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Alison Toon
The Faceless, Ace of Spades Sacramento, 18th May 2013

May 20, 2013
The Faceless, Ace of Spades Sacramento, 18th May 2013

The Faceless, Ace of Spades Sacramento, 18th May 2013,  full set of photos on Flickr.When my daughter Jade used to listen to Cannibal Corpse, Deicide and other death-metal-genre music, loud, I really didn't get it (apart from the teenage rebellion...

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Alison Toon
Journal, Ace of Spades Sacramento, 18 May 2013

May 19, 2013
Journal, Ace of Spades Sacramento, 18 May 2013

Journal, Ace of Spades Sacramento, 18 May 2013, full set of photos on Flickr.My first time seeing Journal, local Sacramento band... definitely a touch of Prog rock in there. And definitely will not be the last time. Good music from this three-man instr...

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Alison Toon
Beware of Darkness: "Orthodox", a review

May 14, 2013
Beware of Darkness: "Orthodox", a review

Since I saw Beware of Darkness at last year's Aftershock festival, I've been eager to hear their new--first--album, "Orthodox". While "Howl" and a couple of other tracks have been available as a single and EP for a while, Orthodox has just been release...

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The State Hornet
"The Great Gatsby" does not fulfill its potential

May 13, 2013
"The Great Gatsby" does not fulfill its potential

Director Baz Luhrmann joins the ranks of Robert Redford, Robert Markowitz and a few other filmmakers who have tackled the challenge of adapting F. Scott Fitzgerald’s critically acclaimed novel “The Great Gatsby” to film. The glamorous a...

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Cavegrrl
Congratulations to Sacramento’s Frank Fat’s, Winner of James Beard America’s Classics Award

May 9, 2013
Congratulations to Sacramento’s Frank Fat’s, Winner of James Beard America’s Classics Award

I was honored to be invited to yesterday’s media tasting of the America’a Classics Menu at Frank Fat’s. Of course, the menu at Frank Fat’s is not a perfect editorial fit for my Paleo/Primal website, but a James Beard award is not something you win everyday. I was happy and excited to attend and...

Alison Toon
Pete Trewavas and Eric Blackwood (Edison’s Children and a little more)

May 7, 2013
Pete Trewavas and Eric Blackwood (Edison’s Children and a little more)

While I was expecting Saturday evening of the Marillion Weekend to open with Pete Trewavas performing a few solo songs (and very good they were too Pete, where's the CD???), I was surprised, happily and excitedly surprised, to see Eric Blackwood o...

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Alison Toon
… and Relish

May 7, 2013
… and Relish

Relish were the second opening act on the Saturday of the Marillion weekend.I don't know if it was because they were sandwiched between Pete Trewavas and Eric Blackwood's groovy twosome and Marillion's genius Brave performance, or because they told me ...

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Alison Toon
Aziz

May 7, 2013
Aziz

Another support act at the Marillion Weekend in Wolverhampton was Aziz: two-piece band comprising Aziz Ibrahim (formerly of Stone Roses, and Dalbir Singh Rattan, tabla maestro!  East meets west...  electric guitar, shredded and sliced, &...

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The State Hornet
Iron Man 3 is entertaining, but too political

The third installment in the “Iron Man” saga is filled with plenty of metal-to-flesh action sequences, explosive special effects and the titular character’s expected witty remarks. It also manages to be politically relevant, tackling th...

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Alison Toon
UK Marillion weekend: Friday night and it’s a record!

May 1, 2013
UK Marillion weekend: Friday night and it’s a record!

Friday night, and the clock's already ticking. Wolverhampton Civic Hall; black country, Midlands, home of Slade, but I'd never been there before, never had a reason to. Until April 12th 2013: Marillion's UK Weekend, first day of three. What better reas...

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