Saturday, January 10th
basement jukebox
Sonny Boy Williamson II (aka Alex [or Aleck] Miller, 1912-1965, vocals, harmonica), “Help Me” (S. Williamson, et al.), 1963
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Friday, January 9th
What a thrill it is to bump into a performance, as I did last night, that you didn’t even know existed, and to find yourself immersed so deeply, so wholeheartedly, from the first moment to the last that when it ends you have no choice but to begin—again.
Sandy Denny (1947-1978 [voice, guitar]), “Who Knows Where the Time Goes” (S. Denny), live, BBC Radio Broadcast (John Peel Sessions), 1973
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Thursday, January 8th
timeless
Frank Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim (guitar, voice), medley (“Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars [Corcovado],” A. Jobim, et al.; “Change Partners,” I. Berlin; “I Concentrate on You,” C. Porter; “The Girl From Ipanema,” A. Jobim, et al.), 1967 (published 1/2/26)
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Wednesday, January 7th
sounds of New York
Peter Evans (1981-, trumpet), “Sequence 01,” live, New York (Roulette), 10/1/25
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Monday, January 5th
Singer-songwriters? Most I tire of before they begin. This guy I could listen to all night.
Daniel Knox (1980-), live (begins 15:10), Chicago (Constellation), 1/3/26
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Sunday, January 4th
Who needs instruments?
“God’s Got It,” 2011
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No outer space, just space,
The light of all the not yet stars
Drifting like a bright mist,
And all of us, and everything
Already there
But unconstrained by form.—Rebecca Elson (1960-1999), from “Antidote to Fear of Death”
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Saturday, January 3rd
basement jukebox
Magic Sam (AKA Samuel Maghett, 1937-1969), “Everything Gonna Be Alright,” 1958
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Friday, January 2nd
what’s new
Four Tet (AKA Kieran Hebden [1977-], DJ, producer, musician), live, New York, 12/1/25
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Thursday, January 1st
What better way to begin a new year?
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Suite No. 5 in C minor for Unaccompanied Cello; Steven Isserlis (1958-, cello), live, New York, 2018
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Tuesday, December 30th
sounds of Brazil
João Gomes, live, São Paulo, Brazil, 2025 (published yesterday)
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