basement jukebox
Jimmy Ruffin, “What Becomes of the Brokenhearted,” 1966
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lagniappe
reading table
Our share of night to bear –
Our share of morning –
Our blank in bliss to fill,
Our blank in scorning –Here a star, and there a star,
Some lose their way!
Here a mist – and there a mist –
Afterwards – Day!—Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), 116 (Franklin)
sounds of New York
This drummer can play.
Dave Sewelson (baritone saxophone), William Parker (bass), Marvin Bugalu Smith (drums), live, New York, 2017
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lagniappe
art beat
other day, Oak Park, Ill. (bird unknown)
what’s new
Joris Voorn (DJ), live, Paris, 6/11/18
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lagniappe
reading table
little tub—
pond snails ready for shelling
play sliding games—Kobayashi Issa, 1763-1827 (translated from Japanese by David G. Lanoue)
what’s new
Diplo (DJ), live, London, 6/12/18
back to church
Cosmopolitan Church of Prayer Choir (feat. Diane Williams), “Jesus Can Work It Out,” live, Chicago, 2007
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lagniappe
random sights
this morning, outside Chicago (Salt Creek Trail)
desert island disc
Ann Peebles, I Can’t Stand the Rain (Willie Mitchell, prod.), 1974
Track list:
what’s new
Naia Izumi, live, Washington, D.C., 5/14/18
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lagniappe
random sights
other night, Oak Park, Ill.
more
Patti Smith, “Paint It Black” (aka “Paint It, Black”; M. Jagger, K. Richards), live, Manchester, England, 6/5/18 (The Stones were also in Manchester that night, playing a stadium show.)
what’s new
Patti Smith, “Beds Are Burning,” live, Dublin, 6/6/18
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What she was covering.
Midnight Oil, live, 2009
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lagniappe
random sights
this morning, Oak Park, Ill.
what’s new
Neko Case, live (studio), Seattle, 5/17/18
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lagniappe
random sights
last night, Oak Park, Ill.
