basement jukebox
Calvary Travelers, “Lord, I Hate To Think About It”
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lagniappe
art beat: other day, Smart Museum (University of Chicago), Theaster Gates: Unto Thee (closing today)
Theaster Gates (1973-), We Will Save Ourselves (2024)
Jill Scott, live (“A Long Walk,” “Beautiful People,” “Cross My Mind,” “Don’t Play,” “The Way”), published 2/16/26
random sights
yesterday, Oak Park, Illinois
what’s new
Mark Turner (tenor saxophone) with Jason Palmer (trumpet), Joe Martin (bass), Jonathan Pinson (drums), “Supersister” (M. Turner), published yesterday
other day, Oak Park, Illinois
alone
George Crumb (1929-2022), Sonata for Solo Cello; Santiago Cañón-Valencia (1995-, cello), 2020
The Upsetters (feat. Little Richard), “Every Night About This Time” (A. Domino), 1962
Zosha Warpeha (Hardanger d’amore, voice), live (“larkspur” [improvisation]), Atlantic Center for the Arts (New Smyrna Beach, Florida), 2024
Close your eyes: listen.
Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992), Le Merle noire (The Blackbird), for flute and piano (1952); Kenneth Smith (flute), Matthew Schellhorn (piano), 2008
Rev. Leon Pinson (1919-1998) and His Talking Guitar, “If You Are a Witness, Let God Abide”
Mark Ernestus’ Ndagga Rhythm Force, live, Berlin (Gaswerk Music Days), 2025 (published 1/30/26)
Saul Williams meets Carlos Niño & Friends featuring Surya Botofasina live at Le Guess Who?, Netherlands (Utrecht), 2025 (published 1/27/26)