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June 17, 2013 By Leave a Comment

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

A New York Times #1 best seller
 
On the New York Times Best Seller List for more than 52 consecutive weeks
 
Includes an excerpt from the much-anticipated sequel and an interview with author Ransom Riggs
 
A mysterious island.


 
An abandoned orphanage.


 
A strange collection of very curious photographs.


 
It all waits to be discovered in Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, an unforgettable novel that mixes fiction and photography in a thrilling reading experience. As our story opens, a horrific family tragedy sets sixteen-year-old Jacob journeying to a remote island off the coast of Wales, where he discovers the crumbling ruins of Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children. As Jacob explores its abandoned bedrooms and hallways, it becomes clear that the children were more than just peculiar. They may have been dangerous. They may have been quarantined on a deserted island for good reason. And somehow—impossible though it seems—they may still be alive. 

A spine-tingling fantasy illustrated with haunting vintage photography, Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children will delight adults, teens, and anyone who relishes an adventure in the shadows.
 
“A tense, moving, and wondrously strange first novel. The photographs and text work together brilliantly to create an unforgettable story.”—John Green, New York Times best-selling author of The Fault in Our Stars
 
“With its X-Men: First Class-meets-time-travel story line, David Lynchian imagery, and rich, eerie detail, it’s no wonder Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children has been snapped up by Twentieth Century Fox. B+”—Entertainment Weekly
 
“‘Peculiar’ doesn’t even begin to cover it. Riggs’ chilling, wondrous novel is already headed to the movies.”—People
 
“You’ll love it if you want a good thriller for the summer. It’s a mystery, and you’ll race to solve it before Jacob figures it out for himself.”—SeventeenAmazon Best Books of the Month, June 2011: As a kid, Jacob formed a special bond with his grandfather over his bizarre tales and photos of levitating girls and invisible boys. Now at 16, he is reeling from the old man's unexpected death. Then Jacob is given a mysterious letter that propels him on a journey to the remote Welsh island where his grandfather grew up. There, he finds the children from the photographs--alive and well--despite the islanders’ assertion that all were killed decades ago. As Jacob begins to unravel more about his grandfather’s childhood, he suspects he is being trailed by a monster only he can see. A haunting and out-of-the-ordinary read, debut author Ransom Rigg’s first-person narration is convincing and absorbing, and every detail he draws our eye to is deftly woven into an unforgettable whole. Interspersed with photos throughout, Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children is a truly atmospheric novel with plot twists, turns, and surprises that will delight readers of any age.

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Third Round of the US Open Is Under Way

June 15, 2013 By Leave a Comment

Third Round of the US Open Is Under Way
After a week of weather woes and doubts about the course's worthiness, the Open at Merion Golf Club on Saturday looked a lot like any other Open: a bunched-up leader board full of players struggling to keep par in their sights.
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Josh Rouse

June 14, 2013 By Leave a Comment

Josh Rouse
Event on 2013-06-22 20:00:00

Josh Rouse

"Songwriting for me is something I have to do to stay on the sunny side of life. It's my therapy. I pick up a guitar from time to time and it spills out. I feel lucky in that, after years of being blessed by their presence, the song spirits are still moving through me” It may have been 15+ years – from roots in rural Nebraska, through time in ‘Music City’ Nashville, TN, and to the current day relocated to a new home in cosmopolitan Spain – but it seems that the song spirits have been constant companions for Josh Rouse. And maybe no more so than on the singer-songwriter’s latest record, The Happiness Waltz, an album that marries both his past, and present – revisiting an earlier era, where his music was heavily influenced by the ‘soft rock’ of the 70’s, and combining it with lyrical tales drawn from the here and now – his modern day-to-day life, one deeply enriched by his children and family. Rouse has been lauded for his special talents – creating little slices of heaven with words and music that have captured the hearts and minds of both critics, and fans, the globe over, whether it is the talking about his “pop-folk introspection”, Filter lauding the “wide-eyed ‘thank you, ma’am’ songs that could have grated in their earnest angle if they weren’t so damn wonderfully executed” or Uncut raving about the music as “warm, molten gold, a long bath in the serenity of well-gauged bittersweet balladry” and proclaiming him “a talent to outrank Ryan Adams or Conor Oberst.” Over a storied career, from the engaging debut Dressed Like Nebraska, through his ‘golden era’ with 1972 and Nashville, and right down to the 2011 latin-bossa nova-tinged release …and the Long Vacations, Rouse has created a series of unique, and distinctive records, filled with sparkling melodies and enchanting lyrics. And there is no disputing that The Happiness Waltz again proves that he stands apart from the crowd, producing yet another set of delicate, intelligent, nuanced pop songs, all destined to become fast favorites. An album of twelve radiant new tunes, from the upbeat “This Movie’s Way Too Long” to the jangle-fest that is “Simple Pleasures”, a cohesive whole that should please fans both old and new. After a number of years influenced by his changing world – new surroundings and a myriad of fresh influences, moving to Spain and starting a family – which were wonderfully reflected in albums such as Subtitulo and El Turitsa, in 2012 Rouse has naturally gravitated to what he does best, creating old-time warm AM radio-friendly songs that will stick in your brain and not let go. Breezy, summer-y… call it what you will – it’s an elegance that has been favorably compared to the Laurel Canyon/Southern California scene of the early 1970’s. But at the same time, far from being retro, it is anchored in the most important part of the songwriter’s modern life – family. “Having children is the most meaningful and beautiful thing I've done. However, it's left almost no time for my wife and I to communicate, or do anything else for that matter. Without that time to lock myself in a room and create I can get quite melancholy. All these things put a relationship to the test but we're growing and learning everyday. I'm writing about it. Life… swinging from joy to pain, that's what this record is all about." There is no song where this is more evident than Our Love with its lyrics detailing the hum of life – getting older, “the sun hides the grey in our hair”, the minutae of daily modern living with work (“Calling on Skype while I’m out on tour”) and commitments and money and family – but all bound together by love. “It’s Good to Have You” echoes that sentiment, detailing a morning getting up & starting the day, a day which is made all the more worthwhile by having someone to share it with. And the lyrics are encased in a musical bed that enhances the feeling – a pulsing keyboard and delicate vibes adding a luminous richness to the song. On “A Lot Like Magic” Rouse sings, “I met a man and he gave me advice… he said you live each day like your very last one. So I took that down and wrote this song” – a sentiment that we should all take to heart, and one that is further realized with its upbeat horns and buoyant rhythm. “Julie (Come Out of the Rain)” is a reminder of what made Josh Rouse a pioneer of the alt-country movement with its honest and poignant lyrics, the post-Gram melodies and an atmospheric steel guitar. Meanwhile “The Ocean” takes the pedal steel work of Paul Niehaus in a whole new direction – its aching tones enhancing the themes of longing and emotion embodied in Rouse’s words. Then there is the title track, the striking “The Happiness Waltz” with its lilting piano melody and subtle harmonica – the most melancholic track on the album, and one of its most distinctive. In looking to record this new set of songs, to capture the images Rouse had in his head, there was no choice but to once again recruit Brad Jones as producer. Jones, of course, whose resume includes work with everyone from Matthew Sweet, Jill Sobule, Marshall Crenshaw and Ron Sexsmith, to , Yo La Tengo and Chuck Prophet, helmed those two aforementioned acclaimed releases 1972 and Nashville. So in revisiting that era, there seemed no one better to help craft another album in that vein. "I thought this set of songs would turn out best if Brad was behind the board arranging, adding his touches of harmony and superb piano playing." It is a mission in which Brad Jones has been successful, superbly complementing the vivid imagery of Rouse’s lyrics with a perfect musical foundation. There are the vibes on “Start Up a Family”, delicately adding depth and meaning to the words, and horns on “The Western Isles”. Jones helps build the album into a three dimensional roadmap of Rouse’s life and loves, enhancing the moods with multiple layers of extra musical touches. Once again recorded at Rouse’s Rio Bravo studio in Valencia, Spain, uniting his cast of supporting players from ‘The Long Vacations’ – Xema Fuertes and Cayo Bellveser with a few older members like Jim Hoke on the flutes and saxes that give it that 70’s sound. And so here we are in 2013 – reflecting on a lyrical development & personal growth that has occurred over Josh Rouse’s more than ten albums so far – from his early introspective catalog through his coming out period where the world discovered his talents, and more recently on releases created since starting a new life in Europe – a creative arc that has led to The Happiness Waltz – a perfect distillation of the old and new, and maybe his most perfectly realized record yet. In an era where singer-songwriters appear to be a dime-a-dozen, he seems to be more than average, yards ahead of just a ‘run-of-the-mill guy-with-a-guitar’. When Rouse sings on “The Happiness Waltz”, “It’s good to have you in my life”, one can only think, when it comes to his music and this album, no truer words have been spoken. Yes indeed, Josh Rouse. Yes indeed. I can't wait another moment to see those eyes Lately all I care about is you and me And the future that looks so bright It feels good to have you in my life

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CSS – Ms Mr – IO Echo

June 13, 2013 By Leave a Comment

CSS – Ms Mr – IO Echo
Event on 2013-06-19 19:00:00
CSS
Ms Mr
IO Echo

    Crystal Ballroom |
    Wednesday, June 19, 2013

    Tickets on sale now!About CSS

     

    Formed in 2003 in São Paulo by a group of friends with an unquenchable thirst for good times and indulgence in all things pop and art, CSS rose to notoriety with the help of a thriving creative community, underground club scene and a little thing called the internet. Pulling together their numerous talents, the band drew legions of international followers entranced by a universally accessible, albeit original and off the wall, look and style.

    The first South American band to be signed to the label, their debut album Cansei de Ser Sexy (Portuguese for "Tired of Being Sexy" – something Beyoncé Knowles once said she was) was released on Sub Pop in July of 2006. Danceable electro/rock songs littered with pop culture and sexual references translated with ease from the virtual online to live audiences, making CSS one of the most in-demand live shows from Europe to Japan. The band found themselves on the road with the likes of Gwen Stefani, Klaxons, Ladytron, and Diplo on an unending world tour.

    The constant touring kept the spotlight fixed on the band and their popularity steadily growing. Early on, The described CSS as, "a gleeful throwback to early-1980s art-school pop," on whose debut album, "smart, insubordinate fun reigns…" The Guardian pegged them as, "an unlikely, brilliantly wrong fusion of Tom Tom Club, dance culture and the Fall." Under the Radar commented on Cansei de Ser Sexy, "CSS's debut is the real deal: eleven cuts of infectiously syncopated, tuneful post-punk that just may be the summer's perfect soundtrack." Soon, vocalist Lovefoxx showed up at #3 on NME's 2007 "Cool List." And, in late 2007 the band's "Music is My Hot, Hot Sex" was used in a worldwide iPod Touch ad, driving the song, nearly a year-and-a-half after its release, to become the highest charting single by a Brazilian band in the history of the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

    In November of 2007, the band began to craft their follow-up album, Donkey, in their São Paulo studio. Produced in Brazil by the band's own Adriano Cintra and mixed in Los Angeles by Mark "Spike" Stent (whose credits include Madonna, Bjork, Massive Attack, U2, M.I.A., and Arcade Fire), Donkey is tough, street-ready, and recreates the frenetic energy of their live shows. And really, with CSS the live show is the thing. Equal parts dance party, urban circus, and out-and-out chaos, the band's unaffected, unbridled joy in performance is for real and for you. The new album's 11 tracks, honed to sharp perfection, shine bright and sacrifice none of the aggressive, unpretentious edge their audiences around the world have come to love. This summer it's time to ride the Donkey!

     

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    About Ms Mr

    The mysterious -based musical duo MS MR (Lizzy Plapinger and Max Hershenow) emerged to make their imprint on 2012 with "Hurricane," an introspective alt-pop masterpiece heralding the arrival of a new band, a new sound and a new approach to pop.  An unofficial video for the track popped up on YouTube in May 2012 and has since garnered more than 1.5 million views. Awarded 'Best New Track' on Pitchfork, the duo's single quickly rose to number one on Hype Machine.

    "We're interested in exploring the nature of mixed media and collage," says Lizzy, "and how music transcends all these various platforms." Chief among them is MS MR's lively-if thoroughly mystifying-Tumblr page, which they used unprecedentedly to debut their EP, the critically lauded Candy Bar Creep Show. "Hurricane" joined "Bones," "Dark Doo Wop," and "Ash Tree Lane" on the self-released EP, which they released in the fall of 2012.

    Mainstream and underground press on both sides of the Atlantic soon took notice and before long MS MR's songs were popping up everywhere, including "Bones" on the trailer for Game of Thrones Season 3 and "Hurricane" on catwalks everywhere during Fashion Week. "Prepare to be blown away," predicted the Guardian. KCRW praised the pair's "brilliantly produced cinematic pop" while the NME marveled, "There's a spark of innovation to New York newcomers MS MR that doesn't come so soon with new bands." Soon after the release of their EP, the duo signed a deal with Columbia Records for the worldwide release of their debut album.

    In the beginning of 2013 MS MR released "Fantasy," the first track off of their upcoming album Secondhand Rapture. For the full-length Lizzy and Max initially wrote and recorded all the tracks in Max's home studio in Brooklyn. Composed over the course of a year and produced by Max, the duo then brought in Tom Elmhirst (Adele, Amy Winehouse), to mix the full-length and add some additional production at the legendary Electric Lady Studios. "It was a big leap from the glorified closet where we recorded our demos to our first real studio," says Max, "but it was an amazing opportunity for us to augment the tracks with some live instrumentation and to work with Tom, one of our musical heroes."

    Secondhand Rapture is an intriguing aural Jenga that combines humbled ballads ("Dark Doo Wop"), experimental epics ("Head is not My Home"), and pure pop belters ("Think of You") alike. It expands on what Candy Bar Creep Show sketched out, seamlessly referencing everything from '80s new wave to '90s pop, doo-wop to country. "We both listen to a lot of different music from all different genres and time periods," says Lizzy. "We wanted to create an environment that was cinematic and grandiose but also self-aware and playful. It wasn't until we finished writing that we found the sonic threads that tied certain tracks together. These ultimately became the album."

    "We both realized we found an emotional narrative more through the music and melodies than the lyrics," says Max, "so the album title was inspired more by the environment we wrote in than lyrical themes." Secondhand Rapture touches on the pair's relationship to media and the weather: "'Secondhand' refers to the mediated way in which we relate to each other and the world around us," says Lizzy, "We're fascinated by how technology gives us access to a vast new universe that feels incredibly intimate despite being once removed." For both, "rapture" felt like an accurate description of this feeling, euphoric with a dark underbelly, and was a nod to the climactic unrest of 2012, which they found inspiring.

    It's a stroke of serendipity that Lizzy and Max are even making music together. They may giggle uncontrollably and complete each other's thoughts, but these Vassar alums hardly knew each other during college. Lizzy was a media-studies major, releasing records under her burgeoning imprint Neon Gold. (She's gone on to release records by artists such as Passion Pit and Ellie Goulding.) Max was an urban-studies major with a concentration in modern dance, and started composing music for his choreographies. It wasn't until after graduation that they connected – Max was studying at the Martha Graham School for Dance and was looking for a singer to collaborate with while Lizzy needed an unbiased sounding board for the songs she was starting to write in private. "There was an element of throwing caution to the wind. Send someone an email, hope for the best," explains Max.

    They connected in person three months later in December 2010. To find their footing as collaborators, they recorded a sweeping cover of Patrick Wolf's "Time of My Life." Curious to see where else the music could take them, they decided to try their hands at composing some original material. This led to the swelling, mercurial tune we know now as "Bones." "It definitely set a tone for the band," says Lizzy. "In person, we're quite upbeat and bubbly, but the music allowed us to tap into the most extreme elements of our personality." Max adds, "From the beginning we knew we had a really unique musical chemistry. We continued to write as much as possible and didn't really think of ourselves as a band until we'd collected a body of material."

    "We wrote in secret around both of our day jobs so our intensely personal friendship developed alongside our musical relationship, as we wrote the album," says Max. Their collaborations evolved into a inter-reliant process: "We share the earliest kernel of an idea and extensively cross edit each other so that our process becomes completely intertwined."  

    Translating the recorded tracks to a live stage was a challenge the duo hadn't considered while writing, but support tours with Marina and the Diamonds, GROUPLOVE, and Jessie Ware gave them time to develop into an act the Village Voice called "intoxicating" and voted one of the best shows of the summer. MS MR will be touring extensively throughout 2013, playing headline shows and many festivals around the world including Glastonbury in the UK, Lollapolloza in Chicago, and Splendour in the Grass in Australia.Map & Directions

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1332 W Burnside
Portland,

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The Book of Mormon

June 9, 2013 By Leave a Comment

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Event on 2013-06-18 19:30:00

Ben Brantley of The calls it “the best musical of this century.” says it’s “the funniest musical of all time.” From creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone, it’s The Book of Mormon, winner of nine Tony Awards® including Best Musical. of The Daily Show calls it “a crowning achievement. So good it makes me angry.” Contains explicit language.

The Book of Mormon is part of the KeyBank Broadway Series.

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NOT recommended for children.

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1615 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, United States

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'After Earth,' Starring Will Smith and Jaden Smith

May 31, 2013 By Leave a Comment

'After Earth,' Starring and
A father-son encounter session tricked out with science-fiction clichés and steeped in motivational uplift, “After Earth” opens with a teenager, Kitai Raige (Jaden Smith), washing out from some kind of ranger academy. It's a bummer because all he wants …
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Angelina Jolie Mastectomies and Scarless Breast Augmentation

May 16, 2013 By Leave a Comment


(PRWEB) May 15, 2013

According to a May 14, 2013 report entitled Women Have New Options for Surgery, movie star revealed that she recently had both breasts removed prophylactically because she carries the gene that put her at a very high risk of developing breast cancer (go to: goo.gl/zmBnT). That same day Ms. Jolie revealed in the NY Times that her mother died at age 56 from cancer and that shed been informed by her doctors that she had an 87 percent risk of breast cancer and a 50 percent chance of ovarian cancer. (goo.gl/Gh41l)

The advances detailed in the ABC News report are truly amazing, says Dr. Simon Ourian, Medical Director of Epione Beverly Hills. And I have personally been able to offer laser scar removal treatment to post-mastectomy and breast augmentation patients.

Ms. Jolie disclosed in the NY Times piece that shed completed the reconstruction of her breasts with implants and is very pleased with the results. It appears too that her physicians were able to save her nipples, a procedure thats become available only recently according to ABC News.

The ABC News report goes on to detail some of the other recent developments in surgery aimed at making mastectomies and post-mastectomy augmentations less disfiguring. Included in this list are breast-conserving and breast-sparing treatments such as chemotherapy and hormone therapy to shrink tumors pre-operatively and freezing and killing tumors so they dont have to be removed at all.

Aside from being a physician, my family has been touched by cancer, says Dr. Ourian, so I have a real appreciation for the emotional toll these treatments take. Im very grateful that in my practice as a cosmetic dermatologist I can provide treatments that can help alleviate the distress.

Dr. Ourian has been a pioneer in laser technology and non-invasive aesthetic procedures including Restylane, Juv

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Suddenly, It's Woodson's Fault

May 16, 2013 By Leave a Comment

Suddenly, It's Woodson's Fault
At that moment, on March 14, 2012, Woodson was precisely the coach the Knicks needed. He was stern, direct, demanding, with a decidedly paternal touch — as quick with a lecture as a supportive pat on the back. And, critically, he was not Mike D'Antoni …
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In Barbara Walters's Highlight Reel, TV's Rise and Fade

May 14, 2013 By Leave a Comment

In 's Highlight Reel, TV's Rise and Fade
And so, soon, shall Barbara Walters. The announcement on “The View” on Monday that Ms. Walters will leave ABC in 2014 was less a farewell than the kickoff of a drawn-out abdication ritual. “I plan to retire from appearing on television at all,” Ms …
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JUDY GOLD

May 11, 2013 By Leave a Comment

JUDY GOLD
Event on 2013-05-25 19:00:00
winning actress and comedian, Judy Gold is best known as the star of her two critically acclaimed long-running Off Broadway hit shows. Judy's most recent show, The Judy Show My Life As A Sitcom just completed a 6 month run at The D-R-2 theater in . A National Tour will begin in 2012. The NY Times made it a critic's pick and called it, "Highly entertaining! Brash, Buoyant & Infectiously nostalgic." said the show is, "Comedic Gold. A funny & fantastic ride! It's the ultimate laughter-through-the tears tale." Judy was nominated for the 2006 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Solo Performance for her previous show, 25 Questions for a Jewish Mother. In addition, the show won the 2007 GLAAD award for "Outstanding New York Theater." The called this one-woman show "fiercely funny, honest and moving." A book based on the show was nominated for the prestigious Quill Award. Judy will be the host of Nick's new comedy show, "Mom's Night Out." Judy has been in the cast of Nora & Delia Ephron's Off-Broadway play, "Love, Loss and What I Wore." Gold can be seen regularly on Tru TV Presents World's Dumbest. She has guest-hosted ABC's The View – where she has appeared numerous times, and appeared regularly on The Show on HLN. Judy hosts a monthly radio show on Sirus/XM called Hatched By Two Chicks. Judy is also the host of the Funny People series at the 92nd St. Y, and is a frequent contributor to The Moth. Judy recently appeared on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, The Dr. Oz Show and The Wendy Williams Show and starred in a recent episode "The Glades" on A&E and "Are We There Yet?" on TBS. She was the host of HBO's At the Multiplex with Judy Gold from 1999 – 2009, and Judy also hosted 's100 Greatest Stand-ups of All Time and the GLAAD MEDIA AWARDS, which aired on LOGO and VH1. Her TV specials include a half-hour comedy special for LOGO and she is featured in the HBO documentary, All Aboard. Her stand-up specials include Comedy Central Presents: Judy Gold , Comedy Central's Tough Crowd Stands Up, and Judy's HBO half-hour special, which received a Cable Ace Award. Gold was seen in the smash hit film The Aristocrats and the documentaries Making Trouble and I am Comic. Gold won two Emmy Awards for writing and producing The Rosie O'Donnell Show. She was nominated twice for The American Comedy Award's funniest female stand-up. Judy has written for Wondertime Magazine, Momlogic.com and The Advocate. She has also appeared on Ugly Betty, Law & Order, Law & Order SVU, Hollywood Squares, , and The Conan O'Brien Show to name a few. Gold lives in with her two children. She frequently tours theatres and comedy clubs around the country. Her CD, Judith's Roommate Had a Baby is currently available. Check out www.JudyGold.com.

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