sounds of Argentina
Juana Molina, live, Paris, 2013*
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lagniappe
musical thoughts
Tempo, rhythm, improvisation—baseball, too, is music.
Mike Moustakas (third base), Kansas City Royals, 10/14/14
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*Set list (courtesy of YouTube):
– Wed 21 00:50
– Eras 04:06
– Lo decidi yo 10:11
– Ay, no se ofendan 14:41
– Un dia 21:20
– Las edades 29:03
– Sin guia, no 34:59
– Final feliz 41:15
basement jukebox
The Ohio Untouchables (feat. Robert Ward, guitar), “Forgive Me Darling,” 1962
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Lonnie Mack, “Memphis,” 1963
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lagniappe
musical thoughts
Maybe, when this life is over, instead of listening to music, we’ll become it.
only rock ‘n’ roll
Savages, live, Italy (Milan), 2013
sounds of Chicago
Ornette and Denardo Coleman. Ry and Joachim Cooder. One way to make a place for yourself is to play something dad doesn’t—like drums.
Tweedy (feat. Jeff [guitar, vocals] & Spencer [drums] Tweedy), “Low Key,” live, Chicago, 2014
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taking a break
I’m taking some time off—back in a while.
only rock ’n’ roll
Cloud Nothings, “I’m Not Part of Me,” live, Chicago, 2014
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lagniappe
art beat: more from Monday at the Art Institute of Chicago
Josef Koudelka (1938-), Spain, 1975
Nationality Doubtful, through September 21st
Today, MCOTD‘s fifth anniversary, we revisit a few early favorites.
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September 5, 2009
One left Cuba after the revolution, the other stayed. Here they play together: pianists—father and son—Bebo (1918-2013) and Chucho (1941-) Valdes.
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September 11, 2009
If spirit could be sold, New Orleans would be rich.
Rebirth Brass Band, live, New Orleans, 2009
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September 23, 2009
May, 2012
Nobel-Prize-winning economist devises a way to turn faces—images of them, that is—into marketable commodities: the more expressive the face, the greater the value.
March, 2013
Haiti is named one of the world’s wealthiest countries.
Arcade Fire, “Haiti”
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Without music where would we be?
alone
Crazy what you happen upon in the middle of the night.
King Buzzo (AKA Buzz Osborne), “Boris,” “Ballad of Dwight Fry,” “Suicide In Progress,” live, Baltimore (Ottobar), 7/17/14
What I’m doing, it’s not folk music, it’s not heavy metal. It’s ‘molk,’ how ’bout that?
Drums, voice, piano—who needs more?
Fiona Apple, “Hot Knife,” 2013 (video)
only rock ’n’ roll
Spoon, live (studio performance), Seattle, 7/24/14
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