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CONTENTS
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tunes
5 Letter From the Editor
13 The Vibration
Miscellaneous
6 A Head Of The Game Featuring Peter Shapiro
Interview by Alessandro Satta
10 Rocks With A Fox Transform with Tangerine Quartz By Shawn “Fox” Rybacki
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- Philadelphia Funk Hustle Interview by Matt Testa
14 Michael Franti Shines On Philly
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Interview by Nikola Katkocin
16 Zach Deputy The one-man musical army Interview by Mia Jester
greens
Environmental initiatives
11 CBD’s: The truth about cannabidiols By Janice Rhayem
munchies
Food and health
12 Farro Risotto with Butternut Squash and Asparagus By Marisa Katkocin
spaced out
Activities, arts, & culture
19 Know Your Rights
Warrantless searches find their way to PA By Jesse Bellosi
20 Top Live Music Junkie Apps By Becky Blumenthal
22 A Brief Intro To Setting Up Camp By Katie Schwartz
24 Artist Showcases - Black Ink - Alex Queral
29 Creative Writing
Featuring Willow Zef
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In a society consumed by fear tactics in the media, it is important for us as individuals to do what we can to spread love and light. As the mainstream continues, sadly, to focus on celebrity haircuts and clothes, it has become empirical to talk to each other about the status quo. In a world where the extremely rich control most of the information that the masses are able to receive, having real, thought-provoking conversations is of utmost importance. This doesn’t have to take place in a classroom or other organized setting. These conversations can occur anywhere, anytime, from your friend’s couch to the streets to the parking lot outside a show. They are perfect during those rare times when you are sitting around bored at a festival with friends old and new. Strengthen your bonds with people by engaging them in a real honest conversation. The billionaires in the world want us to be quiet worker bees, constantly churning the machine. That is why prescriptions for pharmaceutical drugs are given out as casually as parking tickets. Most of these numb your brain to some extent or another and leave people as silent shells of their former selves. Nonetheless, they get up at five in the morning and make their way to their jobs. Are you having trouble with the early wake up? Did you know you could be prescribed another pill to counter the side effects of the first one? These cocktails of mind-altering agents make perfect recipes for a hard working citizen. That is why it is important to take the time to explain your thoughts to other people and hear others’ thoughts. These people might have similar views and ways of adding to your opinions, or their disagreement could either change your mind or strengthen your argument. Although you might not agree with what I am saying here, I have now planted a seed in your minds. Please go out into the wacky world we live in, and plant your own gardens. - Alessandro Satta
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Letter From The Editor
founder / editor -in-chief Alessandro Satta
alexsatta@headspacemag.com
creative director Joe Gurreri
joegurreri@headspacemag.com
contributing editor Becky Blumenthal
becky@headspacemag.com
copy editors Blake Feldman
Janice Rhayem
illustrators John Warner
Joel Kirckhoff
Kendra Dingley
graphic designers Katherine Wissner Jason Waggaman
contributing writers Shawn Rybacki Jesse Bellosi
Mia Jester Matt Testa NIkola Katkocin Marisa Katkocin
Katie Schwartz
contributing photographer Hank Finkel
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A HEAD OF THE GAME
Peter Shapiro
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The art of concert promotion Summer 2014 will continue to build up Peter Shapiro’s mammoth legacy as one of the most influential people in the Jam scene. Shapiro has been instrumental in throwing an incredible amount of shows and festivals in the last two decades. His work has helped strengthen our musical community and revitalize the neighborhoods surrounding The Capitol Theater and Brooklyn Bowl. His promotional endeavors extend through the nation and even internationally. He took a moment of his extremely busy schedule to let our readers know what the key to success is. 6
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parking lot Where were you born and raised? New York City. I was born at Mt. Sinai Hospital and raised in uptown Manhattan. I went to college in Chicago at Northwestern University. That is when I had a pretty big life moment, attending my first Grateful Dead show at Rosemont Horizon in March 1993. That had quite an impact on the things that happened afterwards. I went back to New York after graduating, and I have been in New York ever since.
How did you get into the music business? That Dead show that I went to, along with a bunch of internships that I did in high school. I studied film at Northwestern and always liked music as a fun thing. After that Dead show in Chicago, I ended up going on the road that summer documenting the scene around the Grateful Dead tour. One thing or another happened, and it led to me taking over a rock club called Wetlands here in New York City in 1996. I was twenty-three, so not so long after I had graduated from Northwestern. All this began about eighteen years ago when I was introduced to the business, and really the live music side of the business. I’ve done some things in music oriented films, recordings, and live concert filming, but the main thing I have done is put on live shows, whether at a venue that I own, or at a festival or, like tomorrow, we are doing Phil Lesh and Friends in Central Park, and that is just at a venue that we are renting out. I am involved in different aspects of the live music scene. For example, I own Relix Magazine. Everything I do, I try and touch the live music experience somehow.
How did you form your relationship with members of the Grateful Dead? It started with me going on the road and making these films back when I had no relationship really. The first documentary I did was called “And Miles To Go.” It was 1993, and I was still in college. They weren’t even in the film, and now I’m working closely with them. It was one step at a time, and one thing usually leads to another. When I took over Wetlands, we did the tenth anniversary show and had Bob Weir come play three nights. That was a big deal, and I worked really hard pitching and explaining to his management why he should come celebrate this milestone anniversary of Wetlands. We did shows with Mickey Hart there, too. Never had Phil Lesh at Wetlands, but when I took over The Capitol Theater, we invited Phil to play and began to build a bond there. He loved the theater and that relationship has just been growing, and now we’re doing shows together frequently. Billy Kreutzmann came and played Brooklyn Bowl. I have had all four members Weir, Mickey, Billy, and Phil play The Bowl in New York, which is cool. Phil has also played Vegas, and he is going to play our London venue at the end of June. Weir is playing Brooklyn Bowl at the Headcount Benefit next week, and we have had Bill playing with 7 Walkers. If you do a good job, cream rises and it will give you the opportunity to do another gig. No matter if you start small, as long as you do a good job with whatever you’re doing, you will continue to grow. I started with Grateful Dead cover bands, which later lead to doing the real thing. I am fortunate to do still be doing
Phot Cred Dino Perrucci
Brooklyn Bowl NY | Elvis Costello & The Roots | Photo Cred Marc Millman
Top left and bottom right I Pete Shapiro at Wetlands
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parking lot everything from Grateful Dead cover bands to producing U2’s film: U2: 3-D. There are obviously differences in every scenario, but there are also similarities. The main similarity is that whatever you are doing, whether there are 50 people there or 50,000, you have to do your best to create a good vibe for the show. Each has its own challenges; when there’s 50 people, you don’t have that scale, that energy, and that fitting, but when you have 50,000, you don’t have that intimacy, and it’s harder to create that vibe. That’s really what I have learned. When you do a good job, and you truly care about what you are doing, the band members who have played a lot of gigs and worked with a lot of people can really tell. It is pretty easily apparent to people, particularly those who have toured for almost fifty years.
Can you tell us about the Brooklyn Bowl and your recent expansions to Las Vegas and London? After 9/11, Wetlands went away. I wanted to do another venue and started looking around Manhattan in New York City. I was walking with my partner Charley Ryan in Williamsburg and stumbled into this kind of barn-warehouse at Wythe Avenue and North 11th Street. We just went “Woah, who owns this place? We have an idea.” We thought it would be fun and cool. We didn’t know it would end up being what it has become. It’s a great place to bring kids for bowling in the afternoon. It’s a cool place to watch sports. It’s a great place for bands, a dance club, and it’s got blue ribbon food. That kind of multi-sensory nature has worked well for us. We thought we would do cool bands. We had Kanye West, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Guns and Roses, and Paul Simon. Wetlands didn’t have the great sidelines, the great air, and the good food. We had to work hard for people to enjoy it and to create the vibe. We try to bring that vibe to Brooklyn Bowl, including the big ones like in Vegas,
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which is 80,000 square feet. London is big, far away and a different culture. A lot of it goes back to what I learned at Wetlands. I think that’s why people loved it, because it wasn’t the perfect venue. One of the things that it did was it caused you to hang out at the bar or the basement. At a great venue you will just watch the show and probably not spend too much time talking to your friends. At Wetlands, you couldn’t always see the show, so you were forced to kind of be by the bar and the basement. But you would hang out with your friends, and I think in a way that played to Wetlands’ advantage, because I meet people who have been like “I met my wife there” or “I hung out with my best friend there.” What we tried to do with Brooklyn Bowl is continue that vibe. There are different areas of The Bowl where you can hang out with your friends during a show or you can go to the floor. We try to make it the best of both worlds. It went real well, so now we have one in Vegas and London. We have sold tickets to people in fifty countries at this point. People have flown in from Sweden. Word of mouth has been key.
How did Lock’n come about? Dave Frey, who created the H.O.R.D.E Festival back in the early 90s, reached out to me and said, “You have to come see this land in Virginia.” He lives in Virginia. He said “its 30 miles outside of Charlottesville. You should come see this farm.” I went down and checked it out on the edge of the Blue Ridge Mountain. It was probably about a year and a half ago. I saw it and thought to myself, “Jesus, this is some awesome land.” I’ve put on a lot of things, but I have also been to every Bonnaroo, been to Lollapalooza, been to
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Coachella, so I knew this was a great space. I thought early September in Virginia would work really well. Just being someone who has been to a lot of festivals, I knew that the big ones usually had eight different stages with great bands going on the whole time, and you have to pick what you want to go to. We came up with this idea of one band at a time with two stages interacting going back and forth. One ends and another begins. So Dave and I really put the whole thing together, together. It went great last year, and we are really excited about how the line-up is coming together this year. Yeah, there were a couple things that were learned and hopefully will be better this year. There were 25,000 people there, but we really worked hard. Some things will be tweaked, but overall, I feel like you could feel the vibe we were trying to set. We tried to approach it a little differently than most big festivals with one band at a time and no late night DJ scene, but there is music all day. You know how when you’re skiing some people want to be in charge of where you’re going and
Wetlands / Peter Shapiro, Derek Trucks, Oteil, Eric Krasno Photo Cred Wetlands Archive some people are just like “I just want to follow you dudes.” Lock’n is more like that, because you don’t have to pick where you’re going, you just go to the field and listen to music. I think that can work well. We are excited about the ways things are coming along.
Do you have any other ongoing or future projects you can talk about? We are always coming up with new stuff. We will soon be announcing another new location of Brooklyn Bowl. Each new city we try to keep the basic aesthetics the same, while still doing each one a little differently. I think people are going to be excited. We will be doing some cool stuff at The Capitol Theater. It’s a sick venue sound wise and
acoustic wise with a great history, but we have also really worked hard to bring that vibe, like how the staff treats the audience. I think that makes the difference with all the bands that want to play there, from Steely Dan to Phil Lesh and Friends to The Strokes. It’s about doing whatever you are doing well. Interview by Alessandro Satta
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CBD’s:
The Truth About Cannabidiols By: Janice Rhayem
Cannabidiol, or CBD, has been drawing quite a bit of attention in the last several years, and for good reason. This miracle cannabinoid has been helping patients suffering from life debilitating and sometimes life ending diseases in ways that other conventional medicines never could. It has been shown to be an anti-inflammatory, anti-anxiety, anti-psychotic, and an anti-depressant. Furthermore, it has helped patients suffering from rheumatoid arthritis, depression, cancer, diabetes, alcoholism, opiate withdrawal, MS, chronic pain, schizophrenia, PTSD, antibiotic resistant infections, epilepsy, neurological ailments, and the list goes on and on. Diseases and illnesses that have had doctors stumped for years are now being treated, in some states, with CBD-rich or CBD-dominant cannabis strains.
Transform with Tangerine Quartz A variety of quartz found primarily in Brazil and Madagascar, this tasty mineral owes its warm citrus hues to iron impurities. This may be one of my favorites yet, but beware when looking for specimens! A synthesized version exists called Tangerine Aura Quartz, which is created using gold and iron. Naturally-occurring, organic specimens will appear to have a matted luster as opposed to an Aura Quartz, which generally has an incredibly shiny surface. Another way to differentiate between the two is by color saturation. All Aura Quartz will look like the color is only on the top of the crystal whereas most natural Tangerine specimens will have color blended from the inside out with inconsistent patterning variance in tone, while Auras have very bold, even, uniform color. Said to be associated with mending and activating the Sacral Chakra, this crystal has the potential for some amazing properties to be unleashed. First, the journey of Tangerine Quartz begins with helping one face fears and banish them. So many of us linger with fears that we simply aren’t good enough. Once we rid ourselves of such self-sabotaging thoughts, we can begin to actively manifest our dreams
and attract positivity into our lives. This crystal can really turn on the heat! It is associated with an increase in creative
energy, vitality, and inspiration. Tangerine Quartz is said to increase and enhance
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the evolution and transformation of the inner self, while stimulating energy to help enhance the physical self. If you need a kick in the pants to get off the couch and into some form of exercise, this crystal may be the help you need. Stop telling yourself you can’t, and do it! The challenge of the Sacral Chakra is said to be interacting consciously with others and allowing creativity to keep us on the path of transformation. It governs our ability to cooperate and can assist in balancing our relationships and promoting harmony. As we release fear and, in turn, fill ourselves with creative energy, we can let go of feelings like jealousy and anger in order to proceed with more constructive emotions. I recommend holding a piece throughout a chant to Ganesh, the illuminator of obstacles, to see what is really standing in your way of accomplishment. Another method I suggest is Kundalini breathing exercises with this crystal. Try combining Tangerine Quartz with Orange Kyanite to promote the cleansing of the second chakra and the enhancement of vital energy. Written and photographed by Shawn “Fox” Rybacki
Now, what do I mean by CBD-rich or CBD-dominant, you may ask? CBDrich means there are equal proportions of THC and CBD found in that particular strain. CBD-dominant would mean there is very little THC found in the strain. So keep in mind that unless you have a strain that is 100 percent CBD, there will still be THC present. However, there are extraction methods that only extract the CBDs, so be sure to ask questions when choosing the medicine that’s best for you. The same growing techniques would be implemented with these types of strains, with sativa strains generally having a longer flowering time than an indica. You would also use similar methods for extractions as well as for making edibles. Knowing the different ratios of THC versus CBD in your CBD products is helpful, because research has shown using different ratios can have different effects depending on what ailment you want to use it for. Say you are having issues with anxiety or seizures, then you may want to look for a CBD-dominant extract or strain. On the other hand, if you are having issues with chronic pain or a neuro-degenerative disease, like Alzheimer’s, you may want to look for a 50/50 balance between THC and CBD. The two cannabinoids work together and have different effects on the cannabinoid receptors in the brain. More recent research has discovered an Endocannabinoid System in the brain that reacts, specifically, to cannabinoids. In this system, CBD binds to a different receptor in the brain than THC, thus producing different effects on the brain and body. Again, depending on what type of effect you are looking for, different strains and ratios would be recommended for you. If you’re like me, you want specifics on how CBD has been helping patients across the world. Martin A. Lee writes in an article published in The Nation, “On August 11, 2013, Dr. Sanjay Gupta’s nationally televised report on CNN discussed the astonishing transformation of Charlotte Figi, a 7-year-old epileptic who had 300 ‘tonic-clonic’ seizures a week until she ingested a CBD-infused tincture. She has been nearly seizure-free since her parents began giving her a daily dose of CBD.” In a study published on PubMed.gov by the Farber Institute of Neuroscience at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia titled “Impact of Cannabis use During Stabilization on Methadone Maintenance Treatment,” results showed that increased levels of cannabis during methadone maintenance treatment showed decreased levels of opiate withdrawal. And these are just two examples of the hundreds of ways cannabis can help cure our illnesses without the harmful effects of pharmaceutical drugs. Patients are able to consult with doctors in states where marijuana is legal for medicinal use , but here in PA we may find it difficult to get the right information and the right product for what you want to treat. The information is out there, you just have to know where to look, and you may not have to look too far during this year’s festival season… For those of you wanting to read and learn more, here are some of the news sources and websites we found most helpful and reliable: Pubmed.gov, GW Pharmaceuticals, O’Shaughnessy’s, Cure Epilepsy, and also The Nation. There are tons of research and articles out there, and these sources will get you started as you seek to learn more. ProjectCBD.org is also an excellent site to get info and they actually compile all the latest articles out there on all the good that CBDs, and cannabis in general, are doing for the public. You can even click on each of the conditions CBD is said to help treat, and a list of articles will appear showing research that has been done concerning that particular condition. Poke around and find out ways that you can get involved as an advocate of the miracle plant so that we can get it legal in PA! (All information was derived from ProjectCBD.org, PubMed.gov, and TheNation.com)
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reggae fusion type band and taking them into an upbeat jam type thing. Finding the middle ground was really the hardest part, but after we figured out that we have all this potential to do a lot of really cool stuff, it all started to flow naturally. HS: How has your music evolved from its humble, impromptu beginnings?
FARRO RISOTTO WITH BUTTERNUT SQUASH AND ASPARAGUS
Created by Marisa Katkocin
Ingredients:
Instructions:
Yield: 4 Servings 1 cup farro 6 cups chicken stock, chicken broth, or vegetable stock 1/4 cup heavy cream 2 tbsps butter 1 tbsp olive oil 2 shallots, chopped 1 cup of butternut squash cut into small, diced cubes and blanched until just tender 5 pieces of asparagus, roughly chopped Parmesan cheese salt and pepper to taste
1) Heat up the butter and olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat, then throw in the shallots. Let them cook down until almost translucent. 2) Add the farro. Let it heat up a little in the pan, then add 1 cup of chicken stock/broth at a time until it comes to a boil. Let it boil constantly until it almost dries up, and then add another cup of chicken stock/broth. 3) Continue this process, cup by cup, stirring until all the chicken stock/broth is in the pan. 4) Once farro reaches an al dente consistency, add your (blanched) butternut squash, asparagus, heavy cream and Parmesan cheese, stirring until creamy throughtout. Enjoy on its own or pair as a compliment to your favorite protein. Food is love, fill up! Photos by Joe Gurreri
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Philly Funk Hustle has been a mainstay in the Philly Jam world for several years. They have recently made changes to their lineup and are hitting the scene with a revamped style and direction. Headspace sat down with Sean Youngman, Sean Carione and Tom Nelson after their set at the Hard Rock Café to talk shop about where the band is going and how they are continuing to evolve. HS: Tell us about adding the new members of the band and getting them up to speed? Tom Nelson: I remember our first practice together after adding the new members, we were running through the songs, and I was cracking up the whole time, because it sounded so good. I couldn’t stop thinking that this is what I originally pictured the songs would sound like when we first wrote them.
TN: When Sean and I first started out in West Chester, PA, we were just playing in basements, living rooms, school cafeterias…wherever we could. But when we started landing gigs in Philly, it really shot us in the direction that we’re going now. Our music has always been about improv, our songs without the jam are just chord progressions. The way we have evolved is that we are now taking the jam to a lot of different genres, but in our own way, keeping it funky. SC: I think the way we have been evolving lately in the band, especially with Sean and Billy, is that we’ve been doing some shit that kind of makes you think a little. It has to do with subliminal counting, weird time signatures. Some of them stand out more than others and some are sort of in the background. It’s fun, and it lets us stretch the legs out a bit more. SY: We have been opening a lot for different types of bands, and that really inspires us to hone our craft. It also allows us to gain a bit more influence with every show and motivates us to try new sounds and methods of play.
Sean Carione: Well, the first time we even played with Sean was at a show, he sat in for us last minute that night.
TN: It all depends on the show, how much time we have to fill, you know. If we have a really long slot, we will write out a set, but then say “lets just go with it.” We will let ourselves make some mistakes, but that puts us in the position to feel it out and experiment more. If we have a shorter slot, the set may be a little more composed, but we always leave sections in every song for improv; you need to have order, but the jam is supposed to be the jam. SY: Signals and dynamics command the structured parts, but the improv is supposed to be reactionary to the crowd, the environment, and the situation. It’s always up in the air; no one knows what’s going to happen necessarily. We could play two shows with the same set list, and they would be completely different. HS: What is the most important thing you do as individuals when collectively making music? SY: Listening. SC: Definitely listening. TN: For sure, when you’re having a musical conversation, if everyone is talking at the same time, nothing gets said. HS: You are currently working on your first studio album. What has that been like? SC: It’s a lot more work than I knew went into it. It’s been a challenge but rewarding to take a band that has played live its whole existence and to try to capture the feeling of a show on an album. TN: Doing it track by track and adding layers to the songs while recording has also inspired us to see how we can add the same layers while playing the songs live. SY: It’s gonna be the best of both worlds – half the songs are going to be studio renditions, and the other half are going to be live performances, so the listener will get to hear how we sound in both arenas.
Sean Youngman: That’s literally how I met you guys musically. I looked at you guys and said, “What should I do?“ and Tom was just like, ”Play funky!” And then we just jammed out; I was playing pocket funk all night and just loved it. It felt great.
Interview by Matt Testa Photos by Joe Gurreri
SC: To mention some of the challenges, we were bringing in two people from a
HS: What is your dynamic like on stage, how much is improv, and how much is composed?
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MICHAEL FRANTI & SPEARHEAD SHINES ON PHILLY
On July 22, Michael Franti & Friends will hit the Mann Center Skyline Stage for a fun fusion of music and yoga. WXPN brings the 2014 Soulshine Tour to Philadelphia, beginning the afternoon with an hour & a half yoga session, then leading into a live DJ set before the first band begins. Michael Franti & Spearhead, SOJA, Brett Dennen, Trevor Hall and Sonna Rele will be joining forces in the makings of a real good time. Headspace Magazine had an opportunity to chat with Michael Franti about the upcoming tour, life, music, and his inspiration. HS: When and how did you start developing an interest in music? MF: You know, when I was a kid, my mother played organ in the church that we went to, and every kid in my family – and there are five of us – every child played an instrument, except for me! I took one piano lesson…and I hated it, so instead I played basketball. I loved music and listening to the radio, and eventually I started a little band in high school. When I got to college at the University of San Francisco, I played basketball there, and my dorm room was right above the campus radio station. I started listening to music at the station. I started going out to the clubs in San Francisco and seeing bands, and I just fell in love with it. I then started a band while I was in college, and have been doing it ever since.
up, and I was working with Joe on this record and working with a lot of great musicians at that time. The Roots, The Fugees, The Goats, Kris Kross, House of Pain, all of us were recording in the same studio, so it was a really exciting time to be making music. I was working
HS: When did you form Spearhead and how did that come about? MF: We started Spearhead in 1994 in the great city of Philadelphia, actually. I had a band bePhoto Cred Lauren Dukoff fore that which was called the Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy. I went out to with these musicians, and we recordPhiladelphia to make a new ed this album. I took a bunch of the record album, musicians from Philly and went out on you know, with the road. Eventually, over the years, Joe “the Butcher” different musicians came to join with us, Ruffhouse Records. but that’s how it started. At that time, the band broke
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HS: Can you tell us about 2014’s Soulshine Tour? MF: The Soulshine tour is the first tour that combines music and yoga. It consists of four great bands: SOJA, Brett Dennen, and Trevor Hall along with ourselves. To start off every show, we have assembled some of the most well-known yoga teachers in North America. While the classes are in session, we will be playing an acoustic set. The way this all started was, thirteen years ago, I started practicing yoga and would go to different schools in each town I would be in. Last year we started inviting people to come before our shows and practice yoga with me backstage. We played at Red Rocks in Colorado, and we invited people to come early. I was going to play an acoustic music set while we practiced yoga, and we expected a couple hundred people to show up. Instead, 2,000 people showed up! So, we thought this year, we’d take that same concept and bring it out on the road to each tour stop. Every show will start with acoustic music and yoga, and then turn into a proper crazy rock concert after that! HS: Soulshine Tour seems to have quite the motivational line up, how were the acts selected?
There will also be a lot of people sitting in with other acts and in other sets with other artists, so it’s going to be a super fun experience!
HS: In 2013, you put out the album “All People.” Have you been doing any more work in the studio recently?
HS: Where do you find the inspiration behind your music?
MF: Yes, we just finished a remix of the song 11:59, which features an artist named Sonna Rele. She is from London, but recently has been signed to Motown in America. She is an incredible artist, and will actually be joining us on the entire tour. Sonna is going to be
MF: I find it in every aspect of my life, you know, when I am on tour. I don’t just sit on the tour bus before the show, get back on the bus and leave; I get out everyday, and I go walk around the cities that we play in. I see things, and I go to the museums, and I take pictures of great graffiti paintings, and I talk to some people on the street. Before the show I talk to fans, and afterwards, I talk to fans. I love the life of being a traveler, but also things just come up unexpectedly in life which change you. Recently, my son, who is sixteen, was diagnosed with a very rare disease that is killing his kidneys. So the last song I wrote, I wrote for him, just encouraging him and letting him know how much I love him, and I will always be there for him no matter what goes on in his life. So, some songs come from external things, sometimes they come from experiences that touch me in my life.
in my life. We are also starting work on a new album, and we’ll be recording that while we’re on the road and writing songs on tour. We’ll be trying to have something out by spring of 2015. HS: Michael Franti and Spearhead are known for being a conscientious band, what kind of initiatives have you taken to help people? MF: Well, most recently, my girlfriend and I started a foundation called “Do It For The Love,” and it is basically like “Make-AWish Foundation” for music, so we bring anyone who is living with advance stages of a life threating medical condition, children with severe challenges and wounded veterans, to live concerts. Anybody who falls into one of those categories can write to us at doitforthelove.org and tell us what’s going on in your life. If there is a band that is coming to your city that you want to see, just let us know, and we’ll do our best to get you tickets as well as try and get in touch with the management of that band to get the chance for you to meet the artist personally.
HS: How do you get pumped up before hitting a stage? MF: Well, I practice yoga before every show, and it doesn’t exactly get me pumped up, it gets me loosened up physically. Yoga helps me to concentrate and focus. It also helps me to keep in shape, to run around, to jump up and down and do all the physical stuff that I do on stage. Mainly, yoga, for me, keeps me able to stay connected with my body, my mind, and my spirit. As I’m getting in and out of a bus and getting onto an airplane, and going to the next town and doing shows night after night. It becomes difficult at times, but that is what keeps me going.
HS: Anything else you would like to add to the interview?
Photo Cred Hank Finkel a guest artist on our set and play some of her own music acoustically as well. I am also putting the finishing touches on a film called 11:59, which is about three people who have inspired my life. None of them are musicians, they are just ordinary people who have done extraordinary things to make a difference
MF: They are all artists that I’ve known over the years and music that I love. All of them are associated with yoga, you know, different members of each band practice regularly. I am really excited about it, because we all know each other, so there will be a lot of jamming.
MF: Just that we are super grateful to hit the road again this summer. It’s going to be a really fun tour, and we are excited to see Philly again. It was the place where our band started, and it is the 20th anniversary of our band this year, so we are really looking forward to be back there. Interview by NIkola Katkocin
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In recent years, Zach Deputy has made a name for himself not only as a solo artist but as an entire one-man-band. Whether you’ve caught a live performance, listened to a studio album, or are first being introduced to Deputy via this interview, it’s safe to say there is a lot more for us all to hear from this talented musician. Each show he plays is unique as Deputy takes his guitar, vocal, and looping abilities to new heights, inviting fans along for the ride. His multi-genre explanation of his music –“Island-infused, drum n’ bass, gospel, ninja soul”– is an expression of what he grew up on, accurately conveying that no musical stone is left unturned as he brings what’s in his head to listeners’ ears. In fact, while jamming during the Headspace cover shoot, Deputy attracted passersby who were drawn in by his charismatic grooves and friendly demeanor. Yet, despite his superb musicianship, Deputy does not eat, sleep, and breathe music; he instead aims to maintain a healthy balance that allows him to enjoy all that life has to offer.
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“Island-infused, drum n’ bass, gospel, ninja soul” is quite the genre! Can you share a bit about your upbringing and what caused you to arrive at this name?
Recording “Another Day” over a few day period, I understand you met your team of musicians – drummer Graham Hawthorne, Bassist Al Carty, pianist Will Buthod – the day you began recording. How did both musicianship and chemistry play into the successful end results, and have you had any similar experiences?
(Laughs) I think that was just an attempt to try to explain what I do. It’s funny, I think it’s pretty accurate to what I do, but I never thought about it being a genre, it was more about what I was exposed to when I was younger. Growing up in a house with half of my family Puerto“It’s interesting doing the one Rican and the other half rednecks, man thing because there’s you could say I was one of two things – either culturally confused such a lack of a need to or culturally diverse. There was a lot communicate ideas- you can of stuff on both sides of the family to grow up to. My mom grew up on just kind of go for it when it St. Croix in the Virgin Islands. My comes to any idea that pops grandma (my mom’s mom) grew up in Puerto Rico, and she used to into your head.” always give me the coolest Calypso mix-tapes and Salsa mix-tapes. I was really, really into the Latin music when I was younger, and then when I got older I kind of got into funk and soul because my dad listened to Motown a lot, and that certainly inspired me for a period. As I got older, this “genre” was born from a mix of all the musical experiences I’d been exposed to as a kid.
Despite all these genres, critics admire something classic about your style—can you elaborate on your musical training? At first, I just learned by ear. I taught myself all the genres of music by ear, but I studied theory. I dove deep, deep into music theory early on when I first got my guitar, but as far as techniques, I never really studied anybody else’s. I just kind of tried to develop different ways to sound like what I heard, or what I wanted to hear, and I found that understanding theory was more important and then the technique comes naturally. It’s just like in life, you know, if you can dream what you want to be, then you can go be it. The hard part is actually knowing or understanding what it is that you want to do, then after you figure that out, just do it. It might take a while, but you’ll get there. That kinda was my outlook on music. I learned theories, I learned all of the logic behind noise and all the beautiful things that you can do with the notes that you have. They have helped me to get what I was hearing out of my head. As I said, I never really studied techniques.... If I went and hung out with an actual, famous classical guitarist, he would say “You’re doing it all wrong.” And after I learned to play Flamenco and Classical Spanish music, I learned what the proper techniques were, but I can’t even do the proper techniques. I do it in this weird Zach way, I don’t know how to do it in the classical sense, but it sounds the same to me.
Oh yeah, music is just a language, and different styles are just different accents. As long as people get what you’re saying, it’s really easy to communicate, ie. play a song. On my last album, the musicians were just awesome. I could vocalize what I wanted out of the drummer; I could kick a beat-box line and Graham could just nail it first time, every time. He was just so amazing on the drums. Al Carty on bass; he plays a better baseline then I could think of in my head (laughs). I can’t say that for most, because I’m kind of snobby when it comes to musical parts. The last album was really easy, and I’m glad because we recorded the whole thing in three days. I’m glad it was easy because if not, I wouldn’t have had an album (laughs).
But of course you’re normally a one man powerhouse. What’s going on in your mind as you handle all of the vocals, music, and looping on stage?
It’s interesting doing the one man thing, because there’s such a lack of a need to communicate ideas; you can just kind of go for it when it comes to any idea that pops into your head. That’s what I like about it. I love the freedom in it and the freedom of ideas, and if I have an idea that day, I can incorporate it live. I can play in front of a live audience and see how they bounce off of it. To me, it’s always like an experiment…see if this works, if that works. It’s so much fun, because every night is an individual experience for me and the audience; especially if they come to multiple shows, they realize how different each night is. That’s what keeps me going. That’s the one drawback of a band – to keep it fresh and original – because you have to rehearse, rehearse, rehearse, and I like to play disc golf (laughs). Also I like my breaks from music. I don’t mind my rehearsing, but that’s what I love about doing what I do; it frees up my life to do a lot of other things. I just had a week off, and I didn’t even touch my guitar one time! I haven’t touched a guitar in ten days; tomorrow I’ll probably warm up an hour before the show and play.
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Other than disc golf, do you spend your free time doing anything else fun? Oh yeah, I’m a dork. I read and study things. I go fishing. I’m trying to build a garden right now in my yard, so that’s fun. I make soap (laughs), do a lot of crafty, craftsmen stuff. When I’m at home, I do kind of the dorky things that you think of, stuff like that.
If you had complete control of a show, what would be your ideal setting? My ideal setting for a show? I like outdoors better, because I just like the outdoors better in general. But an outdoor environment where it’s shaded and there’s some kind of wind – so it’s not just hot – I would prefer in the summertime. If I could fantasize about any place for a show, it would be on a sandbar; a few hours at a sandbar, with everyone either dancing on the sandbar or drifting in the water.…Where I grew up that’s what a lot of people did on a Saturday, just go out to a sandbar, then come back home.
Our crowd is pretty likely to have caught you at Stir Fry Music Festival. Any fond memories from that fest or other Philly/PA shows? Stir Fry? Stir Fry was awesome, the people there were just great, a really tight, tight group of people, and that’s really what makes a festival, to me. I mean, the grounds can be awesome, the place can be awesome, but really it’s when it feels like there’s a good sense of community there that makes if feel like, “Man, this is home for the weekend.” Stir Fry was one of the festivals that felt that way, and those are the kind of festivals I remember and make me want to come back.
What are you most looking forward to this summer, and what should fans most look forward to? This summer, I’m reinventing a lot of stuff in the business end of my life. This is the summer where I’m working on my record label and getting it off the ground, aiming to get to a point where I can put out the creative material that I’m working on. Focus a little bit more on being a recording artist than a travelling artist. Taking the time to restructure everything is pretty much what I’m doing now. It’s kind of like a…, uh, I hate the word rebirth, I don’t like that, I don’t think it’s a good analogy at all. But in this season coming up, musically, that’s what the summer is about. Rebirth. It’s actually having the time to do it. I think it was a couple years ago, things started to slow down a little bit, but I used to play 300 shows a year and never have a chance to breathe. Then we’d go and record these albums and we had to do ‘em in seven days, because I couldn’t afford to really make the album, and I get back on the road to play a show and spend a lot of money in those seven days, or three days, or however long it took to make the album then get back on the road and keep working. I’m trying to restructure everything where there’s a little balance in my life, because I feel like music is beautiful and being on tour is beautiful –I love every minute of it – but there’s so much more to life than that. It’s finding a balance between them.
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Wa r r a n t l e s s S e a r c h e s f i n d t h e i r wa y t o P A The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled in a 4-2 decision in favor of extending the federal automobile exception to state level. The policy allows police in the Commonwealth to search a car based on probable cause, without the need of a warrant. The recent decision stemmed from a case Commonwealth v. Gary, in which Shiem Gary and a friend were pulled over by police in Southwest Philadelphia in January 2010. After police noticed the strong smell of marijuana coming from Gary’s car, he was questioned. Gary admitted to having smoked marijuana and having a small amount in the car. After a canine was brought in to sniff the car for drugs, a later search yielded two pounds of cannabis, which was stuck in between the car’s hood and air filter. The concept of searching cars without a warrant is nothing new. The United States Supreme Court ruled in 1925 that authorities have the right to search a car if they believe there is probable cause that a crime is taking place. Their rationale was that in the amount of time it takes an officer to submit and execute a warrant, the car will be out of reach and therefore can’t be searched. Until this recent decision, Pennsylvania law did not explicitly accept this exception. It did state, though, that the state’s Fourth Amendment rights “afford no greater protection than the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution.” However, police were required to ask the owner for consent or to obtain a warrant, if they wanted to search
a vehicle. In Justice Seamus McCaffery’s announcement to the court, it “allows police officers to search a motor vehicle when there is probable cause to do so and does not require any exigency beyond the inherent mobility of a motor vehicle.” This gives police the right to search every facet of the car, including the interior, the trunk, and under the hood, as long as they have reasonable suspicion to do so. However, probable cause and reasonable suspicion are broad terms, and ultimately leave discretion in the hands of officers. Pennsylvanians have been vocal about the issue, claiming that the law might lead to a higher number of illegal searches on in-state, as well as out-ofstate residents. David Rudovsky is a civil rights attorney and professor at the University of Pennsylvania Law School. “It can’t just be something like a simple traffic stop that leads to a search, the police have to have some sort of evidence to believe that there’s contraband or evidence of a crime in the car,” he said. The policy also have some people worried about racial profiling when it comes to warrantless searches. Although a different policy, ‘Stop and Frisk’ gave police in certain cities the right to conduct a pat-down search on pedestrians based on probable cause. The policy has led to an overwhelmingly disproportionate number of minorities being searched compared to non-minorities.
“Racial profiling is something that we might have to worry about, but obviously that’s something that has to be looked at on a case by case basis,” Rudovsky said. In the wake of the decision, the PA House Judiciary Committee has put forth legislation banning “secret compartments” in vehicles. If it becomes law, those convicted of altering a vehicle to provide a hidden compartment that’s specifically used to smuggle contraband will be subject to vehicle forfeiture, up to a five-year prison term, and up to a $10,000 fine. A person would still be subject to arrest even if the compartment is empty. For now, those traveling in Pennsylvania by car should be aware that police have the legal ability to search a car if they feel there is evidence of a By Jesse Bellosi
Deputy’s live performances are something not to be missed. Be sure to catch him when he plays The Saint in Asubury Park, NJ on July 16, World Café Live at The Queen in Wilmington, DE on July 30, or River Street Jazz Café in Plains, PA on July 31 … or catch all three local area shows! Check out zachdeputy.com to give a listen, learn more, and stay posted on additional appearances.
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Top Live Music Junkie Apps It is finally summer, which means festival season is in full swing. Festivals – and festival-goers – are way more technologically advanced than ever before. Often less than an hour after the band is off stage, one can re-listen to the set. During set break, fans can post photos to Instagram or Facebook, check out stats or look at set lists. It seems like every minute there are more and more mobile apps to choose from. Headspace Magazine writer Becky Blumenthal had the opportunity to survey people about their must-have mobile apps for this summer. Of the eighty-six respondents, more than 71% are iPhone users, with 27% using Android devices and 2% using Window phones. Other than social media, the reason why most people used apps was for streaming music. The most popular app was Pandora, followed by Spotify, and then band-specific apps including Phish OnDemand and Live Phish. Streaming music apps are ideal for giving the user a wide variety of music to pick from without filling up their phone memory with mp3 files. However, it is vital to remember that streaming only works with a fast and reliable internet connection. The Pandora mobile app is fully integrated into the website. This allows you to log into your Pandora account and listen to all your stations right from your phone, for free! You can also create new stations and give your thumbs up or thumbs down in regards to each song. Spotify came in a close second. This app is newly free and functions slightly differently from the program. The Spotify app allows you to play any artist, album, or playlist but only in shuffle mode for free. All phones come with navigation apps, but some people have found other mobile GPS apps to be more helpful. Approximately 71% of those surveyed preferred Google Maps, 17% preferring the standard iOS Maps app, and about 11% like Waze. If you are unfamiliar with Waze, it is a community-based traffic and navigation app, allowing drivers to share real-time information in regards to traffic, road conditions and police traps. The goal of Waze is to allow drivers to work together to improve the quality of everyone’s road-travelling experience and avoid the frustration of sitting in traffic due to accidents, construction or other issues. A user can either use Waze to simply get directions to a location, or they can take an active role by sharing information about accidents or other hazards they encounter. Note that using a mobile phone while driving is against the law in most states, and you should only be sharing info to Waze while the car is in park, or if you are a passenger in the vehicle.
While some people choose to leave their phones home during outdoor adventures, others use their mobile devices to help them navigate trails and to track their distance. Of the people surveyed, they chose MapMyRun as their top mobile app, with AllTrails right behind. MapMyRun allows you to plan running routes, count calories, and it provides real-time statistics for you as you are on your run, walk, or biking around.
Ticketing companies have also created mobile apps allowing music-lovers to purchase tickets right from their phones. While these are free, according to the survey, only about 50% of respondents have used these apps. Ticketmaster and Live Nation each have their own apps, as does Stub Hub. Ticketfly does not have just one app, rather it has customized apps for each venue it represents like the Merriweather Post Pavilion. Every year there seems to be more bands playing more festivals all over the country. And as we are, for better or worse, more focused on our mobile devices, they now play an integral role in our music experience. We use our devices not only to find and contact our friends, but for taking (and posting) photos, getting directions, and checking the weather. Some of the major festivals have taken things one step further by creating festival-specific apps and placing charging stations all over their grounds. Festivals including Burning Man, Coachella, Ultra, Firefly, Bonnaroo and Outside Lands have their own mobile apps for the events, complete with maps, concert calendars, vendor listings, and so much more. While the printed paper programs still exist, perhaps in time the accessibility of the mobile apps will one day cut down on the waste, and the trash. Of course these apps, along with all of the standard smart phone usage, drains batteries. Coachella was one of the first festivals to use ChargeAll so that festival-goers could have the opportunity to stay connected throughout the duration, a helpful service for all of the amenities they offer.
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To get another perspective on mobile apps in the scene, Headspace Magazine took the time to speak with Marc Pechiatis, the creator of the iTour mobile apps. HS: Can you tell us the history of iTour?
HS: How do you decide what band to do next? MP: It mostly depends on a band’s touring schedule and availability of a dependable source for set list information for the band (set lists are one of the more popular features of iTour). HS: What is your favorite feature of iTour?
MP: I developed the idea and started work on iTour.phish before the 2010 summer tour, and I worked on it for a couple more months before I was ready to release it in time for the 2010 fall tour. I soon followed up with versions for many other bands. I have tried to focus on bands in the scene that have a strong fan base and a good online presence. Since I was teaching myself the technology as I went along, the apps started out with minimal features. As time has progressed, I have added new functionality to keep things fresh. I heard from many people who wanted versions of iTour that work on the Android platform, so in 2011 I created those apps. However, I’m in the early stages of completely re-writing the Android versions to have the same features and use a similar look-and-feel as their iOS counterparts. HS: How did you come up with the concept of iTour? MP: I have always had an interest in technology and computers. My day job is software consultant, so I’m coding all day long. It didn’t take me very long to realize after getting my first iPhone that handheld devices were only going to become more prevalent in our lives, and I wanted to learn how to build mobile apps to run on them. I have a passion for Phish and have seen many shows starting in the early 90s. I remember what it was like trying to navigate between shows back then using only atlases and walkie-talkies. One day while I was getting ready for a run of shows in that summer of 2010, it hit me. Wouldn’t it be cool if I had a list of all of the upcoming shows on my phone? And then what if I could click a button to get directions to the venue? Or find restaurants nearby? And have an easy way to find the set list for shows that have happened? So I began the process to learn the skills to develop my vision, and after many, many hours, I finally had something that I wanted to share with other people. I submitted it to the Apple App Store, and it was accepted. That first day, thanks to a nice write-up by Mr. Miner, I had a couple hundred downloads and that was quite the rush! HS: What was the first app in the iTour family? MP: Phish was the first, and I soon followed up with versions for Furthur (iTour.furthur), Dave Matthews Band (iTour.dmb), Umphrey’s McGee (iTour.umphreys), String Cheese Incident (iTour.sci), Widespread Panic (iTour.wsp), Radiohead (iTour. rhead), Wilco (iTour.wilco), and My Morning Jacket (iTour.mmj). The most-recent version is one for Pearl Jam (iTour.pearljam), and that came out last summer.
MP: It depends. If I’m going to the show, I really appreciate being able to get directions to the venue in just two clicks, and I also like to have the seating chart for every venue right there, so I can figure out where I want to be when the band takes the stage. I have also benefitted when I found an apartment to use for the weekend via the AirBnb integration, and that was cool. But I can’t leave out the integrations with Cashortrade and JamBase, those guys are both making such a huge difference to the scene! But the feature I think is coolest is the “Birds-Eye View” of every venue that you see when you swipe left on the show information screen. HS: Why should our readers download iTour instead of other apps? MP: I encourage your readers to support every independent developer who devotes the tremendous amount of energy required to produce an app, especially for those apps that are focused on the bands we are passionate about. And most apps are really cheap, if they even cost anything, like a fraction of what you spend on ticket service fees! HS: How often are the apps updated with new information like set lists? MP: Set list information should be current after every show, and I try to stay on top of the tour dates as they get announced and make sure the apps stay current. As time permits, I like to add new features, but my focus now is on getting an updated version out for Android. HS: Is there anything else you want to share with our readers? MP: I’ll invite your readers to visit the website theitourapp.com for more information, or they can find these apps directly on the iOS App Store or Google Play. Just search for the band name, and you should be able to find them. I love talking about apps and would love to hear of any ideas from your readers – feel free to reach out to me! And if you see me on lot, stop by and say hi. Written by Becky Blumenthal
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food so that they are out of the way and also shielded from the sun and random passersby. Non-perishable food should be stored in large plastic containers to protect from moisture and bugs. A few tapestries can be hung, not only to look nice, but also to help keep you cool and add a little privacy. Chairs can be set up and solar (or battery) powered lights and lanterns can be hung. The lights not only make it possible to see at night, but also bring a nice ambiance to your site. Incense can be lit around to bring an inviting fragrance to the area and also work as an insect repellant.
Now that the site is ready to go, it’s time to add some flair to it; I mean, we’re at a festival right? This can range anywhere from bringing a couch (from inflatables to that old loveseat in your basement), to creating a front door for access to your oasis. Blow-up balloon animals or flags can be hung from the canopy. Flags should fly high above your site to help friends find your site, and to help your crew find their way back, especially late at night. Warning: If you bring a pirate flag to a festival, prepare for some pirates to try and steal it as this is a game that has been going on for a long time. Don’t take it personal, you have been warned. Ultimately, it’s your weekend paradise, so make it as fun and as funky as you are! Now that you’ve created a great campsite, you’re ready to let the magic of the festival take you away, with a comfortable home base to return to. After a few days of partying comes… The Dreaded Breakdown!! This is everyone’s least favorite part of the festival, but there are ways to make this less stressful.
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Labeling what is yours before going can make things a lot easier, and you will make it home with what you brought. Remember to dry off tarps and tents before packing away so they are good to go for your next adventure. Sometimes unexpected occurrences happen where some items can’t be salvaged and you may need to throw some of them away. If this happens, please make sure to put everything in a trash or recycling bag and put it in a pile or dumpster depending on the festival’s rules. We want to make sure we don’t leave trash out, because someone (often a volunteer) has to clean it up if we don’t, and we want the landowner to invite us back. By Katie Schwartz
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Black Ink is the partnership of Philly-based artists, brothers Jon and David Swartz. The name “Black Ink” was conceived to pay homage to the family name, Swartz. The name can be traced back to German roots, and when translated, it means “black.” Black Ink is the Swartz brothers incorporated. The brothers have always been drawing and painting. Both went to the Creative and Performing Arts High School in Philadelphia, and went on to graduate from Tyler School of Art with degrees in Graphic Design. After college, they began to exhibit their work and do live painting at music and art festivals across the country; turning their love for art, music and travel into a career. Heavily inspired by all types of music, different cultures, and other artists, they work in mixed media to create surreal worlds, where the only limit is their imagination.”
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Taking an ordinary phone book, Alex Queral carves a face into this object of so many faceless names. With the book, a very sharp X-ACTO® knife, a little pot of acrylic medium to set detail areas, and a great deal of talent, Queral literally peels away the pages like the skin of an onion to reveal the portrait within. Once the carving is complete, he will often apply a black wash to enhance the features and then seal the entire book with acrylic to preserve the work. However, he never loses the line registration, and the book remains quite pliable. Alex Queral was born in Havana, Cuba in 1958. His family immigrated to Mexico and then to Miami, Florida when he was a young boy. He received a BFA from the University of Washington, Seattle and an MFA from the University of Pennsylvania. His works have been exhibited in Canada, England, Mexico, and all throughout the U.S. and are in the collections of Ripley’s Believe It or Not!®, as well as Jerry Speyer and the Kohler family. They were even exhibited at the Philadelphia Airport in recent years. His carved telephone books are exclusively represented by Projects Gallery. Several of his phone books are now available as high-resolution photographic images in a variety of sizes.
Creative Writing by Willow Zef with every sip of air my body breathes and releases in pieces the stress and the pressure like a bursting nova exploding in flowers as fireworks petal to the ground and surround me stretching out of the mind where no self exists
our life story is hallucinatory so live it up spontaneously
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from a sleep so deep in public streets a yawn like a lion with lightning yells
come live on our language our loving is free relax with the facts swim abstractly asea where we float on top waves that come crashing down so gently and touching we make not a sound but our ripple spreads wide affecting a cause freedom in spirit unbounded soul here we are silently changing our world Left column (top to bottom): On The Road Again, Voodoo Chile, and Young Dylan
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wild humans! free your hearts from the confines of mindlines and embrace your madness for life!
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New Riders of the Purple Sage w/special guests (2 nights) Kung Fu - Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad - Mark Karan's Buds David Gans - Poor Mans Whiskey performing Old and in the Way set Lucid - Still Hand String Band -Viral Sound - Stir Fried - Preach Freedom and Connect Juggling Suns Project - Hot Day @ the Zoo - Willie Jack & the Northern Light The Kind Buds - Backwoods Experiment - Stackabones - The Blind Owl Band Ajamaja - Swift Technique - Lumpy Gravy - more tba
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This year, we are celebrating the 9th Annual Bears Picnic at Liberty Festival Grounds in Roaring Branch, PA only 20 miles above Williamsport by the town of Liberty. Liberty Festival Grounds is a 164 acre family farm that borders thousands of acres of state game lands. More primitive camping then in previous years, but we have plenty of room to spread out and enjoy nature with no music curfew! Community fires, swimming holes close by, no light pollution, pet friendly, craft & food vending, workshops, children activities, movies, artist meet & greets and much more!
Advance weekend tickets are $100 with Camping Included! Gates open 4pm thursday and close 10am monday Children 15 & under are free HEADSPACEMAG.COM SUMMER 2014 with30 parent or guardian.
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