basement jukebox
Fenton Robinson (1935-1997), “Somebody (Loan Me a Dime)” (F. Robinson), 1967
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yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
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I go,
you stay;
two autumns.—Yosa Buson, 1716-1783 (translated from Japanese by Robert Hass)
sounds (and sights) of Chicago
Daniel Knox (vocals, piano) with Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, “Gone Old Days” (D. Knox), live, Chicago, 2019
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yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
can’t wait
They’re playing Sunday afternoon at Chicago’s Symphony Center—Beethoven, Shostakovich, Franck, Kurtág.
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897), Scherzo (from F-A-E Sonata); Christian Tetzlaff (1966-, violin), Lars Vogt (1970-, piano), live, Germany (Bremen), 2015
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sounds of Chicago
Mighty Clouds of Joy, live (TV show: Jubilee Showcase), Chicago, 1968
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other day, Chicago
sounds of Ukraine
day five
Gurt [0] (AKA rypt [0]), “Мушечки,” 2018
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yesterday, Chicago
sounds of Ukraine
day three
Bichkraft, “Didn’t Know,” 2015
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other day, Chicago
sounds of Chicago
Vernon Oliver Price, “One of These Mornings,” live (TV show), Chicago, 1969
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this morning, Maywood, Ill.
sounds of Chicago
C.H.E.W., live, Los Angeles, 2018
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More?
Live (studio), Chicago, 7/2/19
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SINCE THOUGHT
is the foliage of the mind I think
that thought inheres in vines
—Robert Grenier (1941-), A Day at the Beach (1984)
sounds of Chicago
Cosmopolitan Church of Prayer Choir (feat. Cynthia Price), Rev. Charles Hayes, “How Did You Feel Wilderness,” live, Chicago
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this morning, Oak Park, Ill.
summer in the city
black midi, live, Chicago, 7/21/19
“Ducter”
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“bmbmbm”
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Why should I be my aunt, / or me, or anyone?
—Elizabeth Bishop (1911-1979), from “In the Waiting Room”
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