Thursday, December 1st
sounds of Chicago
Fred Moten (voice, words), Brandon Lopez (bass), Gerald Cleaver (percussion, voice), live, Chicago, 10/21/22
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yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
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2022
Tuesday, November 29th
more sounds of Brazil
Tom Zé (1936-, vocals, compositions), live, Sao Paulo (Brazil), 2018
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yesterday, Chicago (Alexander Calder [1898-1976], Flamingo [1973], detail)
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Sunday, November 13th
back to church
Cosmopolitan Church of Prayer Choir (feat. Diane Williams), “Step Back, Let God Do It,” live, Chicago, early 1990s
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art beat: other day, National Museum of Mexican Art, Chicago
Detail from ofrenda (offering) to the Latinx victims of the shootings at Robb Elementary School (Uvalde, Texas), created by students at Bernhard Moos Elementary School (Chicago) (Dia de Muertos: Memories & Offerings, through 12/11/22)
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Monday, October 31st
sounds of Chicago
Marvin Tate’s D-Settlement with Theaster Gates and the Black Monks, live (performance begins at 21:00), Chicago, 10/29/22
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Saturday, October 15th
what’s new
Patricia Brennan (vibraphone, marimba, electronics, composition), with Kim Cass (bass), Marcus Gilmore (drums), Mauricio Herrera (percussion): “Sizigia (Syzygy),” published 10/13/22
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other day, Chicago
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Friday, September 30th
like nobody else
Captain Beefheart (aka Don Van Vliet, 1941-2010) & His Magic Band, “I’m Gonna Booglarize You, Baby” (D. Van Vliet), live, TV show (Beat-Club), Germany (Bremen), 1972
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other day, Chicago
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Saturday, September 24th
sounds of Buenos Aires
Juana Molina, live (performance begins at 5:15), Buenos Aires (Argentina), 9/23/22
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other day, Chicago (Columbus Park)
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Thursday, September 22nd
like nothing else
Moor Mother (aka Camae Ayewa), “Woody Shaw” (feat. Melanie Charles), published 6/8/22
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inspiration
Woody Shaw (1944-1989, trumpet, composition), “Stepping Stone,” live, Italy, 1979
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art beat: a while ago, Art Institute of Chicago
Paul Cezanne (1839-1906), Grand Bouquet of Flowers (c. 1892-95), detail
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Sunday, September 18th
sounds of Chicago
Jessy Dixon (1938-2011) and The Jessy Dixon Singers, “Wait on Jesus,” live (TV show [Jubilee Showcase]), 1969
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other day, Chicago
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Saturday, September 10th
3n
Paul Lytton (1947-, drums), Ken Vandermark (1964-, reeds), Nate Wooley (1974-, trumpet), live, Rochester, New York, 4/20/22
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