Monday, May 22nd
what’s new
Novo Amor, “Carry You,” 2017
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lagniappe
art beat
Stanley Greene (February 14, 1949-May, 19, 2017), Chechnya (Grozny), April, 2001 (Zelina, after the death of her child)
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2017
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Saturday, May 20th
In Oslo in December each sound is clear and distinct, or that, at least, is what I imagine.
Transitory Meeting of Minds,* live, Oslo, 12/5/16
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*Dré Hočevar, drums, interaction; Christian Balvig, piano, electronics; Michal Wróblewski, alto saxophone; Jean Dousteyssier, clarinets.
2017
Friday, May 19th
what’s new
Everything Is Recorded, “Close But Not Quite,” featuring Sampha and sampling Curtis Mayfield (“The Makings of You”), 2017
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Tuesday, May 16th
more
John Luther Adams (1953-), In a Treeless Place, Only Snow (1999); Bang on a Can Summer Music Festival, North Adams, Mass., 2016
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Monday, May 15th
Why not begin the week with something beautiful?
John Luther Adams (1953-), Dream in White on White (1992); Virtuoso String Orchestra (Joaquin Valdepeñas, cond.) with Sanya Eng (harp), live, Toronto, 2014
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lagniappe
art beat: other day, Art Institute of Chicago
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858), Bush warbler on plum branch, 1840s
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Saturday, May 13th
otherworldly birds
Steve Lehman, 15 Places at the Same Time (excerpts); PRISM Quartet with Steve Lehman (alto saxophone), live, Philadelphia, 2014
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Friday, May 12th
sounds of São Paulo
Bixiga 70, live, São Paulo, 2017
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lagniappe
art beat
Danny Lyon (1942-), Jack, Chicago, 1965
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Wednesday, May 10th
what’s new
Happy Place,* live, New York (Threes Brewing, Brooklyn), 5/3/17
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lagniappe
art beat: other day, Art Institute of Chicago
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858), Sudden Shower over Shin Ohashi Bridge and Atake (from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo), 1857
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*Will Mason, drums, compositions; Kate Gentile, drums; Will Chapin, guitar; Andrew Smiley, guitar.
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Tuesday, May 9th
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A week ago I hadn’t heard of this guy—now I can’t get enough of him.
Enno Poppe (1969-), Trauben (“Grapes”), (2004); ATOS Trio,* live, Berlin, 2016
*Annette von Hehn, violin; Stefan Heinemeyer, cello; Thomas Hoppe, piano.
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Thursday, May 4th
Sometimes, like yesterday, when I bumped into this, what I really need, whether I know it or not, is something kaleidoscopic.
Enno Poppe (1969-), Holz (“Wood”); Ensemble Dal Niente (Enno Poppe, guest cond.), live, Chicago, 2016
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