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Sep. 20th, 2004 03:47 pmTerrifically good weekend!( Read more... )
The Chicago Tribune recently conducted a national poll in which about half of those surveyed said there should be been some kind of press restraint on reporting about the prison abuse scandal in Iraq; I suggest those people don’t want the facts to disturb their belief system about American exceptionalism. The poll also found that five or six of every ten Americans “would embrace government controls of some kind on free speech, especially if it is found unpatriotic.” No wonder scoundrels find refuge in patriotism; it offers them immunity from criticism.
"Mr. Brady has done something to bring home to us the terrible reality and earnestness of war," wrote a New York Times correspondent on October 20. "If he has not brought bodies and laid them in our dooryards and along the streets, he has done something very like it."
Thursday September 23 8PM $15 Celtic rock
Wolfstone
Highland music is recognised world wide as a unique treasure and Wolfstone, the shining jewel in its crown. From its birth in 1989 the band has followed its very own Highland roots and delivered the passion that is contained within them onto the international stage. On one long roller coaster ride they have taken themselves from the village halls of Scotland through to headlining major festivals across Europe, Canada and from the West to the East Coasts of America, playing to audiences in excess of 60,000. Wolfstone draw from the very foundations of Highland music, wild tunes, beautiful airs and powerful songs and the unique blend of guitars, fiddle, bagpipes and pulsating percussion combined with a dynamic stage presence, are all well-known hallmarks of the band.
Friday September 24 8PM $15 folk
Nerissa and Katryna Nields We're About Nine opens
The quirky, emotive songs of Nerissa and Katryna Nields have always challenged the mind, even as they touched the heart. At the heart of any Nields collaboration is the sublime vocal chemistry of two sisters who have been singing together almost from the cradle. Katryna's volcanic, mercurial soprano seems almost to need the tawny, rich tones of Nerissa's tethering harmonies to keep it here on earth. And Nerissa's brainy songwriting surges to life in the expressive, vital, engaging vocals of Katryna.