Aretha testifies Aretha Franklin, “Surely God Is Able,” live, Detroit, 1990 More? Here. And here. And here. And here. ********** lagniappe random thoughts: Marcel Proust (or is it Samuel Beckett?) on Opening Day You look forward to it like a birthday party when you’re a kid. You think something wonderful is going to happen. Actually, it’s Joe DiMaggio. [...]
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Sunday, 4/8/12
04/07/2012Wednesday, 2/29/12
02/29/2012keep on dancing Moodymann, “The Day We Lost The Soul”/ “Tribute! (To The Soul We Lost),” 1995 ***** Theo Parrish, “The Love I Lost” (Re-edit of Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes), 2003 More Theo? Here. And here. And here. And here. ********** lagniappe musical thoughts Dance music holds out the hope, as the beat goes on, and [...]
Thursday, 10/13/11
10/13/2011keep on dancing Theo Parrish, “Soul Control,” Sound Sculptures Vol. 1 (2007) Wanna loop this? Here. More? Here. And here.
Saturday, 9/17/11
09/17/2011Mahogani Music Promotional Video, Detroit (2010) Yeah, the interplay between these two is awfully cliche. But there’s a lot to like here: the sounds,* the colors, the composition, the sense of place. I dig the camera-shy dog, too. *Joe Simon, “Theme from Cleopatra Jones” (1973) ********** lagniappe art beat Yesterday at the Art Institute of [...]
Friday, 8/12/11
08/12/2011only rock ’n’ roll (an occasional series) MC5, “Kick Out The Jams,” live, Detroit, 1970 Rock ’n’ roll, requiring no formal training, depending more on verve than virtuosity, is a kind of folk music. Folk music, at its best, evokes a particular place. Can you imagine these guys coming out of, say, San Francisco?
Tuesday, 2/22/11
02/21/2011Don’t forget the Motor City Theo Parrish, Detroit-based DJ & producer Collecting sounds around Detroit *** Live, New York (Brooklyn Yard), 8/23/09 *** Live, Paris (Elysee Montmarte), 4/30/10 *** Recording, “Soul Control” *** Recording (with Marcellus Pittman), “Equality of Patience” ********** langiappe thoughts on music Music history as a whole has been drastically misnamed. Jazz [...]
