Sunday, 4/4/10

by musicclipoftheday

When it comes to working an audience, no one outshines gospel singers.

Paul Porter, “Two Wings,” live, Cleveland, 2009

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lagniappe

Want more gospel?

Stevie Wonder

Al Green

Aretha Franklin

Otis Clay

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art beat

Henri Matisse, Flowers and Ceramic Plate (1913)

This is just one of dozens of reasons to see “Matisse: Radical Invention, 1913-1917,” which will be at the Art Institute through June 20th, then at the Museum of Modern Art beginning July 18th. At the risk of sounding like a PR flack, this exhibit (which I saw opening weekend and will return to soon) has critics scrambling for superlatives: “revelatory” (Artforum), “thrilling” (San Francisco Chronicle), “breathtaking” (Los Angeles Times)—well, you get the idea.