Streets of Your Town: This week's concerts, with Beach House, the Promise Ring ...

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For slightly more hospitable sounds, there's the N.Y.C Popfest  (May 17–20, Multiple Venues). Now in its sixth year, the festival showcases bands that combine heartsick sentiment with sugary guitar pop (one of this year's headliners is Allo Darlin' , previewed earlier this month ). Catnaps , from Philadelphia, are almost defiantly primitive, little-girl vocals curling up inside yarnlike guitar. Cola Jetset , from Madrid, are more opulent and luxurious. And long-running indie heroes Comet Gain , imagine what happens when romantic infatuation goes sour. David Feck's wry, hyperliterate lyrics recall those of Swell Maps' Nikki Sudden, and his bands clambering music is the perfect accompaniment for his wry prose.

If you twist the knob on any of these elements—the huge hooks, the heartsickness—up a few notches higher, you end up with the Promise Ring  (May 20, Irving Plaza ), who are reuniting after a 10-year hiatus. Though they're rarely spoken about in the same glowing terms as fellow emo pioneers Sunny Day Real Estate or Braid, their influence on pop music is far more tangible. With each record, frontman Davey von Boehlen's grasp on songwriting grew stronger and more assured, until the band's music began resembling the very guitar-centric pop music that would start turning up on the radio a few years after their expiration. Like the bands playing Popfest, the heart at the center of Promise Ring songs was almost always broken, but von Boehlen's ability to make even the saddest sentiment radiate optimism is one of the reasons their music has aged little since the early '00s.

Source: Capital New York

Pearl Rings have a new home at JewelOcean

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Pearl rings have been worn by both men and women for over 2000 years. Now, JewelOcean, a leading online diamond rings retailer, has introduced a whole line of pearl rings and pearl engagement rings available at affordable prices.

Baltimore, MD (PRWEB) May 13, 2012

Pearl is also known as the gemstone from the sea. Pearl is probably one of the oldest gemstones used by men and women in jewelry. Pearl rings have been used extensively by women for over 2000 years. Pearl has been used to make almost all kinds of Jewelry, such as engagement rings, necklaces and earrings. In recent days, many celebrities have been spotted wearing pearl rings which has tremendously increased the demand for the same. Following such demand, JewelOcean is now proud to announce a whole new line of pearl rings made available in different gold types and at affordable and inexpensive prices.

Pearl is one of the most used gemstones in Jewelry. The beauty of pearl lies in its Round shape and white color. Throughout the history, pearl rings have been subject to various myths and mythology. Due to its white color, pearl is believed to provide purity and love to the heart of the women wearing pearl jewelry. As a result, pearl has always been very popular option in making engagement rings. The new affordable rings collection at JewelOcean has many designs of pearl engagement rings available for women. Women would also love to find that at JewelOcean , they can customize pearls and set in on their Rose gold engagement rings, an option which is not commonly available. Most of the pearl engagement rings available at JewelOcean, are currently on sale and as such women would them these wedding rings very affordable and inexpensive.

Source: San Francisco Chronicle (press release)

What Could be a Better Symbol of Love, than Heart Shaped Engagement Rings?

18.05.12

Heart Rings have always been popular with women. However in the last few years, many celebrity couples have showcased either engagement rings in the shape of heart. As such, the Heart shape engagement rings have been very popular in the recent years, with more women demanding the same from men. The new collection at JewelOcean features exclusive range of heart shaped diamond engagement rings, which are made with real natural diamonds. These heart shaped diamond rings are set on different kind of golds such as white gold, yellow gold and even rose gold. Many of the heart rings are set with gemstones also, which the customer can further customize with their choice of birthstone.

To make the heart rings collection more meaningful, JewelOcean is also offering free engraving on all the heart shaped engagement rings. This would mean, that the couples can now customize each ring with their choice of diamond or gemstone, and on their choice of gold, along with their personal engraving. The heart shape diamond rings collection features many wedding ring sets also, which are designed in the shape of heart, therefore women can find a complete line of matching heart shape engagement rings and wedding bands. The entire collection would be available on sale for a limited time. The heart rings showcase many heart shape promise rings also, which are geared towards younger couple. As such, these rings are made in silver, however they are still set with real diamonds and gemstones, as per the JewelOcean.com policy.

Source: San Francisco Chronicle (press release)