Monday, December 23rd
Bumped into this the other night, listening to the radio (WFMU).
U.S. Girls, “Window Shades,” 2015
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other day, Oak Park, Illinois (Conservatory)
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2024
Saturday, November 2nd
sounds of New Orleans
Johnny Vidacovich (drums), Sonny Landreth (guitar, vocals), Kevin Scott (bass), live, New Orleans (Maple Leaf Bar), 5/2/24
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Saturday, October 12th
timeless
Hard to predict what others might make of this performance. As for me, I found it, somewhat to my surprise, immensely moving.
Bob Dylan (with Jim Keltner [drums], et al.), “All Along the Watchtower,” live, New York (Darien), 9/17/24
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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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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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Friday, December 8th
only rock ‘n’ roll
Garbage & Screaming Females, “Because the Night” (B. Springsteen, P. Smith), 2013
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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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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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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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