Monday, August 27th
sounds of Chicago
Ben LaMar Gay (vocals, cornet, composition), “Muhal,” 2018
music clip of the day
jazz/blues/rock/classical/gospel/more
Category: Chicago
2018
Saturday, August 25th
sounds of New York
Fay Victor’s Mutations for Justice (FV, vocals, compositions; Jaimie Branch, trumpet; Luke Stewart, bass; Michael Vatcher, drums), live, New York, 2018
This drummer, Michael Vatcher, will be playing tonight in Chicago, at Constellation, with cornetist Josh Berman and bassist Jason Roebke.
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Chicago (Art Institute, South Garden)
2018
Friday, August 24th
only rock ‘n’ roll
Idles, “Danny Nedelko,” 2018
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Chicago (Art Institute, South Garden)
2018
Wednesday, August 22nd
this weekend in Chicago
Saturday night he’s playing at Constellation.
Craig Taborn, piano
Live, Macedonia (Skopje), 2015
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Live (playing and talking), Belgium (Antwerp), 2016
2018
Saturday, August 11th
voices I miss
Sun Ra Arkestra (Sun Ra [aka Herman Blount, 1914-1993], keyboards, compositions, vocals), TV show (Night Music), “Face the Music,” “Space Is the Place,” 1989
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Here’s another take on “Space Is the Place,” which I bumped into the other day at the Art Institute of Chicago, where it’s playing, continuously, through August 19th.
Space Is the Place (A March for Sun Ra), directed by Cauleen Smith, featuring the Rich South High School marching band, Chicago (Chinatown Square), 2011
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill.
2018
Friday, August 10th
summer in the city
Big Thief, live, Chicago, 7/20/18
“Mary”
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“Shark Smile”
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Monhegan Island, Maine
2018
Saturday, July 21st
what’s new
Sounds so strong just 46 seconds will last the whole day.
J@K@L,* After a Few Days (excerpt), 4/2/18
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Monhegan Island, Maine
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*Keefe Jackson (saxophones, tube), Julian Kirshner (drums), Fred Lonberg-Holm (cello, tenor guitar, electronics).
2018
Friday, July 20th
what’s new
Rev. Sekou and The Seal Breakers, live, Washington, D.C., 7/10/18
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Chicago (Rookery Building)
2018
Thursday, July 12th
basement jukebox
Buddy Guy, “This Is the End,” 1959
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lagniappe
reading table
Butterfly
sleeping
on the temple bell.—Yosa Buson, 1716-1784 (translated from Japanese by Robert Hass)
2018
Wednesday, July 11th
basement jukebox
Otis Rush, “All Your Love (I Miss Loving),” 1958
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lagniappe
random sights
this morning, Chicago (Columbus Park)
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