Tuesday, July 30th
what’s new
Meshell Ndegeocello, “Love,” live, France (Marciac), 7/23/24
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random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill.
music clip of the day
jazz/blues/rock/classical/gospel/more
Category: hard-to-peg
2024
Saturday, July 20th
what’s new
Sylvie Courvoisier (piano, compositions), Chimaera, with Christian Fennesz (guitar, electronics), Nate Wooley (trumpet), Wadada Leo Smith (trumpet), Kenny Wollesen (vibraphone, drums), Drew Gress (bass), Nasheet Waits (drums), live, Amsterdam, 7/13/24
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yesterday, Chicago
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Friday, July 12th
sounds of Chicago
Fred Moten (voice, words)/Brandon Lopez (bass), live, Chicago, 6/5/24
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Cut down, yes
But rooted still
What stumps compress
No axe can kill—Samuel Menashe (1925-2011), from “Survival”
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Wednesday, July 10th
sounds of New York
Being & Becoming (Peter Evans, trumpet; Joel Ross, vibraphone, electronics; Nick Jozwiak, bass, electronics; Michael Shekwoaga Ode, drums), “My Sorrow Is Luminous” (Yanka Dyagileva, 1966-1991), live, New York, 2023
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A Word that breathes distinctly
Has not the power to die—Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), from 1651 (Franklin)
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Saturday, July 6th
two takes
“Crying” (Roy Orbison, Joe Melson)
Roy Orbison (1936-1988), 1961
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Julian Lage (1987-, guitar), live, Chicago, 2022
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Friday, June 21st
what’s new
Meshell Ndegeocello, live (“Travel,” “Thus Sayeth The Lorde,” “Love,” “Virgo,” “Outside Your Door”), Washington, D.C., 6/18/24
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lagniappe
art beat: other day, Art Institute of Chicago (Georgia O’Keeffe: “My New Yorks“, through 9/22/24)
Georgia O’Keeffe (1887-1986), New York, Night (1928-29), detail
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Tuesday, June 18th
like nothing else
Julia Holter, “Evening Mood,” published 2/28/24
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random sights
yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
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Friday, June 14th
what’s new
Brian Eno & Peter Chilvers, “Bloom,” 6/4/24
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lagniappe
art beat: other day, Art Institute of Chicago (Georgia O’Keeffe: “My New Yorks“, through 9/22/24)
Georgia O’Keeffe (1887-1986), East River from the Shelton (East River No. 1) (1927-28), detail
2024
Monday, June 10th
No matter how many times I hear this, it’s always new.
Morton Feldman (1926-1987, MCOTD Hall of Fame), Palais de Mari (1986): Sabine Liebner (piano), 2007
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yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
2024
Saturday, June 8th
3n
Devin Gray (percussion), Mark Feldman (violin), Russ Johnson (trumpet), live, Milwaukee, 4/19/24
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