Wednesday, August 28th Stories:
The Big Ol' Nasty Getdown
Announce September Tour Dates
With Support from April B. & the Cool and Henry + the Invisibles
*New Music Coming In 2020*
"Exactly the kind of jam you need"
- Afropunk
"...consistently hit the nail on the head.
And as should be expected of this outlet by now, they do it with style."
- Popmatters
August 29, 2019 - Funk supergroup The Big Ol' Nasty Getdown has announced a run of upcoming tour dates this September through South Carolina, North Carolina, and Washington, D.C. Support will come from April B. & the Cool and Henry + the Invisibles. For a full list of tour dates, please see below. Tickets are available now at: https://www.facebook.com/TheBigOlNastyGetdown/
Speaking of the tour, The Big Ol' Nasty Getdown founder John Heintz said, "Taking the Getdown from a primarily studio project to a live touring act has always been the vision. This is the next phase in the project and I couldn't feel better about the direction its heading."
Players for this run include Claude Coleman Jr. on Drums (Ween), John Heintz on Bass, Leon Mobley on Percussion for 9/19, 9/20, 9/21 & 9/23, (Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals), Frank Mapstone on Organ, John Paul-Miller on Guitar (Yo Mama's Big Fat Booty Band), Bobby Easton on Guitar (Delta Nove), Derrick Johnson on Trombone (Yo Mama's Big Fat Booty Band), Greg Hollowell on Tenor/Bari Sax (Asheville Horns), Linda Shider on Vocals (Funkadelic), Henry Roland on Keys (Henry + the Invisibles), Rev Desmond D'Angelo on Vocals (The Solar System), April Bennett on Vocals (April B. & the Cool), Simon George on Keys for 9/23 (Marcus King Band), and Josh Blake on Guitar for 9/19 & 9/23.
Last year, The Big Ol' Nasty Getdown released Volume 2, the follow up to 2011's Volume 1.
Improvisation is at the root of The Big Ol' Nasty Getdown, which was conceived by bassist John Heintz at a music festival in 2007. Heintz found himself in a jam session with members of Galactic, Papa Grows Funk, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band and more, and sought to re-create that serendipitous, unrehearsed vibe that's unexpectedly created and can carry music to unexpected places.
The first Big Ol' Nasty Getdown took place in a 14-bedroom house on Royal Street in the French Quarter of New Orleans in December 2007. Heintz assembled a free-floating ensemble that included 35 musicians from 17 bands, including The Lee Boys, Yo Mama's Big Fat Booty Band, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Galactic, and Dumpstapunk, as well Ralph Roddenbery and Parliament Funkadelic's, Garry "Starchild" Shider and Belita Woods. The eight-day session was unplanned and unrehearsed. Bar-b-cue smoked in the backyard, songs were written in the living room and tracks were recorded all over the house, as the inspiration flowed. The result was released as Big Ol' Nasty Getdown's Volume 1.
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Upcoming Tour Dates:
Sept. 19 - Charleston, SC @ The Charleston Pour House
Sept. 20 - Asheville, NC @ Salvage Station
Sept. 21 - Greensboro, NC @ Blind Tiger
Sept. 23 - Asheville, NC @ IamAVL Live Broadcast
Sept. 27 - Raleigh, NC @ KINGS
Sept. 28 - Washington, D.C. @ Gypsy Sally's
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New York, NY—The Nation, America’s leading source of progressive politics and culture, today announced that more than 170 news outlets from around the world, with a combined audience of hundreds of millions of people, have now signed up for Covering Climate Now, a project co-founded by CJR and The Nation aimed at strengthening the media’s focus on the climate crisis. Guided by CJR editor and publisher Kyle Pope and long-time Nation environmental correspondent Mark Hertsgaard, Covering Climate Now now ranks as one of the most ambitious efforts ever to organize the world’s media around a single coverage topic.
“The need for solid climate coverage has never been greater,” says Pope. “We’re proud that so many organizations from across the US and around the world have joined with Covering Climate Now to do our duty as journalists—to report this hugely important story.”
“Collaboration with like-minded colleagues makes both journalistic and business sense in today’s media environment, and The Nation is happy to encourage such collaboration and proud to share our climate coverage as part of this exciting initiative,” adds Katrina vanden Heuvel, editorial director and publisher of The Nation.
Participating news outlets have committed to running a week’s worth of climate coverage in the lead-up to the United Nations Climate Action Summit in New York on Sept. 23. At that meeting, the world’s governments will submit plans to meet the Paris Agreement’s pledge to keep global temperature rise “well below” 2 degrees Celsius.
In addition to The Guardian—the lead media partner in Covering Climate Now—CJR and The Nation are joined by major newspapers, magazines, television and radio broadcasters, and global news and photo agencies in North and South America, Europe, Africa, and Asia. Among the outlets represented are: Bloomberg; CBS News; El País; the Asahi Shimbun; La Repubblica; The Times of India; Getty Images; Agence France-Presse; national public TV broadcasters in Italy, Sweden, and the United States; most of the biggest public radio stations in the US; scholarly journals such as Nature, Science, and the Harvard Business Review; and publications such as Vanity Fair, HuffPost, BuzzFeed News, and The Daily Beast. Covering Climate Now also includes a wide array of local news outlets and non-profit websites reporting from Rhode Island, Nevada, Turkey, Togo, and dozens of places in between.
All participating news outlets will decide for themselves how many climate stories to run during the September week of coverage, and what those stories say. The only requirement is that they make a good faith effort to run as much high-quality climate coverage as they can—thereby signaling to their audiences the paramount importance of the climate story. Some of the outlets participating in Covering Climate Now will share their climate coverage with one another, though this is by no means obligatory. Many outlets will publish or broadcast only stories they themselves produce. This decision is entirely up to each participating outlet.
For a full list of collaborators, please visit:
A New Commitment to Covering the Climate Story
Mark Hertsgaard is available for interview from San Francisco, CA. Kyle Pope is available from New York, NY.
For booking requests, please see contact information above. To learn more about joining the initiative, please email: editors@cjr.org
ABOUT: Mark Hertsgaard, The Nation’s environment correspondent, has covered climate change since 1989. His books include On Bended Knee: The Press and the Reagan Presidency, Earth Odyssey, and HOT: Living Through the Next Fifty Years on Earth. Kyle Pope is the editor in chief and publisher of the Columbia Journalism Review. He previously has worked as an editor at Condé Nast, The Wall Street Journal, and the New York Observer and in 2017 testified before Congress about threats to the press.
Founded by abolitionists in 1865, The Nation has chronicled the breadth and depth of political and cultural life, from the debut of the telegraph to the rise of Twitter, serving as a critical, independent, and progressive voice in American journalism.
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ASA Insurance provides competitive car insurance rates in the Salt Lake City area.
The insurance provider offers critical information for Utah drivers
SALT LAKE CITY, UT, UNITED STATES, August 28, 2019 /EINPresswire.com/ -- In Utah, car insurance claims are easy to file, but drivers run the risk of their claim being rejected. As one of the state’s leading providers of car insurance, ASA Insurance discussed some of the most common reasons a claim may be rejected to help policyholders ensure their claim is accepted.
If a law has been broken, ASA Insurance shared, a car insurance claim is more likely to be denied. Examples include driving without a license or driving under the influence. If the person was driving without car insurance in Utah or elsewhere across the country, an insurance provider is not legally required to pay for the claim.
Claims are also denied when the incident is not covered under the insurance policy. For example, most drivers purchase comprehensive and collision coverage altogether. In some cases, it’s possible to purchase them separately. If a person only has collision coverage, rocks falling on the vehicle or hail damage would not be covered by the insurance policy. For this reason, ASA Insurance reminds drivers how important it is to read their policy and ensure they understand the coverage limits and exclusions.
If a policyholder provides information on their car insurance application that was not true or partakes in other fraudulent activity, this can also lead to denied claims.
Creed Anderson of ASA Insurance Agency shared, “Not everyone who puts incorrect information on an insurance policy is trying to be fraudulent. They may be guessing at some of the answers and accidentally put information that isn’t true. Still, it can mean that the provider isn’t responsible for a claim made later.”
Anderson encourages drivers to speak with an insurance agent when signing up for a car insurance policy. An agent can walk a person through the process and help them answer questions accurately. Additionally, the agent can go over coverage and recommend riders and other add-ons to ensure the person has the right kind of coverage should they need to file a claim. He also recommends taking detailed notes and photos if an accident occurs and immediately reporting it to the insurance provider.
As Anderson emphasizes, it’s important to work with your insurance agent to ensure you have the coverage you need, when you need it. Taking these steps can help prevent the chances that a claim will be denied.
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