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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Monday, March 4th
only rock ‘n’ roll
The Veldt, live (“The Everlasting Gobstopper,” “Aurora Borealis,” “In a Quiet Room,” “Forever Green,” “Joi”), Seattle, 12/13/23
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random sights
yesterday, Oak Park, Ill. (Conservatory)
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Friday, February 16th
two takes
“Just As Long as We’re in Love” (Terry Callier, Larry Wade)
Terry Callier, 1972
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The Dells, 1972
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2023
Friday, December 8th
only rock ‘n’ roll
Garbage & Screaming Females, “Because the Night” (B. Springsteen, P. Smith), 2013
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other day, Oak Park, Ill.
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reading table
To think. This saving thing. This useless thing.
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My mind is
smallish.—Anne Carson (1950-), from “Funny You Should Ask” (New Yorker, 12/11/23)
2023
Thursday, December 7th
voices I miss
Lonnie Mack (1941-2016, vocals, guitar), “She Don’t Come Here Anymore” (B. Jones, L. Mack, W. Bullock), 1969
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another take (1966)
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yesterday, Chicago
2023
Wednesday, December 6th
passings
Mars Williams, saxophonist, composer, arranger, conductor, May 29, 1955-November 20, 2023
With Psychedelic Furs, “Sister Europe,” live, 2013, excerpt
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With Tim Daisy (drums), live, Chicago (Hungry Brain), 2014, excerpt
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Mars Williams’ “The Devil’s Whistle” (with Nels Cline [guitar], James Brandon Lewis [saxophone], Jason Marsalis [drum kitchen], Michael Zerang [trash can drum kit], et al.), live, New Orleans (Music Box Village), 2022, excerpts
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other day, Oak Park, Ill.
2023
Saturday, November 18th
what’s new
PJ Harvey (1969-, voice, guitar, compositions), live (“I Inside the Old I Dying,” “A Noiseless Noise,” “A Child’s Question, August,” “I Inside the Old Year Dying,” “White Chalk”), Washington, D.C., 11/17/23
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other day, Chicago
2023
Saturday, November 11th
only rock ‘n’ roll
Unwound, live, Olympia, Wash., 1994
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other day, Chicago
2023
Friday, September 15th
only rock ‘n’ roll
The Hives, live, Los Angeles, 5/10/23
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other day, Chicago
2023
Thursday, August 10th
passings
Robbie Robertson, guitarist, songwriter, singer, July 5, 1943–August 9, 2023
The Band, live (“Time to Kill,” “The Weight,” “This Wheel’s on Fire,” “Up on Cripple Creek”), live, Pittsburgh, 1970
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yesterday, Chicago
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