Saturday, January 18th
what’s new
Agnes Obel, “Broken Sleep” (A. Obel), 1/7/20
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lagniappe
random sights
last night, Oak Park, Ill.
music clip of the day
jazz/blues/rock/classical/gospel/more
Category: rock/pop
2020
Friday, January 17th
tonight just outside Chicago
They’re playing at a small club (Fitzgerald’s).
Los Lobos
With Robert Randolph (pedal steel guitar), “Don’t Worry Baby” (C. Rosas, L. Perez, T. Burnett), live, Austin, Tx., 2018
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“La Bamba” (trad. adapted by R. Valens), live, Watsonville, Calif., 1989
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Chicago
2019
Friday, December 20th
only rock ‘n’ roll
Superchunk, “Break the Glass,” “Lost My Brain,” “What a Time to Be Alive,” “Throwing Things,” live (studio), Seattle, 2018
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random sights
yesterday, Chicago
2019
Friday, December 13th
only rock ‘n’ roll
Big Thief, “Shoulders,” “Not,” “Masterpiece,” “The Toy,” live (studio), Seattle, 10/26/19
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill.
2019
Friday, November 22nd
only rock ‘n’ roll
black midi, live, London, 10/29/19
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yesterday, Chicago
2019
Friday, November 15th
what’s new
Leonard Cohen (1934-2016), “Happens to the Heart” (L. Cohen), published 10/25/19
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Interview excerpt, published 11/8/19
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last night, Oak Park, Ill.
2019
Friday, November 8th
what’s new
Big Thief, “Not,” live (TV show), 10/10/19
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Another take.
Recording, published 8/13/19
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill.
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reading table
Tread very gingerly; you’ve used up almost all the words.
—Lucie Brock-Broido (1956-2018), from “Lucid Interval”
2019
Saturday, November 2nd
what’s new
Bob Dylan, “Not Dark Yet” (B. Dylan), live, published 10/12/19 (10/19 audio; old video footage)
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Chicago
2019
Friday, October 11th
what’s new
Bambara, “Serafina,” 10/2/19
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Chicago (Columbus Park)
2019
Wednesday, October 2nd
sounds of Ukraine
day three
Bichkraft, “Didn’t Know,” 2015
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Chicago
