OFF ROAD MINIVAN
Release Debut EP
Spiral Gaze
via Tooth & Nail Records
Available Now at smarturl.it/OffRoadMinivan
Streaming on Spotify
Previously Featured on Alternative Press
February 16, 2018 - Red Hook, NY - Rock quintet Off Road Minivan is thrilled to share their new EP, Spiral Gaze, out now via Tooth & Nail Records. Spiral Gaze is the band's debut release, and has previously been featured on Alternative Press. For more information or to purchase the EP, please visit: www.smarturl.it/OffRoadMinivan.
On the new EP, vocalist Ryan O'Leary shares: "Myself and the guys couldn't be more excited to release our new EP with Tooth & Nail records. We are Off Road Minivan and we wanna be your favorite band."
"We really wanted to create a collection of songs that not only allowed the audience to hear a powerful final product, but to be immersed in the intimate process that we used to create it," adds drummer Evan Garcia Renart. "Our goal is to create high concept contemporary material that's imbued with the nostalgia of the music we grew up listening to and were inspired by."
Off Road Minivan is Ryan "Tuck" O'Leary (vocals, bass), Melvin Brinson (guitar), Dave Trimboli (guitar/keyboard), Miles Sweeny (guitar/keyboard), and Evan Garcia Renart (drums).
Off Road Minivan is an alternative rock band from Red Hook, NY. Their sound-a nod to acts like Jimmy Eat World, Thrice, and Snow Patrol-is the direct result of decade-long friendships and a collective passion for 90's grunge. Lead vocalist Ryan "Tuck" O'Leary (Fit For A King) uses Off Road Minivan as an opportunity to write the softer rock he loves to play. His band mates Melvin Brinson (guitar), Dave Trimboli (guitar/keyboard), Miles Sweeny (guitar/keyboard), and Evan Garcia Renart (drums) all play active roles in the writing process too, collaborating and building songs in sessions, not on screens.
"Our main point is to try and get away from what everyone is doing," explains O'Leary, referencing the popularity of electronic music. "We want the organic part of music, the kind that really fills the room, to be what we're known for."
Their debut EP, Spiral Gaze, is out now on Tooth & Nail Records.
For More Information:
Website: www.offroadminivan.merchnow.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/OffRoadMinivan
Instagram: www.instagram.com/offroadminivan
Spiral Gaze Track Listing:
1. Spiral Gaze
2. Light Up The Room
3. Glow
4. 17 Years
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Senator Dabakis (D- Salt Lake City) released the following statement on Governor Herbert's declaration that the 0.05% blood alcohol limit law will not be repealed or delayed:
"Once again, “Weird Utah” is kicking in. Under the new DUI law, one glass of wine with dinner can make a criminal out of a 125-pound woman. This is just plain wrong and ill-informed.
We get it Governor Herbert. You and the Legislature do not drink. But why are you continually throwing a wet blanket of judgement on those who do? You are affecting Utah jobs. Our State's biggest growth industries, tourism and outdoor recreation, will be hurt. Last year, your ideology drove away the Outdoor Retailer Convention and their $45 million dollars.
Governor, you can be assured that this weird law will be at the top of the Colorado (and other states) Tourist and Convention Bureau's list of reasons why groups should not have their convention in Utah. ‘Your unimpaired wife may be arrested for having a glass of wine with dinner' is a pretty powerful argument to not come to our state.
This is a “moral” message that ought to be given at the pulpit -- not from the State Capitol. This is a war on drinking-- not a step towards preventing impaired driving. There is no scientific evidence to show that the law will help on public safety issues in the United States -- quite the contrary. This law will take law enforcement personnel and resources away from cracking down on those that actually are driving impaired.
Utah's 0.05%, first-in-the-nation, non-DUI-DUI will cost many, many Utah jobs as tourists and conventioneers quietly make other choices. It will also wreak havoc on the lives of many innocent Utahns by turning them into criminals, doubling their insurance rates, and possibly costing them their jobs and security clearances.
Sadly, “Weird Utah” prevails."
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Salt Lake City, Utah, February 16, 2018– Today is the day the YMCA of Northern Utah will have helped to improve the lives of others in Utah for 125 years. The Y will be observing the anniversary day as well as celebrating the milestone throughout the coming year.
Founded in Salt Lake City in 1893, the Y is now a leader in providing programs for the communities in which we serve. The YMCA of Northern Utah is the only YMCA in the state. Since it’s founding, the Y has been listening and responding to the needs of Utah. Over the 125 years the YMCA has addressed a number of issues.
In 1905 there was a shortage of affordable housing for railroad workers who were building the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad. Over the next 15 years, the Railroad YMCA provided not only housing but activities to the workers and classroom space for the local elementary school. Today, the YMCA can be seen at its original location in Helper, Utah at the Western Mining and Railroad Museum.
In 1942, the YMCA was one among several national non-profits who housed the local USO – providing a welcoming space for a swelling number of Veterans seeking aid. In Utah, it’s unclear how many USOs the YMCA operated but stories have surfaced around operating Ogden and Murray’s USO centers.
In downtown Salt Lake City, the Y called 700 East 200 South home. Serving Utah for nearly 30 years, the Y operated a large facility providing thousands of Utah residents access to a variety of youth, adult and family programs.
It’s been a remarkable 125 years and on February 12th, Utah Governor Gary Herbert signed a proclamation recognizing the 125th Anniversary of the Y. The proclamation pays tribute to the impact that the YMCA has made and continues to make in Utah.
Today, the Y connects with over 11,000 Utahns through youth, adult, and community programs, services, and events. Nurturing the potential of every child and teen, the Y served over 3,000 youth in school year and summer programs. Ensuring kids have a safe place to go after school the Y operates 28 Afterschool Program sites. Preparing kids to be ready for kindergarten, the Y operated seven Preschool Program sites. The Y also keeps over 1,800 kids active and engaged in learning during critical summer months at seven Summer Day Camp sites and bringing opportunities to get kids to “disconnect” and explore the beautiful Utah outdoors at two overnight camp sites – YMCA Camp Roger and YMCA Camp Mill Hollow. The Y incorporates healthy lifestyle habits into all of the Y programs. The Y keeps kids and teens engaged in physical activity every day in our programs and fervently promotes healthy eating by serving more than 125,000 healthy meals and snacks each year. The Y isn’t just for kids. Hundreds of adults come together to give over 7,100 hours of their time and 9,000 connect with each other at 100+ adult, family, and community education programs and events. Additionally, 600 donors come together to provide over $1.7 million in financial assistance to ensure the Y is there to serve ALL. Lastly, over 35 organizations come together with the Y to leverage resources to meet a common goal of building a stronger sense of community.
Richard West, YMCA of Northern Utah CEO says “Our hope is that we can continue to create an impact for the families we serve in the community for years to come by continuing to grow and improve our programs.”
Whether developing skills, improving well-being, welcoming and connecting diverse demographic populations, preventing chronic disease, building partnerships within the local community - strengthening community is the Y’s cause. To celebrate this momentous anniversary, the Y is gathering stories from communities across the state. The public may submit stories and photos of the YMCA’s impact at ymcautah.org/our-stories. To read more about the Y’s history, please visit ymcautah.org/our-history
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About the Y
The Y is and always will be, dedicated to building healthy, confident, connected and secure children, adults, families and communities. The Y is continually looking to provide value, to stay relevant and to serve communities in the ways they need most. The Y offers programs, services and initiatives focused on youth development, healthy living and social responsibility, according to the unique needs of the communities it engages.
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Contact: 202-646-5188
February 16, 2018
(Washington, DC) – Judicial Watch today announced that the FBI agreed to review 16,750 pages of records in response to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request seeking the records for former FBI Director James Comey that were archived after he was dismissed. Judicial Watch came to this agreement with the FBI shortly after it filed Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit to obtain the Comey records. (Judicial Watch v. U.S. Department of Justice (No. 1:18-cv-00262)).
Judicial Watch discovered the cache of Comey records as a result of disclosures by the Justice Department in separate Judicial Watch litigation (here and here) to obtain the controversial “Comey memos” that allegedly memorialize conversations Comey had with President Trump.
There is significant public interest in Comey’s conduct and the FBI’s handling of the Clinton email and Russia collusion investigations and targeting of President (and candidate) Trump.
“The FBI has a terrible record of playing shell games with records – whether it be texts or memos by its disgraced former director James Comey,” said Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton. “Out lawsuit, we hope, will force the FBI should expedite the review and release of the 16,750 pages of Comey documents. Open the files.”
