Wednesday, February 8th
basement jukebox
Ann Nesby (with Al Green), “Put It on Paper” (A. Nesby, et al.), 2002
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
music clip of the day
jazz/blues/rock/classical/gospel/more
2023
Tuesday, February 7th
sounds of Chicago
Sun Ra Arkestra (Sun Ra [1914-1993, keyboards, composition], et al.), “The Lady With the Golden Stockings” (aka “The Golden Lady”), c. 1958 (Chicago)
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lagniappe
art beat: other day, Des Moines Art Center
Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988), Untitled (1984)
2023
Monday, February 6th
Beautiful, delicate, ever-changing: what better way to begin the week?
Frederic Chopin (1810-1849), 24 Preludes (Op. 28): Maria João Pires (piano), live, Portugal (Évora), 1987
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2023
Sunday, February 5th
more
Blind Willie Johnson (1897-1945), “Jesus Make Up My Dying Bed,” 1927 (Dallas)
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art beat: yesterday, Des Moines Art Center
Anselm Kiefer (1945-), Untitled (1987-88), detail
2023
Saturday, February 4th
like nothing else
Live (performance begins at 4:30), New York and San Diego, 2/2/23
New York: Fay Victor (voice), Ingrid Laubrock (saxophone), Patricia Brennan (vibraphone)
San Diego: Michael Dessen (trombone), Joshua White (piano), Mark Dresser (bass), Gerald Cleaver (drums)
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random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill.
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reading table
We are the main character in the story of our life, and we claim our story is absolutely true, but it’s always edited, if not entirely false.
—author Aleksandar Hemon (1964-, interview), New City, February 2023
2023
Friday, February 3rd
what’s new
Hermanos Gutiérrez (Alejandro Gutiérrez, guitar, lap steel; Estevan Gutiérrez, guitar, percussion), live (““El Bueno Y El Malo,” “Tres Hermanos,” “Thunderbird,” “Pueblo Man”), Washington, D.C., published 1/31/23
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yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
2023
Thursday, February 2nd
sounds of Japan
Takako Minekawa & Dustin Wong, “Party on a Floating Cake,” 2013
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other day, Oak Park, Ill.
2023
Wednesday, February 1st
like nothing else
Rian Treanor (DJ, electronics), live, Helsinki (Finland), 2018
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yesterday, outside Chicago
2023
Monday, January 30th
sounds of Chicago
Art Ensemble of Chicago (Roscoe Mitchell, reeds, percussion; Joseph Jarman, reeds, percussion; Lester Bowie [MCOTD Hall of Fame], trumpet, percussion; Malachi Favors, bass, percussion; Don Moye, drums, percussion), live (“We-Bop,” “Promenade,” “On the Cote Bamako,” “Bedouin Village,” “New York Is Full of Lonely People,” “New Orleans,” “Funky AECO,” “Theme [Odwalla]”), Chicago (Jazz Showcase), 1981
(Taking a day off.)
2023
Sunday, January 29th
timeless
Still, after more than fifty years of listening, this voice and this guitar, accompanied by his wife’s voice, give me chills.
Blind Willie Johnson (vocals, guitar) with Willie B. Harris (vocals), “I’m Gonna Run to the City of Refuge,” 1928 (Dallas)
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