Dream Demon
Scott Mercado (aka Manuok) is a vet of local bands such as Via Satellite, which he cofounded, as well as touring or recording with the Black Heart Procession, Mr. Tube & the Flying Objects, the Album Leaf, Tristeza, Ilya, and Lost Pets. Mercado has also produced acts from outside the local talent pool, including French folk-rock group Grimoon, who he met during the Black Heart Procession’s 2005 European tour. Mercado’s newest project Dream Demon pairs him with musicians from all over the left coast: Ben Heywood from L.A.’s Summer Darling, Mike Sparks and John O’Connell from Seattle’s He Whose Ox Is Gored, and Robert Cheek from By Sunlight (another Seattle group which has also featured Sparks and O’Connell). Their debut single “Hell” came out last year. “We’re releasing four EPs that’ll make up a double vinyl,” says Mercado. “Overall, the album will be mixed with ambient to hard rock music, ranging from The For Carnation to Can, to Tortoise, to S
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JERUSALEM, Israel - For years, supporters of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions, or BDS Movement have argued that economic weapons like boycotts and sanctions would be the key route to peace.
But the recent Abraham Accords and their peace for peach approach have led to a significant setback for BDS and are proving them wrong.
The roots of BDS against Israel go back hundreds of years.
“The BDS Movement is nothing new here. I mean, economic boycotts have been a key hallmark manifestation of anti-Semitism from time immemorial,” said Elan Carr, Special Envoy to combat anti-Semitism under former President Trump.