Sunday, October 4th
shout!
Clouds of Heaven (United House of Prayer), live, Charlotte, N.C., 2014
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random sights
other day, Chicago
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Category: Chicago
2020
Saturday, October 3rd
sounds of Chicago
Garden of Souls (Nick Mazzarella, alto saxophone; Geof Bradfield, tenor saxophone; Joshua Abrams, bass; Mike Reed, drums), live, Chicago (Constellation), last night
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other day, Oak Park, Ill.
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passings
How should I not be glad to contemplate
the clouds clearing beyond the dormer window
and a high tide reflected on the ceiling?
There will be dying, there will be dying,
but there is no need to go into that.
The poems flow from the hand unbidden
and the hidden source is the watchful heart.
The sun rises in spite of everything
and the far cities are beautiful and bright.
I lie here in a riot of sunlight
watching the day break and the clouds flying.
Everything is going to be all right.—Derek Mahon (November 23, 1941-October 1, 2020), “Everything Is Going to Be All Right”
2020
Thursday, October 1st
sounds of Chicago
Ben LaMar Gay (flute, melodica, electronics), “Bridge Lift,” live, Chicago (DuSable Bridge), 10/9/19
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yesterday, Chicago
2020
Sunday, September 27th
testify!
B.T.U. Specials, “God’s Got a Blessing for You”
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other day, Chicago
2020
Monday, September 21st
Last night, driving in Chicago with the windows down, I had this track, recorded thirty years ago, on repeat.
Arthur Russell (1951-1992, vocals, cello, keyboards) with Jennifer Warnes (1947-, vocals), “That’s Us/Wild Combination” (A. Russell), late 1980s
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yesterday, Chicago
2020
Sunday, September 20th
more
Sounds of Zion (United House of Prayer), live, published 2013
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this morning, Chicago (Columbus Park)
2020
Saturday, September 19th
Feeling glum? (Not anymore.)
Caroline Shaw (1982-), Partita for 8 Voices (Pulitzer Prize for Music, 2013); Roomful of Teeth, live, Canada (Vancouver), 2016
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other day, Chicago (Columbus Park)
2020
Thursday, September 17th
like nobody else
Morton Feldman (1926-1987, MCOTD Hall of Fame), Palais de Mari (1986); Igor Levit (piano), 9/10/20
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other day, Chicago (Columbus Park)
2020
Wednesday, September 16th
always fresh
Steve Reich (1936-), Music for 18 Musicians (1974-76); Amadinda Percussion Group & Musicians, live, Budapest, 2003
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other day, Chicago (Columbus Park)
2020
Tuesday, September 15th
alone
Patricia Brennan (vibraphone), “For Susanna Kyle” (L. Bernstein, from “Five Anniversaries”), live, 2020
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other day, Chicago
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