summer in the city
Low, live (“White Horses,” “I Can Wait,” “All Night,” “Disappearing,” “Hey,” “Days Like These,” “More,” “The Price You Pay (It Must Be Wearing Off),” “Canada”), Chicago (Pitchfork Music Festival), 7/16/22
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alone
Brandon Seabrook (1984-, guitar), live, New York (456 Gallery), 2016
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sounds of Brazil
How about something quiet, and delicate, and beautiful?
João Gilberto (1931-2019, voice, guitar, compositions), live, Tokyo, 2006
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only rock ‘n’ roll
The Blasters, “American Music” (D. Alvin), live, Champaign, Ill., 1985
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sounds of New York
Tim Berne’s Dilated Pupils (TB, alto saxophone; David Torn, guitar; Ryan Ferreira, guitar; Craig Taborn, keyboards; Ches Smith, percussion), live (performance begins at 7:00), New York, 2013
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timeless
R. L. Burnside (1926-2005, vocals, guitar), live, Como, Mississippi, 1974
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sounds of Boston
Joe Morris (1955-, guitar), Francisco Mela (1968-, drums), live, Boston, 12/10/21
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sounds of New York
Susan Alcorn (pedal steel guitar) and Catherine Zikora (tenor saxophone), live, New York (Zürcher Gallery), 5/19/22
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sounds of Chicago
Jacob Stein (bass clarinet), Damon Smith (bass), Adam Shead (drums, percussion), live (performance begins at 2:45; joined in the second set by Weasel Walter [drums], Sandy Ewan [guitar]), Chicago, last night
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voices I miss
Von Freeman (1923-2012, tenor saxophone) with George Freeman (1927-, guitar), et al., “Oh, Lady Be Good!” (George and Ira Gershwin, 1924), live, Chicago, 1980s
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