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PEOPLE & ARTS Thursday 18 april 2019

Ben Affleck, Susan Sarandon, other stars donate to 2020 Dems

By BRIAN SLODYSKO didates who count celebri- rocker, received $2,800
Associated Press ties as donors. from a fellow Texan, coun-
WASHINGTON (AP) — From So far, few donors are bun- try music icon Nelson, as
Ben Affleck and Susan Sa- dling large sums of money well as $1,850 from Grateful
randon to Anna Wintour for candidates by asking Dead bassist Phil Lesh and
and Willie Nelson, celebri- their friends, family and col- $2,800 from Dave Matthews
ties lined up to give money leagues to give, too. But Band violinist Boyd Tinsley.
— and a dash of star power many have given individu- He also took in $5,600 from
— to their favorite Demo- ally, which is limited under Vogue editor-in-chief Win-
cratic presidential candi- campaign finance law to tour, $1,500 from comedian
dates ahead of this week’s a $2,800 contribution dur- and “Breaking Bad” actor
first quarter fundraising ing the primary election, Bob Odenkirk, $2,500 from
deadline. followed by another $2,800 Texas film director Richard
For months, candidates in earmarked for the general Linklater and $350 from
the crowded field of more In this March 3, 2019, file photo, actor Ben Affleck attends the election campaign. “Saturday Night Live” star
than a dozen contenders world premiere of “Triple Frontier” at Jazz at Lincoln Center in Last month, Harris was Cecily Strong.
have aggressively courted New York. feted at the Pacific Pali- Sanders received $2,700
key figures in music, televi- Associated Press sades home of director J.J. from actor and comedian
sion, publishing and film, ment industry in the early the political world couples Abrams and his wife, Katie Danny DeVito, $2,800 from
who are one of the party’s stages of the race. with their star power, which McGrath, in a gathering actress Susan Sarandon,
most reliable sources of “When you talk about Hol- people in the chattering attended by Hollywood $2,500 from piano player
campaign cash. Although lywood, yes, we are talk- classes notice.” powerbrokers, including TV Norah Jones and $1,000
many donors remain on ing about movie stars and California Sen. Kamala Har- hitmaker Shonda Rhimes. from Foo Fighters guitarist
the sidelines, contributing writers and directors, but ris has long-standing rela- Harris also has received Christopher Shiflett. Jona-
to lackluster fundraising we are also talking about tionships with major enter- money from Affleck, who than Fishman, drummer for
hauls, an early snapshot in- people with decades of tainment industry figures in gave $2,800; actress Eva the jam band Phish, which
cluded in the campaign fi- experience with presiden- her home state. But former Longoria, who gave $5,400; was formed in Sanders’
nance reports submitted to tial campaigns,” said Yusef Texas Rep. Beto O’Rourke , composer Quincy Jones, home state of Vermont,
the Federal Election Com- Robb, a longtime California Vermont Sen. Bernie Sand- who gave $2,800; and for- gave $1,000, while Thomas
mission this week offers a political strategist. “Earning ers and South Bend, Indi- mer “Mad Men” star Jon Middleditch from HBO’s
glimpse of who is drawing support from somebody ana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg Hamm, who gave $1,000. “Silicon Valley” gave $500,
attention from entertain- with a lot of connections in are also among the can- O’Rourke, a former punk records show.q

Nick Waterhouse makes old soul sounds for new themes

By PABLO GORONDI nobody’s gonna remember your name.”
Associated Press With an insistent little riff and dangerous
Nick Waterhouse, “Nick Waterhouse” (In- guitar by Bart Davenport, “El Viv” is the
novative Leisure) “There’s an exit/and kind of instrumental that helps understand
there’s a way out/the two just ain’t the why bands like The Ventures became so
same” is a typical lyric from Nick Water- influential without having to sing a single
house’s self-titled fourth album, a collec- word, while “Which Was Writ” is just as
tion that stays true to his particular style cool, its skeletal arrangements relying on
and sets images and stories of 21st-century a Telecaster, a baritone guitar and slightly
noir to soul and R&B sounds rooted in the reverbed vocals.
1950s and ‘60s. “Black Glass” investigates global obses-
“Undedicated,” the source of the words sions as the walls keep closing in and
above, could be sung by the protago- “Song for Winners” sounds cruel — “I hear
nist of Chris Isaak’s “Wicked Game” as no fearlessness/only fear” — but could just
he nears the end of the line — or, let’s be as well be a call for resolve and action.
optimistic, a new start — and the tune’s Nick Waterhouse may be a man out of This image released by Innovative Leisure shows the latest
baritone and tenor saxes help to paint time but don’t confuse that with living in release by Nick Waterhouse.
a grim horizon: “Feel that old fear ... that the past.q Associated Press