Friday, March 13th
alone
Amina Claudine Myers (1942-, vocals, piano), live, London, 2025
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Chicago
music clip of the day
jazz/blues/rock/classical/gospel/more
Category: England
2026
Friday, January 9th
What a thrill it is to bump into a performance, as I did last night, that you didn’t even know existed, and to find yourself immersed so deeply, so wholeheartedly, from the first moment to the last, that when it ends you have no choice but to begin—again.
Sandy Denny (1947-1978 [voice, guitar]), “Who Knows Where the Time Goes” (S. Denny), live, BBC Radio Broadcast (John Peel Sessions), 1973
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Oak Park, Illinois
2025
Tuesday, July 1st
what’s new
Anohni and the Johnsons, “It Must Change,” live, England (Glastonbury Music Festival), 6/27/25
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Oak Park, Illinois
2024
Thursday, January 18th
timeless
His is a singular sound-world.
Anton Webern (1883-1945), String Trio (Op. 20), 1926-27; Psappha Ensemble (Benedict Holland, violin; Heather Wallington, viola; Jennifer Langridge, cello), live, England (University of Manchester), 2015
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill.
2023
Saturday, August 26th
never enough
Alfred Brendel (1931-, piano), live, England (Snape, Suffolk), 2000: Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809), Piano Sonata in E-flat major (Hob. XVI/49, L.59); Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), Piano Sonata No. 14 in C minor (K.457, 21:40-)
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill.
2023
Saturday, July 15th
sounds of Bristol
Manami (DJ), live, Bristol, 4/29/23
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random sights
other day, Chicago
2023
Wednesday, May 31st
sounds of England
Sleaford Mods, “Out There,” 2021
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Little Simz, “Speed,” 2021
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill.
2023
Saturday, January 14th
more
Pinty Ricketts (DJ), playing “Musical Fever” (The Enforcers [1960s]), London (The Night Owl), 12/4/22
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill.
2023
Friday, January 13th
sounds of London (and Kingston)
Pinty Ricketts (DJ), playing “Big Big Boss” (Johnny Moore [1960s]), London (The Night Owl), 12/4/22
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lagniappe
reading table/passings
The more I read, the less I understand.
—Charles Simic (May 9, 1938–January 9, 2023), from “Serving Time” (New and Selected Poems: 1962-2012)
2022
Sunday, December 11th
sounds of London
Gavin Bryars (1943-), “Jesus’ Blood Never Failed Me Yet” (1971): Phaedra Ensemble with recorded voice, live, London (Shoreditch Church), 2018
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random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill.
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