Please take time to read the following important information and distribute as you see fit. An update with contact information for hotels and guide will be sent approximately one month prior to departure.
Magical Journey will coordinate one group pick up from the Cusco airport with the program leader. We recommend scheduling your inbound flight to Cusco to arrive no later than 10am and your outbound flight from Cusco to be scheduled no earlier than 11am and no later than 1pm. Please provide your us with your flight itinerary, including the name of the carrier, the flight number and the arrival and departure times from Lima and Cusco for this group transfer. For early arrivals you can easily hire a taxi from within the baggage claim area for less.
Important: Please ensure that you reconfirm flights to Lima and between Lima and Cusco 72 hours prior to departure for airlines that require reconfirmation. If return flights need to be reconfirmed from Peru, please advise your guide upon arrival in Peru.
When you arrive in Lima you will pass through Immigration where you will be given a stamped copy of your arrival slip to be kept with your passport. Please take good care of this seemingly insignificant slip of paper, as it is the key to your leaving the country.
You must collect your luggage and pass through customs, where you will hand in the customs form that you will have been given on the flight in. You will have to push a button that lights up a red or green light. Green — you pass through, red and you will have your luggage inspected.
If your flight arrives in the early morning (after 3AM), we recommend that you stay at the airport and connect to Cusco on the earliest morning flight available. If you arrive in Lima in the evening, we recommend that you arrange for a hotel for the night in Lima through your travel agent, rather than stay around the airport until your flight to Cusco. If you book a hotel in Lima, you should book a flight to Cusco at about 09:30 or 10:00 the next morning so you can sleep in a little.
As you leave the customs area through the automatic doors, you will find a barrier, beyond which will be waiting people, taxi drivers, tour operators etc. If your travel agent has arranged for a transfer to your hotel, look for a board with your name. If you have not arranged a transfer, then to your right, within the barrier, you will see a desk for "Green Taxis". For about US$12 they will transport you to your hotel in Lima. You can arrange with them for your transfer back to the airport the next day.
We strongly recommend that you do not engage taxis other than those with their agents within the restricted barrier.
If you have not arranged for Lima services and you are staying at the airport to await your early Cusco flight, then equally check your luggage in.
When you arrive the following day, or if you are staying at the airport, go straight up the escalator on the right-hand end of the Check-in counters to the second floor, where there are restaurants that are open all night. The departure lounge for domestic flights is at the very end of the upstairs complex.
You will pass into the departure area into an area where you will pay your airport tax. Each person must pay approximately US$6 in airport departure tax when checking in for any domestic flight in Peru. You pay the tax and have your boarding pass stamped. They accept $US as well as Peruvian currency at the airport. Bring a few $10 bills (with no rips or tears) to pay domestic airport taxes. You'll be given change in Peruvian soles. Then proceed through security to the domestic departure gates.
You may wish to change $50 or so into Peruvian currency at the Lima airport. There are currency exchange kiosks on the ground floor near the check in counters.
A Magical Journey representative will meet your group arrival at the small Cusco airport. Look to the left for the "Magical Journey-Willka T'ika" sign when you exit the airport for your transfer. An agent will transfer you to your Cusco Hotel where your guide or leaders will meet you at approximately 1PM.
For participants arriving separately from the group, or if your flight is delayed, take an official taxi from within the barrier area directly outside the airport doors. Negotiate your price of about $5-$10 maximum for the 15-minute drive to the Cusco hotel.
MONEY: Please note that US currency with rips or tears will not be accepted in Peru. The banks and no one else in the country accepts torn or worn US currency. Bring US currency in $5-100 denominations, as crisp and new as possible without rips or tears. Also, please do not bring many $1 bills to Peru. We suggest that you wait until you arrive in Cusco to exchange large sums of money. In Cusco, your guide will bring you to a reputable exchange agency with a good exchange rate. The exchange rate is approximately 3.1 soles to the dollar. You will get the best exchange rate for cash in US dollars. Don't buy Peruvian money overseas, as the exchange rate is very poor. You can exchange $50 or so at the Lima airport to have some local currency on hand if you wish.
Bring a flat fabric money holder to wear around your waist and under your clothing. It must hold your passport and money and can be bought in travel stores.
You must be prepared that Peru is many years behind when it comes to credit cards, traveler's checks, etc. Credit cards are only accepted in some up market restaurants and shops and there are only a few banks where you can get cash using your credit or ATM card. Cash in US dollars is easily exchanged, provided that the notes are not torn or very worn.
If you are using travelers checks, change them in Cusco at the beginning of the tour. The change bureaus have a 5% surcharge to change travelers checks.
Cash only is accepted at Willka T'ika for sundry expenses, massage and crystal bed sessions, solar baths, bottled water, sodas, beer/wine and additional services. Credit cards and travelers checks are not accepted at Willka T'ika. Providers of extra guest services require immediate payment in cash.
People always say that they wish they had brought more cash in US dollars. If you like to shop, you will be tempted by the wonderful goods for sale and you should plan to bring extra cash for shopping and items of a personal nature.
Please travel light. Please give this some thought. You will have to carry your own baggage at times and heavy luggage is a nuisance for you and others. Please pack with that in mind. Leave unnecessary "stuff" at home so that it does not distract you from the Peru experience. No one cares if you wear the same outfit a few times. There is laundry service at Willka T'ika and a laundry area if you prefer to do some yourself. The laundry service is by hand — clothes that dry quickly are convenient.
If your luggage has zippers please be sure to bring good locks to secure them once you have cleared USA security areas. Rip-ties are also handy for securing luggage while in transit.
IMPORTANT: For your incoming flights, please label each piece of luggage clearly with your name, "Magical Journey-Willka T'ika" and our telephone number in Peru: +51 84 201508. It's also a good idea to put this address information on a card on the inside of your luggage. Relabel your luggage with your home address for your return flights.
Weather: (for all times of year) Peru's climate can be divided into two seasons: wet and dry. The weather varies greatly depending on the geographical region. In the Andes, the dry season lasts from April to mid November. However in recent years the weather has fluctuated and a poncho or good rain jacket is advised throughout the year. Nights can be chilly at the high altitude — bring warm layers.
May, June, July and August are regarded as colder winter months. The days are usually dry and sunny, about 65-70 degrees F. When the sun goes down or is hidden by clouds, it can be cold. Night averages 40-50 degrees F. There is no central heating in the Andes but all of our rooms have heaters. Bring extra layers of clothing at night and something warm to sleep in. September and October is the start of spring with similar weather but warmer nights.
From November through April, a few scattered showers followed by sunshine can be expected each day. Nights are warmer and t-shirts can be worn during the day. Rain is soft and falls mostly at night; there are no monsoons.
Bring only casual clothes. Clothes that dry quickly are handy. Laundry can be done inexpensively. Dress in layers and bring warm clothes for the winter nights. You might wear a fleece jacket in the early morning or night and you should carry an outer rain jacket or poncho in a daypack. Once you walk, you start to peel off layers and during some hot days you may be able to wear shorts and t-shirts. When the sun goes down, you put on layers again. On outings, weather often changes during the day and wearing layers works the best. Rarely, you may need gloves and hats. Wool sweaters, hats and gloves are readily available in the markets.
Set aside a total of about US$44 cash for international and domestic airport taxes – $32 in international departure tax when leaving the Lima airport to return home and $6 for each domestic departure within the country (Lima-Cusco roundtrip). The airport taxes may also be paid for in Peruvian soles. Please note that the departure taxes are subject to change.
Please note to tip separately for meals not included in the itinerary and optional guest services at Willka T'ika Guesthouse.
All meals at Willka T'ika Guesthouse are strictly vegetarian. Buffet breakfasts, lunches and all dinners are included at Willka T'ika. In Cusco a welcome lunch and buffet breakfasts are included. At Machu Picchu a continental breakfast and full dinner is included. Other meals can be bought inexpensively for around $4-$12 depending on where and what you eat. Wine, beer and nonalcoholic beverages are not included in any meals and are available for purchase. Bring some trail snacks and energy bars for personal use. Some ruins and meditation sites are a long distance away from civilization and sometimes meals are taken later than your body may require.
***Bottled water is available everywhere for purchase. New regulations have been imposed and are strictly being enforced starting February 2009 whereby you can no longer bring in any form of plastic disposable water bottle to the ruins. Please make sure you prepare for this prior to your travels. It is important obviously being at such high altitude to keep one self hydrated – so there are many manufacturers now offering alternative solutions to buy the aluminum reusable canteens – sigg brand or others. You can travel with them – just make sure they're empty before heading through security and then you can fill them up as you go along your travels. When at Willka T'ika it's easiest to buy a big bottle of water and have it in your room to fill up your aluminum bottle for your daily outings.
Cusco and the Sacred Valley are renowned for their wonderful markets. Beautiful hand-woven cloths, wall hangings, jackets and ponchos are very good value, as are hand knitted alpaca sweaters and silver jewelry. Woolen gloves and hats are colorful and very inexpensive. Andean musicians sell CDs in support of their music.
If you like to shop, remember to bring EXTRA dollars and an extra folding duffel bag to carry the goods home! Many people end up wishing they had brought more cash for the many beautiful items available in Peru. Bring extra cash if you like to shop.
Important: If you have not yet done so, please inform us in writing of any illness you may have or prescription medication you may be taking. This information will be kept confidential.
In the unlikely event of problems requiring hospitalization, we strongly recommend that you take out travel insurance. This should cover the cost of emergency medical services, evacuation and repatriation to your home country. Magical Journey is not responsible for expenses incurred as a result of health problems or resulting from mishaps on the journey. Adequate travel insurance has proven to be extremely valuable for some participants when circumstances have warranted it.
There is a surge of people moving to Urubamba in the Sacred Valley, housing is hard to find and with it, new needs have arisen. In the past year, health care in the private sector has improved greatly and services are able to deal with all emergencies to all hotels. Foreign doctors also have moved in and doctors with excellent training from Lima are now in Cusco and Urubamba. Things have improved greatly.
Please use this journey as an excuse to get into good physical condition. You will be at high altitudes for most of the journey and there will be times when we have to hike up paths and steps of ruins. Fitness will help you acclimate quickly and enhance your journey.
Bottled water is available for purchase everywhere in Peru. Diarrhea is always a threat when traveling in foreign countries, especially in countries like Peru or Bolivia. All participants should ask their physicians for a suitable antibiotic such as Cipro to bring with them. These are better than anti-diarrhea preparations like Lomotil, which stop diarrhea but don't kill the bacteria. One should also bring medication for stomach cramps. If you are concerned about high altitude, consult your health care provider.
If you feel you may react to the high altitude of 12-14000ft or have any known medical condition, please speak to your physician prior to the journey. Not all people need or respond well to the popular prescription sulfa-based drug Diamox. Diamox was designed for high-mountain trekking, which you will not be doing. If you have any problems on the first day, please speak to your guide. For emergency situations, hotels carry oxygen tanks.
To avoid altitude sickness, rest for a few hours, lying down, when you arrive in Cusco. Drink a lot of water and try some coca tea, available in all hotels (coca tea can be a minor stimulant at night).
There is a safe over-the-counter soroche altitude-sickness medication available in all boticas (pharmacies) in Bolivia and Peru to alleviate headaches and nausea (do not take if allergic to aspirin). It is a combination of Tylenol, aspirin and a little caffeine. If you have any problems on the first day, please speak to your guide who can easily obtain this medicine for you. It is important to rest when you first arrive and drink a lot of water to acclimate on the first day. Boticas also sell coramina lozenges to help with altitude adjustment and ginger may be helpful for nausea.
Homeopathic remedies for altitude work well for many people and we recommend their use: the medicine for high altitude is a combination of Carbo Veg. 30, Arsenicum Alb. 30, Coca 30, Oxygen 30.
Immunizations: Please consult your health-care provider for recommended immunizations. You must make your own decisions regarding immunizations. Your health care provider may recommend coverage for Hepatitis A and up to date tetanus coverage. Malaria prophylaxis is not considered necessary in the Andes.
Please remember that you are responsible for all decisions regarding your personal health.
Second-hand or thrift store clothing for ages 3-12 (both sexes). The color red blends in well with traditional clothing, but all clothes are gratefully accepted.
Spanish language children's books (not text books) with topics appropriate for rural children.
Small hardy toys for all ages. Used for special children's day festivities.
Baseball caps and soccer balls.
For adults, small t-shirts. Andean adults tend to have small frames and extra large clothing is too big.
Cash donations go toward goes hot meals, nutritious food, vital school supplies requested by the teachers and toward life-saving medical emergencies. Our staff will gladly furnish you with a contribution receipt. Proceeds from sales of special goods sold at Willka T'ika support the fund. Please visit our website at www.magicaljourney.org for more information and photographs regarding the Willka T'ika Children's Fund.
Flashlight. Especially needed for the nights in the gardens at Willka T'ika and jungle.
Good walking shoes or lightweight hiking boots.
A pair of slip-on shoes for the yoga and meditation rooms at Willka T'ika.
Shade hat, sunglasses, sunscreen and lip balm are essential.
A good insect repellent for Machu Picchu.
Earplugs often very useful in Cusco and Aguas Calientes.
Cameras (please insure); memory cards and/or film (twice as expensive in Peru than in US); Bring extra batteries.
Peru's electricity is 220V, 60 Hz. You'll need a converter or transformer to 110V-12V, 60 cycles AC for any equipment plugging into a wall socket. A transformer recommended for digital equipment.
Anti-bacterial wipes or hand sanitizer. Hygiene standards in the market places vary greatly. Human contact rather than food can be the main culprit for travel related illness. Wash or sanitize your hands frequently.
Travel Documents: Passport valid for at least 6 months from arrival date in Peru. No visas are required for South African, Canadian or USA citizens. Important: Please bring two copies of the page on your passport with your photograph and number on it. Leave one copy hidden in your luggage and have one to carry with you. It is very important to keep a copy separate from your passport. It is safer to leave your documents and extra money at Willka T'ika or in your hotel room hidden in your suitcase or in the hotel safe when walking around.
Do not bring any jewelry or valuables. Wear a cheap watch.
Money holder belt. (see section on money). Wear it when in the streets. Be mindful of your surroundings.
Bring a small backpack for day use to carry water bottle, camera, trail snacks and sunscreen.
Always carry a good quality rain jacket or waterproof poncho.
Layer your clothes and bring warm layers. T-shirt, long sleeve warm shirt, jacket and/or rain gear. Warm pajamas for the Andean nights. We recommend long pants at Machu Picchu (biting insects). Shorts ok for Willka T'ika.
Willka T'ika Guesthouse (pronounced WIL-kah TEE-kah) is located between Machu Picchu and Cusco in the Sacred Valley, at Paradero (bus stop) Rumichaka. Willka T'ika is 2km from the town of Urubamba, en route to Ollantaytampu. If headed from Urubamba to Ollantaytampu, it is on the left hand side. It is an hour and fifteen minutes drive from Cusco to Willka T'ika.
The main contact phone number throughout the journey is Willka T'ika Guesthouse: +51 84 201508. Staff members speak Spanish and understand some English. Willka T'ika Fax: +51 84 201181.
E-mail: Emergency-only contact: reservas@willkatika.com at Willka T'ika Guesthouse and info@willkatika.com in the US.
If your flights are delayed, please call your assigned hotel in Cusco and leave a message for your Magical Journey guide. Or if available call your guide's cell phone number. (These numbers will be sent separately approximately one month prior to start of program with your hotel contact information). Leave a message with your new flight arrival info. If you arrive and the transfer agent is not at the Cusco airport, take a taxi from within the gated area directly outside the airport exit to your Cusco hotel. Five dollars/person is a generous fare.
The Peru COUNTRY CODE is +51. The area code for Cusco is 84. Willka T'ika and Aguas Calientes/Machu Picchu are within the Cusco area code. The area code for Lima is 01. When dialing from within Peru to a different city code, add a "0" before the city code. For example, when dialing Willka T'ika from Lima, you would dial 084 201508. When dialing from abroad, drop the "0" from the city code and add your international access code before the country code.
Time Zones: Peru is 5 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time. Peru does not observe Daylight Saving Time and so may be on the same time zone as Mountain or Eastern USA time, depending on the time of year.
At Willka T'ika, there are no telephones in guest rooms. There is only one telephone line for emergency telephone use only. Please tell your family/friends to be mindful of the time when calling. If they need to reach you, the best time is during dinner at around 7pm.
General phone calls can be made out of the country in an international booth or internet cafes. Emergency calls may be made from Willka T'ika only with international calling cards, which can be purchased in Cusco. There are convenient internet cafés in Cusco, Aguas Calientes and in Urubamba near Willka T'ika.


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Deposition Author(s): Cho, K.J., Schepens, B., Moonens, K., Deng, L., Fiers, W., Remaut, H., Saelens, X.
Crystal Structure of the Conserved Amino Terminus of the Extracellular Domain of Matrix Protein 2 of Influenza A Virus Gripped by an Antibody.
Cho, K.J., Schepens, B., Moonens, K., Deng, L., Fiers, W., Remaut, H., Saelens, X.
We report the crystal structure of the M2 ectodomain (M2e) in complex with a monoclonal antibody that binds the amino terminus of M2. M2e extends into the antibody binding site to form an N-terminal β-turn near the bottom of the paratope. This M2e folding differs significantly from that of M2e in complex with an antibody that binds another part of M2e. This suggests that M2e can adopt at least two conformations that can elicit protective antibodies.
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A risk factor is anything that increases a person's chance of developing cancer. Although risk factors can often influence the development of cancer, most do not directly cause cancer. Some people with several risk factors never develop cancer, while others with no known risk factors do. Knowing your risk factors and talking about them with your doctor may help you make more informed lifestyle and health care choices.
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SENATOR, HERMAN:
By: Isidore Singer, Frederick T. Haneman
German clinicist and medical author; born at Gnesen, province of Posen, Prussia, Dec. 6, 1834; M.D. Berlin, 1857. During his medical course he was for a year and a half amanuensis to the physiologist Müller. He established himself as a physician at Berlin in 1858, and in 1868 was admitted to the university as privat-docent in medicine and pharmacology. In 1875 he was elected assistant professor, and till 1888 was chief physician of the medical department of theAugusta Hospital. In 1881 Senator became also chief physician of the medical department at the Charité. After Professor Frerichs' death in 1885 he had charge of the first medical clinic of the university for one semester. In 1888 his department in the Charité was enlarged and became the third medical clinic of the university, Senator being made its director. In 1899 he was appointed professor with the title "Geheimer Medicinalrath."
Since 1872 Senator has been one of the editors of the "Centralblatt für die Medizinische Wissenschaft," and he has written many essays and books on physiology, general and special pathology, and therapy. Among these may be mentioned: "Untersuchungen über den Fieberhaften Process und Seine Behandlung," Berlin, 1873; "Die Krankheiten des Bewegungs-Apparates," ib. 1875; "Diabetes Mellitus und Insipidus," in Ziemssen's "Handbuch der Speciellen Pathologie," 1879; "Die Albuminurie im Gesunden und Kranken Zustande," Berlin, 1882 (translated into various European languages; into English by the New Sydenham Society); and "Die Erkrankungen der Nieren," in Nothnagel's "Handbuch der Speciellen Pathologie und Therapie," Vienna, 1896.
Hirsch, Biog. Lex.;
Pagel, Biog. Lex.;
Wrede, Das Geistige Berlin, s.v., Berlin, 1898;
Meyers Konversations-Lexikon;
Brockhaus Konversations-Lexikon.
S. F. T. H.


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Q: Spring context with jUnit for @Configurable code: NullPointerException for Resource I have a production class which looks like
@Configurable
public class MyProductionClass {
  @Resource private MyResource resource;
  private String param;

  public MyProductionClass(String param) {
    this.param = param
  }

  public void aMethod() {
    resource.doSomething();
    //whatever, the previous line throws NullPointerException when testing
  }
}

and a test class like
@RunWith(SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.class)
@ContextConfiguration(locations = {"classpath:/test-context.xml"})
@DirtiesContext(classMode = ClassMode.AFTER_CLASS)
@TestExecutionListeners(listeners = {DependencyInjectionTestExecutionListener.class})
public class MyProductionClassTest {

  private MyProductionClass underTest;

  @Test
  public void aMethodTest() {
    underTest = new MyProductionClass("aString");
    underTest.aMethod();
  }
}

I have some log and I can see Spring context being initialized correctly, with all beans described in test-context.xml happily created, including resource.
But, when the test runs underTest.aMethod() a NullPointerException is thrown saying resource is null.
I use the same initialization (new MyProductionClass("aString")) in production and there everything works flawlessly. Is there something I am missing when using @Configurable classes with jUnit?
Versions are:

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*Spring 3.2.4

*jUnit 4.11
EDIT My understanding of @Configurable: this issue may come from a misunderstanding of this feature. I understood it works so that I am not force to statically declare my @Configurable class in any Spring context (either Java or XML based), but so that I can initialized the class with the new operator and magically dependency are injected in the class. However, I do not know if this can work for tests (and I do not find any reason why it should not, a new is a new, whether it comes from a test class or from a production one)

A: you must get the bean from spring container
@Autowired
private MyProductionClass underTest;
...
@Test
public void aMethodTest() {
underTest.aMethod();
}


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322 Ditman Ave.
Antonio Guerrero, 20
Antonio Guerrero, a 20-year-old Latino, was shot and killed Monday, July 9, in the 300 block of Ditman Avenue in East Los Angeles, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.
[Correction: An earlier version of this post, based on information from the coroner's office, identified the victim as Antonio Guerro.]
Deputies responded to a call regarding two gunshot victims at a residence early Monday morning, according to a Sheriff's Department news release.
When authorities arrived, they ordered all of the occupants inside the home to step out. As people exited, officials saw a 46-year-old Latino suffering from a gunshot wound to the torso.
As authorities went through the location, they discovered Guerrero inside a trailer on the south side of the property.
Both victims were taken by paramedics to a hospital for treatment.
The 46-year-old man was listed in stable condition, Guerrero was later pronounced dead. According to coroner's records, he died from a gunshot wound to the head.
The relationship between the two men and the motive for the shooting remains unknown.
Anyone with information about the fatal shooting is asked to contact the sheriff's homicide bureau at (323) 890-5500. Those wishing to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477.
-- Los Angeles Times
Do you have information to share about the life of Antonio Guerrero ? The Homicide Report needs your help. Please fill out this form or e-mail us at homicidereport@latimes.com.
July 9, 2012 Calvin Lee Lewis, 28
July 8, 2012 Ray Henderson, 30
Share a memory or thought about Antonio Guerrero
no Valen nada eso queso
— Cheese are chavalas Dec. 2, 2020 at 3:22 p.m.
Damn negrito I miss you so much I have so much to appreciate big bro you been looking out for me en mis desmdres no cabe Duda que la envidia y los dos caras no faltan en la vida...cuidame tus sobrinos desde aya arriba cabron lol pinche wey me Aguita no poder verte en persona pero ya sabes que te caigo con medicina pa andar al mil jajaja y tus Flowers see you soon❤
— Acheme July 20, 2020 at 12:18 a.m.
Yup this is my varrio Little Valley Rifa
— LVR June 6, 2019 at 11:02 a.m.
I wonder who killed him that like little valley rifa hood i know there are wid and wes taggers in the area to i lived in the area from 2005 to 2011 you also got a few surenos scattered there indiana dukes is up the block gage mv too a few hoods are in that area a few white fence members too at least when i lived there
— I wonder June 2, 2019 at 9:28 a.m.
I Miss You So Much Brother From Another Mother :( I Will Always Remember When You Would Come To Jersey Block Nd Say Was Uhp Family Nd Ask Me If You Kould Use The Computer (: You Will Always Have A Place In My Heart... Gone But Never Forgotten!
— Melly Dec. 4, 2013 at 10:35 a.m.
f***** boy, miss your ratchet ass! rest in peace lil man
— blast2Dpast Dec. 1, 2012 at 2:41 a.m.
was this boy from laguna parkvikings
— laguna July 29, 2012 at 10:21 p.m.
Damm its hard 4 me 2 know ur gone....i know there will be no 1 like u....no matter what it was always tried making me happy thank u<3
U left me the best thing ever.....plzz watch over us I know u always will....RIP ANTONIO GUERRERO JR
— From:me with lots of love July 23, 2012 at 1:15 p.m.
rest in paradise primo ull never b forgotten ur in a better place now i miss you!!!you showed so much ull forever be in my heart i love you primo
save me a seat up there ill see you when i get there
— LxROCKIT July 17, 2012 at 8:52 a.m.
R.I.P BOY-- U were like my br to me cnt believe u gone. No matter wat u will always be in my head missing u my boy.. In my heart is where i keep u friend. Jesus R..
— Jesse R.. July 14, 2012 at 11:42 p.m.
R.I.P BOY!!!!* King of boyle heights* u will always be in my heart primo. I love you and i miss u so much. I give u, this rose of love for u primo @--%--- vives en nuestros corazones por simpre!!!
— lupita July 14, 2012 at 11:29 p.m.
R.I.P rock it we all are so glad to have met you and enjoyed haveing you around being part of our family you will forever be in our hearts Antonio Guerrero (Picasso) love you always
— Picasso family July 14, 2012 at 6:48 p.m.
"The Way I Feel"
They say there is a reason,
They say that time will heal.
But neither time nor reason,
Will change the way I feel.
No-one knows the heartache,
That lies behind my smile.
No-one knows how many times,
I have broken down and cried.
I want to tell you something,
So there won't be any doubt.
You're so wonderful to think of,
But so hard to be without.
— Martin Niese July 12, 2012 at 8:20 p.m.
REST IN PHAME Rockit Boy.you will be missed and remembered by a countless number of people..I'm still waiting for you to roll up on your bike:'(
— prospr July 12, 2012 at 5:55 p.m.
Rest in Peace Boy you'll always be missed. We'll never Forget you, Your Gone but never Forgotten. Much Love from the New Jersey block.
— Jersey block July 12, 2012 at 5:24 p.m.
May you be at peace with the Angels my BOY!
— A Friend July 12, 2012 at 3:17 p.m.
R.I.P Antonio Guerrero Imiss u and love u alot u were a great friend u were like the brother I never had u will never be forgotton
— Nathan Picasso July 12, 2012 at 5:22 a.m.
I love you primo, may u RIP along with my jefita!!!!
— irma July 11, 2012 at 11:30 p.m.
R.I.P Boy you will forever be missed and loved always. You left a special place in my heart always. Antonio Guerrero jr. Lisamarie
— Lisamarie July 11, 2012 at 11:15 p.m.
What happen to you was tragic, but things happen for a reason cousin.. Your in a better life now. RIP :(
— Your cousin July 11, 2012 at 11:15 p.m.
I miss u !!and i love you my little brother you will always be in my heart and mind ! R.I.P. ANTONIO GUERRERO J.R.
— VERONICA July 10, 2012 at 7:18 p.m.


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Tag Archives: Chuck Russell
The Tale of Six Hunchbacks
Seeing as last week we got an announcement that Disney is remaking The Hunchback of Notre Dame as part of their live action remake movie trend, I thought it would be a good time to do a check on all the "new" versions of Hunchback that have been announced in recent memory.
Now in my tenure of running this blog, counting the new Disney/Josh Gad version there has been SIX "new" versions that have been announced and nothing has gotten made as of yet.
The first one was the Josh Brolin version.
This was to be a "jazzy" version with Zhang Yimou slated to direct. Now Brolin has been on and off with this one since like 2011. Back in May 2018 he said he was still trying with this version but a New York Times article back in June of 2018 used the word "was" in reference to Brolin's Hunchback. But who knows? I'm not holding my breath for this version.
Max Ryan
Then we have the Max Ryan version which was to be directed by Chuck Russell. This one I believe was announced in 2014 with the news of Russell directing being announced in 2015. I think had a 2018 release date. But in so far nothing has come out about it.
This version actually has a bit of a history since in was based on script from 2007 that had a cast mentioned with it. Most noticeably Monica Cruz as Esmeralda and John Rhys-Davies as Frollo. This is also the version with "Figment." Which I think for a while was on the IMBD page. You can read more for a bit of a summary of that 2007 concept here. Because it's very weird
Anyway still no news on this version.
Esmeralda singing "God Help the Outcast" Disney Hunchback of Notre Dame
Then there is the lesser known Peter Cherin's version. This was one was announced in 2015 as an Esmeralda POV movie. The idea was originally announced in 2013 a idea for Once Upon a Time. There has been no news of this version since 2015.
Then we have the Charles Dance and Peter Dinklage TV collab. This news was reported back in October 2017. So it's still fairly new and there was a report back in May 2018 that mentioned the project. So I assume it's still in the works.
Also back in May of 2018, Idris Elba announced he was going to take on a Hunchback version for Netflix. This was the most recent project till last week. Again not a big deal that we haven't gotten any follow-ups yet, it's still pretty new.
That brings us to the Live-action remake with Josh Gad. I looked at Gad's twitter and he has two posts (at the time I looked at his feed) that hinted Hunchback. One of him reading the Disney version's art book and one him outside of Notre Dame with text that said "the Bells bells bells" etc.
I do find a little interesting since Gad was already in a Live action Disney remake as Le Fou and he voices Olaf that maybe this version is a bit of a passion project. That Gad is the one who convinced Disney to do this and not the other way around. I could be wrong, I'm probably wrong. We will have to see.
So we have a race on our hands. Which Hunchback version will be the first to get released to a general audience? Or at least announces some casting news first?
Only time will tell.
The 2007 version is now the 2016 version and has a director.
July 2014 I discovered a movie version of the Hunchback set to stared one Max Ryan, who I have been told is an actor. This version had a script and a cast list but not much more. You can read that post RIGHT HERE. The summery I found that is now gone so reading that post is worth it. Esmeralda gets attack by wolves and Quasimodo lives in the cave of Notre Dame. I also very briefly mentioned it back in September read here Really I had passed this verison off has never being till last month.
Back in October it was announced that Director Chuck Russell was going to direct. Russell's credit's include The Mask, The Scorpion King and other action adventure movies. Also on the IMDB page for this version the genre is set as "Action, Drama, Fantasy." Dear God help us all. Hunchback hasn't had a hollywood movie since 1939 and we get an Action Adventure movie. Also I just want to point out that screenwriters are Max Ryan and one Julio Ponce Palmieri who writes for mostly short films.
But what REALLY puzzles me so far is that cast list on the IMDB. First off there is no sign of Esmeralda and Frollo. When I first discovered this version it listed the actors for Frollo and Esmeralda as under negotiations so that could be the reason why they are not there. But still the cast has some roles that just confuse me like The Figment and the Giant, the Fuck you say? Also Max Ryan has a double role as Quasimodo and Pierre. Considering the summery said Quasimodo's parents loved him and he was stolen, Pierre could be his original name OR he just playing another guy to show off his versatility as an "actor". This version has even started filming and I hate it.
There was also a new breif on IMDB when Russell was reported as the director that claimed that this version was still the same version as Josh Brolin version and the key players just switched which is not the case. This version existed before Brolin dreamed up his version in 2011 with Tim Burton but that switched to Yimou Zhang in 2013 and then nothing. While Brolin's jazzy's version seems to either be dead or in development-hell, it's amazing how similar these movies are to each other. Both are vanity projects from generic actors who have directors known for action-ish movies. Consider Hollywood studios has had battles with similar movies before maybe The Max Ryan version will fuel Brolin to make his Jazzy versions. Either way I still don't know what that Figment character is and nor to have faith in either version.Follow thehunchblog


The water forms a dark mass that holds Marika Hackman's body trapped below the surface. An anonymous hand pushes her down, then caresses her head as she mouths, "I'd choke on you if I could / Maybe I will." The music video for her lead single Drown seems to confine the singer songwriter in the depths of her own mind, to which her light guitar play renders a lingering sense of escape.
Marika orders a half pint of lager. She leans forward in her seat with the arms resting casually on her knees. It's spring outside and the sun is shining, yet here we are, in the dark corner of a pub that smells of old ale and Thai food because the beer garden grew too cold in the shade.
Often simplistically described as thoroughly bleak and troubled, the force of Marika's songwriting instead lies in its ability to sustain the tension between light and dark elements by altering the meaning of a song through its melody. Her debut album We Slept At Last, released earlier in the year, was written intensively over a two-month period, in the aftermath of an emotionally challenging year. Lyrically, it's a darkly intimate record that visualises the tug of war of conflicting emotion. The guitar-led instrumentation is light, however, and lifts the songs out of the muddiest depths.
The album cover, a murky photo by Glen Erler, shows a faceless girl lethargically draped across a mattress. In childhood, Marika's bed symbolised dreams and bedtime stories, somewhere to curl up and hide when things fell apart. She calls it her safety zone, a place of both isolation and refuge. We Slept At Last falls somewhere between fantasy and reality, escape and confession, the work of an artist who isn't always at ease with herself--as if any of us are.
In conversation, Marika balances the same tightrope of light and dark that arises in her songs. She jokes that her friends know when she's on the verge of a panic attack, because she will cook ten curries and invite them all for dinner. I laugh, maybe because I have a dark sense of humour, or because her swift delivery masks the more sinister subtext of anxiety and self-doubt. But she says she feels good at the moment, which has translated to the emergent sound of her second record. At the moment heavier and more upbeat, she believes it will reflect her calmer state of mind and, seemingly, her growing confidence as a songwriter and live artist.
If We Slept At Last was born out of confusion and disarray, living with five strangers, a locked bedroom door and a withering fear of making mistakes, her next record will branch from a less isolated place. Or, in any case, a more accepting and self-aware frame of mind. Marika still prefers making music on her own. "Usually, it's just me and my guitar and me making stupid noises," she shrugs. "I sit with my guitar for a really long time and if I find something I like I will play it again and again, singing jibberish and trying to work out melodies. I don't think about chord progressions, I'm just playing and feeling and when I hear it and like it, I'll go for it and see where the song takes me."
This interview was published in issue 26 of Oh Comely.


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Quarterly Review: Russian Circles, War Cloud, Here Lies Man, Book of Wyrms, Möyhy-Veikot, Darsombra, Set Fire, Jesus the Snake, Föllakzoid, Dresden Wolves
Posted in Reviews on October 2nd, 2019 by JJ Koczan
Had to take a second this morning to get my email back under 100 unread. It currently stands at 95. There's just something about being in triple digits that I can't stand. Press releases and stuff I can usually file right away since not everything's relevant to the site, etc., but that's all stuff that either wants follow-up or could be a factor here if there was time. I do my best to try to keep up. And I fail, consistently.
The tradeoff, of course, is I spend that time writing reviews and other stuff for the site. Today's hump day when we pass the halfway mark of the Fall 2019 Quarterly Review, and we're doing it in absolutely all-over-the-place style, so all the better. Some pretty familiar names today, but some that might not be as well, so whatever your poison, I hope you enjoy the picking.
Quarterly Review #21-30:
Russian Circles, Blood Year
There's simply no denying the force behind the depths and swell of a song like "Kohokia" on Russian Circles' latest offering, Blood Year (Sargent House), and though one knows what to expect to some degree from the Chicago heavy post-rockers at this point in their career, they seem to be doing all they can to deliver their instrumental progressions with energy to match the breadth of the spaces and the heft they conjure. Like 2016's Guidance (review here), the seven-track/39-minute Blood Year — was recorded with Kurt Ballou, whom the trio imported to their hometown to work at Electrical Audio (aka Steve Albini's stomping ground) instead of traveling to Massachusetts to track at Ballou's Godcity. If it was the long-famed drum sound of Electrical Audio that they wanted and the live feel that so many of the recordings done there have, they got both, so mark it a success and another notch in the belt of one of the heavy underground's most immersive and evocative outfits. Their building and releasing of tension is second to none and moves into the spiritual by the time they even get to side B, let alone through it.
Blood Year by Russian Circles
Russian Circles on Thee Facebooks
Sargent House website
War Cloud, State of Shock
Oh, the riffs you'll gallop. Oakland, California's War Cloud skirt the line between classic thrash and heavy rock and roll on their second album for Ripple Music, State of Shock, and from the sound of things, they have a good time doing it. The record's not much over a half-hour long, which is as it should be for this kind of party, and they toy a bit with the balance between their two sides on a rocker like "Do Anything" or the subsequent "Means of Your Defeat" on side B, but the main crux of State of Shock and certainly the impression it makes off the bat with "Striker" and "White Lightning" up front ahead of the six-minute that-moment-when-Thin–Lizzy-turned-into-Iron–Maiden "Dangerous Game" is one of homage to the metal of yore, and in following-up the band's 2017 self-titled debut (review here), it's a showcase of energy and craft alike as two guitars shred, chug, groove and charge through the material. If they were from the Eastern Seaboard, I'd say something about getting caught in a mosh. As it stands, I'll go with urging you to jump in the fire instead. Horns up, either way.
State of Shock by War Cloud
War Cloud on Thee Facebooks
Ripple Music website
Here Lies Man, No Ground to Walk Upon
They should've just called it an album. Yeah, it would be short at 26 or so minutes, but it's got everything you'd want from a full-length, and if they'd put a four-minute jam or something on it, they'd have been there anyhow. In any case, Los Angeles' Afrobeat-infused heavy psych rockers Here Lies Man present seven tracks of dug-in glory with No Ground to Walk Upon (on RidingEasy), continuing to build on the potential shown across their first two LPs, 2017's self-titled debut (review here) and last year's You Will Know Nothing (review here), even as they swagger their way through a groove like "Long Legs (Look Away)" and show their continued forward potential. They continue to be a special band — the kind of band who doesn't just come along every day and who shouldn't be overlooked during their time, because maybe they'll be around 30 years and maybe they won't, but what they're doing now is bringing something wholly individual to a heavy context. They've already proven influential to some degree, but listening to No Ground to Walk Upon cuts like the dream-keyed "Iron Rattles" and the opening strut-into-drone of "Clad in Silver," one wonders if they wouldn't be more so if people weren't too afraid to try to pull this thing off. Hard to argue with that, since more likely than not most couldn't.
No Ground To Walk Upon by Here Lies Man
Here Lies Man on Thee Facebooks
RidingEasy Records website
Book of Wyrms, Remythologizer
I won't take anything away from the eight-minute "Blacklight Warpriest" earlier in the offering, but the highlight of Book of Wyrms' second album, Remythologizer (on Twin Earth & Stoner Witch Records) has to be the closing "Dust Toad," which at 9:25 is the longest track and the slowest crawl included. Led into by the synth-infused "Curse of the Werecop," it takes the crunch that showed itself through opener "Autumnal Snow" and, later, the melody and swing of "Undead Pegasus" — as seen on the cover art — and brings them together in order to perfectly summarize the doom rocking ethic the Richmond, Virginia, four-piece are working from. Tonally righteous and more solvent in their songwriting than they were on their 2017 debut, Sci-Fi/Fantasy (review here), the band sound assured as they move in "Spirit Drifter" from a standout keyboard line to a likewise standout guitar solo, giving a feeling of progressive nuance that's continuing to take hold in their sound, balanced by the underlying naturalism of their approach. That dynamic continues to duke it out on Remythologizer, much to the benefit of anyone who takes the record on.
Remythologizer by Book of Wyrms
Book of Wyrms on Thee Facebooks
Twin Earth Records on Bandcamp
Stoner Witch Records BigCartel store
Möyhy-Veikot, Huume Jet Set Life
Too weird for planet earth and, well, probably too weird for anywhere else too, Helsinki psych-space-kraut-whathaveyou experimentalists issue their third tape in the form of Huume Jet Set Life and whether it's the cosmo-jamming on "MITÄ ON TULLUT VEDETTYÄ?" or the who-the-hell-knows-what-ism of "MEDIA-AJOJAHTI 2000," the band at no point fail to make an impression of being out there in the far gone far out there reaches of the far out there. Talkin' freaked out next level total, like the cassette just fell into the atmosphere to represent some other planet's culture where things are both dangerous and interesting and you never really know if you're going to get laid or eaten or both. Still, they may be doing math of the likes not yet conceived by humanity, but Möyhy-Veikot go about it in suitably friendly if totally over-the-top fashion, and it's fun to play along while also being completely overwhelmed at the various pushes and pulls happening all at once, the media samples and the Windows 95 compatibility of it all. It's one small step for man, one giant leap for disco.
HUUME JET SET LIFE by MÖYHY-VEIKOT
Möyhy-Veikot on Thee Facebooks
Möyhy-Veikot on Bandcamp
Darsombra, Transmission
It's just lovely. Really. In some ways it feels like the 41:20 single-track full-length Transmission — self-released, no less — is what Baltimore ambient exploratory two-piece Darsombra have been building toward all along, but I think the truth is they probably could've done this at any time if they'd chosen to do so. Still, the fluidity of "Transmission" itself is something special, with its cascades of manipulated voice, riffs that swell and recede, loops, synth and somehow-manifested light that are as much immersion for the spirit as the eardrum. One doesn't want to dive too deep into hyperbole and oversell it to the point of dulling the listener's own impression, but Transmission is the kind of record that even those who profess to never "get" drone or noise offerings can engage with. Part of that is owed to Brian Daniloski's guitar, which provides landmarks along the path of swirl conjured by his own effects and the synth from Ann Everton (both add vocals where applicable; don't look for lyrics or verses) that allow those who'd take it on to do so more easily. But the real joy in Transmission is letting go and allowing the piece to carry you along its progressive course, genuine in its reaching for the unknown. Plus there's a gong, and that's always fun too. Go with it.
Transmission by Darsombra
Darsombra on Thee Facebooks
Darsombra on Bandcamp
Set Fire, Traya
Traya is the third three-song full-length from Boston's Set Fire, and it would seem that, and in addition to marking the last recording to feature drummer Rob Davol, who's since been replaced by Josh Cronin, it would seem to show the three-piece nailing their sound of classic-tinged duet-fronted heavy rock and roll. With two powerhouse vocalists on board in guitarist Jim Healey (We're all Gonna Die, Black Thai, etc.) and keyboardist Jess Collins (ex-Mellow Bravo), they work in varying arrangements across a meager 12-minute run that feels short mostly because it is short. Too short. "Any Place Left" puts Collins in the foreground, while "Sacred Song" is more Healey's, and unsurprisingly to anyone who's experienced their past work either together or separate, they're more than able to carry the material — only more so with the other party backing. "Waves" brings them together around theatrical layers of piano and keyboard and guitar, and that they manage to hold it steady at all, let alone take flight as it does, speaks to how ready they are to embark on a longer offering. Put out an album, already, would ya?
Traya by Set Fire
Set Fire on Thee Facebooks
Set Fire on Bandcamp
Jesus the Snake, Black Acid, Pink Rain
For those feeling adventurous, Portugal's Jesus the Snake follow-up their 2017 self-titled EP (review here) with the unmitigated warmth of Black Acid, Pink Rain, their live-recorded full-length debut. And for the sort of heavy psych-jazz-prog meandering, one would almost expect the organ-laced instrumentalist four-piece to track the record as they perform it, if not front-to-back then certainly one song at a time across multiple takes. Not one piece of the five total on the 49-minute offering is under eight minutes long, and sandwiched between opener "Karma" (10:28) and the closing title-track (10:55) are three cuts circa nine that prove no less hypnotic. The beginning of "Floyds I" is so fluid with the interplay of organ and guitar that one almost expects a gentle Portuguese spoken word verse to start, but of course one never does. Instead, Jesus the Snake complement mindful drift with flashes of more weighted or active fare, all the while holding to a central vibe that is peaceful even as "Duna" finds its chill before the halfway point, with no loss of spirit in the process.
BLACK ACID, PINK RAIN by Jesus The Snake
Jesus the Snake on Thee Facebooks
Jesus the Snake on Bandcamp
Föllakzoid, I
As with any kind of sonic minimalism or release based around trance induction — see Darsombra above — there's a certain amount of buy-in that needs to happen on the listener's side. Accordingly, those going into the fourth LP from Chilean duo Föllakzoid, titled I and issued through Sacred Bones Records as a double-vinyl, should be aware that it's requires that kind of interaction from one side to the other. It's not especially loud or abrasive, or even demanding in terms of the basic sonics of the thing, but as "I" becomes "II" becomes "III" becomes "IIII" and the songs such as they are alternate between 17- and 13-minute runtimes and the blend of effects and electro beats tips to one side or the other — "II" with a fervent 'ump-tis' in its early going while "III" brings a more Vangelis-style cinematic wash — of course there's an ask in terms of indulgence happening on the part of the two-piece to their audience. Whether an individual is willing to make that jump is obviously going to be up to their headspace and where they're at, but Föllakzoid's work here is more than worth the investment, even for those less familiar with their methods.
I by Föllakzoid
Föllakzoid on Thee Facebooks
Sacred Bones Records website
Dresden Wolves, Hiedra – Sencillo
The sub-three-minute "Hiedra – Sencillo" is the latest in an ongoing series of digital offerings from Mexico City's Dresden Wolves, and though the two-piece band bill themselves as post-punk and they may actually have a history in playing punk rock — stranger things have happened, certainly — the song finds them working in a taut heavy rock context, brash in delivery but not overly so as to lose the overarching swagger they seem intent on conveying. Particularly as it follows behind two EPs and a swath of other single tracks, and is offered name-your-price through their Bandcamp, "Hiedra – Sencillo" feels like its most nefarious aim is to hook anyone who'd click play on first listen and try and keep them intrigued for next time out. Fair enough. I won't profess to know what Dresden Wolves' plans are, but they've got songwriting in their pocket and the production on "Hiedra – Sencillo" is crisp and clear enough to convey the heft of the guitar but not so much so as to dull its rawer aspects. They've got the balance ready to go, whatever they might choose to do with it from here.
Hiedra – Sencillo by Dresden Wolves
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Dresden Wolves on Bandcamp
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New England Stoner and Doom Fest II: More Lineup Announcements; Pre-Party Added
Posted in Whathaveyou on February 5th, 2019 by JJ Koczan
It's time to talk about the real potential of the New England Stoner and Doom Fest. No, I don't mean the lineup. That's awesome. You know it and I know it. I'm talking about the acronym. That's always huge for a festival. How is it abbreviated? Think MDDF or SHoD or any of the DFs spread around the universe. These things matter.
I've seen NESDF tossed around for New England Stoner and Doom Fest, and that's cool, but it's missing the opportunity. You could have a festival abbreviated NES! Who the hell wouldn't buy that t-shirt? I hereby cast my vote in the imaginary referendum on festival abbreviations for New England Stoner and Doom Fest to henceforth and forthwith and withhence be known as NES fest. Second the motion?
There's reportedly one more band to be added and reportedly several in the running for that slot, so this might not be the final update before May 3-5 gets here and NES fest kicks off (see me using the acronym already?), and the lineup for a pre-party at 33 Golden St. in New London has been announced as well, which will be headlined by Fox 45, so, you know, more of a good thing and all that.
The full lineup as has been revealed follows. Note the Wretch reunion. NES fest!
New England Stoner & Doom Fest II
The New England Stoner and Doom Festival will make its return in 2019 on May 3,4, and 5 at Altones in Jewett City, CT.
Earthride
Brimstone Coven
+1 TBA
Foghound
Pale Divine
Vessel of Light
Spiral Grave
Black Road
Curse the Son
Shadow Witch
Hell Camino
Clamfight
Eternal Black
Thunderbird Divine
When the Deadbolt Breaks
Mourn the Light
Bone Church
Buzzard Canyon
The Age of Truth
Void King
Horseburner
Scuzzy Yeti
Benthic Realm
Faith in Jane
Set Fire
3 Parts Dead
Insano Vision
Old Earth Analog
The Stone Eye
Sentinel Hell
Pre-party @ 33 Golden St.:
Dark Ritual
www.newenglandstoneranddoomfest.com
https://www.facebook.com/NewEnglandStonerAndDoomFest/
https://www.saltoftheearthrecords.com/
Wretch, Bastards Born (2017)
Bastards Born by Wretch
Tags: 3 Parts Dead, Benthic Realm, Black Road, Bone Church, Brimstone Coven, Buzzard Canyon, ClamFight, Conclave, Cortez, Curse the Son, Dark Ritual, Earthride, Entierro, Eternal Black, Faith in Jane, Feed the Beast, Foghound, Fox 45, Hell Camino, Horseburner, Insano Vision, Kings Destroy, Mourn the Light, Old Earth Analog, Owl Maker, Pale Divine, Pinto Graham, Scuzzy Yeti, Sentinel Hell, Set Fire, Shadow Witch, Solace, Spiral Grave, Stonecutters, The Age of Truth, The Stone Eye, Thunderbird Divine, Vessel of Light, Void King, VRSA, When the Deadbolt Breaks, Witchkiss, Wretch
New England Stoner and Doom Fest II Makes First Lineup Announcement; Earthride, Brimstone Coven, Youngblood Supercult & More to Play
Posted in Whathaveyou on November 14th, 2018 by JJ Koczan
Welp, I guess I know what I'm doin' on May 3 and 4 next year. Calendar is marked. I was otherwise occupied during the first New England Stoner and Doom Fest earlier this year, but with the usual caveat that a piano might fall on my head between now and then, my plan is to hit New England Stoner and Doom Fest II as a priority, and the first lineup announcement has done nothing to dissuade me from that intention. Shadow Witch, Earthride, and Brimstone Coven are all vets of Maryland Doom Fest — Earthride are of course kingpins of that scene though release through NESDF-related Salt of the Earth Records — but Vessel of Light, Youngblood Supercult, Black Road, Set Fire and others it will be my first time seeing, so all the more reason to look forward to getting to Altones, which I hear kicks ass anyway.
And yes, I'm among the presenting media for the festival, but I don't have the inside track or anything on who's playing, so as the announcements come through for the bill, I'll be just as surprised as everyone else. I'm looking forward to that too. There's a good bit of diversity of sound already in the lineup, and any chance you get to see Brimstone Coven's harmonies in-person, you should do that. Bottom line is there's a lot to like here so far, so dig in, and when I see the next round come through, that'll get the same treatment.
For now, here's the first poster and the list as posted on the fest event page on Thee Facebooks:
The New England Stoner and Doom Festival will make its return in 2019 on May 3 & 4 at Altones in Jewett City, CT.
Stay tuned for details!
Youngblood Supercult
Many many more to be announced.
Earthride, Live in Los Angeles, June 13, 2018
Tags: Black Road, Brimstone Coven, Connecticut, Earthride, Entierro, Jewett City, Mourn the Light, New England Stoner and Doom Fest, New England Stoner and Doom Fest 2019, New England Stoner and Doom Fest II, Set Fire, Shadow Witch, Vessel of Light, Youngblood Supercult
Live Review: Backwoods Payback, Set Fire and Owl Maker in New London, CT, 07.21.18
Posted in Reviews on July 23rd, 2018 by JJ Koczan
Right down the block from where the El 'n' Gee used to be — the space is still there, with a new name and a line outside waiting to get in — is 33 Golden St., a classic rock and roll basement bar that feels immediately like home. It's not dirty in that hey-it's-rock-and-roll-so-we-never-need-to-sweep kind of way, and the room is warm and welcoming and they play Sabbath over the P.A., so somebody clearly has their head on straight. My guess is that would be the owner, Craig, though I didn't get to meet him to tell him so.
The occasion for the trip to New London was to see Backwoods Payback, who'd so recently laid waste to Maryland Doom Fest 2018 in Frederick, MD, as part of heralding their new album, Future Slum, and the purpose for the long weekender was much the same. Joining them on the intended bill were Set Fire from Boston and Southern Connecticut's Owl Maker, as well as Witchkiss, who dropped off at the last minute owing to a family emergency. Without the fourth band, it was an easy atmosphere to the evening. Three bands, cool vibe, stage tucked into the corner at the end of the bar. The place reminded me of what O'Brien's in Boston might be with a little upkeep.
Owl Maker led off and were not entirely unknown to me, having checked out their March 2018 EP, Paths of the Slain (review here),
from which they played a couple songs including "Freya's Chariot" and "99." Led by guitarist/vocalist Simon Tuozzoli, also of Vestal Claret and UP Recording Studio, the trio was completed by the punch of Jessie May's bass and the metallic-style drumming of Chris Anderson.
Deadpan humor and NWOBHM-inspired riffing — also a more direct line, with a cover of Iron Maiden's "Wrathchild" — ensued, and he had a few good ones, but I think my favorite song intro from Tuozzoli might've been, in full metal voice, "This song is one less than 100. This is '99'!" Good fun. Formed in 2016, they're still feeling out where they want to be sonically, but their pursuit of that is well-directed and they played 33 Golden with a solid idea of who they are as a band and how they want to get where they're going. They have a new collection on Bandcamp called Summer Singles and I'll look forward to hearing what they do next.
A couple familiar faces in the trio Set Fire, who played next. Three, actually. Drummer Rob Davol was a bandmate of guitarist/vocalist Jim Healey's in the trio Shatner and used to play in drunken rockers Cocked 'n' Loaded. Healey of course featured in Black Thai and We're all Gonna Die in addition to Shatner and various others along with his resonant singer-songwriter solo work. And keyboardist/synthesist Jess Collins used to play in Mellow Bravo, so all three members have significant roots in Boston's fertile if insular rock underground. Along with the bands, Healey also helps put together the Grub, Sweat and Beers festival, which was held this weekend, and which Set Fire and Backwoods Payback would both play the night after this show.
Got all that? Despite their incendiary moniker, which to my mind
seems to foretell harsher noise rock, Set Fire's style is dug deep into classic straightforward heavy, shades of Soundgarden — the second cover of the night there, in homage to Chris Cornell — and other '90s acts coming through as filtered through the distinctive vocals of Healey and Collins, either of whom could easily front a band on their own. Together, they make Set Fire a melodic powerhouse, and Collins' keys and Korg and Healey's double-neck guitar filled out the space a bassist might otherwise occupy such that there was no loss of presence either in the low end or on stage in general. They were encouraging to watch and clearly enjoyed the collaboration between the three of them. I did likewise.
I've all but stopped wearing a watch, so my sense of time isn't what it used to be, but I know it definitely wasn't early when Backwoods Payback took the stage. Maybe 12:30? Something like that. The West Chester, Pennsylvania, three-piece are absolutely locked in. Brutally locked in. More locked in than they know, and they know they're locked in. And a band like that, you want to see as much as you can. So while it's been mere weeks, I knew I wanted to catch them at this gig. They'd had van trouble leaving Long Island after the show the night
before and managed to catch the last ferry across the Long Island Sound to New London, so perhaps guitarist/vocalist Mike Cummings, bassist Jessica Baker and drummer Erik Larson were a bit harried, but though they brought the culprit component on stage with them and at one point hoisted it like a slain beast to show the room, tubes flailing this way and that, their actual performance didn't suffer in the slightest.
The highlight was the short, grunge-derived roll of "Big Enough" from Future Slum, but anytime Backwoods Payback want to show up and play "You Don't Move" from 2016's Fire Not Reason (review here), you won't hear me complain. Air tight and still dangerous, their dirt rock aesthetic has matured but is especially propulsive with Larson behind the kit, each player challenging the others to play better, be stronger on stage. The result is a kind of torrent that's weighted emotionally as well as tonally. When it moves fast it absolutely burns, as on "Generals" from the new record, or "Snakes," which closed out, and when it grooves, as on "Day to Day" or the ultra-catchy "Dirge" from the last album, it holds a tension and a nod that seems ready to break out at any second. They're in utter control, however, and as much as Fire Not Reason showed the force of this
lineup, Future Slum shows how remarkably well they can wield that force.
They didn't start early, so they didn't finish early either — funny how that works — but the ride home wasn't nearly as bad as some I've had in my time, and the show was easily worth giving up a bit of my otherwise rigid schedule to see. I didn't even wake up the baby when I got in, so bonus. Great night all the way around, from arriving at the venue for the (overdue) first time to hanging out after, and one all the more worth appreciating for the infrequency of its caliber.
More pics after the jump. Thanks for reading.
Tags: 33 Golden St., Backwoods Payback, Connecticut, New London, Owl Maker, Set Fire
Jim Healey Announces Just a Minute More EP out Sept. 26; New Song Streaming
Posted in Whathaveyou on September 6th, 2017 by JJ Koczan
Later this month, Boston singer-songwriter Jim Healey will issue his latest EP, Just a Minute More, in DIY digital fashion. Known for his work in heavy rock/metal acts like We're all Gonna Die, Black Thai, Shatner and Set Fire, Healey's solo output — which, on this outing as it often does, features a full band behind him — resides in a soulful and emotional context all of its own, and the same voice so capable of channeling aggression into his heavier work once again proves itself capable of expressing a broader range of wistfulness and regret on songs like the new track "Faced" that's streaming below as a first sampling of the upcoming release.
If you make your way over to Healey's Bandcamp, you'll find plenty more to dig into as well, including his 2015 full-length, This is What the End Looked Like (review here), which continues to resonate as well. Healey's something of a well-kept secret of the Boston area, or at very least of greater New England, but his work translates regardless of region or other factors with the honesty of his performance and quality of his songcraft.
Here's info on the release and the "Faced" stream, courtesy of Healey via the PR wire:
NEW SOLO EP BY JIM HEALEY – "Just A Minute More"
RELEASE DATE: Tuesday, September 26, 2017
Jim Healey will release his third solo release entitled JUST A MINUTE MORE Tuesday, September 26, 2017.
JUST A MINUTE MORE is the follow-up to Healey's second solo album, THIS IS WHAT THE END LOOKED LIKE, released in 2015.
The five song EP was recorded and mixed between February and June of this year at New Alliance studio in Cambridge by Jon Taft. The album was mastered by Nick Zampiello at New Alliance East Audio in Cambridge.
The album features performances by Jim Healey (vocals, electric and acoustic guitar), Joe McMahon (electric bass, keyboards, backing vocals), Kyle Rasmussen (drums, keyboards), Glenn Smith (electric guitar, e-bow guitars), and Jess Collins (backing vocals)
JUST A MINUTE MORE tracklisting (all songs written by Jim Healey)
1. The Road
2. You and I
3. Swamp Thing
4. Faced
5. Burn Up
https://jimhealey.net
https://www.facebook.com/JimHealeySolo
https://jimhealey1.bandcamp.com
https://twitter.com/jimhealey
Jim Healey, "Faced"
Just A Minute More by Jim Healey
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Panda Bear to Play Gun Bun in April
Jan 15, 2015 | No Comments
Noah Benjamin Lennox is best known as a member of experimental indie rock group Animal Collective, and under the pseudonym Panda Bear, Lennox has evolved considerably as an electronic artist with a pitch perfect penchant for expansive melodies in his sampled beats. This week, Panda Bear released his fifth solo album, Panda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper, to universal acclaim; and today at noon tickets go on sale for Panda Bear's upcoming concert at Gundlach Bundschu Winery in Sonoma on April 16. This is a great chance to see the indie star in the intimate setting of Gun Bun's newly restored Old Redwood Barn. Click here to grab tickets to the show, and watch the official video for "Mr Noah," the first single off the new album.
BottleRock Napa Valley 2015 Festival Lineup Announced
Jan 6, 2015 | No Comments
This time last year, BottleRock producer Dave Graham and the partners of Latitude 38 Entertainment were in a very different place. Still negotiating the asset purchase of the popular yet financially strapped festival in Napa, Latitude 38 didn't get a lineup in 2014 until almost April. This year, the producers of the third annual music, wine and food festival, which takes place May 29–31, are ahead of the curve, and they have already announced BottleRock 2015's three-day lineup of big name bands and emerging artists.
Chart-topping indie rock band Imagine Dragons, alternative megastars No Doubt and rock legend Robert Plant will be headlining BottleRock Napa Valley 2015.
"We're not trying to be like any other festival," says Graham. "The notion of having something for everyone applies to BottleRock. You have bands that gear towards younger crowds as well as the older crowd."
Imagine Dragons, which includes Forestville native Ben McKee on bass, emerged out of Las Vegas in 2012 with a succession of hits. No Doubt's iconic front woman Gwen Stefani was recently well received on NBC's karaoke competition show, The Voice. Stefani and the gang are reportedly only performing a handful of dates this year, as is Robert Plant.
"Nuff said," comments Graham, when asked about Plant. "He's one of the biggest names in rock and roll history." (For you kids, Plant sang in some band called Led Zeppelin). "To have him in Napa Valley is going to be so cool," says Graham.
Joining these diverse headliners are a slew of indie darlings; the Avett Brothers, Passion Pit, Foster the People, Cage the Elephant, Capital Cities and Portugal, the Man. Graham is also bringing in a slew of hip-hop acts like Snoop Dogg, Afrolicious and Public Enemy; jazz greats such as Preservation Hall Jazz Band and JJ Grey & Mofo; and international stars like Xavier Rudd & the United Nations and Courtney Barnett.
Graham is especially excited to welcome Michael Franti & Spearhead to BottleRock. "I love their music, but they're just good people. They stepped it up for Napa after the earthquake and played a fundraising show for free. Napa loves them," says Graham.
The rest of the lineup includes Gipsy Kings, Young the Giant, AWOLNATION, American Authors, Trampled By Turtles, Los Lobos, The Chris Robinson Brotherhood, ZZ Ward, Echosmith, Brett Dennen, Scott Weiland & the Wildabouts, Lettuce, Los Amigos Invisibles, Aer, The Mowglis, Kopecky, Big Talk, Tristan Prettyman, People Under the Stairs, Vacationer, The Brothers Comatose, Knox Hamilton, The Last Internationale, Zella Day, Finish Ticket, Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds, Ryan Sims Band, The London Souls, MoonAlice, Grizfolk, Black English, Wild Ones, The Record Company, Kawehi, Emily Wolfe, Afrolicious, Con Brio, Wildlife Control, Sneakout, Transfer, Battle Tapes, The Trims, Fritz Montana, The Frail, Eagle Wolf Snake, Matt Moon, Sielle, The Iron Heart, The Bad Jones, Silverado Pickups, The Deadlies, grass child, Pion 2 Zion, Walsh, Napa Crossroads Live featuring: David Pack of Ambrosia, John Elefante of Kansas, Bill Champlin formerly of Chicago, Jim Peterik founding member of Survivor.
Tickets go on sale Thursday, Jan. 8, at 10am.
Beth Nielsen Chapman Comes to Studio 55 Marin
Sep 3, 2014 | No Comments
She's called the Carole King of our generation, and for good reason. Beth Nielsen Chapman is a singer and songwriter extraordinaire, penning famous tunes for numerous country music stars and performing her own emotionally striking songs for over twenty years. Chapman is based in Nashville and regularly works alongside and writes for superstar recording artists such as Bonnie Raitt, Emmylou Harris, Bette Midler, Elton John, Neil Diamond, Trisha Yearwood and many more.
Chapman's new album, Uncovered, is a look back on many of her top ten hits, penned for other artists, but never recorded herself until now. A number of there were number one hits, and the album includes fresh takes of classic songs like This Kiss (Faith Hill), Here We Are (#1 for Alabama), Strong Enough To Bend (#1 for Tanya Tucker) and Nothin' I Can Do About It Now (#1 for Willie Nelson). Now, Chapman brings her diverse and acclaimed songs to San Rafael when she preforms this Sunday, September 7, at Studio 55 Marin, in San Rafael. This intimate show will be a vibrant display of Chapman's lyrical mastery and musical passion. Tickets are $18 to $22, and are available here.
Schroeder Hall Grand Opening Preview
Aug 22, 2014 | No Comments
The Green Music Center at Sonoma State University celebrates the opening of the brand new Schroeder Hall this weekend, August 23 and 24. The latest addition to the center that already boasts the acoustically perfect Weill Hall, this new, intimate recital space is ideal for choral performances and holds within it the stunning Brombaugh Opus 9 Organ. Named for the beloved piano playing character of "Peanuts" fame, Schroeder Hall opens to the public for a debut weekend that boasts 10 different free concert performances over the two days.
When Donald and Maureen Green first dreamt up the music center, they wanted a permanent home for the SSU Bach Choir. How fitting that the choir, now dubbed the Sonoma Bach Choir and still led by retired SSU music director Bob Worth, kicks off the celebratory Schroeder Hall opening with an 11am performance on Saturday, joined by organist David Parsons.
From there the Hall will show off its versatility, as the rounded stone walls and reverberating nature is tuned to performances from the SSU Faculty Jazz Ensemble at 2pm, local piano legend and Santa Rosa Symphony conductor laureate Jeffrey Kahane at 4pm, and Organist James David Christie of the Boston Symphony Orchestra at 5:30pm. Capping off the first day is contemporary Jazz pianist David Benoit at 8pm.
On Sunday, Schroeder Hall opens up once again to feature such diverse acts as Weill Hall's own artists-in-residence, Trio Ariadne, at 1pm, SSU chamber music artists-in-residence, Trio Navarro, at 5pm, and faculty and alumni vocal recitals throughout. The curved look of the Hall makes it ideal for vocal chants and choral recitals, and Sunday's performances will explore the space's capacity for rich aural effects.
Though the weekend is completely free, the limited seating of Schroeder Hall means tickets are required. Each performance requires it's own ticket, and many have already been claimed online. Still, there is hope, as the Green Music Center has said some tickets will be held at the door on a first come basis. Also, if you already have seats, get there early to claim them, as any unclaimed tickets will be given out 10 minutes before each performance. Details are online right here.
2014 NorBay Music Awards: And the Winners Are…
Norbay winner MC Radioactive headlined the show with a blistering set accompanied by DJ Zack Darling.
Last weekend, August 16, the Bohemian held the annual NorBay Music Awards, honoring bands and performers from around the area. Winners were voted by you in ten different categories and many of the races were very close. More photos and coverage is coming this week. For now, here are the Gold Record Award winners of the 2014 NorBays.
Blues and R&B: Lester Chambers & the Mudstompers
Country and Americana: Frankie Boots & the County Line
DJ: Paul Timberman
Folk and Acoustic: Flowerbox
Hip-Hop and Electronic: MC Radioactive
Indie: the Highway Poets
Jazz: Dixie Giants
Punk and Metal: Shotgun Harlot
Rock: Dylan Chambers
World and Reggae: Soup Sandwich
Thanks to all the bands who came out and all of those who voted. Stay tuned for our review of the 24-Hour band contest and the highlights of the show.
In News, Santa Rosa
O.A.R and Colbie Caillat: Wells Fargo Center Announces Two New Shows
Jul 21, 2014 | No Comments
O.A.R. is headed to Santa Rosa.
Today the Wells Fargo Center for the Arts in Santa Rosa announced two new exciting shows for September, including the first show to utilize the venue's new flexible theater space. Last year's $3.3 million renovation allows main floor seats to be removed, creating an open-floor venue that allows for an increased variety of performances. In this configuration, the venue's capacity increases from 1,681 to 2,023.
Appearing on Saturday, Sept. 20, is Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter Colbie Caillat. Then, on Tuesday, Sept. 30, rock band O.A.R. (Of A Revolution) makes their Santa Rosa debut and transforms the theater into the new open-floor design. With an intense and exciting live show, O.A.R. is the perfect act to debut the venue's new look.
Tickets for Colbie Caillat are $59 and $49 (all seats reserved) and tickets for O.A.R. are $59 in the reserved balcony and $49 for general admission (standing) on the main floor. Tickets for both shows go on sale Friday, July 25 at noon and will be available online at wellsfargocenterarts.org, by calling 707.546.3600, and in person at the box office at 50 Mark West Springs Road in Santa Rosa.
Chris Isaak Performs at Rodney Strong
Jul 3, 2014 | No Comments
He's got a winning smile and a wicked voice, and this month Chris Isaak shares both with the North Bay. The Stockton-born, Roy Orbison-obsessed songwriter is best known for his definitive song, "Wicked Game," and for his appearances in cult classic movies. Now, Isaak brings his award-winning croon to the Wine Country, performing at Rodney Strong Vineyards on Sunday, July 13 at 4pm. Tickets are still available, grab them before they go.
Sarah Brightman Cancels Show at Green Music Center
Jun 19, 2014 | One Comment
One of the most powerful voices on Broadway and beyond, soprano singer Sarah Brightman has unfortunately been forced cancel her August U.S. tour, which included an appearance at the Green Music Center's Weill Hall. From her website:
"I have suffered a hairline fracture to my ankle and have been advised by my doctors to rest it until September by which time it will have fully recovered. I have, regrettably, taken the decision to cancel my forthcoming US dates in August. I truly apologise for any disappointment caused." -Sarah Brightman
No word on rescheduling yet, as the performer focuses on recovery.
In News, Reviews
Live Review: Huichica Music Festival (with Photos)
Jun 15, 2014 | No Comments
Kelley Stoltz at Huichica 2014
Nestled in the Sonoma Valley's beautiful Gundlach Bundschu Winery, the 2014 Huichica Music Festival was highlighted by fine wine, warm weather and excellent music. Friday nights kick-off was a nice concert headlined by Vetiver, though Saturday was the real spectacle, with two stages hosting a dozen artists from the Bay Area and beyond. There were young up-and-comers, established favorites and even a few veteran folk artists for good measure. Click to read on and check out the photos below:
Live Review: Dar Williams at City Winery Napa
Jun 6, 2014 | No Comments
Singer and songwriter Dar Williams began her career in music just over 2o years ago, crafting a debut album in 1993 that belied the then-24-year-old alternative folk artists years. The Honesty Room is a record that displayed deep emotional maturity and it introduced the world to Williams unique perspective. This year, the artist is touring in honor of that first album, performing The Honesty Room in its entirety live.
Last night, Williams performed at City Winery Napa with opener Lucy Wainwright Roche in a night of sublime songwriting played with intimate tenderness and passion. Roche began the night by walking up and diving right into her simple, finger-picked acoustic melodies under a soaring, searing voice. Roche played tunes off her latest record, There's a Last Time for Everything, including a devastating cover of Swedish pop-star Robyn's hit "Call Your Girlfriend." In between songs, Roche engaged the crowd in light banter and impromptu Q&A sessions. She shared an especially bizarre tale of playing in Lithuania a few months ago. The crowd there silently ignored her completely, the only reactions coming after someone yelled out, "you should sing about basketball!" The crowd at City Winery was much more receptive, and joined Roche in a sing-along version of her cover of Bruce Springsteen's "Hungry Heart."
This was my first time inside the newly recreated City Winery Napa, located in the historic Napa Valley Opera House. It's a beautiful space, with tables and chairs throughout the floor level for a dinner and concert experience, and some of the original Opera House seats up in the balcony (where I sat) that are ideal if you're just coming to the show.
It was also a first for Dar Williams,making her City Winery debut last night. Joined occasionally on piano by Bryn Roberts, Williams opened her set with a spirited rendition of her popular tune, "The Mercy of the Fallen," and then jumped right into performing her debut album. Songs like "When I Was a Boy" and "The Babysitter's Here" sounded as fresh and relevant today as they did 20 years ago, testifying to the songwriters universal and timeless appeal. Williams was at times somber and serene, and also at times equally bouncy and fun; as her early work alternated from wistful and melancholy to hopeful and empowered. Throughout the set, Williams also reminisced about the events surrounding these songs, sharing the inspirations that were mined from her lifetime of meaningful relationships and traveling.
The singer did seem to be fighting a bit of a cough in between songs, with a cup of tea and a glass of water at the ready. Towards the end of her set, Williams admitted to waking up that morning with no voice, but thankfully, she was well enough to perform, and battled through with aplomb. Her effervescent vocals were especially airy, though to no ill effect. After playing through the album, Williams capped the show off with two more well known hits, and again the small crowd helped in singing along during "As Cool As I Am" and "Iowa (Traveling III)."
City Winery's line up keeps getting more and more interesting with every new announcement. I'm looking forward to seeing another show there soon. As for Williams, she is a performer who's not to be missed, and any time she comes around it's cause for celebration. I can't wait to catch her playing again.