WayHome Festival Reports - Neil Young + Promise of the Real, July 24, 2015

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Neil Young + Promise of the Real will be performing tonight, July 24, 2015, on the Rebel Content Tour at WayHome Music & Arts Festival in Oro-Medonte, CAN.

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Concert Reports: Essex Junction, VT - Neil Young + Promise of the Real, July 19, 2015

Neil Young + Promise of the Real
Essex Junction, VT on July 19, 2015
Photos by Mark Harlan/WBKM.org
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Here are a couple of very special Neil Young + Promise of the Real concert reports from Essex Junction, VT on July 19, 2015 from our good friends at WBKM.org, Eric & Tony!

The first review is by WBKM's Eric Koval:

Concerts for cause....performance with purpose.....entertainment with intent. This is what has carried my spirit and vigor for Neil Young since I was a teenager. His ability to reach people, tug the heartstrings, and stand up for his beliefs continues to inspire me to carry the message forward. The message is clear: Mother nature is on the run and we need to respond.

Coming off a rather rough personal patch to begin summer, it was with absolute joy to gather days before with family, friends and Rust clan from around the globe to welcome Neil to my hometown. The venue was at our local fairgrounds in Essex, Vermont which has been a conundrum for many artists for years. Dylan struggled here on occasion.....David Lee Roth was confused by the place....Metallica had to break local noise ordinances and curfew calls to express themselves.....so it was refreshing to feel the Neil and witness the warm reception right outta the gates.

Norah Jones & Puss n' Boots

Puss n' boots is an amazing band. Confidence, beauty, and ability complimented the silky Vermont evening as folks mingled and found their places. Stagehands dressed as farmers spread sacred seeds onto the stage and with sun setting Neil soon appeared maybe 25 feet directly in front of us seated at his piano. With a quick glance at my two oldest boys, a reach out from my wife's hand, the absolute purity of Neil's voice/ inflection had my soul "All in." An array of timeless tunes that emote warmth and connection allowed people to take in Neil's heart....I looked around and nearly everyone was singing.....so beautifully....."I wanna live.....I wanna give....." it chokes me up to even write it.....can we exist in this space forever.....together.....please?

Once his acoustic set finished, Promise of the Real took the stage and flanked Neil. Best band name.....a reminder to keep to the truth. Sure rock and roll can be fun......sure it can be crazy and wild.....but to be true is to be great. No easy task for anyone. I've had the opportunity to see this band grow for the past decade as we attend Farm Aid nearly every year.....and every year I come home recharged knowing that this next generation has a band like this.....a band that honors the past while completely rocking the now. Always refreshing to witness anyone truly living their destiny......and these guys are. As a father I'm just so happy my kids will get to hear/ see this band for years to come.

The set list just kept giving. White Falcon, one of Neil's classic guitars, plugged in and Neil and the Real hit full stride from the first notes and established that this is no ordinary band......Fascinating Micah Nelson playing Ben Keith's riffs with a bow.....serious hairball Lukas Nelson driving, jumping, and poking in and out of Neil's calls. Anthony keepin hot time, drumming it up, and smiling dearly.....a wide eyed Corey on bass truly conjuring up his best inner Talbot. Tato filling it all up with his heart of gold. The message was expectedly strong and focused. Monsanto, Starbucks, Safeway. The courage to call em out! Call out the corporate greed and chemicals that are killing the land. As the intensity built both my wife soon began to crave the creamy crunch of ol' Black. Raw, real, and potent the crowd danced, many mouths wide open as society is starved to hear something other than the greedy hand of capitalism serving up slop skimmed off the surface.

Long way to go in this fight to reclaim Mother Earth.....yet I write feeling the magic in my heart and just grateful. Never have I a seen an artist so quick to leave.....yet maybe that's indicative of a speedier return. Long may YOU run Neil Young and I hope you dug the antique train lantern!

See ya on the Thrashers Wheat Radio Hour,

~ Eric

Eric Koval
Founder and Executive Director
Music Guild International

The following review is by WBKM's Tony Gallucci:

Yes, indeed our once young Neil is nearing 70. Well, on Sunday night July 19, 2015, Neil Young proved that 70 is the new 45. Playing with a band of musicians who were just barely born when "Ragged Glory" was released, Neil should have seen that he finally met his match. Instead, what he has met is a group of musicians equally passionate and dedicated and concerned about the future of our world...and as unafraid as he is to speak up about it. Tools sharpened. Prepare to rock.

With a balance of fury and delicacy, youthful vigor and appreciation of all that had come before them, Promise of the Real, along with younger brother Micah, gives me a deep hopefulness about the future of music. Sitting behind the band on the drums, Anthony Logerfo is no click track drummer. Strong, talented, self-assured, and always smiling. Tato Melgar on percussion adds a touch of the exotic, just the right amount of Allman Brothers quixotic style. Corey McCormick plays a solid and rhythmic baseline, the perfect bottom laid down as he stands on the stage between Lukas, leader of his band, and Mr. Young, leader of this strange and beautiful new horse of a different decade.

The brothers, sons of Neil's Farm Aid cofounder Willie Nelson, bookend the stage in the perfect circle of family. Their bond is beautifully portrayed when Neil introduces a special song, and Lukas, moving to piano, begins the beautiful and emotional "Moonlight in Vermont". It was a very special moment for me, as the language spoken only in the eyes between Lukas and Micah as the song ended, silently given witness by Neil's smile, was unmistakable. "Hey brother, this is just like we used to do with pop, at home, only here we are with Uncle Neil and 10,000 folks in Vermont !" No need to say it out loud. All who know how dear the song is to father Willie could hear it too.

"Strong Vermont...Standing up while other states lie down", shouts Neil as he punches the air to the loving delight of the crowd. Words...Between the lines of age...Only Love Can Break Your Heart...Country Home...Looking for a Love. How can we ask for more? But more comes...

Time for some nice non-GMO coffee, don't you think? It's best brewed up by two of my favorite new songs: "A rock star bucks a coffee shop", with the infectious whistles of the four front men standing abreast..."Let our farmers grow, what they want to grow". Then a little later, The very hopeful "Working Man", telling the story that changed the world in 1996... Naming names like Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, a former Monsanto employee clearing the way for patent infringement lawsuits on the sacred seed, giving ownership to what was once given freely from God. "Well I don't know you, but I do know who I am!" Defiant, as Lucas plays the country lead on his Stratocaster with his teeth. He and Cory bouncing like hippie cowboy versions of Tigger.

Crazy horse favorites played with great respect and wild abandon...DBTR, with the brothers, Corey and Neil huddled in a tight circle playing their hearts out. The sonically booming "love and only love", ending with Neil standing on the drum riser in front of Anthony, each wild man pulling the last speck of energy from each other's souls.

A special treat, standing at the bottom of the stairs backstage as each man in his own way prepared to leave the arena. Neil, surrounded by the necessary protectors, depleted, exhausted, having left nothing behind. "Thank you Neil, thank you for coming to Vermont", I shout, the steady eyes and small nod of the head acknowledging my presence, respecting me. Then comes the youth, looking like they could do it all over again...Lukas, grasping me tightly, soaking me with rockstar sweat as I try to find some words that will convey my feelings of appreciation. Anthony, smiling still, Corey, Tato...And finally comes Micah, whose genius grafted the distinctive progressive rock/jazz madness of his own band, the wonderful Insects versus Robots, into this new Real, and this new promise...that Ahmet Ertegun and Jerry Wexler, the proud musical overseers of the careers of Neil Young and Willie Nelson, could indeed this night rest in peace, knowing that their never ending influence would continue on into yet another generation...

Tony Gallucci
Founder and CEO
Music Guild International

Thanks Eric & Tony for the eyewitness reports from Vermont! Sorry we missed making the trip but we'll be there next time, for sure. And thanks for all you do to keep it REAL on TW Radio!

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"Seeding Fear": A Message From Neil Young

Here's a message from Neil Young...

From Neil Young

"SEEDING FEAR"

July 23, 2015 - (Los Angeles, CA.) -- As I write this, the dark act is up for a vote in the House of Representatives; representatives of the people. The dark act takes away the rights of those people to vote for or against things like GMO labeling in their states. It does seem ironic. If the act is passed, it will truly be a dark day for America.

Monsanto is a corporation with great wealth, now controlling over 90% of soybean and corn growth in America. Family farms have been replaced by giant agri corp farms across this great vast country we call home. Farm Aid and other organizations have been fighting the losing battle against this for 30 years now.

Dairy and meat farming is done in those white sheds you see from the freeway, no longer on the green pastures of home with the old farmhouses and barns. Those beautiful buildings now stand in ruin across the country. This has happened on our watch while the country slept, distracted by advertising and false information from the corporations. Monsanto and others simply pay the politicians for voting their way. This is because of "Citizens United," a legislation that has made it possible for corporations to have the same rights as people, while remaining immune to people's laws.

Both Democratic and Republican front runners are in bed with Monsanto, from Clinton to Bush, as many government branches are and have been for years. This presidential election could further cement the dominance of corporation's rights over people's rights in America. If you have a voice you have a choice. Use it.

On the human side, the film I would like you to see tells the story of a farming family in America, but the same thing is happening around the world. It is a story that takes 10 minutes of your time to see. It is a simple human one, telling the heartbreaking story of one man who fought the corporate behemoth Monsanto, and it illustrates why I was moved to write The Monsanto Years.

The film presents a rare opportunity to hear from the source as Mr. White is one of only four farmers who is still legally allowed to speak about his case as all the others have been effectively silenced.

Thanks for reading this and I hope you look at this simple and powerful film, "Seeding Fear".

Neil Young
The Monsanto Years

I encourage you to view and post "Seeding Fear":

http://smarturl.it/SeedingFear

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Mansfield, MA Concert Reports - Neil Young + Promise of the Real, July 22, 2015

Neil Young + Promise of the Real will be performing tonight, July 22, 2015, on the Rebel Content Tour at Big Giant Corporation name Great Woods in Mansfield, MA.

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Neil Young Supports Vermont Food Label Law with $100,000 Donation

Neil Young
Photo by GLENN RUSSELL - FREE PRESS

Neil Young is supporting Vermont’s food labels laws with a $100,000 donation.

Vermont has a GMO labeling law and has been sued by a consortium of corporations.

Appearing with Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin, Neil Young announced a donation of $100,000 to a fund devoted to defending Vermont’s genetically modified organism, or GMO, labeling law from legal challenges. Shumlin said that Young’s donation was “a huge help.”

Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin & Neil Young

“Vermonters take our food very seriously and I am proud that we are the first state in the nation to implement this common-sense labeling requirement,” Gov. Shumlin said. “Support for the food fight fund is support for the consumer’s right to know. Huge corporations fighting to keep consumers in the dark are suing the state in a series of vigorous and costly lawsuits. The food fight fund will defend against the lawsuits and is the classic David and Goliath story of a small state versus the big food industry.”

“Promise of the Real and I are proud to stand in solidarity with the people of Vermont and support efforts to uphold the people's will in the legal battle against corporate bullying. GMO labeling will stand,” Young said.

According to washingtontimes.com:

“It’s a huge gift, and we need more like them,” he said, to help defray the costs of a legal battle that Attorney General Bill Sorrell has estimated could cost the state as much as $8 million.

The Grocery Manufacturers of America and other industry groups are suing to block the law before its scheduled implementation date, July 1, 2016.

When Shumlin signed the law 14 months ago, he announced the formation of the Vermont Food Fight Fund to collect donations to help fight the expected legal challenges. Before Sunday, the effort had raised about $450,000, the governor said; Young’s donation boosted it by more than 20 percent.

Shumlin said Young “called me out of the blue about 10 days ago and said, ‘I’m coming to Vermont. I want to help you raise money for the Vermont food fight.’”

More on Food Fight Fund.

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Jones Beach Theater, Wantagh, NY Concert Reports - Neil Young + Promise of the Real, July 21, 2015

Neil Young + Promise of the Real
Photo by Hounds That Howell

Setlist via Sugar Mountain:

2015-07-21
Nikon at Jones Beach Theatre, Wantagh, New York, USA
w/ Promise Of The Real

(unconfirmed)
1. After The Gold Rush
2. Heart Of Gold
3. Long May You Run
4. Old Man
5. Mother Earth (Natural Anthem)
6. Hold Back The Tears
7. Out On The Weekend
8. Unknown Legend
9. Field Of Opportunity
10. Wolf Moon
11. From Hank To Hendrix
12. Harvest Moon
13. Words
14. Lookin' For A Love
15. Winterlong
16. A Rock Star Bucks A Coffee Shop
17. People Want To Hear About Love
18. Big Box
19. A New Day For Love
20. Down By The River
21. Workin' Man
22. Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
23. Monsanto Years
24. If I Don't Know
25. Love And Only Love
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26. Cortez The Killer


Neil Young Jones Beach 7/21/15 - "Words"
Thanks btragal!


Neil Young & Promise of the Real - Cortez - Jones Beach, NY - 7.21.15

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Reverend Billy and the Stop Shopping Choir will open for Neil Young tonight at the NYC-venue Jones Beach. From EcoWatch

EcoWatch: Wow, very exciting to be opening for Neil Young. Can you share with me how this gig came about?

Rev. Billy: Neil Young is breaking an American taboo, which is that famous celebrities do not name corporations who are criminal. Neil Young with his companion Daryl Hannah is naming Monsanto, Starbucks and Walmart and their Earth-killing behavior, as we in the Church of Stop Shopping have for many years. We are gratified that they have invited us onto their stage. Earthalujah!

EcoWatch: I know you’ve been working on a campaign against Monsanto for years. How did that start?

Rev. Billy: The Stop Shopping Choir are singing activists who began their life doing things like singing against the hordes of consumers at Macy’s front door on Black Friday, the doorbuster ritual. We see the religions of consumerism as, obviously, an ethical problem. But it is also a spirit-sucking zombie system. Monsanto’s Roundup is everywhere, and it causes cancer, birth defects and is a persistent toxin in our soil. Its toxin, glyphosate, is in our body tissue and blood. I think that anyone opposing the predations of retail companies based in the USA would eventually find their way to this criminal enterprise.

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Neil Young + Promise of the Real will be performing tonight, July 21, 2015, on the Rebel Content Tour at Jones Beach Theater, Wantagh, NY.

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Game Over on GMO Debate According to Neil Young

MASSIVE NEWS!!!This is the ONLY relevant study that unequivocally proves that the Genetic Modification, ITSELF,...

Posted by Neil Young on Saturday, July 18, 2015

Neil Young continues his quest to speak truth to power.

According to a post on his official Facebook page, GMO's cause cancer:

MASSIVE NEWS!!!

This is the ONLY relevant study that unequivocally proves that the Genetic Modification, ITSELF, independent of Roundup, shocks the poor plant, which then goes into oxidative stress and depletes Glutathione, the most important anti-oxidant, and accumulates formaldehyde, a cancer causing chemical. This shows that a GMO is not "substantially equivalent" to the non-GMO.
END OF DEBATE

Study - http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx

Of course, the pro-Monsanto shills are jumping all over Neil for citing a less prestigious scientific journal. This is a common tactic when one can't counter the argument factually, you attack the messenger.

Or construct the false equivalency strawman argument to attack.

Obviously, Monsanto is very concerned about Neil Young's new album The Monsanto Years and the tour bringing awareness to a larger audience so they have their trolls hard at work. So we'll just add this...

The aimless blade of science cuts both ways. Science can only be as accurate and correct as the underlying observations and facts. Bad data equals bad science and vice versa.

And just remember this about science.

Science once said that cigarettes do not cause lung cancer.
Science once said that low level radiation is harmless.
Science once said that the earth was flat and that the sun revolved around the earth.

As one comment states:

"Science is a continuous, evolving process, in which there are, in actuality, no "truths," merely the closest approximations to the truth available *at that time.*"

So Neil Young has slashed the pearly gates once more as he continues to speak truth to power. And so the powers that be (or never were) are less than happy and slashing back.

As always, use discernment. Or as a wise man once said, "Please take my advice, don't listen to me."

Think for Yourself and Question Authority

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Essex Junction, VT Concert Reports - Neil Young + Promise of the Real, July 19, 2015

Stand Strong #Vermont.The people of Vermont have spoken And voted for #GMOlabeling Corporate bullies are now trying...

Posted by Neil Young on Tuesday, July 21, 2015

Nora Jones - opening act for Neil Young and no rain- just magical setting pic.twitter.com/hCHBMI9vmT

— Doreen Kraft (@doreenkraft) July 20, 2015

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Neil Young + Promise of the Real will be performing tonight, July 19, 2015, on the Rebel Content Tour at Champlain Valley Expo in Essex Junction, VT.

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PODCAST: Thrasher's Wheat Radio - 7/18/15 - Episode #139

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The podcast of last night's webcast of Thrasher's Wheat Radio on Wbkm Dot Org is now ready for download. Commentary, discussion and analysis of Neil & The REAL.

July 18, 2015 - 'The Monsanto Years' album in full with discussion. Also, The Rebel Content Tour w/ Promise of the Real concert report from Camden, NJ - July 16, 2015.

Download @ Thrasher's Wheat Radio Hour - 7/18/15 - Episode #139. [To download, right click on link, save target as, pick destination folder: the podcast will download. Select your preferred MP3 audio player and play file.]

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peace & love. stay calm. no fear. use discernment. recognize the illusion. question authority. prepare for the big shift. be the wheat and keep on rockin' in the free world.

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