Friday, May 26th
only rock ‘n’ roll
Janis Joplin, “Piece of My Heart” (J Ragovy, B. Berns), live, Germany, 1968
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jazz/blues/rock/classical/gospel/more
Category: rock/pop
2017
Friday, April 7th
This, I just found, has more than 21 million views. (Where have I been?)
Florence and the Machine, “Cosmic Love”
Live (studio performance), Seattle, 2010
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lagniappe
reading table
I had been happy, happy enough, but now I often found myself uttering a spontaneous prayer that went, simply: She is here, still here.
—George Saunders, Lincoln in the Bardo
2017
Friday, March 24th
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“Johnny B. Goode” (C. Berry), live (TV show), France, 1958
Everyone talks about his guitar playing. And, yes, it’s terrific. But he may be an even better songwriter.
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lagniappe
art beat
Robert Frank (1924-), Candy Store, New York City, 1955/56
2017
Friday, March 3rd
sounds of Eau Claire*
Bon Iver, live, New York, 2016**
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*Wisconsin.
**Set list (courtesy of YouTube):
00:16 “10 d E A T h b R E a s T ⚄ ⚄”
02:58 “33 ‘GOD'”
06:45 “Heavenly Father”
10:50 “29 #Strafford APTS”
15:34 “Beach Baby”
18:31 “666 ʇ”
23:42 “715 – CRΣΣKS”
26:20 “Calgary”
31:01 “22 (OVER S∞∞N)”
34:42 “8 (circle)”
40:54 “Minnesota, WI”
48:13 “____45_____”
54:15 “Creature Fear”
1:00:35 “00000 Million”
2017
Friday, February 24th
sounds of New York
Jim Campilongo Trio (JC, guitar; Chris Morrisey, bass; Josh Dion, drums, vocals) with Nels Cline (guitar), live, New York, 12/5/16*
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lagniappe
art beat: yesterday, Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
Merce Cunningham: Common Time (through April 30th)
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*Set list (courtesy of YouTube):
Hot ‘Lanta 00:00
Heaven Is Creepy 08:20
Politician 18:06
Cock and Bull Story 26:12
2017
Friday, January 13th
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Patti Smith, “Peaceable Kingdom,” “People Have the Power” (with Michael Stipe), live, New York, 12/5/16
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Another take.
Live (“People Have the Power,” with Michael Stipe), Chicago, 12/30/16
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, New York
2016
Friday, December 30th
only rock ‘n’ roll
What a way to close out a life—with some of the strongest work of your career.
David Bowie (January 8, 1947–January 10, 2016), Blackstar (January 8, 2016)
“Lazarus”
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“Blackstar”
2016
Monday, December 26th
old white men
Rolling Stones, live, England (Glastonbury Festival), 2013
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lagniappe
art beat: other day, Art Institute of Chicago
Jackson Pollock (1912-1956), Number 17A (1948)
The painting has a life of its own. I try to let it come through.
—Jackson Pollock
2016
Saturday, December 24th
only rock ‘n’ roll
Hasil Adkins, “She Said” (H. Adkins), live, Westwood, Calif., mid-1990s
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Another take.
Cramps, live, Boston, 1983
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lagniappe
art beat: other day, Art Institute of Chicago
Willem de Kooning (1904-1997), Interchanged, 1955
2016
Friday, November 18th
only rock ‘n’ roll
La Luz, live, Iceland (Reykjavik), 2014
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lagniappe
art beat: other day, Art Institute of Chicago
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858), Descending Geese, c. 1830
