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CONCERT ANNOUNCEMENT: Wilco and Sleater-Kinney's co-headlining tour hits Spokane Aug. 6

Earlier this morning, Sleater-Kinney announced on Twitter that they're hitting the road on a co-headlining tour with Wilco this summer. Great news!…




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How I learned to stop being a hater and embrace Southern Rock

[IMAGE-1] Part of being a music lover is also being a snob, and even though my mind has opened considerably as I've aged, I still remember all the genres I just couldn't give any time to when I was growing up. Southern rock was definitely verboten for much of my life.…




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Floating Crowbar has been bringing the Emerald Isle to Spokane for more than a decade

March is obviously going to be the busiest month for any purveyor of traditional Irish music, and with St. Patrick's Day right around the corner, Spokane's Floating Crowbar has multiple gigs crowding the week's calendar.…




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[CANCELED] Blues-rock guitar giant Joe Bonamassa brings his incendiary live show to Spokane

Thirty years into his distinguished career as one of the world's great guitar players, Joe Bonamassa is still finding new ways to showcase his skills, explore new sounds and stretch his artistic horizons.…




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The Fox Theater cancels all events, including Spokane Symphony concerts, through April 10

As the threat of the Coronavirus spreads throughout the country, public events everywhere are being canceled and postponed for public safety concerns. The Fox Theater is the latest venue to follow suit, closing its doors and canceling all events through April 10.…




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Coronavirus concerns have put our live music scene on hold. What do we do now?

On any other week, you can rely on the Inlander for information on live shows happening in Spokane and North Idaho, and to read about the artists and music festivals that we think are worth your time.…




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Portland's Jenny Don't and the Spurs are back with new music after a quiet 2019

Jenny Don't and the Spurs were right in the middle of recording their third full-length album when a vocal polyp put a halt to the process.…




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While the coronavirus decimated Spokane's spring concert season, there's hope for summer

You'll be forgiven if, during the daily deluge of COVID-19-related updates, you didn't notice that some seriously great musicians recently booked shows in and around Spokane for later in the year.…




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Musicians are posting live streams and personal concerts to make your self-isolation a bit more tuneful

Celebrities: They're just like us! Along with everyone else, famous people are self-isolating at home, and some of them have taken to social media to alleviate the stress of the outside world. We don't need to tell you that events everywhere are canceled, so a few big-time musicians are putting on personal concerts for their fans and followers, and a lot of them — save for that cringe-inducing, star-studded cover of "Imagine" that was going around yesterday — are actually pretty good.…




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New music and live streams for your self-isolation pleasure, and ways to support the local music scene

Welcome to the quarantine.…




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As Spokane's music venues go dark, owners and artists look with hope and caution toward an uncertain future

When it comes to the music scene in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, the math is pretty simple: No shows equals no revenue.…




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The Flaming Lips reschedule their Fox Theater show for March 19, 2021

Calling all fearless freaks! Mark your calendars: The Flaming Lips have rescheduled their now-canceled April gig at the Fox Theater for March 19, 2021.…




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10 new tracks to make your self-isolation less boring

Tours are on hold.…




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Some memorable music streams to help while away your time social distancing

While not every musician has taken to the internet to perform live shows during the (almost) nationwide lockdown, it sure seems that way. At least, it does according to my social media feeds, which lean heavily on bands and solo artists.…




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In lieu of in-person performances, musicians are using social media and live streams to connect with fans

Ask any working musician why they play live, why they lug their equipment to and from bars and restaurants and wine-tasting rooms week after week, and they'll point to the same nebulous thing: It's the connection with an audience.…




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A musical ray of sunshine during the pandemic: X has a new album out today

Pardon the interruption for a little fanboy boosterism, but one of my favorite all-time bands surprise-dropped a brand new album on Bandcamp today, and damned if I'm not going to tell you to go listen to it. The band is X, pioneering Los Angeles legends who helped establish the West Coast punk scene in the late '70s and early '80s with a sound that was rooted in American rock's roots.…




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With a new compilation from his label CorpoRAT Records, Kris Martin gives his roster of local rockers a sonic platform

When he was putting together the latest compilation CD for his label CorpoRAT Records, Kris Martin had intended to hand out promotional discs at Boise's Treefort Music Festival, where several artists from the Spokane label were scheduled to perform, and then officially release the album in April for Record Store Day.…




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SOUND ADVICE: New local music releases you can listen to right now

The future of live music might still be a big question mark, but local musicians aren't merely sitting on their hands during quarantine: A lot of them are finding a way to connect with their fans and putting out new material, even without the benefit of physical congregation. Here's a batch of some of our favorite new releases from the past month, and there will no doubt be more in the coming weeks.…




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New music we love: Fiona Apple's thrilling Fetch the Bolt Cutters is a rush of lacerating lyrics and swirling sonics

You don't have to wander around the internet long before bumping into a rave review of Fiona Apple's new record Fetch the Bolt Cutters: It has inspired breathless acclaim, has already been labeled a masterwork and is notably the first new album in nearly a decade that Pitchfork has assigned a perfect 10/10 rating.…




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Splendid Isolation

In my old life — well, who cares anymore. But in my old life, I used to travel pretty extensively.…




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Aerosmith and Guided By Voices celebrate landmark albums this month and are worlds apart in style and popularity — but maybe not as far as you think

Put pictures of 1975-era Aerosmith and 1995-era Guided By Voices next to each other and you probably wouldn’t think the bands have anything in common.…




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CANCELED CONCERTS: Phish and Dave Matthews at the Gorge, the Festival at Sandpoint, Browne's Addition summer concerts

This is normally the time of year when we're up to our eyeballs in concert announcements, but in these topsy-turvy times, we're instead having to write about all the concerts being canceled due to COVID-19. It's a real bummer.…




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The way we work, live and play has changed dramatically. It will change again

This is what it feels like to live during an historic event.…



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How local wineries are trying to adjust to the new business landscape

Drink Local Life under the COVID-19 pandemic is rough for everyone, individuals and businesses alike.…



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Local distilleries are relying on curbside bottle sales - and small batches of hand sanitizer - to stay afloat

Drink Local In tumultuous times, one thing remains true: People still want their spirits.…



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I Saw You

I SAW YOU Walking down the street: I saw you, walking alone, down Riverside near People's Park.…



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The great pivot to cannabis

[IMAGE-1] The legal cannabis industry has only been around for a handful of years, but one local farm's green thumb goes back generations. Since the 1950s the Lima family has been in the business of growing — their namesake Lima Greenhouses dominate Vinegar Flats, where they still grow bedding plants and vegetables.…



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The Spokane County Sheriff's Office has discretely acquired technology that enables them to bypass phone passwords

Cops are hackers now, too.…



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Soothing sounds: Fixtures of the local music scene weigh in on their go-to comfort listens

In times of trouble, escaping into the art that calms you is key to keeping your sanity.…



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New reads from Emily St. John Mandel, vampy vibes in FX's mockumentary, and more you need to know

The Buzz Bin VAMPY VIBES…



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Local breweries are forced to adapt and an upcoming beer collaboration aims to support the industry

Drink Local For the majority of regional craft breweries, most revenue comes from two avenues: direct-to-consumer sales out of a tasting room and selling beer to local bars and restaurants.…



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A first-timer hits the Bloomsday course on its original date and walks away with some memories - barely

The chafing.…



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Food banks prepare to feed far more as COVID-19 disrupts America's food system at every level

At every level of America's food system, mandated closures and outbreaks of COVID-19 have interrupted the finely tuned network that normally gets food from farmers and food processors to restaurants, grocery stores and food banks.…



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Supreme Court overturns 'Bridgegate' convictions, White House rejects CDC guidelines, and other headlines

ON INLANDER.COM COVER: While Washington state forges alliances, Idaho battles coronavirus its own way.…



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For workers, no sign of ‘what normal is going to look like’

By Patricia Cohen and Tiffany Hsu The New York Times Company…



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Book recommendations from the pros: Auntie's Bookstore

At this point in our locked-down lives, it’s entirely possible many of us have exhausted our Netflix queue, completed every puzzle in our houses and perfected our sourdough loaves. OK, probably not.…



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Coeur d'Alene's Summer Theater schedules a virtual performance for May 30

While events around the country have been put on hold, Coeur d’Alene’s Summer Theatre is still slated for a show at the end of the month. But it won’t be in the usual format.…



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The 'Church at Planned Parenthood' guy is proudly defying Inslee's ban on in-person church services

The puppet's felt hair bounces as she stage-whispers to the other puppets, almost conspiratorially, about their plans.…



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Live stream the University of Idaho's short film festival on Friday evening

Every spring, audiences in Moscow are typically congregating for the Kino Short Film Festival, an evening of shorts made by the University of Idaho's senior film students. Things being as they are, the Kenworthy Theater won't be open for this year's event, but the U of I will be streaming a virtual version this Friday, May 8, at 6 pm.…



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National unemployment hits 14.7 percent, confusion surrounds Washington's reopening, and other headlines

ON INLANDER.COM NATION: For workers, there's no sign of what "normal is going to look like" in the pandemic economy.…



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Trump praises Barr for dropping charges against Flynn

By Michael Crowley The New York Times Company…



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Spokane groups create fund to help undocumented families during pandemic

A coalition of immigrant-focused organizations has created the Spokane Relief Fund for Undocumented Immigrants, in order to help families who are unable to access federal aid during the coronavirus shutdowns. The partners sponsoring the work include the Spokane Immigrant Rights Coalition (SIRC), the Hispanic Business and Professional Association, Latinos en Spokane, Mujeres in Action and Raiz.…



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Why COVID-19 patients at the VA hospital in Spokane aren't counted as 'hospitalized'

If you go to check how many people are hospitalized with COVID-19 in Spokane, the Spokane County Regional Health District website will give you an answer. Right now, it lists eight people as currently hospitalized with COVID-19, and that number has been trending downward.…



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Sammy Eubanks, Cami Bradley team up for virtual concert Saturday for Meals on Wheels

Two beloved Spokane-based entertainers are teaming up this weekend for a good cause.…



  • Music/Music News

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How climate change is contributing to skyrocketing rates of infectious disease

A catastrophic loss in biodiversity, reckless destruction of wildland and warming temperatures have allowed disease to explode. Ignoring the connection between climate change and pandemics would be “dangerous delusion,” one scientist said. The scientists who study how diseases emerge in a changing environment knew this moment was coming.…



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The Pacific Northwest Inlander | News, Politics, Music, Calendar, Events in Spokane, Coeur d'Alene and the Inland Northwest, Inlander

The Inlander is a community newspaper covering news, politics, events, happy hour, everything that's happening today, things to do on the weekend, in Spokane, Coeur d'Alene, the greater Inland Northwest and beyond.




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Information processing device, information processing method, playback device, playback method, program and recording medium

An information processing device includes first encoding means for encoding an image by placing strip-shaped areas in the upper and lower sides, second encoding means for encoding data of first subtitles displayed in a third area formed by joining at least a part of one area of a first area and a second area together with the other area, first generating means for generating information referred to form the third area, and second generating means for generating the contents including the video stream, a stream of the first subtitles, and the control information.




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Disc player device

When a disc player device (100) is powered on again, playback information stored in a nonvolatile storage portion (160) is retrieved by a playback information retrieving portion (170) and delivered to a user operation auto-executing portion (180). It is determined whether or not user input instructions are limited, on the basis of user operation mask information obtained by a user operation mask information obtaining portion (130). An information comparing portion (182) compares playlist information, and an information comparing portion (184) compares play item information. Finally, a title including playlist information and play item information last stored in the nonvolatile storage portion (160) before the power-on of the disc player device (100) is searched for, and normal playback of the title is started. Such a configuration allows for quick playback resuming of a BD-J title being played at the time of the power-off, with a Java application running.




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Recording apparatus, recording method, and recording system

A moving image recording apparatus generates first moving image data and second moving image data having less number of pixels than that of the first moving image data, records a moving image file including generated moving image data into a recording medium, and in the case that the first moving image data is outputted to the external apparatus for recording the first moving image data, controls so as to generate the second moving image data concurrently with the outputting of the first moving image data and controls to record a moving image file including the generated second moving image data into the recording medium, wherein outputting an instruction for closing a moving image file including the first moving image data to the external apparatus is controlled in accordance with the moving image file including the second moving image data being recorded into the recording medium having been closed.




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Video processing apparatus, method of adding time code, and methode of preparing editing list

A video processing apparatus is provided. The video processing apparatus includes: an inputter inputting video signals of a plurality of systems, and a processor generating processed video signals by performing switching on the video signals of two or more systems input into the inputter. Further, the video processing apparatus includes: a time code generator generating a time code, and a time code adder adding the time code to the input video signals and the generated video signals respectively, outputs the video signals with the time code to be recorded in a recording medium.