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- Leftover Salmon is breaking up or taking a break?
Leftover Salmon after 15 yrs says no more.. a hiatus or good-bye for good? read more..
- Leftover Salmon is breaking up or taking a break?
Leftover Salmon after 15 yrs says no more.. a hiatus or good-bye for good? read more..
- Mark Karan interview - 4/21/01
Mark Karan interview
- Railroad Earth
With nearly 400 shows and tens of thousands of road miles now behind them, Railroad Earth has become a staple on the national touring and festival scene, and built a huge following of loyal fans that document and trade every note they play, and often join them on the road for multiple nights. These fans call themselves “Hobos,” and the band considers them to be the fuel that keeps this engine chugging along. Railroad Earth’s next album is planned for release in Spring 2004. Till then the band will continue to bring their music to the stage from East to West. So keep an ear to the ground and listen for Railroad Earth, because they'll be rolling through your town very soon.
- ten2nine
"I hate to break the news to you, but you guy's may have finally put all the pieces together. This new ep is the best work I've heard from you ever! The writing, lyrics and music is superb, the performance is top notch and [Jim Leguilloux's] production gives it a true professional gloss." - Ron Gilmour, Power 104 Kelowna, BC
- Metharia
The debut on the band was on 18th January 2000, when Metharia won the festival "Le Quattro Notti Rock." In June 2003 they are one of the three winners of the "NMC festival,' in Marcerta winning the award for the best live performance.
- Signal Path
Armed with new jungle juice, they are warming up and ready to play. They opened up with a latenight show in Atlanta and continued on to Mountain View Jam Festival in North Carolina. Coast to coast, they'll be working their way to SummerCamp, Wakarusa, and High Sierra Music Festival.
- T-Band
Jim Dooney plays guitar and does most of the lead vocals. He is great at getting everyone involved in the fun by taking requests or choosing the perfect song for any situation. Amy Anderson plays the stand up bass and sings harmony. Amy is the musical backbone of the band. Her playing punch and solid timing keeps us all together in our all acoustic environment. Robert Griffith plays banjo and sings harmony. Rob drives the band with lightning fast fingers and great improvising skills. Rich Egan plays mandolin and does some vocals. Rich keeps your feet tapping and your fingers snapping with his rhythm chops and is great at playing tasteful solos."
- Shanti Groove (September 2003)
Shanti's groove moves along acoustical and electrical lines, combining the voice of jazz and rock with back porch bluegrass and funktified percussion. Bringing their unique sound to venues nationwide, the band provides a musical celebration of the 'groove' kind.
- Kelly's running column
In this column I want to talk to you about Ghent. Ghent is the capital of the province East-Flanders in Belgium, a small country in Europe, and has about 225, 000 inhabitants.
- Kelly's running column
In this column I want to talk to you about Ghent. Ghent is the capital of the province East-Flanders in Belgium, a small country in Europe, and has about 225, 000 inhabitants.
- Curious Yellow (August 2003)
After fronting a couple bands in the mid 90s in California and spending the next several years developing his musical and songwriting talents in Japan and Minneapolis, Adam Lancaster landed in Denver in 2000 and founded the band.
The band took on many formations and seemingly endless lineup changes for about a year until the perfect complimentary additions of Gregg Rosenthal (drums), Josh Eckhoff (guitar), and Matt Novack (bass, vocals) created a sound and style beyond what Adam could have hoped for. This new talented group immediately began writing songs and reworking old songs to create music and a performance that attracts and engages every listening audience. The personal and musical bond between each member deepened quickly and the dedication from everyone to develop the band to its fullest possibilities is evident.
- New Monsoon (June 2003)
Utilizing congas, timbales, tabla, banjo, bongos, Dobro, ghatham, Didgeridoo, electric and acoustic guitars, bass, drum kit and keys, the band offers a plethora of textures, rhythms, ideas and moods. New Monsoon absorbs elements of sound indigenous to world culture and incorporates them into a variety of colorful and original rhythmic compositions.
- One Way Rider (May 2003)
"One Way Rider has taken Nashville by storm! It was an honor to have them perform on the Interstate Radio Network a network of over twenty stations that broadcast from Music City and airs nationwide and in Canada. Locally in Nashville, the IRN broadcast on WSM 650 AM, the home of the Grand Ole Opry. The response was great! We cant wait to have them come back on the air and play for us again. It was so good to be with folks that live and love the bluegrass way, truly a blessed family. David and Valerie are a great example of what a family can accomplish together."
- Smokestack (January 2003)
“The quality of playing blew me away. All four guys were stars, but that keyboard player is a superstar. Very Hornsby in his writing and singing, very Medeski with his jams. I have had the CD for a few months, and being a little familiar with the songs impressed me even more.” CanJam News Toronto,
Canada
- The Miltones (December 2002)
Formed in the summer of 2000, the Miltones have already performed over 350 shows in under 28 months. Their high volume of gigs has enabled the band to mature and explore a range of musical directions that make them a formidable artistic act. Simultaneously their music seems to embrace a level of healing and celebration that make them both accessible and fortunate for the audiences they have attracted.
- Ripple (November 2002)
When Ripple started out in an Old Tappan, NJ basement during early 1978, none of us thought we would be discussing the possibilities of playing together for 25 years. But that’s exactly what happened. From the early day’s of playing friends parties (usually when the Parent’s were away) to all the great nightclubs and other interesting venues we’ve performed at during the years, we’ve met some amazing people and formed life long friendships that will long out live the Band.
- Ray Charles died today at 73.
Ray Charles dead at 73
- Fair To Midland (September 2002)
Brett Stowers and Nathin Seals offer a rhythmic passion that leads the humble gentlemen in their avant-garde sound. The unearthed discord and unconventional cries of frontman Andrew Sudderth infused with guitarist Cliff Campbell's melodic fury tumble into a captivating creation of sonics, cultures, and confusion. Combined with the subtle offering of Matt Langley on keys, FTM glides past the expected boundries and gracefully throws their intense rock harmonies to the flame.
- The Few (July 2002)
"We did it in chunks, whenever he was available," says Burnside. "Living there, and playing in the clubs, it raises your game." The result, an explosive, hooky collection that echoes Burnside's love of the Replacements and fascination with the Cure, is startling from a 22-year-old who took up guitar only three years ago.
- One Cat Left (May 2002)
Pete’s former association with TOM MARSHALL of PHISH led to the band AMFIBIAN. It was here in this situation that Pete found his voice and his motivation..
- Grateful Web Interview with Madison House and SCI Ticketing
SCI interview
- Leftover will be calling it quits at years end.
Leftover Salmon are saying goodbye..
- AN ANNOUNCEMENT FROM TREY 05.25.04
Phish is coming to end..
- Sativa Gumbo (April 2002)
Sativa Gumbo
- Yamagata update
Yamagata
- Yamagata (June 2001)
Yamagata
- JSwine (October 2000)
JSwine
- Mark Karan (August 2000)
Mark Karan
- Moses Guest (September 2000)
Moses Guest
- Uncle Sammy (July 2001)
Uncle Sammy
- Solomon Grundy (April 2001)
Solomon Grundy
- Tonal Vision (May 2001)
Tonal Vision
- Cosmic Dust Devils (December 2001)
Cosmic Dust Devils
- Purple Buddah (November 2001)
Purple Buddah
- Chaplain John (CH Morris) DIARIES from IRAQ
Truly prayer is the privilege of the children
of the Heavenly Father and I've been a
grateful recipient.
- Chaplain John (CH Morris) DIARIES from IRAQ
Truly prayer is the privilege of the children
of the Heavenly Father and I've been a
grateful recipient.
- Streets Smarts by Norm Brodsky: Just Say Yes
How a Policy that sounds tough can turn into a lifeline for some.
- Abbie Hoffman: Steal this [Web] Book
WELFARE
It's so easy to get on welfare, anyone who is broke and doesn't have a regular relief check coming in is nothing but a goddamn lazy bum!
- No Laundry Before Bedtime, a Cautionary Tale
"No, sirree, there's no telling what the outcome will be," she drew in on her cigarette. Only now it was a cigar. And the Oracle had morphed into Jiminy Cricket. "No, sirree."
Puff. Puff. "Doesn't matter if it's a lamb and a lion, a wolf and a rooster, or an elephant and a donkey. If you could get the two together in any sort of a civilized fashion at all, you just might come up with something totally unexpected. That's what's so exciting about it." He pointed a finger at me. Do crickets have fingers?
- No Laundry Before Bedtime, a Cautionary Tale
"No, sirree, there's no telling what the outcome will be," she drew in on her cigarette. Only now it was a cigar. And the Oracle had morphed into Jiminy Cricket. "No, sirree."
Puff. Puff. "Doesn't matter if it's a lamb and a lion, a wolf and a rooster, or an elephant and a donkey. If you could get the two together in any sort of a civilized fashion at all, you just might come up with something totally unexpected. That's what's so exciting about it." He pointed a finger at me. Do crickets have fingers?
- Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof...
I will watch as some of my friends’ desires for marriage become hopeless fantasies, as civil liberties are stripped away from them and the constitution. I will watch as others struggle with life altering decisions that they will not legally be allowed to make. I will watch my nephews grow up in a country where one half of the populace believes the only civil liberty worth protecting is the right to bear arms, while my nephews’ peers shoot themselves and each other with this precious right. I will watch as the constitution, the very foundation of our country, is chiseled away bit by religious bit.
- Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof...
I will watch as some of my friends’ desires for marriage become hopeless fantasies, as civil liberties are stripped away from them and the constitution. I will watch as others struggle with life altering decisions that they will not legally be allowed to make. I will watch my nephews grow up in a country where one half of the populace believes the only civil liberty worth protecting is the right to bear arms, while my nephews’ peers shoot themselves and each other with this precious right. I will watch as the constitution, the very foundation of our country, is chiseled away bit by religious bit.
- Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof...
I will watch as some of my friends’ desires for marriage become hopeless fantasies, as civil liberties are stripped away from them and the constitution. I will watch as others struggle with life altering decisions that they will not legally be allowed to make. I will watch my nephews grow up in a country where one half of the populace believes the only civil liberty worth protecting is the right to bear arms, while my nephews’ peers shoot themselves and each other with this precious right. I will watch as the constitution, the very foundation of our country, is chiseled away bit by religious bit.
- Perception is Everything: Look Busy
When I turned 16, I decided to get a job at a restaurant. I remember a young bartender telling me the secret to the working world: “Pick something up and look busy. It doesn’t matter what you are doing, just look busy.” Eight years later, I realize what a golden nugget of advice this really is.
- Perception is Everything: Look Busy
When I turned 16, I decided to get a job at a restaurant. I remember a young bartender telling me the secret to the working world: “Pick something up and look busy. It doesn’t matter what you are doing, just look busy.” Eight years later, I realize what a golden nugget of advice this really is.
- Happy Birthday Mike Moran, Grateful Web's Founder
How did this slak jawed local do it?
- Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941
Bless the Dead and Wounded of Pearl Harbor, also victims of inept American Intelligence and failed imagination...
- Help write the Grateful Web Movie: "WJER RADIO"
Submit ideas, dialouge, character development or commentary on Grateful Web's first movie "WJER RADIO" !
- Help write the Grateful Web Movie: "WJER RADIO"
Submit ideas, dialouge, character development or commentary on Grateful Web's first movie "WJER RADIO" !
- Who would want to hurt this little girl?
If seven African American children could integrate a white school in Little Rock in 1957 and live to tell about it, then dozens of African American children should be okay almost twenty years later in Denver, Colorado, right?
- Who would want to hurt this little girl?
If seven African American children could integrate a white school in Little Rock in 1957 and live to tell about it, then dozens of African American children should be okay almost twenty years later in Denver, Colorado, right?
- Who would want to hurt this little girl?
If seven African American children could integrate a white school in Little Rock in 1957 and live to tell about it, then dozens of African American children should be okay almost twenty years later in Denver, Colorado, right?
- Air and Water Propulsion Guy: Honey Bees get your home Buzzing
Thirsty Hands provides true 'home made' bee products from Suzanne's Boulder Mountain Home. Each years unique flowers effect the taste of the honey we devour.
- Air and Water Guy: Breeding Alpacas
Bette loved her land in the mountains near Boulder, Colorado, and was looking for a way to make that 18 acres work for her. She had horses, but they were so hard on the drought-striken land. She was thinking about having livestock that would be environmentally friendly and that would not have to be killed in order to produce income.
- Air and Water Guy: Breeding Alpacas
Bette loved her land in the mountains near Boulder, Colorado, and was looking for a way to make that 18 acres work for her. She had horses, but they were so hard on the drought-striken land. She was thinking about having livestock that would be environmentally friendly and that would not have to be killed in order to produce income.
- Flash Fiction: The Lazy Raven by Aaron Souders
I thought about the night I spent on a sand dune where I ran into a young woman staring into the night sky. I stared into the night with her and we watched a meteor shoot across the sky. "What do you think it means?" I asked her. "Not a goddamn thing," she said. There were no meteors streaking across the ceiling tonight.
- Flash Fiction: The Lazy Raven by Aaron Souders
I thought about the night I spent on a sand dune where I ran into a young woman staring into the night sky. I stared into the night with her and we watched a meteor shoot across the sky. "What do you think it means?" I asked her. "Not a goddamn thing," she said. There were no meteors streaking across the ceiling tonight.
- Porchlight Prophecies
The Porchlight Prophecies by Dustin Smith about the secret society of bugs. We want to post it serially, posting a chapter each week. -- So here is the first story.
- Five Poems by John Souders
Or is it just a
waste of time to look? A
waste of space in our won-
derful book? No! They come!
- Johnny Carson (1925 - 2005)
Born in Corning, Iowa - went to the University of Nebraska - Lincoln - dead at 79 - Tonight Show host for 30 years, coming through the curtains almost 5000 times.
May 21st, 1992 was his last Tonight Show - Johnny died of emphysema.
- Porchlight Prophecies Book I, Ch.2 Pill Bug’s Delivery
“It is our way to curl into ourselves and hide from Him. But on this day, we stand unafraid to look Him boldly in the face and rejoice His fail-“
- Flemish Sign Language
Like spoken languages, sign languages developed spontaneously since people wanted to communicate with each other. There are several sign languages in the world: American, French, Flemish, etc. The sign languages even differ concerning the region you’re in (e.g. for Belgium: Ghent, Bruges, etc.).
- Flemish Sign Language
Like spoken languages, sign languages developed spontaneously since people wanted to communicate with each other. There are several sign languages in the world: American, French, Flemish, etc. The sign languages even differ concerning the region you’re in (e.g. for Belgium: Ghent, Bruges, etc.).
- Porchlight Prophecies Book I, Chapter 3: Binary Existence or Primitive Politics
Being the poacher that he was, the Fourth Emperor of Door Hinge Nook seized the opportunity to tax the naive couple. For who could resist the delicacy of under-developed wasp juices? So after dusk and before he set out to build his palace, the Emperor crept into the serfs’ quarters to extract his rightful property from the sleeping, unsuspecting couple. And delicious it was!
- BiRD MaN Part 1
Raccoon family in darker hours, eight in a line, seeing the spitfire's lights freeze as one, wise rodent eyes shining back headlights from dark furry heads -- each with its right foot up in the air in step, a vaudeville show for Jack alone. They had been safely off the tar as he passes them, the last creatures to see Jack as a man, though Jack is far more worried about the Raccoons then himself.
- Porchlight Prophecies Book I, Chapter 4: The Prince of Moths
As was customary, her children now gathered around her on the Immense Fabric, which concealed the images of the Great Outside. Here, they'd listen to her accounts of the Times of Inconsistent Light. But this time, the fable was about the beginning of their Everlight existence.
- Writing Poems by John Souders
Von was speechless. “You’re scaring me, James.” She smiled a pure smile at him. As Charlotte would say, it was radiant. “I think you can make me happy,” she said.
- Porchlight Prophecies Book I, Chapter 5: Greasing the Mate
The mud alley beneath the Porchlight transformed into an obsidian sea of sawing legs. Energetic virtuosos of the Night Crawling Brotherhood sharpened their dull bio-instruments to serenade the sirens they desired. The overture began as the tenors accented the melody with quick waltz triplets. Rest, Creak-Creak. Rest, Creak-Creak. The altos joined in syncopation. Cre-Cri, Rest. Cre-Cri, Rest. The lipidly larger bass section trumbled along. Crong, Rest, Rest. Crung, Rest, Rest.
- The Sand Dunes by Aaron Souders
“You can only see the horizon if you walk along the ridges,” said an unexpected voice.
Startled, I turned around. There stood the meteor collector, looking to the sky. I smiled at her.
“You don’t have any of my meteors, do you?” she said.
- Aaron Souder's Early Fiction Attempts: Institutionalized
Ford stood up and walked from the room, explaining to the orderly that Rick had tried to kill him and was wallowing in a fit of blubbering insanity. He should be locked up permanently for his own good, he explained. That man is never to speak another word.
- BiRD MaN Part II
Everyone is singing
Everyone but you
Till it needs the high note
That’s when you come through
- Porchlight Prophecies Book Two, Chapter 1: The Errant Spider and the Army of the Immense Fabric
"It is only because I've known you since the cocoon that I now allow you to live," Mothoriah said sternly. "But you can no longer be in my service. From now on, you are exiled from the Immense Fabric."
- Brazilian Carnaval in Rio de Janeiro
Brazilians are indeed very happy and friendly people, who like to party like there’s no tomorrow, and who, for the most part, have a very positive and spontaneous way about them, finding pleasure in simple things, and enjoying life regardless of what their social and financial situation might be…Therefore, If you ever feel like experiencing Brazil and getting to understand a little bit about its people, I recommend you drop by for Carnaval sometime. You can be a participant, or just choose to watch as a spectator..either way I’m sure the contagious energy of those passionate and exciting people will blow you away, and make you want to go back again…
- Brazilian Carnaval in Rio de Janeiro
Brazilians are indeed very happy and friendly people, who like to party like there’s no tomorrow, and who, for the most part, have a very positive and spontaneous way about them, finding pleasure in simple things, and enjoying life regardless of what their social and financial situation might be…Therefore, If you ever feel like experiencing Brazil and getting to understand a little bit about its people, I recommend you drop by for Carnaval sometime. You can be a participant, or just choose to watch as a spectator..either way I’m sure the contagious energy of those passionate and exciting people will blow you away, and make you want to go back again…
- Brazilian Carnaval in Rio de Janeiro
Brazilians are indeed very happy and friendly people, who like to party like there’s no tomorrow, and who, for the most part, have a very positive and spontaneous way about them, finding pleasure in simple things, and enjoying life regardless of what their social and financial situation might be…Therefore, If you ever feel like experiencing Brazil and getting to understand a little bit about its people, I recommend you drop by for Carnaval sometime. You can be a participant, or just choose to watch as a spectator..either way I’m sure the contagious energy of those passionate and exciting people will blow you away, and make you want to go back again…
- The Porchlight Prophecies Book II, Chapter 2: Burial Grounds of the Curdled Sky
"Yes, my good spider, but you've only seven legs. I shall thrash you accordingly." The spider guffawed and locked his spinnerets to the sky for the dangled parry.
- Porchlight Prophecies: Book II, Chapter 3: Flicker Flutter Flux
somehow the beating, beating, fleeting of wings relaxed Mothinian. Delighted. Inebriated. Ensconced in the celebration. No longer the ruler of fear. His jovial mind began to unwind and meet his wife's worry with cheer.
- “12-12 The Concert”
Belgium is no exception as regards taking initiatives to collect money for South-East Asia, which has been hit by a tsunami on December 26 last year.
At the end of February this year, I was present at a concert in Antwerp (Sportpaleis): “12-12 The Concert”. It was called that way since in Belgium people can deposit money at bank account “000-0000012-12” to support South-East Asia.
- “12-12 The Concert”
Belgium is no exception as regards taking initiatives to collect money for South-East Asia, which has been hit by a tsunami on December 26 last year.
At the end of February this year, I was present at a concert in Antwerp (Sportpaleis): “12-12 The Concert”. It was called that way since in Belgium people can deposit money at bank account “000-0000012-12” to support South-East Asia.
- “12-12 The Concert”
Belgium is no exception as regards taking initiatives to collect money for South-East Asia, which has been hit by a tsunami on December 26 last year.
At the end of February this year, I was present at a concert in Antwerp (Sportpaleis): “12-12 The Concert”. It was called that way since in Belgium people can deposit money at bank account “000-0000012-12” to support South-East Asia.
- Those Fears for Which We Yearn
“I’m playing with your fears,” he said, rolling a bullet between his fingers.
- Dustin Smith's Porchlight Prophecies Book II, Chapter 4
"The Great Being calls it a room. I understand this not. It is not our place to question him. We are in his favor. We continue to keep things the way they are."
- BiRDMaN Part III
In a blackness Shelly hears herself being held, feels the vibration of Cloud instructing the men from his chest, the bite of the November Columbia County night on her exposed cheek. She thinks of Francisco, what he would think if he saw her now, muted, in the arms of this local dick.
- Porchlight Prophecies, Book II Chapter 5: The Messiah of Silverfish
"How do you know I won't eat you once I've freed you from this webbing?" Octavian asked.
The silverfish waved his antennae weakly. His tail fins curled underneath him. His head sunk as he dropped into a lucid trance. "Not all is as it appears, Emperor," he said, his voice a low reed instrument, which seemed to force air though him.
- Porchlight Prophecies, Book II Chapter 5: The Messiah of Silverfish
"How do you know I won't eat you once I've freed you from this webbing?" Octavian asked.
The silverfish waved his antennae weakly. His tail fins curled underneath him. His head sunk as he dropped into a lucid trance. "Not all is as it appears, Emperor," he said, his voice a low reed instrument, which seemed to force air though him.
- Grateful Web Book Club & Review
Pearl S. Buck lived from 1892 until 1973. She grew up in China, where she lived and worked for 38 years. The Good Earth was her second book she wrote, which was published for the first time in 1931. It was the best-selling book in 1931 and 1932, won the Pulitzer Prize. In 1938, Buck won the Nobel Prize in literature. She was the first American women to do so. She wrote more than 70 books, revealing social and political abuses of pre-communistic China.
- Grateful Web Book Club & Review
Pearl S. Buck lived from 1892 until 1973. She grew up in China, where she lived and worked for 38 years. The Good Earth was her second book she wrote, which was published for the first time in 1931. It was the best-selling book in 1931 and 1932, won the Pulitzer Prize. In 1938, Buck won the Nobel Prize in literature. She was the first American women to do so. She wrote more than 70 books, revealing social and political abuses of pre-communistic China.
- FBI 10 Most Wanted Song
Can we find these animals if we set them to lyrics?
- Grateful Web Book Club & Review 'The Crimson Petal and the White'
The story takes place in London in 1875. The main character in this book is Sugar, a nineteen year old prostitute who wants to do something else with her life. One of her customers is William Rackham, an ambitious perfume manufacturer, who will offer her the life she wants.
- John Paul II
Everybody who stayed on earth the last couple of weeks (I think most of you did), Christian or no Christian, does know pope John Paul II deceased. Although it is the second time a pope dies since I’m alive, it is the first time I experienced it consciously. That is why I want to write something about it, even though I am not a real Christian.
- Porchlight Prophecies Book Two, Chapter 6: Sailing the Sea of Fuzz
The wind carried a constant rhythm cavorting between chaos and nothingness. But the raft Octavian had constructed of walking stick carcasses held sturdy. Within the calm waves of brown fuzz, the spider had plenty of time to repair the damage sustained by the gales that blew from the various metal gratings near the coasts and the curdled sky.
- Ahoy my lad: Pirates Target Floating Programmer Barges
As crafty IBM and other businesspeople plan offshore 'programming barges' to steal work from America, Pirates make their plans....
- Will the South Park Creators Get the Last Laugh?
South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone have always gone out of their way to skewer the self-serious and people like Michael Moore, Barbara Streisand and Alec Baldwin aren't exactly moving targets, but to suggest that the show has a conservative, or at least an anti-liberal bent is ludicrous.
- Will the South Park Creators Get the Last Laugh?
South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone have always gone out of their way to skewer the self-serious and people like Michael Moore, Barbara Streisand and Alec Baldwin aren't exactly moving targets, but to suggest that the show has a conservative, or at least an anti-liberal bent is ludicrous.
- Will the South Park Creators Get the Last Laugh?
South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone have always gone out of their way to skewer the self-serious and people like Michael Moore, Barbara Streisand and Alec Baldwin aren't exactly moving targets, but to suggest that the show has a conservative, or at least an anti-liberal bent is ludicrous.
- BiRDMaN Part IV
"Fig, what are you doing here?"
"The blood sampling. Never seen anything like it.... I'd like more. Why did a big man like you bring a shotgun?" Pheel's Police hat is unable to catch all the heavy drops, and water collects on his face, jumping off his lips as he speaks.
- Tai Chi: Not Just For Old People
I am only 5’ 2’’ and if I am attacked by anyone I want to know how to defend myself. The moves Tai Chi shows is to back off and use someone else’s strength or “chi” against them.
- Tai Chi: Not Just For Old People
I am only 5’ 2’’ and if I am attacked by anyone I want to know how to defend myself. The moves Tai Chi shows is to back off and use someone else’s strength or “chi” against them.
- Grateful Web Book Club & Review "Ten Little Indians"
Agatha Christie lived from 1890 until 1976. She is known as the Queen of Crime. More than 5OO million copies of her books were sold all over the world. She wrote novels, short stories, and plays. Famous fictional “creations” of her are Hercule Poirot, Miss Marple, and Tommy and Tuppence.
- Grateful Web Book Club & Review - 'Ironman op zoek naar een nieuwe uitdaging'
Marc Herremans, also known as Mad Max, is born on December 19 in 1973 in Merksem, Belgium-Flanders. He is a well-known triathlon athlete, who unfortunately became disabled after a dramatic fall during one of his training sessions in Lanzarote 2002.
- Grateful Web Book Club & Review - 'Ironman op zoek naar een nieuwe uitdaging'
Marc Herremans, also known as Mad Max, is born on December 19 in 1973 in Merksem, Belgium-Flanders. He is a well-known triathlon athlete, who unfortunately became disabled after a dramatic fall during one of his training sessions in Lanzarote 2002.
- Grateful Web Book Club & Review - 'Ironman op zoek naar een nieuwe uitdaging'
Marc Herremans, also known as Mad Max, is born on December 19 in 1973 in Merksem, Belgium-Flanders. He is a well-known triathlon athlete, who unfortunately became disabled after a dramatic fall during one of his training sessions in Lanzarote 2002.
- Porchlight Prophecies: Book III "The Ivory Basins of the Quintlight", Chapter 1
"Swell story, you lazy bum, but it still doesn't change the fact that I'm doing all of the sailing. And on an empty digestive track, I might add."
- The Man Who Hates People, by Aaron Souders
Impatient people are impatient because they know they suck and they can't wait to die. They are in a hurry to die because they know it will make me happy.
- 12/29 & 12/30/97 on LivePhish Radio this Monday & Tuesday
An early New Year's treat from LivePhish.com: starting at 2PM EST on Monday 12/29 and Tuesday 12/30, LivePhish.com will broadcast both 12/29/97 and 12/30/97, respectively, in their entirety on Live Phish Radio.
- Tiësto named Mixmag's #1 DJ in 2008
Tiësto is excited about topping off this fantastic year with this acknowledgement and says, "I am honored that Mixmag chose me as the number one DJ of 2008. I had an amazing year and would like to thank Mixmag and their readers for their support!"
- Tiësto named Mixmag's #1 DJ in 2008
Tiësto is excited about topping off this fantastic year with this acknowledgement and says, "I am honored that Mixmag chose me as the number one DJ of 2008. I had an amazing year and would like to thank Mixmag and their readers for their support!"
- Mike Berkowitz & the Gene Krupa Band at Iridium for Gene's 100th Birthday
Star drummer Gene Krupa and his Orchestra were the hottest of the hot stuff in the big band years. Fortunately Mike Berkowitz, an incredible drummer of today rescued the brilliant Krupa arrangements and put together a phenomenal aggregation of some of our New York Jazz world's swingingest musicians and Vocalist extraordinaire, Cassie Miller from L.A. Not just for nostalgia buffs and music historians, any real jazz lover has to be thrilled by the sounds made by this amazing 16-piece group. Scott Barbarino has booked them into the Iridium, the premiere Jazz room (on West 51 Street and Broadway) on Tuesday, January 13, which coincides with what would have been Gene Krupa's 100th birthday.
- Mike Berkowitz & the Gene Krupa Band at Iridium for Gene's 100th Birthday
Star drummer Gene Krupa and his Orchestra were the hottest of the hot stuff in the big band years. Fortunately Mike Berkowitz, an incredible drummer of today rescued the brilliant Krupa arrangements and put together a phenomenal aggregation of some of our New York Jazz world's swingingest musicians and Vocalist extraordinaire, Cassie Miller from L.A. Not just for nostalgia buffs and music historians, any real jazz lover has to be thrilled by the sounds made by this amazing 16-piece group. Scott Barbarino has booked them into the Iridium, the premiere Jazz room (on West 51 Street and Broadway) on Tuesday, January 13, which coincides with what would have been Gene Krupa's 100th birthday.
- New Years Eve Party, Ky-mani Marley, TOK, Turblence, & Pressure
New Years Eve Party at 2b1 Multimedia Inc. 3075 17th Street, San Francisco, featuring: Ky-mani Marley, TOK, Turbulence, Pressure and Winstrong.
- New Years Eve Party, Ky-mani Marley, TOK, Turblence, & Pressure
New Years Eve Party at 2b1 Multimedia Inc. 3075 17th Street, San Francisco, featuring: Ky-mani Marley, TOK, Turbulence, Pressure and Winstrong.
- WU Years Eve Bash
If you're looking for something to do New Year's Eve this year and you're in the neighborhood of Minneapolis, fall by The Boardroom at Trocaderos on Wednesday night for a four-band groove extravaganza on two stages, hosted by local music partiers The Big Wu.
- WU Years Eve Bash
If you're looking for something to do New Year's Eve this year and you're in the neighborhood of Minneapolis, fall by The Boardroom at Trocaderos on Wednesday night for a four-band groove extravaganza on two stages, hosted by local music partiers The Big Wu.
- Toubab Krewe NYE in Denver + Winter Tour!
Toubab Krewe is thrilled to be in Denver for NYE tonight at Cervantes' Masterpiece Ballroom. Special guest Rayna Gellert (Uncle Earl) joins the band for the run on fiddle.
- Toubab Krewe NYE in Denver + Winter Tour!
Toubab Krewe is thrilled to be in Denver for NYE tonight at Cervantes' Masterpiece Ballroom. Special guest Rayna Gellert (Uncle Earl) joins the band for the run on fiddle.
- The Dead to Tour in 2009...
The lineup for this edition of The Dead will be the same one that rocked the house at Penn State last fall at the Obama benefit: The Core Four of Phil Lesh, Bob Weir, Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann, joined by guitar monster Warren Haynes and RatDog keyboard ace Jeff Chimenti (both veterans of the 2004 Dead "Wave That Flag" tour).
- The Dead to Tour in 2009...
The lineup for this edition of The Dead will be the same one that rocked the house at Penn State last fall at the Obama benefit: The Core Four of Phil Lesh, Bob Weir, Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann, joined by guitar monster Warren Haynes and RatDog keyboard ace Jeff Chimenti (both veterans of the 2004 Dead "Wave That Flag" tour).
- Jesse Elder Quintet live at the Blue Note Tonight
Jesse is a NYC based jazz composer, pianist and band leader. He has performed at venues such as the Blue Note, Smalls, Minton's Playhouse, Fat Cat, Top of the Rock, the Jazz Standard, and Town Hall. Jesse graduated from Interlochen Arts Academy where he received a "Fine Arts Award in Jazz Performance" and went on to study on scholarship at Oberlin Conservatory and New School University for Jazz and Contemporary Music. Jesse performs his original compositions with renowned jazz artists such as Nasheet Waits, Ben Street, Chris Cheek, Tyshawn Sorey, Logan Richardson, Gary Thomas and others.
- Jesse Elder Quintet live at the Blue Note Tonight
Jesse is a NYC based jazz composer, pianist and band leader. He has performed at venues such as the Blue Note, Smalls, Minton's Playhouse, Fat Cat, Top of the Rock, the Jazz Standard, and Town Hall. Jesse graduated from Interlochen Arts Academy where he received a "Fine Arts Award in Jazz Performance" and went on to study on scholarship at Oberlin Conservatory and New School University for Jazz and Contemporary Music. Jesse performs his original compositions with renowned jazz artists such as Nasheet Waits, Ben Street, Chris Cheek, Tyshawn Sorey, Logan Richardson, Gary Thomas and others.
- Turbine Rumbles in the Red Fish
Rightmire’s harmonica is almost certainly the band’s most exciting feature. It functions like a mouth-operated synthesizer, electrified, and run through a huge board of pedals. At times it sounds like a DJ scratch kit, at others it sounds like something from outer space. Sometimes it sounds like a regular harmonica. Rightmire’s epic lung capacity allows him to jam out on the mouth harp with incredible longevity. Long after most people would have blacked out and fallen over, Rightmire keeps the notes flowing, rocking around like a man possessed. I felt lightheaded just watching.
- Turbine Rumbles in the Red Fish
Rightmire’s harmonica is almost certainly the band’s most exciting feature. It functions like a mouth-operated synthesizer, electrified, and run through a huge board of pedals. At times it sounds like a DJ scratch kit, at others it sounds like something from outer space. Sometimes it sounds like a regular harmonica. Rightmire’s epic lung capacity allows him to jam out on the mouth harp with incredible longevity. Long after most people would have blacked out and fallen over, Rightmire keeps the notes flowing, rocking around like a man possessed. I felt lightheaded just watching.
- Attention Colorado: Umphrey’s is on the Way!
Chicago’s favorite export is coming to Colorado, and I’m not talking about either crooked politicians or Da Bears. I’m talking about Umphrey’s McGee, who will be doing a four-night stint along the Front Range later this month, beginning at the Aggie in Fort Collins on the 22nd. From there, UM will be stopping at the Boulder Theater on the 23rd, with back to back gigs in Denver at the Fillmore and Cervantes on the 24th, and a show in Breckenridge on the 25th.
- Attention Colorado: Umphrey’s is on the Way!
Chicago’s favorite export is coming to Colorado, and I’m not talking about either crooked politicians or Da Bears. I’m talking about Umphrey’s McGee, who will be doing a four-night stint along the Front Range later this month, beginning at the Aggie in Fort Collins on the 22nd. From there, UM will be stopping at the Boulder Theater on the 23rd, with back to back gigs in Denver at the Fillmore and Cervantes on the 24th, and a show in Breckenridge on the 25th.
- New Years Eve: Zeppelin Reborn as Rose Hill Drive
The promise of hearing Zeppelin II was a deal-maker as well, the kind of rock and roll Rose Hill Drive does best. But when the band opened up with Trans Am, an original track off the band’s latest, Moon is the New Earth, the crowd didn’t know what to think. As it would turn out, the change up was so that the band wouldn’t have to pause in the middle of Zeppelin II to play Auld Lang Syne, release the balloons, and watch the happy couples make out on the dance floor. Good thing too, because once these guys got going, there was no stopping them.
- New Years Eve: Zeppelin Reborn as Rose Hill Drive
The promise of hearing Zeppelin II was a deal-maker as well, the kind of rock and roll Rose Hill Drive does best. But when the band opened up with Trans Am, an original track off the band’s latest, Moon is the New Earth, the crowd didn’t know what to think. As it would turn out, the change up was so that the band wouldn’t have to pause in the middle of Zeppelin II to play Auld Lang Syne, release the balloons, and watch the happy couples make out on the dance floor. Good thing too, because once these guys got going, there was no stopping them.
- Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey Announce New Lineup & Jan./Feb. Tour Dates
Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey are very pleased to announce a revamped lineup for 2009. The odyssey continues with Brian Haas on keys, Josh Raymer on drums, and proudly introducing new members Chris Combs on guitar and lap steel and Matt Hayes on bass. The reconfigured band made its debut on New Year's Eve to an elated sold out crowd in Tulsa, Oklahoma. They'll make their next apperance this coming Saturday, January 10th in New York City as part of the 2009 Winter Jazzfest.
- Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey Announce New Lineup & Jan./Feb. Tour Dates
Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey are very pleased to announce a revamped lineup for 2009. The odyssey continues with Brian Haas on keys, Josh Raymer on drums, and proudly introducing new members Chris Combs on guitar and lap steel and Matt Hayes on bass. The reconfigured band made its debut on New Year's Eve to an elated sold out crowd in Tulsa, Oklahoma. They'll make their next apperance this coming Saturday, January 10th in New York City as part of the 2009 Winter Jazzfest.
- Jones Street Station Announce January Tour
Jones Street Station make American music that is both contemporary and classic in character. Veterans of New York City's roots music community, they released their debut album Overcome (as The Jones Street Boys) on Smith Street Records in October 2007. They are currently finishing their second album to be released in mid-2009.
- Jones Street Station Announce January Tour
Jones Street Station make American music that is both contemporary and classic in character. Veterans of New York City's roots music community, they released their debut album Overcome (as The Jones Street Boys) on Smith Street Records in October 2007. They are currently finishing their second album to be released in mid-2009.
- Switzerland Meets New York @ The Canal Room - 1.14.09
Beat Kaestli moved to New York from his native Switzerland, where he was awarded a scholarship to the Manhattan School of Music and he received his Master Degree from the Aaron Copland School of Music. While honing his craft alongside luminaries such as Jane Monheit, Jason Moran and Stefon Harris, he immersed himself in Manhattan’s fiercely competitive music scene, and now appears in clubs such as The Blue Note, Birdland, The Bitter End, The Jazz Standard, The Stone and Sweet Rhythm, performing with jazz greats, like Esperanza Spalding, Clarence Penn, Joel Frahm and Victor Prieto.
- Switzerland Meets New York @ The Canal Room - 1.14.09
Beat Kaestli moved to New York from his native Switzerland, where he was awarded a scholarship to the Manhattan School of Music and he received his Master Degree from the Aaron Copland School of Music. While honing his craft alongside luminaries such as Jane Monheit, Jason Moran and Stefon Harris, he immersed himself in Manhattan’s fiercely competitive music scene, and now appears in clubs such as The Blue Note, Birdland, The Bitter End, The Jazz Standard, The Stone and Sweet Rhythm, performing with jazz greats, like Esperanza Spalding, Clarence Penn, Joel Frahm and Victor Prieto.
- Harlem Shakes To Release Debut LP 'Technicolor Health'
After extensive touring and a bit of schooling, the band got back together with Chris Zane (Les Savy Fav, The Walkmen, Passion Pit, White Rabbits) to record their first full-length album, Technicolor Health. The result is one of the most quietly ambitious pop albums in ages. Much like Blur fused English pop traditions and contemporary sonics to forge Brit Pop, Harlem Shakes meld the Great American Songbook with unmistakably contemporary textures, creating what one might call "Am Pop." Influences as disparate as the Band, Randy Newman, Carlos Santana and Spank Rock inform the soundscapes, but the vibe is too coherent to be called eclectic.
- Harlem Shakes To Release Debut LP 'Technicolor Health'
After extensive touring and a bit of schooling, the band got back together with Chris Zane (Les Savy Fav, The Walkmen, Passion Pit, White Rabbits) to record their first full-length album, Technicolor Health. The result is one of the most quietly ambitious pop albums in ages. Much like Blur fused English pop traditions and contemporary sonics to forge Brit Pop, Harlem Shakes meld the Great American Songbook with unmistakably contemporary textures, creating what one might call "Am Pop." Influences as disparate as the Band, Randy Newman, Carlos Santana and Spank Rock inform the soundscapes, but the vibe is too coherent to be called eclectic.
- Marco Benevento Announces West Coast Tour Dates
The Los Angeles Times recently selected Marco Benevento as a "2009 Artist To Watch" in anticipation of Me Not Me. The ten track collection finds Benevento interpreting the work of artists such as Deerhoof, Leonard Cohen, George Harrison and My Morning Jacket among others. Benevento also contributes three original compositions, including "Now They're Writing Music," which was first performed as a rough sketch last spring when the Brooklyn-based pianist appeared on "The World Cafe With David Dye." In addition to Benevento, the album features the aforementioned Mathis and Barr along with drummer Matt Chamberlain. The set was recorded in Seattle at Chroma Sound and mixed in Brooklyn by Bryce Goggin.
- Marco Benevento Announces West Coast Tour Dates
The Los Angeles Times recently selected Marco Benevento as a "2009 Artist To Watch" in anticipation of Me Not Me. The ten track collection finds Benevento interpreting the work of artists such as Deerhoof, Leonard Cohen, George Harrison and My Morning Jacket among others. Benevento also contributes three original compositions, including "Now They're Writing Music," which was first performed as a rough sketch last spring when the Brooklyn-based pianist appeared on "The World Cafe With David Dye." In addition to Benevento, the album features the aforementioned Mathis and Barr along with drummer Matt Chamberlain. The set was recorded in Seattle at Chroma Sound and mixed in Brooklyn by Bryce Goggin.
- ULTRA MUSIC FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES LINE-UP ADDITIONS
The ULTRA MUSIC FESTIVAL (UMF)--the world’s leading two-day electronic and alternative music experience set for Friday March 27 and Saturday March 28, 2009 during the Winter Music Conference in Miami--has announced more exciting additions to its lineup. Promoters for the festival have revealed that The Prodigy (who will release their new album Invaders Must Die on March 2) and Pendulum, two of the most anticipated live acts for 2009, have been confirmed along with DJ titans Paul Van Dyk and Armin Van Buuren. Moby has also tapped UMF for his exclusive Winter Music Conference appearance.
- ULTRA MUSIC FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES LINE-UP ADDITIONS
The ULTRA MUSIC FESTIVAL (UMF)--the world’s leading two-day electronic and alternative music experience set for Friday March 27 and Saturday March 28, 2009 during the Winter Music Conference in Miami--has announced more exciting additions to its lineup. Promoters for the festival have revealed that The Prodigy (who will release their new album Invaders Must Die on March 2) and Pendulum, two of the most anticipated live acts for 2009, have been confirmed along with DJ titans Paul Van Dyk and Armin Van Buuren. Moby has also tapped UMF for his exclusive Winter Music Conference appearance.
- Hot Buttered Rum & The Travelin' McCourys @ Boulder Theater
Hot Buttered Rum, one of the hardest-working and fastest-rising stars in the musical firmament, has become, over the last five years, a group that is infinitely greater than the sum of its parts. Often described as a rock band playing bluegrass instruments, the band melds blues, folks, bluegrass, jazz, and rock, and the members’ varying degrees of classical training lead them to invest heavily in group composition. The widespread appeal of HBR’s music stems not only from the band’s musical versatility and prolific songwriting, but also from the magnetic chemistry the group creates onstage together. It is this chemistry that is propelling the band to ever greater success.
- Hot Buttered Rum & The Travelin' McCourys @ Boulder Theater
Hot Buttered Rum, one of the hardest-working and fastest-rising stars in the musical firmament, has become, over the last five years, a group that is infinitely greater than the sum of its parts. Often described as a rock band playing bluegrass instruments, the band melds blues, folks, bluegrass, jazz, and rock, and the members’ varying degrees of classical training lead them to invest heavily in group composition. The widespread appeal of HBR’s music stems not only from the band’s musical versatility and prolific songwriting, but also from the magnetic chemistry the group creates onstage together. It is this chemistry that is propelling the band to ever greater success.
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The Porchlight Prophecies
By Dustin Smith
Book One: The Last Emperor of Door Hinge Nook
6. The Rival Light
Across the green expanse and to the south of the Ever Giant, from which only the boldest of worms created their silks, a great light flickered into existence. Its brilliant hum added to its appeal. Snaps and crackles gave quick punishment to those who dared land on the cylinder of blue florescence. Its protection was merely a cage of thin teeth so narrow its smile became bitter, demonic, ungodly in its deification.
For the first time, the Fourth Emperor of Door Hinge Nook wept. Octavian marked the migration of his Empire to the lure of this new light. With it, his power dwindled only to be replaced with a sharp hunger. For the nightly sacrifices of flies, grasshoppers, and moths disappeared in worship of a more evil luminescence.
The first few nights were bearable. The bugs of June never failed him in their stupidity. But their shells were extremely tough to pierce, and the nourishment they provided replenished a mere half of the energy it took the Emperor to kill each one. As his power decreased from the diabolical usurpation, so did his strength and size. His ruby-speckled abdomen lost its luster. Soon he realized his demise neared if he could think of nothing to save himself, let alone his beloved Empire.
He began to wake earlier, starting his day before dusk when the fireflies danced the homage to the OmniLumin and its retirement. Soon, he was able to capture such a firefly, but against his instinct, he refused to wrap it, knowing well that it would transmit a distress signal to its mates. More will respond, Octavian thought. For I am nothing of what I once was.
"Call your companions, and I assure you I have no intentions of dining on any of your kind."
"How do I know this?" The fly buzzed heatedly, trying to conceal his despair.
"I have knowledge of an infectious evil that will destroy all insects. I will gladly give this to you if you help me save the remnants of all insectity."
"Who are you?"
"I am Octavian, the Last Emperor of Door Hinge Nook," the spider proclaimed.
"Litanio, I am called," the fly said. "I trust the severity of your words."
Soon, dozens of fireflies surrounded the Emperor's webs, each buzzing with dreadful anticipation.
Octavian began his speech. "Comrades, followers of the cycle of natural good, the Blue Light across the Sea of Green represents a grave danger to us all." He paused. "Unlike our Porchlight, the Rival Light deceives with its soft color. It consumes rather than bathes its worshippers. Many of you have known me as an enemy. Tonight I come as an ally. Beware the Rival Light! It will end us all!"
"What can I repay you for this knowledge?" Litanio asked.
"I ask a dangerous mission, a feat of great defiance that will exonerate those who don't return and bless those who do. Use your gifts to deliver the stray insects back to the riches of Door Hinge Nook. Save the lives of thousands, nay, millions of fellow insects!"
The legion of fireflies embarked on their new mission without any recoil of indecision. Each knew of the duties to extend life no matter how great the cost. But before the Emperor could rejoice in his newfound heroism, the Porchlight suddenly extinguished.
Without the Porchlight to guide the way, many of the fireflies fell victim to the temptations of the Rival Light. Litanio managed to save himself by plunging downward just inches before certain doom, but his maneuver found a new danger: frogs.
"Fregock, this is the best thing that's happened to us!" one said.
"I couldn't agree more. The heavens are raining food upon us, Freyhog. A night that will be long remembered!"
Litanio heard this as he raced to his new demise.
"Ah, look, Fragishan! A firefly!"
"He's mine! I get the guttural glow!" someone declared. His tongue lashed, slapping painfully against Litanio and drawing him into his fate in a split second.
Suddenly, a great moth swooped down and pried the doomed firefly from the frog's tongue, soaring high and away from the battlefield. From his dangled position underneath his savior, Litanio, barely conscious, could see the Great Dust Brook that separated the Seas of Green.
"I am Mothinian, the once Prince of Hedge Bush Row," the moth declared. "Come. You'll be safe in the darkness of Door Hinge Nook. We must speak with the Emperor. The Great End is upon us."
But the Emperor was nowhere to be found as Mothinian landed on the abandoned web.
"Damn you, Emperor!" He yelled, setting Litanio on the web. He held back tears of defeat and turned to the firefly. "The time has come for me to reunite with my Kingdom. You are welcome to come along."
"There's nothing for me here," Litanio gasped. He followed Mothinian into the hole behind the Porchlight, leaving the death and destruction of the outside world to begin life anew in the vast unknown the end of the tunnel had in store.
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Image Credit Firefly: abc.net.au/science
Chapter One: The Third Spider
Chapter Two: The Pill Bug’s Delivery
Chapter Three: Binary Existence or Primitive Politics
Chapter Four: The Prince of Moths
Chapter Five: Greasing the Mate
Chapter Six: The Rival Light [You are here] |
