NewDad, Cardinals, Enola Gay and Rachel Chinouriri issue statements on SXSW 2024 boycott: “Support victims of war”

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I Love Lucy was kicking off its first season, super glue had just been invented, and there were 140,000 syphilis cases reported across the country.”By 2000, however, decades of public health advocacy and medical advancements, such as the use of antibiotics in early treatment, had cut down cases to just 32,000 per year.So, what happened? Why are the numbers worse now than they were 24 years ago?“In the United States, syphilis was close to elimination in the 1990s, so we know it’s possible to reverse this epidemic,” Dr. Jonathan Mermin, director of CDC’s National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, stated.The CDC recently released its STI surveillance report for 2022, the most recent verified data set available.

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Jeff Miller There’s no question that South by Southwest’s music portion is going through something of an existential crisis. The long-running Austin-based conference/festival — which wrapped up Sunday after a 10-day run that encompassed not just music but film, tech, education and more — has become more of a financial challenge from up-and-coming artists, and this year’s controversy about the U.S.

Actress Tina Malone has thanked fans for their support after the death of her husband Paul.The 61-year-old, known for her roles in Brookside and Shameless, wrote a heartfelt note to thank everyone for their overwhelming support. She posted on X: "I am totally overwhelmed at the cards, flowers, messages, calls, txts, emails I've received from friends, family, colleagues, Paul's army brothers ,it's a great comfort for us. "I will reply to everyone soon as I am able to, the support and kindness on here to has deeply touched me too xx." One fan responded to her post saying: "Tina, I am so sorry for your loss.

Brian Eno, Nadine Shah and Maxine Peake will be among the performers at a special benefit event in support of Palestine at London’s Union Chapel on April 18. The show, which is titled Sumud and promises “a fundraising evening of music, spoken word and film for Palestine”, will be hosted by Amos Trust and Palestine Music Expo, and tickets are available here. All proceeds will go to Amos Trust’s emergency appeal for Gaza.

The movie Civil War is one of the most highly anticipated movies of the spring season and it just head its world premiere at the SXSW Film Festival.

Cardinals, Chalk, Enola Gay, Gurriers and NewDad, gathered at downtown Austin’s Velveeta Room to show solidarity with Palestine amid the ongoing war in Gaza. This came after it was revealed last week that the US Army was a “super sponsor” of the music, film, culture and tech festival as well as defence contractor RTX (Raytheon), which has supplied weapons to Israel.The venue was previously set to host the Music For Ireland showcase, while as per a report from Nialler9, Belfast’s Enola Gay were booked to play a separate, UK-led event via PRS funding.

SXSW showcase have now pulled out of the festival in solidarity with Palestine.Kneecap, Sprints, Soda Blonde, Gavin James, Robert Grace, Mick Flannery, Chalk, Gurriers, Cardinals and NewDad all pulled out from the annual music, culture and arts showcase which takes place in Austin, Texas. This came after it was revealed that the US Army was a “super sponsor” of the event as well as defence contractor RTX Corporation, which has supplied weapons to Israel.Northern Irish-funded artists Enola Gay and Conchur also pulled out, joining the likes of their fellow Irish peers.UK funding channels (PRS Funded) booked the Northern Irish artists and were set to play various UK-led events that were different from the Music From Ireland showcases.

The Temptations and The Four Tops have concerts lined up at venues all over North America as part of their ongoing 2024 tour.That includes a handful of shows in New York and New Jersey.First up, the Motown legends will swing into Schenectady, NY’s Proctors Theatre on Thursday, April 25.After that, they’re slated to drop by Westbury, NY’s NYCB Theatre on April 28, Red Bank, NJ’s Hackensack Meridian Health Theatre on May 5, and Staten Island’s St. George Theatre on May 10.The co-headliners will close their Northeast run with back-to-back gigs at Collingswood, NJ’s Scottish Rite Auditorium on Saturday, May 11, and Sunday, May 12.If you want to catch the groups and their timeless hits live, tickets are available for all 24 upcoming concerts on their 2024 tour itinerary.At the time of publication, the lowest price we could find was $42 before fees on Vivid Seats.Other shows have tickets going anywhere from $49 to $214 before fees.Still, it’s hard to put a price on a night where you’ll sing along to “My Girl,” “Baby I Need Your Loving” and so many more live with the groups that made them famous.Wondering how much tickets cost for the concert closest to you?Keep scrollin’, “Papa Was A Rollin’ Stone” fans.We’ve got everything you need to know and more about The Temptations and The Four Tops 2024 tour below.All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.A complete calendar including all tour dates, venues, and links to the cheapest tickets available can be found here:(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time. All prices are in US dollars, subject to fluctuation and include additional fees at checkout.)Vivid Seats is a verified secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or

SXSW has issued a statement about artists and bands pulling out of the festival in support of Palestine.Artists such as NewDad, Cardinals, Enola Gay and others have recently dropped out of the festival due to the event’s association with the US army and weapons companies amid the Israel-Gaza conflict.Yesterday, Texas governor Greg Abbott took to X (formerly Twitter) to write: “Bands pull out of SXSW over U.S. Army Sponsorship. Bye.

SXSW have issued a statement, following news that a hit and run left one dead and another injured in downtown Austin.The incident took place in the Texas city earlier this morning (Tuesday, March 12). According to local police (via Fox 7 Austin), it was just after 1am when two pedestrians were walking at the intersection of 7th Street and Red River when they were hit by a vehicle.One of those hit died at the scene, while the other currently remains in hospital with critical, life-threatening injuries.

Kneecap and Sprints are the latest artists to announce their withdrawal from this year’s South By Southwest Festival in solidarity with Palestine.The Irish artists join the likes of Lambrini Girls, Scowl, Gel, Okay Shalom and Squirrelflower in pulling out of performing at the festival due to the event’s association with the US army and weapons companies amid the Israel-Palestine conflict.The annual music, culture and arts showcase takes place in Austin, Texas from March 12-14.Belfast hip-hop trio Kneecap shared in a statement yesterday (March 10) that their decision to not perform was made “in solidarity with the people of Palestine”.They also highlighted the “unacceptable deep links” the festival had to the US army – which is a “super sponsor” of the event – and defence contractor RTX Corporation, which has supplied weapons to Israel.The group added that the US military and other platformed weapons companies who are “at this very moment are enabling a genocide and famine against a trapped population”.The band continued that their decision would have a “significant financial impact” on them, but that it wasn’t “an iota of hardship when compared with the unimaginable suffering being inflicted every minute of every day on the people of Gaza”.A post shared by KNEECAP (@kneecap32)Kneecap also cited the platforming of collins Aerospace and BAE Systems as a reason for their boycott, adding that collectively with RTX, the companies were selling the weapons that have “murdered 31,000 Palestinians, over 21,000 of them women and children”.Sprints made their own statement this morning (March 11) in which they announced their withdrawal, writing: “In solidarity with the Palestinian people and as a stand against the US Army

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