alone
Why not slow down and . . . listen . . . to . . . each . . . sound?
Susan Alcorn (pedal steel guitar), “Three Waters” (photos and video footage, David Lobato and Susan Alcorn Lobato), 2011
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random sights
other day, Chicago
sounds of New York
Sylvie Courvoisier Chimeara (SC, piano, compositions; Nate Wooley, trumpet; Christian Fennesz, guitar, electronics; Drew Gress, bass; Kenny Wollesen, drums, vibraphone), live (performance begins at 19:00), New York, last night
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reading table
A bird is organized so that it is unnecessary
to assume an immeasurable substance
inside its body that remains after its death.—Nachoem M. Wijnberg (1961-), from “Analysis and Organization” (translated from the Dutch by David Colmer)
(Taking a break.)
sounds of New York
Bad Brains, live, New York (CBGB), 1982
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yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
sounds of New York
Myra Melford’s Fire and Water (MM, piano, composition; Mary Halvorson, guitar; Ingrid Laubrock, saxophones; Tomeka Reid, cello; Lesley Mok, drums), live, New York, 11/7/22
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yesterday, Chicago
sounds of New Orleans
Snooks Eaglin (1936 [or 37]–2009), with George Porter Jr. (bass, vocals) and Ken Blevins (drums), live, New York, c. 1990: “Lipstick Traces (on a Cigarette)” (A. Toussaint)
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other day, Chicago
more sounds of Niger (and all over)
Mdou Moctar, live (“Takoba,” “Ya Habibti,” “Chismiten,” “Afrique Victime”), Port Townsend, Washington, 8/26/22
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yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
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
sounds of Niger (and all over)
Mdou Moctar, “Chismiten,” live, Port Townsend, Washington, 8/26/22
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yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
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)
timeless
Sam Chatmon (1897-1983), “That’s All Right,” live, Hollandale, Mississippi, 1978
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this morning, Oak Park, Ill.
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