Saturday, July 6th
blues for the USA
Gary Nicholson with Ruthie Foster, “God Help America” (G. Nicholson), 2018
blues for the USA
Gary Nicholson with Ruthie Foster, “God Help America” (G. Nicholson), 2018
basement jukebox
Billy Stewart (1937-1970), “Sitting in the Park” (B. Stewart), 1965
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lagniappe
reading table
Understanding makes the mind lazy.
—Penelope Fitzgerald (1916-2000), The Bookshop
Happy Fourth of July!
Professor Longhair (1918-1980), “Big Chief,” live, Switzerland (Montreux Jazz Festival), 1973
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Charles Ives (1874-1954), A Symphony: New England Holidays, Third Movt. (“The Fourth of July”); GSW Orchestra (Orlando Cela, cond.; Alex Blake, guest cond.), live
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Tommy Jarrell (1901-1985), “Let Me Fall,” live, North Carolina (Mount Airy), 1983
what’s new
Louie Vega (DJ), live (The Lot Radio), New York, 6/20/19
summer in the city
Rolling Stones, “Street Fighting Man” (M. Jagger, K. Richards), live, Chicago, 6/21/19
summer in the city
As long as Charlie keeps playing drums, I’ll keep listening. He’s the oldest of the bunch and the only one who doesn’t dye his hair. And he’s the only one who sounds as good today as he did decades ago.
Rolling Stones, “Miss You” (M. Jagger, K. Richards), live, Chicago, 6/25/19
She’s on to something—what, I’m not quite sure.
Alyona, Alyona, “Залишаю свій дім,” 2018
the song is about the fact that she leaves her home and parents in the province and moved to the capital (Kiev)
—YouTube comment
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