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Forrofiando plays and sings forro, Brazil's wildest and most danceable music. The sweaty forro is indigenous to the Northeastern area of the country. Driven by cranked up accordions and overpumped drums, forro was popularized by the late, colorfully costumed Luiz Gonzaga. The style was often looked down on by snobs as the music of taxi drivers and maids, but is now a favorite of Brazil's college crowds.

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Megapromoters Rob Fernandez and Benny Soto (of the award-winning Dance.Here.Now Thursdays at Cielo) present...The weekly all-day beach partySundays at Water Taxi Beach! beginning this Sunday April 27Featuring a full lineup of legendary locals:Angel MoraesTedd PattersonJohn Creamer and Stephane KAstro & GlydeMac C (of low end specialists)Dave VasquezLance Jordan& Jason Swamy @ WATER TAXI BEACH2 BORDEN AVE, LONG ISLAND CITYDoors open 1pm-10pmRain or shine (we have tents!)Just 3 minutes from East 34th to the beach!! (WOW! That's unbelievable) Shuttles leaving all day from E.34th st terminal visit nywatertaxi.com for details... Advance Tickets available at http://danceherenownyc.com/wtb21 ID a must Upcoming dates at Water Taxi Beach include:May 4 - DJ Chus, Quentin Harris, Merritt, Steve Travolta, Vinyl Life, Dean K, Kevin Williams Birthday with live performances and special surprise guests!May 11 - Alex Pearce, Lauren Lane, Thomas Pategas, Kenneth L, DJ Eco, Nikki McNally, Philip Joseph, Serio, DJ Hunter & More...May 18Official NCC Event - Boris, Richie Santana, Peter Bailey, Cevin Fisher...Hosted by DmitryJune 1 - Benny Benassi [I]Future dates include Objektivity, Victor Calderone's Evolve, Rhythmism Beach and more![/I]

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Alex Gibney's 'Taxi To the Dark Side' (winner of the Academy Award for Best Documentary) is a shocking documentary about the Bush administration's use of torture when dealing with political prisoners. The title is derived from the treatment meted out to an Afghani taxi driver named Dilawar, who was mistakenly fingered as a terrorist, then killed during a torture session conducted by American troops. Gibney uses comprehensive details surrounding the taxi driver's death as a starting point in his search for the people who have permitted such incidents to occur. Alex Gibney appears in conjunction with the screening of his documentary 'Taxi to the Dark Side.'

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Wednesday May 21, 2008 The Melting Point presents...... JIM WHITE with special guest William Tonks Tickets are $12 adv ( $1.50 conv fee) - $15.00 at the door Doors open @ 6pm for dinner & drinks Show @ 8:30pm This is an 18 & up general admission show Transnormal Skiperoo is a name I invented to describe a strange new feeling I've been experiencing after years of feeling lost and alone and cursed. Now, when everything around me begins to shine, when I find myself dancing around in my back yard for no particular reason other than it feels good to be alive, when I get this deep sense of gratitude that I don't need drugs or God or doomed romance to fuel myself through the gauntlet of a normal day, I call that feeling 'Transnormal Skiperoo.’ Jim White Jim White traveled many a junkyard road to get to Transnormal Skiperoo. Raised in Pensacola, Florida, a town crushed between the church and heroin, Jim’s songs reach deep into the underbelly of the South. One time Pentacostal, fashion model, New York taxi driver, drifter, pro-surfer, photographer, film-maker, his music is the conduit for all the stories he collected along the way. His previous albums ‘Wrong-Eyed Jesus’ [1997], ‘No Such Place’ [2001] and ‘Drill a Hole in That Substrate…’ [2004] were acclaimed as masterpieces of ‘outer space alt.country’ and established Jim as a phenomenal maverick talent. Jim also starred in the BBC4 film ‘Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus’, an award-winning road-movie exploring Southern culture through its music and stories. Now living in an old farmhouse in the backwoods of Georgia, Jim White may have finally reached a place called home, but his other search, for what he calls ‘the gold tooth in God’s crooked smile’ continues in this new set of backyard tales. Transnormal Skiperoo was produced by Joe Pernice and Michael Deming, recorded with the band Ollabelle, and also features tracks with Tucker Martine and Laura Veirs, local Georgia legend Don Chambers & Goat, bluegrass duo Jeff & Vida and percussionist Mauro Refosco. Jim White is a highly original voice in the immense Southern gothic tradition. When broken humanity aches for grace, music like his may give you a shot at redemption. For more info on this artist visit Jim's myspace

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