Tuesday, July 28th
tonight in Chicago
These guys are playing at Elastic Arts.
Vox Arcana (Tim Daisy, percussion; James Falzone, clarinet; Fred Lonberg-Holm, cello, guitar), live, South Carolina (West Columbia), 2012
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jazz/blues/rock/classical/gospel/more
2015
Monday, July 27th
Sometimes I want more. Sometimes less.
Billy Gomberg, “False Heat,” 2013
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lagniappe
random sights
this morning
Oak Park, Illinois
2015
Sunday, July 26th
back to church
Hymn Choir of Langrum Branch Baptist Church (York, S.C.), “Calvary,” live, Mt. Zion Baptist Church, McConnells, S.C., 2010
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lagniappe
reading table
The Blood is more showy than the Breath
But cannot dance as well——Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), #1558 (Franklin)
2015
Saturday, July 25th
Back to Brooklyn.
Trio Caveat (James Ilgenfritz, bass; Chris Welcome, guitar; Jonathan Moritz, saxophone) with Mat Maneri (viola), live, New York (Barbes), 2012
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lagniappe
musical thoughts
Too much music suffers from too little mystery.
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reading table
[T]hose who know her [nature], know her less / The nearer her they get.
—Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), #1433 (Franklin)
2015
Friday, July 24th
only rock ‘n’ roll
Patti Smith, live, England (Glastonbury Festival), 6/28/15
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lagniappe
art beat
Robert Frank (1924-), from The Lines of My Hand (1972)
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I have no Life but this
—Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), #1432 (Franklin)
2015
Thursday, July 23rd
This guitar player gets around. Last weekend Wilco—he’s been a member since 2004—headlined Chicago’s Pitchfork Music Festival. Here he’s playing a small performance space in Brooklyn.
BB&C (Tim Berne, alto saxophone; Jim Black, drums; Nels Cline, guitar), live, New York (Shapeshifter Lab), 2012
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday morning
Columbus Park, Chicago
2015
Monday, July 20th
sounds of Eau Claire
Bon Iver (AKA Justin Vernon), live, Eaux Claires Music & Arts Festival (Eau Claire, Wisconsin), 7/18/15
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taking a break
I’m taking some time off—back in a while.
2015
Sunday, July 19th
Before Jerry Lee, before Little Richard, there was . . .
Arizona Dranes (c. 1891-1963), “I Shall Wear a Crown,” c. 1927
2015
Saturday, July 18th
Here’s more of drummer Paal Nilssen-Love and reed player Ken Vandermark—this time together.
Live, Romania (Oradea), 2012
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lagniappe
reading table
These Songs are not meant to be understood, you understand. / They are only meant to terrify & comfort.
—John Berryman (1914-1972, MCOTD Hall of Fame), Dream Song 366
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random sights
last night
Columbus Park, Chicago
2015
Friday, July 17th
timeless
Otis Redding (with Booker T. & the M.G.’s, Sam & Dave), live, 1967
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