Who needs instruments?
“God’s Got It,” 2011
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No outer space, just space,
The light of all the not yet stars
Drifting like a bright mist,
And all of us, and everything
Already there
But unconstrained by form.—Rebecca Elson (1960-1999), from “Antidote to Fear of Death”
basement jukebox
Magic Sam (AKA Samuel Maghett, 1937-1969), “Everything Gonna Be Alright,” 1958
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other day, Oak Park, Illinois
what’s new
Four Tet (AKA Kieran Hebden [1977-], DJ, producer, musician), live, New York, 12/1/25
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yesterday, Oak Park, Illinois
What better way to begin a new year?
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Suite No. 5 in C minor for Unaccompanied Cello; Steven Isserlis (1958-, cello), live, New York, 2018
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last night, Oak Park, Illinois
sounds of Brazil
João Gomes, live, São Paulo, Brazil, 2025 (published yesterday)
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other day, Oak Park, Illinois
sounds of Peru
Juan Ricardo Maraví (Infopesa), “Peruvian Psychedelic Cumbia, Salsa, Boogaloo and beyond,” published yesterday
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this morning, Oak Park, Illinois
sounds of Flint, Michigan
The New Jerusalem Baptist Church Choir, “I Can’t Feel At Home,” live, Flint, Michigan, 1980
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other day, Oak Park, Illinois
basement jukebox
The Delanattes, “You’ve Got That Feeling,” 1967
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yesterday, Chicago
basement jukebox
Eddie Ray, “You Are Mine,” 1970s
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other day, Oak Park, Illinois
sounds of Christmas
Bessie Smith (1894-1937) with Joe Smith (cornet), Charlie Green (trombone), Fletcher Henderson (piano), “At the Christmas Ball,” 1925
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Blind Lemon Jefferson (1893-1929), “Christmas Eve Blues,” 1928
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Victoria Spivey (1906-1976) with Lonnie Johnson (guitar), “Christmas Morning Blues,” 1928
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Leroy Carr (1905-1935), “Christmas in Jail—Ain’t That a Pain,” 1929
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Sonny Boy Williamson I (1914-1948), “Christmas Morning Blues,” 1938
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Johnny Moore’s Three Blazers with Charles Brown (1922-1999, vocals, keyboards), “Merry Christmas, Baby,” 1947
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Lowell Fulson (1921-1999), “Lonesome Christmas (I & II),” 1950
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Sonny Boy Williamson II (AKA Alex or Aleck Miller, 1912-1965), “Sonny Boy’s Christmas Blues,” 1951
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John Lee Hooker (1917-2001), “Blues for Christmas,” 1959
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