Friday, October 11th
what’s new
Bambara, “Serafina,” 10/2/19
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Chicago (Columbus Park)
music clip of the day
jazz/blues/rock/classical/gospel/more
Category: rock/pop
2019
Wednesday, October 2nd
sounds of Ukraine
day three
Bichkraft, “Didn’t Know,” 2015
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Chicago
2019
Tuesday, October 1st
sounds of Ukraine
day two
Jamala, “Шлях Додому,” 2016
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
2019
Friday, August 30th
sounds of Chicago
C.H.E.W., live, Los Angeles, 2018
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More?
Live (studio), Chicago, 7/2/19
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lagniappe
reading table
SINCE THOUGHT
is the foliage of the mind I think
that thought inheres in vines
—Robert Grenier (1941-), A Day at the Beach (1984)
2019
Friday, August 23rd
sounds of Sweden
Robyn, “Dancing on My Own” (R. Carlsson, P. Berger), live, Denmark (Roskilde), 7/5/19
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lagniappe
random sights
this morning, Oak Park, Ill.
2019
Friday, August 16th
summer in the city
black midi, live, Chicago, 7/21/19
“Ducter”
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“bmbmbm”
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lagniappe
reading table
Why should I be my aunt, / or me, or anyone?
—Elizabeth Bishop (1911-1979), from “In the Waiting Room”
2019
Tuesday, August 13th
what’s new
Bon Iver, “iMi,” 8/8/19
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Chicago (Columbus Park)
2019
Monday, August 12th
passings
Something cheery to start the week.
David Berman (January 4, 1967–August 7, 2019), “All My Happiness Is Gone” (D. Berman), 2019 (Purple Mountains)
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Chicago (Columbus Park)
2019
Friday, August 9th
summer in the city
Stereolab, live, Chicago, 7/20/19
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill.
2019
Friday, August 2nd
World’s greatest Rolling Stones tribute band?
Rolling Stones, “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” (M. Jagger, K. Richards), live, New York, last night
