Join Big Bird, Elmo, and Dave Grohl as they travel across America meeting new friends and families!
Amanda Shires Announces 2020 Tour With L.A. Edwards
“It’s all rock & roll – no golf!” is how singer/songwriter/violinist Amanda Shires describes her electrifying fifth album, To The Sunset. She’s borrowed a lyric from the track “Break Out the Champagne,” one of ten deftly crafted songs that comprise her powerful new recording. The Texas-born road warrior, new mom, and recently minted MFA in creative writing has mined a range of musical influences to reveal an Amanda Shires many didn’t know existed.
It’s been a jam-packed since the release of Shires’ critically hailed My Piece of Land: constant touring with her band and as a member of husband Jason Isbell’s 400 Unit; finishing her MFA; and winning the Americana Association’s 2017 Emerging Artist award. Armed with stacks of journals, she wrote a batch of new songs in a flurry of focus and solitude – in a closet at the Shires/Isbell abode. “With a two-year-old running around, there’s nowhere to hide,” Shires explains.
She reconvened with Land’s producer Dave Cobb (Isbell; Sturgill Simpson) at Nashville’s historic RCA Studio A. While writing such stunners as the enchanting “Parking Lot Pirouette,” haunting “Charms,” and raucous “Eve’s Daughter,” she thought about their sonics. “I explained to Dave that I wanted the songs to have atmosphere,” Shires recalls. “That the album was going to be sort of poppy, and that I was doing that to bring some sunshine into the world, cause it’s pretty dark right now.”
Shires is renowned for her carefully crafted songs. Her influences include Leonard Cohen and John Prine, the latter of whom has been a mentor. “I was talking to John Prine while I was writing this record,” says Shires, “and he was talking about how using images that actually happened to you makes the songs true. Also, if you use images that you can see daily, it’s more relatable.” Shires took his advice in such tracks as “Break Out the Champagne.” “It’s all true!” says the resilient Shires. The near-plane crash over Newfoundland, her BFF Kelly’s fears about our apocalyptic times, another friend’s heavy breakup.
To The Sunset, says Shires, “is meant to be a positive thing. Acknowledging your past, and at sunset, your hope for a new day. ‘To The Sunset’ sounds like a toast: This day is over, we don’t know what’s in the future, but it’s hopeful, I think.” Shires has drawn from her own past on To The Sunset – and pointed the way to her future. She has set the bar high – sonically and lyrically – and she’s jumped over it.
Amanda Shires — 2019/2020 Tour Dates
DEC 17 New York, NY The Town Hall w/ Steve Earle, Jason Isbell, Josh Ritter, The Mastersons
DEC 31 Nashville, TN Nashville Music City Center
JAN 31 Girls Just Wanna Weekend Mexico Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya
FEB 07 Jackson, MS Duling Hall
FEB 08 Birmingham, AL Saturn
FEB 09 Atlanta, GA Variety Playhouse
FEB 11 Asheville, NC The Orange Peel
FEB 12 Louisville, KY Headliners Music Hall
FEB 15 Charlottesville, VA The Southern Cafe and Music Hall
FEB 16 Washington, DC Sixth & I Historic Synagogue
FEB 27 Houston, TX The Heights Theater
FEB 28 Austin, TX Antone’s
MAR 01 Lubbock, TX Cactus Theater
MAR 06 Pub Station Taproom Billings, MT
MAR 10 Portland, OR Aladdin Theater
MAR 11 Vancouver, BC Rio Theatre
MAR 13 San Francisco, CA Slim’s
MAR 14 Los Angeles, CA Troubadour
MAR 15 Belly Up Solna Beach, CA
MAR 21 Tower Theatre Oklahoma City, OK
MAR 22 Rev Room Little Rock, AR
APR 14 World Cafe Live Philadelphia, PA
APR 15 Harvester Performance Center Rocky Mount, VA
APR 19 Music Hall of Williamsburg Brooklyn, NY
APR 26 Turf Club St. Paul, MN
APR 30 Hi-Fi Indianpolis, IN
The Monkees Announce New Tour Dates And Live Album Coming In 2020
Michael Nesmith and Micky Dolenz of The Monkees will launch a new tour and release their first-ever live album as a duo on April 3. Billed as “An Evening With The Monkees,” the tour will feature songs that span the band’s entire 50+ year career – from their 1966 self-titled debut to 2016’s Good Times.
THE MONKEES – THE MIKE & MICKY SHOW LIVE will be available on CD for $16.98. The 24-track collection will also be available digitally and via streaming services.
Tickets and VIP packages for “An Evening With The Monkees” tour dates go on sale this Friday, November 15. Every ticket purchased for “An Evening With The Monkees” includes your choice of a CD or digital copy of THE MONKEES – THE MIKE & MICKY SHOW LIVE. You’ll receive instructions via email on how to redeem your album after ticket purchase. In select markets only.
Produced by The Monkees’ archivist Andrew Sandoval & mixed by Christian Nesmith, THE MONKEES – THE MIKE & MICKY SHOW LIVE was recorded live in March 2019. The collection includes performances of all three of the band’s #1 hits: “Last Train To Clarksville,” “I’m A Believer” and “Daydream Believer.”
In addition to those hits, the live album also spotlights many of Nesmith’s finest compositions, including several songs that were never performed live during the Monkees’ heyday, like “St. Matthew” and “Auntie’s Municipal Court.” Other Nesmith-penned tunes on the collection include live versions of “The Girl I Knew Somewhere,” “Listen To The Band,” “Papa Gene’s Blues,” “You Just May Be The One” and “You Told Me.”
Dolenz takes the spotlight singing hits like “Pleasant Valley Sunday,” “Randy Scouse Git,” “Mary, Mary,” “Goin’ Down,” “For Pete’s Sake,” and “Porpoise Song.” The collection also features live versions of “Me & Magdelena” and “Birth Of An Accidental Hipster” from The Monkees’ most-recent studio album, Good Times (2016).
“An Evening With The Monkees” is the latest chapter in Monkee-mania, a saga that began in 1965 when four young men were cast in a television show about a struggling rock band that was inspired by the Beatles’ A Hard Day’s Night. Few could have predicted the impact the Monkees would have on music and pop culture at large, one that still reverberates more than 50 years later.
Formed in Los Angeles for the eponymous television series, the quartet of Dolenz, Nesmith, the late Peter Tork and the late Davy Jones brought a singular mix of pop, rock, psychedelia, Broadway and country to their music. The Monkees’ first single, “Last Train To Clarksville,” was released in 1966 and quickly headed for the top spot of the Billboard charts as a part of the band’s self-titled debut album, where it would ultimately sit for 13 of the 78 weeks it remained in the Top 200. (Two decades later, in the midst of a new burst of Monkee-mania, The Monkees popped back onto the charts, bringing the total number of weeks to 102.)
By the time the series aired its final new episode on March 25, 1968, the Monkees had seen three further albums top the charts — More of the Monkees, Headquarters, and Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones, Ltd. All were released in 1967, staggeringly enough, racking up several more hit singles, with “I’m A Believer,” “(I’m Not Your) Steppin’ Stone,” “A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You,” “The Girl I Knew Somewhere,” “Pleasant Valley Sunday,” “Words,” “Daydream Believer,” “Valleri,” and “Tapioca Tundra” all finding their way into the Billboard Top 40. The final tally: 16 million albums and 7.5 million singles sold in a mere 2 1/2 years.
After the series’ two-season run, the group went on to star in the cult feature film Head (co-written by Jack Nicholson) and a TV special (33 1/3 Revolutions per Monkee) while also continuing to record new material. But as the ’60s gave way to the ’70s, the members of the Monkees eventually gave in to their individual musical interests and went their separate ways . . . for awhile.
In February 1986, after MTV broadcast a marathon of The Monkees, Dolenz, Jones, and Tork reunited for a 20th anniversary tour, with Nesmith joining them onstage for the Los Angeles date of the tour. In 1996, all four members of the group reunited for a new album (Justus) and TV special (Hey, Hey, It’s the Monkees).
In the wake of Jones’s death on February 12, 2012, the surviving members of the Monkees reunited and performed a series of concerts. The shows were received so triumphantly that Dolenz, Nesmith, and Tork returned the following summer for a tour dubbed, “A Midsummer’s Night With the Monkees.”
To celebrate the Monkees’ 50th anniversary in 2016, the surviving members of the band recorded the critically acclaimed album Good Times. Much like the Monkees’ early albums, it featured tracks written for the band by a group of gifted songwriters, including Ben Gibbard (Death Cab for Cutie), Rivers Cuomo (Weezer), Andy Partridge (XTC) and more. To support the album, Dolenz and Tork launched a successful tour that featured Nesmith beaming in remotely via Skype for a few songs during some of the shows.
In February this year, Tork died just eight days after his birthday.
AN EVENING WITH THE MONKEES Tour Dates
April
3 Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom
4 Seattle, WA Moore Theatre
7 Sacramento, CA The Crest Theatre
8 San Jose, CA San Jose Civic
10 Riverside, CA Fox Performing Arts Center
11 El Cajon, CA The Magnolia
14 Phoenix, AZ Celebrity Theatre
16 Dallas, TX Majestic Theatre
19 San Antonio, TX The Tobin Center For Performing Arts
20 Austin, TX ACL Live At The Moody Theatre
22 Birmingham, AL Iron City
24 Lake Charles, LA Golden Nugget – Grand Event Center
25 Biloxi, MS IP Casino Resort & Spa*
26 Nashville, TN Schermerhorn Symphony Center
*Ticket bundle not offered for this date
THE MONKEES – THE MIKE & MICKY SHOW LIVE
Track Listing
1. “Last Train To Clarksville”
2. “Sunny Girlfriend”
3. “Mary, Mary”
4. “You Told Me”
5. “For Pete’s Sake”
6. “The Door Into Summer”
7. “The Girl I Knew Somewhere”
8. “You Just May Be the One”
9. “Birth Of An Accidental Hipster”
10. “St. Matthew”
11. “Porpoise Song”
12. “Circle Sky”
13. “Me & Magdalena”
14. “Papa Gene’s Blues”
15. “Randy Scouse Git”
16. “Tapioca Tundra”
17. “Take A Giant Step”
18. “Auntie’s Municipal Court”
19. “(I’m Not Your) Steppin’ Stone”
20. “Goin’ Down”
21. “Daydream Believer”
22. “Pleasant Valley Sunday”
23. “Listen To The Band”
24. “I’m A Believer”
Harry Styles Announces 2020 World Tour
Harry Styles has announced a 2020 world tour, ‘Love On Tour,’ in support of his upcoming album Fine Line. The extensive run of shows will begin in April in the UK and will travel across Europe and North America before concluding in Mexico in October. Full list of dates are below.
Joining Harry across the world is rising pop star King Princess in Europe (April 15 – May 31), singer/songwriter Jenny Lewis in US & Canada (June 26 – September 5), and Jamaican reggae singer Koffee in Mexico (September 29 – October 3).
For the US & Canada dates and select European dates, American Express Card Members can purchase tickets in select markets before the general public beginning Monday, November 18 at 10am local time through Thursday, November 21 at 10pm local time and beginning at 11am local time for the New York City market.
To ensure fans get tickets in their hands directly, presale registration for the US & Canada tour dates is available now here through Ticketmaster’s Verified Fan program.
A limited number of LaneOne Premium Packages will also be available, including First On Floor GA access, amazing seats, transportation, preferred entrance and more.
Also for the U.S. and Canadian shows, each ticket purchased online comes with a CD copy of Fine Line.
Tickets will go on sale to the general public for all dates on Friday, November 22. One dollar per ticket will be allocated to various local charities. Two new t-shirts in celebration of the tour are now available in Harry’s official store.
This Saturday, November 16, Harry is pulling double duty on NBC’s Saturday Night Live. He will host for the first time and perform new music from the album, including the television performance debut of “Lights Up.” A week later, November 21 and 22, Styles will make his UK debut with back-to-back performances on UK talk show Jools Holland.
The highly-anticipated new album Fine Line will arrive December 13, 2019. Fine Line is available for pre-order now on CD, vinyl and via a special edition album that includes a 32-page book with exclusive behind the scenes photos from the recording process. The 12-track album features the new single “Lights Up,” which has accumulated over 100 Million video views and streams worldwide to date.
Love On Tour 2020 World Tour Dates:
DATE CITY, STATE VENUE
4/15/20 Birmingham, UK Arena Birmingham
4/17/20 Sheffield, UK FlyDSA Arena
4/19/20 Dublin, Ireland 3Arena
4/22/20 London, UK The O2
4/23/20 London, UK The O2
4/25/20 Manchester, UK Manchester Arena
4/26/20 Glasgow, UK The SSE Hydro
4/29/20 Berlin, Germany Mercedes-Benz Arena
5/1/20 Oslo, Norway Spektrum
5/2/20 Stockholm, Sweden Ericsson Globe
5/4/20 Copenhagen, Denmark Royal Arena
5/6/20 Amsterdam, Netherlands Ziggo Dome
5/8/20 Hamburg, Germany Barclaycard Arena
5/10/20 Krakow, Poland TAURON Arena
5/11/20 Prague, Czech Republic O2 Arena
5/13/20 Paris, France AccorHotels Arena
5/15/20 Turin, Italy Pala Alpitour
5/16/20 Bologna, Italy Unipol Arena
5/18/20 Madrid, Spain WiZink Center
5/20/20 Lisbon, Portugal Altice Arena
5/25/20 Antwerp, Belgium Sportpaleis
5/27/20 Cologne, Germany Lanxess Arena
5/28/20 Munich, Germany Olympiahalle
5/30/20 Vienna, Austria Stadthalle
5/31/20 Budapest, Hungary Budapest Arena
6/3/20 Moscow, Russia Megasport Sport Palace
6/26/20 Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Center
6/28/20 Washington, DC Capital One Arena
6/30/20 Montreal, QC Centre Bell
7/3/20 Toronto, ON Scotiabank Arena
7/4/20 Toronto, ON Scotiabank Arena
7/7/20 New York, NY Madison Square Garden
7/8/20 New York, NY Madison Square Garden
7/10/20 Boston, MA TD Garden
7/12/20 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena
7/14/20 Pittsburgh, PA PPG Paints Arena
7/15/20 Cleveland, OH Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse
7/17/20 Detroit, MI Little Caesars Arena
7/19/20 St Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center
7/21/20 St Louis, MO Enterprise Center
7/24/20 Chicago, IL United Center
7/28/20 Nashville, TN Bridgestone Arena
7/29/20 Atlanta, GA State Farm Arena
8/1/20 Raleigh, NC PNC Arena
8/3/20 Tampa, FL Amalie Arena
8/6/20 Ft Lauderdale, FL BB&T Center
8/10/20 Houston, TX Toyota Center
8/11/20 San Antonio, TX AT&T Center
8/13/20 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center
8/15/20 Denver, CO Pepsi Center
8/18/20 Tacoma, WA Tacoma Dome
8/21/20 Portland, OR Moda Center
8/23/20 Vancouver, BC Rogers Arena
8/25/20 San Jose, CA SAP Center
8/27/20 Sacramento, CA Golden 1 Center
8/29/20 Glendale, AZ Gila River Arena
8/30/20 San Diego, CA Pechanga Arena
9/2/20 Los Angeles, CA The Forum
9/3/20 Los Angeles, CA The Forum
9/5/20 Las Vegas, NV MGM Grand Garden Arena
9/29/20 Monterrey, Mexico Arena Monterrey
10/1/20 Guadalajara, Mexico Arena VFG
10/3/20 Mexico City, Mexico Foro Sol (Outdoors)
My Next Read: Blues From Laurel Canyon: My Life as a Bluesman by John Mayall and Joel McIver
John Mayall has played with them all; Eric Clapton, Peter Green, Jack Bruce, Mick Fleetwood, Mick Taylor, Andy Fraser… the list goes on. Now, in his 80’s, John continues to tour all over the world and perform to sell-out crowds. With an incredible blues career spanning over sixty years, which rightly earning him the title “The Godfather of British Blues,” John shares his experiences and encounters in what will be a must read autobiography for any true blues fans.
For over 50 years, John Mayall has served as a pioneer of blues music, rightly earning him the title, “The Godfather of British Blues.” In 2013, John signed with producer Eric Corne’s label, Forty Below Records, and has since been experiencing a true artistic and career renaissance, including a Blues Hall of Fame induction in 2015. Joel McIver is a British author. The best-known of his books is the best-selling Justice For All: The Truth About Metallica, first published in 2004 and appearing in nine languages since then. McIver’s other works include biographies of Black Sabbath, Slayer, Ice Cube and Queens Of The Stone Age, all published by Omnibus Press.
My Next Read: Bitten by the Blues, The Alligator Records Story by Bruce Iglauer and Patrick A. Roberts
It started with the searing sound of a slide careening up the neck of an electric guitar. In 1970, twenty-three-year-old Bruce Iglauer walked into Florence’s Lounge, in the heart of Chicago’s South Side, and was overwhelmed by the joyous, raw Chicago blues of Hound Dog Taylor and the HouseRockers. A year later, Iglauer produced Hound Dog’s debut album in eight hours and pressed a thousand copies, the most he could afford. From that one album grew Alligator Records, the largest independent blues record label in the world.
Bitten by the Blues is Iglauer’s memoir of a life immersed in the blues—and the business of the blues. No one person was present at the creation of more great contemporary blues music than Iglauer: he produced albums by Koko Taylor, Albert Collins, Professor Longhair, Johnny Winter, Lonnie Mack, Son Seals, Roy Buchanan, Shemekia Copeland, and many other major figures. In this book, Iglauer takes us behind the scenes, offering unforgettable stories of those charismatic musicians and classic sessions, delivering an intimate and unvarnished look at what it’s like to work with the greats of the blues. It’s a vivid portrait of some of the extraordinary musicians and larger-than-life personalities who brought America’s music to life in the clubs of Chicago’s South and West Sides. Bitten by the Blues is also an expansive history of half a century of blues in Chicago and around the world, tracing the blues recording business through massive transitions, as a genre of music originally created by and for black southerners adapted to an influx of white fans and musicians and found a worldwide audience.
Most of the smoky bars and packed clubs that fostered the Chicago blues scene have long since disappeared. But their soul lives on, and so does their sound. As real and audacious as the music that shaped it, Bitten by the Blues is a raucous journey through the world of Genuine Houserockin’ Music.
SCOOB!, the trailer is here, and Scooby-Doo can talk
The first full-length animated Scooby-Doo adventure for the big screen is the never-before told stories of Scooby-Doo’s origins and the greatest mystery in the career of Mystery Inc.
“SCOOB!” reveals how lifelong friends Scooby and Shaggy first met and how they joined with young detectives Fred, Velma and Daphne to form the famous Mystery Inc. Now, with hundreds of cases solved and adventures shared, Scooby and the gang face their biggest, most challenging mystery ever: a plot to unleash the ghost dog Cerberus upon the world. As they race to stop this global “dogpocalypse,” the gang discovers that Scooby has a secret legacy and an epic destiny greater than anyone imagined.
Starring in “SCOOB!” are Kiersey Clemons (“Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising,” TV’s “Angie Tribeca”) as Dee Dee; Zac Efron (“The Greatest Showman,” the “Neighbors” franchise) as Fred; Will Forte (“Booksmart,” TV’s “The Last Man on Earth”) as Scooby-Doo’s best friend, Shaggy; Jason Isaacs (the “Harry Potter” films, TV’s “The OA”) as the infamous Dick Dastardly; Ken Jeong (“Crazy Rich Asians,” “The Hangover” trilogy) as Dynomutt; Tracy Morgan (“What Men Want,” TV’s “30 Rock”) as Captain Caveman; Gina Rodriguez (“Deepwater Horizon,” TV’s “Jane the Virgin”) as Velma; Amanda Seyfried (the “Mamma Mia!” films, “Ted 2”) as Daphne; two-time Oscar nominee Mark Wahlberg (“The Fighter,” “The Departed”) as Blue Falcon; and Frank Welker (the “Transformers” franchise) as Scooby-Doo.
“SCOOB!” is directed by Tony Cervone, Annie Award nominee for the feature “Space Jam” and two-time Emmy nominee for his work on “Duck Dodgers.”
Set for a May 15, 2020 release, the film will be distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures.
My Next Read: Goin’ Off: The Story of the Juice Crew & Cold Chillin’ Records by Ben Merlis
As Hip-Hop first exploded throughout New York City’s boroughs and surrounding towns, a new generation was emerging—the first to be raised on the genre. At the center of it all was a collective known as the Juice Crew, led by the charismatic radio personality Mr. Magic, whose Rap Attack was the first program of its kind on a commercial station. His DJ/engineer Marley Marl pioneered production techniques that defined the golden era of Hip-Hop and formed the basis of Cold Chillin’ Records, which was founded in 1986 by Len Fichtelberg and Tyrone Williams.
Goin’ Off chronicles the rise and fall of Cold Chillin’ and its partnership with Warner Bros. Records. It follows the careers of the label’s recording artists through first-hand accounts of industry players, producers, MCs, and DJs: Roxanne Shanté was a fourteen-year-old battle rapper who spawned the diss record; MC Shan engaged in a legendary cross-borough feud with KRS-One; Kool G Rap was a foundational participant in what the media dubbed “gangsta rap”; Big Daddy Kane’s quick-witted lyricism changed the way people rhyme; the collegiate Masta Ace sought to uplift his community during the height of the crack epidemic; The Genius (aka GZA) co-founded the rap dynasty Wu- Tang Clan; and the enigmatic Biz Markie had the world singing along to his hit anthem “Just a Friend.” Plagued by corporate censorship and a landmark sample-related lawsuit in the 1990s, Cold Chillin’ folded, leaving behind a legacy shrouded in controversy and a catalog that influenced multiple generations of rap artists.
The Full Low Down on Uber’s Liability Insurance and How it Affects You in Case of an Uber Accident
Technology has rapidly changed the way people do things on a daily basis. One sector that was affected is your commute to work. Now, with many ridesharing apps available, people like you choose to get to their destination by hiring an Uber or Lyft car, which is akin to a comfy private limo service but much cheaper. Uber is now the leading choice of many commuters because of its user-friendly interface.
As much as you enjoy this ridesharing services, one thing that is inevitable and always unforeseen while you’re on the road is an accident. No one wants an accident and no one plans for it to happen, but it can happen when you least expect it. No matter how cautious you are on the road, you are never in control of other the drivers, pedestrians, road conditions, and even the weather.
Suing Uber if You’re Injured by their Driver in an Accident
If you are riding an Uber or you got into a collision with an Uber driver, can you sue the Uber company and the Uber Driver itself? An Uber and Lyft accident lawyer in Los Angeles said that this is a very good question that riders of Uber must ask themselves at least once in their life.
This ridesharing accident attorney said that you can sue Uber itself or an Uber driver if you are in an accident with an Uber car. This is true whether you are riding in the Uber car as a driver and passenger, you are a pedestrian hit by an Uber driver, or you own another vehicle that has been hit by an Uber car.
However, there are certain things that you must now about suing. According to an expert Uber and Lyft accident lawyer in Los Angeles, suing the Uber company itself or the Uber driver depends on certain scenarios because Uber is using a confusing insurance model based on whether the app was on or off during the time of the accident.
Thus, the amount of insurance money that will be available to you will hinge on whether the app was in use during the moment of impact. For best results of your case, you must contact a reputable firm like West Coast Trial Lawyers to ensure that you will be able to navigate the intricacies of the law, so you can get the just and proper compensation you deserve.
Understanding How Uber’s Insurance Can Impact Your Accident
When you’re in an Uber accident, a ridesharing accident attorney said that an Uber driver has three varying kinds of insurance coverage with their corresponding amounts. These insurance coverage plans come from different sources, depending on the driver’s status or use of the app at the time of the accident. These scenarios are:
- The Uber Driver’s App is Not Engaged
If the Uber driver is not available to accept any service and the app is not engaged, he is essentially off the clock and is not considered working for Uber. When the Uber car hits you in this scenario, you can only rely on the driver’s own personal insurance policy.
This means that the Uber car is just like any other normal car on the road because the Uber app is inactive. Just because this private car has as an Uber car sticker, it does not mean that you will automatically be covered by the Uber company’s insurance.
In the state of California, there are certain laws that require their drivers to carry insurance. The specifics of these are they must carry at least this minimum coverage:
- Bodily injury liability coverage which amount to $15,000 per person / $30,000 per accident minimum.
- Property damage liability coverage which is worth $5,000 minimum.
They also recommend the following, but this can be waived as per new current CA regulations:
- Uninsured motorist bodily injury coverage at $15,000 per person / $30,000 per accident minimum.
- Uninsured motorist property damage coverage with $3,500 minimum.
If the Uber app is not engaged, these are the minimum damages you can expect from an Uber driver. Hopefully, your driver has the foresight to get a much bigger insurance coverage. Another option is to go through litigation with the help of your trusted West Coast Trial Lawyers, so you can sue the driver for further damages.
- The Uber Driver’s App is Engaged
If the Uber Driver’s app is showing as available and he is ready to give rides, this changes the scenario of your insurance claim. If the driver is on the job, but doesn’t have any passenger yet, and he ends up hitting you, you can ask for damages through their own private insurance PLUS you can ask for more because Uber provides a contingency insurance plan for cases like this.
Please be aware that this contingency insurance allows you to get another $50,000 per person ($100,000 per accident) in liability coverage, plus an additional coverage of $25,000 in property coverage for your damaged property like your car repairs.
- The Uber Driver Has a Passenger on Board
If there happens to be a passenger on board at the time of the accident, the Uber puts the full weight of its insurance protection for their driver. Now, the liability insurance coverage is upped to $1 million and there is another $1 million in property coverage that will be available to you.
As you can see, the amount of money you can claim on insurance will depend on whether you are an Uber passanger at the time of the accident, and whether the driver has engaged the app or not. These factors will determine if you will go after the driver or Uber itself.
Suing the Uber Driver If You’re an Injured Passenger
As a passenger, you will also be covered by the full $1 million Uber policy. On top of that, since you are just the passenger, you will never be at fault. Your claim will be settled by Uber itself because you have availed of their services. You can immediately file an insurance claim against the company. Because things are pretty cut and dry, there is generally no lawsuit in this scenario but a settlement.
Suing the Uber Driver Who Caused an Accident
It is totally possible for you to sue the Uber driver if you where in another vehicle (as a driver or passenger) that was hit by the Uber car. You can also sue if you are a pedestrian who was hit by an Uber car.
Again, in both scenarios, the insurance coverage will be determined based on the engagement of the Uber app. If the driver was off the clock, then Uber will deny liability of any claims. If the driver was in transit to pick up a passenger, then the contingency insurance of Uber will kick in.
Bottom Line
Whatever scenario you are in, it is best to consult a personal injury lawyer to help you with you navigate your legal options. Even if it is not your fault, you have to seek the advice of a lawyer because these insurance agents will try to low ball you and get you to agree to a very low rate that is not commensurate to the trauma, pain, and inconvenience this accident has cause you.
You need an honest and reliable legal consultant to help you sort out the specifics of your case. Lawyers in a reputable firm like the West Coast Trial Lawyers will be your partner to help you gather evidence and organize your documents, so you can focus on the more important aspect of recovery and getting your life back in order post-accident.
How to Care for Your Grand Piano
Now, sometimes seen as a symbol of a bygone age of class and refinement, the grand piano occupies a special place in any home. It can be used to entertain guests, further your own knowledge of music, or just look beautiful day in and day out. These are masterwork pieces of art in their own right, and they should be treated as such. To that effect, you shouldn’t neglect your piano in any way and should do everything in your power to keep it in as pristine condition as possible. The instrument will only appreciate in value over time if you keep it looking as beautiful as it did the day it left the workshop.
Here are a few basics to keeping your piano as glorious as it can be:
Keep it clean.
This step might seem obvious, but far too often, people forget to do a regular wipe-down of their grand piano. Even if it gets consistent use, going into all of the nooks and crannies with a duster to remove any unwanted debris will keep your piano clean and ensure that nothing gets into the delicate inner workings. A grand piano cover will prevent airborne dust and hair from becoming lodged between the keys and other internal components. Even if all your piano does is sit there and look pretty, it still needs some TLC from time to time.
Be wary of humidity.
Because of the large amounts of felt, wood, and oxidizable metals found in a grand piano, they are extremely vulnerable to humidity. If the room is too humid, this will lead to a decline in the quality of the materials that make up the piano, as well as risks of the wood expanding due to the moisture. The ideal temperature for a piano is in the realm of 70 degrees Fahrenheit, with a humidity of approximately 50 percent overall. Avoid putting the piano near any vents, heaters, fireplaces, or rooms with large windows. Having both a dehumidifier as well as a humidifier on hand is essential to keeping the room in which you keep your grand piano suitable.
Play your piano.
You don’t have to be Mozart or even truly competent at all with your piano skills to accomplish this task. Beginner piano tips are abundant on the Internet, and you should at least make some effort to play your piano to keep the inner mechanisms in working shape. Not only that, you’ll be able to get a more comprehensive idea as to the state of your piano and diagnose any issues before any technician even shows up. Pianos are meant to be played, plain and simple.
Conclusion
Should your grand piano ever deteriorate to the point where you need to call in a technician, it will likely be an expensive call even before any work has been completed, doubly so if the piano has to be taken to a dedicated workshop beforehand. Using these simple tips, you can delay or even outright prevent the need to have expensive outside help to restore your piano. Ensure that debris is kept away at all times, that it’s in an environment suitable for the materials that make it up, and don’t forget to tickle the ivory once every so often.