So, Its Friday, a long week of arduous work has taken it's hold, and you just want to blow off some steam. Nothing crazy, nothing wild... just good friends and good music. A band I have been waiting to see for a long time, is finally coming to our neck of the woods. The International Farmers combine roots, rock, raggae, dub, and soul, into a very smooth and polished mix within the raggae genre. Based out of Los Angeles, you can often catch this group playing with other notable raggae bands like, John Browns Body, Kevin Kinsella, Giant Panda, and Juan Nelson of Ben Harper. If you are looking for the great music part of your Friday NIght, you have found it. The International Farmers never di

 As the last of the election ballots are being counted, with pundits and pollsters settling down to a long required sabbatical, a major question comes to my mind. It’s a question of “Social Responsibility.” I know a few readers hear the word social, and images of Lenin, Stalin, and the last 3 letters “i-s-m”, flash in bold tangential obscurity. No doubt, with the post election blues looming so close, the word still strikes a provocative reaction from the newly branded neo-libertarians. Let me alleviate the idea by stipulating, this opinion has nothing to do with socioeconomic structure. First, let me preface this piece by saying, I refused to write this before the election. Maybe it’s my