Ligeti fest
day one
Gyorgy Ligeti (1923-2006), Piano Etude No. 13, “L’escalier du diable” (“The Devil’s Staircase”); Claudio Martinez Mehner, live, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., 2012
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lagniappe
random sights
last night, Chicago (Columbus Park)
She sounded so good last week—let’s hear some more.
Jessie Mae Renfro, “He’s So Wonderful,” live (TV Gospel Time), 1960s
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lagniappe
art beat: more from Thursday at the Chicago Cultural Center
Archibald Motley (1891-1981), Gettin’ Religion, 1948
sounds of Iceland
Anna Thorvaldsdottir (1977-), Aura
NorthArc Percussion Group, live, Iceland (Reykjavik), 2012
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lagniappe
reading table
Even the crow
has a grove
to grow old in—Kobayashi Issa (1763-1827), translated from Japanese by David G. Lanoue
like nobody else
Rahsaan Roland Kirk (1935-1977), live, Paris, 1970
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lagniappe
art beat: yesterday at the Chicago Cultural Center
Archibald Motley: Jazz Age Modernist (through 8/31)
Black Belt, 1934
sounds of summer
Paul McCartney with Brittany Howard (Alabama Shakes), “Get Back,” live, Chicago (Lollapalooza), 7/31/15
Fifty years ago today the Beatles played Chicago’s Comiskey Park. I was there, with my brother Don. It was a show kids could go to: ticket prices ranged from $5.50 to $2.50.
sounds of summer
Masters at Work (“Little” Louie Vega, Kenny “Dope” Gonzalez), live, Chicago (Chosen Few Old School Reunion Picnic, Jackson Park), 7/4/15
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lagniappe
art beat
Bruce Davidson (1933-), Chicago, 1963
sounds of summer
Paul Kalkbrenner, live, Belgium (Tomorrowland), 7/26/15
another take
These guys I could listen to all day.
Steve Lacy Quartet (SL [1934-2004], soprano saxophone; Bobby Few, piano; Jean Jacques Avenel, bass; John Betsch, drums), “Revenue,” live, 1995
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lagniappe
reading table
Escape is such a thankful Word
—Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), #1364 (Franklin)
old school
Who needs a microphone?
Jessie Mae Renfro, “I Must Tell Jesus,” 1953
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Chicago
only rock ‘n’ roll
PJ Harvey, live, Chicago (Metro), 1993
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday
Oak Park, Illinois
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random thoughts
Economists view the world through a lens of supply and demand. But you don’t need to be an economist to see that each day is more precious than the last.
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