violin festival
day one
Listening to this the floor begins to feel less solid.
Michael Hersch (1971-), “the weather and landscape is on our side” for unaccompanied violin (2015); Miranda Cuckson, 2017 (published)
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lagniappe
random sights
this morning, Bellwood, Ill.
sounds of all over
Kiran Ahluwalia, Souad Massi, live (studio), Seattle, 2018
mesmerizing
“Remnant,” Jonah Sirota (viola), Valgeir Sigurðsson (composition), Anthony Hawley (video), 2018
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Forest Park, Ill.
what’s new
Various DJs (Muqata’a, Sama’, et al.), live, Palestine (Ramallah), 6/22/18
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lagniappe
reading table
[W]e may reason on to our heart’s content, the fog won’t lift.
—Samuel Beckett (1906-1989), “The Expelled”
Sunday night in Chicago
He’s playing at Thalia Hall.
Ry Cooder, live (studio), 2018
“The Prodigal Son” (trad., arr. R. Cooder, J. Cooder)
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“Everybody Ought to Treat a Stranger Right” (W. Johnson)
sounds of New York
This drummer can play.
Dave Sewelson (baritone saxophone), William Parker (bass), Marvin Bugalu Smith (drums), live, New York, 2017
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lagniappe
art beat
other day, Oak Park, Ill. (bird unknown)
what’s new
Diplo (DJ), live, London, 6/12/18
what’s new
Naia Izumi, live, Washington, D.C., 5/14/18
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lagniappe
random sights
other night, Oak Park, Ill.
what’s new
One-word review: Wow!
Cooper-Moore (piano), live, New York (Vision Festival), 5/28/18
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Maywood, Ill.
music clip of the day 