Tuesday, October 21st
passings
John Holt, singer, songwriter, July 11, 1947-October 19, 2014
Paragons (John Holt, lead vocals), “The Tide Is High” (J. Holt), 1967
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Month: October, 2014
2014
Monday, October 20th
Why not start the week with a parade?
Divine Ladies Social Aid and Pleasure Club Parade (with Stooges Brass Band), New Orleans, 2009
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lagniappe
art beat
Lee Friedlander (1934-), Second Liners, New Orleans, 1961
2014
Saturday, October 18th
only rock ‘n’ roll
Ex Hex, “Everywhere,” live (studio performance), Washington, D.C., 2014
2014
Friday, October 17th
sounds of Japan
Perfume, live, Tokyo, 2014
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lagniappe
art beat
Garry Winogrand (1928-1984), New York (Metropolitan Opera), c. 1951
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musical thoughts
No musical pleasure is “guilty.”
2014
Thursday, October 16th
Like you’ve never heard him before.
James Tenney (1934-2006), Collage No. 1 (“Blue Suede”), 1961
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lagniappe
art beat
Robert Frank (1924-), Detroit, 1955
2014
Wednesday, October 15th
sounds of Argentina
Juana Molina, live, Paris, 2013*
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lagniappe
musical thoughts
Tempo, rhythm, improvisation—baseball, too, is music.
Mike Moustakas (third base), Kansas City Royals, 10/14/14
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*Set list (courtesy of YouTube):
– Wed 21 00:50
– Eras 04:06
– Lo decidi yo 10:11
– Ay, no se ofendan 14:41
– Un dia 21:20
– Las edades 29:03
– Sin guia, no 34:59
– Final feliz 41:15
2014
Monday, October 13th
No matter what she’s playing, she seems never to touch the ground.
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937), Piano Concerto in G (1929-31); RAI National Symphony Orchestra (Claudio Abbado, cond.) with Martha Argerich (piano), live, Rome, 1969
1st movt.
2nd & 3rd movts.
2014
Sunday, October 12th
two takes
“Strange Man” (D. L. Coates)
Steve Dawson (lead vocals, guitar), Diane Christensen (vocals), Robbie Fulks (vocals, guitar), live, Chicago, 2013
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Dorothy Love Coates (1928-2002; MCOTD Hall-of-Famer), recording, 1968
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random thoughts
Do the Canada geese, seeing me ride by on my bicycle, feel like they’re communing with nature?
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