Ride + Knifeplay – 3S Artspace (Portsmouth, NH) – May 8, 2024

May 15, 2024

Reunification can be a tricky road to navigate, and while you can’t blame bands for wanting to make a living, it’s sometimes quite easy to spot the blatant ‘sent-in cash grab’. https://www.youtube.com /watch?v=8B035DS-LfU


To ride have chosen to continue operating as a functioning band and that means making new music. Interaction is the third full-length since the post-reunion Diaries again in 2017, and although they rode the wave of nostalgia with the 30th anniversary of their debut record Nowhere Last year’s show was strongly focused on new material.


The band always relied more on their classic songwriting than on any kind of sonic treatments in the signal path, and in some ways their branding as a shoegaze band was actually more of a connection through the Creation record label than what they actually sounded like. The newer material reflects this progression; “I Came To See The Wreck” had a sneaky earworm of a melody line, and opener “Peace Sign” was a brightly polished ’60s-style pop banger. It was a little strange that two of the first three songs Mark Tuinman play bass Steve Queralt. Don’t worry, they hadn’t turned into a Neds’ Atomic Dustbin tribute band.


There was a missed opportunity to introduce the live debut of “Portland Rocks” as “Portsmouth Rocks,” but Gardener did make a point of naming set closer “Vapour Trail” as his favorite song, something Robert Smith agrees with is.


A new song that was a casualty of the setlist is ‘Future Love’ and of course some classics like ‘Chelsea Girl’ and ‘Taste’ and ‘Leave Them All Behind’ were played to great reception. It was a lot of fun to see the band in such an intimate space, about one-fifth the capacity of the Boston venue they played a few days later.

Knife game are a sextet (a risky economic decision for a small band these days) hailing from Philly, and I had seen an earlier show last year when they toured with Squirrel flower. Their sound matched the bill sublimely, less emphasis on pedal effects and more on the general atmosphere evoked. The vocals in particular were strong, their last song wouldn’t be out of place on an album Mazzy star compilation of lost cuts.

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Gwen Stefani

Gwen Stefani is best known for her musical talents. However, she made her acting debut in The kite the year before Mr and Mrs Smith visit theaters. She hasn’t had many acting roles since then. However, she did appear Trolls.

It turns out she was also in the running to play Jane Smith.

“I feel like I’m almost there. I went to some auditions,” she recalled in 2016. Gwen added, “(It was) very competitive and I wanted to do it, but I wanted to make more music.”

She said that again about her failed audition in 2022 Angelina “beat” her for the role.

Johnny Depp

Johnny Depp was already a movie star in 2005 that received critical acclaim. He had played major roles since the ’80s and brought Captain Jack Sparrow to life in the first film. pirates of the Caribbean movie from 2003.

During a 2005 interview, director said Doug Liman confirmed that Johnny was in the running. It appears he never addressed the casting rumors. Interestingly enough, he played the lead role The tourist of Angelina years later.

Look who would have played Jane next to Johnny…

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Award-winning and environmentally conscious, The Plot is pleased to announce the return of its renowned tasting menu dinner series, Plantscape, to Orange County. Following the successful launch of the first OC location at The CAMP in late January, The Plot will host the second installment of this innovative dinner series on Thursday, May 30, beginning at 4:00 PM, with seating available until 6:30 PM.

A culinary journey with Plantscape

Curated by The Plot’s culinary visionaries, Chef Davin Waite, Chef Travis Roe, and Master Fermenter and Baker Chef Bryan Balzer, Plantscape promises a six-course dining experience with an emphasis on locally sourced, regeneratively grown, and hyper-seasonal ingredients. Inspired by The Plot’s own garden project at their flagship Oceanside location, the menu showcases inventive techniques such as total utilization and dry-aging, resulting in produce-focused dishes that truly shine.

Photo by Israel Palacio

Sustainability in every bite

At the heart of Plantscape is a commitment to sustainability and innovation. The Plot’s commitment to a plant-based future, rooted in sustainable practices, is evident in every aspect of the dining experience. From the locally sourced ingredients to the zero-waste philosophy, guests can enjoy a cruelty-free culinary journey that celebrates the beauty of nature.

Chef Davin Waite Photo by Israel Palacio

Taking the dining experience to the next level

Guests have the opportunity to take their dining experience to the next level by pairing each course with carefully selected natural wines, enhancing the flavors and textures of the dishes. Upon arrival, guests are greeted with a signature house cocktail, providing a tempting preview of the evening ahead.

Photo by Israel Palacio

The expansion of the plot

The Plot’s rapid expansion, including recent openings in Carlsbad and Costa Mesa, reflects the team’s continued commitment to advancing sustainability and excellence in plant-based dining. Recognized for their culinary innovation, The Plot has received numerous accolades, including mentions in Eater Los Angeles, Tasting Table, VegOut, and VegNews.

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Reserve your place at the table

Tickets for Plantscape cost $80 per person, with an optional wine pairing available for an additional $35. Reservations can be made through OpenTable, giving guests the opportunity to embark on a culinary adventure that celebrates sustainability, innovation and the art of plant-based cuisine.

For more information about The Plot, visit ThePlotRestaurant.com.

Aberdeen started at a blistering pace, with Dante Polvara squandering a golden opportunity, smashing the ball off the post from six yards out in the opening stages.

Junior Hoilett then took a breath of fresh air in the center of the box before Graeme Shinnie’s first-time effort sailed over the bar with James McGarry wide and his powerful drive dragged wide. After half an hour the hosts should have been out of sight.

Livingston threatened to punish the hosts for their indiscretion but Nicky Devlin’s sliding clearance cleared Cristian Montano’s shot off the line after a quick counter-attack.

After the break, Livingston came out with more attacking impetus and were awarded a penalty after referee Alan Muir was sent to the pitch monitor and ruled that Ester Sokler had been guilty of a handball when defending a Livingston cross. A decision that left his side baffled as he had a defender climbing on his back and there was a lot of pushing and shoving in the area.

Aberdeen restored parity thanks to a touch of quality from Hoilett, who caressed his home side’s free-kick into the side netting before going through through their captain Shinnie’s headed effort.

Midfielder Polvara opened up the lead thanks to a clever set-piece routine and Canadian international Hoilett scored his second after Aberdeen had pushed their opponents back into their own penalty area, setting up the chance from close range.

16-year-old Fletcher Boyd then drove from the halfway line before driving a low display into the goal for his second Aberdeen goal in four days.

New Delhi: India’s goods exports rose one percent to $34.99 billion in April, while the trade deficit widened to a four-month high of $19.1 billion this month, according to government data. Healthy growth in sectors such as electronics, chemicals, petroleum products and pharmaceuticals have helped register positive growth in exports despite global economic uncertainties.

Imports also rose 10.25 percent to $54.09 billion in the month under review, compared to $49.06 billion in April 2023, due to a significant jump in gold imports.

Imports of precious metals more than doubled in April this year to $3.11 billion. Crude oil imports rose 20.22 percent to $16.5 billion.

The trade deficit, or the gap between imports and exports, stood at $14.44 billion in April 2023. The previous peak of the deficit was recorded in December 2023 at $19.8 billion.

In March 2024, outbound shipments fell to $41.68 billion from $41.96 billion a year ago. Briefing the media on the data, Commerce Minister Sunil Barthwal said the figures showed the new fiscal year started well and hoped this would continue. He informed that the data on the country’s total exports of goods and services for 2023-2024 has been revised to $778.21 billion, which is the highest so far.

Goods exports in the last fiscal year stood at $437.1 billion, while services exports stood at $341.1 billion. In terms of goods exports, 13 of the 30 key sectors showed positive growth in April compared to the same period last year.

These include coffee, tobacco, spices, plastics and handicrafts. According to Commerce Department data released on Wednesday, the estimated value of services exports for April is $29.57 billion, up from $25.78 billion in April 2023. Imports of services are estimated to be in the increased during the month to $16.97 billion, compared to $13.96 billion in April. April 2023.

May 15, 2024 – Eastern League (EL)
Altoona Curve news story

AKRON, Ohio – Seth Beer hit his second career triple for Altoona on Wednesday night, but the Akron RubberDucks rallied late to come from behind and beat the Curve 4-3 at Canal Park.

Altoona jumped out to an early 3-1 lead with a run in the third and two in the fourth. After back-to-back singles to open the third inning from Tres Gonzalez and Francisco Acuna, Sammy Siani grounded out to give the Curve a 1-0 lead.

Beer led off the fourth inning with a triple to left field and scored on an RBI single by Jase Bowen. Later in the frame, Bowen scored on a groundout by Gonzalez to extend Altoona’s lead, but the bats went quiet after the fourth inning for the second straight day, with just one hit late in the game for Altoona.

Po-Yu Chen pitched 5.1 innings in the start for Altoona, allowing one run in the third inning before giving up three in the sixth to give Akron the lead. Connor Kokx hit an RBI single in the third to tie the game at 1-1 and score Yordys Valdez, who reached on a walk and took second base on a throwing error by catcher Eli Wilson.

Chen pitched well for the Curve in the sixth inning, as the RubberDucks singled in three of the first four at-bats in the frame to take him out of the game. The three-run frame gave Akron the 4-3 lead. Eddy Yean pitched 2.2 scoreless innings in relief with two strikeouts, allowing two inherited baserunners to score in the sixth.

With the win, Akron has defeated Altoona in 10 straight games, bringing the Curve’s record against the RubberDucks to 1-10 on the season. The lone win came in overtime on Opening Day. Altoona’s overall record of 8-27 is the worst in affiliated baseball.

Altoona continues their series with the RubberDucks, Double-A affiliate of the Cleveland Guardians, on Thursday evening at 6:35 p.m. RHP Sean Sullivan takes the ball for Altoona, while LHP Doug Nikhazy is set to start for the RubberDucks.

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New York City FC defeated Philadelphia Union for the first time since December 2021 and moved to fourth place in the Easter Conference with 10 points after 13 games. With this result, Philadelphia lost four home games in a row for the first time in club history.

There was a lot in this game: rain, a raccoon, 25 shots from Philadelphia. But it’s the outcome that counts in the end, and that’s where NYCFC took the lead. Now it’s time to judge the New York City players.

The assessment form will remain open until midnight tomorrow – which is Thursday 16 May. The results will be published on Friday, May 17.

Penncrest’s Spencer Tyson goes horizontal and scores in the second quarter on Wednesday. However, this was called off because he was in the crease. The Lions defeated Upper Merion 13-7 in a District 1 Class 2A playoff Wednesday night at Louis W. Scott Stadium. (Pete Bannan – MediaNews Group)

MIDDLETOWN – All good things eventually come to an end, a fact of life that veteran Penncrest High School lacrosse coach Wayne Matsinger is well aware of.

But not on this Wednesday evening.

The fourth-seeded Lions got off to a good start, mounting a comeback and pulling away to defeat fifth seed Upper Merion 13-7 in the first round of the District 1 Class 2A playoffs. That allowed Coach Mats to enjoy another playoff game in this, his 25th and final season with the program.

Matsinger has led the Lions to 315 wins and counting.

“Anytime you get a playoff win against a quality team like Upper Merion, well-coached, it feels good,” Matsinger said. “We knew we had our hands full and that we had to execute tonight. We knew they were going to get into a zone against us, so we got there early and they had to get out of the zone. We made some adjustments and the boys are ready tonight. They shot well.”

Spoken like a classy man enjoying another playoff victory, a statistic that Vikings counterpart Brady McCormick admires.

“I gave him five or six,” McCormick said. “We have been working against him in one form or another for the past three years. Wayne is a great guy. Wayne is one of the guys I really respect in the sport because of how good of a person he is, how much he loves the kids and how much he respects the opponents. He has been huge for this sport and I will be sad to see him go.”

The Lions (11-7) never trailed and led by as many as seven goals on the foggy, cold evening, thanks to Spencer Meile and Aaron Goldstein, who scored four goals each, and Spencer Tyson, who had a pair. Owen Thompson, Liam Doyle and Kolby Poole all scored for the Lions.

Lions goalie Caden Paukstis made a handful of tough saves in the third quarter and also assisted on two goals, venturing out of the net and finding teammates on the fastbreak.

“I feel like I’m quite fast,” Paukstis said with a smile. “No, I always look at the field and try to find the open man. To start the game, I don’t think I saw the ball very well. But I think I picked it up.”

Paukstis and the Lions shut out the Vikings in the third period and entered the final frame with a 10-6 lead.

Kevin Roseland scored three goals, Justin Besz a pair for the Vikings (12-7).

The Lions will play Central League neighbors Marple Newtown in the district semi-final next Wednesday. While the Lions aren’t concerned with worst-case scenarios, they don’t hesitate to use urgency to create energy.

Paukstis and Doyle, whose father Mike coaches the Penncrest basketball team, don’t want to hold anything back.

“It could be his last,” Doyle said of Matsinger. “And it could be our last. I think it lights a fire under us and gets the guys going.

Then, and only then, will Doyle try to understand what Matsinger did in 25 seasons at Penncrest. His father is approaching 300 victories.

“It’s crazy to think about that because in basketball there are more games,” Doyle said. “My father has been here for a long time. My dad has been a basketball coach my whole life and they have been winning games for so long. My lacrosse coach has won over 300 games? It’s crazy to think about it that way.”

How do you measure the value of an All Blacks captain?

Is it through performance, results, team unity (usually aided by good results), or the coaches’ determination to keep you in the team as long as possible?

Sam Cane’s announcement on Monday that he will step down as captain of the All Blacks and terminate his New Zealand rugby contract a year early, making him the last available to wear the black jersey this year, is likely to have some emotions led among rugby fans in this country and beyond.

One of them may be the question: was he pressured or did he make the decision himself?

Cane is 32 and is recovering from a back injury, which has meant he has hardly played for his Japanese club Suntory this season.

He broke his neck in 2018 and played in the World Cup the following year. His mind may be ready to do that, and if he comes back from that terrifying injury it could indicate that Cane has a special kind of mental strength, but his body is less so.

So when news broke of Cane’s decision – that he will cut ties with New Zealand Rugby at the end of the year to take up an extended three-year spell at Suntory – the pieces started to come together for some to fall into their place.

This was a way for Cane, who knew he wouldn’t be captain under new head coach Scott Robertson, to save face before being completely left out, according to former All Blacks fullback Israel Dagg, a theory that may have gained traction won in recent years. last few days.

“I have a lot of time and respect for Sam Cane, I’ve played with him a lot and I’ve never met a tougher guy,” Dagg told SENZ Radio.

“A guy who just breaks down, puts his body on the line week in, week out and goes down in history as one of the greats for New Zealand.

“But there is something hanging over my shoulder here.

“I feel like this is forced. I get the feeling the one and only (Robertson) tapped him on the shoulder and said ‘Gidday son, I think the writing is on the wall when it comes to where you are seen in New Zealand rugby, Scott Barrett is going to take over the captaincy’.

“I think this was forced to be completely honest. They’ve had conversations about it online, but the reality is he was tapped on the shoulder and told to take the next step, and his next step is to transfer the yen to Japan.”

There was a line in Robertson’s media interview a day later that also resonated. “It was very emotional for him,” Robertson said when recounting how Cane informed him of the decision. “He Facetimed Jase Ryan and me and made sure he could look us in the eye and tell us what he was thinking. By the end of the conversation, it was clear he had a great opportunity.”

Those who thought along the lines of Dagg may have wondered: Who wanted to look who in the eye when explaining their decision? Cane or Robertson?

It was Cane. Those aware of his deal say it was largely his decision, and that New Zealand Rugby was more relaxed about releasing him from the final year of his contract than the All Blacks coaches, and in particular offensive line coach Ryan. NZ Rugby felt Cane had earned the right to take the money after serving in black for 95 tests over more than a decade.

For the All Blacks, Cane was seen as a special presence in the area and with the potential to make the transition from the Foster era to the Robertson era seamless. Significantly, Ryan values ​​strength and character above all else. In short, Cane was a man the All Blacks wanted to hold on to for as long as possible.

Of course, we may not see him in a black sweater again. Cane’s injury means he won’t be available for the All Blacks until the two Rugby Championship Tests against Argentina in September at the earliest. Even then, he may not be able to force his way back.

So Cane’s legacy won’t be easy. His dismissal in the World Cup final effectively cost the All Blacks victory, but few could blame him for what was clearly an accident.

He looked pale and sick at the press conference afterwards and seemed genuinely afraid of the reaction at home. However, he was amazed at the support upon his arrival, support that lasted and helped heal the pain.

His overall performance in the quarter-final win over Ireland was stunning, a masterclass of determination and courage that was a near-perfect reflection of his character, and yet for some he struggled to escape the shadow of Richie McCaw or even Ardie Savea .

As McCaw’s successor in the No. 7 jersey, he faced the toughest of actions, but he always conducted himself with grace and humility.

What is not in dispute is that he was one of the strongest and most consistent defenders to have played for the All Blacks.

Dagg says he’ll end up great. The All Blacks coaches wanted him to stay on. That probably says it all.