Wednesday, February 14th
what’s new
John Prine, “Summer’s End” (J. Prine), 2/8/18
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lagniappe
reading table
This road—
no one goes down it,
autumn evening.—Matsuo Basho, 1644-1694 (translated from Japanese by Robert Hass)
music clip of the day
jazz/blues/rock/classical/gospel/more
Category: hard-to-peg
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Tuesday, February 13th
what’s new
Juana Molina, “Sin Dones,” live, Netherlands (Utrecht), 1/17/18 (published; recorded 11/17)
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Monday, February 12th
two takes
“In My Secret Life” (L. Cohen, S. Robinson)
Bettye LaVette, live, Montreal, 2017
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Leonard Cohen (1934-2016), live
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lagniappe
reading table
Could live – did live –
Could die – did die –—Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), 59 (Franklin; excerpt)
2018
Tuesday, February 6th
sounds of Iceland
GusGus, live, Iceland (Reykjavik), 2011
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lagniappe
random sights
today, Oak Park, Ill.
2018
Monday, February 5th
sounds of Iceland
I’m not quite sure what these guys are doing but whatever it is they sure know what they’re doing.
ADHD, live, Iceland (Hafnarfjörður), 2014
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lagniappe
random sights
today, Oak Park, Ill.
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Friday, February 2nd
more
Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals, live, Washington, D.C. 2016
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Thursday, February 1st
more
Four Tet, “Morning Side,” live, Australia (Sydney), 2016
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lagniappe
art beat: other day, Art Institute of Chicago
Georges Braque (1882-1963), Landscape at L’Estaque, 1906
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Wednesday, January 31st
what’s new
Chris Dave and the Drumhedz, “Black Hole” (feat. Anderson .Paak), 1/18/18
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lagniappe
art beat: other day, Art Institute of Chicago
Albert Bloch (1882-1961), Harlequin and Three Pierrots, 1914
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Tuesday, January 30th
sounds of all over
Four Tet & Anthony Naples, live, New York (The Lot Radio, Brooklyn), 11/2/17
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lagniappe
random sights
today, Oak Park, Ill.
2018
Friday, January 19th
This guy—this voice—gets under my skin.
Moses Sumney, live (studio performance), Seattle, 2017
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