Friday, January 15th
only rock ‘n’ roll
METZ, live (“Blind Youth Industrial Park,” “No Ceiling,” “Hail Taxi,” “Framed By The Comet’s Tail,” “A Boat To Drown In”), Toronto, 12/14/20
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lagniappe
yesterday, Chicago
music clip of the day
jazz/blues/rock/classical/gospel/more
Category: rock/pop
2021
Friday, January 8th
what’s new
Sevdaliza (with Anthony Amirkhan, drums; Leon den Engelsen, keyboards; Jonas Pap, cello; Mihai Puscoiu, violin), live (“Human,” “Dormant,” “All Rivers at Once,” “Gole Bi Goldoon”), Amsterdam, published 1/5/21
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Chicago (Columbus Park)
2020
Friday, December 11th
more
Ela Minus, live (“Porch Song [by Jesse and Forever]/Jamaica”), New York, 2016
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Chicago (Columbus Park)
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reading table
Who has not found the Heaven – below –
Will fail of it above –
For Angels rent the House next ours,
Wherever we remove –—Emily Dickinson, 1609 (Franklin)
Happy (belated) birthday, Emily (b. December 10, 1830).
2020
Saturday, November 7th
sounds of Mexico
Belafonte Sensacional, live (“Marris,” “Noche Total,” “Laser Funk,” “Epic Aris,” “Sácate a la Carretera”), live, Mexico City, published 9/19/20
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Chicago
2020
Friday, October 2nd
what’s new
Alicia Keys, “Wasted Energy” (feat. Diamond Platnumz), 2020 (unofficial music video)
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random sights
yesterday, Chicago
2020
Wednesday, September 30th
more
Arthur Russell (1951-1992, vocals, cello), “This Is How We Walk on the Moon” (A. Russell), 1980s
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
2020
Friday, September 18th
what’s new
James Blake, “Godspeed” (Frank Ocean cover), 9/10/20
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lagniappe
random sights
this morning, Chicago
2020
Friday, September 4th
two takes
“Alone Again Or” (B. MacLean)
Arthur Lee (1945-2006) & Love, live (TV show), London, 2003
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Love, Forever Changes (1967)
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Chicago
2020
Thursday, August 27th
timeless
Who would’ve guessed in 1966, when he made this record—a hit single in England and the United States—at the age of 17, that he would sound this good in 2020?
Steve Winwood (1948-), “Gimme Some Lovin'” (S. Winwood), published 8/11/20
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Chicago (Columbus Park)
2020
Friday, August 7th
what’s new
Lucinda Williams, “Bad News Blues,” “Big Black Train,” “You Can’t Rule Me,” “Man Without A Soul,” live, Nashville, published 7/27/20
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
