Sunday, February 4th
two takes
“I’ll Live On” (T.J. Laney)
Thomas Sisters, live, Eclectic, Ala., 2004
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Doc Watson, On Praying Ground, 1990
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill. (Oak Park Conservatory)
music clip of the day
jazz/blues/rock/classical/gospel/more
Tag: music clip of the day
2018
Saturday, February 3rd
You can listen, on NPR, CNN, XYZ, to today’s noise (Trump: “This is an American disgrace!”), or you can listen to this—your call.
Friedrich Gulda (1930-2000) playing Mozart (Sonata in F major [K 332], Fantasy in C minor [K 475], Sonata in C minor [K 457]), Germany (Munich), 1990
2018
Friday, February 2nd
more
Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals, live, Washington, D.C. 2016
2018
Thursday, February 1st
more
Four Tet, “Morning Side,” live, Australia (Sydney), 2016
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lagniappe
art beat: other day, Art Institute of Chicago
Georges Braque (1882-1963), Landscape at L’Estaque, 1906
2018
Wednesday, January 31st
what’s new
Chris Dave and the Drumhedz, “Black Hole” (feat. Anderson .Paak), 1/18/18
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lagniappe
art beat: other day, Art Institute of Chicago
Albert Bloch (1882-1961), Harlequin and Three Pierrots, 1914
2018
Tuesday, January 30th
sounds of all over
Four Tet & Anthony Naples, live, New York (The Lot Radio, Brooklyn), 11/2/17
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lagniappe
random sights
today, Oak Park, Ill.
2018
Monday, January 29th
what’s new
St. Vincent, “New York,” “Los Ageless,” “Slow Disco,” live, Washington, D.C., 1/22/18
2018
Sunday, January 28th
timeless
Mahalia Jackson with Louis Armstrong, “Just a Closer Walk with Thee,” live, Newport Jazz Festival (Newport, R.I.), 1970
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Oak Park, Ill. (Oak Park Conservatory)
2018
Saturday, January 27th
Last night, like many other nights, this kept me company, on repeat, as I slept.
Morton Feldman (1926-1987; MCOTD Hall of Fame), Piano and String Quartet (1985); Kronos Quartet with Aki Takahashi (piano)
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lagniappe
art beat: other day, Art Institute of Chicago
Auguste Rodin (1840-1917), Head of Sorrow, 1882 (Rodin: Sculptor and Storyteller, through March 4th)
2018
Friday, January 26th
what’s new
Amadou & Mariam, “Bofou Safou,” “Dimanche à Bamako,” “Filaou Bessame,” live, Washington, D.C., 1/19/2018
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