Tuesday, August 11th
sounds of Argentina
Chango Spasiuk, live, 2009
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lagniappe
musical thoughts
What would it be like to live in a world with just one kind of music?
music clip of the day
jazz/blues/rock/classical/gospel/more
Month: August, 2015
2015
2015
Monday, August 10th
Why not start the week with something strange?
Iannis Xenakis (1922-2001), Tetras (1983); JACK Quartet, live, Philadelphia, 2014
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lagniappe
reading table
Trust in the Unexpected —
—Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), #561 (Franklin)
2015
Sunday, August 9th
sounds of Huntsville, Texas
Chuck & The Guiding Clouds, “After All These Years,” live, Houston (Calvary Way Missionary Baptist Church), 2009
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lagniappe
art beat
Lee Friedlander (1934-), Texas, 2006
2015
Saturday, August 8th
tonight in Chicago
These guys are playing at Constellation.
Trio 3 (Oliver Lake, alto saxophone; Reggie Workman, bass; Andrew Cyrille, drums), live, c. 2008
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lagniappe
random thoughts: riding my bicycle
After a while, there’s no bicycle. No me. Only riding.
2015
Friday, August 7th
summer in the city
Run the Jewels, “Close Your Eyes (And Count To Fuck),” live (feat. Zack de la Rocha), Chicago (Pitchfork Music Festival), 7/19/15
2015
Thursday, August 6th
sounds of Peru
Dengue Dengue Dengue!, live, Mexico City, 2015
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lagniappe
art beat
Lee Friedlander (1934-), New York
2015
Wednesday, August 5th
more
Frederic Chopin (1810-1849), Nocturne in B-flat minor (Op. 9, No. 1); Ivan Moravec (1930-2015), piano
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lagniappe
random sights
last night
Columbus Park, Chicago
2015
Tuesday, August 4th
more
I don’t care what you had planned: it can’t compare to this.
Frederic Chopin (1810-1849), 24 Preludes; Ivan Moravec (1930-2015), piano
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lagniappe
reading table
Why did I / shrink into a story?
—Alice Notley, “Are Loyal” (Poetry, 7-8/15)
2015
Monday, August 3rd
passings
Ivan Moravec, pianist, November 9, 1930-July 27, 2015
Frederic Chopin (1810-1849), Ballade No. 1 in G minor
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lagniappe
random thoughts
Ever grow weary of the 21st century?
Me, too.
2015
Sunday, August 2nd
old school
Mighty Clouds of Joy, “I’ve Been in the Storm Too Long,” live, Chicago, 1990
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lagniappe
reading table
There comes an hour when begging stops,
When the long interceding lips
Perceive their prayer is vain.
‘Thou shalt not’ is a kinder sword
Than from a disappointing God
‘Disciple, call again.’—Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), #1768 (Franklin)
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art beat
Danny Lyon (1942-), Colombia, 1972
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