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Wednesday, May 29th

The world today: two guys from Ukraine—DJs/producers—playing a set in Rio de Janiero.

Artbat, live, 2019

 

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lagniappe

reading table

Mountain streams flow down
into each other
out of their sounds

—Yosa Buson, 1716-1784 (translated from Japanese by W.S. Merwin and Takako Lento)

Tuesday, May 28th

sounds of Ukraine

Attitude needs no translation.

Alyona Alyona, “Голови,” 2018

 

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lagniappe

reading table

. . . all news feels foreign today . . .

—Mike McCormack, Solar Bones

Saturday, May 11th

sounds of Zimbabwe

This I could listen to all day.

Oliver Mtukudzi (1952-2019), “Hear Me Lord” (O. Mtukudzi), live, California (Humboldt County), 2004

 

(Taking a break—back in a while.)

Thursday, May 9th

reimagining

Christopher Trapani (1980-), Visions and Revisions (2013); JACK Quartet, 2018

 

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Bob Dylan, “Visions of Johanna” (B. Dylan), 1966

 

Tuesday, May 7th

alone

Elisabeth Harnik (piano), live, Wels, Austria, 2015

 

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lagniappe

random sights

yesterday, Chicago

Monday, May 6th

soundtrack to a dream

Why not begin the week with something new?

Christopher Trapani (1980-), Writing Against Time (2014); Yarn/Wire, live, New York, 2014

 

Saturday, May 4th

what’s new

Nilüfer Yanya, “Baby Blu,” 4/11/19

 

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lagniappe

random sights

this morning, Columbus Park, Chicago (goslings huddled behind the mother)

Friday, May 3rd

tonight in Chicago

They’re playing at Corbett v. Dempsey.

Ken Vandermark (reeds) and Nate Wooley (trumpet), live, Copenhagen, 2016

 

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lagniappe

reading table

Forever – is composed of Nows –

—Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), from 690 (Franklin)

Wednesday, April 24th

more

William Basinski (1958-), Vivian & Ondine, 2009

 

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lagniappe

random sights

other day, Chicago


(Taking a break—back in a while.)

Tuesday, April 22nd

like nobody else

Anthony Braxton ZIM Sextet (AB, 1945-, reeds, composition; Taylor Ho Bynum, cornet, flugelhorn, trombone; Ingrid Laubrock, reeds; Tomeka Reid, cello; Shelley Burgon, harp; Jacqueline Kerrod, harp; Dan Peck, tuba), live, Germany (Moers), 2017