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Tha Khaek, LaosKirsty Turner
The village can be reached easily by crossing the Mekong by boat from the town of Nakhon Phanom in Thailand and the village receives a large number of travelers making their way across the border. Many people gather on the banks of the river to eat and drink and for the good views of Thailand that can be seen.
Walking around Tha Kaek is a rewarding experience as surprises wait around every corner. Explore the network of narrow lanes and you will soon come across the large open market, where it is literally eat or be eaten. Almost every type of animal seems to be on the menu here including snakes, squirrels, bats and frogs.
A good way to explore this interesting area is to hire a bicycle or moped and simply cycle away. The roads are not too bad around Tha Khaek and you can follow route 13 to the east and then cycle back up and around, returning to Tha Kheak on route 12.
There are many things to see and do along the way. One good stopping point is the Tham Nong Pafa cave, also known as Buddha cave, or you can continue further along the trail and you will come to Aen Cave.Many people visit this are in order to explore Konglor Cave, where you can take a boat ride along the 5 mile river that flows through the cave.
Lush scenery surrounds Tha Khaek and as you cycle you will pass by paddy fields, dense jungle and fields full of rich brown or dark red earth.
If you need to cool down, pay a visit to Tha Falang, which is a swimming area in the river. Splash around here for a while before following the river to the small cave known as a Tham Xiengliab.
There are a good variety of restaurants located along the river when it's time to eat. Another lively eating spot is at the market, and amongst the assortment of crispy fried wildlife you will also find more familiar treats such as pancakes and stuffed French baguettes.


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Greg Shepperd named KHBS/KHOG-TV News Director
KHBS/KHOG-TV, 40/29, is pleased to announce Greg Shepperd as News Director.
Shepperd has been a newsroom manager with Hearst Television stations for the last seven years. Most recently Shepperd was the Managing Editor for KCRA-TV in Sacramento, California. Prior to Shepperd's work with KCRA, he was Assistant News Director at WDSU-TV in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Shepered also worked as Executive Producer and Producer at WDSU. Before joining Hearst Television, Shepperd worked for WCNC-TV in Charlotte, North Carolina for six years in a variety of news producing roles.
Among his many career accomplishments, Shepperd has been honored for his contributions to multiple Edward R. Murrow awards, including a National award in 2011 for KCRA's Breaking News coverage of the Galleria mall fire.
Shepperd also has multiple Emmy Awards to his credit, including Best Newscast and Continuing Coverage. Perhaps most notable, however, is Shepperd's contributions to WDSU's news coverage during and after Hurricane Katrina.
"Greg has distinguished himself throughout his career as a newsroom leader with a unique blend of exceptional team leadership skills, and an eye for what it takes to deliver great local television news," said KHBS/KHOG-TV President and General Manager, Brian Sather. "His passion, energy, and work ethic are infectious and I'm confident our team and our viewers will be well-served with this appointment," added Sather.
"I'm very excited to lead the 40/29 News team. It's a great newsroom filled with passionate journalists," said Shepperd. "I know the market is incredibly diverse and very competitive and I look forward to helping the team with the many opportunities they have to set a high standard for news coverage."
Shepperd graduated Cum Laude with a degree in Communications Studies from the University of North Carolina-Charlotte in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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Following up on the success I had with the 36 hour Durum Semolina SD bread I made last week I wanted to try a Pain au Levain version and see if I could get similar results.
I have been waiting for the right bread to use my new square-shaped cake pan with a middle column. Unfortunately this didn't really work the way I hoped and instead of a square loaf with a hole in the middle I ended up with a horseshoe-shaped loaf and a pretty big one at that!
Using this time intensive 36 hours plus technique I learned from TxFarmer's blog posts I have to say I was very happy with the final result. The dough was again nice and silky to work. The crumb was nice and open with a nice crisp and dark crust. The taste from the sprouted whole wheat in the levain along with the spelt in the final dough provided a nice earthy and nutty flavor to this bread.
Starter Build 1
30 grams Seed Starter (Mine is a 65% White AP starter)
22 grams Spouted Whole Wheat or Regular Whole Wheat Flour
38 grams French Style Flour (KAF or AP Flour)
60 grams Water at Room Temperature (80-90 degrees F.)
Mix ingredients in a bowl until thoroughly combined. Cover the bowl and let it sit at room temperature for around 8 hours. The starter should almost double when ready to proceed. If your kitchen is warmer than mine which is usually about 70-72 degrees with my air-conditioning you can proceed sooner.
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All Starter from Build #1:
100 grams French Style Flour
37 grams Sprouted Whole Wheat
100 grams Water at Room Temperature (80-90 degrees F.)
Mix ingredients in a bowl until thoroughly combined. Cover the bowl and let it sit at room temperature for around 4 – 6 hours. The starter should almost double when ready to proceed. If your kitchen is warmer than mine which is usually about 70-72 degrees with my air-conditioning you can proceed sooner.
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300 grams Starter from above (note: you should have a small amount left over)
150 grams Whole Spelt Flour
700 grams French Style Flour (KAF)
20 grams Seas Salt or Table Salt
590 Ice Water
Mix the flour and the ice water together in your mixer or by hand until it just starts to come together, maybe about 1 minute. Put the dough in a slightly covered oiled bowl and put in the refrigerator for 12 hours.
The next day add your starter and salt to the dough and mix by hand until it is thoroughly mixed and evenly distributed. Due to the high water content in the 100% hydration starter this dough is very easy to mix by hand and is very silky and smooth.
Bulk rise at room temperature for 2-3 hours until it grows around 1/3 in volume doing stretch and folds every half hour until it has developed the correct amount of strength.
Put the dough back into the refrigerator for around 20-24 hours. I took it out about 20 hours later.
When you take the dough out of the refrigerator you want it to have almost doubled in volume. Mine only rose about 1/3 in volume. Let it rise at room temperature for around 2 hours or until the dough has doubled from the night before.
Next, divide the dough and shape as desired. I made a battard and placed it in my square pan.
Cover the dough with a moist towel and let sit at room temperature for 1.5 to 2 hours.
Score as desired and prepare your oven for baking with steam.
Set your oven for 500 degrees F. at least 45 minutes before ready to bake. When ready to bake place the loaves into your on your oven stone with steam and lower the temperature immediately to 450 degrees. When both loaves are golden brown and reached an internal temperature of 205 degrees F. you can remove them from the oven.
Let the loaves cool down for at least an 3 hours or so before eating as desired.
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Photos: Walking in Riverhead to end Alzheimer's
Alzheimer's Disease Resource Center hosted the second annual Riverhead Walk for Alzheimer's & Clambake Saturday morning, bringing participants together to walk for a cause.
Eighteen teams of walkers enjoyed breakfast and a show by New York's USO Liberty Bells before hitting the path at Milton L. Burns Park. The walk concluded at the Long Island Aquarium & Exhibition Center where those who raised more than $100 for the non-profit enjoyed a clambake and entrance to the museum.
To make a donation, visit the center's fundraising page. The walk raised nearly $28,000 as of Saturday night. The goal was $50,000.


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PHILADELPHIA, N.J., May 10 (UPI) -- A law firm has filed suit in Pennsylvania on behalf of 25 former National Football League players, saying the league did nothing to prevent brain injuries.
Brad Culpepper, an offensive tackle who played for the Minnesota Vikings, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Chicago Bears between 1992 and 2000, is the lead plaintiff, the Tampa Bay Times reported. Culpepper is now a personal injury lawyer in Tampa.
The NFL now faces about 70 lawsuits involving about 1,800 former players charging it failed to alert players to the danger of brain injury from concussion and head-to-head contact. The Locks Law Firm, which has offices in Philadelphia, New York and Cherry Hill, N.J., filed papers in U.S. District Court Monday.
Culpepper said he does not know if he would have played differently had he had full information. But he said that does not excuse the NFL's failures.
"There were no warnings," he said. "It wasn't like they sat a player down and said, 'Look, if you get a concussion or you get numerous concussions, this could scramble your brain for good.'"


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I hope that everyone had a Merry Christmas, we have another low profile and low volume week going into the New Year this week. Prior to the open today, equities are lower, the dollar is slightly lower, bonds are roughly flat, oil is lower, and gold is higher.
It's another very light week for economic data, none today, Consumer Confidence and Case-Schiller Home Prices tomorrow, then Pending Home Sales and Chicago PMI on Thursday to go along with the usual weekly reports.
The big news this weekend is that China raised interest rates by a quarter percent for the second time in the past two months in an attempt to cool off rising inflation.
The problem with raising interest rates in this environment is that the rest of the world is not ready to. I say it's a problem because raising rates will simply attract more hot money into their country from overseas. This will prompt the need for them to enact more controls on capital entering their country, and those controls are difficult to maintain. As they raise interest rates and as we create hot money from nothing, the people who obtain the hot money are very likely to chase the higher returns that China offers and thus a HUGE carry trade is created.
We can't raise our rates to match them because we are saturated with debt. Heck, I'm reading articles wherein people predict that our "Fed" will raise rates in 2012. Oh really? For that to happen, we must first stop QE… does anyone really see that coming to an end? Last I checked the numbers are still getting bigger, not smaller. So, we continue to print money and a big percentage of it simply goes overseas. Thus a cycle of inflation pressure is put on China and the difference between here and there grows larger as the interest rate differential grows.
If you look at historical periods of rising interest rates, you will find rising stocks during those periods. What's interesting about this period of time is that it is the Chinese who are leading with rate hikes while we POMO our markets to death. The transition from money printing to higher interest rates for us may not be by choice, and thus the usual higher interest rate correlation will not be the same.
Looking at a 30 minute chart of the DOW, there is a clear rising wedge in play. This wedge is within a larger rising wedge:
Everywhere I look I still see negative divergences. We're still in wave 5, but the holiday season is now growing short.
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Health and Fitness: Add variety with power training
Power training has become increasingly popular among the general training population.
Power is defined as work divided by time, or the speed at which you can do a particular task. In contrast, strength is the amount of force you can generate at a specific force, and power is how fast you can generate that force. A very heavy deadlift is an example for max strength; a heavy load moving slowly. Throwing a baseball is more of a power exercise; moving something relative light very fast. Both are important for athletic performance and daily living.
For athletes, the need for speed and power is arguably more important than max strength, and is so for the general population as well. It is even more important as people age.
As people age, they lose muscle mass and strength; however, people lose power at a higher rate. This is problematic because many daily activities, such as climbing up stairs and jumping over a puddle, require power. In fact, most of my clients are amazed by how difficult power training can be sometimes. Activities like simply jumping with both feet can be quite challenging, as many people haven't tried to jump in years, if not longer. If you don't use it, you lose it.
An effective way to increase power and add some fun and variety into your training program is to add plyometrics. Plyometric exercise is defined as a quick powerful movement that rapidly stretches then shortens a muscle group. Jumping up and down with minimal ground contact time is an example.
Plyometrics work by using the body's energy like a spring. When a person lands from a jump they store some energy in the muscle, like a spring being coiled together. If the person can then jump up again with minimal ground contact time, they can get an extra jolt of energy, like a spring being uncoiled rapidly.
Plyometrics are more of an advanced example of power training and are not for everyone. According to the National Strength and Conditioning Association, the athlete should possess basic levels of strength, speed and balance before adding plyometrics to their training program. Athletes should have a maximum squat of a least 1.5 times his or her body weight and bench press at least their body weight. They should be able to squat and bench press 60 percent of their body weight in five seconds or less. Finally, the athlete must be able to stand on one leg for 30 seconds without falling. People weighing over 220 pounds should be careful as they may be at an increased risk of injury attempting plyometrics. Many people are not used to this type of training and it should be incorporated gradually to avoid injures.
A basic power move I like to have my clients perform is a medicine ball toss. It is easy to teach, the risk of injury is rather low, and most importantly it is kind of fun. If you have the space and a medicine ball, one can chest-pass the ball to work on upper body power, jump over it, for lower body power and then slam it into the group, to work the anger out.
– Kyler Crouse, BS, CSCS is a personal fitness coach at Sierra Athletic Club and in the homes of clients in the greater Lake Tahoe area. Visit http://www.KCstrength.com for more info.
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Supreme Court Cases of Interest to States
E-newsletter Issue #103 | October 25, 2012
Last year, it was health care and immigration reform. This year, the big state issues before the U.S. Supreme Court generally fall into two broad categories—environmental and searches cases.
The court also will hear a couple of cases of interest to states that don't fall into those broad categories, Lisa Soronen, executive director of the State and Local Legal Center, said during a preview of state-related cases expected in the 2013 Supreme Court term during a webinar last week.
One case—Fisher v. University of Texas—involves a state law, but the law is not at issue, Soronen said.
This case is a challenge to the university's admissions process. Abigail Fisher, a white Texan who sued after she was not admitted to the University of Texas, challenged the university's use of race in the admissions process.
"Some have speculated the court might take an opportunity here to overturn the University of Michigan cases and say race can't be used at all in college admissions," said Soronen.
In 2003, the Supreme Court considered affirmative action in college admissions in Grutter v. Bollinger, in which the U.S. Supreme Court upheld an affirmative action admissions policy at the University of Michigan Law School. The court ruled that while racial quotas could not be used in admissions, a student's race could be considered in the application review process.
Soronen believes the decision will come down to what side Justice Anthony Kennedy picks. Justice Elena Kagen has recused herself from the case based on work at the Solicitor General's office.
"Kennedy could join the liberals, who have indicated they will likely support the plan and then the decision would be 4-4, in which the UT policy would be held up," she said. "Or Kennedy could join the conservatives and they would have a choice: Do they want to strike down just UT's plan or do they want strike down the use of race in college admissions?"
Soronen said the court also might consider a same-sex marriage case. A possible case for consideration, she said, is one in which the First Circuit in May struck down the federal Defense of Marriage Act as unconstitutional.
"It's very unlikely the Supreme Court will let any decision stand where a federal law is struck down as unconstitutional," she said. "That's just an invitation for Supreme Court review."
But, Soronen said, Kagen has recused herself from this case, again because of work on it for the Solicitor General's office, which would make the case less attractive for the court to consider.
Another possibility is a case involving California's Proposition 8. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that it's not OK for a state to give a right, as it did in legalizing same-sex marriage, and then take it away, as it did after voters expressed their opinions at the polls.
"The California case, in theory, possibly raises questions as to whether there's a constitutional right nationally to same-sex marriage," Soronen said.
She said most court watchers believe Kennedy, again, will be the deciding factor. That has some gay marriage proponents hopeful. In the most recent cases involving homosexuality, Kennedy has written sympathetic and favorable opinions.
Other cases of interest to states that the court will consider include:
Arkansas Fish & Game Commission v. United States. This case raises the question of whether the government must pay for downstream flooding due to water releases from a dam. The Arkansas commission sued the U.S. government because of damage done to trees following the release of water from the Clearwater Dam in Missouri, Soronen said. The government had offered a $13 million settlement with the state. "The trees are worth less than $6 million dollars, leading me to conclude that the U.S. is worried about the outcome of this case," she said.
Two Florida cases—Florida v. Jardines and Florida v. Harris—involve search cases involving dogs. The Jardines case raises the question of whether a dog search outside a person's home is a Fourth Amendment search. The Florida Supreme Court said this would be an intrusion, "saying a man's home is his castle," Soronen said. The Harris case raises the question of what it takes to be a drug-sniffing dog. The dog, Aldo, alerted his handler of the scene on the driver's side door handle, but no drugs were found in the vehicle. The driver admitted to the officer that he was a meth user, and the officer testified the odor could be residual.
State v. McNeely. This case raises the question of whether police can conduct warrantless nonconsensual blood alcohol tests at traffic stops if there is no accident. In 1966, the Court ruled these tests could be conducted in cases of accidents. "The implication is if there was no accident, just a routine DUI pullover, the person would have to consent to a blood alcohol test," Soronen said. Three states—Minnesota, Oregon and Wisconsin—allow warrantless nonconsensual blood alcohol tests at traffic stops in all cases, but other states do not, Soronen said.
Also in this Issue:
- Tennessee's Higher Ed Funding Plan Rewards Success
- Future of Transportation Funding Still a Concern
- Governor Touts Consensus on Energy Issues
- CSG to Unveil Transmission Line Siting Compact
- Living Out of Dreams, Not Fear


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The Gulf Today, November 2-2008
Adnan Oktar: The Turkic states will unite under Turkish leadership, insha'Allah, and with the assistance of Turkish union a Turkish-Islamic Union will emerge. This will be under Turkish leadership, and that is the direction we are headed in. Turkish leadership is in any case the ideal thing. All countries will remain independent states, but there will be a spiritual union, insha'Allah. Like the European Union. Passports and visas will be abolished, countries will be able to trade freely with one another, do business and be brothers. The first foundation for that, insha'Allah, will be laid with Azerbaijan. And with Syria from the Islamic countries. Azerbaijan is both a Turkish and a Muslim country. Syria is our Muslim brother. We will unite with Syria, insha'Allah. These will be the first steps …
MPL TV Chessboard Program, December 19-2008
Adnan Oktar: We are the older brother and friend of the whole region. They are all our neighbors, and we have lived side by side for hundreds or thousands of years. There is a totally artificial separation. LET THE BORDER CROSSINGS BE OPENED, LET VISAS BE ABOLISHED, LET US DO A LOT OF BUSINESS, LET US EMBRACE THEM, LET THERE BE JOY, AND CELEBRATION, AND PLENTY AND ABUNDANCE EVERYWHERE. And let the world see the ugliness of this treachery, hypocrisy and selfishness, and let them then envy us.
Thanks to the recent opening up in Turkish foreign policy, the number of countries that can be entered without visas has grown, and a new request to abolish the visa requirement has come from Ukraine. At a meeting at the Turkish-Ukraine Businessmen's Association offices Turkish Ambassador to Kiev Ahmet Bülent Meriç said that a partial visa-free regime was being planned between the two countries.


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Friday, September 7, 2012
REVIEW: Will Johnson - Scorpion
Scorpion, Will Johnson's new solo record differs from Centro-matic records in that it is quieter - a really hushed affair. It differs from his South San Gabriel side projects in that it is more raw. And in Johnson's own estimation (read interview with Dallas Observer here), he intends it to be a "grower". And it is.
Scorpion starts out slow, quiet and intense... and stays that way. It's a record whose vocal intensity forces you to pay attention, but that is so musical and listenable that you find yourself lost in it. Johnson's vocals are, as always, a highlight. He conveys so much with slight changes in tone and tempo, that he's one of the best acoustic artists working today (electric, too, but that's for a Centro-matic review).
Check out the just-released video for "You Will Be Here, Mine":
And you can see our previous post here, with a link to download that song, too. Just an amazing vocal. Special thanks to "The Galassi Brothers", who are credited with filming it.
Some of the songs sound like demos - "Winter Screen Four", for example with its slowly plucked acoustic and whispered vocals - and that is due to the process employed on these songs, which Johnson describes: "A lot of them were written in the studio, right then and there, in the moment. I enjoy capturing those initial gut reactions in songwriting. It doesn't always work, but when it does — you capture the song in such a raw, unique form."
Helping him with the record are Matt Pence (at whose studio it was recorded) and Scott Danbom from Centro-matic, Howard Draper (Tre Orsi, Shearwater, Okkervil River) and Magnolia Electric Company's Mikey Kapinus.
Other highlights include "It Goes Away So Fast", with what sounds like a looped synthesizer slowly morphing into a raw-but-restrained electric guitar solo over the last minute or so of the song, and the 7:00 "Bloodkin Push", an alternately pretty and difficult song, featuring mostly just acoustic guitar and piano, that really takes its time.
This record rewards your attention, especially your repeated attention. It's going to be out Tuesday (9/11) but you can stream it now at Paste.
Johnson has self-released the record, and you can get it at his website, or via the usual sources. At his website, you can also check out tour dates.
Will Johnson Website
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Premiere of Sam Russell's video for "Too Far In The South"
On October 30, Seattle's Sam Russell will release The Year of the Cow, the sixth edition of his Blue Moon Bible collection of eight-song albums with interconnected themes and characters. A less raucous set of songs than the previous five in the series, we will post a full review of the new album when nearer to the release date.
After completing the album, Sam filmed his performance of each of the songs from the album at Studio V in Seattle. Sam intends to release these performances in the weeks leading up to and through the release of the The Year of the Cow. Today, When You Motor Away is honored to premiere the video -for Sam's performance of "Too Far in the South". While the song appears on The Year of the Cow, on the album the lead vocals for the song are provided by Kate Noson. The performance here simply is Sam and his acoustic guitar, with Michael Spaly playing the fiddle off-screen. The video simply is a great showcase for a stellar song and a wonderful delivery. Enjoy!
The video was filmed at Studio V, directed and edited by Lulu Gargiulo, and recorded by Charles Bork, Michael Spaly and Conrad Uno.
If you would like to check out our previous posts regarding the Americana soul of the talented Mr. Russell and his collaborators, see here and here.
The Soul Corner - The Isley Brothers "It's Your Thing"
The Isley Brothers were immensely talented, and immensely frustrated working on Motown's back bench. So they left Motown for a small label and released a single in 1969 that became a funk classic, "It's Your Thing":
This one still rocks the house, still sounds good.
This one still rocks the house, still sounds good.
Thursday, September 6, 2012
REVIEW: Patterson Hood - Heat Lightning Rumbles In The Distance
Patterson Hood's new album features a title that couldn't be more apt. Heat Lightning Rumbles In The Distance summons thoughts or memories of hot, languid nights spent reflecting on things far away... and that's kind of what the record is about.
A little background: According to Hood, the album started as a book, based on his turbulent experiences after moving to Memphis in 1992. "I was 27, my band broke up, I got divorced… my car got stolen, our band's truck got stripped and I fell in love. I fell out with my family (who I was very, very close to) and had my heart broken."
So it's been in the works for a while - in essence, most of Hood's adult life. And the consistently high quality of this record shows that. Hood, again: "The songs begin in the period that the book was set in, but don't end there, as they really just were the impetus for writing about the life I am living now and contrasting it with the troubled times of two decades ago."
Living a good life - while reflecting on a distant past when life wasn't so good but we lacked the perspective to know better - what better material for an artist as talented and reflective as Hood to make into his best record? The record is rich, deep and beautiful. I could write paragraphs about how many wonderful little touches embellish this record - the :45 intro to the title track is as good as R&B-flavored Southern rock music gets, for example, and then it gets better. And I believe the bass lines merit special attention. I'm not sure I could tell you which lines are played by his dad, and which by Hood himself, or which by Cooley, and I'm not sure it matters. They are all wonderful, yet somehow understated, and create a very comfortable atmosphere for every song on the record. But I really don't know how much you need me to tell you about this record. If you like storytellers, if you like Southern rock -- or any kind of rock, or country, or R&B, this record is well worth your time.
Here's a video of Hood singing and talking about "Depression Era", which was actually written and recorded for a film in 2010:
When we first got word of this record, we put up a post featuring a free download of "Come Back Little Star", Hood's ode to dear departed friend Vic Chesnutt. You can find that post here.
In fact, you can stream the record right now at Rolling Stone.
Hood is not holding anything back on this record. As good as his previous work has been, consider that he's held back some of this work for 20 years while he polished and honed it - and it shows. And he's assembled a cast of bandmates, friends and family to help him realize his vision for the record: Drive-by Truckers Mike Cooley, Jay Gonzalez, Brad Morgan and John Neff, as well as Scott Danbom and Will Johnson from Centro-matic and Kelly Hogan (who co-wrote "Come Back Little Star" and whose vocals on that song are a highlight). Hood's father, famed Muscle Shoals bassist, David Hood also plays on the record. [As do David Barbe and Jacob Morris - thank you to commenter "Anonymous" for pointing out my oversight!] In short, Heat Lightning Rumbles In The Distance is a masterpiece - as much as I've grown to like the Truckers and Hood's other work, this is simply the best record he's ever made.
The record will be out next Tuesday (Sept 11). Hood and his band The Downtown Rumblers are going on tour to support this record:
Sep 14 Jomeoke Music and Arts Festival – Pinnacle, NC
Sep 15 The Southern Cafe and Music Hall – Charlottesville, VA
Sep 16 World Cafe Live Downstairs – Philadelphia, PA
Sep 17 Bowery Ballroom – New York, NY
Sep 18 Paradise Rock Club – Boston, MA
Sep 20 Club Helsinki – Hudson, NY
Sep 22 City Winery – Chicago, IL
Sep 23 City Winery – Chicago, IL
Sep 24 Fine Line Music Café – Minneapolis, MN
Sep 27 Star Theater – Portland, OR
Sep 28 Star Theater – Portland, OR
Sep 29 Biltmore Cabaret - Vancouver, BC
Oct 1 Tractor Tavern – Seattle, WA
Oct 2 Tractor Tavern – Seattle, WA
Oct 5 Hardly Strictly Bluegrass – San Francisco, CA
Oct 6 Masonic Lodge @ Hollywood Forever Cemetery – Los Angeles, CA
Oct 7 Anthology – San Diego, CA
Oct 10 Cactus Café – Austin, TX
Oct 11 Cactus Café – Austin, TX
Oct 12 Austin City Limits Festival – Austin, TX
REVIEW: Bob Dylan - Tempest
Bob Dylan, perhaps you've heard of him?
Tempest, Dylan's 35th studio album, is a dense, compelling work that is going to take many listens to fully unravel. What could drive a man to make edgy, tough-to-categorize music 50 years into his career? Who knows, but we are damn lucky to be here to experience it.
Dylan resides in his own musical space, one where the rock'n'roll of the past 50 years, including his own, doesn't exist. Instead Dylan plays with the building blocks of rock'n'roll - the blues, jazz, folk and string bands of the '20's, '30's and '40's. But Dylan's Americana is not rooted in rosy nostalgia, and instead lurks within the dark underbelly, the margins, the hard times.
Take the title track for example, a rambling 11 minute retelling of the sinking of the Titanic, a story so rich with images of horror, avarice, class warfare. Or the one nod to the rock'n'roll era - "Roll On, John", an ode to the only real musical peer Dylan ever had, his friend John Lennon. In both cases, great seemingly undefeatable forces of progress come to a bad and violent end - a loss of life, innocence and greatness.
Is this all a commentary on modern America?
Another song "Early Roman Kings" suggests the fall of a great empire from greed and corrupt leadership. One line in that song is particularly hard to ignore: "I ain't dead yet, but my bell still rings."
That may be the only thing that need be said about Tempest. Bob Dylan's bell still rings. He is making new and compelling music. He is making it strictly on his own terms. And there's an undeniable groove and swing to this stuff that makes me want to listen to it all night long. Check out "Duquesne Whistle":
Tempest will be available in stores on September 11 and can be streamed now in its entirety on iTunes. It's dark and weird and wonderful and you should buy it. Tempest
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Ringo Deathstarr - new video for "Rip" from forthcoming album Mauve
You may recall we posted about Texas psych/shoegaze band Ringo Deathstarr a while back - first, a review of their last album Colour Trip in 2011, and then more recently when they were looking for help with their current project, an album entitled Mauve.
Well, good news is, they got the help they needed and the thing is on track to be released by the end of September. The lead single "Rip" will be out next Monday - here's the video:
Ringo Deathstarr are Elliott Frazier (guitars & vocals), Alex Gehring (bass & vocals), Daniel Coborn (drums).
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Free jangle pop from Seattle's Zebra Hunt
Seattle's Zebra Hunt is a fairly new band. In fact, their Facebook page states that the band was formed early this year. However, their Bandcamp site has two October 2011 demos, so they may have been testing the waters a bit ahead of the official start date. In any case, there was no need for caution. Erik, Mitch and Robert have dialed in accurately to a much loved and classic indie guitar sound. The jangly, noisy touchstones of The Clean and other Flying Nun bands will come to mind, as well as contemporaries such as The Fresh & Onlys. But this is no tribute act--when you hear Zebra Hunt, you'll want to put on your pith helmet and sign up for the safari.
The songs are available free, so join the hunt!
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
New Pop/Punk Discovery: The Excuses - Ifya Got Audio
Nashville's The Excuses are playing a really exuberant brand of punk-inflected rock music with a lean in the direction of power pop. It's got a strong backbeat and a well-defined sense of melody. Playing "spot the influences" isn't a bad way to explore this record and will yield comparisons as diverse as, say, Fountains of Wayne ("Ashley Changed Her Name to Brooklyn") and Foo Fighters (several intros, most notably "Has Anybody Ever Loved You Like That"), with the common elements being sing-along-worthy choruses and strong support from the rhythm sections.
The Excuses are Jeff Skorik on guitar and lead vocals, Pat Meusel on bass and backup vocals and Chris Minnis on drums.
They all do a good job - the guitars are turned up, the vocals are loud and snarly like good rock music, and the bass provides solid support - but to my ears, Minnis' backbeat is the key to making these songs really stand out.
You can give a listen at their Bandcamp page:
Where you can also buy the record, either digital, physical or both.
I look forward to hearing more from these guys.
REVIEW: The New Tigers - The New Tigers
There was a time when the music scene in Finland was famous mostly for the multiple types of metal music it produced. But that time is in the past. The current scene contains a plethora of bands recording high quality music in other genres, and a fine example is The New Tigers, whose self-titled LP of noise pop is one of the out of left field surprises of the year. It only features eight tracks, but two of them are in excess of eight minutes, so you aren't being short-changed. Here is the album's opening track --
The next track is the lovely dream pop of "Velvet Jam".
The members of the band are Appu (guitar, vocals, glockenspiel), Valtteri (guitar and vocals), Janne (bass and synth), and Kece (drums). Their hometown is Turku, Finland.
The New Tigers is an album for fans of the electric guitar. Not metal-shredding guitar, but melodic, chiming, fuzz-drenched layers. It will remind you of young Teenage Fanclub and Sonic Youth. If you are like me, you'll get this album, put it on, and find that about nothing else you have can knock it off your playlist. By the way, my favorite song on the album is the sixth, "Door on the Floor". I think it is the way The Jesus and Mary Chain would have sounded if the Reid brothers had been happy. And for those who want a slow dance, "Transitions" in the number seven slot fits the bill.
"Clocks of Destruction", the album's closing track --
Here is a picture of the lads in front of the house they will buy if all of you purchase their album. [Editor's Note: Scott may be wrong about this picture, as his knowledge of Finnish is highly suspect.]
Monday, September 3, 2012
REVIEW: Two Gallants - The Bloom And The Blight
For want of a better term, I'd describe Two Gallants' new record The Bloom And The Blight as "hard folk". Lead singer Adam Stephens has a way of switching between a throaty roar and a plaintive wail, often within the same song - and on this record, they really turn up the guitars. From the beginning of first song "Halcyon Days", the guitars and drums are turned way up, and Stephens (with drummer Tyson Vogel's backing vocals) is reminiscent of Eddie Vedder - a full voice fronting a nearly arena-worthy roaring rock band.
You can listen at Rollingstone.com (click here) for now, not sure when they'll take that down.
Here's a video of them performing "Winter's Youth" at Schuba's in Chicago:
Like a lot of two-member bands, they pack a lot of sound into a pretty small space, and I think Stephens' voice is unique and very evocative. They've crafted a really interesting sound... at times I had the thought "What if you crossed Fairport Convention with Led Zeppelin?"
We wrote about these guys a while back when they made the first download available in June, and again earlier this month with a free download of "My Love Won't Wait".
So, you've got an opportunity to listen at RollingStone.com, and two downloads if you click on our links above. If the video does anything for you, I suggest you check out those other songs and go buy the record. It's out tomorrow (September 4) on ATO Records.
And they've got some travelling planned - they are playing nearly every night for the rest of the year. Check out their Facebook page for info on tour dates.
Lee "Scratch" Perry/The Orb - The Observer in the Star House
The Observer in the Star House is a collaboration of famed reggae producer Lee "Scratch" Perry and electronic music masters The Orb. The result is a collection of well-crafted electronic canvasses, with a base in ambient house and an infusion of dub effects, over which Perry weaves his unique magic. At a time when too many artists are trying to distinguish themselves doing what others are doing, but trying to do it better, The Observer in the Star House is a refreshing sonic breeze. Track "Hold Me Upsetter" is available free from The Orb website (link below) --
The triumph of this album is that, despite the presence of one of the true masters of reggae and dub, The Orb eschews the temptation to make a focused dub reggae album. And despite the collaborators seeming incongruities, the evidence is that the sessions brought out the best of both parties.
At age 75, Perry can still elicit awe, and can still cause some to question his grasp or reality. But for us, there really is only one concern, and that is whether he can still communicate through his music. And quite clearly, he can.
"Golden Clouds" --
We're seriously into this album at the Rocksteady ranch, and it is available today. Join the party!
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So Double Fine's Tim Schafer said Activision's Bobby Kotick was a prick and then Bobby Kotick said Tim Schafer was rubbish and he'd never even met him anyway and then Tim Schafer said Bobby Kotick was stupid and mean, and before that Bobby Kotick said EA were rubbish and mean and then EA's Jeff Brown said Bobby Kotick was rubbish and mean and now I don't know what to think about anything and everyone seems mean and angry and I'm so confused about who's a goodie and who's a baddie and I wish people would just make nice games instead of calling each other names across the internet.
For God's sakes! How does this help anything? And we wonder why the games industry doesn't get taken seriously by the mainstream media.


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In the build-up to Major League Soccer in 2011, Vancouver Whitecaps FC have appointed club legend Carl Valentine to the role of Whitecaps FC club ambassador and staff coach.
One of the most popular figures to play for the Blue and White, the 52-year-old's new role will cover a wide area of responsibilities on the business and technical side of the club.
"I'm excited to be back on board again with the club, and at such a great time in their history," said Valentine. "Whitecaps FC have been a major part of my life, having been the reason I left England to come to Vancouver many years ago. To have this opportunity to serve the club in these new roles is a great fit for me. I'm really looking forward to it."
As club ambassador, Valentine will make appearances at various Whitecaps FC events. They include game-day hosting at Whitecaps FC home matches, as well as appearances at club executive, partner, community, and promotional events. A Whitecaps FC alumnus, Valentine will also serve as alumni program coordinator, where he will help develop and manage the club's alumni engagement program.
Valentine will also provide insight and coverage on Whitecaps FC as one of the club's online video hosts and as a guest website columnist. This will include video reports and features on Whitecaps FC during the season.
As a staff coach, the former Canadian international will also continue in his role as a specialist coach with the men's team, having worked with the midfielders in Teitur Thordarson's squad during their current offseason training camp. He will also provide his expertise to the game's future talent as a support coach with the club's Residency and Prospects programs, as well as various camps and clinics during the year.
A speedy and skillful player, Valentine became a fan favourite during the club's days in the old North American Soccer League (NASL), Canadian Soccer League (CSL), and United Soccer Leagues First Division (USL-1). The native of Manchester, England, was an integral part of the Whitecaps FC side that won the 1979 NASL championship title, while he was also a key member of the Vancouver 86ers squad that claimed four-straight CSL championship titles between 1988 and 1991. Valentine is Vancouver's all-time leader in appearances with 409, while he sits third on the club's career points list with 65 goals and 69 assists for 199 points. Between 1994 and 1999, Valentine served as Whitecaps FC head coach.
Though born in the United Kingdom, Valentine made 31 international appearances for Canada between 1985 and 1993, and was part of the squad that appeared at the 1986 FIFA World Cup. Making his international debut in St. John's, Newfoundland, on September 14, 1985, Valentine is renowned for assisting on both goals in the decisive 2-1 victory over Honduras that took Canada to Mexico '86.
More than 15,000 Whitecaps FC season ticket deposits have been sold for the club's inaugural season in MLS. Season ticket deposit holders will be able to choose from seven different seating categories starting at a base price of $319, plus applicable tax and a $10 processing fee per order. Pricing starts at less than $17 per game and more than 60 per cent of seats are available for less than $31 per game. To secure a seat and for additional information about Whitecaps FC MLS season tickets, suites, and loge boxes, call 604.669.9283 or visit whitecapsfc.com/tickets.


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-- All-New Series GATOR BOYS Shows the Hands-On Gator Wrangling of Paul and Jimmy, Beginning Sunday, January 8 --
(New York, NY) - It's quite possible your idea of fun isn't wrestling alligators. Well, that's the kind of thinking keeping the GATOR BOYS busy! Paul Bedard and Jimmy Riffle are two fearless peas in a pod, and they've become Florida's go-to guys when locals find themselves crossing paths with deadly 1,000-pound reptiles in shocking locations - like master bedrooms, swimming pools or outdoor cafés!
The goal of "Gator Boys Alligator Rescue" is for the team to capture nuisance gators with their bare hands and move them to safety before trappers, who kill and sell the animals for their skin and meat, get to them. Viewers can follow every crazy adventure and sticky situation these death-defying partners encounter in the all-new, six-part, one-hour series GATOR BOYS, premiering Sunday, January 8, at 9 PM (ET/PT).
Alligators used to own South Florida, with the Everglades stretching as far as the eye could see, but times have changed; today there's an on-going struggle between man and beast. The boys from GATOR BOYS are in the middle of the action, defending blameless gators and other wildlife displaced by urban sprawl and keeping people safe from these unpredictable animals. With 30 years of wild-animal experience between them, the guys run an animal facility in the Everglades, where they educate and entertain the public using a menagerie of ferocious creatures they've captured in populated areas. The funds the gator shows generate go towards rescuing troublesome wildlife, with the goal of returning every animal to its natural habitat unscathed.
It takes serious skill to do this guy's job, and Paul is known for his commanding personality and unmatched expertise, capturing any-sized gator underwater with his bare hands. He's a record-breaking triathlete who spends his off season heading up "Gator Boys Alligator Rescue" side by side with Jimmy. Despite brother-like bickering between the two, Jimmy looks to Paul as a mentor since they met while Jimmy was alligator wrestling at only 11-years-old! Paul is quick to tell anyone that today, "Jimmy is the best gator wrestler in the world." In the premiere season of GATOR BOYS, viewers see Paul and Jimmy hard at work, rescuing and wrangling gators from unlikely places and saving people from many precarious situations.
· The GATOR BOYS are determined to capture and rescue a one-of-a-kind, eight-toed alligator before a rival trapper takes its life. Undoubtedly, the animal won't last long in the wild, so the hunt is on for Paul and Jimmy.
· It's going to be a fun day when the GATOR BOYS arrive at a home with a giant nuisance gator in the pool. Paul, who's the resident water-capture expert, dives in with the beast and wrangles the gator using his hands alone - as only a true gator boy could!
· Jimmy takes on a new and unexpected challenge when he must capture the biggest water moccasin he ever has laid eyes on! Not only is the snake huge, but it's mean; for a guy who doesn't blink an eye jumping on a gator, Jimmy gets pretty shaken up dealing with this highly venomous snake.
· Paul's Clint Eastwood-like personality is causing friction among the team members and he constantly doubts their abilities, especially Ashley's, the only girl on the team. Will she prove it takes more brains than brawn to handle a gator?
· The boys from GATOR BOYS find themselves up to their elbows in nuisance gator calls, and they're everywhere - from a school playground to a mechanic's garage! The guys are starting to get overwhelmed and annoyed when the team constantly bothers them with petty problems. The tension only grows when a flustered Paul takes a gator bite.
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Big leaguers, celebrities pitch in for charity
Softball matchups benefit Boomer Esiason Foundation, Actors Fund
NEW YORK -- For the second day in a row, Bernie Williams took to the Yankee Stadium field. On Sunday, it was for one of the franchise's oldest traditions -- the Old-Timers Day game.
Monday brought a newer tradition, and a different experience, but one that was equally as rewarding.
Yankee Stadium played host to Boomer Esiason's third annual "Bombers Boomer Broadway Softball Classic," a charity softball game to benefit the Boomer Esiason Foundation Fighting Cystic Fibrosis and the Actors Fund. This year, the game also played host to a cast of Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball Team members -- who left an impression on Williams.
"You can't help but feeling the admiration and gratitude and a lot of great things," Williams said. "The fact that I was here interacting with them and spending some time with them, it was just an unbelievable experience."
Williams, who insists his back-to-back days at the Stadium aren't the start of a comeback, helped lead the Bombers team -- made up of Wounded Warriors and former Yankees -- to a 10-4 victory over Team Boomer in the main event of Monday's doubleheader. The day started with a matchup of two teams comprised of Broadway stars. The Time Square Slammers, led by Taco Bell All-Star Legends and Celebrity Softball Game staple Nick Jonas, routed the Broadway Bombers, 19-6.
But that game was just a precursor to the main event, a cavalcade of stars and heroes taking to the Yankee Stadium diamond for the second day in a row.
On Sunday the heroes were legendary Yankees like Yogi Berra and Reggie Jackson. On Monday, it was those who served America overseas in the military.
"They are truly, truly amazing examples, not only of heroism and bravery, but, big picture, for anybody who's dealing with a disability whether it be cystic fibrosis or somebody confined to a wheelchair," said Esiason, who's son has cystic fibrosis. "They are an inspiration in so many ways."
Last year, two of the Wounded Warriors who played in Monday's game -- Saul Bosquez and Matt Kinsey -- participated in the All-Star Legends and Celebrity Softball Game. In a matter of weeks, a third Wounded Warrior, Josh Wege, will take to the Citi Field grass to put his talents on display on an even larger stage.
After the game, when fans were allowed to stream onto the field, it was the Wounded Warriors who grasped most of the attention -- even with Williams, Orlando Hernandez and an array of other former Yankees on the field. Fans posed with the former soldiers, who stole the show in the blowout win. Wege wasn't exactly impressed with his own performance, but even the Wisconsin native appreciated the chance to play at the revered stadium.
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Sunday concluded the weekend long Bamboozle festival; you can read about Saturday, Day 1, here.
All the Day Holiday kicked things off just after noon with selections from The Things We've Grown to Love, the band's stellar debut full-length released on Linc Star Records last year. Opening with the airy "Cheers (You Still Love Me)", the four-piece explored intricate and spacious melodies but remained grounded by the rock-solid percussion of drummer Mark Ventura. The band's soaring vocals were provided only by rhythm guitarist Daniel Simmons, who managed to sound not only pitch-perfect throughout the set but also enormous — it's hard to believe no one else is contributing backing harmonies. "Cities" closed the band's excellent set, and before the clock even struck 1PM the bar was already set high for remaining bands.
Cheers (You Still Love Me)
Real Time
2000 Winters
New Jersey natives Steel Train took the Skate and Surf Stage next, though it was unfortunately difficult to hear the band for most of the set, making normally-solid songs such as "Firecrackers" and "Kill Monsters in the Rain" a chore to listen to. Even a cover of "Dancing in the Dark", which should have been a great moment being performed right outside Giants Stadium (the de facto home of Bruce Springsteen) was tough to get into. The band closed with a brand new song from their upcoming album and failed to connect with the crowd during their thirty minute set.
(Unidentified song)
Turnpike Ghost
Dancing in the Dark (Bruce Springsteen cover)
Alone on the Sea
Kill Monsters in the Rain
(New song)
Following Steel Train's set, frontman Jack Antonoff raced to the Sony Stage to perform with his other band, fun. The six-piece began with "Walking the Dog" but didn't fall into rhythm until their second song, "I Wanna Be the One". Excellent harmonies anchored pop-masterpiece "All the Pretty Girls"; "Barlights" had the crowd singing along to the band's bouncy beats. Frontman Nate Ruess gave one of the best performances of the entire weekend, but the band inexplicably cut their set short and closed with "At Least I'm Not as Sad (As I Used to Be)".
Walking the Dog
I Wanna Be the One
All the Pretty Girls
At Least I'm Not as Sad (As I Used to Be)
While taking a break from the excessive heat, I caught geek-rapper MC Chris on the Zumiez South Stage. Aside from plugs about his association to Aqua Teen Hunger Force, MC Chris's set included cuts across his decade-spanning discography including "Drinkin' Blunts", "Wiid is By My Side", "Nrrrd Grrrl", "006", and "Fette's Vette". Certainly not an act to take seriously, the performance would have been much more enjoyable if the geek-rapper didn't rely so heavily on sampling throughout his set — it wasn't just choruses, even verses were piped in with MC Chris just rapping along with himself on tape.
Upstate New York's Polar Bear Club played at 2:45 on the side stage to a fairly small crowd. Frontman Jimmy Stadt poured his heart into the set, which drew across both of their full-length albums but focused primarily on Chasing Hamburg, the band's sophomore effort released by Bridge Nine Records in 2009. Songs like "Another Night in the Rock", "Boxes", "Election Day", and "Burned Out in a Jar" showcased the band's blend of melodic hardcore and post-hardcore rock. "Living Saints", the band's latest single, finished Polar Bear Club's enjoyable set.
Good Old War played next on the Zumiez North Stage, opening with "Window" from their 2008 debut, Only Way To Be Alone. "Weak Man" was well-performed, and "Breaking Down", a rare cut found on a split with Cast Spells, was an interesting surprise. "Coney Island", the band's very first single, received deservedly roaring applause. Anchored by the band members' excellent voices and complementing harmonies, Good Old War somehow manages to sound even better in a live environment than they do on their excellent studio output.
Guitarist Dan Schwartz switched between an electric guitar and an acoustic guitar throughout the set; Tim Arnold's keys and additional guitar fleshed out the surprisingly big sound the Philadelphia three-piece creates. Good Old War's self-titled album, for sale in June, contributed three songs to the band's solid eight-song setlist, including "My Own Sinking Ship", which featured drummer Tim Arnold stepping out from behind the kit and playing accordion.
Weak Man
Breaking Down
I Should Go
Looking for Shelter
Here Are the Problems
Coney Island
My Own Sinking Ship
Minus the Bear took the stage at 4:40PM, beginning with two cuts from 2007's Planet of Ice: "Knights" and "Throwin' Shapes". "Pachuca Sunrise" was enjoyable, and Omni lead single "My Time" sounded great. Indeed, the Seattle five-piece sounded crisp and experienced during their seven-song setlist. Unfortunately, though, song selection left much to be desired with new, unreleased (and largely unheard) songs taking up about half of the band's set time. Thankfully, the band dug back to their debut full-length (the exciting Highly Refined Pirates) to close their set with "Absinthe Party at the Fly Honey Warehouse".
Throwin' Shapes
Into the Mirror
Pachuca Sunrise
Hold Me Down
My Time
Absinthe Party at the Fly Honey Warehouse
Motion City Soundtrack's set began as it has since the release of the excellent My Dinosaur Life, with Justin Pierre reciting the album's first lines: "It's been a good year, a good new beginning / I'm through with the old school, so let's commence the winning / I've been a good little worker bee / I deserve a gold star", but on drummer Tony Thaxton's cue the band quickly abandoned "Worker Bee" and cut straight into I am the Movie's "The Future Freaks Me Out". The crowd was hardly phased by the transition and was actually quite ready to sing along to every word of the old favorite. "My Favorite Accident", another song from the band's quirky 2002 debut, quickly followed and Pierre had the crowd in his palm.
Current-single "Her Words Destroyed My Planet" briefly slowed things down, but the song's infectious chorus soon had the crowd bouncing around once again. Even at the band's weakest moments — Even if it Kills Me cuts "This is for Real" and "Broken Heart" — Motion City Soundtrack still outperformed most of the day's acts. At their best, such as on Commit This to Memory tracks "Attractive Today" and set-closer "Everything is Alright", Motion City Soundtrack is punk-pop perfection.
The Minnesota six-piece's Moog-powered set flew by, even though the band performed for thirty-five minutes across ten songs. It was good to see newer songs like "A Lifeless Ordinary (Need a Little Help)" and "Disappear" making the cut, even if it meant pushing out former festival staples such as "Throwdown" and "Capital H". Pierre was clearly losing his voice by the penultimate "L.G. Fuad", but the band's intimate connection with the crowd carried Motion City Soundtrack to the finish line.
The Future Freaks Me Out
My Favorite Accident
Her Words Destroyed My Planet
This is for Real
Attractive Today
A Lifeless Ordinary (Need a Little Help)
Broken Heart
L.G. Fuad
Everything Is Alright
Louisiana's Mutemath began with drummer Darren King duct-taping headphone monitors to his head, allowing him go rock out as hard as he wanted while still hearing the foldback. The tactic proved not to be strictly theatrical — on "The Nerve", the first song from their latest effort, Armistice, King flailed around on the kit and barely kept the adhered headset in place. The album's title track followed before Mutemath played a lengthy instrumental, "Reset", from the band's debut EP of that same name.
A plethora of instruments found their way into frontman Paul Meany's hands, including a keytar and a homemade device known only as "The Atari". Singles "Typical" and "Spotlight" were the biggest crowd pleasers, and the band wrapped things up with a fairly lengthy rendition of "Break the Same".
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Break the Same
To promote a series of reissues, Piebald reunited for Bamboozle to play all of their 2002 full-length, We Are the Only Friends We Have, unquestionably the band's strongest album. "King of the Road" started the nostalgic trip down memory lane with frontman Travis Shettel recounting the band's status circa 2002: "Andy went back to school, he got sick of Newbury Comics / Aaron still rides a lot, except now he's just fatter / Alex took over for Alex Van Halen, after his major surgery / Jon, well, he got married to Laura and I teach their kid in first grade". And with those opening lines Piebald was off to the races, attempting to fit the entire album into a brief time slot on the Zumiez North Stage.
Spoiler alert, Piebald rolled through everything but "It's Going to Get Worse Before it Gets Better" in front of an audience almost exclusively filled with fans old enough to legally consume alcohol — the first and only time such a crowd would assemble all weekend. Everyone pushed to the front for a chance to share the microphone on fan-favorites like "Just a Simple Plan" and "American Hearts"; The Hope Conspiracy's Jim Carroll filled in on guitar for part of the set, allowing Shettel to leap into the crowd as necessary.
By the time album-closer "Sex Sells and (Unfortunately) I'm Buying" ended, two things became readily apparent. It was obvious that Piebald was a fun, personal band that can put on an extremely high-energy and engaging performance. However, it was also clear that Piebald never again approached the high bar set with We Are the Only Friends We Have during the remainder of their career. This made the one-off Bamboozle set even sweeter: a great live band performing only their greatest material.
King of the Road
Just a Simple Plan
American Hearts
Long Nights
Fear and Loathing on Cape Cod
The Monkey Versus the Robot
Karate Chops for Everyone But Us
Rich People Can Breed
The Stalker
Look, I Just Don't Like You
Sex Sells and (Unfortunately) I'm Buying
Kevin Devine and the Goddamn Band had the difficult task of following Piebald. "Cotton Crush" started things off on the right foot, and "Just Stay" finds Devine at his best, but the noisy noodling on tracks from his latest effort, Brother's Blood, is just self-indulgent and largely unenjoyable. "Carnival" is too long, too unguided; "Another Bag of Bones" and "Brother's Blood" would have been great in a more focused, even acoustic, attack. Devine routinely leaves his backing band behind, it's unfortunate that this was not the case at Bamboozle: the singer-songwriter is one of the genre's best, and he is a much better live act alone with his just his guitar.
Cotton Crush
I Could Be with Anyone
Another Bag of Bones
Just Stay
Brother's Blood
On the opposite end of the parking lot, mashup artist Gregg Gillis — Girl Talk — was throwing a massive dance party. Seamlessly combining classic rock and modern pop hits, Girl Talk had the entire Sony Stage singing and dancing for forty minutes. Not content with spinning just his records, Girl Talk's live show is a mash of the familiar tunes found on his albums and also a ton of other radio favorites. Girl Talk executes like a veteran DJ, feeling the crowd and adjusting the mixes appropriately, all while inviting dozens of fans on stage with him to dance along and, interestingly, to fire toilet paper into the crowd. Pool toys and other inflatable devices were launched into the audience near the set's end, and, after forty minutes of nonstop dancing, grinding, and crowd-surfing, the general consensus was exhaustion — and a desire for much, much more.
Following a set by MGMT, Weezer closed out the Bamboozle weekend. The hard-hitting "Hash Pipe" went first, followed by the comedic yet ridiculously catchy "Troublemaker". Frontman Rivers Cuomo was genuinely entertaining through the entire set, even running through the crowd and high-fiving fans before climbing up the soundtent rafters behind the crowd. Weezer's world-wide tour experience shows: the band understands how to make going to a concert a truly enjoyable experience.
Two cuts from the band's masterpiece, 1994's "blue album", went back to back: surprise radio-hit "Undone – The Sweater Song" received adlibbed interludes; "Surf Wax America" is an an absolute blast in a live environment. When the band moved into their newer material they did so with grace, selecting only the strongest cuts such as "Let It All Hang Out". While the band's newer material is not quite up to the standards set with albums like Pinkerton, it is quite enjoyable in concert.
"Dope Nose", from the criminally under-appreciated Maladroit, was an awesome surprise; bassist Scott Shriner provided lead vocals on the rare cut. "Why Bother?", another rare song, also made the setlist with guitarist Brian Bell singing instead of Cuomo. "Say It Ain't So" was absolutely massive and received an enormous applause from the crowd. "Can't Stop Partying" wonderfully mocked the current auto-tune/dance genre. "(If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To" is the best song Weezer has written in five years and was one of the night's highlights.
Things wrapped up with a great performance of "My Name is Jonas" and a crowd singalong to "Beverly Hills". The band returned for their first encore with riffs of Van Halen's "Hot for Teacher", and "Pork and Beans" was solid, but a shaky cover of MGMT's "Kids" (with parts of Lady Gaga's "Poker Face") dented an otherwise top-notch set. MGMT had just performed the song an hour earlier — did it need another treatment?
The second encore began with Cuomo looping parts of "Island in the Sun" together and performing the song — drum, bass, and guitars included — by himself until the chorus. It's definitely a strange way to perform the song, but it offered the crowd a different take on a decade-old song. Weezer closed the set properly by reaching back into their 1994 debut and tearing through "Buddy Holly".
Hash Pipe
Undone – The Sweater Song
Surf Wax America
Let It All Hang Out
Perfect Situation
Dope Nose
Say It Ain't So
Can't Stop Partying
Why Bother?
(If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To
My Name is Jonas
Beverly Hills
Pork and Beans
Kids (MGMT cover)
Island in the Sun
Buddy Holly
Weezer finished the Bamboozle festival on a high note, leaving everyone excited for the possibilities of next year's lineup. A reunion set from Piebald in addition to superb sets from Motion City Soundtrack, Good Old War, All the Day Holiday, and Girl Talk were great parts of the day. I unfortunately missed MGMT, The Dear Hunter, and Moving Mountains — evidence of the number of quality bands playing Sunday afternoon. As the parking lot emptied, it was evident that it is hard to find a better two-day experience on the east coast for contemporary punk and indie influenced rock and roll.
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Alyssa, Have you read the Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon? Just curious on what your thoughts are on it since it's a popular historical fiction and romance series. And I know you're a big fan of that theme. I have not read it but know there's a TV series on it and the books seems to have great reviews. Happy Valentine's Day! Know you are appreciated for all you do in keeping us up to to date on the newest reads! CezanneReplyDelete
You know, it's so bad that I hadn't even heard of the series until the previews for the show had first started rolling around. I want to try the series but part of me is a little intimidated by the books' lengths. :D So we shall see!
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