#lee baggett

[bandcampsnoop]

7/23/24.

Perpetual Doom is really churning out some high quality releases. We recently posted about Richard Tripps, Lee Baggett and Little Wings.

Blaine Todd's new release, the well-titled "Goodby 'Til I Do Good By You" is their newest release and it sounds like a great mash up of Johnny Cash, Dick Stusso, Lee Hazelwood and R.W. Hedges. It has a beautiful country feel while still retaining a completely modern sound (with the exception of Robert Wyatt's "Just As You Are").

Believe it or not, Blaine Todd is based in the Bay Area (California). Perpetual Doom clearly has a connection there.

[dustedmagazine]

No Escape Like Immersion: Alex Johnson’s 2024 Year in Review

The Minneapolis Uranium Club

I’m sure there are people who glide through November, then December, then New Year's day without getting snagged by even a single impulse to summarize. Someone somewhere, who, faced with the rapid approach of 2025, has just shrugged without a second or third intrusive thought about what was and what it meant. Must be nice, I guess. But I can only guess, because I’m at least ten retrospectives in, music-related and otherwise. Let’s stick with the music-related. I’m sorry to report that I haven’t arrived at a grand, unifying theory of my 2024 listening experience. Still, more than in recent years, the albums that stuck with me were immersive, escapist or both. Can’t imagine why.

Cindy Lee’s Diamond Jubilee and Water Damage’s In E were, for very different reasons, easy to sink into and float around in; long records that I came back to when I wanted to change the texture of my surroundings. A low-hassle alternative to painting my walls or hanging new art. Each album is escapist in its own way. In E, to quote Tim Clarke’s review for Dusted, is a record “to which the listener must willingly submit…[a] surrender to the void…under the intense pile-driving weight of volume and distortion.” Once you’ve adjusted to the grinding patterns, a heady, steadying ambience takes hold. It’s a record that leaves you the good kind of sore; the invigorated ache after the runner’s high. Diamond Jubilee, on the other hand, worked for me like a radio station. I loved the way I could let the music fade in and out, tuning back in and turning it up when something leapt to my attention: a high point I remembered, or, often, something I’d missed before. Jonathan Shaw put it well in our mid-year record swap when he mentioned its “strong relations to the dreamlike quality of the surreal.”

Following on from Cindy Lee’s surreality are two records I reviewed, R.E. Seraphin’s Fool’s Mate and Uranium Club’s Infants Under the Bulb. Both excellent guitar records; killer amalgamations of their respective rock and roll lineages — one Petty and Paisley, the other jittery punk funk. Once rocking along though, I encountered strange, precise songs full of ominous imagery; stormy and somatic, desperate and a little blurred. These records inspire immersion of a different, more intensely attentive kind. If I let Diamond Jubilee take me on a sprawling drift along the dial, I escaped into these records like reading great fiction — unable to put down Seraphin’s warped short stories or Uranium Club’s dystopian thriller.

No less compelling was Rosali Middleman’s lovely, burning Bite Down. Like Uranium Club, it unfolds as a kind of narrative. Unlike Uranium Club, you’re not constantly wary of the next lurch, but are pulled along all the same — an evening wander through the woods compared to Uranium Club’s rollercoaster ride. Christian Carey, in his review, wrote of the title track that “biting down is taken here as grasping at what’s real, with which the narrator struggles.” Indeed, a core pleasure of the album is how Middleman seems to be finding her way, exploring the illuminated edges of an otherwise opaque scene as the music is laid out. Here she’s backed by, as Jennifer Kelly has put it, “the rough-cut energy…[and] precision” of Mowed Sound, whose timeless chops are beautifully woven with Rosali’s own infectious, hair-raising guitar playing. It’s a warm album that still shudders on occasion, without any real lulls and with plenty of remarkable, discrete moments — the ripping guitar duet from “Change Is in the Form” or the first ascent of the chorus in “Hills On Fire,” for example. For me, the immersion of Bite Down mirrored, in one important way, that of In E: to listen was to be covered over and propelled forward, first by choice and then by the atmospheric power of the music. I hope 2025 yields as much art worth falling into. I expect it will and I expect that we’ll need it.

Of course, the five records above couldn’t capture everything I dug this past year. What about the poignant, affectionate jangle pop of The Spatulas’ Beehive Mind? Or the righteous anthems-in-miniature from Antenna? Let alone the loose but never shallow songwriting on Jennifer Castle’s masterful Camelot; the raw, intoxicating garage sessions from Workers Comp and Mordecai; and the potent celebrations of guitar from Tidiane Thiam, Chris Forsyth’s BASIC, and Yasmin Williams. Just scratching the surface. I could go on, but I’d rather get back to listening. Whether you find something new in the list below or it stirs up a revisit, many happy jams, vibes, bops, and bangers to you.

Water Damage — In E (12XU)

Cindy Lee — Diamond Jubilee (self released)

R.E. Seraphin — Fool’s Mate (Take A Turn/Safe Suburban Home)

Uranium Club — Infants Under the Bulb (Static Shock)

Rosali — Bite Down(Merge)

The Spatulas — Beehive Mind (Post Present Medium)

Jennifer Castle — Camelot (Paradise of Bachelors)

Mordecai — Seeds from the Furthest Vine (Petty Bunco)

Marcel Wave — Something Looming (Feel It)

Workers Comp — Workers Comp (ever/never)

Amy Rigby — Hang in There With Me (Tapete)

Lee Bagget — Waves for a Begull (Perpetual Doom)

Antenna — Antenna (Urge)

Tidiane Thiam — Africa Yontii (Sahel Sounds)

BASIC — This Is BASIC (No Quarter)

Pissed Jeans — Half Divorced (Sub Pop)

Yasmin Williams — Acadia (Nonesuch)

Yohei — Echo You Know (Perpetual Doom)

Animal Piss, It’s Everywhere — Grace (Sophomore Lounge)

David Nance & Mowed Sound — David Nance & Mowed Sound (Third Man)

[tuuneoftheday]

Lee Baggett - Get It

[hwy95eh]

[7-08-23]

All Star Day by Lee Baggett

This is not just a nice song that you may have heard / may hear again somewhere on the MOUN.TOWN/FM and/or MOUN.TOWN/RADIO and/or FM/TV airwaves—which broadcast from a small mountain town apartment somewhere off HWY 95EH.CA—this is also a song that you can grab directly from the artist over on their Bandcamp page and then take back to your own orbit to spend time with (maybe even write some #Fandcamp).

High Five For… stuff like that 🖐

[sonicziggy]

"Photograph" by Lee Baggett https://ift.tt/WZ4uVES

[jamiemottram]

The 50 Best Albums of 2024 for Real

I'm pleased to report it was a very good year.

Spotify playlist: The Best Albums of 2024 for Real

Bonus: The 20 Best Songs of '24 for Real

(Scene from the Tom Petty film "Heartbreakers Beach Party," directed by Cameron Crowe and originally released on MTV in 1983 -- shown in theaters nationwide in October 2024.)

MJ Lenderman :: Manning Fireworks

The War On Drugs :: Live Drugs Again

Johnny Blue Skies :: Passage Du Desir

Waxahatchee :: Tigers Blood

Rosali :: Bite Down

Lee Baggett :: Waves For A Begull

Vampire Weekend :: Only God Was Above Us

Father John Misty :: Mahashmashana

Good Looks :: Lived Here For A While

David Nance :: David Nance & Mowed Sound

This Is Lorelei :: Box For Buddy, Box For Star

The Hard Quartet :: The Hard Quartet

Ben Seretan :: Allora

Tim Heidecker :: Slipping Away

Wild Pink :: Dulling The Horns

Real Estate :: Daniel

Ducks Ltd. :: Harm's Way

Liquid Mike :: Paul Bunyan's Slingshot

Hovvdy :: Hovvdy

Futurebirds :: Easy Company

Trace Mountains :: Into The Burning Blue

The Clearwater Swimmers :: The Clearwater Swimmers

DIIV :: Frog In Boiling Water

Wildflower :: Green World

Neil Young & Crazy Horse :: Fu##in' Up

Billy Strings :: Live Vol. 1

Khruangbin :: A La Sala

Pearl Jam :: Dark Matter

Jessica Pratt :: Here In The Pitch

Trummors :: 5

Jeffrey Silverstein :: Roseway

Fruit Bats :: Starry-Eyed, In Stereo

Phosphorescent :: Revelator

Vince Staples :: Dark Times

Iron & Wine :: Light Verse

Strand Of Oaks :: Miracle Focus

Scott Ballew :: Rio Bravo

Chris Cohen :: Paint A Room

The Smile :: Wall Of Eyes

Billy Strings :: Highway Prayers

Nap Eyes :: The Neon Gate

Camera Obscura :: Look To The East, Look To The West

Blitzen Trapper :: 100's Of 1,000's, Millions Of Billions

Deer Tick :: Contractual Obligations

Friko :: Where We've Been, Where We Go From Here

King Hannah :: Big Swimmer

Hannah Francis :: Keeper Of The Shepherd

Color Green :: Fool's Parade

Mdou Moctar :: Funeral For Justice

Michael Nau :: Montrose Tape

Concerts (top to bottom): Vampire Weekend, The War On Drugs, Charley Crockett, My Morning Jacket, Band Of Horses, Olivia Rodrigo, The Wallflowers

Past: The Best of 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013

[noloveforned]

no love for ned is on wlur from 8pm until midnight tonight and i hope you can join us.

i just realized i'm starting off the show tonight with a song from the spinanes who i was introduced to almost exactly thirty years ago. they opened for the afghan whigs at the famed city gardens (jon stewart was a bartender there in the eighties!) on april 8th, 1994. i remember the exact date because it was the day kurt cobain's body was found. the radio announced it that afternoon while we were in the car. i know there was a lot of talking about it that night, especially since both bands were on sub pop (where nirvana got their start). not sure i have much else to say- just a memory that was prompted by a band and date.

anyway, i've also archived last week's show on mixcloud for you to catch whenever you'd like if you're busy tonight!

no love for ned on wlur – march 22nd, 2024 from 8-10pm

artist // track // album // label martha // a praise chorus // is tomorrow just a day like all the rest? 7" // big scary monsters marbled eye // tonight // read the air // summer shade deerhoof // punch buggy valves // reveille // joyful noise checkpoint // friends // drift // erste theke tontraeger girl germs // magazine // tremorverse one compilation // tremorverse mononegatives // kill mono // kill mono flexi 7" // feral kid the celebrities // runaway baby // redd karpet ep // total punk virvon varvon // corner seat // four bars of hate cassette // girlsville cuticles // cheese in my brain // major works // siltbreeze reverse yr curse // how we get around // reverse yr curse ep // (self-released) the second wife // needle // tourist // potluck foundation rosali // my kind // bite down // merge waxahatchee featuring mj lenderman // right back to it // tigers blood // anti- lee baggett // all star day // echo me on // perpetual doom hochzeitskapelle featuring enid valu // stockholm syndrome // we dance ep // alien transistor alien eyelid // lemons (country club mix) // lemons (country club mix) digital single // fruit leather equipment pointed ankh // trucks to gettysburg // downtown // torn light ruth goller featuring tom skinner // below my skin // skyllumina // international anthem jessica ackerley, kevin cheli and gahlord dewald // aloft // submerging silently // cacophonous revival masao nakajima quartet // third plane // kemo-sabe // bbe music tani tabbal quartet // up start // intentional // mahakala dj harrison // lil birdie // shades of yesterday // stones throw tierra whack // accessible // world wide whack // interscope nimsins and ovrkast. // something else // me vs me ep // lofiction tanya morgan featuring piakhan // alleye need // brooklynati // interdependent media pete and cheez // you and me // eccentric soul: the shoestring label compilation // numero group calypso // the summer lies // the summer lies digital single // (self-released) shout out louds // the comeback // howl howl gaff gaff (revisited) ep // rutan tutan good morning // ahhhh (this isn’t ideal) // good morning seven // polyvinyl julia mcfarlane's reality guest // sensory // whoopee // night school mister baby // orange days // two two seven compilation // prefect research vessel // like today // going tomorrow cassette // small craft advisory dogbreth // into your arms // second home benefit volume one compilation // second home

[theories-of]

CLOSING_THE_NIGHT WITH THEORIES FAVORITE 2022 ALBUMS | 7

Billy Woods - Aethiopes

Alex Izenberg - I’m Not Here

CMAT - If My Wife New I'd Be Dead

Chronophage  - Chronophage

Lee Baggett - Anyway

[rainydawgradioblog]

Rainy Dawg Radio’s Best of the 2010s!

ALBUMS

Palberta - Bye Bye Berta

Palberta is a band that somehow manages to scratch almost every musical itch I have. Nowhere else have I heard a band successfully hold three part harmonies over squeaky atonal guitar riffs and abstract drum thrashing. Although I wouldn’t categorize them as twee, noise rock, post-punk, indie pop, no-wave, or any other genre name for that matter, they distill everything I love from all these types of music and mush it into something beautifully stinky. In my eyes, their 2017 album Bye Bye Berta stands as the definitive statement of what Palberta’s all about. With 20 tracks clocking in at under half an hour, the album wastes no time on filler. Skronky punk riffs burst apart at the seams and a sweet little lo-fi love song comes out of the wreckage, only to be replaced by an abstract tape sample collage. The band also has an incomparable mastery over lyricism, as evidenced by such classics as Finish My Bread (Finish my finish my finish my bread, finish my finish my finish my bread, etc…) and Trick Ya (HEY! Don’t trick me, I’m gonna trick you! HEY! Don’t trick me, I’m gonna trick you!). Highlights include the endearingly ramshackle and stupid pretty “Honey, Baby” and their cover of “Stayin’ Alive” (Jenny’s eating burgers and everybody’s shakin’ and stayin’ alive!)

- Elliott Hansen

Alex G - DSU

Shit if you know me you know I live for that sad bastard indie music. That’s exactly what DSU does best. Probably my most played record of the 2010s, this album’s lo-fi indie rock overfloweth. The opener, After Ur Gone, is on the noisier side of the album’s spectrum along with the squealing guitar of Axesteel and Icehead (peep the scream vocals in his live performances), while songs like the instrumental Skipper exemplify why Frank Ocean tapped Alex for the Self Control riff on Blonde. The emotional core of the record, Sorry, gets right back to the Elliott Smith comparisons that we know and love: lyrics of trauma, drugs and apologies included. My favorite song is Harvey; it smacks me right in the younger brother emo spot, with “run my hands through his short black hair I say / ‘I love you Harvey I don’t care’”. While not as chaotic as House of Sugar, twangy as Rocket, or psychedelic as Beach Music, this record is Alex G comfort music at its finest.

- Max Bryla

Flying Lotus - Cosmogramma

Picture this: J Dilla, Madlib, and Aphex Twin all come together to create an album with little more than some old Coltrane records and an original Xbox at their disposal. The end result is like a trip through the universe. Yet the album comes from the mind of a single individual, who sits in the cockpit with a mischievous grin on his face: Steven Ellison, known professionally as Flying Lotus. The opening track, ‘Clock Catcher’, feels like Ellison slamming his foot onto the ignition so hard that it snaps out of place, shooting into the heavens at the speed of light before the listener can even strap in. Whirling through the stars, the rest of the album is the journey home from the expanse, often melancholic, often wondrous, always changing. From the punchy, off-kilter rhythms of tracks like ‘Nose Art’ and ‘Computer Face//Pure Being’ to the fat synth melodies of ‘Dance of the Pseudo Nymph’, ‘Recoiled’, and ‘Do The Astral Plane’, Flylo is always striking the listener from a different sonic vantage point. You can tell he’s having the time of his life with each of these songs, wanting to share every bit of it with our eardrums. After countless listens, I’m still finding new things about this album to appreciate. A complete masterpiece of cosmic epiphany fuel.

- Trey Marez

Ott. - Fairchildren

People throw so much music at me. And I remember this album was recommended to me back in high school, and I listened to it for the first time in zero-th period -- I think it was someone who went by the name “phryk” on IRC. And dang, it’s still such a good album! In what sense? It’s so well-mixed; that’s the first part. Secondly, it is just a wonderful listening experience from start to finish. If you need a good album of reggae, dub, electronic, here it is. One thing you shouldn’t do with this album: use it to test out speakers at Goodwill. The bass of this album was so good that I bought home a pair of speakers that turned out to be so bad.

- Koi Nil

Car Seat Headrest - Twin Fantasy

Bandcamp has been known for hosting some of our wildest dreams this decade, and when 2011 lobbed William Toledo’s first rendition of Twin Fantasy down my ears my life changed. Emotions are crushed to death in the back of parking lots, the lo-est of fi’s, and lyrics that trigger far and melancholy memories of the early 2010 zeitgeist swarmed with insecurity and Skype calls. The album is Toledo’s first cohesive piece, finally creating work with developed central themes, dedicating the first concept album of his life to falling in and consequently out of love. The album speaks as a mirror to itself, reflecting Will’s own joy and confusion towards falling conservatively and completely in love, until the sobering downward spiral back into isolation. I was only eleven when I let the album own me completely, and am only nineteen as I hold onto it for dear life. Twin Fantasy was never a perfect album, and Toledo recognized this as he re-released Twin Fantasy (Face to Face) in 2018, reinventing the album’s sound with a much higher fidelity, lyrical updates, and redone instrumentals that turn the original into an overture or prologue to be enjoyed separately for more context. Searing solos, cute doo-wop moments, sentimental lyrics, slap-happy drums, fish wearing business suits, dogs, coming out over Skype, smoking, not smoking, nice shoulders, waitresses, the Bible, the ghost of Mary Shelley’s frankenstein, cursive, they might be giant’s rip offs, not knowing SHIT about girls, stealing alcohol from our grandparents and grandparents, bruised shins, cults, fish, getting the spins, and being really really really sensitive to the sunlight. I’d fight for this album, listening to “Cute Thing” as I get RKO’d. Take the time to enjoy the ride, I wouldn’t miss it for the world. (It technically used to be a gay furry album, but now it’s techincally a straight trans furry album.)

- Cooper Houston

Sabaton - The Last Stand

Sabaton is every history teachers dream band. These Swedish power metallers educate the listener about the history of war by discussing various battles, conflicts, and figures. They do this through anthemic choruses, riffs that make your fist pump, and oddly enough synths that work surprisingly well. Since history interests me and I really like metal, Sabaton was pretty much made for me. This album will always have a soft spot in my heart and evoke fond memories as it was one of the first CDs I picked up after getting my license back in 2016. As I gained more independence and freedom as I approached adulthood, this was my soundtrack. This album lived in my CD player during this time as I listened to it over and over again, never once losing its replayability. Ranging from the American battalion that got lost in the Argonne Forest during WWI to Allied and Axis forces joining together to fight at the end of WWII, this album tells of various historical last stands. While this is certainly isn’t the best metal release of the decade, it’s still an extremely solid album. In this case, the sentimentality plays a larger role than anything. While it may not be found on any “Best Album of the Decade” lists, Sabaton’s The Last Stand will always hold a place in my heart and in my car’s CD player.

- Jack Irwin

CONCERTS

07/20/19: What the Heck? Fest @ Croatian Club, Anacortes, WA

Choosing a single favorite concert from the entire past decade seemed insurmountable until I decided to define it by the overall experience rather than exclusively the music. This past summer, I was lucky enough to be one out of barely over a hundred people at the first What the Heck? Fest in 8 years. The festival took place annually from 2001 to 2011, featuring PNW indie legends, K records icons, and all manner of dorky indie folk kids. WTH laid dormant until this past spring, when Phil Elverum (Mount Eerie) announced its return along with the revival of his long-dead initial moniker, the Microphones. I made the trip up from Seattle alone by train and bus, spent a little while wandering Anacortes (the Business was closed :( ) and made my way to the repurposed church which houses the Unknown and the Croatian Club. I ended up seated a few feet from Calvin Johnson in one direction and Kimya Dawson in another. I felt a little out of place at times, like a stranger in the middle of a 90s indie family reunion, but the atmosphere remained consistently welcoming. D+ opened the show, fronted by Bret Lunsford (formerly of Beat Happening), the founder and main organizer of WTH, and backed by Phil Elverum and Karl Blau, who played their own sets later in the night. K Records mainstays Lois and Mecca Normal were on next, delivering stripped down, socially-driven whisper punk/indie pop. Karl Blau led an outdoor sing-along and covered a Pounding Serfs song, who played the next set (their first in [a lot of?] years) for a total of two renditions of “Slightly Salted,” a song I could have listened to in every set that night. Phil hopped back onstage again alongside Lee Baggett to back Kyle Field from Little Wings, an indie-folk favorite of mine, with rambly half-nonsensical lyrics and plenty of soft strummed warm twangly guitars. Black Belt Eagle Scout delivered (comparatively) heavier sounds, coupling slow, soft sung melodies with fuzzed out shoegaze tones, building tension until the Microphones (Phil backed by Kyle, Karl, Lee and keyboardist Nicholas Krgovich) came out for the final set of the night. They opened with what I interpret as a 25-minute rendition of the then-unreleased Belief, which was later shortened to 7 and a half minutes as the opener to the new Mount Eerie record, Lost Wisdom pt. 2. Phil then played a handful of old Microphones tracks alone, including a version of The Glow pt. 2’s title track with reworked lyrics, as well as its closer, My Warm Blood, excerpts from the final Microphones album (confusingly titled Mount Eerie), and what I believe to be another unreleased song. I left with the most limited merch I’ve ever managed to snag: one of two Ziploc bags of lettuce with “the Microphones” and a small K records logo sharpied on the front. I felt bad eating my merch, but it sustained me through the cold Anacortes night as I wandered to and from poorly lit parks, killing time until my 4AM bus back to Seattle.

- Elliott Hansen

03/09/19: Clap Your Hands Say Yeah (Solo) @ Vermillion Gallery, Seattle WA

Was really not sure what to expect from this one going in, but CYHSY’s s/t from 2005 has always been one of my favorite records. I hadn’t ever been to Vermillion in Capitol Hill, but it was hosting CYHSY on a “living room tour”, where Alec Ournsworth (vox, guitar, harmonica[!]) hit tiny spaces around the country. Vermillion sat 40 at most, and I got to check out some cool local art in the space as well. Alec’s trademark voice that (according to p4k) sounds “as if someone were pressing his vocal cords to a fret board and bending them” which is pretty damn accurate. Amongst CYHSY’s greatest hits (In This Home On Ice and Cool Goddess in particular), he also covered Pixies and Tom Waits through lively and exciting banter. Great dude, great music, great venue. My favorite of the 2010’s for sure.

- Max Bryla

11/14/18: Milo @ Vera Project, Seattle, WA

Milo, and the ruby yacht house band are poetic alchemists that constantly dish out hefty servings of succulent syllables with each new release. Kenny Segal who does the beats for a few of Milo’s songs (and other hip hop artists) opened by transporting the crowd into the ethereal realm with a few classics from his album: happy little trees. Once Kenny Segal finished, Milo accompanied by the ruby yacht house band jumped on stage. I was close enough that I could make out Milo’s squirtle tattoo on his bicep and waited for his vivid and veracious vocabulary to leave me in a state of decapitation. Crispy, potato chip like static (a Milo-live signature) was consumed ferociously by the crowd as he hit us with one banger after another. About halfway through the set Milo dropped the mic and went off stage into the back room. The ruby yacht house band was left Milo-less; their beat lingering in the air, festering with each hit of the snare. Milo returned a while later, wielding a pair of tap dancing shoes in one hand and a ukulele in the other. He put on the tap dancing shoes on stage, everyone in the audience screaming with his return. Donned with the tap dancing shoes and positioning his ukulele on his chest; he began to dance. Holy shit he was good too. Strumming the uke and tap dancing away I was utterly mesmerized. My eyes glued to his performance. Suddenly, as if stricken by some divine intervention, Milo seized the ukulele by the neck and smashed it against the ground, splintering into a thousand pieces. After his destructive fit, he picked the microphone back up and whispered into it emotionlessly: “Think about that”. I did. The whole experience was transcendental and instantly triumphed as my greatest concert of the decade. You KNOW I snagged a sliver of uke on my way out.

- Rocky Schaefer

08/07/17: Metallica @ CenturyLink Field, Seattle, WA

While Metallica has had its ups and downs throughout their career, they do one thing well, and that is putting on a damn good live show. Metallica built the best line-up I have ever seen, given the popularity of the bands they chose. With them they took Avenged Sevenfold, who I greatly dislike but are still a huge band, and Gojira, one of the best modern death metal bands on the scene. The sheer size of this concert was absolutely and extremely inspiring as Metallica was able to fill up CenturyLink Field, a venue usually reserved for pop artists who draw in thousands of attendees. The amount of people that attended signaled to me that metal is far from dead. While this tour was in support of their newest album Hardwired to Self Destruct, Metallica made sure to incorporate classics into their setlist including “Seek and Destroy,” “For Whom the Bell Tolls,” and “Battery.” James, Robert, Kirk, and Lars delivered a killer concert will tight playing and outstanding individual performances. Being able to see my music hero, James Hetfield, play live was truly a special experience. The one thing that stood out during the performance were the visuals. Each song had a unique and individual video effect on the large screens behind the band which made each song special and memorable it its own way. While I wasn’t close to the stage by any means, the crowd interaction created a unique experience that made me feel much closer than I really was. This concert wasn’t just a concert, but also a life-changing experience. Seeing the band that truly got me into metal, the thing that I rest my individuality on, is something that defined the decade for me and will live with me forever.

- Jack Irwin

SONGS

“You Are Here” - Yo La Tengo

This one I don't think I can fully explain. By miles, this is my most played song of all time. It is the opener of Yo La Tengo’s 15th album, There’s A Riot Going On. The album, and song, starts with the meditative synth line that builds into a pulsing rhythm over the course of the first minute. The rhythm maintains through the rest of the song, as casual guitar strumming is added and another synth that doesn’t sound all that dissimilar to Jonny Greenwood’s Ondes Martenot. My favorite part of the song, though, are the drum fills of the latter half: they crash and roll like the ocean. With or without the title of the song, the audio conveys a degree of presentness and contentedness that I haven’t been able to find elsewhere quite yet. I’d recommend it.

[watashawa]

battleship-texas-firing-all-ten-14-inch-guns-1934

breaking-the-barrier

breaking-the-barrier_2

burial-at-sea-wwii

canadian-firefighters-seal-an-oil-well-in-kuwait-after-iraqi-sabotage-during-the-gulf-war-1991

captured-tank-general-lee-in-the-service-of-the-wehrmacht

ch-53e-sea-stallion---uss-essex-2009

ch-53e-super-stallion---dragons-vmm-265---uss-bonhomme-richard-lhd-6

coast-guardsmen-on-deck-of-the-us-coast-guard-cutter-spencer-watch-the-explosion-of-a-depth-charge-blasting-a-german-submarine-april-17-1943

cole--baggett--two-fairly-dangerous-men-olongapo-city-pi-1972

[bandcampsnoop]

2/9/24.

Lee Baggett is a Philippine born artist who has been releasing music for 20 years. "Echo on Me" was released in December 2023 on New Hope, Pennsylvania based label Perpetual Doom. This label has released works by Bill Baird and Thee Conductor. These two artists have a lot in common with Baggett's sound.

I would also mention Dick Stusso and The Tyde. The tags on the Bandcamp page also help describe the music: cosmic americana, cosmic country, and new weird america.

[nsula]

Honor List Fall 2018

NATCHITOCHES – One thousand one hundred thirty-one undergraduate students at Northwestern State University were named to the Honor List for the Fall 2018 semester.  Students on the Honor Roll must be enrolled full-time at Northwestern State and have a grade point average of between 3.0 and 3.49.  Students named to the Honor List, listed by hometown, are as follows.

 Abbeville – Kyle Baudoin, Skyler Guerra, MaKayla Lewis, Kayla Marceaux, Julie Melancon, Zabrinia Spates;

 Atlanta – Jamie Wagley;

 Alexandria -- Aleisha Allen, Lili Bedoya, Samantha Bergeron, Madeline Blake, Morgan Brame, Jasmine Brown, Jamie Broussard, Angel Christophe, Mydacia Conaler, Karly Constantino, Noel Cusick, Deshod Dixon, Joshua Dorsey, Kaylie Edwards, Brittany Franklin, Bailey Gaspard, Mallory Halford, Chelse Hayes, Gustov Johnson, Jasmine Johnson, Breonna Jones, Kristina Langley, Naya Loyden, Katelyn Maggio, Aaron Martin, Dean Mayeux, Shauntae Perry, Sadae Polk, Kylah Porter, Carmen Rachal, Zachary Roberts, Mary Sampson, Savannah Sices, Taijha Silas, Kiaijah Thomas; Kirstyn Thomas, Erin Vandersypen, Cherell Wallace, Tameia West, Alaina Williams, Mikayla Wright;

 Allen, Texas – Nautica Grant;

 Alpine, Alabama – Courtney Willis;

 Anacoco – Lindsey Alligood, Jacob Bennett, Kinsley Blakeway, Angela Guy, Christopher Guy, Connor Higgins, Kayli O’Toole, Cayla Roberts, Kaylee Runnels;

 Arcadia – Deniesha Davis, Alliyah Murphy, Hannah Tinsley;

 Arlington, Texas – Mariah Denson;

 Arnaudville – Macey Boyd;

 Athens, Texas – Jessica Dubose, Jacob Ellis;

 Atlanta, Texas – Madison Hamson, Meredith Mcmanus, Jackson Teal;

 Austin, Texas – Jennifer Jacob;

             Avondale – Roger Jones;

           Belcher – Loriann Long;

             Boyce – Lane Robinson;

             Baker – Devante George, Cherish Netter;

 Ball – Brittany Breland, Christopher Constance, Mackenzie Owen, Will Salinas, Bryan Sayes, Alice Wilson;

 Bastrop – Katelynn Chain, Kimberly Robinson;

 Baton Rouge – Brianna Alumbaugh, Chloe Castello, Lydell Emerson, John Guillot, Brooke Harbin, Samantha Hebert, Mckane Kinchen, JeBreanne Morgan, Jennifer Normand, Katie Pham, Ashleigh Rumby, Kori Thomas, Jharon Whitfield, Jordan Williams;

 Baunatal, Germany – Yannik Gerland;

 Beacon Falls, Connecticut – Stacey Brown;

 Belcher – Victoria Herbert;

 Belle Chasse – Madison Hewitt, Denim Reeves;

 Belmont – Ashley Hill;

 Bentley – Heather Jones;

 Benton -- Chasity Catanese, Bryanna Cooper, Sarai Fanene, Makayla Goff, Ali Hedgepeth, Leanna Plunkett, Blaine Reeder, Lilly Roach, Maegan Ross;

 Berkshire, New York – Alexis Andersen;

 Bienville – Sarah Macynski;

 Blanchard – Ashlynn Hartley;

 Bossier City – Shelby Ansley, Cassie Bailey, Lauryn Bakalis, Kaylan Beloso, Amanda Billieu, Shelby Booth, Quintin Braley, Katie Briggs, Megan Cathey, Kendall Corkern, Colby Cranford, Daniel Dial, Kasey Dice, Courtney Dismuke, Farrell Dulle, Jonathan Edie, Marissa Gardner, Margaret Gates, Nawal Gazawaneh, Adrianne Hampton, Andrea Haynes, Christian Henley, Dejaney Jackson, Nourain Jamhour, Jared Jarrell, Haley Joncas, Shane Kaiser, Alexandra Madrid, Samantha Maiette, Anthony Mulrenin, Dylan Nash-Browder, Shelby Peeples, Jordan Phillips, Kathryn Pierce, Rachael Pierce, Cierra Rachal, Nigmeh Rahman, Jenna Rambin, Sierra Richard, Emily Rideout, Nickolas Rizzo, Jasmine Roberson, Dakota Schudalla, Ranya Shihadeh, Kaylee Stewart, Giselle Trejo, Bobby Trichel, Chandler Vascocu, Lacey Velasquez, Madeline Webb, Pamula Whicker, Vikki Wolf;

 Boutte – Jose Del Rio;

             Boyce – Hannah Aslin, Tiffany Barnhart, Savanna Budnik, Natalie Dear, Devin Hilliard, Anna Lacombe, Kaitlyn Miller, Sydney Yerby;

 Breaux Bridge – Dylan Davis, Mickayla Love;

 Broussard – Matthew Buteau;

 Brownsboro, Texas – Brice Borgeson;

 Burnet, Texas – Marshall Skinner;

 Bush – Serena Bonnette;

 Cottonport – Jared Seaver;

 Calhoun – Marissa Barentine, William Malone;

 Campti – Adam Calder, Paige Cason, Damarte Fisher, Kortney Greer, Malachi Lester, Pepper Lloyd;

 Cape Coral, Florida – Karleigh Acosta;

 Carencro – Chaney Dodge, Jhonae Thibodeaux;

 Cartagena, Colombia – Sebastian Alfaro Fontalvo, Samantha Arellano Chavez, Elias Castro Caballero, Gabriela Forero Salcedo, Julieth Maturana Orozco, Alonso Restrepo Cardozo;

 Castor – Loxlie Dodd, Priscilla Harrell;

 Center, Texas – John Harrington;

 Centerpoint – Marissa Skursky;

 Cheneyville – Laiken Haggart, Shelbie Moriarty;

 Chicago, Illinois – Irene Frangos;

 Choudrant – Krislyn Mardis;

 Church Point – Meghan Bearb;

 Cincinnati, Ohio – Terry Brewer, Kristin Byone;

 Clinton – Christopher Sanders, Joshua Taylor;

 Colfax – Michael Dupre, Paidin Luneau, Angela McCann, Peyton Ryder, Katilyn Slayter;

 Colorado Springs – Rossana Potempa;

 Conroe, Texas – Zachary Krolczyk;

 Converse – Haleigh Sharrow, Triston Waldon;

 Copperas Cove – Patrick Murphy;

 Corinth, Texas – Madison Walford;

 Corsicana, Texas – Sasha Ballard;

 Cotton Valley – Taylor O’Rear;

 Cottonport – Shelie Canoe, Jacob Harris, Joneshia Jacobs,;

 Coushatta -- Journi Brown, Brandon Gay, Erikka Johnson, Aston Lester, Tianna Rock, Deja Sibley, Mikailah Smith;

 Covington – Kenneth Sears, Crystal Tucker;

 Creston – Madison Alexander;

 Cullen – D’Agurelle Epps, Travon Jones;

 Cut Off – Kaelyn Musgrave;

 Cypress, Texas – Shemar Bartholomew, Jacob Farrell;

 Dayton, Texas – Jerry Maddox;

 De Berry, Texas – Sarah Britt;

 Denham Springs – Joey Carroll, Jenson Wall;

 DeRidder – Amie Ashworth, Samantha Barr, Sheridan Douglas, Sarah Fulford, John Ham, Genna Higginbotham, Latresha High, Alexis Holland, Jordan Mack-Mcnair, Casey McGlothlin, Jessica McManus, Mary Rabalais, Morgan Smith, Madison Tilley, Gavin Watson, Katie Wisthoff, Siaerphin Wolfe;

 Destrahan – John Domangue;

 Deville – Emily Biddle, Hailie Coutee, Kinley Deville, Jessica Horton, Colton Johnson, Alyssa Kline, Ashtyn Knap, Hannah Lewis, Jordan Paul, Garrett Sellers, Haley Spilker, April Thomas, Destiny Zito;

 Dodton – Micah Broomfield, Melanie Thomas;

 Downsville – Abby Fordham;

 Doyline – Billi Jones, Joshua Kirkhart;

 Dripping Spring, Texas – Bryce Potter;

 Dry Prong – Joshua Christopher, Ethan Lewis, Shian Murrell, Lindsey Weatherford, Ashley Webb;

 Dubach – Olivia Hancock;

 Dubberly – Jared Bryce, Audrie Dison, Alex Robles;

 Duson – JoBeth Caswell;

 Edgard – TaiJhun Louper;

 Edmond, Oklahoma – Jiyoon Lee, Ravon Nero;

 Edwards, Mississippi – Taylor O’Bannon;

 Effie – Jacey Dunbar;

 Elizabeth – Kolby Friday, Hannah LaCaze;

 Elm Grove – Camryn Sessions, Jacob Dunn;

 Elmer – Courtney Baggett, Victoria Coleman, Garrett Holt, Brennan Mays;

 Elton – Maia Lacomb;

 Elverta, California – Erika Avery;

 Eunice – Tanner Thibodeaux;

 Evergreen – Miracle Oby;

 Flatwoods – Lindsey Willis;

 Florien – Connor Arthur, Whitney Byles, Cullen Hopkins, Tyler Johnson, Megan Wagley;

 Flower Mound, Texas – Cody McGee, Randall Ruffner;

 Forest Hill – Brett Atkinson, Anna Doherty, Celina Thrasher, Leslie Winners;

 Fort Bliss, Texas – Brittany Passi;

 Fort Polk – Nadia Charlot, Amber Ferguson, Jayla Hart, Amanda Kuhn, Jesica Mattson, Genesis Rondon Torres, Sarah Sullivan, Hannah Sweeney, Nohora Valencia Camacho;  

 Franklin – Shelley Bell, Zabreana Daniels, Jalena Kelly;

 Franklinton – Brittany Sanders;

 Friendswood, Texas – Malik Sonnier;

 Frierson – Austin Barnes, Mason Barnes, Shelby Callens, Treanna Howard, Madison Locke, Nicholas Parham;

 Frisco, Texas – Kalee Williams;

 Gibsland – Dianna Pearson;

 Guin, Alabama – Taylor Porter;

 Gadsen, Alabama – Damian Thompson;

 Gainesville, New York – Ray Anikwue;

 Garland, Texas – Adriana Velarde, Nia Ranall;

 Geismar -- Emilee Hawkins, Brenna LeGlue, Elijah Jon-Baptiste;

 Garland, Texas – Adriana Velarde;

 Georgetown – Joci Harris, Kaleb Hudson;

 Georgetown, Indiana – Elisa Rohlf;

 Gibsland – Madison Shidiskis;

 Glenmora – Phillip Bullitt, Jacob Dunson, Kerstyn Johnson, Ashton Swanson, Derrick Welch;  

 Gloster – Emmaleigh Cleary, Paris Gillum;  

 Goldonna – Brianna Calhoun;

 Gonzales – Julie Breaux, Malayah Currie, Courtney LeJeune, Harlee Melancon, Jennifer Enloe;

 Grand Cane – Cassiah Davis, Sandra Kimble;

 Grand Couteau – Alesia Francis;

 Grand Prairie, Texas – Stephen Carrett;

 Grant – Tyler Stanco;

 Gray – Lori Anthony;

 Grayson – Sabrina McKeithen;

 Greenwell Springs – Morgan Bellot, Micah Fontenot, Ashleigh Klein, Madison Szekely;

 Greenwood – Tamera Harris;

 Gretna – Kayla Anderson, Terralyn Schram;

 Harvey – Jesse Coats;

 Hackberry – Lexie Stine;

 Hagerstown – Stacy West;

 Hahnville – Imani Butler, Cierra Puryear;

 Hall Summit – Ashley-Kate Roberson;

 Hallandale Beach, Florida – Ralph Boereau;

 Hallsville – Emma Hawthorne;

 Hammond – Joseph Martin;

 Harker Heights, Texas – Khalil Corbett-Canada;

 Haughton – Deitric Alexander, Taylor Breed, Darius Brock, Kyler Burns, Sarah Carroll, Haylee Douglass, Dakota Hawkins, Megan Hobgood, Jasmine Jackson, Nathan Johnson, Luna Karkar, Mackenzie Langen, Alana Lewis, Hannah Robertson, Taylor Trombely, Katherine Weeks, Chase Woltz;  

 Heflin – Kendall Brunson, Simiuna Cook, Cody Robinson;

 Hessmer -- Carly Barrere, Daren Dauzat, Lakken Lemoine, Gabrielle Savoy;  

 Hineston – Victoria Carroll, Cheyanna Crane, Chase Powell;

 Homer – Madison Cain;

 Hornbeck – Emma Dubose Rogers, Torri Hollis, Joshua Hughes, Ariel Rodgers, Amber Stanley;

 Hosston – Qanisha Thomas;

 Houma – Rhiannon Dean, Jennifer Doiron;

 Houston – Luis Cervantes, Levar Gumms, Jennifer Hitt, Natashia Jackson;

 Inkster, Michigan – Kanesha Price;

 Jacksonville, Florida – Destinee Christie;

 Jacksonville, Texas – Donovan Trent;

 Jamestown – Kristen Campbell, Ieshia Thomas;

 Jasper, Texas – Kylee Dominy;

 Jefferson – Emily Ricalde;

 Jena – Jasmine Furlow, Mercedes Farris, Parker Fink, Hannah Spicer, William Tradewell;

 Jennings – Kelsey Fitzgerald, Mallory Martinez;

 Jolon, California – Abigail Vallery;

 Jonesboro – LaVonna Lawrence;

 Jonesville – Adrian Johnson, Sidney Spinks;

 Keithville – Kaylee McDuff;

 Kinder – Kelsey Frank;

 Kaplan – Chris Hebert;

 Katy, Texas – Brittany Cecil;

 Keatchie – Katelyn Hicks;

 Keithville – Taylor Hughes, Latavein Kennedy, Erin McDonnell, Maya Porter;

 Kenner -- Emily Bennett, Isabel Jemison, Ryan Johnson, Nicole Lala, Willie Soniat;

 Kerens, Texas – Richard Brumbelow;

 Kinder – All Lorin, Micaela Autin, Nicholas Moldovsky;

 Lacey, Washington – Shana Sweeney;

 Lafayette – Rachael Bryant, Sasskia Chassion, Madison Duplechine, Jeffrey Elkins, Justin Guillory, Michele Kramer, JaKayla Lee, Paul Martin, Melissa Pesacreta, Dana St. Julien, Julia Towry;

 Lafitte – Helen Kassahun;

 Lake Arthur – Gabriell Landry;

 Lake Charles – Holly Bray, Khristina Croker, Kennedy Fontenot, Haleigh Gates, Karley Hebert, Kathleen Hilliard, Adam Lindstrom, Jordan Mulsow, Jessica Newell, Shelby Rodrigue, Michael Thomas, Destany Washington;

 Lancaster, Texas – Deohjia Henderson;

 Laplace – Caitlyn Turnbull;

 League City, Texas – Blake Tessitore;

 Lecompte – Linzey Evans;

 Leesville – Patricia Adamson, Kyle Ashley, Jebediah Barrett, Hannah Blackwell, Hailey Brantley, Katrina Brinson, Jonathan Bruce, Victoria Butler, Charlotte Cassin, Charity Childress, Amy Eckerle, Ashley French, Brittany French, Brandon Furlow, Payton Gordy, Gabriella Haymon, Taylor Helton, Lauren Kreyenbuhl, Justin LeBleu, Mahala Lewis, Christina Lluvera, James Magee, Xavier Mccarty, Malcolm Mitchell, Marguerita Moffett, Stefanie Peters, Jessica Ramirez, Morgan Richard, Samantha Richard, Claudia Rouleau, Cesar Santos, Brett Schmidt, Rachel Smith, Payton Soto, Joyce Stevick, Grant Stolfi, Britnie Stroud, Daija Taylor, Devin Toups, Mackenzie Vincent, Tyler Vincent, Shelby Welch, Cheyene Wise, Michael Zschach;

 Lena – Bettina Doty, Juan Gonzales, Taylor Nichols, Justin Williams;

 Leonville – Lauren Briscoe;

 Lettsworth – Landon Benton;

 Liberty, Texas – Trevor Powell;

 Livingston – Cody CAmbre;

 Livonia – Ryann Bizette, Shanyia Haynes;

 Lockport – Courtney Cedotal, Malaina Falgout;

 Logansport – Susannah Cox, Amanda Hill, Jessica Thompson, Shelby Woods;

 Lone Oak, Texas – Kaylee Isenburg;

 Longview, Texas – Robdrick Halton, Deja Moore;

 Lynwood, Washington – Meghan Castille;

 Morgan City – Wykema Morse;

 Madisonville – Zoe Almaraz, Jensen Volz;

 Magnolia, Texas – Ray Tenninty;

 Mandeville – Carrie Maxwell;

 Mansfield – Rowdy Burleson, Cheyenne Free, Trevor Garrett, Hannah Hughes, Emily Jilg, DeAsia Maxie, Meliyah Mitchell, Demetric Preston, James Sowell, Devin Vanwinkle, Madison Welborn, Stanley Woodley;

 Mansura -- Phillip Augustine, Deaisha Johnson, Jonah Johnson, Katherin Lemoine, Kate Losavio;

 Many – Madilyn Armstrong, William Branam, Jocelyn Cannon, Kyle Elliott, Alison Garcia, Savanah Hall, Kelsi Horn, Clayton Kelley, Charles LaFollette, Johnathan Medine, Brianna Miller, Matthew Peace, Tanner Rains;

 Marksville – Regan Balius, Madison Bordelon, Andre Boyer, Miracle Fourcha, Kayla Gaspard, Makayla Laborde, Rachelle Lair, Nehemayeaux Smith, Kylie Spivey;

 Marrero -- Luis Escobar, Lorena Martin;

 Marshall, Texas -- Alexis Balbuena, Khari Jenkins, Sierra Smith, Tristian Zamora;

 Maurice – Nicole Levine;

 McKinney, Texas – Jasmine Dansby, Jameria Smith, Jocelyn Scott;

 Melville – Alexis Barker;

 Meridian, Mississippi – Reed Michel;

 Mesquite, Texas – Curtis Williams;

 Metairie – Trevor Brown, Madysen Norra;

 Minden – Shatarrius Batton, Angelina Carlin, Erin Dotson, Layla Easley, Lauren Holland, Jorge Zaldivar;

 Monroe – Kennedy Butler, Jansen Chisley, Jaquita Davis, Brianna McKinney, Ashley Murphy, Jameelah Sanaany, Kia Williams;

 Montegut – Nicole Cohen;  

Montgomery – Miranda Bartlett, Laryn Graves, Raygan Lecroix, Hailee Skains;

 Monticello, Arkansas – Kamilah Kelley;

 Mooingsport – Jo Anna Fisher;

 Moreauville – Reginea Alexander;

 Morgan City – Kriystina Pitre;

 Morganza – Sydney Beauvais;

 Morrow – Kiante Mouton;

 Moss Bluff – Bayleigh Smith;

 Napa, California – Jordan Greenlee;  

 Natalbany – Kierra Cooks;

 Natchez – Hailey Courville, Madison Holmes, Amberlyn Metoyer, James Rougeou;

 Natchitoches – Jeremy Aaron, Alissa Addison, Sharlexus Addison, Adrian Alfaro-Fontalvo, Rayshaughn Armant, Cass Arnold, Kayla Arnold, Jose Arrieta Cuesta, Abbie Atwood, Black Bechtel, Megan Berry, Kacy Bonds, Andrew Boyd, Dania Briceno Vaxquex, Keyana Brown, Dustin Burns, Thomas Celles, Valerie Chadick, Gilda Chan, Kaleb Chesser, William Coffey, Donna Cooper, acob Dahlhoff, Catherine Davis, Cieara Davis, Richard Duncan, Franchesca Forest, Rachel Formeller, Fernando Gonzales, Peyton Graham, Jasmine Hall, Deshon Hayes, Michael Hernandez, Saul Hernandez, Ashlyn Hogan, David Holmes, Jacob Horton, Kanika Irchirl, Rachel Jeane, Holly Jenkins, Brittany Jordan, Deylon Key, Cristofer Larcarte, Robert Lee, Lacy Martin, Lamarr McGaskey, T’Onna Mcfarland, Nestor Mercado-Garcia, Amber Minor, Joshua Minor, Destiny Moody, Donovan Ohnoutka, Eden Parker, Zachary Parker, Meredith Phelps, Rekeithia Pier, Keator Poleman, Darian Raymond, Jeffery Remo, Devin Reyes, Taylor Rutledge, Daniela Sala Ricardo, Dante Samuel, Christopher Sanders, MacKenzie Settle, Trayvon Snow, Blake Teekell, Rebecca Thomissee, Aaon Trichel, Kaleb Usleton, Barbara Vercher-Smith, Deja Vercher, Kayven Victor, Garrett Vienne, Huey Virece, Alex Wade, Naloni Walker, Brianna Watermolan, Anna Waxley, Emma-Leigh Webster, Deondra White, Mary Whitehead, Nicholas Wiggins, Leah Wilkins, Shatney Winslow, Alasia Young, Ashtin Youngblood,

 New Iberia – Taylor Freyou, Destinee Leger, Caitlin Melancon, Kira Tobias, Madison Willett;  

 New Llano – Trey Anderson, Bailey Glaze, Alexis Harbin, Reaz Khan;

 New Orleans – Demetrius Boulieu, Rayna Brantley, Marquise Davis, Maya Dolliole, Darlene Fairley, Felicia Franklin, Matthew Gonzales, Jacqueline Gross, Mia Jackson, Karrington Johnson, Raphael Jones, Seven Joseph, Jamilah Pelrean, Phallon Robinson, Julian Shum, JoeNee Smith;

 Newellton – Chasity Glasspoole;

 Noble – Ethan Morgan, Krista Rivers, Thomas Rivers;

 Norwood – Ty’Dashia McElwee;

 Oak Grove – Tonya Creech;

 Oakdale – JaQuanda Evins, Dylan Hamblin, Ayana Jones, Brooke Viscardis, Sarah Wharton;

 Oberlin – Kaitlyn Fontenot, Haily Wade;

 Oil City – Maegan Allborty, Chaddrick Thomas;

 Opelika, Alabama – Ceaser Stephens;

 Opelousas – Keylee Boone, Kescheler Guillory, Juwan Manuel, Lashante Richard;

 Otis – Joshua Poston, Sabrina Thiels;

 Paris, Texas – Emily Essary, Cody Vorwerk;

 Pelican – Tabitha Averitt, Tabetha Caldwell;

 Pflugerville, Texas – Kamika Ward;

 Pierre Part – Blaise Crochet;

 Pineville – Savannah Hope Andries, Emily Bordelon, Tabatha Bowlin, Kurt Burkett, Payten Collins, Brendan Day, Zachary Desselles, Sara Dorsey, Selena Ferguson, Hannah Gaspard, Taylor Holloway, Alissa Joseph, Trey Joseph, Corey King, Matthew Koepke, Santana Mount, Abby Nichols, Kaylie Parsons, Judith Peek, Christina Rachal, Relen Sanders, Elizabeth Shuler, Glynn Sillivan, Chloe Solomon, Peyton Spurgeon, Robert Tabor, Tyler Thompson, Gage Ulrich, David Veal, Emily Wiley, Sarah-Elizabeth Wilkes, Jewel Woods, Madeline Wright;

 Pitking – Hannah Johnson, Jessica Jones, Logan McClure, Emily Odom;

 Plain Dealing – Dormesha Noble, Ja-Mela Williams, Hunter Horton;

 Plaquemine – Ma Kayla Washington;

 Plaucheville – Philip Pepiton, Kimberly Poret, Brittany Taylor;

 Pleasant Hill – Montana Binning, Mickayla Brown;

 Pollock – Krystal Bennett, Alara Faulkner, Allie Frost, Christina Kendrick, Julie McGehee, Mary Robinson, Kari Taffi;

 Ponchatoula – Chaule Saing;

 Pontotoc, Mississippi – Elizabeth Murrah;

 Port Allen – Kaleb Gauthier, Ishmael Lane;

 Port Barre – Danielle Schexnayder, Andrew Lalonde;

 Prairieville – Haley Beason, Sarah Bishop, Alicia Boudreaux, Samantha Daigle, Whitney Duplantis, Bailey Mohler, Kristen Prettelt, Caleb Ricca, Madeleine Sheets;

 Pride – Ashlyn Johnson, Leann Willls;

 Princeton – Jacorious Jeter;

 Provencal – Taylor Craft;

 Raceland – Megan Parks;

 Ragley – Katherine Greenmun;

 Rayne – Cameron Desselle;

 Rayville --  Alana Odom, Frederick Lee;

 Reserve – Rianna Russell;

 Rhinehart – Bethany Russell;

 Richfield, Minnesota – Leah Barnes;

 Richmond, British Columbia – Jalen Donaldson;

 Richmond, Texas – Sidney Harris;

 Ringgold – Alora Bryant, Jered Cook, Martin Gould, Arvionne Reliford;

 Robeline – Candice Adcock, Arica Ammons, Keira Huff, Kristal Lachney, Angela Mitchell, Kacy Morace, Laura Olguin, Morgan Rachal, Terra Schulze, Christopher Taylor, Candace Thompson, Seth Woodel;

 Round Rock, Texas – Ana Ruiz;

 Rowlett, Texas – Daniel Miner;

 Roxton, Texas – Aleckse Mikeuchey;

 Ruston – Karenthia Crosby Onwudebe, Jalen Garrison, Reagan Lee, Phynecha Richard, Aujani Richburg, Joshua Riggs;

 St. Amant – Larson Fontenot, Kayley Naquin;

 St. Barthelmey d’Angers, France – Salome Gledel;

 St. Francisville – Ellie Wheeler;

 St. James – Keionne Octave;

 St. Martinville – Malik Anthony, Jacoby Fontenette, Destiny Simon, Maleik White;

 St. Rose – Crystal Jones;

 Saline – Aaron Savell, Shelby Savell;

 San Antonio – Matthew Aguilera, Hilton Brown, Anthony Renteria;

 San Pedro Sula, Honduras – Jonathan Andino Madrid, Vilma Castro Lopez, Meredith Corrales;

 Scott – Danaysia Senegal, Tayla Soileau;

             Scottsboro, Alabama – Jessica Provenza;

 Shreveport – Phillip Adams, Kendall Allen, Trayveon Allen, Laurie Basco, Tylar Bedford, Austin Beene, Azhani Bennett, Jordan Bogan, Alyssa Bonacci, Kevin Branch, Leta Broome, Tiffany Brown, Tamika Kate Cang, Kathryn Carroll, Myjoycia Cezar, Christina Clark, Audrey Copeland, Derienne Copeland, Reonia Davis, Hailey Deaton, Takea Dorsey, Melissa Dragon, Hannah Ellis, Candice Faith, Sierra Foster, Meghan Fry, Dejohn Garrison, Jameala Ghazawneh, Cassidy Giddens, Hallie Glick, Ellen Grappe, Brekendria Graves, Andrell Green, Destinee Green, Lashonda Hall, Ricci Haltom, Jesamin Huff, Brittany Jefferson, Matthew Jensen, Deaveon Jones, Nathan Jones, Summer Jones, Tradeya King, Elysia Lanier, Hannah Lee, Tra’Kyrin Lemons, Grandon Lewis-graham, Katherine Lind, Christopher Markham, Katelyn Martin, Samantha Metoyer, Mollie Millen, Destiny Mitchell, Maria Moreno Ponte, Armani Nation, Yasmin Newman, Doine Ngwen, Reondrick Owens, Tara Pair, Cristina Peterson, Elizabeth Peterson, Panasia Peterson, Patrick, Pierce, Sierra Prelow, Falon Prentiss, Caleb Rounsavall, Zachary Sanders, Johnathon Schluter, Tyler Sears, Devonne Seelig; Jackiesha Simmons, Kariah Sisk-Shaheed, John Slocum, Adrianna Smith, Kayla Smith, Kaylin Smith, Asia Stevens, Jamie Stewart, Gabrielle Thomas, Bailey Thompson, Magen Tucker, Terran Turner, Jessica Ursua, Rhiannon Venable, Earnestine Walker, Ilyanna Warlen, Jasmine Washington, Gaylin White, Dillion Wilkerson, Donald Williams, Shamolia Williams, Chad Wilson, Debriar Wilson, Morgan Woodall;

 Sicily Island – Shawn Perry;

 Sieper – Emily Goerge, Loren Robinson;

 Silsbee, Texas – Carson Fuller;

 Simmesport – Kimani Batiste, Michael Canal, Lexi Gremillion, Demi Williams;

 Simpson – Carleigh Standifer;

 Simsboro – Andrea Coon;

 Skiatook, Oklahoma – Anna Bonham;

 Slidell – Juliana Garcia, Noah Glass, Ashley Henry, Kierston Jackson, Maci Walgamotte;

 Spring, Texas – Elyssa Hernandez, Madelyne Mangum;

 Springfield – Kattie Bankston;  

 Sterlington – Catherine Trichell;

 Stonewall – Alana Bankson, Alexa Barron, Hailey Compton, Dawson Cranford, Madison Parker, Kirsten Sanders, Heather Schiller, Chase Slater, Christy Washington;

 Sugartown – Madison Budnik;

 Sulphur – Darisu Ardoin, Bralyn James;

 Sunset – Zachary Linville, Charlie Milton;

 Tallahassee, Florida – Edward Clarke;

 Tallulah – Anna Boney;

 Teneha, Texas – TaKameria Barnes;

 Terrytown – Roshane Brown;

 Texarkana – Daphne Hammett, Emily Landers;

 Thibodaux – Terrance Johnson, Tierra Johnson, Landon Olivier;

 Tickfaw – Brittany Culotta;

 Tomball, Texas – Nicole Henry;

 Toms River, New Jersey – Jacqueline Manza;

 Trout – Hayley Lisenby, Jacie Paul;

 Tullos – Kendall Normand;

 Van Alstyne, Texas – Kevin Hendricks;

 Vidalia – Evandria King, Kaitlyn Randall, Shanerria Squalls;

 Ville Platte – Christopher Casey, Hannah Gallow, Andrea Bradley;

 Vinton – Toby Stanley,

 Violet – Julia Verdon;

 Vivian – Kaylee Scott;

 Washington – Catherine Stevens;

 Waskom, Texas – Jonas Richardson;

 Welch – Macala Broussard, Misty Compton;

 West Monroe – Michael Dailey, Austin Dodson, Jasmyn Johnson, Eva Sanford;

 Westlake – Baleigh Derouen;

 Whitewright, Texas – Jearld Battles;

 Wilmington, North Carolina – Noelle Cox;

 Winnfield – Harli Austin, Landon Creel, Trenton Dill, Kerry Fitzgerald, Dezani Fountain, Kara Grantadams, Trinity Homan, Madisyn Hubbard, Saquan Jenkins, Jacob Jones, Michaela Maloy, Trakita Rainwater, Fatima Rodriguez, Katreiona Starks;

 Wisner – Jordan Price;

 Woodworth – Taylor Henry, Linzay Hunnell, Brandon Michot, Lexus Weston, Derek Wilson;

 Youngsville – Shaneda Armstrong, Randall Blair, Devin Forestier, Lorin Prejean, Devyn Shores;

 Zachary – Laney Davis, Neil Ahldwin Garcia, Caitlyn Thibodaux, Alaijha Trim, KeAra Thie;

 Zwolle – Kamryn Bedsole, Kirstyn Meshell, Samantha Rivers, Chyna Sepulvado, Rylea Sepulvado, Autumn Wyatt;

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Texas Midterm Elections 2022

Disclaimer: I'm Libertarian, not a Democrat. You saying I'm a snowflake liberal just shows your internalized notions of white supremacy, whether you, yourself are white-passing or not.

it's been awhile since Texas Democrats have put forward a gubernatorial candidate that could really challenge the redness of the state.

too bad the smear campaign against him seems to be effective. Abbot, Patrick, and Paxton have too much corporate fascist money. all riding on the prosperity Rick Perry is really responsible for. the state government is growing more Islamophobic day-by-day.

The DFW area is a little too misogynistic for a female liberal to take the helm, that's the mistake left-leaning politics made last time

Lizzie probably represents more of what I want to see out of Texas policy than other major political race going on, but the smear campaigns and tough on crime puffing chest rhetoric are really infuriating. calling Hidalgo and her office out as enabling criminal behavior when they're using non-enforcement and nullifying status as a political tool is just disingenuous. I feel much safer in Houston than I did 4 years ago, not to mention how much I respected Lina when we were both high schoolers in Debate on how she competed in Student Congress.

I know the gubernatorial race indicates the lieutenant and attorney general races as well. I actually have less problems with crony Abbott than the Islamophobic Patrick and Paxton, I need Collier and Garza to win to preserve my rights, personally.

The races that are really important for rights preservation in general: turn our courts bluer to show Texans aren't crazy fetus-worshiping zealots like Abbott is.

As a Libertarian, I've always supported Tom Oxford, but he's going against the better judge in his race in Erin A. Nowell

Who else matters to me? Well, I hate Dan Crenshaw with a passion, since he represents all the concentrated racism in Montgomery County. The Nehls brothers represent everything wrong with Texas because they've tried to arrest people for exercising free speech against Republican rule. I had hope Jacey Jetton would be decent, but he's just another Republican puppet, so vote for Daniel Lee on that alone. However, my state district got rezoned to one of the few Republicans I actually agreed with, Phil Stephenson, but he got primaried by the neoNazi Stan Kitzman and won, so I'll be voting for Larry Baggett since Mike Miller has no chance of getting my district because of how anti-3rd party my local politics have gotten.

Is it so much to ask for Republican candidates that respect my 1st Amendment rights, as a non-white Muslim American? or ones that don't want to actively control women's bodies as an extension of toxic patriarchy? Beto O'Rourke stands for something, and even though I don't totally agree with his policy leanings, it's better than treating brown, black, and feminine bodies as less than. Fletcher stands for the rational Texan that I feel represents the informed political consensus of the greater Houston area. Lina Hidalgo has been unafraid to enact the right policies for Houston in spite of the predictable backlash she knew she would get for it and I trust her more than Mayor Turner at this point.

Dan Crenshaw, the Nehls brothers, and Stan Kitzman would prefer we go back to a pre-Civil Rights era Texas, with white supremacy as the law of the land. People like Jacey Jetton enable that behavior through their loyalty and worship of Republican institutionalism.

Local politics are ruled by extremists and cushy moderates, we might never achieve real directional consensus if don't hold Republicans accountable for the anti-American values they've co-opted during the Trump administration.

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Anyway by Lee Baggett

Lee Baggett began a new chapter of his eclectic and varied songwriting career with the 2021 release of Just A Minute, and he’s continuing his experimental streak with his latest full length, Anyway. The seasoned musician is changing his stripes again with this 10-song collection by leaning into a more rollicking sound at times, as evidenced by the brisker feeling “Fruit Dog,” the album’s lead single, and the bustling and twangy penultimate track, “Highway Roll.” By embracing more country-tinged sonic elements like banjo, organ-sounding keys, and harmonica, Baggett is able to weave through winding narratives that poignantly parse through the challenging nature of change and evolution. On “Highway Roll,” he confronts how landscapes and settings he once knew are now unrecognizable, and takes that motif a step further on “Earlier Than The World” by achingly and vividly describing “concrete and rubble” amongst a sea of delicate, yet biting guitar riffs. Escape seems to be a viable option for Baggett with “Sink In My Dreams” and “Dust In The Wind” serving as the album’s soothing remedies, inviting the listener to sit back and get lost in Baggett’s mesmerizing guitar playing. His nimble guitar work is a prominent fixture on Anyway, acting as a crux at several key points. It resonates forcefully and feels emotionally charged. Just take the meandering bridge on “Earlier Than The World” as a prime example of how Baggett can aptly convey feeling through riffs. Delving deeper into Anyway finds some familiar sounds, with songs like “Oh Well” and “Anyway” evoking the seaside melancholy of Baggett’s prior works. But there’s decidedly more intimacy hidden in the crevices of his words and hooks. Throughout, Baggett uses his refined storytelling skills to share his relatable fears and coping mechanisms, his river-like path to unexpectedly finding love, and his musings on an ever-changing world, amongst other experiences. His conversational disposition, folk-styled lyricism, and emotive sonic backdrops make for an immersive listening experience. -Tom Gallo クレジット2022年9月30日リリース Zeb Zaitz — drums, backup vocals Sam Farrell —bass guitar, backup vocals Nick Aives — electric guitar, banjo, backup vocals Cory Gray — keyboards, piano, trumpet, mixing Bob Thayer — recording, backup vocals , acoustic guitar, harmonica Sterling Schlegel— acoustic guitar, mandolin, backup vocals Wiley Laufman — acoustic guitar Greg Olin — mixing Kyle Field — coach Lee Baggett— songs, guitar, piano, vocals Recorded in Mendocino, CA June 8, 9, 10 2021 Produced by Perpetual Doom Release Number: PD031

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Homelessness and Hunger

Homelessness and Hunger...From https://link.springer.com/... Homelessness continues to challenge service providers in the United States (USA) where nearly 600,000 individuals are without their own place to stay on any given night (NAEH 2018). Millions more experience homelessness when factoring in the number of families with children that are doubling-up with friends and relatives. Homelessness presents enormous challenges for both service providers and policymakers working to address basic needs and their overlap with health outcomes. These challenges are exacerbated when considering the difficulty that homeless persons have in acquiring food. With significant barriers preventing access to healthy, socially acceptable food, homeless persons remain at risk for experiencing long-term food insecurity. Food insecurity is defined as “access by all people at all time to enough food for an active, healthy life” (Coleman-Jensen et al. 2018). We build on previous work which highlighted the differentiated experience of food insecurity among the homeless (Lee et al. 2010) by assessing the role of multiple risks, stressors, and resources. We offer a unique contribution to this limited body of research on food insecurity among the homeless by highlighting the role that interaction with the criminal justice system and medical institutions playing in shaping an outcome critical to public health in the USA. While the primary research on homelessness and food insecurity is limited, there are several studies that offer evidence of the expected relationship between homelessness and food insecurity, and the secondary risks (circumstances, mental and physical health) that often are the consequence of this limited access to food (Dachner and Tarasuk 2002; Goldrick-Rab et al. 2018; Smith and Richards 2008). Homeless persons have a higher risk of food insecurity than the general population (Baggett et al. 2011; Gundersen et al. 2003; Lee and Greif 2008)....Joe Read the full article