GATHERERS
Announce The Paper Earth Tour
with Bent Knee
New Single "The Floorboards Are Breathing"
Streaming Now on Billboard
New Album Out Summer 2018
March 13, 2018 - Fresh off the release of a brand new single, New Jersey rock band Gatherers is thrilled to announce that they will be sharing the stage this summer with Bent Knee for The Paper Earth Tour. Kicking off on June 2nd in Northampton, the run includes stops in New York, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Los Angeles, Portland, Chicago, etc., with more dates to be announced.
Gatherers will also be performing at this year's BLED FEST in Howell, MI on May 26th, alongside Joyce Manor, Basement, Foxing, Norma Jean, Rozwell Kid, Slingshot Dakota, and more. For additional information, please visit: www.gatherersband.com
Gatherers is Matt Popowski, Adam Cichocki, Rich Weinberger, Anthony Gesa, and Rob Talalai. The band announced their signing to Equal Vision Records in March 2015, with the release of a bold new music video for " God Deluxe," from their sophomore full-length Quiet World.
With Quiet World, the band's debut with Equal Vision Records, Gatherers has created a truly unparalleled emotional and cathartic experience, enveloping listeners into a captivating world of anger, intensity, and frustration.
Gatherers finished working on new music at VuDu Studios with Mike Watts (The Dear Hunter, As Tall As Lions, Hopesfall, Glassjaw) last fall, and will be releasing a new record later this year.
Most recently Gatherers shared their visceral new single "The Floorboards Are Breathing," which was inspired by the 2007 documentary One Minute To Nine and premiered exclusively on Billboard.
For More Information, please visit:
Website: www.gatherersband.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/gatherersband
Twitter: www.twitter.com/gatherersband
Instagram: www.instagram.com/gatherersband
Upcoming Tour Dates:
3/15 - Albany, NY @ Pauly's Hotel
3/16 - Asbury Park, NJ @ AP Brewery
3/18 - Amityville, NY @ Amity Music Hall
4/29 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Boot & Saddle
5/26 - Howell, MI @ BLED FEST
6/2 - Northampton, MA @ Iron Horse Music Hall
6/3 - Providence, RI @ Fete Music Hall
6/4 - New Haven, CT @ cafe nine
6/6 - Asbury Park, NJ @ THE SAINT
6/7 - New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge
6/8 - Philadelphia, PA @ Boot & Saddle
6/9 - Baltimore, MD @ Metro Gallery
6/14 - Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
6/15 - New Orleans, LA @ Gasa Gasa
6/17 - Austin, TX @ The Sidewinder
6/20 - Phoenix, AZ @ Valley Bar
6/21 - San Diego, CA @ Soda Bar
6/22 - Los Angeles, CA @ Bootleg Theater
6/23 - San Francisco, CA @ Cafe Du Nord
6/24 - San Jose, CA @ SLG Art Boutiki & Gallery
6/28 - Eugene, OR @ HiFi Music Hall
6/29 - Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
6/30 - Seattle, WA @ Barboza
7/3 - Boise, ID @ Neurolux
7/5 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court
7/6 - Denver, CO @ Lost Lake
7/7 - Lawrence, KS @ The Bottleneck
7/10 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue & 7th St Entry
7/11 - Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall + Schubas
7/12 - Madison, WI @ The Frequency
7/14 - Detroit, MI @ The Loving Touch
7/17 - Cleveland, OH @ The Beachland Ballroom and Tavern
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ONE NATION OVERDOSED:
3 Things To Understand About America’s Opioid Crisis And Pain-Pill Addiction
Each time the American people think the nation’s opioid crisis can’t get any worse – it gets worse.
In 2016, 42,249 people died from opioid overdoses, which comes to 116 deaths every day, according to the United States Department of Health and Human Services. In addition, 11.5 million people misused opioids.
But, in a nation that takes so many prescription medications, perhaps no one should be surprised. And one underlying cause of the opioid crisis could be the way we take care of – or fail to take care of – our bodies.
“There’s a reason why Americans feel that the answer to every health problem is a pill,” says Dr. Raj Gupta (www.drrajgupta.com), founder of Soul Focus Wellness Center and author of Wellness Center Solution: How Physicians Can Transform Their Practices, Their Income and Their Lives.
“It’s because we don’t really have ‘health care’ in America. We employ a ‘sick-care’ model. We only go to the doctor when we are sick. And then we demand that doctors prescribe something for whatever ails us, and if they don’t we feel like we wasted our time.”
Antibiotics became so over-prescribed – often used when they weren’t even necessary – that they started to lose their potency. Now, Gupta says, people are doing the same with pills used to combat chronic musculoskeletal pain that results from stress, bad posture, aging bodies, sports injuries, car accidents and other causes.
He says Americans need to step back and understand a few reasons why relying on these powerful pain pills may be the wrong solution for what’s troubling them:
“Our culture has been brainwashed to believe that there is a pill for every problem,” Gupta says. “But the real solution is that we need to move past our ‘sick-care’ model of health care and concentrate on taking better care of ourselves so we don’t feel the need for that pill to begin with.”
About Dr. Raj Gupta
Dr. Raj Gupta (www.drrajgupta.com), who has more than 20 years experience as a chiropractor, is the founder of Soul Focus Wellness Center. He also is author of Wellness Center Solution: How Physicians Can Transform Their Practices, Their Income and Their Lives. He has been featured in US News and World Report Health, Woman’s World Magazine and New York Daily News. He has a doctorate in chiropractic from Life University.
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BLM ADVISORY BOARD MEETING VIOLATES FEDERAL LAW Last-minute board meeting is in violation of public notice regulations
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO – The Bureau of Land Management’s upcoming National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board meeting is in violation of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA).
The meeting, scheduled for March 27-28th, 2018, was announced today, in clear violation of the requirement for 30 days of public notice prior to an advisory committee meeting. The BLM FACA Regulations state in 43 C.F.R. 1784.4-2:
“Notice of meetings: (a) Notices of meetings of advisory committees and any subcommittees that may be formed shall be published in the Federal Register and distributed to the media 30 days in advance of a meeting. However, if urgent matters arise, notices of meetings of advisory committees and any subcommittees shall be published in the Federal Register and distributed to the media at least 15 days in advance of a meeting. (b) Notices shall set forth meeting locations, topics or issues to be discussed, and times and places for the public to be heard.”
“While a representative for the BLM has stated that the meeting is urgent due to the tenure of 3 board members lapsing at the end of this month, this meeting also fails to meet the 15-day notice requirement for urgent matters,” said Lisa Friday, Director of Communications for The Cloud Foundation. “Additionally, it is difficult to understand how a tenure lapse of three board members could be urgent when the length of their term has been known for three years. “
Members whose terms expire on March 30, 2018 include Ms. Jennifer Sall, Public Interest Representative; Ms. June Sewing, Wild Horse & Burro Advocacy Representative; and Dr. Julie Weikel, DVM, Veterinary Medicine Representative.
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SOURCES: BLM Meeting Announcement: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2018/03/13/2018-05046/wildhors... Federal Advisory Committee Regulations: https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/43/1784.4-2
The Cloud Foundation (TCF) is a Colorado based 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicate
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United Utah Party Calls on the Lieutenant Governor to Decertify GOP as Qualified Political Party and Inform GOP Candidates They Must Gather Petition Signatures
March 14, 2018
Provo, Utah - The United Utah Party urges Lieutenant Governor Spencer Cox to enforce the law and decertify the Utah Republican Party as a qualified political party (QPP) and require GOP candidates to gather petition signatures. The UUP took this stance after the Republican State Central Committee adopted a new bylaw that denies the right of candidates to pursue the signature gathering route to nomination, but the lieutenant governor said he would ignore their action.
“That new bylaw negates the Republican Party’s status as a QPP because it has denied the right of candidates to choose that process as stated under the law,” said Richard Davis, United Utah Party chair. “The GOP should now be considered a registered political party where all candidates must gather signatures. As the chief state elections official, Lieutenant Governor Cox should tell GOP candidates their party no longer qualifies as a QPP and they need to take the signature route to get on a primary ballot.
So, far, Cox said he would ignore the actions of the Republican Party and certify all Republican candidates. However, Davis explained that such an action only encourages the Republican Party to flout the law further.
“These standards must apply to all political parties, “ Davis said. “It appears that Cox is letting his own party break the law with no consequences. That is unacceptable in a state official. Utahns expect fair electoral processes that apply equally to all parties, regardless of what party the lieutenant governor belongs to.”
The United Utah Party is a QPP. Candidates can choose the convention or signature gathering routes. Moreover, the UPP encourages more voter participation by opening its primaries to all registered voters, regardless of party affiliation and has a convention threshold of 20 percent (versus 40 percent for the Republicans and the Democrats) for a candidate to go on to a primary from the convention.
“The Utah Republicans are leading the way in seeking to cut out voters from deciding their own representatives,” Davis said. “The United Utah Party is leading in seeking to bring voters back into the political process.”
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John Thomson
Administrative Assistant
United Utah Party
