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The fall that his youngest began his senior year the man sold his cowherd. The market was good and his interest in the ranch had waned.

There are about 125 wineries and more than 6000 hectares of vineyards in the valley, and more than 2.8 million tourists visit each year, estimated to generate more than $560 million in business. 

KEVIN DEVINE is used to living life in the gray. For the past 14 years, the Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter has oscillated between As and Bs: intimate acoustic moments and bombastic rock songs; deeply introspective lyrics and sociopolitical charges; the storm cloud and its silver lining. Produced by John Agnello (Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr.) and released via Brand New’s Procrastinate! Music Traitors label, INSTIGATOR is Devine’s ninth full-length album and comes on the heels of a busy few years: In addition to recording two albums with Bad Books (the indie-rock supergroup he formed with members of Manchester Orchestra), he released the Kickstarter-funded double-album collection BUBBLEGUM and BULLDOZER in 2013 along with the wildly ambitious 2015 DEVINYL SPLITS 7" series with the likes of Brand New’s Jesse Lacey, Perfect Pussy’s Meredith Graves and Nada Surf’s Matthew Caws. Devine is a master storyteller, and he imbues Instigator – from the biting power-pop of "Both Ways" and "No Why" to the angular, Nirvana-esque "Guard Your Gates" & gorgeously finger-picked "No One Says You Have To" – with intricate details and often-uncomfortable truths. Their meanings are personal, but thei… (read more)

“Yeah,” he said with a silly smile on his face, “That’s what county fairs are all about … kids.”

We fell into a discussion of various waves—in Australia, in Hawaii. Slater has a weirdly precise memory for waves, for every permutation over the years of a certain sandbar in Queensland. He told me about a calamitous session at a favorite spot in West Maui. On his first wave, he said, he broke his board, then cut his leg on the reef, got pulled by currents around the headland, washed up at the base of a cliff down the bay, climbed a goat trail up the cliff, became terrified of falling. “It humbles you,” he said, meaning the ocean. But, oh, that spot, that wave.

So Bethany, 21, her brother, Matt, 25, and their mother, Renee, went out to the porch to keep the mess outside of their Flowery Branch home.

Whether one leans towards the blues, opts for Americana or ignites some special fervour by playing with a garage band, there’s a common bond that suggests a reverence for the roots. Looking back towards an earlier template — no matter what the genre — proves the point that appreciating what came before can be a stepping stone for what comes next. Samantha Fish knows that all too well, and it’s been evidenced in the music she’s made her entire career. While she’s well known as a purveyor of blues, having been lauded by such legends as Buddy Guy, the Royal Southern Brotherhood and Luther Dickinson, her real love is simply raw, scrappy rock and roll. "I grew up on it," she insists. "Working with Luther on my last album further instilled that spirit in me. It made me realize just how much that basic, unfettered sound means to me, and how well it ties into soul music, R&B, country and so many other forms of music that are essential even today." It’s little wonder that when it came time to record her new album, Chills & Fever (released March 17, 2017), Fish set her sights on Detroit, the home of soul, Motown, legendary R&B as well as the much edgier rock-n-roll of Iggy Pop, Jack Whit… (read more)

The next fall we worked the cattle again and the conception was down to 90%. Albert had been right. I learned a lesson and set about seeking an answer. I must say that infertility and abortion in big herds is very difficult to confirm. I went through the testable disease: vibrio, lepto, IBR, poison plants, selenium, foothill abortion, metabolic disorders and finally Trichamoniasis.

One of the most celebrated groups in electronic music, ODESZA, is bringing their World Tour to Barclays Center on Friday, December 15. Special guest for Brooklyn’s Show is Sofi Tukker. ODESZA’s new 16-track album ‘A Moment Apart’ will come out on September 8. ‘A Moment Apart’ represents ODESZA’s growth, delivering a more mature sound through weighted atmospheres, shimmering synth lines and familiar feelings of nostalgia, optimism and hope. For hotel information, please visit New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge. For special rates, check "corporate/promotional code" and then enter W85.

CD Release Event "Promise!" Carl Bartlett Jr – Sax Yoichi Uzeki – Piano Marcus McLaurine – Bass Sylvia Cuenca – Drums Charles Bartlett – Special Guest – Trumpet

The Originals 5-Year Anniversary | Clark Kent, D-Nice, Rich Medina, Stretch Armstrong, & Tony Touch – Cielo December 22, 2017 – New York

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