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Alice Cooper Extends “Ol’ Black Eyes Is Black” Tour Into 2020

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Alice Cooper Extends “Ol’ Black Eyes Is Black” Tour Into 2020

Following on his just-concluded wildly successful UK arena tour, Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Famer Alice Cooper has just announced his Spring 2020 tour plans. He will extend the “Ol’ Black Eyes Is Back” show, which debuted in Summer 2019 to the delight of fans, into the new year. The Spring 2020 leg of the tour kicks off on April 1 in Peterborough, Ontario and runs through April 22 in Portland, Oregon. The tour will feature special guest Lita Ford.

The legendary rocker will also return to the road for the Fall 2019 leg of the tour. The trek begins on November 3 in Florida before wrapping on November 30 in Illinois.

After a break for the holiday season, Alice will take “Ol’ Black Eyes Is Back” to Australia and New Zealand in February 2020.

All North American Alice Cooper tour dates are below. Tickets are available here.

In other Alice Cooper news, the artist released his The Breadcrumbs EP, a tribute to some of the garage rock heroes from his hometown Detroit, on September 13 via earMUSIC. Inspired by the city’s punk scene in the late ’60s and early ’70s, the Detroit-born icon returned to his roots and the raw garage sound his fans love. The Bob Ezrin-produced EP consists of six brand new recordings, featuring legendary Detroit musicians, including Johnny “Bee” Badanjek from the Detroit Wheels, Grand Funk’s Mark Farner, and MC5’s Wayne Kramer. It was recorded at Rust Belt Studios in Detroit. The opener “Detroit City 2020” is an updated rewrite of “Detroit City” from 2003’s The Eyes of Alice Cooper and it sets the tone for the EP. Along with Cooper’s own take on Detroit rock classics such as Suzi Quatro’s “Your Mama Won’t Like Me,” Bob Seger’s “East Side Story,” the MC5’s “Sister Anne,” and Shorty Long’s “Devil With a Blue Dress On,” as well as The Dirtbombs’ “Chains of Love,” the EP also features the brand-new Alice Cooper original “Go Man Go.”

ALICE COOPER ON TOUR:
SPRING 2020:
April 1—Peterbrorough, ON—Memorial Centre
April 3—Grand Rapids, MI—DeVos Music Hall
April 5—Appleton, WI—Fox Performing Arts Center
April 7—Omaha, NE—Orpheum Theatre
April 8—Davenport, IA—Adler Theatre
April 10—Grand Forks, ND—Alerus Center
April 11—Winnipeg, MB—Centennial Concert Hall
April 13—Regina, SK—Conexus Arts Centre
April 15—Edmonton, AB—Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
April 16—Prince George, BC—CN Centre
April 18—Abbotsford, BC—Abbotsford Centre
April 19—Penticton, BC—South Okanagan Events Centre
April 20—Seattle, WA—McCaw Hall
April 22—Portland, OR—Keller Auditorium

ALICE COOPER ON TOUR:
FALL 2019:
November 3—Ft. Myers, FL—Barbara B Mann Performing Arts Hall
November 5—Melbourne, FL—King Center
November 6—Orlando, FL—Hard Rock Live
November 7—Clearwater, FL—Ruth Eckerd Hall
November 9—Biloxi, MS—Beau Rivage
November 10—Montgomery, AL—Montgomery PAC
November 12—Huntsville, AL—Von Braun Center
November 14—North Charleston, SC—North Charleston Performing Arts Center
November 15—Greenville, SC—Peace Concert Hall
November 16—Roanoke, VA—Berglund Perf Arts Center
November 18—Richmond, KY—EKU Center for the Arts
November 19—Louisville, KY—Palace Theatre
November 21—Glen Falls, NY—Cool Insuring Arena
November 22—Brookville, NY—Tilles Center for the Performing Arts
November 23—Atlantic City, NJ—Ocean Resort Casino / Ovation Hall
November 25—Indianapolis, IN—Murat Theatre
November 26—Toledo, OH—Stranahan Theatre
November 27—Evansville, IN—Old National Events Plaza
November 29—Prior Lake, MN—Mystic Lake Casino Showroom
November 30—Waukegan, IL—Genesee Theatre

The 16 Nominees In The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Class Of 2020

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The 16 Nominees In The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Class Of 2020

Nominated in the Performer category, artists included in this year’s Nominee class are:

  • Pat Benatar
  • Dave Matthews Band
  • Depeche Mode
  • The Doobie Brothers
  • Whitney Houston
  • Judas Priest
  • Kraftwerk
  • MC5
  • Motörhead
  • Nine Inch Nails
  • The Notorious B.I.G.
  • Rufus featuring Chaka Khan
  • Todd Rundgren
  • Soundgarden
  • T. Rex
  • Thin Lizzy

New this year, to cast a ballot in the official Klipsch Audio Fan Vote, you can search “Rock Hall Fan Vote” or the word “Vote” with any Nominee name on Google to cast your ballot.

VOTE ON GOOGLE

You can vote once a day through January 10, 2020 and pick up to 5 Nominees per ballot. The top five artists will comprise, a “fans’ ballot” that will be tallied along with the other ballots to choose the 2020 Inductees.

The Class of 2020 Nominees includes 9 artists on the ballot for the first time: Dave Matthews Band, The Doobie Brothers, Whitney Houston, Motörhead, The Notorious B.I.G., Pat Benatar, Soundgarden, T. Rex and Thin Lizzy.

The 2020 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, presented by Klipsch Audio, will be held at Public Auditorium in Cleveland, Ohio on May 2, 2020 and will be preceded by Induction Week with celebratory events and the opening of the 2020 Inductee exhibit.

Rock Hall donors and members get exclusive Induction ticket opportunities. Donate or join by January 31, 2020 to be eligible. Visit www.rockhall.com/support  to learn more.

Red Bull Basement University invites Canadian students to submit their tech solutions to create a better student life

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Red Bull Basement University invites Canadian students to submit their tech solutions to create a better student life

Red Bull Basement University ­ a global platform for students to innovate and co-create positive change ­has opened applications for student teams, from 27 countries, to submit their ideas for how to improve student life. Finalists with the top-voted ideas from each country will be invited to the Red Bull Basement University Global Workshop 2019 this December in Toronto, Canada ­ home to the Global Workshop 2018 winner, VACANT. The four-day event will be packed with lectures, workshops, and mentorship sessions; all leading up to a final pitching competition where the Global Workshop 2019 winner will be chosen.

“As students, we found that study space inefficiency was an issue on campus, and we wanted to bring our peers a better environment to learn, socialize and grow,” said Anna Pogossyan, who won the Red Bull Basement Global Workshop 2018 with her co-creator, Temirlan Toktabek. “Red Bull Basement University gave us the resources we needed to take our idea to the next level. Through the experience, we realized that we don’t have to stop at study spaces ­ we can use technology to revolutionize human-centered design.”

All university students aged 18 years and older in any participating country who are interested in applying must fill out an online submission form by October 29, 2019, and include a 60-second video describing their idea to drive positive change. Through a voting and judging process, Red Bull Basement University will select one winning team from student innovators in each country and help them to bring those ideas to life. The winning teams from each country will enter a six-week development phase to further evolve their idea with the support of designated international mentors and a dedicated team. During this phase, Red Bull will also provide funding, international mentorship, networking opportunities, and well-equipped workspaces.

“During our development process, the calls with our appointed mentors really gave us the necessary feedback and critique to show us where we were and where we needed to be,² said Leonard Kracik and Mark Vincent Dinkel, co-founders of UniVote, the 2018 country-winning team from Germany. “What really stuck out was how incredibly close you can get with people from all over the world when you spend such an intense moment with them. Language, religion, race or gender, none of these play a role when you¹re working together to achieve the same goal.”

At the conclusion of the development phase, each winning team will be flown to the Red Bull Basement University Global Workshop 2019 to attend a four-day event comprised of lectures, workshops and mentorship sessions. This event will be held December 12 – 15, 2019 in Toronto, Canada, and will all lead up to a final pitching competition and the selection of the global winner. It will be the opportunity of a lifetime to meet some of the world’s most brilliant student innovators from around the world.

Need inspiration for your submission? Here are some words of wisdom and advice from the panel during a recent Red Bull Basement University event that might help.

For more information, please visit: https://www.redbull.com/int-en/projects/red-bull-basement or visit the Red Bull Basement University content pool, here.

 

The Jungle Giants Return to the U.S. with New Tour

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The Jungle Giants Return to the U.S. with New Tour

With more than 150 million streams to date and sold out tours all across their home country, Australian band The Jungle Giants will return to the States next year. Their U.S. tour kicks off this February in Boston and includes stops in New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Seattle, Los Angeles and more.

The Jungle Giants are vocalist/guitarist Sam Hales, lead guitarist Cesira Aitken, bassist Andrew Dooris and drummer Keelan Bijker. Together they have released three LPs, Learn to Exist(2013), Speakerzoid (2015) and Quiet Ferocity (2017), the latter of which produced the ARIA-certified Platinum single “Feel The Way I Do” as well as three ARIA-certified Gold singles: “Used To Be In Love,” “Bad Dream” and “On Your Way Down.”

Produced entirely by Hales, their third album saw The Jungle Giants land at the top of multiple Best of 2017 lists, complete two mammoth sold out national tours, and deliver electric sets at a raft of festivals including Splendour in the Grass, Falls Festival and many more around the world including the US, Canada, New Zealand, Malaysia and Indonesia.

 

THE JUNGLE GIANTS TOUR

February 6 Sonia Boston, MA
February 7 Bowery Ballroom New York, NY
February 8 Union Stage Washington DC
February 9 Johnny Brenda’s Philadelphia, PA
February 11 The Drake Toronto, ON
February 13 Lincoln Hall Chicago, IL
February 15 Club Dada Dallas, TX
February 16 Stubb’s Indoor Austin, TX
February 18 Larimer Lounge Denver, CO
February 21 Doug Fir Portland, OR
February 22 Imperial Vancouver, BC
February 23 The Crocodile Seattle, WA
February 25 TBA San Francisco, CA
February 26 Troubadour Los Angeles, CA
February 29 Foro Indie Rocks Mexico City, MX

Echosmith Announces New Studio Album Lonely Generation Out January 10

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Echosmith Announces New Studio Album Lonely Generation Out January 10

Today, multi-platinum trio Echosmith – Sydney Sierota [lead vocals], Noah Sierota [vocals, bass], and Graham Sierota [drums] – have announced their new studio album Lonely Generation, set for release on January 10th. They have also unveiled the music video for the title track and brand new single “Lonely Generation” directed by Danny Drysdale (The Killers, which happens to be Echosmith’s all-time favorite band.) The “Lonely Generation” video also serves as a sneak peek to the 11 additional music videos that the band has coming to support each song on the album. Inspired by the song’s message about how lonely and isolating it can feel in our hyper-connected digital world, serving as a reminder to focus on real-life connection with each other, the colorful and quirky video follows the band as they encounter people stuck in the digital world in various settings, from an aerobics class to the beach, and even to the Wild West. The bouncy alt-pop anthem, features a glistening neon beat, a sunny chant and acoustic guitar, and is the first taste of the band’s sophomore album.

“When Echosmith first reached out to me to see if I would consider directing a video for each song on their new album, fascinated, I asked to hear the music first,” says Danny Drysdale, the video’s director, “Needless to say I was really moved by the tracks and was flooded with so many ideas. The songwriting and the emotion and message of the album just drew me in. I hurried and called them to say I was hooked, ‘let’s do this thing!’ When we got into the weeds of shooting and the nitty gritty creative, it was a miracle to find that we see the world in many of the same colorful, cool, absurd, and beautiful ways. We shot all these videos in various parts of Utah with an incredible team, and I gotta say that working with this band has been one of my most favorite projects. I can’t wait for you to go see the finished videos very soon and then direct the next 12. Hint, hint.”

Beginning February 12th in Washington, DC, Echosmith will embark on their North American Lonely Generation Tour which will bring them to major cities from coast to coast before wrapping in Los Angeles on March 5th. Pre-sale tickets will be available October 16th at 10am local, with general on-sale beginning October 18th at 10am local.

Echosmith has also announced a very special Live from the Artists Den performance set for October 22nd at a secret venue in NYC at 7:30pm ET. The first 200 fans to purchase a ticket to Echosmith’s February 13th show in New York City at Le Poisson Rouge will automatically receive a free ticket to attend the band’s Live from the Artists Den show. Fans can also enter HERE for a chance to win a free ticket to the performance, which will air at a later date on American Public Television. The Artists Den is a critically acclaimed television and digital music series best known for presenting intimate, secret concerts by extraordinary artists in non-traditional, often historic settings. The show connects fans with a unique and intimate musical experience for some of the industry’s finest acts.

As Echosmith embarks on their next musical chapter, they continue to encourage hope, love and camaraderie amidst the growing pains and the happy moments that come with growing up. An uplifting and honest coming-of-age soundtrack, Lonely Generation incorporates vintage synthesizers and upright piano into a framework threaded together by inventive guitar work. “Everyone Cries” makes feeling sad okay, while “Shut Up and Kiss Me,” produced by Tim Pagnotta (Walk The Moon, Blink 182), is a danceable romp and “Diamonds” shines a light on the value of individuality. Meanwhile, “Follow You” holds a very deep significance for Sydney – she penned the acoustic love letter to her husband for their first dance at their 2019 wedding.

“We are a band, but we’re family first, which is a special and rare gift,” says Noah. “We get to learn and evolve together. The album is about trying to care for each other, grow, and experience joy and heartache in the internet age. It’s like a diary. We’re showing a piece of who we are that we’ve never shown before. We pushed ourselves to try new things and reflect our experiences in a fresh way,” shares Noah.

“We were just honest about happiness, love, and even being truly broken,” says Sydney. “We’re growing up in our own ways. We’re siblings and close friends, but we have our own lives too. There are a lot of different flavors to it. We got to be really vulnerable for the first time.”

Lonely Generation, produced by Jeffery David (Seal, Zedd, for King & Country), will be the band’s first release on their newly formed record label, Echosmith Music, created in 2018 with Warner/ADA.

LONELY GENERATION TRACK LISTING

Lonely Generation
Diamonds
Untitled
Shut Up and Kiss Me
Stuck
Last Forever
Everyone Cries
Scared To Be Alone
Lost Somebody
Love You Better
Follow You
I Don’t Wanna Lose My Love

ECHOSMITH’S LONELY GENERATION TOUR DATES

February 12 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
February 13 New York, NY @ Le Poisson Rouge
February 14 Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club
February 15 Philadelphia, PA @ World Café Live
February 17 Toronto, ON @ Mod Club
February 18 Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom
February 20 Chicago, IL @ Park West
February 21 Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line Music Café
February 23 Dallas, TX @ Granada Theatre
February 26 Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theatre
February 27 Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex
February 29 Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
March 1 Seattle, WA @ Neptune Theatre
March 3 San Francisco, CA @ August Hall
March 5 Los Angeles, CA @ Henry Fonda

Tones And I Announces First-Ever North American Tour

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Tones And I Announces First-Ever North American Tour

Australian artist Tones And I has announced details of her first-ever North American tour in celebration of her debut EP, The Kids Are Coming, which is out now on Elektra Records. The initial leg of Tones And I’s widely anticipated “The Kids Are Coming Tour” is set to get underway on February 11th at Portland, Oregon’s Holocene, and will include stops in Seattle, Vancouver, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Austin, and Dallas. A second leg of the tour will pick back up on April 11th at Milwaukee, Wisconsin’s The Back Room at Colectivo, and will see Tones And I performing in Minneapolis, New York City, Philadelphia, and Toronto [see itinerary below]. A Spotify pre-sale for tickets will begin Wednesday, October 16th at 10:00AM local time, with an additional artist pre-sale beginning later that day at 1:00PM local time. Tickets will also be available via local pre-sales beginning Thursday, October 17th at 10:00AM local times, with all remaining tickets going on sale Friday, October 18th at 10:00AM local time. For tickets and more information, visit here.

Tones And I’s The Kids Are Coming is available now on all streaming platforms and is led by the international smash “Dance Monkey,” which has made a massive global impact, hitting #1 in 14 countries around the world and amassing over 365 million streams to date. Tones And I recently shared the official music video for the EP’s title track which is streaming now on her YouTube channel. Directed by Alan Del Rio Ortiz (Blood Orange, Solange, Maggie Rogers), the video features youth activists from all over the globe marching alongside Tones And I.

Originally from Australia’s Mornington Peninsula, Tones And I traveled to Byron Bay in early 2018 to take a chance at busking. On the first day she had crowds spilling onto the street. Tones quit her retail job and decided to make Byron her new home where she lived out of her van for a year, honing her songwriting and busking every weekend. Today, Tones And I’s “Dance Monkey” is receiving over 6 million streams a day, with the ARIA 4x platinum-certified single reaching #1 on streaming service charts around the world. Currently the #1 song on the UK’s Official Singles Chart for the second week straight, “Dance Monkey” also sits at #1 on the ARIA Singles chart for a record-breaking 11th straight week, setting the record for most weeks at #1 on the ARIA Singles by a female solo act. Furthermore, Tones And I also leads the 2019 ARIA Awards with eight nominations, including “Best New Artist” and “Song of the Year” for “Dance Monkey.”

The Kids Are Coming also features the ARIA platinum certified single “Never Seen The Rain,” and breakout single “Johnny Run Away,” which Tones And I originally uploaded to Triple J’s ‘Unearthed,’ an artist discovery platform for independent music. Within twelve hours the song was on Triple J’s airwaves with hosts calling it a ‘Hottest 100’ contender. This past March “Johnny Run Away” became the most played song on Australia’s Triple J Radio for two weeks straight, racing to 2x platinum certification from the ARIA.

Tones And I recently wrapped up her sold-out Australian headline tour and is now gearing up for her first ever European headline tour which is also completely sold-out. The dates include shows in Berlin (11/7), Cologne (11/8), Rotterdam (11/9), Amsterdam (11/13), and London (11/15 & 11/16). Following the European run, Tones And I will make her highly anticipated US debut with sold-out performances at New York City’s Mercury Lounge (11/18) and Los Angeles’ El Cid (11/19). Tones And I will then kick off the European leg of “The Kids Are Coming Tour” on February 29th at London’s Electric Ballroom. The recently announced dates will also see Tones And I visiting: Ireland, Belgium, Germany, Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, Switzerland, Norway, Poland, Czech Republic, Austria and France [see itinerary below]. Tickets for the new European headline dates are on sale HERE, and come hot on the heels of Tones And I’s record setting performance at Australia’s Splendour In The Grass Festival, where she drew the largest crowd ever for an opening act with 20,000 fans arriving to watch her midday set. Triple J remarked on the performance attesting, “Tones And I has put Australian music on notice. Get on board, or get left behind.”

TONES AND I – THE KIDS ARE COMING Tracklisting
01. The Kids Are Coming
02. Dance Monkey
03. Colourblind
04. Johnny Run Away
05. Jimmy
06. Never Seen The Rain

TONES AND I 2019 / 2020 TOUR DATES

2 NOVEMBER – Land of Plenty 2019 – Shepparton, VIC, Australia
7 NOVEMBER – Maze – Berlin, Germany (SOLD OUT)
8 NOVEMBER – Stereo Wonderland – Cologne, Germany (SOLD OUT)
9 NOVEMBER – Rotown – Rotterdam, Netherlands (SOLD OUT)
13 NOVEMBER – Paradiso – Amsterdam, Netherlands (SOLD OUT)
15 NOVEMBER – The Lexington – London, United Kingdom (SOLD OUT)
16 NOVEMBER – Oslo – London, United Kingdom (SOLD OUT)
18 NOVEMBER – Mercury Lounge – New York, New York (SOLD OUT)
19 NOVEMBER – El Cid – Los Angeles, California (SOLD OUT)
23 NOVEMBER – Spilt Milk Festival 2019 – Canberra, ACT, Australia (SOLD OUT)
30 NOVEMBER – Spilt Milk Festival 2019 – Ballarat, VIC, Australia (SOLD OUT)
2 JANUARY – Bay Dreams 2020 – Tauranga, New Zealand (SOLD OUT)
4 JANUARY – Bay Dreams 2020 – Nelson, New Zealand (SOLD OUT)
11 FEBRUARY – Holocene – Portland, Oregon
12 FEBRUARY – The Imperial – Vancouver, British Columbia
13 FEBRUARY – Columbia City Theater – Seattle, Washington
15 FEBRUARY – Popscene at Rickshaw Stop – San Francisco, California
18 FEBRUARY – The Roxy – Los Angeles, California
21 FEBRUARY – The Parish – Austin, Texas
22 FEBRUARY – Club Dada – Dallas, Texas
29 FEBRUARY – Electric Ballroom – London, United Kingdom
1 MARCH – O2 Ritz – Manchester, United Kingdom
3 MARCH – Vicar Street – Dublin, Ireland
4 MARCH – SWG3 TV Studio – Glasgow, United Kingdom
7 MARCH – Het Depot – Leuven, Belgium
8 MARCH – Live Music Hall – Cologne, Germany
9 MARCH – Melkweg – Amsterdam, Netherlands
11 MARCH – Huxleys Neue Welt – Berlin, Germany
12 MARCH – Fabrik – Hamburg, Germany
13 MARCH – Vega – Copenhagen, Denmark
14 MARCH – Munchenbryggeriet – Stockholm, Sweden
16 MARCH – Rockefeller – Oslo, Norway
20 MARCH – Komplex 457 – Zurich, Switzerland
21 MARCH – Backstage – Munich, Germany
23 MARCH – Klub Studio – Krakow, Poland
24 MARCH – Roxy – Prague, Czech Republic
26 MARCH – Ottakringer Brewery – Vienna, Austria
28 MARCH – Le Trianon – Paris, France
11 APRIL – The Back Room at Colectivo – Milwaukee, Wisconsin
12 APRIL – Fine Line – Minneapolis, Minnesota
14 APRIL – Bowery Ballroom – New York, New York
15 APRIL – The Foundry – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
18 APRIL – Velvet Underground – Toronto, Ontario

When Should You Buy a Water Softener for Your Home?

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Hard water can cause serious issues for both domestic and commercial areas. It can damage the hardware of the appliances and machinery that uses water. Furthermore, hard water is quite damaging for skin and human health as well. According to USGS, the areas affected in the U.S. have increased since the 1975 water year.

Hard and soft waters are both natural water resources. But it is possible to change the water nature by changing ion-chemistry of water. Usually, the hardness in water is caused by the accumulation of calcium and magnesium ions majority. Likewise, one can reverse the hard water into soft by using a water softener.

Oftentimes the domestic water turns into hard water and people couldn’t even identify. So, the question under discussion is how to identify the signs that you have hard water? Or how to know you need a water softener? Well, thankfully there are certain obvious signs and indicators that can help you to understand that you need good water softener in your house.

Sings ThatYou Need A Water Softener:

–      Itchy and Dry Skin:

Hard water is very damaging for your skin and hair. It can cause serious reactions on your skin. The most obvious effect of hard water is dry and scaly skin that causes severe itching. Moreover, hard water is damaging to hair growth and health. It not only cause hair fall but also makes your hair dry, fuzzy and less shiny.

Actually, the magnesium and calcium ions in the water prevent it from absorbing in your skin and scalp. It means that your skin and scalp are not getting the required moisture which causes the reactions. Furthermore, the magnesium and calcium ions stay on the skin surface and cause blackheads, inflammation, and redness as well. But the good news is that you can avoid this with the help of a good shampoo and soap.

–      Faded and Greyish Clothes:

Hard water also affects the texture and fabric of your clothes. Even your newest clothes could look old in just a few days. Hardwater fades the color of fabric very quickly. Plus, it makes your clothes and bedsheets scratchy. And it gets difficult to wash the stains and dirt from the clothes.

It is all because of the hard water. It causes the accumulation of mineral and metal ions on the fabric. And as a result, the detergent and washing powder couldn’t remove stains and dirt properly. To avoid faded and scratchy clothes, use liquid detergent and a cloth softener.

–      Scaling of Utensils:

One of the sure ways to identify hard water is to check your kitchen appliances (that uses water) and utensils. If you notice the presence of white residue or scaling of hardware, it is a clear sign that you are using hard water. The white residue is called the limescale that is formed due to the accumulation of calcium and magnesium on the surface.

 

Hard water makes the utensils and other kitchen appliances vulnerable to rust and damage. Plus, it increases the risk of magnesium and calcium ion consumption as well. Magnesium and calcium ions can cause serious health issues if excessively consumed.

–      Stains on Sinks and Bathtubs:

Hard water causes a similar reaction to the sanitary items. It will form lime-scale and causes stains on the tile floor, bathtub, and sinks. The stains on faucets, sinks, and tiles look like plastic which is formed by calcium and magnesium.

There are many ways to get rid of these stains. You can use potassium chloride water softener to get rid of these stains permanently. Alternatively, you can apply vinegar or a mixture of 1 cup bleach and ½ cup of a powdered dishwasher on the stains. Leave it for 15 to 20 minutes and then wipe out with a cloth.

–      Damaged Plumbing:

If your plumbing lines of pipes are constantly clogged or require regular maintenance, then it’s one of the many signs of hard water. Hard water causes clogging due to the formation of limescale within the copper and PVC pipes. Further, the limescale also cause rusting of copper pipes. Due to clogging rust, you might need to replace or repair your plumbing lines more often. It might cost you lots of dollar bills annually.

–      Brittle and Damaged Glassware:

When you use hard water to clean and wash your glassware it makes them brittle and tarnishes their shine. Also, due to hard water, the glassware becomes more vulnerable to damage as well as break. To remove the stains, you need to use a liquid dishwasher.

–      Rotten and Unhealthy Plants:

Just as hard water is damaging for your skin and hair it is equally damaging for the plants as well. It can ruin you within weeks and can even make your garden barren. If your plants are drooping or dying it is another sign that you need a good water softener.

–      Skyrocketing Water Bills:

Due to clogging and high levels of calcium and magnesium ions in water, your plumbing system uses more energy to pump water. It will directly affect the water bills. It gives you another reason to find a good water softener.

So What’s The Solution?

If you are experiencing some or all of the above signs it means that your water supply is supplying hard water to your home. You could either get a new water supply that is quite expensive and time consuming, or you could remove the high amounts of magnesium and calcium ions. The latter option is not only effective but also affordable.

With the help of a good water softener, you could easily turn hard water into soft water. These water softeners simply reduce or takes out the calcium and magnesium ions by adding sodium and potassium ions into the water. Thus, turning the water chemistry into soft water. According to water softener reviews, an average size water softener can change up to 25 gallons of hard water per day into soft water. But for this, you need to be very sure about the water hardness level of your house.

 

Choir! Choir! Choir!’s tribute to Ric Ocasek with The Cars’ “Drive”

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Choir! Choir! Choir!’s tribute to Ric Ocasek with The Cars’ “Drive”

Ric Ocasek was a killer songwriter, a towering, charismatic and playful frontman, and a super producer behind bands like Weezer, Le Tigre, Suicide, No Doubt, and so many more. A couple weeks ago, Choir! Choir! Choir! dedicated their Toronto weekly to him and the music he made with The Cars.

Taylor Hawkins & The Coattail Riders’ “Get The Money” Album Featuring Dave Grohl, Duff McKagan, Perry Farrell, and LeAnn Rimes Released On November 8

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Taylor Hawkins & The Coattail Riders’ “Get The Money” Album Featuring Dave Grohl, Duff McKagan, Perry Farrell, and LeAnn Rimes Released On November 8

On November 8, Taylor Hawkins will descend from the levitating drum throne on which he’s spent two years on tour supporting Foo Fighters’ international #1 album Concrete and Gold. The forthcoming third Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders album, Get The Money, will be released by Shanabelle/RCA Records on that date.

Produced by John Lousteau and Taylor himself, and mixed by Sylvia Massy, Get The Money follows Taylor’s 2016 six-song mini-LP KOTA by three years almost to the day, and features a scope far wider than KOTA’s takes on suburbia’s bizarro underbelly. The new album finds Taylor and Coattail Riders Chris Chaney, Brent Woods and John Lousteau accompanied by an all-star supporting cast including Taylor’s fellow Foo Fighters Dave Grohl and Pat Smear, Roger Taylor, Joe Walsh, Duff McKagan, Nancy Wilson, Chrissie Hynde, Perry Farrell, LeAnn Rimes and more, collectively creating a staggering, epic sprawl that swerves from classic rock to prog and glam and all points between.

Since the Texas-born Laguna-bred force of nature made his Foo Fighting debut on the tour supporting 1997’s sophomore opus The Colour and the Shape, he has been an essential element of the sound and personality of the last great American arena/stadium rock band. He’s played on Grammy-winning FF albums including There Is Nothing Left To Lose, One by One and Wasting Light, and contributed lead vocals to Concrete and Gold’s “Sunday Rain,” as well as “Cold Day In The Sun” from 2005’s In Your Honor. Taylor’s previous extracurricular output includes two albums from Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders, one with The Birds of Satan, the above-mentioned KOTA mini-LP that featured Hawkins on lead vocals and nearly every instrument.

The track listing for Get The Money is:
1. Crossed the Line (featuring Dave Grohl, Jon Davison)
2. Don’t Look At Me That Way (featuring Duff McKagan, Nancy Wilson)
3. You’re No Good at Life No More (featuring Dave Grohl)
4. I Really Blew It (featuring Dave Grohl, Perry Farrell)
5. Queen Of The Clowns (featuring Mark King)
6. Get the Money (featuring Joe Walsh, Chrissie Hynde, Duff McKagan)
7. C U in Hell (featuring LeAnn Rimes)
8. Middle Child (featuring Dave Grohl)
9. Kiss the Ring
10. Shapes Of Things (featuring Roger Taylor, Pat Smear)

Herb Alpert & Lani Hall announce additional tour dates for their North American Tour in 2020

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Herb Alpert & Lani Hall announce additional tour dates for their North American Tour in 2020

Herb Alpert, iconic trumpeter, A&M Records co-founder, artist and philanthropist, has announced additional tour dates for the Herb Alpert & Lani Hall North American Tour 2019.

Herb Alpert and his wife, the Grammy award-winning vocalist Lani Hall, and their gifted band – Michael Shapiro on drums, Hussain Jiffry on bass and Bill Cantos on piano – perform an eclectic set, covering some of Herb and Lani’s classics from their Tijuana Brass and Brasil ’66 days to Cole Porter, The Beatles and improvisational jazz tunes. The show features a multi-media experience with a large video screen projecting classic moments and rare footage from Herb & Lani’s music careers.

September 20, 2019 will mark the release of Herb’s upcoming album, Over the Rainbow. The album features 12 songs including an original called “Skinny Dip” and a cadre of classic and well-known tunes interpreted and performed in a way only Alpert can deliver. Last October Herb released Music Volume 3 – Herb Alpert Reimagines the Tijuana Brass which reached #2 on the Contemporary Jazz Charts. The Music Volume 3 release, as well as the holiday music video, Carol Of The Bells/We Wish You A Merry Christmas – Medley from The Christmas Wish album rounded out a successful 2018 which included a 50 city tour.

2017 was a banner year for Herb. His two albums, The Christmas Wish and Music Volume 1, both reached #1 on the Contemporary Jazz charts, and Alpert was nominated for his tenth Grammy for his album Human Nature.

A 2006 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, Alpert’s extraordinary musicianship has earned him five #1 hits, nine GRAMMY® Awards, the latest from his 2014 album, Steppin’ Out, fifteen Gold albums, fourteen Platinum albums and over 72 million records sold. Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass propelled his sound into the pop music limelight, at one point outselling the Beatles two to one. In 1966, they achieved the since-unmatched feat of simultaneously having four albums in the Top 10– and five in the Top 20. Herb Alpert also has the distinction of being the only artist who has had a #1 instrumental and #1 vocal single. Billboard also listed Herb as #7 on their Greatest Of All Time Billboard 200 Artists.

Two-time Grammy award-winning vocalist, Lani Hall, was the lead singer and “voice” of Sergio Mendes’ iconic group, Brasil ’66. She has the distinction of recording over 22 albums in 3 different languages: English, Portuguese and Spanish. She is also known for her recording of the theme song to the 1983 James Bond film, Never Say Never Again. She penned many English lyrics for the Brazilian songs she sang while with Brasil ’66, as well as throughout her solo albums. She is also the author of Emotional Memoirs, a book of short stories, fiction and non-fiction, with personal memoirs that lead the reader into each story.

Through the Herb Alpert Foundation, Herb and Lani have dedicated their lives to philanthropy, funding programs that help bring creativity to young students and keep creativity alive for all the arts, for artists young and old, including jazz education and programs that teach compassion and well-being. 2019 also marks the 25th anniversary of the Herb Alpert Award in the Arts celebrating 125 awardees over the past 25 years.

You can go here for the complete list of dates.

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