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2010

Friday, 4/2/10

[T]he greatest rock is birthed from equal parts intelligence and stupidity.—Chris Bohn (The Wire, 2/10)

Jandek

“Real Wild,” live, Glasgow, 2004

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Live, Houston, 2009

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lagniappe

Much speculation has been made over the true identity of the mysterious singer/songwriter Jandek, and his equally obscure record label, Corwood Industries. For over 25 years, the artist released album after album of twisted, ghostly, and utterly unique songs that crooned a tale of despair.

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Jandek played his first ever concert on October 17th, 2004 in Glasgow, Scotland as part of the Instal Festival, accompanied by Richard Youngs on bass, and Alexander Neilson on drums. The name Jandek did not appear on any of the promotional material for the festival. Some members of the audience, in disbelief, recognized the man from his album covers and could not mistake the sound for any other. Word quickly spread that Jandek had indeed performed . . . —Raphi Gottesman

*****

art beat

Joseph Cornell, Hotel Eden (c. 1945)


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2010

Thursday, 4/1/10

Indian Music Festival, part 3

Light, clear, open: I could listen to this all day.

Shivkumar Sharma, santoor, with Zakir Hussain, tabla

Raga Kausi Kanada, live

*****

Raga Kirwani, live

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lagniappe

Shivkumar Sharma is responsible for validating the santoor as a classical instrument . . . . and it is especially exciting to hear him with an accomplished tabla master, particularly his long-time collaborator Zakir Hussain.

—Peter Lavezzoli, The Dawn of Indian Music in the West (2006)

*****

More Indian music?

Every Sunday one of my favorite radio stations, WKCR-FM (broadcasting from Columbia University), offers four hours of Indian music (6-8 a.m., 7-9 p.m. [EST])—records, interviews, studio performances, etc.

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