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[The Harbor Light Pub post-Sandy. Photo: Claire Nugent]
According to the New York State Labor Department, New York City lost nearly 30,000 jobs in November because of Hurricane Sandy. Many of those jobs were in the restaurant industry. James Brown, an economist for the Labor Department, tells City Room: "Restaurant closings and layoffs were widespread in impacted neighborhoods, and the relocation of workers from damaged downtown office buildings is hurting holiday catering and corporate cafeterias." All told, the "leisure and hospitality sector" lost about 8,500 jobs because of the storm.
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Brittany Howard of Alabama Shakes, Emmylou Harris, Buddy Miller, and Bonnie Raitt perform at the 11th Annual Americana Honors & Awards in Nashville, Tenn. Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for Sony Music.
Lindsay, thanks for bringing up the grace and poetry of Anais Mitchell. She?s a gem. Of course, erudite songwriters are the biscuits and honey butter of Americana music. This year, my faves in that world included: kick-ass Oklahoman John Fullbright, whose first full-length, From the Ground Up, is as smart and beautifully crafted and surly as was Steve Earle?s debut, Guitar Town; Earle?s own progeny, Justin Townes Earle, who claimed ownership of Desolation Row on his fourth album and then bucked up and helped rockabilly pioneer Wanda Jackson make the best album of her golden-years comeback; the great Bonnie Raitt, who found a groove with the master producer Joe Henry on her fiery, don?t-call-me-golden 16th album, Slipstream; Gary Clark Jr., reviving serious blues with an album many critics overlooked, I think, precisely because it?s so far outside any box; and Mark Lanegan, Seattle rock?s ancient mariner, making the most of his deep-six moan on the hair-raising Blues Funeral. Not to mention the former and current writing core of the Deep South?s greatest rock band, the Drive-By Truckers: Jason Isbell, Patterson Hood, and even shy Mike Cooley were all on a roll with new releases this year. And we cherished the latest rare appearance by the Marilynne Robinson of song, Iris DeMent.
As a category, Americana has its problems?it?s a very white scene that claims to represent a lineage deeply rooted in African-American sounds (since country, too, was born in blues), and its adherents often cling too rigidly to notions of virtue and authenticity. Yet I continually gravitate toward it, because for all my love of dancing, I?m a song person, susceptible to well-spun melodies and stories in slanted rhyme. Also, I now live in the South, and all that twang is starting to sound like home. But right now I think there?s a reason even for nonbelievers to explore Americana. Besides the stellar individuals who keep the quality level consistent, a new generation really began to bubble up in 2012.
This cohort is not fussy about tradition. Younger Americana artists take their inheritance in a rowdy embrace, kissing it back to life with punk irreverence and buskers? willingness to try whatever works. Married duos like Shovels and Rope and Whitehorse bring boisterous, loving fun. New troubadours like the wondrous Alynda Lee Segarra, ?Bhi Bhiman, and Valerie June are correcting the imbalances in the genre?s identity. Formalists like Oklahoma?s J.D. McPherson, who?s a rockabilly post-structuralist, or bluegrass reinventors Sara Watkins and Chris Thile are turning old traditions both more pop and more experimental. There?s a sexy edge to Americana?s latest phase, too, from empowered hot mamas like Chelle Rose and Sallie Ford to genuine teen idols the Avett Brothers.
The Alabama Shakes emblematize what young Americana?s all about. This little band from Athens, Ala., just outside of Huntsville, has enjoyed a truly meteoric rise in 2012. I first heard about Brittany Howard and her boys when they played our local Brews Crews?a drunken party on a tiny vintage riverboat organized by some Tuscaloosa coolness boosters. Fifteen months later, the Shakes stood onstage in the town?s biggest venue opening for Neil Young at the 7,500-seat Tuscaloosa Amphitheater. In between, there was that full-length debut, the crackling Boys & Girls; the band toured like crazy, going from opening for the Truckers to major festival gigs and, now, a headlining theater tour; everyone from Adele to Jack White to Robert Plant named the Shakes as their fave new thing; and, finally, there came the Grammy nominations (three) and year-end lists. (Rolling Stone picked the band?s signature testimonial, ?Hold On,? as its No. 1 song of 2012.) There?s something about Howard, especially, that pumps music lovers to the max.
I talked with her in March, when the band played NPR Music?s showcase at the barbecue joint Stubb?s. She?d come a long way since we?d first exchanged spontaneous hugs outside the Bama Theater last September, on the first night of the group?s tour with the Truckers. Then, she was cool but pretty nervous: I remember my husband pointing out that when Patterson invited her out to sing with him, she didn?t even come to center stage. Now, she was cool and utterly in charge of herself. I remember thinking that she reminded me a little of how Jimi Hendrix was in interviews: engaged and thoughtful but always arching an eyebrow at what others thought a musician should make of his or her legacy.
Part of the Hendrix connection obviously comes from the fact that Howard is also an African-American in a predominantly white scene. But a similar perspective extends from many of the players I?ve mentioned above: Respect for the past is tempered by the practical conviction that living in the present demands ingenuity and the willingness to mess up your Sunday best. Previous generations of revivalists were often fussier about getting the look and the sound of their recreations down pat. One older band these younguns do remind me of is X, in its later phase, when John and Exene applied their genius romanticism and broken guts to the Bakersfield sound. That slapdash joy and hunger is coming back into vogue.
Meanwhile, Alabama the state loves its namesake band. It?s been fun to watch the Shakes return to Tuscaloosa, as victors now, and see the snaking lines around the block for secret shows at the beloved dive bar Egan?s. It?s great to talk to students at University of Alabama about musicians in whom they take almost (well ? almost) as much pride as that rolling Tide. And I?m really excited about the little rush of soul-flavored bands coming out of Alabama and nearby states; I feel like I might just be happening upon something that?s been around for a while, but the Shakes? success means the world might also be up for discovering excellent self-made revivalists like DeRobert and the Half-Truths or St. Paul and the Broken Bones.
As it happens, the Shakes were actually discovered in Nashville, Tenn., by an industry insider who tipped off the Los Angeles blogger/impresario Justin Gage of Aquarium Drunkard, who in turn put out the national word. I was planning on talking about the New Nashville in this post, but I?ll have to leave that to you, Jody, along with the immense pleasure of waxing poetic about our new favorite girl on fire, Kacey Musgraves.
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BAMAKO, Mali (AP) ? Malians living under the grip of al-Qaida-linked militants expressed dismay Friday that it could be nearly a year before a regional military intervention to oust the Islamists from power.
The U.N.'s most powerful body on Thursday authorized an African-led force but made no mention of size and set no timeline for military action.
U.N. peacekeeping chief Herve Ladsous said recently he does not expect a military operation to begin until September or October of next year.
"We want rapid military action to liberate our cities," said Alphadi Cisse, who lives in Timbuktu. "There is no school, there is no work and no money. We are fed up with this situation."
The mayor of Timbuktu, which is controlled by the Islamist group Ansar Dine, has described conditions there as "a living hell." The al-Qaida-linked militants have imposed their version of strict Islamic law known as Shariah.
They have stoned to death a couple accused of adultery, hacked off the hands of thieves and have recruited children as young as 12 into their ranks. Heavily armed men also have attacked bars that sell alcohol, and banned men and women from socializing in the streets.
The turmoil has decimated the economy of Timbuktu, once a thriving tourist town.
Thursday's resolution adopted unanimously by the U.N. Security Council welcomes troop contributions pledged by the West African regional bloc ECOWAS and calls on member states, including from the neighboring Sahel region, to contribute troops to the mission.
Council diplomats say the best-trained African troops in desert warfare are from Chad, Mauritania and Niger.
The resolution stressed that there must be a two-track plan ? political and military ? to reunify the country, which has been in turmoil since a coup in March. Islamist groups were able to take hold of northern Mali, an area the size of Texas, after the March coup created a power vacuum.
Coup members created new political turmoil earlier this month when they arrested the country's prime minister and forced him to resign ? a move that raised new concerns about the ability of the Malian military help regain control of the north.
The U.N. resolution also emphasizes that further military planning is needed before a force could be sent and it asks Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to "confirm in advance the council's satisfaction with the planned military offensive operation."
France's U.N. Ambassador Gerard Araud told reporters Thursday that it's premature to say when the military operation will take place because African and Malian troops must be trained and much depends on the political process and the country's extreme weather.
Northerners in Mali say the longer the world waits, the more entrenched the militants are becoming.
Hamadada Toure, a teacher from the city of Gao, urged the international community to follow through swiftly on its pledges to help free the north.
"If the resolution is not acted upon to chase the Islamists out of towns, all the comings and goings of diplomats and the mobilization of the international community are a bluff," he said from southern Mali where he sought refuge earlier this year.
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Associated Press writer Edith M. Lederer at the United Nations contributed to this report.
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Anthony Allen and Bryan Hall of the Baltimore Ravens autographed items for the ?5 Weeks of Giving? kick-off event held by Volunteers of America Chesapeake.
Thirty-five days of nonstop outreach online are helping one charity raise money at year?s end.
Volunteers of America Chesapeake?s ?5 Weeks of Giving? campaign aims to do something new for its supporters each day. For instance, on ?Text Tuesday? it urges donors to donate $10 by sending a text message.
Other themed days include:
* ?Motivation Monday,? when the charity features an inspirational quote on its Web site and social networks.
* ?Wednesday?s Word,? when the charity spotlights on its site one of its values (caring, respect, faith, quality, and trust).
* ?Thank You Thursday,? to highlight one big donor on social-media networks and e-mails.
* ?Fun Friday,? a time to offer details on ways to help the charity, such as hosting drives to collect books for needy people or volunteering to serve a meal at one of the nonprofit?s homeless shelters.
On Saturdays, the Volunteers of America affiliate checks in with the charity?s supporters on Facebook and Twitter, often promoting conversation about programs or events where people can volunteer or donate.
On Sunday mornings, the charity posts inspirational tweets and Facebook messages from the affiliate?s chaplain.
In addition to promoting giving and volunteering on Twitter and Facebook, the charity is chronicling all of the efforts during the five weeks of giving at its blog.
So far the campaign is on track to perform well, the charity says. The effort ends January 6 with a goal of raising $100,000; it is already 25 percent of the way there.
Send an e-mail to Raymund Flandez.
Source: http://philanthropy.com/blogs/prospecting/five-week-campaign-reaches-out-to-donors-every-day/36999
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