8/27/11
8/26/11
TIM KASHER (of Cursive and The Good Life) LIVE
Tim Kasher does it again with a great performance of his new solo album "The Game of Monogamy".
He also just released an EP called Bigamy: More Songs From The Monogamy and performed new songs off the EP. And to make the night extra special the crowd of fans sang 'happy birthday' to Tim. He still rocks out with all he's got, and looks awesome doing it. Tim will be touring for a couple weeks. Check out the tour dates after the kicker. To make the night more memorable, he played some covers. Not just any covers, but an Elvis Costello cover, a Cursive cover, and also a Good Life cover. All done remarkably and insanely fun to listen to. The whole band had on "Woodward Dream Cruise" shirts to show of their love for the ever so popular Dream Cruise. While we were stuck in between new and old cars coming to the show, it ended with a beautiful night at the Pike Room.
Check out photos and video of the performance in this video of the song 'Cold Love'.
He also just released an EP called Bigamy: More Songs From The Monogamy and performed new songs off the EP. And to make the night extra special the crowd of fans sang 'happy birthday' to Tim. He still rocks out with all he's got, and looks awesome doing it. Tim will be touring for a couple weeks. Check out the tour dates after the kicker. To make the night more memorable, he played some covers. Not just any covers, but an Elvis Costello cover, a Cursive cover, and also a Good Life cover. All done remarkably and insanely fun to listen to. The whole band had on "Woodward Dream Cruise" shirts to show of their love for the ever so popular Dream Cruise. While we were stuck in between new and old cars coming to the show, it ended with a beautiful night at the Pike Room.
Check out photos and video of the performance in this video of the song 'Cold Love'.
| 08/26/11 | Washington, DC | The Red Palace | United States |
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| 08/27/11 | Chapel Hill, NC | Local 506 | United States |
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| 08/28/11 | Greenville, NC | The Tipsy Teapot | United States |
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| 08/29/11 | Atlanta, GA | The Earl | United States |
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| 08/30/11 | St. Augustine, FL | Cafe Eleven | United States |
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| 08/31/11 | Orlando, FL | The Social | United States |
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| 09/01/11 | Tallahassee, FL | Club Downunder | United States |
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| 09/02/11 | Birmingham, AL | Bottle Tree Cafe | United States |
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| 09/03/11 | Memphis, TN | Hi-Tone Cafe | United States |
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| 09/04/11 | Little Rock, AR | Stickyz Rock & Roll Chicken Shack | United States |
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| 09/06/11 | Austin, TX | The Mohawk- Inside | United States |
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| 09/07/11 | Dallas, TX | The Loft | United States |
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| 09/08/11 | Oklahoma City, OK | The Conservatory | United States |
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| 09/09/11 | Lawrence, KS | Jackpot Music Hall | United States |
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| 09/10/11 | Omaha, NE | Waiting Room | United States |
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Wild At Heart movie review - The Names Of Love
Wild At Heart
The movie "The Names Of Love" starts out introducing us to the two leads in the film, the everyman Arthur Martin who shares his name with countless other countrymen and Bahia Benmahmound, the free-spirited young woman who is the only person in the country with her name. This sets up what will be a romantic comedy of two opposites trying to find common ground.
Both characters are affected by the personalities of their parents. Arthur grew up in a house hold under the shadow in the holocaust and has made him a careful non-risk taker. Bahia grew up with a hippie mother and foreign born maintenance worker with a skill for painting which makes her a free-spirited, and slightly air-headed, young woman. If this ever gets remade as an American film, think Zooey Deschanel as the Bahia character.
Upon their first meeting, Arthur is taking in this dynamic young person who represents everything he isn’t in his life while Bahia seems to enjoy Arthurs’ more grounded nature. Every movie relationship of this nature needs a focal point that threatens the foundation of the relationship and while the parents’ natural differences would seem perfect, that is only a minor roadblock. In this movie, it is a childhood incident with a piano teacher that has put her on a path of promiscuity. However, the catch is she uses her love of sex to fight a war with fascists.
She uses her intelligence and charm to seduce people who she considers fascists and entices them to change their ways before leaving them and moving to the next target. Martin comes at this almost accepting but the relationship cannot move forward until Bahia can find it within herself to commit to Martin and Martin only.
The movie starts off a bit slow but picks up speed and delivers a wonderfully delightful romantic offbeat comedy. The film has a nice core to work around and the actors, esp Sara Forestier as Bahia, put forth wonderful performances. If you enjoy films like “(500) Day Of Summer”. Check out this foreign counterpart when it starts today at the Maple Art Theatre . My grade is a A-.
8/25/11
Dispensaries Face Risk of Shut-Down - by Punitor
MOTORCITYBLOG believes everyone should have access to quality legal information, even when you don't think you need it. Especially when you think you don't need it. "Punitor" is a licensed attorney certified to practice in the State of Michigan and in Michigan’s Federal Courts, with an office in Dearborn Heights, Michigan, and a long-time friend of MCB.
She's available for your questions at Punitor@WeFightTheLaw.com
COURT OF APPEALS WON'T "LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL"
Dispensaries Face Risk of Shut-Down - by Punitor
This case addressed whether the Michigan Medical Marihuana Act permits the selling of marihuana. Defendants Brandon McQueen and Matthew Taylor own and operate Compassionate Apothecary, LLC, a medical marihuana dispensary, where members, who are either registered qualifying patients or their primary caregivers, purchase marihuana that other members have stored in lockers rented from defendants. Defendants provide the mechanism for the sale of marihuana and retain at least 20 percent of the sale price.COURT OF APPEALS WON'T "LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL"
Dispensaries Face Risk of Shut-Down - by Punitor
Plaintiff, State of Michigan, through the Isabella County Prosecuting Attorney, filed a complaint against defendants for injunctive relief, alleging that the defendants' operation amounted to a public nuisance because it violated the Public Health Code. The trial court denied plaintiff's request for injunctive relief. Up they went to our Court of Appeals.
The Court of Appeals held that defendants' operation is an enjoinable public nuisance, violates the Public Health Code, and is not in accordance with the provisions of the Michigan Medical Marihuana Act. Opinion given immediate effect.
WHAT DOES THIS MEAN TO YOU?????
"Here in downtown Ann Arbor, the state police are, as we speak, apparently shutting down every medical marijuana dispensary in light of yesterday's opinion. Is that happening everywhere????"
The ruling specifically clarifies that marijuana cannot be sold — even from one patient to another — despite the 2008 citizen-initiated law legalizing the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes. The ruling gives prosecutors the authority to shut down dispensaries found to be selling marijuana, although the decision is expected to be appealed to the Michigan Supreme Court.
A recent article in The Flint Journal revealed that:
Benjamin Horner, owner of Michigan Organic Solutions at 3549 S. Dort Hwy. in Flint, said that if the state doesn’t allow dispensaries to operate many patients will be back on the streets purchasing marijuana illegally.
“We voted for this. We definitely didn’t vote for this to be taken away,” he said. “If it is decided that patient-to-patient transfers cannot be done we will shut our doors. ... If the Supreme Court favors against medical marijuana the only thing that’s going to happen is that in 2012 we will reverse it. The citizens can go out and vote again.” And in the end he believes the Supreme Court will rule to allow each community to decide what guidelines they want. “This (ruling) doesn’t really end everything,” said Horner, whose business has been open for about 15 months. “I don’t see the Supreme Court not allowing for the public option.”
Gov. Schutte Sez: (Click here for his Press Release) DISPENSARIES CAN BE SHUT DOWN under Michigan’s public nuisance law.
“This ruling is a huge victory for public safety and Michigan communities struggling with invasion of pot shops near their schools, homes and churches,” said Schuette. “Today the Court echoed the concerns of law enforcement<Punitor edit; but clearly, disregards the will of the people>, clarifying that this law is narrowly focused to help the seriously ill, not the creation of a marijuana free-for-all.”
Schuette will send a letter to Michigan’s 83 county prosecutors explaining that the ruling clearly empowers them to close dispensaries and provide instructions on how to file similar nuisance actions to close dispensaries in their own counties.
A three judge panel of the Michigan Court of Appeals ruled Compassionate Apothecary is in violation of the state Public Health Code and the MMMA in State of Michigan v. Brandon McQueen
and Matthew Taylor, d/b/a Compassionate Apothecary, LLC. The Court concluded that:
The MMMA does not legalize marijuana;
The MMMA authorizes marijuana use only in “very limited circumstances;”
The “medical use” of marijuana does not include the sale of marihuana;
The MMMA does not authorize marijuana dispensaries; and
The courts can infer that a dispensary’s purpose is not to alleviate a debilitating medical condition.
Isabella County Prosecutor Larry Burdick and Schuette argued the marijuana dispensary violated the Michigan Medical Marihuana Act (MMMA) by allowing profits from medical marijuana sales, in addition to patient-to-patient marijuana transactions, and the possession of medical marijuana in excess of legal limits by the club owners. The club allows patient-to-patient sales of marijuana, with the club profiting by taking a 20% commission.
TONIGHT: Gone with the Pope presented by Burton Theatre at Magic Bag : TONIGHT
ADDED BONUS:
Paul Hart, the editor of the movie
will be attending and discussing the film!!!
Magic Bag
and
The Burton Theatre
present
GONE WITH THE POPE
22920 Woodward Ave.
Ferndale, MI 48220
Event Hotline: 248-544-3030
Duke Mitchell’s long lost 70’s exploitation masterpiece
is finally hitting the big screen!
Mitchell (considered the Italian Rudy Ray Moore)
was inspired by the Godfather when he wrote Gone With The Pope.
This movie must be seen to be believed.
It’ll definitely blow your mind!
As a special treat, PAUL HART, the editor of Gone With The Pope
(as well as Spiderman, From Dusk Til Dawn 2, & Nude Bowling Party, amongst others),
will be with us at The Magic Bag to introduce and discuss the film tonight!
Doors open at 8pm - $5!
FREE TICKETS/SWAG/Signed Poster: The Stone Foxes Go "Psycho" at Small's Hamtramck - 9/10
The Stone Foxes
Small's Bar
10339 Conant
Hamtramck USA
September 10th 2011
The Stone Foxes are coming to Hamtramck's Small's on September 10th, playing with The Infatuations and pushing their new 7inch, "Psycho b/w Serious People,"
September 10th 2011
The Stone Foxes are coming to Hamtramck's Small's on September 10th, playing with The Infatuations and pushing their new 7inch, "Psycho b/w Serious People,"
The Stone Foxes' bombastic live show coupled with incredible feedback from their 2010 full length release Bears & Bulls (which garnered comparisons to Wolfmother and the Black Keys) earned them invites to Outside Lands, DeLuna, Voo Doo Fest and Wakarusa, as well as opening spots for the Black Keys, Los Lonely Boys, George Thorogood and Warren Haynes. Earlier this year, they recorded a cover of Slim Harpo's blues standard "I'm A King Bee" that was used in the Jack Daniel's Tennessee Honey national ad campaign.
email motorcityblog@earthlink.net for you shot to win
Grand Prize: Pair of tix to show + Psycho cd + Signed poster
2 runners up: Psycho cd + Bears & Bulls cd
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