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Wednesday, 1/4/12

Forget the weird press—she can sing.

Sinead O’Connor, “Paddy’s Lament” (trad.)
TV broadcast (Ireland), 12/19/11

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How many other pop stars have made so many stunning contributions as a guest artist?

With Shane MacGowan, “Haunted”

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With the Chieftains, “The Foggy Dew”

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With Willie Nelson, “Don’t Give Up”

(Last three clips originally posted 3/3/10.)

Tuesday, 1/3/12

the other night

Just a week after hearing vibist Jason Adasiewicz’s Sun Rooms trio there, my older son Alex (home for the holidays) and I went back to the Hideout, a small club on Chicago’s north side, to hear these guys.

DKV Trio (Hamid Drake, drums; Kent Kessler, bass; Ken Vandermark, reeds), live, Chicago (Hideout), 12/28/11