Prachatai reports that Chaiamorn Kaewwiboonpan or Ammy, the lead singer of band The Bottom Blues, is facing yet "another royal defamation charge for singing a modified version of his song '1 2 3 4 5 I love you' at a protest in front of the Thanyaburi Provincial Court in January 2021." Along with the already reported…
Fantasy Records will release
Layla Revisited (Live At LOCKN ), a one-off live recording of the seminal Derek & The Dominos album Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs, performed in its entirety with special guest Trey Anastasio. Recorded on August 24, 2019 at the LOCKN Festival in Arrington, VA, Layla Revisited captures Tedeschi Trucks Band at their incendiary best, with Anastasio proving the perfect foil to the transcendent musical union of guitarist Derek Trucks and guitarist/vocalist Susan Tedeschi, and frequent TTB collaborator Doyle Bramhall II, further supporting a live experience that, in the words of Uproxx’s Steven Hyden, provides “life-affirming shelter from the soul-destroying storm.”
What’s happening in the South Jersey area this weekend and beyond (May 6-15)
Posted May 06, 2021
WHAT’S GOING ON?
Here is a small sample of area happenings some in-person, others online you may want to check out in the coming days. Brunch is a Drag will be held noon and 3 p.m. Sunday, May 9, at the Scottish Rite Auditorium in Collingswood.dragqueenentertainment.com
Art/Museums
MILLVILLE
Virtual Paperweight Festival, presentations, breakout sessions with paperweight artists, live demonstrations with molten hot glass and shopping rooms with artists and dealers in association with the Delaware Valley Paperweight Collectors Association, 6:30-7:15 p.m. May 14, 11:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m. May 15 and 11:45 a.m.-7 p.m. May 16. Wheaton Arts and Cultural Center. $45-$60. wheatonarts.org, 856-825-6800. Registration required.
The farm is at 133 Church Road.
For reservations or information, call (609) 654-8643 or visit johnsonsfarm.com.
Concerts continue at the Levoy Theatre
MILLVILLE - The Levoy Theatre plans to offer a variety of performances in the coming months.
The schedule, through June 4, includes:
Laurel Canyon Band, a tribute to Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, 6 and 9 p.m. April 17, tickets $35 and $45.
Broken Arrow, a tribute to Neil Young, 6 and 9 p.m. April 24, tickets $35 and $45.
The E Street Shuffle, a tribute to the Boss/Springsteen, 6 and 9 p.m. May 1, tickets $35 and $45.
The PettyBreakers, a tribute to Tom Petty, 8 p.m. May 22, tickets $29 to $34.
10 03 2021
While most of the world watches Myanmar and counts the toll of dead, injured and arrested, the regime in Bangkok is quietly and ruthlessly decapitating its opponents.
There are several efforts by local NGOs to tally the arrests and charges, but it is a difficult task as the police and military often operate secretly and not all cases come to public attention.
Prachatai has tried to bring this together. It says Amnesty International has released a statement claiming the arrest and/or charging of “
382 protest leaders and demonstrators in
207 cases
since 2020…”. This, it says, is “tantamount to systematic suppression of freedom.” We are unsure whether this total includes “another