poisson Rouge in Manhattan. Buy tickets here.
DOWNLOAD: Chelsea Wolfe - "I Let Love In" (Nick Cave Cover) (MP3)
Chelsea Wolfe at Saint Vitus in August (more by Amanda Hatfield)
Stereogum and PopGun are co-presenting a CMJ showcase with Titus Andronicus, Delicate Steve, Chelsea Wolfe, Cuckoo Chaos, Mr. Dream, and Hollerado at Glasslands on October 18. Tickets are $15 with RSVP.
PopGun are also co-presenting the True Panther showcase at Glasslands, the Weird Vibes showcase at Cameo on October 20 with Weekend (who also play the BV CMJ showcase @ MHOW), Headless Horseman, Pat Jordache and others, and the Yours Truly showcase at Glasslands on October 21 with Active Child (who also play the BV CMJ showcase @ MHOW), Born Gold, The Stepkids, Memoryhouse, Caveman, Inc., and Ava Luna. PopGun also do their own showcase at Cameo on October 22 with Teen Daze, Art Vs. Science, and others. RSVP is open for all of the showcases.
Speaking of Chelsea Wolfe, she's got other CMJ shows scheduled including Europa on October 19, the Life or Death CMJ showcase at Cake Shop on October 20, a Pendu/Impose showcase at 285 Kent on October 22, and more TBA. She also recently recorded a cover of Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds' "I Let Love In." You can download that cover at the top of this post. Chelsea and her band also recently performed for an I-N Session. Check out a video of that performance below. In December, she'll go on a North American tour with The Black Heart Procession, though that tour unfortunately does not include any East Coast dates.
All dates and video below...
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by Andrew Sacher
Lana Del Rey at Glasslands last week (photo by Ryan Muir for Stereogum)
Lana Del Rey, who initially announced that her "official live debut" would take place at NYC's The Box and LA's Hotel Cafe, has rescheduled both of those dates and added a number of European shows too. The new US dates haven't been announced yet but, according to a press release, they are set to take place in larger venues than the ones they were originally scheduled for. She also played a secret, unofficial warm up show at Glasslands in Brooklyn on September 14 under the name Queen of Coney Island. That's a picture from the much talked about show above.
Lana Del Rey is also continuing to stir up controversy about whether or not there's any authenticity to her music or image. Amy Klein (of Titus Andronicus) thinks the problem with Lana Del Rey isn't about sincerity, but that she's a representation of what's wrong with the American culture that her image evokes. In her blog, Amy writes:
Lana Del Ray is exactly as real as the past, for the past is exactly what she recalls. She takes the days when women wore floral skirts and orange lipstick and waited at home for their husbands to come home from work so they (the women) could bring them (the men) martinis with olives and makes them real again (the men, the women, the martinis, and the olives.)The full piece is on Amy's site. Info on Lana's new US shows will be announced next week. You can check out her European dates below.
Lana Del Ray is sitting at home waiting for you to come home so she can fix you dinner and a drink. Lana Del Ray is waiting for you to come home so she can watch you play video games on the couch and ignore her all day until it's time for bed. Lana Del Ray is waiting for you to come home so you can go to bed and act out all of your wildest fantasies which is exactly what she wants to do--what you want to do, that is. Lana Del Ray is waiting for you because she is your mirror.
So it doesn't matter if Lana Del Ray is entirely sarcastic when she belts out, "It's YOU, it's YOU, it's all for YOU." It doesn't matter that there is an edge to her voice that sounds something like rage and despair. Lana Del Ray has conquered America with plastic surgery, video games, a regression to nostalgia, and an appeal to the sex drive of every male music critic on the planet. It doesn't matter if she has anything real to sell because Lana Del Ray has made us think about the relationship between selling fantasy and selling lies.
Lana Del Ray is the lie we like to tell ourselves--that America has always been, and will always be, this gorgeous woman who can make all our dreams come true. So it doesn't matter if she loves you or hates you because she is going to take all of your money and you are going to let her get away with it. That's the reality of who she is.
We are narcissistic and self-obsessed and so is Lana Del Ray. We are a country in decadent, navel-gazing decline--fading, intoxicated, and longing for the past, but still so beautiful, staring straight into the lens and smiling as we shoot an American tragedy.
Speaking of Amy Klein, she has shows coming up too. She and "the Blue Star Band" open for Vivian Girls at Knitting Factory on Tuesday (9/20) and play with Bird of Youth at Union Hall on 9/29. Her other project Hilly Eye play Bruar Falls on September 27 with Puta de Cava, Noon:30, and Mensch. They also play Bowery Ballroom on October 8 with Screaming Females, Underground Railroad to Candyland, and Shellshag and November 2 at Death by Audio with Nisennenmondai, Little Women, and Pet Bottle Ningen. Hilly Eye also recently joined facebook and they hint at a full length album being in the works.
All dates below...
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JEFF the Brotherhood played a not-so-secret show w/ Cy Barkley & The Wayoutsiders @ Matchless (pics)
photos by Andrew St. Clair
Cy Barkley & fans
"Since the unfortunate passing of Jay Reatard, there has been a void in the hearts of scumfucks everywhere. Enter Cy Barkley, a man straddling the line between garage and punk with a black Gibson in hand. Rock Together showcases a more accessible side of Cy Barkley and the Way Outsiders' dirty punk music that could put a wistful tear in Keith Morris' eye. "When you say you don't know, please tell me, I'll follow you," Barkley shouts over glammy riffs, pounding bass and unrelenting drums in "Rock Together", the EP's Single. The four track 7" is surely not the height of what this band could be - or will be - but this album marks the beginning of an era for Cy Barkley and the Way Outsiders as they expand beyond Nashville's city limits." [Get Bent]Jeff The Brotherhood did in fact play Matchless last night (8/22) with their friends/collaborators/city-mates/label-mates Cy Barkley & The Wayoutsiders. It was the first of three NYC dates for Cy. Catch them at Death By Audio TONIGHT (8/23) and Cake Shop tomorrow. Jeff played LPR with Pentagram one night earlier.
JEFF's Jake told the sold-out show's crowd that it would be the last time Jeff would play NYC "for a while" while the band records a new album. More pictures from Matchless, including some shots of a few partying Titus Andronicus-ians, are below...
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Lollapalooza 2011 -- Day 3 pics & review (EITS, TPOBPAH, Best Coast, The Cars, Portugal the Man, Arctic Monkeys & more)
words by Zach Pollack, photos by Grant MacAllister
Sorry for the delay of our third and final installmet of Lollapalooza 2011 coverage, but here it is! Due to the major downpour on the Sunday of the fest, Grant's pictures were almost lost forever in a wet camera, but are now recovered. If you're just joining us, check out parts one and two first. Here is part three...
My third and final day of Lollapalooza (8/7) kicked off at Music Unlimited Stage with an opening set from Titus Andronicus. The Garden State punks began things by playing the opening track "A More Perfect Union" from their incredible 2010 LP The Monitor. Titus generally would make for a fantastic start to the day, but their sound was a bit off, and by the look on frontman Patrick Stickles's face, I think he agreed.
After Titus, I decided to calm things down and went to catch Lia Ices. This was my second time seeing the Brooklyn, NY-based songstress this year, but that did not make her less interesting. Lia's well trained voice fluttered effortlessly over the avant pop she produces. I must admit I was skeptical that she and her band would translate well to an outdoor setting. The four-piece shattered any and all of my doubts.
The next set I caught was Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.'s at the quite favored Google+ stage. The kitschy group are infectious and totally unavoidable. I stuck around for most of their set which included their handmade "Jr. Jr." light boxes on stage and, more importantly, bubble machines.
I then made my way over to watch The Cars, who again consist of their original lineup, except for Benjamin Orr who passed away in 2000. The Cars ran though many of their hits like "Just What I Needed," "My Best Friend's Girl," "Good Times Roll," and a few new ones too. I didn't initially plan on catching their set, am glad that I did.
I then headed to the Sony stage where Portugal. The Man were setting up. I had caught their aftershow with Wye Oak at the Double Door on the first night of Lolla, and they blew me away. I was psyched to hear so many cuts off of their 2009 LP The Satanic Satanist. I was NOT psyched to hear that their van and trailer (gear and all) had been stolen later on that night. The van and trailer have since been recovered... and so has most of the gear!
I left Portugal's set a bit early in order to make it to Best Coast at Google+. Frontwoman Bethany Cosentino entered the stage and jokingly stated, "Fuck you, we're Best Coast." Unfortunately halfway through their set storm clouds that were hanging over Chicago all day finally burst. It poured for a good hour, letting up just before Explosions In The Sky's set.
The Austin, TX-based post rock band entered the stage stating, "I think you just saw 'us,' but now we're going to play some music." I was glad to hear some of my favorite songs like "The Birth and Death of the Day," "Six Days At the Bottom of the Ocean," and "Your Hand In Mine." Their awesome set was more than enough to keep the muddy, sopping festival-goers around.
Everyone legitimately thought the rain had let up, so I headed across to Music Unlimited for Foo Fighters' headlining set. Their set included a handful of songs from the recently released Wasting Light LP and a bunch of older cuts too. A few songs in it started pouring again and I decided to leave the festival along with Grant whose camera had officially stopped working. Unfortunately that meant that I missed Perry Farrell (of Jane's Addiction and founder of Lollapalooza) joining the band on stage for a second during "Everlong," which included the Foos playing a piece of Jane's Addiction's "Mountain Song."
Day 1 pics are HERE and Day 2 pics are HERE. More pictures from Day 3, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart and Arctic Monkeys included, below...
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Meat Puppets
Meat Puppets recently finished up a tour in support of their most recent LP Lollipop which came out this past April. After a couple dates with Soundgarden at the end of the month, the Meat Puppets will take a short break before playing a few more dates this fall. Their last string of dates never came through NYC, but this one will on November 4 at Le Poisson Rouge. Tickets are on sale now. All tour dates are listed below.
Meat Puppet Curt Kirkwood recently spoke to JSOnline about their tour and Nirvana, who they played with at Nirvana's MTV Unplugged performance, and whose seminal album Nevermind celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. The Meat Puppets recorded a cover of "Smells Like Teen Spirit" for Spin's new Nevermind tribute album, Newermind. The album also features contributions by EMA (who has shows coming up soon), The Vaselines, JEFF the Brotherhood, Amanda Palmer, Titus Andronicus, Surfer Blood and others. The album will be available for free download on Spin's website starting July 26. Tracklist below.
In honor of the 20th anniversary of Nevermind, Universal is also releasing a deluxe edition of the album on September 19. The reissue includes a 4 CD/1 DVD boxset with rarities, B-sides, unreleased recordings, BBC radio appearances, and an unreleased concert on DVD.
Universal will also reissue 1991: The Year Punk Broke on DVD on September 6. The film documents a Sonic Youth tour with Nirvana, Dinosaur Jr., Ramones, Babes in Toyland, and Gumball. The reissue includes a bonus film titled (This Is Known As) The Blues Scale, which features live footage of Sonic Youth and Nirvana.
Meat Puppets dates and video of them with Nirvana at MTV Unplugged in 1993, below...
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4Knots Fest in pics (Titus Andronicus, Eleanor Friedberger, Oberhofer, Mr. Dream, Davila 666 & more)
photos by Chris La Putt & Amanda Hatfield
"Patrick from Titus Andronicus just jumped into the crowd!
They are so good live." - Nikki S
"Eleanor Friedberger's solo stuff = awesome!
She's owning the 4Knots stage right now." - Anna Hyclak
"Oberhofer are clearly having a blast at #4knots ...
Fun day so far, especially when cloudy." - Bill
"Davilla 666 delivering good Stooges-punk buzz.
Crowd surfing spotted #4knots" - Jason Gross
"I don't know who Davila 666 are,
but they're burning it down at #4Knots." - Brendan HIlliard
The inaugural 4Knots Music Festival took place at South Street Seaport for most of the afternoon and early evening on Saturday (7/16).
Bands played on the usual Seaport outdoor stage while DJs were around the corner inside on Front Street (Dan Deacon and Yeasayer included). The festival was headlined by The Black Angels and Titus Andronicus and also included sets by Davilla 666 (pics HERE), Oberhofer, Eleanor Friedberger (of The Fiery Furnaces), and Mr. Dream (but not Obits). 4Knots acted as the replacement for Siren Fest, which sadly is no longer happening in Coney Island. 4Knots' lineup wasn't quite as impressive as past Siren lineups which were spread over two much bigger stages, but the festival still left a pretty solid impact on the downtown Manhattan crowd.
Eleanor Friedberger (by Chris)
4Knots was Eleanor's first show since releasing her solo debut Last Summer on Merge last week. According to New Beats:
"Aside from carrying a sound that kind of reminds one of the Velvet Underground's Loaded, some of the songs also possess a groove feel, particularly the mid-tempo "Glitter Gold Year." In addition to performing a majority of Last Summer's songs, Friedberger also threw in a few Fiery Furnaces tunes, including "Lost At Sea" and the punkish, power pop "Tropical Iceland.""Catch Eleanor in NYC again when she opens for Deerhunter at Webster Hall.
The crowd was the biggest that Brooklyn's own Oberhofer has ever played to, according to Brad Oberhofer, and they seemed to make a bit of buzz while they were there.
"Oberhofer, yes. I'd forgotten how soft-loud-soft prog meets math they are, but so precise and vicious, and in the best way. Singer Brad Oberhofer, (once a lowly intern at Matador), is the amazing piece of gut-instinctual-movement-punk behind said band. While tuning, he mentions, "I'm not used to this, I'm used to luxury cars," and during the set, "This song is dedicated to my grandmother, and all your grandmothers and grandfathers too."---
He says the right things to a crowd, and he and the whole band plays right along, and thus, it's a captivating show. Just listen to "Away From You" or "I Can Go", or any other track and you'll be transfixed." [Sentimentalist]
Titus Andronicus (by Amanda)
Titus Andronicus went on before The Black Angels, though according to the Village Voice, the upbeat punk crowd were possibly anticipating Titus even more.
"This was a Titus crowd, but how could it not be? The pier we stood on stands less than an hour's drive from the town of Mahwah, where frontman Patrick Sickles sings of spending his senior year on "No Future Part Three: Escape From No Future." And if that wasn't enough, Sickles recalled a few Siren Fest memories between songs. I'm sure a few super-loyal fans were even using the show as an opportunity to even out the sunburn that coated the left side of their bodies as they screamed along to the free show the band played at the Williamsburg Waterfront on the other side of the East River a few weeks ago."Black Angels pics HERE. More pictures and videos from the rest of the fest below...
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photos by Amanda Hatfield
"Still reeling from the Titus Andronicus/Okkervil River show last night. So good! It was so good." - Arielle
"Okkervil River absolutely killed it last night at Terminal 5. Awesome show. Also, apologies to my liver." - David Rosado
Okkervil River's Will Sheff @ Terminal 5
amNY: You've said you think this is your best record yet. Honestly, isn't that always the case?Okkervil River, touring in support of their Billboard charting (#31 on the Top 40) new LP I Am Very Far, headlined Terminal 5 last night (6/7) with tour-mates Titus Andronicus (who were just added to the 4Knots lineup) and Future Islands.
Will Sheff: I do think that, and it's never a lie. It's always a reflection of feeling where I am at that time. So, yeah - probably in two years, I'll have completely moved on from this "I Am Very Far" sort of place and be like, "F--- that, let's do some throat singing. That's what I'm into now."
So what feelings did this record reflect?
Will Sheff: It felt like after being an awkward teenager, growing up and becoming an adult. And the word "adult" carries a lot of baggage with it - it's kind of scary, like "adult contemporary." But I always thought of adulthood as really fascinating and complex. That's when people are having affairs and cheating on each other and becoming morally compromised. So this is my creepy, adult, dark, nuanced, having-an-affair record. As opposed to Sting.
Okkervil's set got cut short, possibly due to the venue curfew. At 10:45 the band was given a 15 minute warning, and so they played straight to 11 with no encore break. Unfortunately, if the written setlist is to be believed, that means they had to play much less than planned. The written and actual setlist, and more pictures from the show and dates too, below...
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Titus Andronicus last night @ Terminal 5 (more by Amanda Hatfield)
Titus Andronicus (who played Terminal 5 last night with Okkervil River), Obits, and Eleanor Friedberger (of The Fiery Furnaces) will join the previously announced Black Angels (who are listed as the headliner), Oberhofer, and Davila 666 on the lineup of the 4Knots Music Festival at South Street Seaport on July 16th (from 1-8pm, rain or shine).
According to show sponsor Village Voice, this is the final lineup of bands, though more details are still TBA, like set times and DJS for the free outdoor show. 4Knots is the replacement for Siren Fest which is no longer happening in Coney Island.
Ted Leo isn't playing 4Knots, but he is playing a free kick-off show happening one week prior, July 9th, also at The Seaport. It'll be a 10th anniversary performance for Ted Leo & The Pharmacists.
Ted Leo recently played Chaos in Tejas, Europa and Maryland Deathfest as part of an even older band, Citizens Arrest. Citizens Arrest have a new EP out now via Coextinction Records.
The Black Angels have another show happening at Maxwell's on July 15th which goes on sale Friday.
Eleanor Friedberger also has a show coming up sooner as part of the Nothside Festival.
The 4Knots poster (as it looked before these bands got added), and all Ted dates, below...
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photos by Eric M. Townsend
B.O.M.B. Fest went down over Memorial Day Weekend at Comcast Theatre in Hartford, CT. You already saw the Dan Deacon pictures from the first day of the two day fest. Now here are the rest from that Saturday (May 28th) (we have no pics from Sunday). They continue below...
photos by Andrew St. Clair
Titus Andronicus @ MHOW
The pictures in this post come from Titus Andronicus's date with Music Hall of Williamsburg on Saturday, 4/30. The show, with The Suzan and Dinowalrus, was the conclusion of a tour that took up most of March & April including a pair of appearances with The Pogues at Terminal 5.
The band is returning to Terminal 5 on June 7 with Okkervil River and Future Islands as part of their summer tour that kicks off on June 1st. Tickets for the NYC show are still on sale. Updated tour dates are listed below.
Since 4/30, Titus played Replacements covers as part of the "Our Band Could Be Your Life" show at Bowery Ballroom, and their very next show is this weekend as part of B.O.M.B. Fest.
Titus Andronicus side project Hilly Eye however, play a Permenant Wave Benefit for Planned Parenthood at Death By Audio tonight (5/25) with The Shondes, Crazy Pills, and Cojoba. As mentioned before, Hilly Eye is the project of Titus guitarist Amy Klein who you can see was wearing a Crass t-shirt at Music Hall in the pictures which continue below...
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'Our Band Could Be Your Life' in pics, video & review (Dirty Projectors, St Vincent, Dan Deacon, Ted Leo, Wye Oak & more)
photos by Amanda Hatfield, words by Andrew Frisicano
The "Our Band Could Be Your Life" tribute Sunday night at Bowery Ballroom ran more than four hours with 14 bands playing the music of 13 bands (plus a special encore act that covered Nirvana). Set changes were kept short, and bands generally played about 10-15 minutes (between one and four songs). Unannounced guests included Tim Harrington and Lee Ranaldo singing the Minutemen, Craig Finn playing the role of Minneapolis cop, and Dan Deacon's multimedia barrage and three-piece band. More highlights, lots of pictures, and a bunch of videos (UPDATE: NPR has audio of the show) are below...
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Amor de Días, not Popfest, BNLX, Cymbals Eat Guitars, album & book tribute shows, Cheeseburger, Beige & more in This Week in Indie
by Bill Pearis
DOWNLOAD: Amor de Días - Bunhill Fields (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Damon & Naomi - "Walking Backwards" (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Damon & Naomi - "Shadow Boxing" (M4A)
DOWNLOAD: BNLX - Burn the Boats (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: BNLX - Garbage Strike (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Beige - Folds (MP3)
Amor de Dias
This weekend is dominated, for me at least, by NYC Popfest but as I've already written an exhaustive (exhausting) post about that, so go read it and we'll discuss other shows here. There's lots more to cover anyway.
One thing, and this is Popfest related really, is that Amor de Días are here this weekend, playing Knitting Factory on Sunday (5/22) opening for Damon & Naomi. We've got a pair of tickets to give away to this show. Just send an email with your name to email@example.com with the subject line "Amor de Dias" and we'll pick a winner at random.
As you may know, the duo (Amor de Días) are Alisdair Maclean of The Clientele and Lupe Núñez-Fernández of Pipas, a group who played the first ever NYC Popfest back in 2007. I actually thought it was going to be Amor de Días in the "TBA" slot at the Thursday night Cake Shop show that turned out to be Pains of Being Pure at Heart. For this show to be happening at the same -- but not part of -- the 'Fest seems a little criminal.
MacLean and Núñez-Fernández formed Amor de Días back in 2008 and wrote and recorded whenever they had time, with help from current tourmates Damon & Naomi, indiepop legend (and master arranger) Louis Phillipe and Ladybug Transistor's Gary Olson. Their debut, The Street of the Love of Days, came out this week on Merge and is a lovely little album as you might imagine from the talent involved. Their styles and voices are a perfect match for one another and the arrangements are just perfect. Among the treats is a particularly nice version of The Clientele's "Harvest Time." You can download "Bunhill Fields" at the top of this post.
Damon & Naomi's new album, False Beats and True Hearts, is a really nice record too. And if it's still pouring out Sunday night, all the better. It's an evening of rainy day music.
A much louder duo, also in town this weekend, are Minneapolis' BNLX, who play Pianos on Friday (5/20) and The Rock Shop on Saturday (5/21). I've written about them a couple times this year already and I do really dig their mix of rockin' tunes and corporate humor. I'll quote myself again:
Volume isn't just for punishment, though in the wrong hands it most certainly is. But sometimes you just can't achieve that clarity of sound, that particular strain of feedback, that shriiiiiiinnnnng you get from flicking the strings above the headnut, that tone...without cranking the amp. Ed Ackerson, a 20-year veteran guitar slinger of such Minneapolis bands as 27 Various and Polara, knows what he's doing. BNLX didn't just blow eardrums, they kinda blew minds...You can download two tracks from EP#5 at the top of this post, and I have a good feeling they'll have EP#6 at the merch table for the NYC shows. Also playing The Rock Shop show is Black Onassis, which is not the ex-drummer of Urge Overkill but a new group from former member(s) of Kasabian and Daylight for the Birds. Don't know much about them.
...for being just two of them and a laptop, they made quite a racket at the Rock Shop. Normally I'm one to complain about bands using canned backing instead of a real drummer, but vintage drum machine sounds -- right out of 1987, be it Jesus & Mary Chain or Age of Chance -- are kind of integral to what BNLX are doing. With a stroboscopic lightshow (what, no smoke machines?) you didn't really need anyone else.
More interesting is what's happening earlier that same evening at The Rock Shop: a tribute to Brian Eno's Here Come the Warm Jets featuring a cavalcade of indie rock talent. Here's the press release:
When Brian Eno's first solo record, Here Come the Warm Jets, came out in 1974 it turned heads. It continues to baffle great minds due to the sneaky way it overlays whimsical pop with the beginnings of Eno's whole philosophy of creativity and experimentation.Musicians performing include Travis Morrison (Dismemberment Plan), Hamish Kilgour (The Clean), Richard Baluyut (Versus), Rob Christiansen (Eggs), Amy Klein (Titus Andronicus), and Ben Trokan (Robbers On High Street).
Indy music stalwart Rob Christinsen (Eggs, Grenadine, East Ghost West Ghost) and Rock Shop booker Jack McFadden team up to present this great curiosity of a recording LIVE with a melange of rockers and experimentalists.
"It sounds fantastic but one of the things that I tried to do with Warm Jets was to bring musicians together who would normally never play together and to play a music that they couldn't agree upon. The music would come from the chemistry. But of course, it was impossible to do. I couldn't expect any of the session people I worked with to go along with it. They literally fought." - Brian Eno, 1974.
In that spirit, fifteen singers and ten instrumentalists from all musical worlds team up to perform this masterpiece.
The evening will be emceed by walking/talking Brian Eno encyclopedia, WNYC's John Schaefer.
Of course the big tribute this weekend is Sunday's Our Concert Could Be Your Life which celebrates the 10th anniversary of Michael Azzerad's chronicle of the American indie rock scene in the '80s. The talent assembled paying tribute to the bands covered in the book is pretty amazing, and it's changed/expanded a bit since first announced:
- Nat Baldwin, David Longstreth and Brian McOmber play Black Flag
- Delicate Steve plays the Minutemen
- Citay plays Mission of Burma
- Ted Leo plays Minor Threat
- Grooms plays Husker Du
- Titus Andronicus plays the Replacements
- Tune-Yards plays Sonic Youth
- Callers plays Sonic Youth
- Dan Deacon plays the Butthole Surfers
- St. Vincent plays Big Black
- Wye Oak plays Dinosaur Jr
- Buke and Gass plays Fugazi
- White Hills plays Mudhoney
- Yellow Ostrich plays Beat Happening
[note: both Tune-Yards and Buke and Gass play a sold out show at MHOW one day earlier. Dan Deacon also plays more shows this week. Delicate Steve has a headlining show coming up soon at Brooklyn Bowl.]
Cymbals Eat Guitars
And lastly, Cymbals Eat Guitars play their first show in a long time this Friday (5/20) at Glasslands. The band are finishing up their sophomore LP which is due out this fall
,so hopefully we'll get a preview of what's to come which they'll be playing in full at the show. The whole line-up is pretty good, with fellow '90s loving indie rockers Radical Dads (whose member Robbie just announced a new album for one of his other bands), Iranian transplants Yellow Dogs, and the psychedelic sounds of Mirror Mirror.
A few more picks, day by day, are below.
It should be a fun night at Union Pool with neo baggy kids McDonalds, volatile and soul-bearing Wild Yaks, and The Surprisers.
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Titus Andronicus' Tom Scharpling NJ tour video released, playing NJ again tonight, touring w/ Okkervil River (dates)
Remember when Tom Scharpling and Titus Andronicus asked people to join them on a video shoot NJ tour? Well, that video is now a video and you can watch it below.
Titus Andronicus have been on the road for most of March and April, Pogues shows at Terminal 5 included. They wrap things up with two shows in the NYC-area this weekend: tonight/Friday at Maxwell's with Dinowalrus, and Saturday at Music Hall of Williamsburg with Dinowalrus and The Suzan. Both are sold out, as is the "Our Band Could Be Your Life" show that Titus is part of at Bowery Ballroom on 5/22, but tickets are still on sale for the June 7th show at Terminal 5 where Titus will once again play opener, but this time to Okkervil River who they'll be out on tour with at the time. All dates and the new video, below...
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Lollapalooza last year (more by Josh Darr)
Lollapalooza celebrates its 20th anniversary this year with some huge names on its just-announced lineup. See it in full below.
The festival has obviously changed over the years. What started out as a farewell tour for Jane's Addiction with a 'touring festival' lineup that included the Rollins Band, Nine Inch Nails, Butthole Surfers, and Souxsie & The Banshees, has turned into a one-weekend Chicago festival that Lady Gaga co-headlined last year. As leaked a while ago, Foo Fighters, Muse and Eminem all play this year, as will Coldplay, Cee Lo Green, and My Morning Jacket along with the reunited Cars and the continuing-to-be-reunited Big Audio Dynamite and Death From Above 1979, and a bunch of other bands which may or may not be worth the ticket price depending on how you feel about the headliners and generally seeing bands in big, hot, outdoor crowded parks (Lollapalooza happens in Chicago's Grant Park from August 5th - 7th).
Full 2011 Lineup and a couple of videos (one from 1991, one from 2010), below...
photos by Andrew St. Clair
NIGHT ONE, NIGHT TWO, and a set of pictures from the final of three nights of Pogues, the St. Patrick's Day show, at Terminal 5 (setlist & Titus Andronicus included), continue below...
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photos by Dana (Distortion) Yavin, words by Andrew Sacher
The Pogues kicked off their three night run at Terminal 5 on Tuesday night with over an hour of non-stop crowd-pleasers. They performed with the ease and precision that comes along with being a well established band for nearly three decades. The devoted audience never failed to flaunt its admiration for the group with pride. Frontman Shane MacGowan sporadically left the stage during their set to allow other band members to sing, returning each time with a lit cigarette.
The show was opened by New Jersey's Titus Andronicus who filled the venue with their grandiose rockers that refuse to draw the line between fast, loud, raw punk and refined indie rock. Despite a lack of interest from parts of the audience, Titus delivered a tight set.
The Pogues continued their run at Terminal 5 last night with The So So Glos and conclude tonight, St. Patrick's Day, with Titus Andronicus again. More pictures from the first night are below....
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'Our Band Could Be Your Life' 10th anniversary show lineup (Big Black, Black Flag & Fugazi songs will be played)
Nat Baldwin, David Longstreth and Brian McOmber play Black FlagNo, that's not a list of what happened in a weird dream last night. That is the LINEUP of a NYC show at Bowery Ballroom on May 22nd in celebration of the tenth anniversary of Michael Azerrad's "classic history of the '80s indie underground", Our Band Could Be Your Life (a book everyone reading this site should probably own!)
Delicate Steve plays the Minutemen
Ted Leo plays Minor Threat
Titus Andronicus plays the Replacements
Tune-Yards plays Sonic Youth
Dan Deacon plays the Butthole Surfers
St. Vincent plays Big Black
Wye Oak plays Dinosaur Jr
Buke & Gass plays Fugazi
To quote show co-presenter Tiger Mountain Presents, "some of the best bands in contemporary indie music will play songs by each of the 13 bands in the book."
"For years, all kinds of people -- musicians, people who run labels, concert promoters, journalists, whatever -- have told me that they've been very inspired by Our Band Could Be Your Life and the bands it profiles, which is incredibly gratifying and totally unexpected," says Azerrad. "The tenth anniversary of the book was a great occasion for the current generation of bands to celebrate these pioneers."More bands & guest hosts TBA. Tickets are $25 & go on sale Friday, 3/11 at noon.
Meanwhile the book will also be the topic of a panel discussion at SXSW that Merrill Garbus aka tUnE-yArDs (who is also playing the festival) will speak on.
Ted Leo is headed to Austin too, an appearance at the BrooklynVegan official SXSW showcase included.
Delicate Steve and Wye Oak are going to SXSW too. Wye Oak can be found at the BV/KF/Partisan day party at Swan Dive on Friday, 3/18. Wye Oak will also play Bowery Ballroom as part of a tour in April.
St. Vincent plays Big Black. I just felt like saying it again!
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"Hey everybody! It's Tom Scharpling! We're shooting another video and I want YOU to be a part of it! The details are below:"
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Titus Andronicus announce many more tour dates (including a benefit in NJ, Maxwell's, MHOW & elsewhere)
Titus Andronicus (more by kolored)
Did you get tickets to the sold-out Willie Mae Rock Camp For Girls benefit at Mercury Lounge on Thursday (2/10)? If you didn't, that's OK... you can still see Titus Andronicus in the coming weeks, in the general area, and for a good cause. The NJ band will play on 2/26 in Manville, NJ at the VFW Hall as part of a benefit for NJ Children's Specialized Hospitals. The show will also feature an appearance from The So So Glos and tickets are on sale.
Besides those benefit shows, Titus has another FOUR in the NYC area. We already knew about the pair of dates supporting The Pogues at Terminal 5 (tickets are still available for 3/15 and 3/16), but in addition to those, Titus will end a string of US dates that kick off in late March with headlining shows at Maxwell's on 4/29 (on sale now) and Music Hall of Williamsburg on 4/30 (tickets go on AmEx presale Wednesday and and regular sale Friday).
All tour dates, including some with Bright Eyes, and some videos below...
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Sweet Nectar
The Sweet Nectar Of God's Word, A Prayer Of Supplication And Declaration
Lord, I receive the sweet nectar of Your Word. It settles down around my heart and flows into the hidden places of dryness like fresh spring water. It coats my heart like thick honey from the Rock. I declare that my eyes are beholding You in a whole new way. I am able to see into the realms of Your glory and presence that have been reserved for me in this day. Metamorphosis is taking place with every breath I breathe. My heart responds to Your wooing of Love.
I receive Your goodness—Your kindness which flows to me from the depths of Your heart. The gates of purpose and destiny are swinging wide open. Favor, blessing and honor are mine as I dwell in You. All that has been stolen is being returned multiplied unto me. Spring is arising in my heart. The Son is shining and the rain of Your presence is softening the soil of my heart. I am being made new. Flowers of provision in every area of my life are popping up just as I need them. I am being prepared to fly. Spring is here and my love is awakened.
Lord, teach me to see You in every circumstance. Open the eyes of my heart to see with great faith—to see what You see when You look beyond the struggles I experience as I try to walk out this life You have given me. Sometimes I look at my life and I don't see myself having been placed in the garden of Your love and care
Always remind me to put You in remembrance of the Word you have spoken to me. Let faith arise with wings of hope and expectation and I will mount up and fly into the promises, into the purposes you have for me with great delight. For You are indeed multiplying me in every way. Struggles surrendered break me free. I envelope myself within the comfort of Your presence as I would snuggle into a warm coat on a cold day. All is unfolding and love is truly awakening within me. All is falling away. I can fly.
Help me to see the beautiful colors that are so intricately being woven into the very fabric of my life. Your very life flows through the veins of my being and I am being made like You. Teach me to never worry or be afraid. Teach me to rest among the active moving of Your Spirit in my heart, to be patient and wait on Your timing. Timing is everything and I must trust You when all seems delayed. I must trust You to show me if there are things in my heart and life which hinder me and keep me cocooned, keep me from walking in the fullness of blessing.
Lord, thank You for lifting the reproach of men and circumstances off my life and heart. I invite You into every deep or hidden place within me and say, "Have Your way!" More than anything, I want to be completely free to be who You have made me to be. I release all people who have disdained me, hurt me or wounded me in any way. Please bring each one to my remembrance that I might lay down the ugly colors of unforgiveness down forever. I release them that they might be free also. Every accusation of the enemy melts like wax in the flame of Your presence.
The very essence of who You made me to be is awakening like the rising of the dawn. This is a new day, and I embrace it. I give You all my excuses. I lay aside every hindrance. I receive restoration of all things stolen from me. Draw me continually into Your presence to receive. Never let me forsake My time with You in favor of leftover strands and filaments of my old cocoon. Let it blow away never to be revisited. I receive divine appointments and circumstances without fears of inadequacy for I am one who expresses You in a unique and beautiful way. I come into Your presence and I drink deeply. Fill me, enable me, comfort me, and I will do likewise (2 Corinthians 1:4). The best part of my life is now and to come. Old things have passed away and gardens are prepared to drink from and to impart to. The best is here. I am free and I open my wings to fly. I am flying…Read Accompanying Love Letter
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Friday February 27, 2009Horn Sets New First-Day Heptathlon Freshman Record
Lexington, KY
Lexington, KY
Florida freshman Gray Horn (Wapakoneta, Ohio) recorded the finest opening day by a freshman heptathlete in school history Friday and currently sits in third place in the heptathlon event after the first day of the 2009 Southeastern Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships hosted by the University of Kentucky at its E.J. Nutter Fieldhouse.
Horn, who broke his own freshman first-day heptathlon school record of 3,050 that he achieved at the SEC/Big 12 Showdown on Jan. 30, set personal-best marks in three of the four events in which he competed Friday, turning in a score of 3,104.
I am very, very proud of Gray coming into his first SEC meet and competing at such a high level, Florida head coach Mike Holloway said. He had PRs in three of four events today and has improved about 50 points from his last heptathlon. Gray got our team off to a good start and were looking forward to both Gray and the rest of our team performing well tomorrow.
Horn opened the night by recording a collegiate personal-best in the 60-meter dash, finishing in a time of 7.06. That bested his previous collegiate PR of 7.19, recorded at the SEC/Big 12 Showdown on Jan. 30.
Horn then recorded a personal-best in the mens long jump with a leap of 23-2.75/7.08m on his first attempt in that event to finish second. The mark eclipsed his previous collegiate-best mark of 23-0.50/7.02m achieved in the teams last competition - the Tyson Invitational on Feb. 13. That second-place finish increased his points total to 1,694 and moved him into second place overall in the heptathlon competition.
Horn finished ninth in the mens shot put with a toss of 39-5/12.01m to put him into third place after three events with an overall score of 2,301 points.
Horn closed the night with a personal-best leap of 6-6.75/2.00m in the high jump, tying for first in that event, which eclipsed his previous best mark of 6-6.25/1.99m that he recorded at the SEC/Big 12 Showdown.
Floridas Ryan Troy (Gainesville, Fla.), also competing in the heptathlon, currently is in 17th place after the opening four events with a score of 2,396.
South Carolinas Curt McGill currently leads the heptathlon competition with a score of 3,168, while Tennessees Michael Ayers is second with a tally of 3,128.
The second day of the SEC Indoor Track and Field Championships resumes at 11 a.m. EST Saturday in E.J. Nutter Fieldhouse. Complete results and a recap will be available at www.GatorZone.com.
The University of Florida is home of the 2009 Southeastern Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships. For all of the latest information on Gator Track and Field, log on to www.GatorZone.com.
2009 SEC INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS (Lexington, Ky.)
Mens Heptathlon - 5:15 p.m. EST (AUTO: 5,650; PROV: 5,300)
Mens Heptathlon 60m Dash 5:15 p.m. EST (AUTO: 6.63; PROV: 6.74)
4. Gray Horn 7.06 (861 points)
17. Ryan Troy 7.74 (637 points)
Mens Heptathlon Long Jump 5:55 p.m. EST (AUTO: 7.85; PROV: 7.50)
2. Gray Horn 23-2.75/7.08m (833 points)
15. Ryan Troy 20-2.25/6.15m (619 points)
Mens Heptathlon Shot Put 7 p.m. EST (AUTO: 19.30; PROV: 17.75)
9. Gray Horn 39-5/12.01m (607 points)
14. Ryan Troy 37-5.25/11.41m (571 points)
Mens Heptathlon High Jump 8:05 p.m. EST (AUTO: 2.24; PROV: 2.14)
T1 Gray Horn 6-6.75/2.00m (803 points)
16. Ryan Troy 5-8/1.73m (569 points)
Mens Heptathlon Overall Scoring (Through Four Events)
1. Curt McGill South Carolina 3,168
2. Michael Ayers Tennessee 3,128
3. Gray Horn Florida 3,104
4. Scott Pierce South Carolina 2,956
5. Tommy Barrineau Georgia 2,888
6. Nate Durham Arkansas 2,884
7. Terry Prentice Arkansas 2,850
8. Eddie Stoudemire South Carolina 2,842
9. Matthew Best Tennessee 2,826
10. Cory Harris Georgia 2,785
11. Michael Hughes Alabama 2,749
12. Jager Livingston Auburn 2,650
13. David Silverstein Georgia 2,644
14. Kevin Carney Kentucky 2,573
15. Fuery Hocking Georgia 2,534
16. Justin Brady Alabama 2,484
17. Ryan Troy Florida 2,396
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Some Thanksgiving thoughts for you as we approach the holiday season…
Thanksgiving is my favorite and least favorite holiday of the year. It is my favorite because of the theme and spirit of it. Counting your blessings. Giving thanks to those around you. Being thankful for what you have versus what you don't.
It is my least favorite simply because of the food. I've just never gotten fired up to eat squash or turkey with gravy or cranberry sauce or anything else save mashed potatoes. And I've had some wonderfully prepared meals in my lifetime thanks to my parents (and one year, in California, thanks to Jim Carrey. Yes, that Jim Carrey).
Back to the theme of Thanksgiving. I won't go through and make you read my long list of things I'M personally thankful for, and to be honest it is probably similar to most of yours: health, the people closest to you, and the like. This blog, too: it gives me a chance to communicate about so many different topics through the course of the year. But I like to think of Thanksgiving day as a time for reflection and looking back. Most of you who know me know I don't typically look back (especially less than 30 days past the annual goal-setting ritual I do every year), but I do think it is instructive on this one day to look back on things and reflect.
At least until the 8:30PM football game on Thanksgiving night. Go Jets!
I hope you all have a very happy Thanksgiving and a safe start to the holiday season.


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Genealogy Drop-In HelpWritten by Amanda G. on 11/18/2015
Wednesday, January 13th from 7 to 9 p.m.
In the Writers Room on the Mezzanine Level
Do you want to get started on your family history? Or do you know exactly where you're getting stuck and need help. Skilled genealogists can help! He can help you find elusive ancestors' military records, census data, birth certificates and more using Ancestry.com Library Edition, Heritage Quest, and FamilySearch.
To find them, just come to the Second Level and ask the Reference Librarian for the Writers Room!
The Genealogy Drop-In is hosted by the Middlesex Genealogical Society.


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Rockies' Jordan Lyles headed to disabled list, possible surgery on toe
"I don't feel like I'm snake bit or anything like that, just unfortunate."
Those were the words of Colorado Rockies right-hander Jordan Lyles on Monday when word came down that he will go on the 15-day disabled list with what the team is calling "a badly sprained left big toe."
Lyles will see a foot specialist on Tuesday to see if his toe injury will heal on its own, or if surgery is needed to repair a torn toe ligament.
"If I have to have surgery, I don't know how long I will be out," said Lyles, who is 2-5 with a 5.14 ERA in 10 starts.
Taking Lyles' place on the Rockies' 25-man roster is right-handed reliever Tommy Kahnle, who was called up from Triple-A Albuquerque. Kahnle was 1-2 with a 3.68 ERA in 17 appearances at Triple-A.


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He was asked whether the designs for the fleet – which include icebreakers, Arctic patrol vessels and destroyers – would be done by Canadian naval architects.
"Design work is all ultimately part of the package,'' he said.
"Obviously we try to minimize design costs, but there will be ultimately Canadian design components involved in all of this.''
The Irving shipyard will build 21 combat vessels under its $25-billion deal. The Seaspan Marine Corp. shipyard in Vancouver where Harper was expected to make a related announcement later Thursday will construct seven vessels under its $8-billion contract for non-combat ships.
Another $2 billion for smaller vessels is yet to be allocated to another shipyard.
The president of J.D. Irving Ltd., the parent company of the Halifax shipyard, echoed the prime minister's concern about keeping costs down.
"We want to keep jobs in Canada, we'd like to keep jobs in Nova Scotia,'' Jim Irving said after Harper's announcement. "But we have to get good value and the best expertise.''
MP Peter Stoffer, who serves as the NDP's shipbuilding critic, said he is concerned that some of the best-paid work may end up being shipped offshore.
Stoffer said when the national procurement strategy was first announced last year, it wasn't clear whether the vessel designs had to be done in the Canadian shipyards or whether they could use off-the-shelf designs from other countries.
"When I hear the prime minister say that some components of the design process will be Canadian, I'm really not sure what that means,'' said Stoffer, who represents the Halifax area riding of Sackville-Eastern Shore.
"What I'm concerned about is the millions of dollars that leave the country that go to other countries looking for designs when I honestly believe we could do it here in Canada.''
Steve Durrell, the president of Irving shipyard in Halifax, said he doesn't know who will do detailed drawings for the warships his workers will build.
"We don't know if we'll take an off-the-shelf design and Canadianize it, or if we do blue-sky approach and a clean piece of paper,'' he said in an interview.
Ottawa's goal in rolling out the national shipbuilding procurement program is to end the boom and bust cycle that has hampered shipbuilding in Canada in the past. The industry has struggled since the last major warship project ended in the 1990s.
The plan aims to see a steady flow of work over the next 20 to 30 years in order to sustain highly skilled jobs.
The Harper government promised to keep politics out of the process by having four senior bureaucrats evaluate the bids, and hiring a fairness monitor and an accounting firm to ensure an unbiased selection process.
Since winning the bid, the two victorious shipyards have promised a new era in Canadian shipbuilding, with thousands of workers expected to be hired.
Jim Irving said his firm has received 7,000 applications for jobs at the Halifax yard, and his company is planning to go to universities and community colleges to help train the workers it will need over the next few years.
He also said the company is eager to recruit skilled workers from Western Canada.


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Gold's 30% Surge Puzzles Bernanke, Not This Guy: William Pesek
Alan Greenspan had his conundrum. Now, Ben Bernanke has his enigma.
The behavior of long-term interest rates had the former Federal Reserve chairman scratching his head. It's gold that puzzles the current Fed chief. Damned if Bernanke and his fellow central bankers can explain the surge by a metal John Maynard Keynes once dismissed as a "barbaric relic."
"I don't fully understand movements in the gold price," Bernanke said on Capitol Hill last week.
That shocks gold bulls like Johann Santer, managing director at Superfund Financial in Tokyo. And it may be awful news for the global economy that some investors are surer than ever that the gold rally is just getting started.
It's hard to decide what's more frightening: that investors are losing confidence in paper money or that the shepherds of the world's major currencies don't get what's going on. Gold's climb of almost 30 percent in a year reflects fear, not just market concern over inflation or deflation risks. People have lost trust in the global financial system.
As Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. was crashing in September 2008, Superfund was loading up on gold. At the time, Santer got his share of giggles and rolled eyeballs for predicting gold would rise to $1,500 an ounce over the next two or three years. With gold around $1,230 an ounce, no one's laughing anymore.
'Black Swans'
There are many reasons why gold is back in vogue, yet two in particular are worth considering. One is fear about "black swans," unexpected events that have great impact. The second reflects how little gold many central banks in Asia and elsewhere hold on their balance sheets.
A year ago, the idea of gold hoarding struck me as odd. It was hard not to view fans of the precious metal as akin to people standing on street corners with megaphones predicting apocalypse. The world economy seemed to be on the mend, a sense of order was returning to markets and doomsayers like Nouriel Roubini were getting fewer headlines.
Greece's unraveling was a sobering reality check. It wasn't that a fiscally irresponsible economy smaller than Iran's was stumbling. It was how, as in the case of Iceland before it, Greece was cast in the role of canary in the financial coalmine. European banking shares suggest a Greek debt default may be just a matter of time.
Contagion's Return
It was suddenly clear that the contagion that emanated from the U.S. in 2008 had never really gone away. Greece's troubles cast a huge shadow over far more important economies, like Spain's. The idea that the 10th biggest economy, one bigger than Canada's, might someday renege on debt put an end to hopes for a smooth 2010.
Perhaps the best explanation of these all-too-tangible risks comes from Anthony Crescenzi, a strategist at Pacific Investment Management Co., the world's largest bond-fund manager. The question is this: As the U.S. is aggressively backing its financial system, who is backing the U.S.?
Thinking back to the darkest days of 2008, few will quibble with government efforts to stave off Armageddon. The promise was that if investors tolerated a surge in debt issuance, capitalism and prosperity would be saved. As fear is returning to the global economy, the worry is that industrialized nations are out of ammunition.
'Keynesian Endpoint'
Have nations reached a "Keynesian endpoint" as exhausted balance sheets leave policy makers with few options to bolster growth? We've known for years that the Group of Seven nations were losing their ability to guide markets. Now, they're losing hope of shielding economies from them.
As all hell threatens to break lose anew, are you going to buy stocks? Probably not. Bonds at a time when no one trusts credit ratings? Doubtful. Euro? Nope. Yen? Risky. Dollar? For many, the U.S. currency is the least ugly contestant in this financial beauty contest.
A question here is what central banks do. Many are sitting on too many dollars for comfort and upping gold reserves may be the diversification move of choice.
"I believe the biggest customer base will be Asia," says Santer. "And if Ben Bernanke doesn't see why then we have even more reason to worry about the global economy."
Gold Grab
South Korea, for example, is the 15th biggest economy and gold accounts for just 0.2 percent of its total reserves. If markets remain volatile and the dollar gyrates, it may be among the Asian nations that move to buy more of the metal.
In November, India surprised markets with a $6.7 billion purchase from the International Monetary Fund's bullion stash. India's gold grab was the vanguard of central banks more aggressively diversifying reserves away from U.S. assets.
It's not what the Greenspans of the world envisioned 15 years ago. Back then, warehousing gold bars seemed a bit retrograde. Central banks had gotten so good at whipping inflation that paper money was just fine. Fort Knox was no longer needed.
The post-Lehman world is dispelling such notions and we may be on the cusp of history's greatest gold rush. Bernanke and his peers would be wise to contemplate why.
(William Pesek is a Bloomberg News columnist. The opinions expressed are his own.)
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Phase 3b Open Label Study to Evaluate Switching From Regimens Consisting of a Ritonavir-boosted Protease Inhibitor Plus Emtricitabine/Tenofovir Fixed-Dose Combination to the Elvitegravir/Cobicistat/Emtricitabine/Tenofovir DF Single-Tablet Regimen in Virologically Suppressed, HIV 1 Infected Patients
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This study will evaluate the non-inferiority of Stribild (elvitegravir/cobicistat/ emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate [EVG/COBI/FTC/TDF]) single-tablet regimen relative to regimens consisting of a ritonavir-boosted protease inhibitor (PI+RTV) plus truvada (FTC/TDF) fixed-dose combination in maintaining HIV-1 RNA < 50 copies/mL at Week 48 in virologically suppressed, HIV-1 infected adults. This study will also evaluate the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of the two regimens through 96 weeks of treatment.
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
HIV Infections
Drug: Stribild
Drug: RTV
Drug: FTC/TDF
Drug: PI
Phase 3
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|A Phase 3b Randomized, Open-Label Study to Evaluate Switching From Regimens Consisting of a Ritonavir-boosted Protease Inhibitor (PI + RTV) Plus Emtricitabine/Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate (FTC/TDF) to the Elvitegravir/Cobicistat/Emtricitabine/Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate Single-Tablet Regimen (EVG/COBI/FTC/TDF) in Virologically-Suppressed, HIV-1 Infected Patients
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Drug Information available for: Proteinase inhibitor Emtricitabine Tenofovir Ritonavir Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate Elvitegravir CobicistatU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Gilead Sciences:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Percentage of Participants With HIV-1 RNA < 50 Copies/mL at Week 48 [ Time Frame: Week 48 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]The FDA-defined Snapshot algorithm was used, which defines a patient's virologic response status using only the viral load at the predefined time point within an allowed window of time.
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Change From Baseline in CD4+ Cell Count at Week 48 [ Time Frame: Baseline; Week 48 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
|Study Start Date:
|November 2011
|Study Completion Date:
|December 2014
|Primary Completion Date:
|November 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Stribild
Participants will be randomized to switch to Stribild for 96 weeks.
Drug: Stribild
Elvitegravir (EVG) 150 mg/cobicistat (COBI) 150 mg/emtricitabine (FTC) 200 mg/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) 300 mg single-tablet regimen (STR) administered orally once daily with food
Active Comparator: PI+RTV+FTC/TDF
Participants will be randomized to remain on their current antiretroviral regimen consisting of an RTV-boosted PI plus FTC/TDF for 96 weeks.
Drug: RTV
Ritonavir (RTV) administered according to prescribing informationDrug: FTC/TDF
FTC/TDF administered according to prescribing information
Other Name: Truvada®Drug: PI
Protease inhibitor (PI) administered according to prescribing information, which may include atazanavir (ATV), darunavir (DRV), fosamprenavir (FPV), lopinavir (LPV), or saquinavir (SQV)
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older
|Genders Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Ability to understand and sign a written informed consent form
- Be on a stable antiretroviral regimen consisting of a ritonavir boosted PI plus FTC/TDF continuously for ≥ 6 consecutive months preceding the screening visit
- Be on the first or second antiretroviral drug regimen documented undetectable plasma HIV 1 RNA levels for ≥ 6 months preceding the screening visit
- No previous use of any approved or experimental integrase strand transfer inhibitor (INSTI) for any length of time
- Documented historical genotype prior to starting initial antiretroviral therapy showing no known resistance to TDF or FTC
- HIV RNA < 50 copies/mL
- Normal ECG
- Hepatic transaminases ≤ 5 × the upper limit of the normal range (ULN)
- Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 mg/dL, or normal direct bilirubin
- Adequate hematologic function
- Serum amylase ≤ 5 × ULN
- Estimated glomerular filtration rate ≥ 70 mL/min according to the Cockcroft-Gault formula
- Females of childbearing potential must agree to utilize highly effective contraception methods, or be nonheterosexually active, practice sexual abstinence from screening throughout the duration of the study period and for 30 days following the last dose of study drug
- Female subjects who utilize hormonal contraceptive as one of their birth control methods must have used the same method for at least three months prior to study dosing
- Male subjects must agree to utilize a highly effective method of contraception during heterosexual intercourse from the screening visit, throughout the duration of the study and for 30 days following discontinuation of investigational medicinal product, or must be non-heterosexually active, or practice sexual abstinence
Exclusion Criteria:
- A new AIDS-defining condition diagnosed within the 30 days prior to screening
- Females who are breastfeeding
- Positive serum pregnancy test (female of childbearing potential)
- Receiving drug treatment for hepatitis C, or subjects who are anticipated to receive treatment for hepatitis C during the course of the study
- Experiencing decompensated cirrhosis
- Have an implanted defibrillator or pacemaker
- Current alcohol or substance abuse that would interfere with compliance
- A history of malignancy within the past 5 years or ongoing malignancy other than cutaneous Kaposi's sarcoma, basal cell carcinoma, or resected, noninvasive cutaneous squamous carcinoma
- Active, serious infections requiring parenteral antibiotic or antifungal therapy within 30 days prior to Baseline, except for intramuscular penicillin for the treatment of syphilis
- Have been treated with immunosuppressant therapies or chemotherapeutic agents within 3 months of study screening, or expected to receive these agents or systemic steroids during the study
- Subjects receiving ongoing therapy with any of the medications, including drugs not to be used with EVG, COBI, FTC, TDF or subjects with any known allergies to the excipients of EVG/COBI/FTC/TDF tablets, or Truvada® tablets.
- No anticipated need to initiate drugs during the study that are contraindicated
- Receiving other investigational drugs
- Participation in any other clinical trial
- Any other clinical condition or prior therapy that would make the subject unsuitable for the study or unable to comply with the dosing requirements
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|United States, Arizona
|Pueblo Family Physicians
|Phoenix, Arizona, United States, 85015
|Spectrum Medical Group
|Phoenix, Arizona, United States, 85012
|United States, California
|Pacific Oaks Medical Group
|Beverly Hills, California, United States, 90211
|AIDS Healthcare Foundation
|Beverly Hills, California, United States, 90211
|Kaiser Permanente
|Hayward, California, United States, 94545
|Peter J. Ruane, M.D., Inc.
|Los Angeles, California, United States, 90036
|Kaiser Permanente
|Los Angeles, California, United States, 90027
|OASIS Clinic
|Los Angeles, California, United States, 90043
|Anthony Mills MD Inc
|Los Angeles, California, United States, 90069
|Stanford University
|Palo Alto, California, United States, 94304
|Kaiser Permanente
|Sacramento, California, United States, 95841
|University of California, Davis
|Sacramento, California, United States, 95817
|La Playa Medical Group and Clinical Research
|San Diego, California, United States, 92103
|Kaiser Permanente San Francisco
|San Francisco, California, United States, 94118
|Metropolis Medical
|San Francisco, California, United States, 94109
|United States, District of Columbia
|Dupont Circle Physicians Group, P.C
|Washington, District of Columbia, United States, 20009
|Capital Medical Associates, PC
|Washington, District of Columbia, United States, 20036
|United States, Florida
|Gary Richmond, MD
|Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States, 33316
|Midway Immunology & Research Center, LLC
|Fort Pierce, Florida, United States, 34982
|The Kinder Medical Group
|Miami, Florida, United States, 33133
|Orlando Immunology Center
|Orlando, Florida, United States, 32803
|Idocf/Valuhealthmd, Llc
|Orlando, Florida, United States, 32806
|Infectious Diseases Associates of NW FL, P.A.
|Pensacola, Florida, United States, 32504
|AHF Health Positive Tampa Bay
|Safety Harbor, Florida, United States, 34695
|St. Joseph's Comprehensive Research Institute
|Tampa, Florida, United States, 33614
|United States, Georgia
|Atlanta ID Group
|Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30309
|United States, Illinois
|John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County/Ruth M. Rothstein CORE Center
|Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60612
|Northwestern University Division of Infectious Diseases
|Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611
|United States, Michigan
|Be Well Medical Center
|Berkley, Michigan, United States, 48072
|United States, Minnesota
|Hennepin County Medical Center
|Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55415
|United States, Missouri
|The Kansas City Free Health Clinic
|Kansas City, Missouri, United States, 64111
|United States, New Jersey
|I.D. Care Associates PA
|Hillsborough, New Jersey, United States, 08844
|Saint Michael's Medical Center
|Newark, New Jersey, United States, 07102
|South Jersey Infectious Disease
|Somers Point, New Jersey, United States, 08244
|United States, New York
|Greiger Clinic
|Mt. Vernon, New York, United States, 10550
|United States, North Carolina
|ID Consultants, P.A.
|Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, 28209
|Wake Forest University Health Sciences
|Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States, 27157
|United States, Pennsylvania
|Philadelphia FIGHT
|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19107
|University of Pennsylvania
|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104
|United States, Texas
|Southwest Infectious Disease Clinical Research, Inc
|Dallas, Texas, United States, 75219
|Uptown Physicians Group
|Dallas, Texas, United States, 75204
|Tarrant County Infectious Disease Associates
|Fort Worth, Texas, United States, 76104
|Gordon Crofoot Md, Pa
|Houston, Texas, United States, 77098
|St. Hope Foundation Inc
|Houston, Texas, United States, 77401
|Therapeutic Concepts, PA
|Houston, Texas, United States, 77004
|Innsbruck Medical University
|Innsbruck, Austria, A 6020
|Univ.-Kklinik fuer Innere Medizin III
|Salzburg, Austria, 5020
|Medical University of Vienna
|Vienna, Austria, 1090
|Wien, Austria, 1140
|UCL Saint Luc
|Brussels, Belgium, 01200
|University Hospital Ghent
|Ghent, Belgium, 9000
|CHU Sart Tilman
|Liege, Belgium, 4000
|Canada, Ontario
|Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
|Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M4N 3M5
|Canada, Quebec
|Clinique Medicale Du Quartier Latin
|Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H2L 5B1
|CHU de Besancon, Hopital Saint-Jacques
|Besançon, France, 25030
|Hôpital de la Croix-Rousse
|Lyon, France, 69317
|CHU Hôpital Gui de Chauliac
|Montpellier, France, 34295
|Archet 1 Chu Nice Department of Infectology
|Nice, France, 06202
|Saint-Louis Hospital
|Paris, France, 75010
|Hopital Saint Antoine
|Paris, France, 75012
|Hôpital Bichat-Claude Bernard
|Paris, France, 75018
|hôpital Tenon
|Paris, France, 75020
|Maladies Infectieuses Dpt
|Paris Cedex 13, France, 75651
|Hôpital Haut Lévêque
|Pessac, France, 33604
|Epimed GmbH
|Berlin, Germany, 12157
|University of Bonn
|Bonn, Germany, 53127
|Universitätsklinikum Essen, Dermatologie, HIV Ambulanz
|Essen, Germany, 45147
|Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University Hospital / Infectious Diseases Hs 68
|Frankfurt, Germany, 60590
|Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Ambulanzzentrum des UKE GmbH, Bereich Infektiologie
|Hamburg, Germany, 20246
|ICH Study Center
|Hamburg, Germany, 20146
|Medizinische Hochschule Hannover
|Hannover, Germany, 30625
|Infektlonsambulanz Unlkllnik Koln
|Koln, Germany, 50937
|Infektionsambulanz, Med Poliklink, Klinikum der Universitat Munchnen
|Munich, Germany, 80336
|Ospedali Riuniti
|Bergamo, Italy, 24128
|Clinic of Infectious Diseases, University of Milan-San Paolo Hospital
|Milano, Italy, 20142
|Ospedale Luigi Sacco
|Milano, Italy, 20157
|Fondazione Centro San Raffaele
|Milano, Italy, 20127
|National Institute for Infectious Diseases "L. Spallanzani"
|Rome, Italy, 00149
|University of Torino, Dept of Infectious Disease
|Torino, Italy, 10122
|HHP Hospital de Cascais
|Alcabideche, Portugal, 2755
|Hospital Santo Antonio Dos Capuchos, Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa
|Lisboa, Portugal, 1150-069
|Hospital de Santa Maria-CHLN, EPE
|Lisbon, Portugal, 1049-035
|Puerto Rico
|Clinical Research Puert Rico
|San Juan, Puerto Rico, 00909
|University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine
|San Juan, Puerto Rico, 00935
|Hospital General Universitario Alicante
|Alicante, Spain, 03010
|Hospital clinic
|Barcelona, Spain, 08036
|Hospital Germans Trias I Pujol
|Barcelona, Spain, 08916
|Hospital Universitari Bellvitge HIV Unit. Infectious Disease Service.
|Barcelona, Spain, 08907
|Hospital General Universitario de Elche
|Elche, Alicante, Spain, 03202
|Infectious Diseases Department, Hospital Carlos III
|Madrid, Spain, 28029
|Hospital La Paz
|Madrid, Spain, 28760
|Hospital Ramon y Cajal
|Madrid, Spain, 28034
|Hospital Virgen del Rocio
|Sevilla, Spain, 41013
|Geneva University Hospital
|Geneva, Switzerland, 1205
|University Hospital of Zurich; Division of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology
|Zurich, Switzerland, 8091
|Zentrum fur Infektionskrankheiten
|Zurich, Switzerland, CH-8038
|United Kingdom
|Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust
|Brighton, United Kingdom, BN21ES
|Chelsea and Westminster
|London, United Kingdom, SW109NH
|Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust
|London, United Kingdom, NW32QG
Sponsors and Collaborators
Gilead Sciences
|Study Director:
|Thai Nguyen, MD
|Gilead Sciences
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ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on November 27, 2015
Arribas JR, Pialoux G, Gathe J, Di Perri G, Reynes J, Tebas P, Nguyen T, Ebrahimi R, White K, Piontkowsky D. Simplification to coformulated elvitegravir, cobicistat, emtricitabine, and tenofovir versus continuation of ritonavir-boosted protease inhibitor with emtricitabine and tenofovir in adults with virologically suppressed HIV (STRATEGY-PI): 48 week results of a randomised, open-label, phase 3b, non-inferiority trial. Lancet Infect Dis. 2014 Jul;14(7):581-9. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(14)70782-0. Epub 2014 Jun 5.
Pozniak A, Markowitz M, Mills A, Stellbrink HJ, Antela A, Domingo P, Girard PM, Henry K, Nguyen T, Piontkowsky D, Garner W, White K, Guyer B. Switching to coformulated elvitegravir, cobicistat, emtricitabine, and tenofovir versus continuation of non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor with emtricitabine and tenofovir in virologically suppressed adults with HIV (STRATEGY-NNRTI): 48 week results of a randomised, open-label, phase 3b non-inferiority trial. Lancet Infect Dis. 2014 Jul;14(7):590-9. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(14)70796-0. Epub 2014 Jun 5.
|Responsible Party:
|Gilead Sciences
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01475838 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|November 17, 2011
|Results First Received:
|January 8, 2015
|Last Updated:
|January 22, 2015
|Health Authority:
|United States: Food and Drug Administration
Keywords provided by Gilead Sciences:
Treatment Experienced
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
HIV Infections
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
Immune System Diseases
Lentivirus Infections
RNA Virus Infections
Retroviridae Infections
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral
Slow Virus Diseases
Virus Diseases
HIV Protease Inhibitors
Protease Inhibitors
Tenofovir disoproxil
Anti-HIV Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
Anti-Retroviral Agents
Antiviral Agents
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors
Pharmacologic Actions
Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors
Therapeutic Uses
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Running Time: 116 min.
Production Date: 11 / 15, 16, 21 / 2010
Director: Axel Braun
Cast: Andy San Dimas, Asa Akira, Codi Carmichael, Jessi Palmer, Jessica Bangkok, Lexi Belle, Alec Knight, Dale DaBone, J. Jay, James Deen, and Tyler Knight in sexual roles with Amber Cherry, James Bartholet, Lee Garland, Ron Jeremy, and more in non-sex roles
Audio /Video Quality: The technical aspects show some very nice care. The audio is clear, well balanced, and sounds every bit as good as one would expect from a real documentary on Elvis Presley. The video is presented in anamorphic widescreen and looks fantastic. The picture is clear, the camera work smooth, and the lighting well done.
The Movie: Axel Braun has returned, this time with the parody no one quite expected. Here he lampoons Elvis Presley with interviews from those around The King as well as plenty of flashbacks around his life.
|Scene 1 � Lexi Belle and J. Jay
Lexi (Ann Margaret) gets it on with J. Jay (young Elvis) after he gives her a quick song on the set of Viva Las Vegas. They kiss as he holds her in his arms before he lays back to let Lexi work him over with her hands and mouth. She lays back for J. Jay to rip open her leggings, eat her pussy, and fuck her missionary style before rolling over so he can take her from behind. Lexi also rides J. Jay reverse cowgirl style before dropping down to stroke his cock and lick his balls until he pops a nice load in her mouth.
|Scene 2 � Jessi Palmer and James Deen
After Elvis visits the Rebel Without a Cause set, Jessi (Natalie Wood) lets James (James Dean) know that Elvis got her juices flowing and suggests they rehearse the kissing scene. They work through the lines and a bit of kissing before Jessi helps James out of his pants to stroke and suck his cock. She moves around to sixty-nine him before spinning around to ride him reverse cowgirl style. They roll to the side to spoon before striping down a bit more so James can eat Jessi's holes and fuck her pussy bow and arrow style. He keeps playing with her pussy as she guides his cock into her ass for her first on-camera anal and then gets on top for a reverse cowgirl rectal reaming. James also spoons her shitpussy before shooting his man gravy over Jessi's face.
|Scene 3 � Andy San Dimas and J. Jay
When J. Jay lets Andy (Priscilla) know he's going to take it easy on her consummating their wedding, she lets him know that waiting ten years has been more than enough and that she wants him to get in there and eat her pussy. J. Jay strips off her panties to eat Andy's box as she lays back on the bed in her white wedding dress and stockings, and even mixes in a little finger play before taking his turn laying back so Andy can eagerly suck and stroke his cock. They spoon before Andy rides him cowgirl style, plays with her ass a little, and encourages him to pull her hair. She also lets J. Jay pile drive her pussy before he sprays his population pudding over her pretty face.
|Scene 4 � Asa Akira, Jessica Bangkok, and Tyler Knight
When Dale (old Elvis) meets up with Tyler (Muhammad Ali) in the gym, he brings him Asa and Jessica to try to make up for giving him a robe that might have jinxed him. Tyler isn't sure he can take them both on being in training, but just can't resist them either and starts kissing his way between them. As Tyler starts sucking Jessica's tits Asa drops down to mouth his manhood, and Jessica soon drops down to help her. Tyler lays back for Asa to ride his face as Jessica rides his cock cowgirl style, and the girls team up on him a little more before Jessica rides his face as Asa sees how much of his cock she can fit in her mouth. Jessica gets in the middle to eat Asa as Tyler plows her from behind before the girls trade places. The girls also sixty-nine a little before Tyler moves back in and fucks Asa missionary style with Jessica offering a bit of oral assistance. He also spoons Asa and fucks her from behind with Jessica offering plenty of help before nailing Asa doggie style as Jessica urges them on and spanks Asa's ass. Tyler pulls out to pop in Jessica's mouth, and the girls swap it back and forth and play with it before swallowing it down.
|Scene 5 � Codi Carmichael, Alec Knight, and Dale DaBone
Alec (Elvis' driver Billy Boy Braddock) brings back Marilyn Monroe lookalike stripper Codi to take care of Dale (Fat Elvis), who's passed out with a peanut butter and banana sandwich after deciding to go straight and give his fans the Elvis they want. They quickly wake Dale up who hops up and starts kissing Codi. Alec goes to leave, but Dale has him stick around to join in, and after Codi gives him a little kissing as well she works her hands and mouth between their cocks and lets them suck her tits. Dale starts fucking Codi from behind as she continues to suck and stroke Alec, and then moves over to ride Alec reverse cowgirl style while giving Dale a little head and letting him suck her tits. Codi stays in the middle as Dale spoons her and has her ride him cowgirl style and then lets Alec bone her bald beaver missionary style. Finally Codi takes a very nice double facial from the guys.
Elvis XXX: A Porn Parody is another downright brilliant parody from Axel Braun. I'm amazed at the care that Axel Braun put into this movie, and it's all top notch. The documentary style with interviews featuring people around The King are very well done and nicely amusing. The music, which is all sexual parodies of Elvis songs, is fantastic, and plays well to both Elvis as well as porn. J. Jay is good as young Elvis, especially for being as fresh as he is to the industry, but Dale DaBone completely owns the role as old Elvis. Not only does he have the mannerisms and speech down pat, but he's hilarious playing him up. The supporting roles are also extremely well done, with Alec Knight really standing out to be as Elvis' driver Billy Boy. As for the sex, that also works extremely well. Lexi Belle is as consistent and cute as ever, and Jessi Palmer does a very nice job with her first on-camera anal. Andy San Dimas turned out a great fuck with J. Jay, and I was really impressed with how well they kept her ink hidden to keep with the styles of the times. I'm not sure how Tyler Knight was able to last as long as he did with Asa and Jessica, and their cumswapping finale really set the scene off right. Finally there's Codi, who nicely works her way between Dale and Alec to wrap things up. From start to finish Elvis XXX: A Porn Parody shows why it's easily one of the best parodies to come out of 2011.
The Extras: Trailers are included for four other Vivid releases. There's also a behind the scenes featurette, a nearly twenty minute non-sex version of the movie, and commercials.
The behind the scenes featurette lasts a little under a half hour. Jessi starts out talking about her first on-camera anal scene and showing off her great booty before working with James Deen before their scene. She also talks about what's going on with her and her butt before moving to Dale having some fun in the makeup chair. Jessi returns for a quick talk with Ron Jeremy in the bathroom before Alec and Dale work on their lines back in the makeup chair. There's also a bit of Dale channeling Elvis walking down the hallway before Andy San Dimas and J. Jay chatting about her AVN nomination and his great timing. They also have a few little fun chatting before Codi chats about the last time she was on set and Dale Elvis gives Jay Elvis a few tips. Lexi chats about the zoo at her place, some of what she has to do in the movie, and why marching band rocks. There's also a bit of fun with J. Jay, Lexi, and Dale dancing with Dale coming off as a complete class act helping them out. Asa and Jessica talk about their limited Elvis knowledge before Tyler works it as Ali with Dale. This is a very nice featurette. You get plenty of personality from the cast as well as a very nice feeling of how much effort went into making this one work. Dale shows just how much he was into this role, as well as the overall movie, and really solidified my thoughts on him earning his AVN award this year. This is a very nice addition tot he overall DVD.
Condom Usage: None
Final Thoughts: Buy it!
Note to Axel Braun Productions / Vivid Pictures: As somebody who's a bit tired of porn parodies, I can't help but look forward to seeing more of them from you!
If you have any questions or comments, please e-mail me.
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