#Andy Clausen

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Dreaming Awake by My Brightest Diamond, live for Mason Jar Music

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Luke Arnold, Bella Heathcote and Jay Ryan to star in new Stan Series Scrublands as the explosive trailer is released

A star-studded cast are preparing to bring a gripping crime novel to life on Stan.

Luke Arnold (Black Sails, Never Tear Us Apart: The Untold Story of INXS), Bella Heathcote (Stan Original Series CAUGH*T, Stan Original Film Relic) and Jay Ryan (It Chapter Two, Top of the Lake) will star in the brand new Stan Original Series Scrublands.

The Stan Original Series Scrublands premieres November 16, all episodes at once and only on Stan.

The TV adaptation is based on the best-selling novel written by Chris Hammer, and you can watch the first trailer in the video above.

We don't have long to wait, as the series will be released in full on November 16 on Stan.

Scrublands is set in an isolated country town, where a charismatic and dedicated young priest (Ryan) calmly opens fire on his congregation, killing five parishioners.

Martin Scarsden (Luke Arnold) and Jane Gibson (Eliza Matengu) arrive in Riversend. (Stan)

One year later investigative journalist Martin Scarsden (Arnold) arrives in Riversend to write what should be a simple feature story on the anniversary of the tragedy.

But when Martin's instincts kick in and he digs beneath the surface, the previously accepted narrative begins to fall apart and he finds himself in a life and death race to uncover the truth.

Joining Arnold, Ryan, and Heathcote in the cast are Zane Ciarma (Neighbours), Adam Zwar (Squinters), Victoria Thaine (Nowhere Boys), Robert Taylor (The Newsreader), Stacy Clausen (True Spirit), Genevieve Morris (Stan Original Series No Activity) and newcomer Ella Ferris.

The series is an Easy Tiger production co-commissioned by Stan and the 9Network, in association with VicScreen.

Easy Tiger Founder Ian Collie and CEO Rob Gibson said they immediately saw the potential in turning the novel into a gripping series.

"From the moment we opened Chris Hammer's ripping page-turner, we knew Scrublands was destined to be a must-watch crime series," they said.

"We're delighted that our partners at Stan and Nine agree wholeheartedly, and we're thrilled to work with the incredible team there to bring this to the screen, with the crucial support of VicScreen and international partners Abacus.

"In the masterful hands of director Greg McLean, writer/producer Felicity Packard and writers Kelsey Munro and Jock Serong, and producer David Redman, Scrublands will be an unmissable TV event for rusted-on Chris Hammer fans and everyone else alike."

Scrublands marks the second co-commission between 9Network and Stan following the Stan Original Series Bali 2002, an inspiring drama exploring how everyday heroes from Bali, Australia and beyond defied the odds to bring order from chaos and hope from despair.

Stan Chief Content Officer Cailah Scobie promised the new thrilled would be both "powerful and compulsive".

She said of the new series: "Following the immense success of Bali 2002, Stan is delighted to once again co-commission with the 9Network.

"A remarkable crime series set in Australia's unforgiving and harsh landscape, Easy Tiger has secured an outstanding core cast in Luke Arnold, Bella Heathcote and Jay Ryan and we look forward to collaborating with them on Scrublands."

The Stan Original Series Scrublands is directed by Greg McLean, written by Felicity Packard, Kelsey Munro and Jock Serong, produced by Ian Collie, Rob Gibson, David Redman, Felicity Packard with Executive Producers Michael Healy and Andy Ryan from the 9Network and Cailah Scobie and Amanda Duthie for Stan.

The Stan Original Series Scrublands premieres November 16, all episodes at once and only on Stan.

Source: Nine Australia

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Philip Whalen, Sensei, visiting Naropa, July 1984, Andy Clausen’s recent poetry book under his thumb on table. He’d come from San Francisco, was on his way to help form Zen Center in Santa Fe, N.M. (photo & caption: Allen Ginsberg) An early captioned print, before Allen settled on limiting the caption to the bottom of the photo. #philipwhalen #zencenter #bakerroshi #poetrycommunity #beatgeneration #andyclausen #naropauniversity #naropaswp (at Boulder, Colorado) https://www.instagram.com/p/CjRDrFRvEFk/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Andy Clausen

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JAZZ AT LINCOLN’S CENTER PRESENTS SONGS WE LOVE, SHELDON CONCERT HALL, 18 FEBRUARY 2023

Though it was unusual that I did sign up to see vocalists Veronica Swift and Cecile McLorin Savant this season, I had passed on this one originally. But friend Don had not found someone for the other seat he got with the season pass. So, sure.

Trumpeter Riley Mulherker leads a sextet (the combination of reeds/trumpet/trombone plus rhythm section can suggest a big band) to support vocalists Shenel John, Brianna Thomas, and Vuyo Sotashie through a survey of, well, the SONGS WE LOVE, from St James Infirmary to God Bless the Child with hints of Ella, Cole Porter, Duke Ellington, Porgy and Bess, and more. Solid choices all around and solid support from the band.

Things settled down but I found Shenel John a shaky blues singer on the openers St James Infirmary and CC Rider with odd phrasing, and not just the way behind the beat thing jazz singers do (she did that and was fine on the likes of I Got It Bad and That Ain’t Good and her contributions at the end to I Cried for You and God Bless the Child). She’s a presence and has an impressive vocal instrument, but she’s just not a blues singer.

Vuyo Shotashie is a South African tenor whose gender presentation was ambiguous. He sang Sing Me A Swing Song from Ella Fitzgerald’s tenure with Chick Webb, I Didn’t Know What Time It Was, and the full I Loves You Porgy with intro and the full context for what Bill Evans and others have dug into which was revelatory. He got a verse and choruses of God Bless The Child too. Coming on after John’s blues excursion, he helped settle things down.

He was more low key than Brianna Thomas, about whom there were mixed opinions in the car on the ride home. She got the Cole Porter tune of the night, So In Love, and a Willow Weep for Me which grew out of Barry Stephenson’s bass solo and a fine Somewhere Over The Rainbow which featured an actual baby waking up and murmuring briefly settling back to the not quite a lullaby. Thomas led the closer God Bless The Child. I thought she was strong enough and, like all of them, not too stylized—breathy, wildly idiosyncratic rhythmically, the things that make me pause about jazz singers.

Riley Mulherker as leader was the likely curator of a strong set of tunes that of course suited the singers but gave a fine overview of the music. Like last week’s Voices of Mississippi these programs qua programs are not quite the usual fare and do give a whiff of the museum. I like museums but I’d like both blues and jazz to be organic.

Mulherker also put together a strong band. The horns—also Emmet Harris on tenor but also clarinet and flute and Andy Clausen on trombone) all got solo space which they used well, but there job was as a pared down big band to provide both a strong bed and embellishments for the singers.

The rhythm section made more of a jazz impression. I saw Mathis Picard with Veronica Swift earlier this season, so he has a touch behind singers. But he’s also mischievous including goofing with drummer TJ Reddick and beaming at/with the singers. As pianist accompanist have to be, he was versatile. Reddick was a force with some strong solos but also power to drive the band at full throttle and scale it way back when needed. Bassist Barry Stephenson has been on several Small’s Live gigs so it was a treat to see him in person and indeed I tended to watch him among all the instrumentalists. He made Willow Weep For Me special with his solo.

I am very glad I went despite elements—museum-ality, big band-ness, and singers—that prompted my initial hesitation. Those tics/prejudices remain but they don’t have to be ruts. Otherwise I can miss opportunities like this one.

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dover | the westerlies

yes i did follow the song home from simone giertz’s video like a needy three-legged dog

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The combination of classical and popular can be in all sorts of shapes as we've seen. However, I believe many mostly understand this as something in the vein of an orchestra supporting a musician, though we should also include the cases, such as Fleet Foxes, in our discussions here. While the group I mentioned doesn't resemble Sting doing his own covers with the backing of the large ensemble of players, one does get a taste of what would have happened, had these violin quarters decided to work within the field of indie rock. I know, I know, the band does get to be called chamber pop for a reason and the latter term should be seen as another edition of mix between the classical and the popular. True, this one's much different than Sting doing his self-covers.

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The Westerlies - a 10-year, 20-track retrospective collection of the brass quartet (and guests)

As they celebrate their 10th Anniversary Season and look back on a decade of musical experiments and explorations, The Westerlies present Archives Vol. 1: a chronicle of everything from their first notes together in a Juilliard practice room to unreleased demos and bootlegs from 2011-2014. Included in these selections are live recordings with their mentor Wayne Horvitz at his Seattle club The Royal Room, a full EP by the collaborative venture “The Westerlies + 2” with pianist/composer Sam Yulsman and drummer Jason Burger, the score to a Juilliard Dance work entitled “These Empty Buildings” choreographed by Garth Johnson, and early drafts of songs that later found their form on albums to come. Through it all, one can hear the ensemble honing their sound in their first three years, and laying the groundwork for years of music to come. The Westerlies: Riley Mulherkar - Trumpet Zubin Hensler - Trumpet Andy Clausen - Trombone Willem de Koch - Trombone Featuring: Wayne Horvitz - Piano (Tracks 2, 17, 18) Zach Para - Drums (Track 4) The Westerlies + 2: Sam Yulsman - Piano Jason Burger - Drums

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The Troy Savings Bank Music Hall Announces The Lift Concert Series

The Troy Savings Bank Music Hall Announces The Lift Concert Series

TROY, NEW YORK     The Troy Savings Bank Music Hall Corporation announces an exciting and unique new concert series. The Lift Concert Series is four performances of new, independent music featuring regional performers, curated by local artists Sam Torres and Sophia Subbayya Vastek. These diverse musical offerings will take place Wednesday nights at 6 PM. The audience is invited to enter the Hall…

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The new Stan Original Series Scrublands, based on the best-selling book, is coming your way.

The upcoming Stan Original Series Scrublands has officially gone into production, meaning the compelling new crime show is one step closer to appearing on our screens.

The new Stan series centers on the story of a charismatic young priest who one day opens fire on his congregation and kills five parishioners. 

The series is based on the award-winning novel of the same name by Chris Hammer, which won the 2019 CWA Dagger New Blood Award for Best First Crime Novel.

Chris Hammer, author of Scrublands. Image Stan

Scrublands stars Luke Arnold (Black Sails, Never Tear Us Apart: The Untold Story of INXS) and Bella Heathcote (The Stan Original Series C*A*U*G*H*T, The Stan Original Film Relic) with Jay Ryan (It Chapter Two, Top of the Lake). 

Scrublands takes place one year after a brutal public slaying carried out by the priest (Jay Ryan) in the isolated country town of Riversend. Investigative journalist Martin Scarsden (Luke Arnold) then intends to write a feature story on the first anniversary of the murders. 

But what he finds after digging around is that the story he's been told is not exactly the truth. 

Quickly, the narrative presented begins to fall apart and he finds himself racing against time to uncover what really led to the events of that fateful day.

Luke Arnold, Bella Heathcote and Jay Ryan. Image: Stan.

The cast also includes Zane Ciarma (Neighbours), Adam Zwar (Squinters), Victoria Thaine (Nowhere Boys), Robert Taylor (The Newsreader), Stacy Clausen (True Spirit), Genevieve Morris (Stan Original Series No Activity) and newcomer Ella Ferris. 

"From the moment we opened Chris Hammer’s ripping page-turner, we knew Scrublands was destined to be a must-watch crime series," Easy Tiger Founder Ian Collie and CEO Rob Gibson said in a statement. 

"In the masterful hands of director Greg McLean, writer [and] producer Felicity Packard and writers Kelsey Munro and Jock Serong, and producer David Redman, Scrublands will be an unmissable TV event for rusted-on Chris Hammer fans and everyone else alike."

The Stan Original Series Scrublands is directed by Greg McLean, written by Felicity Packard, Kelsey Munro and Jock Serong, produced by Ian Collie, Rob Gibson, David Redman, Felicity Packard with Executive Producers Michael Healy and Andy Ryan from the 9Network and Cailah Scobie and Amanda Duthie for Stan. The Stan Original Series Scrublands is now in production.

Feature Image: Stan.

Source: Mamamia Australia

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April 5, and it’s now been 25 years since Allen passed away. We’re commemorating it by posting the video 1998 of the complete memorial for him held at Cathedral Church of St John the Divine. Check AllenGinsberg.Org for today’s post. We’ll post clips of it here on IG throughout the week as well. These have only just recently been transferred so the footage has never been made public till now.

It’s Patti Smith and Philip Glass’ first time sharing a stage together and they totally blew us away with “On the Cremation of Chogyam Trungpa, Vidyadhara” and “Spell”, Patti’s version of Allen’s ‘Footnote to Howl.’

other participants include Jayne Cortez, Anne Waldman, Pedro Pietri, Natalie Merchant, Andy Clausen, Danny Schechter, Patti Smith and Philip Glass performing for the first time together, The Fugs, David Greenberg, Eliot Katz, David Dellinger, pretty much everyone on the poster except for Amiri Baraka who showed up just after the show ended. Emceed by Bob Rosenthal & Ed Sanders

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ANDY CLAUSEN...in 1968 stood naked & read poetry.

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The poet president of Czechoslovakia, March 1990....... Poet, playwright, social dissident, & Czechoslovakian President, Vaclav Havel, with poet Nanao Sakaki, and behind him, poet Andy Clausen, Prague, March 1990. Just three months prior, Havel had been made president of what was still Czechoslovakia, and the country was soon to have its first free elections in 44 years. Havel had invited Allen, along with Anne Waldman, Nanao Sakaki and Andy Clausen, to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Allen’s May King / Kral Majales crowning. (photo: Allen Ginsberg, courtesy Stanford University Libraries) #ginsberg #poetry #fbf https://www.instagram.com/p/CHRI3vgFMwQ/?igshid=jgi9y8p339qg

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Another Winner for Nick Clausen – The Girl Who Wasn’t There @NickClausen9

I first found Nick Clausen with a freebie…I believe…and it was all gravy after that. I ‘open’ each and every book with anticipation.

I have been reading his Dead Meat apocalyptic series and lovin’ it.

He has some of the greatest covers.

And…I see a look of determination on Rebecca’s face.

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MY REVIEW

Andy and Rebecca had been told to stick together, but when he went into the library and Rebecca refused, the worst happened. He came out and she was gone.

I know many of us have had that annoying sibling…the one that keeps hanging on, following us around, and just down right making a pest of themselves. The funny thing…I was the annoying pest. I latched onto my older sister like a leech. LOL

In books, nothing ever happens by accident – there is always deeper meaning.

This quote definitely applies here.

Andy goes out every night…looking for Rebecca…looking for the elusive yellow van no one believes was there.

Told from multiple points of view and that always works for me. I love to get the view from each characters perspective, their thoughts and feelings.

WOW! This took a wild turn making me rapidly ‘flipping the pages’ to see what the outcome will be…and another wonderful twist that has me hopeful for a good outcome.

I voluntarily reviewed a free copy of The Girl Who Wasn’t There by Nick Clausen.

4 Stars

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Unhappy Birthday: “Venezuelan Politics and Human Rights” is Five Years Old

David Smilde 

This month marks the fifth anniversary of Venezuelan Politics and Human Rights. This would normally be a cause for popping corks and cutting cakes. But, writing this on the eve of the vote to select representatives for a Constituent Assembly that is not only unconstitutional but could disempower the Venezuelan people for years to come, it’s hard to be festive.

This anniversary message, then, will not be a celebration but rather a reiteration of our commitment to the Venezuelan people. Whatever happens in the coming weeks and months, we will be here, fighting for the rights of Venezuelans, and against the powers that seek to restrict them—whomever those powers may be.

Over the past year we’ve frequently heard—as both praise and criticism—that the blog has changed, that we now have a much more critical line on the Venezuelan government. This latter is true, but it does not represent a change, because our perspective has never been oriented by partisan political options. Indeed, the very first post on this blog back in July 2012, stated the following:

“Reality-based,” of course, does not mean that our facts or our analyses are always right. Rather it means that our posts seek to engage facts and be influenced by them rather than trying to select facts to support pre-established perspectives. And of course, “independent” does not mean apolitical. The contributions to this blog will be consistent with WOLA’s values of human rights, democracy, and social justice, and this is in itself a political position. But it is a non-partisan position insofar as it does not ally itself with particular political projects, parties, or personalities. Rather, we seek to call it as we see it, identifying the good, the bad and the ugly on all sides of the political spectrum.

On our first anniversary, in 2013, I further clarified.

“Reality-based” does not mean that this blog provides inerrant truth. We simply try to get it right using the best available information, rather than spinning difficult facts in favor of one of Venezuela’s current political options. Nor does it mean that our analysis will necessarily be “balanced.” If at any given moment one side deserves it, they are going to get more criticism than the other.

And this is what we have done. In 2014, when radical sectors of the opposition launched the #lasalida movement, we were quite critical of them, while defending their right to protest. That movement came approximately two months after Maduro’s coalition received strong support at the polls in the nationwide municipal elections in December 2013. In that sense it seemed to us like an undemocratic rejection of popular sovereignty as expressed at the ballot box.

In the past year and a half the same situation has occurred but with the actors reversed. In December 2015 National Assembly elections, Venezuelan citizens sent a clear message that they wanted change. Since then the Maduro government has consistently ignored that message, undemocratically rejecting popular sovereignty as expressed at the ballot box. They have used the Supreme Court to neutralize the National Assembly and the National Electoral Council to postpone further elections. Now they are calling a Constituent Assembly to change the rules before they get voted out of power.

None of this means we have “turned the corner” or have become allied with opposition politics. In terms of partisan politics, we should be considered fickle, untrustworthy and unreliable because that is not where our loyalties lie. Rather, our loyalties lie with the Venezuelan people and their struggle to defend their rights against power, whether that power is leftwing or rightwing, national or international, public or private. An individual or institution we praise today, we’ll throw under the bus tomorrow if they disempower, abuse or otherwise betray the people.

This blog is a thoroughly collective undertaking and I would like point to a few people who are especially important.

Hugo Pérez Hernáiz, Timothy Gill and Rebecca Hanson were my original collaborators on the blog. All three of them have finished their Ph.Ds. in the past year and are moving on. Hugo is in the process of moving to Barcelona, Spain to teach there. After one year as a postdoc at Tulane, Tim will be starting as an assistant professor of sociology at the University of North Carolina, Wilmington. In the midst of a flurry of important projects, Becca will be starting as an assistant professor of sociology and Latin American studies at the University of Florida. I am thrilled by their success and hope they will continue to contribute to the blog.

Geoff Ramsey will now be my main collaborator, bringing his crack research and communication skills. He has already coauthored or authored some of our most successful pieces this year. Elsewhere at WOLA, John Walsh and Geoff Thale provide substantive commentary and feedback when needed, as do Gimena Sánchez and Adam Isacson. Kristel Muciño originally conceived the blog and leads a crack communications team including Loren Riesenfeld, that is always innovating and pushing us forward. Former Executive Directory Joy Olson was unfailing in her support. New ED Matthew Clausen has enthusiastically embraced the blog’s mission.

Venezuela’s foreign correspondents have become my closest interlocutors. Nick Casey, Stephan Gibbs, Josh Goodman, Girish Gupta, Anatoly Kurmanaev, Gideon Long, Nick Miroff, John Otis, Alexandra Ulmer, and Jim Wyss, always push me along with their questions. Andy Cawthorne, Josh Goodman, Andy Rosati and Kejal Vyas have become friends as well as colleagues. Hannah Dreier has moved on to ProPublica and we all wish her well there. I also appreciate the sustained interest in Venezuela shown by Jerome McDonnell of WBEZ Worldview and Ian Masters of Background Briefing.

My scholarly and activist colleagues provide pointed yet generous feedback. Carolina Acosta-Alzúru, Benigno Alarcón, Andrés Antillano, Marino Alvarado, Mario Arraigada, Felipe Cala, Javier Corrales, Mariano De Alba, Steve Ellner, María Pilar García Guadilla, Gabriel Hetland, David Holiday, Luis Lander, Luis Vicente Leon, Abraham Lowenthal, Margarita López Maya, Miguel Martínez Meucci, Michael McCarthy, Jennifer McCoy, Manoela Miklos, Francisco Monaldi, Boris Muñoz, Pedro Nikken, Dimitris Pantoulas, Francisco Rodríguez, Antulio Rosales, Luz Mely Reyes, Iñaki Sagarzazu, Ana María Sanjuan, Michael Shifter, Harold Trinkunas, Rafael Uzcategui, Alejandro Velasco, José Virtuoso S.J., Angélica Zamora, and Verónica Zubillaga. At Tulane Ludovico Feoli and Tom Reese provide consistent support for my work. Eduardo Silva provides extended pushback on our extended bike rides along the Mississippi.

We would also like to express our appreciation for our readers. We are flattered by your interest and humbled by your trust. The weeks and months to come are sure to be unpleasant. But we aim to rise to the occasion, contribute to the understanding of complex situations, and hopefully to the development of just and democratic solutions.

Please stay tuned, as very soon we will launch a shiny new version of the blog.