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Friday, 30 November 2012
Happy St. Andrew's Day
What better day to celebrate all that is good about Scottish music. Here's some stuff for your listening pleasure. Enjoy!
Battle Of The Bands - Round 10
What's that? The urge for pulling hair, slapping and hand bags at dawn has returned? Must be time for the fortnightly Battle Of The Bands in which fellow Glasgow blogger Kowalskiy and I face each other in the exalted arena of Top Trumps. It all went down on Wednesday on Twitter, so if you like tension and tweets then have a read using the #battleofthebandsround10 hashtag.
In case you've forgotten, Round 9 saw things level out again at 4 wins a piece, and a draw in Round 1, meaning coming into Round 10 the scores on the doors were 5-5. Helping me gain victory were lovely lasses TeenCanteen, whilst Kowalskiy had gone for solo star Arran Arctic.
Round 10 sees two brand new fighters step into the ring, as Kowalskiy and I choose two new bands and fight over their respective stats. In team Scottish Fiction this time round is my favourite bearded singer songwriter... Shambles Miller! Whilst across the ring stands The Winter Tradition. Ready to fight?
Haud yer horse! First up here's the standard reminder of the rules. And our artists all important vital statistics.
Round 10 sees two brand new fighters step into the ring, as Kowalskiy and I choose two new bands and fight over their respective stats. In team Scottish Fiction this time round is my favourite bearded singer songwriter... Shambles Miller! Whilst across the ring stands The Winter Tradition. Ready to fight?
Haud yer horse! First up here's the standard reminder of the rules. And our artists all important vital statistics.
The battle began with Kowalskiy plumping for SoundCloud Tracks, given that The Winter Tradition boys had what must have seemed like a healthy 19. However bolsters by his latest song 'Chris Brown Is A C***' Shambles won the point for Team Scottish Fiction with a massive 23 SoundCloud Tracks. 0-1 to Scottish Fiction.
Make or break time as we all know the second point is all important. Staying with online attributes, Kowalskiy chose Twitter Follow Ratio, and The Winter Traditions 1.58 over Shambles Miller's 1.22, means the point went their way. Even stevens,
Tensions often run high during Battle Of The Bands, but none higher than this last round. I was hoping David would chose either Average Age or Band Name Scrabble Score and lo' behold he went for the latter. Confident that Shambles score of 23 would hold up, the crushing disappointment began to sink in when David revealed that The Winter Tradition had pipped us by two points. TWO POINTS!
Which means the balance is now tipped 6-5 in Kowalskiy's favour. Until next week of course!
The Winter Tradition released their latest single 'Tides And Telegrams' complete with epic windswept video. It's taken from their début album 'Gradients', which is out now folks. Go get it!
Our favourite bearded singer-songwriter Shambles Miller put out his official début single 'Confessions' earlier this year, which we loved, and hosts a weekly open mic night every Sunday at the Vespbar in Glasgow.
Thursday, 29 November 2012
We're Only Here For The Banter - Flutes
Not enough bands feature flutes these days. Going some way to address this imbalance are Flutes, some of whom are exiled Scots living in old London town. They don't actually have a flute in the band, but the though still counts! Their two tracks released so far this year, 'Auld Archie' and 'Sand' have been melodic stoaters, and their album is released on 5th December. We caught up with Godfrey from the band for a chat.
It's the question everyone hates, but could you tell us a little bit about your music and your influences?
We write pretty honest, lyrically explicit alternative folk rock music which is influenced mainly by Scottish acts such as The Twilight Sad, Mogwai and King Creosote as well as being informed by non-Celtic bands such as The National, Interpol and The Smiths. We didn't really consider ourselves folky until we started to write this album and integrated cello and violin into a lot of songs... especially some of the darker ones.
What's your song writing process like?
It tends to start with Rob (guitars) and I spending hours on end in a wee room in West London bashing out ideas until we find something that we hope Alex (drums) and Andy (bass, piano) won't hate. From there, we'll work the song up as a band and often the original demo Rob and I have recorded will be totally torn to pieces by Alex and Andy... normally for the better.
What could we expect to see from a live show?
We actually haven't played live as Flutes yet. Our first show will be our album launch on Thursday December 6th in London before we come back to Glasgow on 14th December for a launch at Sleazy's. We've been working hard recently and have welcomed a new member into the band to play the piano parts. Plus we should have violin, cello, clarinet and a choir for both the shows. We've always seen playing live as being as important as recording... which is probably why it took us so long to make an album (7 years!)
If it were all to end tomorrow, what would you say has been your greatest achievement?
I'd be sad if it ended tomorrow... I don't want to think about it. I feel like it's only just started. I'm trying to stay optimistic here.
What have you got planned for the rest of 2012 and into the new year?
We've got the launches in Glasgow and London plus a radio session for Edinburgh University and an in-store at Avalanche Records. We're also releasing our album on vinyl on Wednesday 5th December - I bought a record deck the other day and we all sat round listening to it and inspecting the grooves on the record (aye, we're old and sad). Oh, and next year we're going to have a big party for Burns' Night on Friday 25th January. We'll be releasing our second single 'Kilburn' then and will hopefully have some friends of ours playing with us. And there's a cheeky cover to follow but more on that later.
At Scottish Fiction we focus on new Scottish music, how do you as a band view the Scottish music 'community'?
We miss it. Being in London you can get lost really easily which is why we decided to focus on writing rather than playing gigs. We'd played too many pay to play gigs and it becomes unfair on your friends. The reaction North of border has been overwhelming and I'm glad that I've not lost my accent having been down here for so long.
What other Scottish artists would you recommend to the Scottish Fiction readers?
How long have you got? Top of the list has to be our producer Jamie Savage's band Olympic Swimmers - easily one of the albums of the year lyrically and musically. We're going to see them support Admiral Fallow (another cracking band) soon and I'm really excited. I really like Gav Prentice's album - honest, direct and no messing about. A friend of mine played in a band called VCheka whose album is totally insane and just so wonderful - in fact I'm glad you asked that question as I'm listening to them again and it's brilliantly mad. Reminds me a tad of an old Scottish band called Fickle Public. I can't ever get enough of The Twilight Sad, Errors and Mogwai although I assume your readers are pretty au fait with them. Andy (bass, piano) and I went to uni with some guys from Kid Canaveral and Broken Records so we have ended up seeing them both hundreds of times... and they never let us down. Also, I think French Wives' album was a cracker and I'm surprised it didn't do better. Shall I stop now? I haven't mentioned De Rosa, Emma Pollock, RM Hubbert, King Creosote et al... Oh, before I forget - there's a semi Scottish band called The Magnetic North who I'd advise having a listen to. Their whole album was recorded in Orkney and based on a dream the singer/lyricist had. I got a bit teary when I saw them at a festival this year (although I was drinking whisky at 11 in the morning.)
Thanks for speaking with us, would you care to share a joke with us?
Was it not David Cameron who when asked to share a joke retorted 'hilariously' Nick Clegg? Dave's a great guy... so I'll go with Nick Clegg.
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Scottish Fiction Podcast - 21st November 2012
On the latest Scottish Fiction Podcast is the live session from Gav Prentice who very kindly joined us in the studio recently. Gav chats about his music, his influences, his début solo album 'The Invisible Hand' and his band Over The Wall. There's a smattering of music chosen by Gav as well as two live tracks.
On top of that there's the usual serving of new alternative Scottish music, this week provided by Frightened Rabbit, Queen Jane, Michael Cassidy, The Winter Tradition and plenty more! Enjoy!
Frightened Rabbit - Dead Now
Josh T. Pearson - Thou Art Loosed - As chosen by Gav Prentice
Gav Prentice - Give It Up - Live in Pulse 98.4 FM Studio
Gav Prentice - Burning Down - Live in Pulse 98.4 FM Studio
Robert Wyatt - Foreign Accents - As chosen by Gav Prentice
Queen Jane - Stop Pretending
The Winter Tradition - Tides And Telegrams
Michael Cassidy - Battleships
Arran Arctic - Window
CUR$ES - I Think I'm Alone Now
Mitchell Museum - Agnostic
Solareye - The Pageant
Roddy Hart & The Lonesome Fire - Queenstown
The Imagineers - Albert Einstein
Saint Death - El Metro
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Labels: Arran Arctic, CUR$ES, Frightened Rabbit, Gav Prentice, Michael Cassidy, Mitchell Museum, Queen Jane, Saint Death, Scottish Fiction Podcast, Scottish Fiction Sessions, The Imagineers, The Winter Tradition
Sunday, 25 November 2012
Single/EP Review - Queen Jane - Romantics
Queen Jane are a band who continue to go from strength to strength. Their previous EP's, 'Confetti' and 'Denver' showed a tightening of sound and when they played at The Captain's Rest as part of Scottish Fiction Presents back in June it was evident to all that their live show showed there was much more to come from the Cumbernauld foursome.
'Romantics' is their latest offering, the six track EP is out on Monday 26th. Starting off with an intro that builds and then hammers intro 'Stop Pretending'. It's jangly, it's full of angular guitars and full of wishful lyrics. There's a great drum solo stuck right in the middle, showing the band are not afraid to break conventional rules of making pop music.
'Josephine' continues where the last track ends, with more upbeat, afro-pop influenced sounds. The rhythm section are tight as a badgers nut, providing the perfect backing to lead singer James McGarragle's punchy vocals.
Near enough title track 'Romance' brings the tempo down a little bit as McGarragle proclaims "we don't need love 'cause we've got romance". There's some brilliant off-kilter and catchy guitar hooks throughout this track, and this track serves as the staple showcase of Queen Jane's sound. I've heard them described as a Scottish Vampire Weekend, which has some truth, but they also echo the Maccabees, Bombay Bicycle Club and Two Door Cinema Club.
Having said that, next track 'Sometimes' veers off the guitar-pop track with a more solemn and darker feel. The guitars drone, the vocals reverb while the drums are that little bit slower, showing that Queen Jane can do post-rock too.
The EP ends with 'Fighting Man', which plays by the 'save the best till last' rule. It's an absolute joy of a track, seven and a half minutes of thoughtful lyrics culminating in an orgy of guitars and drums, akin to The National.
The EP as a whole is a complete package of summery up-beat pop music, featuring chiming guitars, angular beats and jaunty melodies. It further cements Queen Jane's status as heading for bigger and better things, and confirms that with each release they have honed and developed their sound.
'Romantics' comes out on Monday 26th November on Queen Jane's bandcamp page. Check out their EP launch on Sunday 2nd December at Glasgow School Of Art Student Union.
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Saturday, 24 November 2012
Video Killed The Radio Star - Round Up
I did one of these a few weeks back which seemed to have been rather well received so as I've got some spare time today and there's a whole bunch of videos out recently, why not do it again! Here's a selection of what people with video camera's have been doing recently. Enjoy!
Failpopsters (yes I'm at a loss as well) So Many Animal Calls have a brand new single out on 3rd December via mega-brilliant Glasgow label Overlook Records. 'She Was Speaking From The Bottom Of The Sea' maintains the SMAC boy's excellent reputation for making music you can equally sway and rock out to. Check out the video and grab the single when it drops.
Stanley Odd front man Solareye dropped his solo EP 'The Pageant' as a free download on Monday (pick it up here). The EP features other Scottish hip-hop contributors Louie and Tickle, and this up close and personal video is for lead track 'The Pageant'.
Ahead of 'Pedestrian Verse' the fourth LP from Selkirk's finest Frightened Rabbit, the band have released a video filled with footage from their recent European and US tour for new track 'Dead Now'. The album isn't out until 4th February 2013, but if you pre-order you will receive this track RIGHT NOW! Woo!
If you like video's with tour footage then take a peek at Three Blind Wolves new video for their track 'Gold On The Cross' which features footage from their last jaunt to America.
Taking a pop shot at the need to 'invent' a benevolent all powerful creator and the promise of eternal bliss Admiral Fallow's latest single 'Isn't This World Enough??' features some wonderful scenery. The single is out on 10th December. so in the meantime enjoy this video.
Last one this time round is The Winter Tradition with a video for their latest single 'Tides And Telegrams' taken off their album 'Gradients'. It's a rousing track and the video features some rather epic instrument playing against the backdrop of a lighthouse.
Failpopsters (yes I'm at a loss as well) So Many Animal Calls have a brand new single out on 3rd December via mega-brilliant Glasgow label Overlook Records. 'She Was Speaking From The Bottom Of The Sea' maintains the SMAC boy's excellent reputation for making music you can equally sway and rock out to. Check out the video and grab the single when it drops.
Stanley Odd front man Solareye dropped his solo EP 'The Pageant' as a free download on Monday (pick it up here). The EP features other Scottish hip-hop contributors Louie and Tickle, and this up close and personal video is for lead track 'The Pageant'.
Ahead of 'Pedestrian Verse' the fourth LP from Selkirk's finest Frightened Rabbit, the band have released a video filled with footage from their recent European and US tour for new track 'Dead Now'. The album isn't out until 4th February 2013, but if you pre-order you will receive this track RIGHT NOW! Woo!
If you like video's with tour footage then take a peek at Three Blind Wolves new video for their track 'Gold On The Cross' which features footage from their last jaunt to America.
Taking a pop shot at the need to 'invent' a benevolent all powerful creator and the promise of eternal bliss Admiral Fallow's latest single 'Isn't This World Enough??' features some wonderful scenery. The single is out on 10th December. so in the meantime enjoy this video.
Last one this time round is The Winter Tradition with a video for their latest single 'Tides And Telegrams' taken off their album 'Gradients'. It's a rousing track and the video features some rather epic instrument playing against the backdrop of a lighthouse.
Friday, 23 November 2012
Album Review - Gav Prentice - The Invisible Hand
Going solo is one of rock's greatest clichés. We've all at one stage or another sat through an album from the frontman or guitarist (hell even some drummers get in on the act) of a band we really love, and thought 'what the chuff was that?' Yet every now and then there emerges a solo album which genuinely does stand alone from the artists previous 'band' and serves as a vehicle for the musician to say something they couldn't have got across as a collective.
Step forward Gav Prentice, one half of indie-pop duo Over The Wall, who released his début solo album 'The Invisible Hand' via Instinctive Raccoon on 15th October.
On first listen there's a familiarity in that Gav provided the vocals in Over The Wall, and while when speaking to him about the album he felt he'd adopted a more Scottish twang in the absence of his English counterpart, those familiar with OtW will not mistake Gav's distinctive vocal style.
Where the main difference will arise is the stripped back and acoustic style of 'The Invisible Hand'. The production work on OtW's album 'Treacherous' was fun and outlandish, 'The Invisible Hand' is lo-key, at times rather raw and is emboldened for being so. Themes of home-town blues, loss and the inevitability of ageing are explored through predominately indie-folk styled strummings and at times sung with anger and ire.
The lyrical content of many of the tracks seems to be Prentice expunging himself, yet when Gav joined us on the Scottish Fiction show recently he revealed that there are in fact three different characters at play, each giving a different perspective to the same small town mentality.
Opening track 'King George' comes from the view of an elderly gentleman George, lamenting what has been and gone and ultimately changed and lost; "tried holding on to what I loved, tried holding on and now it's gone."
Lead single from the album 'Give It Up' is a rip-roaring track with a punchy beat backing the fury of Prentice's voice as he recalls the advice of home town friends and family who's advice in his early days of playing music was simply 'give it up'.
'My home town is burning down' cries Prentice in folk track 'Burning Down' a sentiment that I'm sure many living within the small towns across Scotland's central belt. There's also a cheeky wee nod to the Reid twins at the end of the track.
The lo-fi feel of the album is at it's most strongest during the short 'Honesty Lost In Silence' and 'I Know That', which serves, as it does throughout the album, to place Prentice's words at the fore. One gets the feeling that for one reason or another these words were of such importance that they were not to be lost amidst the musical production of bleeps, whizzes and effects.
The tempo picks up again on 'How Are You Sleeping', with a fast paced drum beat driving the song forward. It's a strong track, again there's real anger in the lyrics. The penultimate track is another short stutter of a track, 'I'm Not Gonna Cry' before the traditional 'Ae Fond Kiss', the Burns song re-arranged by Gav. It's a fitting way to end an album which does focus a lot of the singer-songwriter fare of loss and anger.
Gav Prentice - 'The Invisible Hand' is out now via Instinctive Raccoon. You can buy the album here. Check out Gav Prentice live this Saturday 24th November at The Flying Duck for his album launch.
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Thursday, 22 November 2012
Gig Review - Jo Mango @ The Glad Cafe
A week ago on Saturday I ventured out in the dark night to Pollockshaws Road in Shawlands to a fabulous new venue, The Glad Cafe. And boy was I glad (first and last pun I promise) I did!
The occasion was the official album launch of Jo Mango's latest LP 'Murmuration', which dropped on 5th November via Olive Grove Records, and support was provided by Admiral Fallow front-man Louis Abbot and album producer Adem.
As you can see from the pictures the stage in The Glad Cafe was lovingly adorned with a murmuration of hand knitted Arctic terns, upon to which clambered Louis Abbot. Shorn of his beard and almost trademark beanie hat, he remained in fine voice, despite as he informed the crowd risking losing it as his beloved Hiberian topped the SPL table that very afternoon. For fans of Admiral Fallow it was a change to see many of the bands hits, including 'Dead Against Smoking', 'Old Fools' and 'These Barren Years', performed stripped back and acoustically. For anyone unaware of Admiral Fallow (not likely given their first album was released initially on Jo Mango's imprint label Lo-Five Records) they would have witness in Abbot a song writer of immense talent and great craftsmanship. Highlight of the set was Jo Mango joining Abbot on stage for a rendition of 'Beetle In The Box', before the set ending with a cover of a Joanna Newson song.
'Murmuration' producer Adem is next on stage, and with his soaring high vocals somewhat betrays his appearance. 'Small Things' is a soft and gentle love song, and 'Love And Other Planets' utilises guitar pedals to haunting effect. The whole set is tinged with meloncoly, although Adem at one point teases the crowd with the offer of a rave song played on the piano! Flitting between guitar and piano, and offering some glimpses of 'works in progress' it's an excellent set from another fine musician. To rapturous cheers Adem ends with a cover of Low's 'Laser Beam'. Great stuff.
Amidst a vast array of intricate musical instruments, some so small they look they may break if played, and the murmuration of terns which hang from the ceiling, Jo Mango and her band snuggle onto the stage. Given the length of time this album has taken, and that Jo herself has just completed a PhD in Musicology, it's almost a given that each track displays creative and inventive qualities. On 'The Moth And The Moon' there's the reverberation of a xylophone being played with a bow, whereas 'Bird Song' utilises claps, delicate harp and instruments I'd be lying if I said I knew what they were called. Each sound is carefully considered and is part of the overall whole. Not a single note is unintentional or out of place. A multi-instrumentalist herself, Jo switches between guitar and piano for tracks such as 'Ludwig' and 'Blue Dawn Light', which contains one of my favourite lyrics, "life could get very dull if you knew what came next."
During the set, there's some explanation from Jo regarding the making and process of this album, indeed at one point it may not have happened at all. There's also an airing for a couple of new songs, which are of the similar same high standard as those on the album. The venue and the warm music was contributing to a very intimate and cosy evening, and during 'The Black Sun' the male vocal choir who's chanting emanated from amongst the crowd served to wrap the crowd up in a glorious and accomplished blanket of sound. Truly it was a joy, and as I scanned the room I couldn't see a glum face anywhere. 'Murmuration' is a sublime album, and as Jo played closing track 'Chordelia' she ended an equally impressive live performance.
Grab yourself a copy of 'Murmuration' here and check out Jo Mango live at Platform on 1st December, or The Glad Cafe on 14th December.
Wednesday, 21 November 2012
Scottish Fiction Podcast - 14th November 2012
The latest Scottish Fiction podcast was NOT a live radio show, instead was a pre-recorded show which aired on 14th November 2012. Does that mean there's no mistakes? Well you'll have to listen to find out!
On the show is music from The Yawns, Meursault, Birdhead, Trapped Mice and plenty more. Our Aye Tunes Friday Freebie comes from KiDD, whilst our Re-Mixing It Up track is a Midnight Lion remix of The Mouse That Ate The Cat track '40 Years From Now'. Our Classic Scottish Album is Aereogramme's 'My Heart Has A Wish That You Would Not Go' and we play a track taken from that and our Featured Artist is The Pastels meaning there is three tracks from them. Get stuck in!
The Recovery! - Vulture Club
Blindfolds - Black Magic
Miniature Dinosaurs - Next Of Kin
KiDD - So... Are You Aiming To Be Out? - Aye Tunes Friday Freebie
The Yawns - Butterfleyes
Hunt / Gather - Phoenix Maker
Static Future - LaBeija
Trapped Mice - Night Of Broken Glass
The Birthday Suit - Uh-huh Uh-huh
The Mouse That Ate The Cat - 40 Years From Now (Midnight Lion Mix) - Re-Mixing It Up
Run/Lucky/Free - Denim Skyes (Live Acoustic)
Aereogramme - Barriers - My Heart Has A Wish That You Would Not Go - Classic Scottish Album
digital bear - Live In A Suitcase
Campfires In Winter - Outside
Gav Prentice - Burning Down
Meursault - Dull Spark
Fiona Soe Paing - Tower Of Babel
Snide Rhythms - Distractions
Vasa - Cynthia
Featured Artist
The Pastels - Crawl Babies
The Pastels - Thank You For Being You
The Pastels - I'm Alright With You
Birdhead - Tourist
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Sunday, 18 November 2012
Scotland Sings
Scotland Sings, part of the Scotland's Winter Festivals programme is a new initiative, designed to encourage people to sing in public between 30th November and 2nd December in celebration of St Andrew's Day.
The three-day event will see a series of singing events take place across Scotland, in locations including Edinburgh, Perth, Paisley, Glasgow, Dundee, Largs and St Abbs. People of all ages, backgrounds and vocal talent are being encouraged to get involved, with the aim of getting the whole of Scotland singing.
Supported by EventScotland and Creative Scotland, Scotland Sings is coordinated by 'Hands Up for Trad', the organisers of The Scots Trad Music Awards and BBC Scotland Young Trad Musician of the Year. Simon Thoumire, Creative Director of Hands Up for Trad, said "Scotland Sings will celebrate and present Scotland's rich singing traditions in a truly unique way. We're hoping people throughout Scotland will get involved to help establish Scotland as a singing nation, whether that be through getting together with friends for a sing-a-long, starting a band, joining a choir or signing up to a community singing group. The beauty of this project is that all you need is a voice and a sense of fun to get involved."
Humza Yousaf, Minister for External Affairs and International Development, said: "Scotland's Winter Festivals brings together some of our most important cultural celebrations. "The programme for 2012/13 offers a spectacular mix of traditional and unusual events that will showcase Scotland's rich creativity. With such a variety of events on offer, there will be something for everyone to enjoy no matter where they are in the country."
To find out more about Scotland Sings events taking place in your area please visit: www.scotlandsings.co.uk
To take part in Scotland Sings please contact: email@example.com
For further information about the Winter Festivals programme please visit: www.scotland.org/winter
Battle Of The Bands - Round 9
The fortnightly bloodfest that is Battle Of The Bands moved to it's new home of Wednesday this week when David of Kowalskiy blog and I pitted our wits and musical knowledge against each other Top Trumps styleee. The action all took place on Twitter so if you want a front row seat next time get following me there.
Going into Round 9 things stand at 5-4 to Kowalskiy, after his last round drubbing of me and my choice of Lovers Turn To Monsters, with the help of IndianRedLopez. But regular followers of this feature will know that home advantage is crucial and with first pick back in my hands for Round 9, I'm confident of levelling the scores. Before we get into the action, here's a timely reminder of the rules of play. Ready? GO!!!
First up lets me the contenders. Fighting for all that is right and just in the Scottish Fiction corner are all girl group TeenCanteen. Whilst the shady Kowalskiy has recruited the lone assassin (or double agent?) Arran Arctic.
First pick in Round 9 was average age, and even though it's rude to ask a lady her age, I'd managed to establish that the TeenCanteen girls averaged out at 26. However Arran Arctic sneaked the point for Kowalskiy by the smallest of margins, an extra year. One point played, 1-0 to Kowalskiy.
I was saving my tactical master-stroke to last, but it would only pay off is I could capture the all important second point. Twitter Follow Ratio it was and luckily TeenCanteen's 1.27 pipped Arran Arctic's 0.92. As always I consider anything over 1 worthy of winning, and so it proved! 1 point a piece!
For the deciding point then it was time for a return of the rule-bending Total attribute, where unlike the others the LOWEST score wins. Given that this stat hasn't been used since Round 1, I was hopeful of catching Kowalskiy off guard. And so it proved! Over confident with his 27 SoundCloud tracks and his 8 years active service in the music biz, Arran Artic's total of 78.92 was far too high for TeenCanteen's low of 46.27.
Final point played, 2-1 to Scottish Fiction and TeenCanteen!
So tactics proved important over high scoring points, and the series is once again even at 5-5, and home advantage has still to be broken. Let's have a gander at more than just our contenders vital stats. Here's why David and I chose our relevant musicians.
TeenCanteen are a four piece all girl band who have flourished from the ashes of Futuristic Retro Champions. They have caught many people's ears with their melodic surf-pop influenced tunes, including the wonderful 'How We Met (Cherry Pie)' and fantastic live performances. The band next play at SWG3 on 1st December.
As you'll see from Arran Arctic's bandcard the singer-songwriter has been crafting music for 8 years now. His latest album 'Like Lovers' is out now and is a very good listen. It was preceded earlier this year by free download 'Covers', and if you like that, you'll not be disappointed by the album. Check it our (and buy it) here.
Thursday, 15 November 2012
Scottish Fiction Podcast - 7th November 2012
The latest Scottish Fiction podcast, which aired on Pulse Community Radio on 7th November 2012, features an orgy of great new Scottish music. There's a first play of a track from Queen Jane's new EP, Trapped In Kansas, Magic Daddy and CHVRCHES. Boo-yah!
On top of that our Featured Artist is cult heroes The Vaselines, there's a track from Kid Canaveral's debut album 'Shouting At Wildlife' which features as our Classic Scottish Album. Our Re-Mixing It Up track is a smoking Discopolis remix of 'The Fog' by Rachel Sermanni and our Aye Tunes Friday Freebie track comes from The Douglas Firs. Enjoy!
PAWS - Bird Inside Birdcage, Ribcage Inside Bird
Loch Awe - I Will Drift Into 10,000 Streams
Jamie Flett - Just Goes To Show
Queen Jane - Romance
Rachel Sermanni - The Fog (Discopolis Remix) - Re-Mixing It Up
Gareth Dickson - Adrenalin
Jo Mango - The Moth And The Moon
Admiral Fallow - Isn't This World Enough??
ILCMF (The Douglas Firs) - statues - Aye Tunes Friday Freebie
Michael Cassidy - Guy Fawkes
Randolph's Leap - Hermit
Trapped In Kansas - Only Child
St Deluxe - Evil Dead
Kid Canaveral - And Another Thing!! - Shouting At Wildlife - Classic Scottish Album
The Mirror Trap - Future Lionheart
Black Balloons - Rascal
Verse Metrics - Burn Twice As Bright
Magic Daddy - Space Rays
Featured Artist
The Vaselines - Jesus Wants Me For A Sunbeam
The Vaselines - Teenage Superstars
The Vaselines - Son Of A Gun
Young Philadelphia - Not Even God Knows What You're Doing
CHVRCHES - The Mother We Share
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Wednesday, 14 November 2012
We're Only Here For The Banter - Vasa
We're generally huge fans of Overlook Records here at Scottish Fiction, therefore it's no surprise that Vasa, signed on the label, are producing good stuff at the moment too. With debut EP due out soon, and current single 'Cynthia', which is fucking mighty, gaining attention, you'll be hearing a lot more from this four piece in 2013. We caught up with guitarist Scott for a natter.
Hello, how are you?
Right now, the collective feeling in the band is giggly, yet cautious.
It's the question everyone hates, but could you tell us a little bit about your music and your influences?
Well, we're an instrumental rock band, so I think it goes without saying that we're influenced by the likes of Mogwai and Explosions In The Sky etc, as those guys are the front runners of the genre. However we take influence from a fairly wide range of bands such as ...And So I Watch You From Afar, Adebisi Shank, Deftones, Intronaut, Aereogramme, Brontide, LITE, Foals, Maybeshewill and 65Daysofstatic. Stick all that in some kind of blender capable of blending music and you'll come out with something that sounds a bit like us. Or just a fucking mess.
What's your song writing process like?
It depends really, some of our songs have been fully written by Blaine before they even come into the practice room, others come together from an idea that one of us brings into practice and then we play around with it until we're happy. We do our best to avoid the post rock cliché of just playing one riff for 5 minutes and building up to a crescendo, with no vocal melody for the listener to follow it's important for us to keep the music as interesting as possible.
What could we expect to see from a live show?
A ridiculous amount of guitar effects being utilised, lots of energy and a lovely wall of noise.
If it were all to end tomorrow, what would you say has been your greatest achievement?
We've been together for about a year now and we couldn't be any happier with how far we've come in that time, but I think the past week has been the peak so far, we've been offered a support slot with Maybeshewill, a band we're all big fans of and had our single played on Radio 1.
What have you got planned for the rest of 2012 and into the new year?
We've got a few shows lined up around Scotland before the end of the year, including a couple of mini-festivals in Thurso and Dundee and a Christmas Eve show in Perth. Most importantly, we're releasing our debut EP on the 14th of December on Overlook Records, we'll hopefully have details of a launch show in Glasgow fairly soon. As far as the new year goes, we're planning to get out on tour again as much as possible, hopefully with some shows down south and possibly a trip to Ireland as well.
At Scottish Fiction we focus on new Scottish music, how do you as a band view the Scottish music 'community'?
There's definitely a great sense of community among Scottish bands and artists, we've certainly been made welcome by other more established bands who we've played with as well as various promoters and venues across the country.
What other Scottish artists would you recommend to the Scottish Fiction readers?
So many! Bellow Below, The Darien Venture, Trapped In Kansas, So Many Animal Calls, Crusades, Young Philadelphia, Campfires In Winter, Poor Things, Atlas:Empire, Bear Arms, WeCameFromWolves, Bonehouse, The Barents Sea.
Thanks for speaking with us, would you care to share a joke with us?
No problem! I heard about this new cocktail, it's called a "Sandy"
It's basically just a watered down Manhattan.
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Thursday, 8 November 2012
Scottish Fiction Podcast - 31st October 2012
On the latest podcast, which aired 31st October 2012, features new music from Jo Mango, Collar Up, Gav Prentice, Flutes and much more. There's gig chat and some general banter from me, plus all our usual features.
This week's Featured Artist are Errors, our Classic Scottish Album is De Rosa's 'Prevention' and our Re-Mixing It Up track is a brilliant Miaoux Miaoux remix of 'Where It Snows' by Olympic Swimmers. As always we have some free music in the form of the Aye Tunes Friday Freebie track, which is a brilliant number from The Yawns. Enjoy!
Gav Prentice - Square Mile
For Abel - The 17th Failed Hope Song
Human Don't Be Angry - Dreamer
Collar Up - Tonight
Lovers Turn To Monsters - "My Dad Doesn't Really Like My Interests, I Can Only Imagine What He'd Think Of You
IndianRedLopez - Ropes
De Rosa - Nocturne For An Absentee - Prevention - Classic Scottish Album
Make Sparks - Floored
Jo Mango - The Black Sun
Sefiros - The Dead Things We Are Made Of
Campfires In Winter - Twelve Thousand Drops
Olympic Swimmers - Where It Snows (Miaoux Miaoux Remix) - Re-Mixing It Up
St Deluxe - Born Into Flame
Flutes - Sand
The Yawns - Summers Wasted - Aye Tunes Friday Freebies
Behold The Old Bear - Solsbury Hill
Verse Metrics - Aches
Featured Artist
Errors - A Rumour In Africa
Errors - Magna Encarta
Errors - White Infinity
Yusuf Azak - Smile Tactics
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Wednesday, 7 November 2012
Scottish Fiction EP - Hidden Tracks EP
A few months ago we ran the Scottish Fiction free music treasure hunt featured twelve free tracks from some of our favourite Scottish artists. These tracks were then hidden amongst our EP's for you to find and discover, all in aid of celebrating one year's worth of free music via our Scottish Fiction EP's.
As the EP's have come to a, hopefully temporary, stop, we thought it would be good to put all of the tracks together for the first time, and let you get a hold of them all if you haven't already done so.
So get downloading, and share with your pals. Here's what's on the EP:
The Son(s) - Karl a.k.a. The Son(s) has dusted down an old unreleased track, 'Wanton' and given it to us to finally give it a home!
Randolph's Leap - The eight piece indie folksters have never been bigger, with T In The Park and King Tut's Summer Nights safely tucked under their belts. For our treasure hunt they have contributed 'Wack' a track from their mega special 'The Way Of The Mollusc' EP.
Discopolis - Electronic three piece Discopolis are one of Scottish music's hottest property. With a whole heap of new material on the way, they have kindly given us an exclusive brand new track 'Indiependance'.
Ambulances - Responsible for one of my favourite albums of 2012 so far, Ambulances offer up a remix of their album track 'Falling Apart' by Cian Ciaran of the Super Furry Animals.
Lovers Turn To Monsters - Kyle Wood, a.k.a. Lovers Turn To Monsters is a creative dynamo. He also has a penchant for covering lo-fi punk songs, and has given us a cover of 'The Goldheart Mountain Top Queen Directory' by Guided By Voices. Kyle's version has been mixed and edited by Craig McConnell.
DOLFiNZ - Another brand new exclusive track from the DOLFiNZ lads called 'Protein Shake Brain'.
Miniature Dinosaurs - Having recently signed to Integrity Records this can only mean good things, hopefully in the form of new material. Meanwhile we've got an acoustic recording of old favourite 'Alligator'.
The Mouse That Ate The Cat - The indie electro pop duo have whipped up a new track with the help of Kerr Okan of The LaFontaines called 'Going Away'
Satellite Dub - Craig Brown is Satellite Dub, responsible for some of the best beats around. He's given us a brand new and exclusive track 'Kizuna Encounter' for our EP. Enjoy!
IndianRedLopez - The Aberdeen five piece are tucked away in the studio working on album number two. On the EP's is an alternative version of 'Silence/Vacuum' which will feature on that new album.
Run/Lucky/Free -We love a good live track, and Run/Lucky/Free have given us just that! A live acoustic version of their track 'Denim Skyes'.
Mitchell Museum - We were majorly chuffed when Mitchell Museum reformed, and even more so when they generously gave us a brand new exclusive track 'The Closer We Got The Harder We Fell'.
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We're Only Here For The Banter - St Deluxe
Glasgow four piece St Deluxe return following their 2009 self titled debut album, which garnered high praise amongst peers and critics alike. The fuzzzy rockers release their new album 'Born Into Flame' on 3rd December, and have a single of the same name out now. We caught up with Martin from the band for some Scottish Fiction style chat.
Hello, how are you?
Mighty fine!
It's the question everyone hates, but could you tell us a little bit about your music and your influences?
We take a wide range of influences from the usual indie rock bands like Sonic Youth and Nirvana, but we've been delving into the more obscure corners of our record collection recently, some psych, drone rock and shoegaze stuff. I would also say that our influences have been more than musical lately, anything from zombie B movies to personal experiences have also came to the fore with the writing of our second album.
What's your song writing process like?
One of us will have a idea, whether it's a chord progression, riff, melody, drum part and bring it to the rehearsal room and then we just chuck it about and play around with the structure and things until we've finally bend it into a song.
What could we expect to see from a live show?
Noise, Jamie's hair thrashing about, happy accidents, and hopefully a wee bit of losing yourself for a brief moment.
If it were all to end tomorrow, what would you say has been your greatest achievement?
For me personally I reckon it would be playing a few shows with Stephen Lawrie from the Telescopes as the Telescopes. He's a total gent and I was a huge Telescopes fan and to end up playing those songs not only as the support band but as the actual band was just something else. As a band I suppose getting to SXSW was a pretty big achievement. The last of the three shows we played out there was on the bill for the tribute show for Alex Chilton who was supposed to play but died very suddenly. It was a huge privileged to be involved that night, it was one very special and emotional gig.
What have you got planned for the rest of 2012 and into the new year?
Well we've just released two free download singles available through our Bandcamp site which will feature on our second album which is due for release on the 3rd of December. We'll be doing a London and Glasgow launch for the album which is called 'Born Into Flame'. The Glasgow show is at Nice and Sleazy on the 7th of December and we've got Static Future playing with us at that and most likely one more band. After that we've got a few things in the pipeline gig wise and we'll be starting the recording of our third album later tonight at Riverside Studios in Busby.
At Scottish Fiction we focus on new Scottish music, how do you as a band view the Scottish music 'community'?
In terms of Glasgow there's so many great bands coming out all the time it's really difficult to keep up but I do keep my ear close for new stuff happening. We kinda seem to just get on with our own thing, I've never really felt as part of a scene as such. We've tended to work with people Like Stephen Lawrie, Calvin Johnson and Sonic Boom who we really admired and wanted to work with to see how they do things and see that first hand.
What other Scottish artists would you recommend to the Scottish Fiction readers?
I'm a big PAWS fan but I guess you already know about them, Static Future are a great band who recorded a great EP not so long ago. I picked up on a band called Ursual Minor by chance on Facebook the other day and they really blew me away too!
Thanks for speaking with us, would you care to share a joke with us?
I'm really crap at jokes so I won't bother you with possibly the lamest joke you'd ever have to publish.
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Thursday, 1 November 2012
Videos Killed The Radio Star - Round Up
If you used to read the Favourite Son blog, which sadly stopped a few months back, then you might have enjoyed Chris's weekly round-up of music videos. Now before you get all excited, I'm not committing myself to doing a weekly round-up, but there's been a few videos cropped up over the past few days and week's that have caught my eye, so I thought I'd fire up a quick post. Enjoy!
He's been supporting Amy McDonald the past few night, and in the build up to his single 'Battleships' being released on 19th November Michael Cassidy has got a cool underwater video out now. Check it out.
We were lucky enough to have been joined by The State Broadcasters on the Scottish Fiction radio show a few months back. Their brilliant album 'Ghosts We Must Carry' is out now, and here's a brand new video from them for the single 'Trespassers'. Beautiful stuff so it is.
Another Olive Grove artist Jo Mango has a new video out ahead of her new album 'Murmuration' which will be released on 5th November. Check out this wonderful video with flocks of birds a plenty.
Rounding things off is the latest episode from the Detour boys. Featuring Michael Cassidy, CHVRCHES, Crusades and more!
He's been supporting Amy McDonald the past few night, and in the build up to his single 'Battleships' being released on 19th November Michael Cassidy has got a cool underwater video out now. Check it out.
We were lucky enough to have been joined by The State Broadcasters on the Scottish Fiction radio show a few months back. Their brilliant album 'Ghosts We Must Carry' is out now, and here's a brand new video from them for the single 'Trespassers'. Beautiful stuff so it is.
From furry animals to political statements. Yes it's time for a home-made video courtesy of Solareye from Stanley Odd. Here's an interesting visual for the excellent track based around the Scottish independence debate 'Marriage Counselling'.
Another Olive Grove artist Jo Mango has a new video out ahead of her new album 'Murmuration' which will be released on 5th November. Check out this wonderful video with flocks of birds a plenty.
Rounding things off is the latest episode from the Detour boys. Featuring Michael Cassidy, CHVRCHES, Crusades and more!
Gies It Ya Dix!
Recording studios are an integral part of the music community. When you're at a gig or listening to a band's latest single not many people think about how many hours of practice, jamming and recording goes in to produce the finished article. As well as providing the means to polishing up an artists act, they can also facilitate creative thinking between bands interacting with each other.
That's why it's refreshing to see a studio such as Dixon Street Studios doing what it can to help unsigned artists. Their latest initiative is Gies It Ya Dix, a cheeky play on words, where the studio will give away 30 hours of recording time for free to the winner of a public poll.
All the bands on the poll have been nominated by bloggers, including yours truly, venues and promoters within the Scottish music community, and the winner is chosen purely by public vote. There's a smorgasbord of talent on offer all of whom would be deserving of the prize. The full list includes:
Secret Motorbikes
Shambles Miller
Lovers Turn To Monsters
Shooting Stansfield
Waiting For Go
Blank Canvas
Tijuana Bibles
Behold The Old Bear
Dirty Old Red
Kill Surrrf
Hector Bizerk
Thank The Boy
Campfires In Winter
Chris Devotion & The Expectations
Mechanical Smile
Little Fire
Sandstone Flats
Queen Jane
Mark Copeland & The Wounded Pirates
Cherri Fosphate
Johnny Barr
Poor Frisco
Click on the links for more about each artist. Voting for Gies It Ya Dix is open until 5th November and you can cast your vote here. Go on!
Battle Of The Bands - Round 8
Before we get into the nasty and brutish business of Battle Of The Bands Top Trump style, it's announcement time! The fortnightly duel between David of Kowalskiy and I shall be shimmying onto a Wednesday night from now on, so set your calendars accordingly! As always you can follow the action on Twitter with #battleofthebands(insert round number accordingly).
Time for Round 8! So far in the series, aside from a draw in the opening heat, home advantage has proved invaluable. Essentially who ever has first pick of the stats, has borne out as the winner. This was true in Round 7 where I led the way with the boys from Croy, Campfires In Winter as we took victory over David's choice Toy Machene.
The action kicked off with the Band Name Scrabble Score stat, and as you've probably figured out the band with a 'Z' in their name won that fight. With a score of 27 IndianRedLopez trumped Lovers Turn To Monsters score of 23. 1-0 Kowalskiy.
Make or break time with the next pick, and David went for Twitter Follow Ratio, in honour of our battleground. It was a close call and I thought LTTM's score of 1.15 would be enough to win, but sadly IndianRedLopez pipped us with a score of 1.23. That brought the score to 2-0 and game to David.
Despite losing there's always the chance to save face with the last point. That hope turned to despair as David chose Average Age. As LLTM (a.k.a. Kyle said himself on Twitter, at least he has his youth... David won the point with a score of 28.2 to 24, sealing a 3-0 win and a whitewash in round 8.
Scores on the doors are now 5-4 to David, but I've got home turf again in two weeks time so we'll see if I can level the scores. Remember to follow us on Twitter to keep up with the action live as it unfolds. My Twitter is here, whilst you'll find Kowalskiy here. As always though, there's not really a winner or loser (that's what me and Kyle are telling ourselves anyway!) and it's about the two artists involved.
Let's start with Scottish Fiction favourite Lovers Turn To Monsters, a.k.a. Kyle Wood, who is a lo-fi singer AND songwriter (not singer-songwriter!). His simple (not a bad thing) style of recording and writing, means his Bandcamp is filled with hordes of songs, amongst which there are plenty of gems. His latest offering is a collection of tracks on an EP entitled 'This Horror Movie Is A Metaphor For Puberty'. Check out the track below and keep an eye on the blog for some more stuff from Kyle soon!
David's winners (a meaningless term surely!) were of course IndianRedLopez. Last year's 'Empty Your Lungs And Breath' was a cracker of a debut, and earlier this year they contributed a track to our Hidden Tracks feature. New song 'Break Us Both' is a great indicator of things still to come!
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Robert has always been a fitness fanatic from the early years. He played rugby, football and was a keen runner having completed 4 marathons and several half marathons. Early twenties he became interested in weightlifting and bodybuilding, an interest which continues to this day. Throughout all of this time, he has found it to be a struggle to maintain a healthy diet due to the fact that he leads a very busy lifestyle and there are no fast healthy takeaway offerings in Liverpool City Centre. At home Robert has always tried to maintain a healthy eating diet and when his son Sam got to an age where he was playing competitive sport it became a challenge to come up with recipes both healthy and tasty as opposed to the very plain bodybuilding diets. This is where the Fit Food Shack menu began to take form…
Mainly based around high protein and in particular very well cooked chicken, it is designed to provide people who want to look and feel great a healthy fast food option.

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See how our customers use the ScreenChip System to make new discoveries and advance their research.
In…six months…we've generated data that is going in three different publications.
Dr. Nicole Liachko
University of Washington
I'm not a worm person. It's very easy to use, even for novice users.
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I can generate so much data so quickly.
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Wonderful platform. Very clean data. Used as a screening tool.
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Scientists around the world are using the ScreenChip System and C. elegans to conduct research in aging and age-related diseases, cardiac diseases, neurodegenerative diseases, drug screen and development, environmental toxicology and signaling pathways & networks.
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Diamond Foods: 'Worst Case Scenario'
The sharp plunge in Diamond Foods share price hasn't shown any signs of abating throughout today's session.
No. investors aren't buying the dips in this situation.
Shares have dropped 35% to $23.70, bring the stock down to its lowest level since early 2009. The company late yesterday said it will appoint a new CEO and CFO as well as restate earnings for the last two fiscal years in wake of the accounting scandal surrounding its payments to walnut growers.
Wall Street analysts are in the midst of reassessing their opinions of the company and trying to determine a conclusion. Unfortunately, answers appear few and far between at this point.
"Clearly, this is the worst case scenario," said William Chappell, an analyst at SunTrust Robinson Humphrey. "Further muddying the picture is the vagueness surrounding the timing of the pending restatements."
Chappell doesn't expect any clear-cut answers for at least another month or two. "We are maintaining our estimates but do not view them as reliable or indicative of Diamond's true financial position." The firm previously had a $75 price target on Diamond Foods.
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From spending several afternoons in a Nick Saban news conference, I've been able to pick up on the two sides of Saban. At times, he's agitated and unwilling to answer seemingly benign questions. The next minute, he might be laughing while dropping a funny one-liner on the writers.
To illustrate the lead note in the college football notebook, there are two YouTube videos that show the contrasting sides of Saban. Both are mentioned in the notebook.
First, there is the infamous video of Saban driving NFL rookie Manuel Wright to tears when he was coaching the Miami Dolphins. Click here for the video of a Miami newscast.
It's not all work and no play for the man in charge of the Crimson Tide football program. The coach can dance. Click here for a crude cell phone video of Saban dancing to the "Cupid Shuffle" at what appears to be a wedding in December of 2007.
For examples of Saban's frustration with news conference question, click here and here.
But there are a few clips of his lighter side when talking to writers. See them here and here.
Finally, watch this video of Saban sending off my predecessor at the Daily, Josh Cooper at his final news conference in Tuscaloosa.


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SUNSET CAFE STOMPERS - Changes
This well-established and popular band is still true to its New Orleans roots. Their new CD was recorded (not live) at a church in Sherborne, Dorset in March 2017. The line-up is Steve Graham cornet Trevor Whiting reeds Pete Middleton trombone Mike Denham piano (a Steinway grand!) Eddie Edwards banjo Pete Ward double bass John Coad drums. They are joined on five tracks by Hamish Maxwell vocals.
The Minstrel Man
Apex Blues
Listen To The Mocking Bird
After My Laughter
Georgia Swing
The Mooche
Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out
Let Me Call You Sweetheart
Relaxin' At The Touro
Trombone Cholly
I Got An Uncle In Harlem
The Nearness Of You
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Pre-judgment writs of garnishment against bank accounts and accounts payable can be very effective in collecting funds owed by a debtor. Florida Statutes §77.031 allows a creditor to obtain a writ of garnishment before serving the debtor with any notice. This collection tool is especially important if the creditor beleives the debtor will be quickly disposing of its assets.
Appellate Court Upholds Garnishment Exemption for Non-Resident
A few months ago I handled a claim of exemption hearing for a client seeking a head of household exemption for garnishment of his wages. My client resides in another state, but his employer is a Florida corporation and was served with a writ of garnishment in Florida. My client testified at his claim of exemption hearing that he earned a salary and provided more than one-half of the support for his minor children. The creditor's counsel argued that because my client resided out of Florida, he could not use the exemption because it is only applied to Florida residents. The Court rejected his argument and granted my client's exemption. The creditor appealed the ruling to the Fourth District Court of Appeals.
Garnishment of Non-Resident's Salary/Wages: Claim of Exemptions
I recently had a non-resident client whose salary was garnished by a Florida court because his employer had an office in Florida and he had a judgment entered against him in Florida. We timely challenged the garnishment by filing a head of household claim of exemption. However, at the hearing on same, opposing counsel argued that the Florida head of household exemption does not apply to non-residents. The court disagreed reasoning that if a creditor can use Florida's garnishment statute against a non-resident, then a non-resident should be able to use the exemption set forth in the same statute as a defense and dissolved the writ of garnishment.
Judgments Against Defaulted Garnishees
I recently had a potential client contact me concerning the consequences of a garnishee's failure to answer a writ of garnishment. Florida law provides that a judgment creditor may serve an employer to garnish a debtor's wages as well as any other entity that may be holding funds of the debtor, such as a bank. Once served with the writ of garnishment, the employer, bank or other entity becomes the "garnishee." The garnishee then has 20 days to serve its answer to the garnishment stating the funds, if any, that the garnishee has belonging to the debtor.
Can a Judgment Creditor Garnish an Out-Of-State Bank Account?
An effective post-judgment garnishment tool for a judgment creditor is garnishment of a judgment debtor's bank account. However, what happens when the judgment debtor resides in another state but uses a national bank with a branch in Florida. Does the bank account fall within the Florida court's jurisdiction to be subject to the writ of garnishment?


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What are you reading?
The BCLA Readers' Advisory Interest Group [RAIG] is a community of library professionals and students in BC who are passionate about RA. We work to promote key library services and skills to connect adult readers with traditional and non-traditional collections throughout the province. We develop and promote adult readers' advisory service in BC by:
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Education Liaisons: Alan Woo and Stephanie Hong
Research Chair: Vacant
Engagement Chair: Barbara Edwards
Recognition Chair: Vacant
Digital Services: Stephanie Hong
We meet from 9:15 – 11 a.m. every 3rd Tuesday of January, April, July and October, in person or by teleconference (when possible).
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2017 Jeep Wrangler Goes Aluminum
The recent merger of the Italian Fiat and American has caused a lot of positive rumors among car lovers. Meanwhile Jeep does stay popular. The famous SUV is still powerful and interesting for the fans. So the new 2017 Jeep Wrangler is the centre of attention again.
The overall Wrangler concept will remain the same - old school off-roader, similar to British Defender from Land Rover.
2017 Jeep Wrangler generation will be made of aluminum. This was officially announced by the head of Fiat Chrysler. However, aluminum Wrangler will not be released in Toledo, USA. As carmaker claims the production of aluminum model in Toledo will cost a lot of money that will influence the price of the car.
2017 Jeep Wrangler is also promised to offer two smaller engines which will be turbocharged. However, this idea still can be changed.
2017 Jeep Wrangler Release Date
The car is expected to be released in 2017.
2017 Jeep Wrangler is perfect for a long journey with a big company of friends. This car is reliable and powerful. It is easy to drive owing to numerous indicators and systems which are installed in a simple and ergonomic way.
2017 Jeep Wrangler Video
2017 Jeep Wrangler Engine and Specifications
The upcoming model is said to become economical owing to lower fuel consumption. The new engines will be paired with eight speed manual transmission. There are also rumors about hybrid option.
All in all, the new 2017 Jeep Wrangler is very good type of car because it is reliable, powerful and easy to drive.


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Hi, I had a recurring monthly data add-on for 200MB @ €4.99 per month. Last evening I turned off mobile data then removed the add-on in My3. I believe that I had over €4 credit in my account at this point. Since then my credit has gone to zero despite me making no calls or texts and mobile data has remained off. There is no record of any usage in my recent calls in My3 so can you please explain where my credit has gone? Thanks.
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In Cyprus Popular Bank Public Co Ltd v Vgenopoulos and others, the High Court held that a claimant who had obtained an order for the registration of a foreign judgment had no absolute entitlement to protective measures (in the form of a domestic freezing order) under Article 47 of the 2001 Brussels Regulation. The High Court decided that conventional principles should apply to the grant of protective measures and that it had a discretion whether to grant a freezing order.
The claimant, a Cypriot bank, obtained a worldwide freezing order in the Cypriot courts against the defendants. It applied to the English High Court to register the Cypriot freezing order as a judgment pursuant to Article 38 of the 2001 Brussels Regulation, so it could be enforced as a judgment of the English court. A registration order was granted. The claimant wrote to Union Bancaire Privée ("UBP"), with whom the defendants held accounts, notifying them of the freezing order. The defendants appealed against the registration order, arguing that the Cypriot freezing order was not fully effective and enforceable immediately on the making of the registration order, and would only become so following determination of their appeal. The High Court held (Cyprus Popular Bank Public Co Ltd v Vgenopoulos and others [2016] EWHC 1442 (QB); see our post here) that that a freezing order granted by another EU Member State did not become immediately fully effective and enforceable after a registration order was made by the English court; it only became enforceable on the determination of an appeal against the registration order (or the expiry of the two month time limit for bringing an appeal).
Subsequently, in order to protect its position pending the appeal against the registration order, the claimant applied to the English High Court for a domestic freezing order under Article 47 of the 2001 Brussels Regulation. Article 47(2) provides that a "declaration of enforceability" (which includes a registration order made for the purposes of enforcement in the UK) shall carry with it the power to proceed to any protective measures. Article 47(3) provides that no protective measures shall be sought during the time specified for an appeal against a declaration of enforceability or until any appeal is determined, save for protective measures against the property of the party against whom the enforcement is sought. The claimant was concerned that once UBP learned of the judge's ruling that the Cypriot freezing order was not enforceable immediately on the making of the registration order, it would act on any instructions from the defendants to pay money out of their accounts.
The claimant argued that the court had no discretion as to whether to grant protective measures and that it was entitled to the domestic freezing order as of right, relying on passages in Capelloni and Aquilini v Pelkmans (Case 119/84) and Banco Nacional de Comercio Exterior SNC v Empresa De Telecommunicaciones de Cuba SA [2007] EWCA Civ 662. It maintained that it would be incompatible with the 2001 Brussels Regulation for the court to refuse relief.
High Court's decision
Mr Justice Picken granted a domestic freezing order until the determination of the appeal, applying conventional principles for the grant of such relief.
No absolute right to protective measures
Picken J rejected the argument that the domestic courts have no discretion as to whether or not to grant a freezing order which is sought by way of protective measures. He did not accept the claimant's interpretation of Capelloni and Banco Nacional, instead referring to Lord Justice Tuckey's comment in Banco Nacional that an applicant for protective measures "must take them as he finds them in the jurisdiction where he seeks to enforce his judgment" – this included the possibility that the domestic court had no available protective measures of the kind sought by the applicant. Picken J considered that "the position cannot be that an applicant which has a foreign judgment is in a better position than an applicant with an English judgment" and emphasised that the applicant was not entitled to such relief as a matter of right.
As a matter of principle, Picken J considered it could not be right that a judge in the English High Court should be asked to make a freezing order without applying conventional principles to the grant of such relief. He acknowledged that, as with any post-judgment case involving an English judgment or a foreign judgment, the court would more readily grant a freezing order when compared with an application at the a pre-judgment stage, but that was not the same thing as saying that the judge had no discretion in the matter at all.
A freezing order was a serious form of relief and it could not emanate from a High Court judge without the judge himself or herself considering the appropriateness of granting such relief: "In my therefore, whether the relief sought ought to be granted is a matter which entails the court applying conventional principles applicable to the grant of freezing order relief".
Picken J rejected the defendants' submission that lengthy delay in the case "call[ed] into question the genuineness of the claimant's belief that there is a real risk of dissipation" and indicated that the claimant was using the applications for freezing orders to oppress the defendants. He also declined to accept their argument that the delay was so considerable and unexplained that he should refuse to grant the freezing order as a matter of discretion.
He acknowledged that, if there were no evidence of any risk of dissipation, then the largely unexplained delay would justify the view that the claimant did not actually perceive any risk of the defendant dissipating its assets (and therefore it would be inappropriate to grant the freezing order). However, that was not the case, as there was solid evidence of dissipation – in particular that payment instructions had been given to UBP, if not by the defendants, then by parties closely related to them, on the day the Cypriot freezing order and registration order were served on the defendants. Although the delay in this case was "regrettable", it did not amount to showing that the claimant had no genuine belief in the risk of dissipation, such that the court should exercise its discretion and refuse the freezing order.
The confirmation in this case that protective measures under Article 47 of the 2001 Brussels Regulation are not available as of right, but are subject to conventional principles and the court's discretion is to be welcomed. As Picken J observed, it cannot be right that an applicant seeking a freezing order as a protective measure in support of a foreign judgment should be in a better position than one with an English judgment.
It is worth noting that the Recast Brussels Regulation (Regulation 1215/2012), which applies to proceedings commenced on or after 10 January 2015, introduced a new and simplified procedure under which the judgment of another EU Member State court will be enforceable in the UK without the need for a registration order. Article 40 of the Recast Regulation provides for the availability of protective measures in relation to an enforceable judgment. It is likely that Article 40 will be interpreted in the same way as Article 47 of the 2001 Regulation was in this case.
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For some time now, online travel agencies have offered customers rates on tickets and vacation packages that many consumers erroneously believe include all applicable tax owed.
In reality, online travel agencies like Travelocity, Expedia and Orbitz have offered marked up rates while failing to pay the full amount of tax due on tickets sold online. When a ticket is sold online at an increased rate, instead of paying all the taxes due, some travel agencies have paid only a portion of tax owed while pocketing the rest. This is tax fraud, plain and simple.
To date, the Internal Revenue Service has not taken action against online travel agencies engaging in this kind of practice. Some states have initiated administrative procedures against online travel agencies with only minimal success.
At the Bird Law Group, our lawyers have been successful in bringing civil actions against online travel agencies in order to recover taxes owed, as well as penalties and interest on the amounts in question.
If your municipality or state is owed money by an online travel agency, please call us at 888-392-4312 to learn how we can help you. We assist municipalities and states throughout the U.S.
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In bringing a case against an online travel agency, we do not work with the IRS. Rather, we review a company's Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings in order to determine if a company has a fund in place to pay taxes owed. If they do, this in essence goes to an issue of foreseeability.
Unless a company believed it owed taxes in the first place, it wouldn't set aside funds for just such a purpose. Next, we review company financials in order to identify underpaid local and state taxes. If necessary, we work with actuaries and forensic accountants.
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In today's economy, cities and states are struggling to maintain tight budgets while paying for infrastructure, schools, health care and needed services. When online travel agencies don't pay their share of taxes, this places an unwelcome additional strain on cities and states. Our attorneys understand the issues involved in online travel taxes and how to recover back taxes for our clients.
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If you would like more information about online travel taxes, tax recovery charges and the options available for collecting what is owed you, please call us at 888-392-4312, or email our team today to schedule an appointment with an attorney.


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The lady was adamant. She wanted to know what we would charge to replace her front axle, which she planned to buy for $65 from the local discount auto supply store. Regular readers know how we feel about this. We don't want to install parts that we don't provide, and it's not just that we don't make a profit on the part. It's because it usually results in us wasting our time and the customer's money, by installing inferior parts, or parts that were not necessary or did not fix the problem the customer was concerned with, and we get the brunt of the anger from the dissatisfied customer.
If the part turns out to be defective, we have to charge labor for replacing it again, because we didn't have any profit from the first time to use as a cushion toward the second time. Yes, she could buy it for $65 whereas we would charge $90 for it, but if we provided the part, the whole job would be guaranteed, for labor and parts. In this case, our argument finally prevailed, and she agreed to let us provide the axle.
When she brought the car in, our inspection showed that her axles were fine; she had a bad wheel bearing making the noise she was concerned with. Had we simply installed her axle, as she had requested, her problem would not have been fixed, she would be out the $65 plus our labor charge, and she would have been angry with us for costing her money without fixing her problem. That's why we don't like to do it that way. The people she should be angry with are her "mechanic" friends who told her to get an axle, but she can't be angry with a friend who were just trying to help, so we're the easiest target. We get that. That's why we resist the job, even though sometimes the person goes off in a snit, cursing us for trying to "rip them off" by charging more for the part than they could get it for elsewhere. Hold that thought; more on this later.
To add insult to her injury, we also found that she had been the victim of shoddy repair work. A brake caliper was improperly mounted, causing excessive wear and needing replacement. Her ball joints had been replaced, but with no grease in them, and no cotter pin installed to prevent them from falling out. We got permission to replace the caliper, at no additional labor charge (although again, she wanted to buy her own). We greased the ball joints and installed cotter pins at no charge. Her bill was larger than she had hoped for, (aren't they all?), so she was not a happy camper, but probably not as unhappy as she would have been had we done her original bidding.
It's not her fault, of course. She's just trying to save some money. She just took amateur advice when she needed a professional opinion.
It's true that the public can get parts for the same price that repair shops pay. Parts stores, both virtual and brick and mortar, desperate for sales, will discount to anyone. That's understandable, but only "do-it-yourselfers" should buy their own parts. You can certainly buy eggs cheaper at a grocery than at a restaurant, but bringing your own eggs to a restaurant is not gonna happen. If you're going to buy your own eggs you need to do your own cooking, or be real nice to someone you want to cook for you.
Repair shops, like restaurants, cannot keep the doors open selling things at cost. Their true value to society is their expertise, not necessarily their parts pricing. Restaurants provide the shopping, the storing, the cooking, the serving and the cleaning up. Not just the eggs. The "chefs" at the repair shop do all of that (except the cooking), and have expertise in what your car needs, and what it doesn't need.
If you let the pros do their stuff, a good omelet is worth more than the price of the eggs. Enjoy.


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Alastair Borthwick's takes on Scotland are some of the best things that you will ever see. He makes the Undiscovered Scotland series in Britain, and he has created a following around finding the untouched and unseen spots in one of the most lovely countries in the whole world. Alastair loves to travel, and he wants people to fall back in love with the places that he has found in this TV series. Look deeper at what Alastair has found as he has searched Scotland.
1. What Is Undiscovered Scotland?
Undiscovered Scotland is a series that Alastair makes, and he has been doing a lot of work to help people make sure that they can find fun places to go in Scotland. Scotland has all the most beautiful lakes, low mountains that you could climb yourself, and roads that are glorious to drive. When you are watching Alastair's show, you will find that you want to go to some of these locations because you can plan your trip around them.
2. The Films Show The Beauty Of Scotland
The films show the beauty of Scotland, and they show all the locations that people might like to go to on their own. It is very interesting for people to come to Scotland having seen these things on TV because they can try to drive to those exact locations. Alastair wants people to see the main roads that go to the backroads, and he wants to dive deep not these backroads because that could reveal some villages that people will fall in love with.
Plus, Alastair knows that he can give people a look at the people that he meets along the way. There are lovely dirt tracks that will go up little mountains that you can hike yourself. Plus, there are special pubs and taverns that people will want to visit so that they can stay the night after having a nice meal. Staying in places like this can be the most fun that people have had on a holiday, and they can make a whole itinerary from the locations Alastair visits.


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Walbrook Club
A Finextra Dinner Club event in association with IBM
Finextra is hosting an exclusive executive-level dinner at the prestigious Walbrook Club in the heart of the City on 21 June, featuring presentations from prominent industry thought leaders, including Angela Teke of AFME. Guests will be welcomed by IBM's director of financial markets.
Financial markets in Europe are set to undergo a fundamental overhaul as the European Commission rolls out new rules and regulations covering every aspect of the trade lifecycle, from pre- and post-trade transparency, through to execution and clearing and settlement.
The updated guidance to the five-year-old Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) touches all corners of the financial markets, from the creation of new types of execution venue, through curbs on algorithmic trading strategies, dark pools and market data pricing, to the introduction of a consolidated tape, and clearing competition.
Join Finextra and IBM for the latest in our series of Finextra dinner debates. The dinner will provide excellent opportunities to network with industry peers in a relaxed setting and explore the impact of the MiFID II transformational reforms on market structure and practices. It will focus on:
Places at the dinner are reserved for executive level professionals and senior managers involved in regulation, risk, post-trade services, clearing and settlement, trading, operations and securities services at banks and financial services firms. Attendees are individually vetted to ensure a high level of networking opportunities.
Join Finextra, Kofax and industry experts on 17 March 2020 at 15:00 GMT as we discuss how the integrated use of robotic process automation, artificial intelligence and automation tools transforms businesses and supports digital transformation.
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A start-up founded by Sriram Vishwanath has developed a signal cancellation technology, which may become an integral element of just about every commu...
The IEEE 802.15.3e standard, developed by Japan-based TransferJet Consortium, maintains ease-of-use, while enabling close-proximity transfer of data a...
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It's been a rainy few days, but I'm so excited the sun is finally going to come out tomorrow! I feel like spring is finally coming! (I hope I don't jinx it haha.) Here's another neutral look until all the spring florals and colors come through. You've already heard me rave on about STS Blue, but these jeans are honestly one of my new faves!!! They're so comfy + they fit to the T. I love the exposed button and high-waisted fit.
Both these pieces are a great find and I know I'm going to wear them a ton! When it starts to warm up, I can wear the knit with cut-offs and I can wear the jeans with a body suit or crop top.
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End-User Feedback Module
The Nexthink End-User Feedback Module introduces a new way for IT to interact with the end-user, understand their needs and provide services that better align to business needs. By using this module, IT departments will be better able to:
- Discover user satisfaction levels with IT and the needs of end-users
- Understand how to improve the business productivity of end-users
- Quantify the true business impact of problems
- Get feedback during project, changes and transformation projects
Subjective end-user data can be analyzed together with the hundreds of metrics currently reported by Nexthink Collector to obtain true end-to-end visibility on both endpoint and infrastructure performance as well as end-user perception and satisfaction. This unique combination is key not only to understand what is happening but also to extract concrete action items to resolve problems and improve IT satisfaction.
If you are interested in learning more about the End-User Feedback Module and Nexthink's End-User Experience Improvement Solution please contact your Nexthink partner or account manager.
Nexthink provides hundreds of metrics that can be used to measure endpoint and infrastructure performance at a technical level, but how can this information be used to understand the big picture and define KPIs that can be tracked over time? This is where the concept of score comes in. A score is a higher level indicator obtained by weighing several technical factors together.
With Nexthink you can build scores on endpoint performance, infrastructure health, service quality, and many more. Moreover, all scores can be customized to meet your needs. Scores are computed for individual devices or users and are aggregated across the whole environment to provide an understanding of the overall context. They can be broken down by region and analyzed as they evolve during time. To obtain more information about scores and customizing them for your environment, please contact your Nexthink Customer Success Services representative.
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Our new Portal tooltip allows you to obtain more details about the indicators shown in your dashboards. The tooltip has been standardized for KPI, table and bar chart widgets. It shows the following data:
- Precise representation of the value, for instance, 1149 devices instead of 1.15k
- Details for ratios, for instance, to understand that 4.3% means 4 devices out of 93
- Variation with respect to the previous value
- Threshold, if one has been defined in the corresponding metric
- When applicable, links to access Finder and details
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The bar charts introduced in the previous versions have been enhanced with support for quantity metrics, thresholds and fixed scale.
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Thanks to the very positive feedback, the new feature introduced as beta in the V6.6 Portal, allowing a count of all users and devices has been confirmed. It is now officially part of the product.


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Today's Restaurant Week spotlight reminds us all of what we love to do – blaze through a tough morning of work so you can race to your favorite spot for lunch with your pals! Seriously, it doesn't really matter how crazy all the conference calls and emails can be, as long as you know there's delicious. affordable grub to enjoy mid-day.
And for two oh-so-delectable weeks, your choices are gonna be a whole lot more appetizing. cause thirty-four of your favorite Galveston eateries are participating in Galveston Restaurant Week, returning for its eighth culinary event January 26th thru February 10th. Home of the finest Gulf Coast seafood and some of Texas's most delectable restaurants, Galveston Island proudly welcomes visitors to this family-friendly event, where patrons can choose from Galveston's most delightful and delicious eateries for prix-fixe lunch and/or dinner menus – in attractive price points you're sure to savor!
Shark Shack
Galveston's new hot spot for fresh seafood, delicious burgers, and fun nightlife – and winner of Best New Restaurant in Galveston.com's 2018 Best of the Island Awards – is where we'll begin. This bright new eatery is located at 2402 Strand, literally steps from the Galveston Cruise Terminal and in the heart of The Strand Historic District. For just $15, you'll enjoy a light-yet-memorable lunch which features a cup of their delectable Whiskey Crab Soup, followed with a grand Salmon Salad of romaine, jicama, tomatoes, tortilla strips, and chipotle vinaigrette.
Shrimp 'N Stuff Downtown
Just like Shrimp 'N Stuff Downtown! The original Shrimp 'N Stuff Restaurant opened in 1976 and quickly became known as "the place where the locals love to eat." In these past decades, they've had many guests visiting the Island from across the U.S. who say they wished they had found Shrimp 'N Stuff the first day they arrived! The sparkling Shrimp 'N Stuff Downtown is located on 23rd Street, steps from The Strand, and is offering a great $10 lunch you won't wanna miss.
The 3-course menu offers a starter of salad or hushpuppies, and features a lunch plate of either Popcorn Shrimp with Fries and Slaw,;a dandy Classic Cheeseburger, Grilled Chicken Sandwich, or Grilled Catfish, with jalapeno rice and veggies, Finish it up with a cookie or bread pudding, and you've got an inexpensive, delicious meal. Of course, you won't wanna miss their $25 dinner menu, either!
Taquilo's Tex-Mex Cantina
Not jonesing for seafood at lunch? No problemo, cause Galveston Restaurant Groups's Taquilo's Tex-Mex Cantina is serving up on their own south-of-the-border fiesta just a couple of blocks away on Postoffice Street! For just eleven bucks, you'll enjoy some of the most incredible chips and salsas on the Island, along with a muy grande choice of three different entrees, including the following:
- Three Cheese Chicken Tinga Stuffed Poblano Pepper: Shredded ranchero chicken, in a fire roasted poblano pepper. Topped with Taquilo's Texas chili gravy & pico de gallo. Served with rice & beans
- Summer Plate: One beef taco, one bean chalupa, chile con queso tostada and guacamole, rice & beans.
- Beef Taco: Seasoned ground beef, lettuce, tomato and shredded cheese on choice of tortilla. Served with rice & beans
But save room for the cinnamon-sugar-coated Churros, cause they're nothing short of legendary. Head back a little later for the $18 three-course dinner!
Little Daddy's Gumbo Bar
And if your lunch date prefers sauce piquante over picante salsa? No biggie, cause there's Galveston Restaurant Group's Little Daddy's Gumbo Bar, home of "the Best Gumbo in Galveston" in the recent Galveston.com Best of the Island Awards. And their team is ready to show off just what's made it the downtown "must-visit" it's become! For only $12, you'll begin with a garden-fresh Greek or Caesar Salad, choose from one of the following entrees, and end with a New Orleans-style beignet.
- Chicken or Fish Sandwich: Grilled or Fried, served with fixin's and fries
- Chicken & Sausage Gumbo: Served with scoop of steamed rice
- Seafood Gumbo: Shrimp, crab and oysters, served with scoop of steamed rice
- Shorty Po-Boy: Choice of shrimp, crawfish or BBQ oyster with choice of homemade fresh cut potato or sweet potato fries
Not telling you what to do? But you really need to figure a way to enjoy a bit of a shorty po-boy AND the seafood gumbo. Seriously, the combination of the two is one of our favorite meals on the Island! (And be sure to head back for their $20 dinner menu which features their dazzling Shrimp Platter!)
Yaga's Cafe
Yaga's Cafe and Bar, located at 2314 Strand, wrote the book on mo' bettah food and vibes on Galveston Island. From burgers to hot-from-the-oven pizzas to weekend live entertainment to the jammin' outdoor patio, Yaga's Cafe and Bar is the place to go!
And their $10 lunch menu shows exactly why this Island institution has been the smash it is for as long as it has! After starting with choice of Carrot Ginger Bisque, Texas Seafood Gumbo, or a Saffron Crawfish Risotto Croquette with spicy remoulade, you'll groove right on to the main course which features choice of:
- Grilled Mahi Mahi Tacos: cabbage, cilantro & sambal crème fraiche, rice and beans on the side
- Fried Chicken Club Sandwich: with Swiss cheese and fries
- Chicken Flautas: served with a cilantro cream sauce
Yaga's also offers a $20 dinner menu that's equally colorful.
Remember! Participating in Galveston Restaurant Week is easy! There are no passes to buy, no coupons to carry, and no cards to punch, only a quick call to the restaurant of your choice to make reservations; then simply dine out now thru February 10th! Reservations are strongly recommended to make sure you're able to sample your favorite flavors! The public is invited to experience cuisine that will amplify your palate and highlight the fun of dining on Galveston Island. Quite simply, this culinary tradition promises to "celebrate delicious!" like no other event of the year.


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ANDREW!! HAHAHHA.. forgive my complete memory blank..!!
i need some sleep.. hugh!??
i broke in the bike over the weekend, what a show... complete beast of a bike... leo vince cans are sexy...~!
forgive the dumb question n' havent been in bcsb in years.... and i suck at names..
what was your name again.. i know its not heisenberg, i' really are that smart :)
i wanted to ask you if you had the route mappping to do that Port Townsend ride we did the first time we hooked up?
a buddy from Edmonton wants to come down for a ride next year.. fellow 09 r1 rider....