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AJJ – "The Bible 2"
Key Tracks: "Cody's Theme," "Terrifyer"
Sometimes, punk bands grow up. There's nothing that can stop a natural aging process. The Clash embraced reggae, the Offspring started writing about suicide, Green Day wrote a Broadway musical. What often gets mistaken as "selling out" is usually just a band's members realizing their image is going to fade, and jumping the gun to adopt a new one. AJJ had hinted at this transition on their last album, the excellent "Christmas Island." It opens with "Temple Grandin" and "Children of God," two songs that are prime AJJ – fast, acoustic guitar mixed with lyrics that more-than-border on violence and gross imagery. But the album also included songs like "Linda Ronstadt," which touches on the same loneliness that the band usually touches on, but with less violence, less disguises, and more palpable humanity. Sean Bonnette is better than anyone else in music at masking his own insecurities, faults and dark desires through characters, satire and overblown odes. But that started to chip on "Christmas Island," and it gets stripped away on "The Bible 2."
The band, sporting a new drummer, have awarded themselves a re-baptism: they abbreviated their name. AJJ, of course, used to stand for Andrew Jackson Jihad. But now it's just "AJJ." Partially because of maturity – I mean, their name was kinda racist for a bunch of Arizona white guys – partially because of an increase in actual Jihadist violence, and partially just because it's what everyone called them anyways. Eleven years after their first album, they've been re-christened, and it's allowed them to expand, or decompress their sound and explore what they've previously ignored – their stance as an actual, successful band.
AJJ's most progressive songs on "The Bible 2" aren't necessarily the most interesting, because they're slower and more adult than we're used to. But this isn't a bad thing; a lack of humanity, although AJJ's strongest weapon, is also their biggest downfall. "American Garbage" is downright an indie song – a different cry than "American Tune" from only a few years ago. Slap a different band's name on the song and it might pick up some airplay on college radio. Same goes for "Small Red Boy," and "No More Shame, No More Fear, No More Dread," which seems like a sequel to 2007's "No More Tears," but really isn't. In fact, those two songs work together for a more honest, painfully aware song than any of the early guitar blasts.
All of this isn't to say that old AJJ doesn't pop in, too. Songs like "White Worms" and "Junkie Church" have lyrics that could've easily passed on any earlier album. "The waiting room was pissing in my ear / So we went and bought ourselves a can of beer / Steel Reserve," Bonnette sings on the latter. The former: "My teeth are brown / My lips are blue / The grass is green / My tongue is too." The horrors on this album don't come as frequently. After years of songs like "Bad Bad Things," "Back Pack" and "Dad Song," there's little that AJJ can sing in a song that's still shocking. So, they reserve those moments. Opener "Cody's Theme" has such lyrics, with the chorus: "I had to talk to the teacher / She had to talk to my mom / We had a real long talk / I had to talk to the teacher / She had to talk to my mom / They made the visions stop." While this is nothing compared to the lyrics of, say, "Darling, I Love You," they do announce that even if AJJ is growing, changing – they're still the same at heart.
The secret weapon of "The Bible 2" is actually the songs that manage to place themselves in between 'old' and 'new' AJJ. "Cody's Theme," "Golden Eagle" and lead single "Goodbye, Oh Goodbye" all sound strangely reminiscent of Neutral Milk Hotel, with wickedly distorted guitar playing alongside acoustic. These songs almost act as the torchbearers, saying that yes, AJJ is transitioning, and no, they're not changing completely. They could pass as indie songs, in a way, but it might not be a comfortable passing. "Terrifyer" might be one of the most interesting songs because its use of melody sounds pretty satisfying, while still giving in to the sound of "Sense & Sensibility," in the best way possible.
Although I personally think the band hit a highest high with 2011's "Knife Man," this might be their most cohesive album. Musically, it hits more different territories than ever before. The album's first half starts with guitar, dips gradually down into piano before revving back up for "Goodbye, Oh Goodbye." And although the lyrics do once again embrace religion, mental illness, and deathly imagery, there's broader topics at play. By shedding away the masks the band has previously used to hide their desires and delusions within the confinements of people worse then them, they've humanized themselves, fully, and even the first-person songs feel more real because of it. This isn't a criticism of their older music – far from it, what they've done lyrically with the use of satire, violence, and irony is amazing – but simply an awareness that it was starting to get old. AJJ ran that line as long as they could, and, now that it's over, they're switching gears. While this is a transition album of sorts, there's a lot to like, and it proves that AJJ might be able to bridge a gap that a lot of punk bands have previously failed – stay yourselves, stay interesting, yet change.
August 18, 2016 by Andrew McNally	Categories: Alternative, Punk, Rock	| Tags: AJJ, AJJ The Bible 2 review, alternative, American Garbage, Andrew Jackson Jihad, B+, Back Pack, Bad Bad Things, Children of God, Christmas Island, Cody's Theme, Dad Song, Darling I Love You, Golden Eagle, Goodbye Oh Goodbye, Junkie Church, Knife Man, No More Shame No Moe Fear No More Dread, No More Tears, punk, rock, Sean Bonnette, Small Red Boy, Temple Grandin, Terrifyer Sense & Sensibility, The Bible 2, White Worms | Leave a comment
White Lung – "Paradise"
Key Tracks: "Below," "Kiss Me When I Bleed"
There's two meanings to the word "raw." On White Lung's previous album, "Deep Fantasy," they explored a hardcore sound that roared ferociously, even for hardcore punk, ripping through 10 songs in 22 minutes. Their new album smoothes things out a bit (although not much, it's 10 songs through 28 minutes). There is a lot more emotional rawness on the album – the band is focused less on speed and volume and more on wearing themselves thin on tape.
White Lung are following in a trend set by previous releases by Perfect Pussy and Savages, in which very loud and angry bands are not shying away from their sudden success and are instead using their new standpoints in their music. Tellingly, Meredith Graves and Jhenny Beth opened their arms to love. Mish Barber-Way? Serial killers. And trailers. But also love. In between albums, she wed, and a post-wedding blissfulness permeates the album. At times, unfortunately, the band sounds like they're pushing the volume only because they're White Lung and that's what is expected. Most of the time, however, this theme of emotional and physical rawness comes across effectively.
"Deep Fantasy" is one of my favorite albums – in the past two years I've spun it more than almost any other album. But if there's any criticism I could level at it, it's that it feels a little too polished at times. Surprising, given Kenneth William's utterly shrieking guitar. The band operates at 11 and sound like they're about to go off the rails at all moments. But still, they could use for a little more emotion in their music. It comes through here. On "Demented," William trades in his wailing guitar for a straight-forward, pounding and unexpected one-chord riff. Anne-Marie Vassiliou sounds immediately more forceful on the drums, on opener "Dead Weight," and one multiple songs throughout. And Mish Barber-Way strains herself on nearly every song. I found their first single, "Hungry," underwhelming, but man her voice propels the song. She brings carnage to "Kiss Me When I Bleed" and adds tension to ballad "Below." She dominates the album in the way that she dominated "In Your Home," the closer to "Deep Fantasy."
Lyrically, too, this album has a certain rawness to it that doesn't jibe with the rawness of "Deep Fantasy." One of that album's best songs, "I Believe You," was an extremely direct message to rape culture. That directness exists here, too, but instead of a punishing rawness, it's an emotional one. Barber-Way investigates her fears and wonders about marrying a Southern man: "I will give birth in a trailer / Huffing the gas in the air / Baby is born in molasses / Like I would even care" she sings on "Kiss Me When I Bleed." On "I Beg You," "This is the death of me / I need a fantasy." Between the rapid drumming, relentless guitar exploration and strained vocals, White Lung push themselves to a maximum that they've never explored. It doesn't always pay off, some tracks like "Narcoleptic" and "Hungry" suffer from a tempo that's too fast to be slow and too slow to be White Lung. Exploring their space might not always be their thing. Then again, they strip everything away and let sheer tension run "Below." This is a personal and bleeding album, one that addresses the successes and failures of being a touring band, sudden notoriety, and life in general. It isn't necessarily hardcore punk, but then again, White Lung never truly adapted the title. They never adapted any title. And it's not like this album isn't gonna rip your face off most of the time anyways. It's raw, it's passionate, it's emotional, it's loud, it's destructive and most importantly, it's White Lung.
May 13, 2016 by Andrew McNally	Categories: Punk, Rock	| Tags: A-, Below, Dead Weight, Deep Fantasy, Hungry, I Beg You, Kiss Me When I Bleed, Narcoleptic, Paradise, Perfect Pussy, punk, rock, Savages, White Lung, White Lung Paradise review | Leave a comment
Future of the Left – "The Peace and Truce of Future of the Left" & "To Failed States and Forest Clearings"
The Peace and Truce of Future of the Left:
Key Tracks: "The Limits of Battleships" "No Son Will Ease Their Solitude"
With all of the line-up changes that Welsh post-punk band Future of the Left has gone through, it's pretty remarkable that 2/3rds of their line-up is original members. That said, they are currently down to a three-piece. Andy "Falco" Falkous will run this band until it dies, and he's currently joined by his wife, Julia Ruzicka, and third wheel drummer Jack Egglestone, who has been around since the beginning (and also played in Falco's previous band, mclusky). Their fifth album takes a more math-rock based stance, which can be frustrating at times.
The album's first few songs all have very complex riffs, designed not to be catchy. They're all heavy, of course, it wouldn't be Future of the Left without unnecessary volume. The chugging midtempo rhythm and shrieking guitar of opener "If AT&T Drank Tea What Would BP Do" shouldn't come as a surprise, their last album opened with a similar song. But it isn't until "Grass Parade," the fifth track, that we get a song with a real graspable rhythm. The first four tracks all have clunky, demanding rhythms, and while they're all good in their own right, it does not request another listen very easily.
Once the album 'picks up,' which I'm using loosely, it falls more into a Future of the Left groove. "The Limits of Battleships" and "Eating For None" both have great rhythms, snuck in amidst the volume and anger. "Back When I Was Brilliant" is an effective midtempo, midalbum bruiser, and "White Privilege Blues" has an excellent breakdown in it. "Reference Point Zero" has an intense climax that fits in amidst the band's best energy songs. And closer "No Son Will Ease Their Solitude" is a tense and building finale that's delectably unpredictable, without going too off the rails.
Falco's lyrics are frustratingly buried in the music at times. As a singer, he has been praised and criticized for his on-the-nose subject matter, often tackling a specific target or industry. Or, sometimes, he'll shield himself behind satire (my personal favorite Falco song is "I Am the Least Of Your Problems"). Sometimes, the lyrics come through here. One of the better tracks, "Miner's Gruel," is a subtlety-lacking look at teenage privilege. Album cover included, there's a few tracks that reference the military. As always, there's references that seem to make sense only to him, like to curry houses on "Back When I Was Brilliant," to asking "How many farmer's markets does it take to change a light bulb?" on "Proper Music" and bemusing, "My bank account is not a hole, it has no purpose and a hole has one" on "No Son." Perhaps the best lyrical moment, though, is on "Eating For None," when he proclaims, "I am most of the time perfectly happy." With all due respect, I'll believe it when I see it.
To Failed States and Forest Clearings:
Key Track: "The Cock That Walked"
The band crowdfunded "Peace and Truce," and gave the record to paying fans early, promising another EP soon to follow. To nonpaying customers, they came at the same time. If the full-length was designed as a progression into less punk and post-punk and more complex music, then this is the refresher. The six tracks on this EP could have fit on any previous Future of the Left album, and should have. There isn't a weak track on this release.
Opening song "The Cock That Walked" is about, apparently, creeps who get an erection on public transit. It has a pounding, fast-but-not-too-fast rhythm ripped out of their own playbook. Four of the six songs maintain this, a more standard Future of the Left sound. Keyboards mixed in with booming bass and crunching guitar lines. "Problem Thinker" is the first of the outliers, a much more slowburning song that really takes it's time to build to a big conclusion. Also, "There's Always Paul" is a bit lighter, centered more around light percussion and handclaps than anything else.
Overall, this EP has a kind of goofy feeling to it. Look no further than "Animals Beginning with a B," where Falco sings "I can't see a baboon from where I'm currently sitting but that doesn't mean they don't have them at the city petting zoo." Look, I'm not sure what angle he's taking here. But this EP is different than the album because Falco's lyrics are both clearer and weirder. On "Fireproof (Boy vs. Bison)" he sings, "Someone at the party said to get fucked and he had not heard of that." The lyrics throughout this EP are the kind that would truly divide Falco's fans and critics. It acts as a companion piece to the full-length, and it should absolutely be for any longtime fans such as myself.
Read my review of Future of the Left's "How To Stop Your Brain in an Accident."
April 14, 2016 by Andrew McNally	Categories: Punk, Rock	| Tags: A-, Andy Falkous, B+, Falco, Future of the Left, Jack Egglestone, Julia Ruzicka, mclusky, No Son Will Ease Their Solitude, punk, rock, The Cock That Walked, The Limits of Battleships, The Peace and Truce of Future of the Left, To Failed States and Forest Clearings | Leave a comment
Ty Segall – "Emotional Mugger"
Key Tracks: "Californian Hills," "Emotional Mugger / Leopard Priestess"
With a non-stop flurry of activity, Ty Segall has done his best job at distancing himself from any one sound. But ironically, as "Emotional Mugger" proves, there is a distinct 'Ty Segall sound'. It's one part T. Rex, one part Count Five, one part Deep Purple, and like a half a part of Jack White. "Mugger" jumps around a bunch, but overall, it's a trippy, fuzzy and loud trip down all of Segall's interests.
"Mugger" is his eighth solo album in his seven year career, which is impressive in its own right. But this time period also includes, naturally, two albums with Fuzz, an album with the equally busy Mikal Cronin, an album with Ty Segall Band (one of my personal favorite albums), an album with White Fence, a T. Rex covers album, and long-gone singles with bands like Epsilons, Party Fowl, Sic Alps, the Perverts and the Traditional Fools. So the manic energy of his music makes sense – he has to be this manic to be this productive.
Segall's last proper solo album (T. Rex cover album notwithstanding) was a surprisingly reflective, acoustic work that highlighted his more classic-rock influence. It was an inevitable album, there was only so many ways Segall could spin garage rock into something unique, and he was going to have to slow down at some point. But that point, much like the time in between his albums, wasn't very long. "Mugger" doesn't match the volume of the Fuzz albums, or the mania of the Ty Segall Band release, "Slaughterhouse," but it blends fuzzy guitar, garage rock energy and smooth vocals as well as anything else he's done.
Musically, there isn't much to say about a Ty Segall album that's unexpected – it's loud and fuzzy, his guitar is center-stage, and every song is an adventure in some way. The great opening track, "Squealer," is a very staccato song, and it transitions nicely into "Californian Hills," a song that shows restraint but gives way to two-bar bits of mania every so often. He takes two guitar solos, on "Diversion," and "Mandy Cream," both effective. And his almost-signature guitar shrieking permeates the longest track, "Emotional Mugger / Leopard Priestess."
A word being used in other reviews of this album is "addictive," but without context, it's a word that can be applied to his whole discography. He makes music that's very easy to get into, even if it's immensely heavy. It's always almost catchy. Check "Preacher," from Fuzz. It's not everyone's cup of tea, but yet everyone could get into it. Also, his music always has high replay value. The addiction on this album is an incredibly innocent one. This album is, at least sometimes, about childhood. A child's voice shows up at the end of "Candy Sam," one of the two songs that references candy. The other one is, uh, "Baby Big Man (I Want a Mommy)." There's a, uh, baby on the cover, too. The album seems to have an innocence to it that Segall sometimes shies away from on other records. He's a man that likes to have fun in the studio, and comparisons to the equally boy-ish Thurston Moore are not unjustified. Here, he embraces it, with childlike innocence and childlike innocence. It's just that kids probably wouldn't enjoy his shrieking guitar and destroyed pedalboards.
"Emotional Mugger" isn't one of the best Segall albums, but it's got some great tracks. And even when Segall isn't at his most effective, he's usually still entertaining. This is a more than passable set of loud jams for people who like fun, fuzzy rock tracks. It is diverse and energetic, and hits basically every mark in the Segall book. Now, to just wait and see what he does next.
If you like this, try: Peach Kelli Pop! I never got a review of her third album out but she makes an incomprehensible mix of garage-rock, hardcore punk and the poppiest, girly-girl imagery. She comes from the same garage Segall did.
January 25, 2016 by Andrew McNally	Categories: Punk, Rock	| Tags: B+, Baby Big Man (I Want a Mommy), Californian Hills, Candy Sam, Diversion, Emotional Mugger, Fuzz, Mandy Cream, Peach Kelli Pop, Preacher, punk, rock, Squealer, Thurston Moore, Ty Segall, Ty Segall Band, Ty Segall Emotional Mugger review | Leave a comment
An Intimate Night With the Greatest Punk Band That Ever Was
Whomever said punk is a young man's game is sorely mistaken. Last night, I got to see Television live, and even in 2015 they absolutely crushed it. I've been doing some thinking lately, nothing more than shower musings, about who I think is the best band in each genre of music, the one that defines it the most. I haven't come to many conclusions, but one that I did come to was that Television was the best punk band. Sorry, Clash. The band's attitude and style is what did it, but they convinced me as much in 2015 as they would have in 1976.
Punk, as I have come to understand in my years transitioning from Rancid to Patti Smith, is more a spirit than a genre. It's not necessarily about anarchy and destruction, though a part of it. It's about doing what's unexpected, unwanted; breaking the status quo. Iggy & the Stooges did this in Detroit, so did the MC5. They rallied against the sex, drugs and blues-rock and roll of the time in the same way Black Sabbath did. They upped the volume and came out angrier. The Ramones changed the game again by setting a template – power chords, 2:30 songs with apathetic or political lyrics. This template is still in place today – everyone from NoFX to the Dropkick Murphys to FIDLAR follow this format in some way. But that's the problem – it's a format. Punk, itself, has an incredibly tired and ironic template to it.
Television was one of a few CBGB's bands in the late 70's that seemed to foresee this template problem. Blondie and the Talking Heads added pop elements, and took off a whole new genre. Patti Smith was setting her spoken word poems to music. Television looked less at the music and more at the template – short songs, fast, loud music, and did away with all of it. Their classic album "Marquee Moon" is marked with slow-burners, tracks over (or well over) five minutes, and long, technically proficient guitar solos on every song. A virgin ear might mistake them for a classic rock band living in the wrong part of the city. Their songs are restrained, but the band has an energy to them – noticeable on the very first chord of "See No Evil" – that says they can run with the big dogs, they're just choosing not to.
Tom Verlaine's lyrics, making allusions to poetry and art (the Venus de Milo, for instance), didn't stand on the same platform as, say, "I Wanna Be Sedated." Maybe Television was in the right place at the right time. Or maybe, when we look back at them today, we still consider them a punk band because their music demands so. Technically remarkable lead and rhythm guitars interlock across albums, with Verlaine's and Richard Lloyd's tension almost palpable. And with the general lack of guitar distortion, and a clean, jazzy sound, it was the purest of music. It was what the other bands weren't doing. It was punk.
I truly had no worries about Television ruining this legacy for me. I knew that if they couldn't sound great live, they wouldn't tour. And they delivered, from a performance standpoint – next to nothing was changed in the songs. At first I was disappointed in the lost opportunity for longer solos, but then I remembered that their albums aren't punk statements, they're works of art, and fine art should not be tampered with. And as such, their setlist consisted of every song off "Marquee Moon," out of order. Verlaine played piano sections on his guitar, muting his strings to sound like piano keys. And on a number of songs, he self-indulged and plucked and warped the strings to sound like a one-man string section. I couldn't wrap my head around it and I still can't.
The crowd was as diverse as expected – fathers and sons, lost young scuds like me, and older burn-outs. A man in front of me who could have passed for Hilly Kristal wore a Patti Smith Group sweatshirt and jammed to every song like it was his 200th time seeing the band, gleefully ignorant of the 35+ years behind him. To the right of me was a pretentious 30-something who played air guitar the whole night, despite having a drink in one hand and his other arm over his girlfriend's shoulder.
But aside from the performance, Television delivered in the punk spirit as well. Permanent Lloyd stand-in Jimmy Rip came out in a bowl hat and beard that looked like a high-dollar Tom Waits Halloween costume. Verlaine, in an unzipped hoodie that may have been a size too big (he hasn't gained a pound since they shot the "Moon" cover). The setlist consisted of "Marquee Moon," but the encore was pure unpredictability – "Little Johnny Jewel," a cover of Count Five's "Psychotic Reaction" (always a staple of their live show), and an unreleased track called "I'm Gonna Find You." Their second two albums "Adventure" and "Television" were left untouched. The show itself had an aura of unpredictability – opener Dennis Driscoll performed with an improvised saxophone, courtesy of Morphine's Dana Colley, and his set ran long. Soon into Television's set, someone behind me yelled to turn the bass up, to which Verlaine pointed to Fred Smith and said aloud, "Move closer to him." Verlaine was louder when he was talking to the audience than when he was singing into the mic, the vocals lost in the music. And in the encore, when they were transitioning between "Reaction" and "Find You," a game being played by an excruciatingly bored security guard on his phone was audible. For a show with 65+ year old men on stage, in a small but classy venue and a randomly assorted audience, a punk spirit still came through. The Ramones may have passed, the Sex Pistols riddled by death, the Clash riddled by maturity. But for one night, the spirit of 1976 came through, if only briefly. Television, keep doing your thing.
-By Andrew McNally (photo credit is mine)
October 5, 2015 by Andrew McNally	Categories: Opinion, Punk	| Tags: Adventure, Blondie, Dana Colley, Dennis Driscoll, FIDLAR, Fred Smith, Hilly Kristal, I'm Gonna Find You, Jimmy Rip, Little Johnny Jewel, Marquee Moon, Morphine, NoFX, opinion, Psychotic Reaction, punk, Richard Lloyd, Television, the Clash, the Ramones, the Sex Pistols, the Talking Heads, Tom Verlaine | 1 Comment
FIDLAR – "Too"
Key Tracks: "40oz. on Repeat" "Overdose"
With track titles like "Punks," "Overdose," and "Bad Habits," it might seem like "Too" is more of the same from FIDLAR. Their first album, mind you, had "Blackout Stout," "Wake Bake Skate" and "Cocaine." It might feel like there's a gambit in song titles that FIDLAR is quickly running through. But, their sophomore album is an album that some people, myself included, didn't anticipate coming so soon – the conflicting, adult album. Most punk bands grow up sometime – Rancid's "Life Won't Wait," Dads' "I'll Be the Tornado." FIDLAR's maturity is a very reluctant one – some tracks on "Too" feel like holdovers from still-recent partying years. But as the guys grow up, they're begrudgingly accepting a more sober life.
One of the best qualities of FIDLAR's debut album, a personal favorite of mine, was an underlying, barely visible sense of angst. It only came out in certain songs, when the guys were sober enough to see that there were far too many problems in the world. Through the more youthful and the more adult songs on "Too," the unifying sense is still the slight angst. This time, it's on a more personal level, as "Too" is heavy on self-reflection. "I don't know why it's so difficult for me to talk to someone I don't know," is sung on "40oz. on Repeat." "One week sober / and I'm still hungover," from closer "Bad Habits." "FIDLAR" was a humorously self-deprecating album, but "Too" ditches the humor. Take the lyrics from "Bad Habits," set them in an entirely different musical context, and they could fit nicely on an Alice in Chains album.
But they're still at a crossroads, because there's still party tracks. "Sober," despite the title, is almost inarguably the strangest song in the band's catalog, with the opening third of the song done almost in spoken word (think the beginning of "The Sweater Song"* but with the vocal melody of "Baby Got Back"). And the album's penultimate track, "Bad Medicine," is a >3 minute song that feels like one last punk blast, for old time's sake, the inverse of Renton taking one last injection in Trainspotting.
As with their debut album, the band has an innate and unexpected ability to eschew any one sub-genre of music. The downside is that it leaves FIDLAR without a distinct sound, something important in punk. But the upside is that each song is going to sound distinct. "Punks," originally (or perhaps erroneously) titled "The Punks Are Finally Taking Acid," is a heavy song, centered on a guitar riff akin to a quickened "She's So Heavy," with pained, screamed vocals. But follow-up "West Coast" is the kind of bouncy sing-along you more expect from the band. It goes back and forth, often reflective of the lyrics, and it adds a cohesiveness to the album. The lyrics are well-rounded, so the music should be too.
"Too" does ask one question that it does not answer – who should FIDLAR's audience be, now? Their first album was able to answer that question very, very easily – partying punks and skaters. It's practically a Ten Commandments for SoCal late teens who are gradually becoming less aware of Mat Hoffman. But their second album was made more for themselves, and that's a dangerous line to cross. Just because we're being let on on FIDLAR's internal struggles doesn't necessarily mean it's something we want to see. I'm genuinely not sure who the intended audience is for this record, as the partyers generally aren't going to warm up to the sobering songs as much. There's a mixed audience for the album, and it's going to be divisive among fans. Still, there's enough going on that it stands as a solid, and different sophomore release. I'm just worried about what the band is going to have to go through for the next album.
* – I saw FIDLAR a couple months ago in Boston and they covered "the Sweater Song," replacing most of the verses with the word "meow" repeated over and over again. Inspiration? Probably.
If you like this, try: Perfect Pussy's "Say Yes to Love," another album where a punk band suddenly tightened up, but not without a total maturity.
September 17, 2015 by Andrew McNally	Categories: Alternative, Punk, Rock	| Tags: 40oz on Repeat, alternative, B+, Bad Habits, Blackout Stout, Cocaine, Dads, FIDLAR, FIDLAR Too review, I'll Be the Tornado, Life Won't Wait, Mat Hoffman, Overdose, Perfect Pussy, punk, Punks, Rancid, rock, Say Yes to Love, She's So Heavy, Sober, The Punks Are Finally Taking Acid, Too, Too review, Wake Bake Skate, West Coast | Leave a comment


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On Tour, Previews
Circus Joy
"A Simple Space" Defies Convention, Bends Rules
Oct 19, 2016/
Lisa Cline/
Gravity & Other Myths performs "A Simple Space"
Photo Credit: Steve Ullathorne
It's back by popular demand. The crowd-pleasing, paradigm-breaking, award-winning Australian acrobatics ensemble Gravity & Other Myths returns to BlackRock Center for the Arts in Germantown to perform "A Simple Space" from Oct. 27 to 30.
"A Simple Space" is a circus. Or is it? There are no elephants, no costumes, no spotlights, no big top. Just eight acrobats in the raw who challenge each other and themselves with stunts, humor and a dash of danger. Gravity is the ringmaster.
Gravity & Other Myths' co-founder, performer and tour manager Jake Randell prefers the term "new" or "contemporary" circus—a genre that is growing in the U.S., but deeply rooted in Europe, the Netherlands and Down Under. "France has over 800 contemporary circus troops," said Krista Bradley, BlackRock's executive director and contemporary circus enthusiast. "In Australia, the art form begins when kids are as young as 4 years old. It's their version of our gymnastics classes."
Gravity & Other Myths Photo Courtesy of Gravity & Other Myths
This is Gravity & Other Myths' second visit to the BlackRock stage, although this time they come back as "audience choice" winners. On #GivingTuesday 2015, BlackRock turned programming over to ticket-buyers, and from a pool of five artists, Gravity & Other Myths was the audience choice. The shows are part of a two-month U.S. tour that began in Little Rock, Ark., earlier this month. The tour includes one new member, several workshops and an appearance at the Clarksburg Premium Outlets as part of a new sponsorship with outlet proprietor Simon Properties.
"'A Simple Space' is a unique show on many fronts," Randell said. "The audience is up-close and personal to the performers, bringing a strong sense of connection to the show. We strip everything back: the costumes, the lighting, the staging…and leave audience members with nothing but high-level acrobatics."
A reviewer writing in the U.K. Express described these acrobats as, "push[ing] their physical limits without reserve; this performance is simultaneously raw, frantic and delicate. Supported by driving live percussion and presented so intimately that you can feel the heat, hear every breath, and be immersed in every moment."
Bradley concurred. "What's so amazing about contemporary circus," she said, "is that it blends the physical risk of the circus arts with the art of performance, making for a thrilling theatrical experience for audience members, regardless of age, language or background." Bradley emphasized that "in this culturally diverse county, a show without words removes language as a barrier for many show-goers."
Is "A Simple Space" suitable for families? "The simple setting and lack of 'storyline' means that all audiences can enjoy the performance for what it is: eight bodies pushing themselves to their absolute limits," Randell said. Children will appreciate the sheer physical spectacle and may see their own favorite activity or interest woven into the performance. It is "an amalgamation of gym, dance, theater, sports and just about anything physical," he observed. Bradley noted that the Sunday matinee is recommended for families with young children because the evening performances include an act in which articles of clothing are shed—not entirely, of course.
All Gravity & Other Myths troupe members have a circus or gymnastics background, except the musician who is a highly trained drummer and producer. The performers have been training for 10 or more years. A typical performance day is rigorous, with 2-1/2 hours of pre-show training, a warm-up including yoga, Pilates, gymnastics and Plyometric moves; practicing the show's most difficult sequences; the performance; post-show cool down with light stretching; and preparing for the next show.
"Contemporary circus is one the hottest new trends in performance arts programming and BlackRock has been at the forefront of it for the last two years," Bradley said. "We were selected to be part of a pilot project to build stronger international networks for contemporary circus in North America. That led to being introduced to the international world of contemporary circus, seeing a lot of work, networking with programmers, learning about the different kinds of programming and eventually, bringing international artists to Montgomery County." It also led to BlackRock launching a contemporary circus programming initiative and its first grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.
After visiting many contemporary circus hot spots around the world, Bradley admitted, "I was bit. I got the bug for this cutting-edge art form." She is eager to share her singular passion with the rest of Montgomery County.
Performances begin at 8 p.m. Oct. 28 and Oct. 29, and the family show starts at 3 p.m. Oct. 30 at BlackRock, 12901 Town Commons Drive, Germantown. For tickets, $27 to $34, visit www.blackrockcenter.org or call 240-912-1058. Workshops include "Acrobats for Athletes" at the Maryland SoccerPlex (7 to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 26, $5, Wednesday, register at mdsoccerplex.org); "Movement and Theater for Circus Artists" (7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Oct. 27, $5, BlackRock Mainstage); and "Tumbling Workshop" for ages 8 and older (1 to 2 p.m. Oct. 29, Saturday, $5, BlackRock Mainstage). View this event on CultureSpotMC here.
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Clear Channel Outdoor has priced its sale of senior subordinated notes and the Wall Street reception was so good that the size of the offering was increased significantly. Instead of raising $1.25 billion the company sold $2.2 billion of new notes.
Instead of the $3.50 per share dividend calculated by Wells Fargo Securities analyst Marci Ryvicker, the much larger bond sale has resulted in the board of directors at Clear Channel Outdoor (CCO) declaring a special dividend of $6.08 per share. The net proceeds are projected to be $2.167 billion, including some cash on hand at CCO, with $1.925 billion going to Clear Channel Communications, the 89% shareholder, and the remaining $242 million going to the public shareholders who have the other 11%.
CCO sold $275 million of Series A Senior Subordinated Notes due 2020 with a coupon of 7.625% and $1.925 billion of Series B Senior Subordinated Notes due 2020, also with a 7.625% coupon.
The special dividend will be paid March 12th to shareholders of record as of February 28th. Once Clear Channel Communications gets hold of its $1.925 billion it plans to pay down debt under its senior security credit facilities.
RBR-TVBR observation: The bond market is still pretty hot on Wall Street. This doesn't change the total debt load of Clear Channel, but does go a long way to deal with debt maturities through 2014, with the next big wall of maturities in 2016.
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Revival badly is just not coming just mostly considering that we would like a single or simply bearing in mind that we will would need a single. We do need to have it, and we will need to certainly pray for it, and it is actually able to come, but only when we obtain in action with every one of the Holy Spirit. We would like the appropriate thing, and we inquire for the suitable thing, but normally we are not in step sufficiently to help with making the Spirit to move in any significant method to produce the rebirth we extended for. What is it then we have to have to learn?
What would rebirth mean to us if God might actually pour out of His Spirit on us? What can it indicate for God? That could be a even more important query that have got to always be clarified, and in the solution, may be the key near the move within the Spirit we extended for. So this will be query I can address in this post. What is in it for God? We understand what it will imply for us. But have got we regarded what it can indicate to heart of God, for Him to pour out His Spirit on us. There's so a good matter more to this than just exactly what we all obtain away from it. We seem to inquire for a revival on the placement of exactly what it will do for us. The critical, is learning to inquire for revival from the stage of view of exactly what it will indicate for God, Himself.
A revival for God signifies that the overall planet can get to education His goodness, to taste a see how wonderful God is. This certainly is what He is following. So how do we pray? We ought to pray led when using the Holy Spirit. God we may possibly will need a revival and we ask You to pour it within your sake, so the full planet will know how especially fine You are by showing Your goodness towards Your children. We will need a revival but we need it to bless You and to bring You the glory which is Yours and we want Your center to become pleased to accomplish so.
That is why it really is imperative to get your existence appropriate with God first before you go trying to beat the enemy. We've a pretty strong enemy and unless we've the Lord fighting on our side we might be beaten. It is why owning a proper private prayer existence is vitally significant to strong cooperate prayer. Outstanding factors occur when Christians come with each other in oneness, and while in the power of their numbers than when they attempt to go it by yourself.
The Lord would enjoy you to invest substantially time in prayer by yourself. The extra time you invest with Jesus, the closer you get to Jesus. To speak to Him for several hours in the quite times is tremendous for development. With the midst of don't, Jesus says go for your prayer closet and pray, and I will reward you in public.
This really is why it is essential to appear out towards the prayer meetings as part of your cathedral to ensure that God may solution the prayers quicker than if 1 person is trying to pray by yourself. We need to appear with each other like a body or else significantly prayer will likely be left left unanswered. I've seen higher items attained in cooperate prayer than in private prayer. So please join the prayer group meetings in your church and notice God do superb stuff in the existence and within your neighborhood and individuals around you. I care you to place this to the check and inform me what takes place. Do this for your personal advantage. Carry on to invest time in exclusive prayer so you may be efficient in cooperate prayer.
A Christian Counselor degree may possibly possibly be your very best option as you find correct training that lines up along with your faith. These days you will find countless chances to take component in a solid curriculum in a quite great Religious guidance program. Theological and Biblical training is additional to the regular psychological education. A Christian guidance degree may perhaps be the best way for people who would like to combine their belief with their need to counsel individuals for your residing.
Religious schools counseling centers are this kind of a precious software to our community. You are likely to find out countless locations in existence where by the counsel of the expert is required. As simply being a Religious we're finding it harder and more difficult to reside in this the overall world at a time when we are constantly being bombarding with a variety of temptations and adverse influences. We really feel we're at war with this earth. A lot of broken and hurting individuals are in demand of biblical dependent Christian advising centers. Yet lots of of Christians and pastors appear to advise or preach towards it.
You'll acquire those who place too very much worth inside the accumulation of schooling, but Paul pointed out for the Colossians in chapter an individual verses 9 – 14 that knowledge in itself is empty. To become nicely worth anything at all, it should lead to a changed life and appropriate living. Paul prayed for that Colossians "asking God to fill you with all of the knowledge of His will via all spiritual wisdom and to be common with. And we pray this in order that you may live a life worthy on the Lord and could probably please Him in just about every way; bearing fruit in each and every decent work, developing in the experience of God, getting strengthened with all energy in accordance with His glorious might to ensure you might have good endurance and tolerance, and joyfully giving thanks to the Father…"
Even though we all are provided from countless sorts of households, how does the bible define a family members device? Genesis 1:27-28 says, "So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he made him; male and female he made them." God blessed them and stated to them, "Be fruitful and boost in phone number; fill the earth and subdue it..." And in Genesis 2:24, the bible says, "For this rationale a guy will leave his father and mother and be united to his spouse and they'll turn out to always be 1 flesh." So this scripture clearly states what God's definition of a loved ones is. The extended family could possibly consist of grandparents, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins. And all of these guys and ladies can produce strong members of the family bonds.
The guy of the residence is ultimately in cost and responsible for his friends. His job is often to deliver for your house, by working and doing what's important to safeguard them. He should be a Christian highly 1st and vow to stick to God and his commands. For one Timothy 5:8 claims, "If anybody does not produce for his kinfolk, and especially for his quick other half and little ones, he has denied the belief and is worse than an unbeliever." They're also responsible to their children by teaching and teaching them about God. So that they may be confident enough to lead especially decent and productive lives. Fathers ought to not discourage their toddlers or talk down to them. (Colossians 3:21) Also Colossians three:19 claims, "Husbands, seriously like your wives and generally usually do not be tough with them."
Today's Christian wife and kids requirements a time and location where these are ready to take on pleasure in each others company in the relaxed, restful and fun atmosphere. By attending a Christian partner and children camp for type next family trip all of the planning has been performed for you. You do not have to choose on the hotel or restaurant, all you have to complete is partake and cherish. You're intending to find your self sitting at the dinner table having relaxed and enlightening conversations with your family members. These camps are far much more affordable than the usual family loved ones journey. Most consist of all your meals and rooming for one combined price. Except for just a couple, most actions are also included. Your pickiest eater shall be ready to go for whatever they want in the buffet design foods.
The Christian household trip getaway package can include morning Bible studies for that parents and designs for your little ones. You are intending that they are provided plenty of free of charge of charge time to spend with each other as a couple and with just your family. You'll be confident enough to partake of as many actions as you come to a decision on or just rest and unwind within your cabin. The principal concentrate during the Christian camp or getaway will be to motivate the family to expand closer with each other and become a a entire great deal more strengthened family product. You are supplied the tools to permit a person to deal while using numerous family concerns that will and can arise.
In Christian university list, pray that God will lead you for the calling He's selected in your case. Whether you are leaving mom and dad's home for that 1st time or pursuing a second career, you ought to devote time in university to discerning what God has planned for you personally. How will you know exactly where God signifies to suit your needs to be with out your asking Him...just about every day?
In institution, pray that God leads you to people who will draw you closer to Him and His purposes for you personally.Your institution relationships are amongst probably the most necessary you'll form in your lifestyle. For making probably the most from the time invested earning your degree, you'll will need a group of colleagues and mentors to allow you see clearly where God is leading you, to lift you up once you might need a lift.But furthermore to emotional assist, the relationships you make in university can greatly have an effect on your career. Your institution connections can guide you to opportunities you might in no way have dreamed possible. Each professors and fellow students can open doors and make introductions which will change your lifestyle.
God is aware your every single will want as well as in which within the entire world you could possibly be of probably the most use. Have faith that God has chosen those who will enlighten and guide you whilst you pursue your education and learning. Pray which you find those many people.
Lessons Offerings does the college contain the instruction products and solutions or training you want? If you wish to follow a master's in religious investigation, does this greater training supply that program?Accreditation - You may well also need to look at the high good of this plan, and regardless of whether or not the college is regionally or nationally accredited. After all, you don't wish to set forward all during the money while using education and studying when the diploma isn't even worth something in your finish. Religious measures have to you have been active in your nearby church at residence or probably pondering about turning into quite a lot way more active throughout the church, loads of bible schools grant you with numerous religious products for their college students which includes ministry applications, church choir/band, and many community company measures.
Graduates will have mastered philosophies of elementary uni coaching, lesson groundwork, sound principles of Biblical interpretation, learning theory, and training methods. Some Bible colleges give you just ACSI accreditation to elementary preparation graduates. Higher education students who aspire to grow to be state licensed teachers will perhaps be able to work cooperatively on transfer systems to a traditional college or university.
But Bible college students are pursuing a distinctive track altogether. They are persons who've appear to know God, and love to strengthen their romantic relationship with him via discipleship. They need to engage in a lifetime devoted to serving God, to assisting others, to producing a difference in this globe. If that sounds as a excellent description of you and your motives, then Bible Larger training may nicely be an perfect selection for you personally. No one is aware every single detail with all the route they're on, but your instructors at at your chosen college are there to aid you uncover out; they have dedicated their lives to helping you to match the problems that lie in your path to maturity inside of the eyes of God.
Ministry opportunities give you competence of ministry in nearby churches. Graduates are ready being a consequence of religious study too as Biblical and theological instruction for church and church-related management roles. Graduates of ministry programs will in all probability be skilled for practicing pastoral ministry, leadership, pastoral treatment, pastoral counseling, and management to fulfill church missions.
Fitting your life story into a 500-word undergraduate university admissions essay is truly a daunting task. The only issue you might feel of when composing your high education essay is acceptance or rejection. Everyone tells you that you can expect to want to make it own, but how private can one thing be when it's in a stack obtaining a thousand others?
Start out out Early as soon as the institution you could be applying to releases a much higher education essay subject, it's as aspect of your incredibly ideal curiosity to start considering about what you'd opt for to compose. Most awesome composing requires an "ah ha!" moment and those are available from devoting a excellent amount of time to contemplation. Various times single can locate numerous essay titles and you have to contemplate that only one you'd pick. It's more significant to arrive across just one that matches your character as opposed to a specific that sounds smart. Moreover, college admissions officers can tell you that the last admission composition that may be definitely examined has a substantially added tough time being authentic and totally different than the first an person specifically certainly reviewed. The initial essay is only compared to itself. The final composition sent in was in comparison to the 20,000 acquired before it.
It is easy to get plenty of mind-boggling concerns swirling close to students' minds, as they hold their pen and wonder what to write for a piece of paper called Superior education Admission Essay. The students are genuinely interested in knowing what the admission officers would like to understand in the University Ask for Essay. For them, hitting the bull's eye with their College Application Essay will definitely enhance their chances of admission to their desired college. Entrance to a best college are usually a tough competition that just one single has to outwit, outplay, and outlast everybody with their creatively written essay.
The student's goals in composing their College App Essay have to constantly be for making it memorable. The client essentially ought to make certain that the viewers can browse the composition from beginning up to the end. one can use witty catch phrases as well as funny stories and jokes as a springboard to get started in off introducing one's subject. Speaking of titles, it is really most outstanding to stay with private experiences alternatively of re-stating one's resume or academic transcripts. Admission Officers are about the prowl to locate numerous personalities that will blend while making use of school's standards and atmosphere. They're after the genuine individual behind the numbers and figures i.e. grades. Just one much more point that the students should to maintain in mind in writing Larger education Request Essay is to be original and individual. This means that their creating will have to reveal the distinct person creature that they actually are. Getting resourceful and innovative does not undeniably have to come to be fictional. One's admission essay should be accurate, honest, and most significantly sincere. The Admission officers could go beyond the superb words and identify if it's correct or not. Aside from that, Admission officers research thousands of composition, and they can't remember everything they go because of. Thus, it can be the applicant's job to make a actual impact about the reader. Make your essay fun and exciting. Do not basically provide a without life detailed paper regarding your self; instead display them colors and wonders of your respective personality.
What is Religious Ministry About?
"Bible Christian college" is in the Greek word diakoneo, which means "to serve" or douleuo, which means "to serve as a servant." While in the New Testament, ministry is witnessed as provider to God and also to additional persons in His name. Jesus offered the pattern for Christian ministry—He came, not to acquire program, but to give it (see Matthew 20:28; Mark ten:45; John 13:1-17). Christian believers are to minister to other individuals out of their faithfulness to Christ and their adore for some others, whether another persons are followers or unbelievers. Ministry to other individuals have to be unbiased and unconditional, usually seeking to assist people as Jesus might.
The written content of ministry seems to prioritize the ministering in spiritual issues, not just useful issues. Ministry ought to certainly location importance on sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ along with other individuals so they are able to are available to know Him and receive Him as personal Savior, proceed on to knowledge Him as Lord of the existence, and move also even more to know Christ as the essence of the Life (look John one:twelve; Colossians a couple of:6-7; Galatians a couple of:twenty; Philippians 3:8-10). Ministry may, and really should, consist of ministering into the bodily, psychological, mental, vocational, and monetary requirements of some others. Jesus would, and so ought to we!
Ministry means "service," that is an perfect for all Christians; the picture of Christ as servant (Phil. 2:5-7; Mark ten:45) have been prolonged to the Christian church being a whole. From your beginning, even so, particular persons happen to be chosen to carry out spiritual functions within just the church. Individuals ordained to these unique ministries, that are commonly full-time occupations, are now named ministers or Priests. Even in its early improvement, the church was a structured society consisting belonging to the entire body within the loyal served by a group of individuals charged with particular functions and responsibilities.
Even despite the fact that we all appear from plenty of types of households, how does the bible define a family unit? The fundamental biblical home consists of one guy, an unique woman (his spouse), and their toddlers (biological or adopted). Genesis one:27-28 says, "So God established man in his own image, in the image of God he engineered him; male and female he created them." God blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it..." And in Genesis 2:24, the bible states, "For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife and they'll become a flesh." So this scripture clearly states what God's definition of a significant other and young children is. The extended family might probably consist of grandparents, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins. And all of these individuals can produce strong friends bonds.
The guy of the home is eventually in charge and accountable for his spouse and kids. His job is normally to supply for that friends and family unit, by operating and performing what's crucial to safeguard them. He should to be a Christian first and promise to stick to God and his instructions. For one Timothy 5:8 claims, "If anyone does not deliver for his kin, and specifically for his quick family, he has refused the faith and is worse than an unbeliever." They are also responsible to their little ones by teaching and training them concerning God. To make sure that they're equipped to guide superb and productive lives. Fathers have to not discourage their simple ones or talk straight down to them. (Colossians 3:21) Also Colossians 3:19 states, "Husbands, take pleasure in your female counterpart and have a tendency not to be tough along with them."
The Christian spouse and children family getaway package deal can include morning Bible studies for that parents and designs for your toddlers. You will be provided plenty of free time to invest together as a couple and with just your family. That you are able to participate of as tons of activities since you establish on or just rest and relax within your cottage. The principal concentrate through the Christian camp or holiday vacation is constantly to motivate the family to expand closer with each other and grow to be a a entire whole lot more strengthened family unit. You are offered the tools to help a person to offer with the many family issues that may and may occur.


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Kidsports and Lane United team up
News by EW-staffPosted on 01/15/2015
Proposed Kidsports fieldhouse by Cameron McCarthy
What is today's best use for the 10.2 prime acres of land including the historic stadium in the center of Eugene?
And how do we pay for it?
Our community has grappled with those civic questions for decades, going back as far as the mid-1930s depth of the Great Depression, when citizens of Eugene voted for a bond measure to buy the property and build a grandstand.
More than 80 years later, the 2015 Eugene City Council soon will respond to citizen proposals for today's best use. EW writers Camilla Mortensen and Amy Schneider interview Bev Smith, executive director of Kidsports, and Dave Galas, managing director of Lane United Football Club (soccer), two leaders of today's citizen efforts.
Bev Smith on Kidsports at Civic Site
by Camilla Mortensen
Kidsports Executive Director Bev Smith is originally from Canada, where she played twice on the Canadian Olympic basketball team in 1984 and 1996. She led Canada to a silver medal in the 1999 Pan American games and coached the Canadian women's team at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney.
In Eugene, Smith is perhaps better known as a standout player for the Ducks, where, according to GoDucks.com, she established school records for points scored in a single game (38), season (632) and career (2,063). She then went on to coach the Oregon women's team for eight seasons before switching to youth sports which, she tells EW, "I find very compelling."
What drew you to Kidsports?
I believe that number one, activity is very important for children. Personal experience always weighs in heavily, and it was very important for my upbringing and probably saved my parents a lot of grief in terms of they knew where I was and what I was doing. You seem to perform better when you are physically active at school and at home.
And fitness is important — we are human beings, and as a result we have mind, body and spirit. Even without organized sports it was important for me to be out on the playgrounds, just playing, running, jumping, having fun, socializing with the neighbors, all of those aspects we don't always consider as aspects of team sports. I really felt my childhood was special because of that.
I have watched youth sports change drastically over the last 40 years, since I was child, and certainly in the last 20 years. In the 21st century, youth sports have come a long way, and at the same time there are some elements we should avoid. I felt I could help by giving back and making it a positive, productive element for children.
Tell me a little more about Kidsports.
Kidsports is a nonprofit organization, a 501(c)(3), that for 61 years this year has developed and delivered team sport opportunities for children kindergarten through eighth grade. The mission is "all kids play," which is a double entendre as we do have minimum playing times, because we feel it's important that children do sign up so they can play in games. Secondly, the mission is "all kids play" in the sense that we find a way for all kids to play, even if they financially can't afford the registration fees.
The scholarship program works on the federal free-lunch program: If your child is eligible for free lunch, then you are given a 66-percent reduction in registration fees. Last year we had almost 13,000 registrants in district [4J, Bethel and Springfield], of which about 4,000 had some type of scholarship assistance.
With 13,000 registrants, if you miss out on those 4,000, not only do those deserving children miss a chance but it also reduces the viable leagues we can have.
The eight core sports we offer are flag football, tackle football, soccer, volleyball, basketball, lacrosse, softball, baseball and T-ball.
Kidsports has partnered with city of Eugene and school districts, and we've been very fortunate. I think it's been a mutually beneficial association for all. In the late '70s, 4J actually asked Kidsports to take over the middle school athletic programs because of budget cuts. Since that time Kidsports has provided after-school team sports opportunities for the community.
What are some of the challenges Kidsports faces that have led it to pursue getting a fieldhouse?
We don't necessarily own any facilities, but our partners have really good rates to use the schools and city fields. But we have found there are limitations to the number of facilities we have. There's a real crunch on not only the number of facilities we have in the city of Eugene, but also on access to facilities. Because of budget cuts to schools, a lot of the access hours have been cut due to janitorial budget cuts.
For example, we had almost 200 some-odd basketball coaches at a meeting Tuesday night to begin the basketball season, and we can't actually fit all of our teams into the gyms we have available here in 4J, so there's a lot of sharing. Coaches [sharing space on the courts] certainly can empathize with teachers over what it's like to have 37 students in one classroom.
Part of the plan is to build a fieldhouse at the Civic Stadium site. What is a fieldhouse, anyway, and what would this entail?
There are different definitions, but what we have been looking for in the last two or three years as an organization is an opportunity to construct a fieldhouse that would hold four full-size basketball courts that you could then convert to nine to 12 volleyball courts. The real crunch for us is when the rain and the darkness of winter season begins, everyone goes inside and therefore we don't have the facilities that can accommodate all of the activities and all of the programs that we have.
Having the equivalent of four new school gyms in one place would certainly provide some extra activity space that we feel would really enhance programs and allow us to facilitate our programs.
We wouldn't change the core program; we would still go and use the school facilities in the neighborhoods where the children live and where the coaches live. That's a very important aspect of this whole idea. But having four full-size courts would then allow us to hold tournaments and to allow our regular-season games to run in a facility which is operated and run by us. Currently we rent out space for our volleyball and basketball programs at the Lane County Fairgrounds and at Willamalane in Springfield. Without those courts we would not be able to run a lot of our programs.
If there is a fieldhouse built in south Eugene, would that mean someday Kidsports would have facilities in other areas of town?
That really is our goal; we do feel there is a need. We have people who travel all over the place — 4J people who travel over to Willamalane for our volleyball programs, people who travel up to Meadowview and Prairie Mountain, and then we have the older kids who live up there who come down to 4J where we can fit in the appropriate age groups for the facilities and equipment they need.
Certainly a fieldhouse in the south area would be considered an extra plus, but Kidsports has the breadth and depth to make sure it was accessible to everyone in Kidsports, and in the community whether you live in south Eugene, Churchill, Bethel; even our Springfield registrants would have an opportunity to use that facility.
How would they get there?
The other appealing part of that site is that it's on a major LTD [Lane Transit District] bus route and accessible to people from all over the city. Our families travel from the Bethel area and Eugene area to go to tournaments at Willamalane but they also go to the Lane County Fairgrounds. People within a certain radius are used to travel.
Would LTD help?
I'm not sure that's specifically what we've talked about, but I do know LTD is very generous in that regard. I know they have a lot of relationships with Willamalane, and I'm certain they would be more than willing to have a discussion with the city of Eugene in regards to that and our organization. That's a great possibility and something we would be hopeful for because of the [bus] line that it is on.
It's been discussed that the Y might not have tennis at its proposed new facility. Is that something that has been discussed in the plan for Civic?
It would be very difficult to include in the plan for the gymnasium, but I believe tennis is an activity that is great to teach when you're young because it's a lifetime activity. There is some talk to put a tennis facility on the northern parcel that is available. There's about an acre on the site that right now Kidsports and the other entities are involved — Eugene Civic Alliance — don't really have a use for, so there's some discussion with the Y and the tennis-playing community that this might be an option for them.
Is there any duplication in what the Y offers kids and what Kidsports would offer at Civic?
From where I sit, I can say no, I don't think there would be duplication. And in fact, I think having a Y facility and the couple gyms they've proposed to add to their facility and the four we're hoping to add would almost accommodate everything we are hoping to do in this community. Instead of duplication, it would facilitate helping our kids and adults be active.
The Y does an outstanding job in serving the community, but they are still a membership-based organization, and some families that are part of Kidsports aren't able to manage those types of expenditures. So I think we would be able serve the community much better in collaborating.
Our fieldhouse would certainly by accessible not only to our children but to adults. We've had several discussions with elder groups interested in having a space to move their bodies because, in the rain and the dark, they don't have a place to walk. They have to go out to the mall. They could walk around the courts and be dry and we would have the opportunity to provide them with some age-appropriate activity as well.
Discussion of fundraising has been centered on getting the land. What about funds for the building?
Certainly that is one of reasons I began looking for some property a number of years ago, is that Kidsports has the opportunity to be eligible for a Community Sports Development Council grant. That is a nonprofit out of Salem that helps physical activity nonprofits to serve their communities. A grant that we would be eligible for could pay 40 to 50 percent of cost of the facility. We would like to see how they might be able help us, but that is something we can't submit until we have land. It's a bit of a catch-22.
How would the professional use of the soccer field by Lane United intersect with Kidsports?
The soccer field would be accessible for Kidsports activities; the soccer professional team uses the field for training up to two hours a day and for games. We have had a standing verbal agreement that Kidsports would have access to the field for activities which would really, really help because there is a little bit of shortage of facility space. And with Roosevelt now moving and becoming a new school and taking some facilities and some field space away, certainly a new field would help offset that loss of space. There is also a lot of high school and small college interest in using that field as well.
I think the community has an opportunity to be shoulder-to-shoulder with professional athletes who not only provide an example of how they arrived at a certain level of soccer, but a lot of them, particularly on the Lane United team, have pursued and maintained their education because they know they probably won't be making millions. It's kind of a neat way for kids to see that you can do both, and one aspect is not more important than another. There's a time and place for both. It's a great opportunity for young children to be close to that.
Is there anything else you'd like people to know about Kidsports and Civic Stadium?
There's a lot of confusion over who we are versus who the Save Civic organization is. What we are trying to portray is that we are really trying to transform that area rather than "save" the stadium. We are trying to transform it into a 21st-century grandstand that could help with the initial desire of the community that it be a recreational area.
The stadium is important, but it is only acting in my mind as seating capacity for the soccer [team]. And when you can preserve a heritage building and make it of functional use for the future, I don't see how people can argue with that because we are going to need seating capacity for the professional soccer team.
We've looked at research in terms of getting rid of the grandstand, and building new seats would cost more than refurbishing the stadium. Past articles haven't really focused on this. There is a lot of polarization when it comes to putting money into that old, decrepit stadium, and I understand that. However, it does serve a great purpose, and it's fiscally and financially responsible to do it this way.
Lane United's Dave Galas Talks Soccer and Civic
by Amy Schneider
Lane County loves its soccer, if the packed seats during last summer's World Cup viewings at Oakshire Public House were any indication. Dave Galas is managing director of Lane United Football Club, Lane County's semiprofessional men's soccer team, and he thinks Civic Stadium could serve as Eugene's premier soccer venue.
With Lane United FC entering its second year of play at Willamalane Center, Galas says he hopes the team can eventually expand into the prestigious USL-Pro League, offering the people of Lane County an alternative to the faraway and spendy Portland Timbers games. But first, the team needs a stadium.
How would you describe the Eugene-Springfield community's interest in soccer?
The community has been amazing, and we wouldn't be here at all if not for the community support. We started the club with an idea and a logo and floated the idea to the community, who really got into it. This first season has been amazing — we traveled around the Northwest, which everyone knows is a hotbed for soccer, and we were able to see that the Red Aces [official fan club of Lane United] are already among the best and most animated of the Northwest. So yeah, in our short existence, we've had great support from the community.
What is your vision for soccer at Civic Stadium?
Well, it's sort of in two parts. As a resident of south Eugene, I'm certainly a fan of having something be at Civic Stadium. It was a great community gathering place when the Ems [Eugene Emeralds baseball team] played there. As managing director of Lane United, I have to remove that emotional tie and do what's best for the club. I've done some extensive research as to what makes for a successful stadium, and it really comes down to the location and the involvement with its surrounding neighborhood. And in terms of metrics such as bike-ability, walkability, public transit and the surrounding amenities — they all indicate that [Civic's] location is absolutely prime for a successful stadium.
How much of the property will a soccer field take? Will there still be room for kids to play?
I think the beauty of the design is that it really brings many components together and makes the site a complete entity that serves the community in a lot of different ways. It can also be developed in phases. We can put in a field and restore the grandstands, and we could be playing potentially within 18 months.
The Kidsports fieldhouse would be a great asset from a game-day standpoint, so the Kidsports element is certainly key. We'd like to bring kids in, have them be elbow-to-elbow with professionals. And that's also one of the things we really focused on with our players — getting them involved with the community and with the kids, and that's certainly not going to change. We want to think of it as a visible, accessible site, a focal point for kids being active.
So local kids could play in this space as well?
Yes, that field would be available to Kidsports.
What additions are needed to create a successful soccer stadium?
Greg Ausland from the Ausland Group has looked at this, and he's been involved in restoring over 30 of the historic covered bridges in the state. It turns out they are very similar to grandstands in construction. He did a thorough analysis of the structure of Civic Stadium and found only two out of 360 columns need to be replaced. The lower bleachers themselves have been exposed to the weather, so they need to be replaced, but the uppers are fine. The roof needs to be replaced as soon as possible, and Friends of Civic Stadium already has the money to do that in its escrow account. We'd need to replace half of the bleacher boards, give it new siding, a little bit of seismic retrofit, and then we're ready to use it again.
It's ugly, I'll give you that. In its current state, it's an eyesore. But underneath all that, it's 95 percent structurally sound. So we'd do a whole bunch of cosmetic stuff to fix it, but only a tiny bit of structural work is needed.
Do you see this as a possible economic driver?
I think it could be an economic engine run. That game-day experience in particular is big, to have something of our own that's not related to the university. It would be a team people can get behind regardless of where they went to school — not just a Ducks thing. Soccer is really popular, especially for the younger demographic. Millennials are looking for nice places to live, and this would certainly fall in line as a good amenity.
In addition to that, the nice, central location of Eugene between Portland and Southern Oregon would make the stadium a perfect place to host high-school playoff games in addition to major tournaments. With the fields at Amazon Park and South Eugene High School so close, bringing Civic Stadium back online as a usable field means we could host really big soccer tournaments, which can bring thousands of visitors for long weekends. Right now, we don't have the ability to do that. Even smaller cities like Medford and Redding host huge tournaments. For Eugene to do that, bringing Civic back would be a huge factor.
How does Civic Stadium play a part in Lane United getting to the next professional level?
We're hoping to reach USL-Pro League, and right now we're USL PDL [Premier Development League], which is semi-pro. USL Pro has a seating capacity requirement of at least 5,000 seats. So, basically, we can't get there yet because there's currently nowhere for us to play.
What's coming up for Lane United this year?
We set our schedule for this coming season, which should be released in the next couple of weeks, and the season-ticket launch party at Oakshire Public House should be coming up at the end of this month. Then we will be off to Spain for some tryouts, where we hope to find a handful of players to bring back, and we'll hold open tryouts here in town right around spring break. The season starts the first week of May.
What will the team look like?
We had a really good relationship with Oregon State University this past season, and that will continue. By league rules, we can only have a maximum of five players from any one university, so we plan on filling those spots from Oregon State. We'll also be recruiting nationally and internationally. As we did last season, we'll play a handful of players from local tryouts, as well.
What are the advantages of having a home soccer stadium in Eugene?
First off, I think Willamalane has been great to deal with as an organization. They've been really supportive and continue to be supportive going forward in trying to make the game-day experience that much better for the fans. That being said, their location is a little bit remote, and I know that hurts our attendance. People don't just go out there on a whim. They have to plan for it. In the Emeralds days, people would just go to a game because it was happening and happened to be close.
I think it would definitely help attendance, but I would still want to pull from all over the area and work with LTD to make it easily accessible to people all over. We certainly are not into it being a Eugene-versus-Springfield thing, but the Civic location has such good walkability to shops and bars, and right up Willamette is the university and downtown — it's really centrally located for all kinds of post-game activity.
I think it would create that neighborhood game-day experience, much like they have in Portland [Portland Timbers stadium Providence Park, formerly Jeld-Wen Field], where people flood the streets and walk around. That kind of experience isn't possible at Willamalane. But it's possible at Civic Stadium.
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ST. PATRICK'S DAY SPECIAL
Sinead O'Connor — Iconoclastic Recording Artist (And that's a good thing!)
Irish multi-platinum selling artist, Sinead O'Connor has just released her ninth studio album entitled How About I Be Me (And You Be You)? Produced by long-term collaborator John Reynolds, it includes nine original songs that touch on love, loss, religion and hope, and one cover (John Grant's "Queen of Denmark"). Sinead has been playing the new songs during a series of critically acclaimed live shows in the UK, and The Guardian writes "O'Connor sounds on form, focused and fervent again." With a career spanning over 25 years and millions of albums sold worldwide, Sinead first rose to fame in the late 1980s with her debut album, The Lion And The Cobra and then received massive worldwide success with her follow up album, I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got.
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Robin Mark — Christian Recording Artist
Robin Mark is a Northern Irish singer, songwriter, worship leader, and recording artist based in Belfast. He has written several songs sung throughout the world but is best known for "Days of Elijah", "Revival", "All for Jesus", "The Wonder of The Cross", and "Not by Might". He has published 13 albums in total with sales of over 2 million world wide and has won the GMA's international award.
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Dr. Gareth Higgins — Writer, Film Critic, Executive Director of The Wild Goose Festival
A graduate in sociology from Queen's University of Belfast (BA, PhD), Gareth is a writer involved in peace & justice, and art & spirituality (especially in cinema). He was a co-founder of the zero28 Project, a faith-based peace and justice initiative in Northern Ireland. He has written and spoken widely on religion and conflict, art & spirituality & film, with his work appearing in The Independent, The Irish Times, Sojourners, and Third Way Magazine, among others. He appears regularly on BBC Radio, and he and Jett Loe co-present a film review podcast called 'The Film Talk'.
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RugbyCT League Rules
Rugby CT Competition Committee (Spring 15's)
Rugby CT's mission is to build new Youth and High School Rugby programs within the State of CT.
Rugby CT bylaws Article 5: Committees- Competition Committee - responsible for organizing and overseeing schedules and competition at all levels.
2020 Members: Gennaro Gelsi, Dave Lyme, Jack Wallace, Pete McLean and Ed Mateo.
Rugby Connecticut will be ran by the Rugby CT Board of Directors. The purpose of the High School Competition Committee will be to develop and propose, policies and procedures for the fairness of High School competition and create the league schedule, consistent with the Laws and regulations set forth by Rugby CT, USA Rugby and IRB. It will be chaired by the Committee member appointed and replaced by the Board.
One Board Committee Member shall be appointed by the Board, whose primary responsibility will be to serve as the Chair of the High School Competition Committee. The Chair may solicit volunteers from Rugby CT members of the High School League to serve on the Committee. There shall be at least one committee member from each Divisional Conference in the league. Total membership (including the Chair) shall not exceed the total number of conferences Divisions plus two. Members must commit to take part in regular calls and monthly meetings.
Each year the Competition Committee shall publish a Seasonal Plan for the upcoming year. The Seasonal Plan shall detail the plan for the CT High School Rugby Spring 15s Season. The plan will include: Divisions, League Dates and League Team/Player Eligibility.
The Seasonal Plan shall be reviewed and approved by the Board of Directors before publication.
The Seasonal Plan will be distributed to all members, either electronically or in print, prior to AGM.
Rugby CT Competition Committee Seasonal Plan 2020 Spring 15's:
Requirements to play in the CT High School League:
Players need to be registered and attending school or home schooled in CT.
Players need to be following academic and attendance requirement of their own school.
Coaches need to be following player eligibility requirements of their CT HS.
Coaches and Players need to be following Rugby CT guidelines.
Girls D1: This is our TOP girl division. All girl varsity and club programs in CT may enter this league.
Proposed Teams: Simsbury, Fairfield, Mid State, Greenwich, North Haven, Southington, Darien, Glastonbury, Staples
Boys D1: This is our TOP boy division. All boy varsity and club programs in CT should attempt to enter a D1 team. CT Varsity and CT Club teams may only enter this league. No teams or players from outside CT may play in this league. Only players enrolled in CT high Schools.
Proposed teams: Greenwich HS, Simsbury, Staples, Fairfield, Prep, Ridgefield
Boys D2: This division is for second tier CT teams and D1 teams that have an overflow of junior and senior players. All D1 teams that enter a D2 team must submit a roster of 15 players before the season's first game. These players shall not play in any D2 games in the given season. Emerging teams in the CT league may play in this division.
Proposed Teams: Mid-State, Southington, Darien, West Harford, Greenwich HS D2, Staples D2
JV League (Boys Freshman/ Sophomore): This division is for CT students enrolled in 9th and 10th grade only.
Proposed Teams: Fairfield, Simsbury, Greenwich HS, Staples, Prep,
Boys Freshman: Freshmen only division. This division is for CT students enrolled in 9th grade only.
Proposed Teams: Greenwich HS, Staples,
B-Side: For D1 and D2 teams. Games will be determined and scheduled by coaches after D1 and D2 games. Games can be 7's, 10's or 15's. D1 teams can have their B team play a D2 team but are not D2 league matches. Scheduled B-side games must be played.
Boys Developmental: This is for emerging teams that might not have enough players to roster a 15s team. Games can be 7s, 10's or 15's. Games will be scheduled by coaches with help through the competition committee.
Proposed Teams: Shoreline, GRC, Staple, Prep, Danbury, Center for Global Studies, Xavier (freshman level) Bishop Hendricken (D2 level)
League Dates:
AGM: Nov. 10th 11:00
Dec. 1st: Teams must declare division in league.
League Schedule:
Schedules will be released in January of seasonal year. League division teams must notify the competition committee by Dec.1st of prior year so the schedule can be completed in time. If no communication occurs team will not be put into the schedule.
You will have a week window to play the scheduled match. Games must be scheduled by home team coach, 3 weeks prior to scheduled week. Understanding that HS Rugby might be last on the list to get fields, all coaches must start communication with each other once schedule is released. Honest Communication between coaches solve 99% of the scheduling issues.
Score Reporting:
Home team coach shall enter home game score into the Rugby CT website no later than 24 hours from end time of game.
Start Date: Week of first league game any time before or on 4/10/20
Assigned game must be completed by end of day of scheduled week.
Final Divisional games:
Must be played by end of day May 8th
State Championship Game: May 30th, 2020
Freshman, Freshman/Sophomore, D2 Boys, D1 games: Girls even years and Boys odd years
Assigned Day Organizer:
Board (decide before season starts)
*all D1 teams must have some form of a B-side game except Staples. If no B-side game is played there will be a 1-point league penalty.
*all scheduled games will be played unless there is a major safety concern. If a team needs to forfeit a game, there must be a 2-week notice prior to scheduled game date. If there is no notice, the team will be penalized 2-league points.
League Team/Player Eligibility:
All teams must be registered with USA Rugby and all current players must be CIPPed on or before the first scheduled match.
All CT Divisions:
All players within the league must play for the town they live in, the school they go to or that is within the geographical area agreed on by the club coaches and competition committee prior to the season's start. No players from a varsity program can play on a Club Team in CT competition. No waivers.
CT Varsity Programs (School Funded Teams) - will roster and allow participation in sanctioned Rugby Connecticut competitions, only players that are approved through their school administration and that are in good standings with their school board.
CT Club Programs (Multi-School Teams/ Co-Op programs) will roster and allow participation in sanctioned Rugby Connecticut competitions, only players that are approved and enrolled in schools in their designated and agreed on town list. No outside CT players will be on a CT Club/Varsity Program and play in CT Competition.
Town Alignment - Team representatives will meet with competition committee at an agreed-on time prior to season and review town list for confirmation. No club team should draw from 5 or more towns. All remaining town players will be split up evenly depending on geographical area and history with club's youth program.
Conduct – Coaches/Representatives from the Teams will honestly and clearly communicate this rule with Parents, Players and other Team and School officials to eliminate confusion and potential loss of play by a student. Club teams will work together. *Any Club Team that takes a player from a school with a varsity or club rugby program in CT cannot compete in the CT league at any level for the next 2 years, even if they are not in enrolled in CT competition.
Home Schooled Students - If a player is not enrolled in a school and meets all age and academic requirements, they will be designated by their agreed-on hometown.
Out of State Players Participating on in State Teams - Players that are not enrolled in a School within Connecticut are not allowed to participate in any Rugby Connecticut League Scheduled Competition.