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Month: January, 2026

Monday, January 5th

Singer-songwriters? Most I tire of before they begin. This guy I could listen to all night.

Daniel Knox (1980-), live (begins 15:10), Chicago (Constellation), 1/3/26

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random sights

this morning, Oak Park, Illinois

Sunday, January 4th

Who needs instruments?

“God’s Got It,” 2011

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reading table

No outer space, just space,
The light of all the not yet stars
Drifting like a bright mist,
And all of us, and everything
Already there
But unconstrained by form.

—Rebecca Elson (1960-1999), from “Antidote to Fear of Death”

Saturday, January 3rd

basement jukebox

Magic Sam (AKA Samuel Maghett, 1937-1969), “Everything Gonna Be Alright,” 1958

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random sights

other day, Oak Park, Illinois

Friday, January 2nd

what’s new

Four Tet (AKA Kieran Hebden [1977-], DJ, producer, musician), live, New York, 12/1/25

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random sights

yesterday, Oak Park, Illinois

Thursday, January 1st

What better way to begin a new year?

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Suite No. 5 in C minor for Unaccompanied Cello; Steven Isserlis (1958-, cello), live, New York, 2018

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lagniappe

random sights

last night, Oak Park, Illinois