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Ava Luna, STEFA*, and YATTA at Starr Bar

Taking the stage for the first time in five years, New York City’s Ava Luna headlined a sold out, benefit show at Starr Bar on Thursday, April 18, 2024. The group were joined by YATTA and STEFA*, with funds from ticket and poster print sales going to the The Palestinian Social Fund. The PSF “raises unconditional funding for cooperative farms in Palestine through grassroots efforts.” Nadine Fattaleh of the PSF spoke to the audience briefly before the second act began their set.

When announcing this concert, Ava Luna mentioned that they are working on a new album, and this intimate show gave audience members a preview of that forthcoming material. Carlos and Felicia of Ava Luna also worked with River L. Ramirez on movement for this show too, so it was their first time utilizing choreography rather than playing instruments.

The night began with a set from artist YATTA (ricky sallay zoker) who I saw perform live for the first time since Silent Barn’s final show in 2018. YATTA spoke eloquently to the audience about the war happening in Palestine while also seeming to have a lot fun on stage.

STEFA*, the musical project by stefa marin alcaron was up next and for their set, stefa was backed by Kaley Puckett on keys, Miles Francis on drums, and Nick Joz on double bass/electric bass. STEFA*’s lyrics were sung in both English and Spanish and alcaron joked before one song that they would translate what they were about to sing for “the gringos in the audience.”

During their set of brand new material, Ava Luna members Carlos Hernandez, Felicia Douglass, Julian Fader, and Ethan Bassford were joined by Keenyn Omari on flute for one song, plus Sarah Snider on keys and Keyanna Hutchinson on guitar and percussion. The final song of their set was “Daydream,” off their album from 2014, Electric Balloon, where Hernandez performed on guitar.

Photos of the show from Starr Bar are in this gallery. Additionally, I captured Ava Luna’s last show five years ago at Market Hotel and those images can be found here.

#Ava Luna #STEFA*#stefa marin alarcon #YATTA #ricky sallay zoker #Starr Bar #The Palestinian Social Fund #Carlos Hernandez #Felicia Douglass #Julian Fader #Ethan Bassford #Sarah Snider #Kaley Puckett #Puck #Miles Francis #Nick Joz #Nadine Fattaleh #Keenyn Omari #Keyanna Hutchinson

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easyhairstylesbest · 4 years ago

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Twitter Reacts To the Good, Bad and Ugly of The 2021 Golden Globes Nominations

Isn’t the definition of insanity doing the same thing over and over, but expecting a different result? It’s 2021, and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association has once again filled me with equal parts joy, confusion, and rage for the umpteenth year in a row.

At face value, the 2021 Golden Globe nominations might seem divergent from past patterns: Many first-timers were nominated, including Kaley Cuoco for her performance in The Flight Attendant, and new best drama contenders include Lovecraft Country and The Undoing. That’s great, but expected—excellent new shows should be nominated. That’s the point of an awards show!

What remains starkly the same is the lack of true grit from the HFPA. They’ll undoubtedly expect a pat on the back for nominating three women in the best director category, after shutting them out entirely for the past six years. It’s fantastic that One Night in Miami‘s Regina King, Promising Young Woman‘s Emerald Fennell, and Nomadland‘s Chloe Zhao all earned nods. It’s something akin to progress; it should be celebrated. But this is what happens when some of the most visionary minds in Hollywood are repeatedly disrespected: The wins become so incremental, the awards so vacuous, that they seem to lose their power entirely. It’s difficult to celebrate these moments when they’re too little, too late.

What’s equally frustrating is the signal these nominations send. The Golden Globes are, ostensibly, meant to represent the best in film and television. But Michaela Coel’s I May Destroy You, one of the most universally praised shows in recent memory, received not a single nod. Neither did Spike Lee’s acclaimed Da 5 Bloods. Lovecraft Country‘s stupendous performers earned no acting nominations. The Arkansas-set, American-directed Minari was excluded from the Best Picture category due to an HFPA rule that states a film can’t be nominated if more than 50 percent of its spoken dialogue is not in English.

If the Golden Globes aren’t representing what’s truly the best in film and television, that makes them boring at best, obsolete at worst. But don’t take my word for it. Twitter’s plenty unhappy, too.

Let’s start with those snubs, shall we?

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Ah, and then there’s the particularly egregious nomination of Emily in Paris for Best Television Series, Musical or Comedy. Folks, we can all appreciate the escapist absurdism of a young American pretending she knows how to fix a French company’s social media with cute pictures of croissants, but really—this is the best we can offer?

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The biggest question from today’s announcement: When will we decide it’s time to stop paying attention to these awards, as they continually prove their disconnect from reality?

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Twitter Reacts To the Good, Bad and Ugly of The 2021 Golden Globes Nominations

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