Steve Smith
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The Goings On About Town section in The New Yorker has begun a gradual return to its conventional format, with live, in-person events resuming their place among the album reviews and online events that replaced them throughout pandemic quarantine months. (Click on the image to enlarge it, or hit the link to read the text…
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Mayan Space Station by William Parker "The Best Music of July: NPR Staff Picks"NPR MusicAugust 3, 2021 William Parker: "Tabasco" from Mayan Space Station The veteran bassist, composer and community organizer William Parker is having an incredible year, with a 10-CD box set and an authorized biography already under his belt. He put out two…
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The Goings On About Town section in The New Yorker has begun a gradual return to its conventional format, with live, in-person events resuming their place among the album reviews and online events that replaced them throughout pandemic quarantine months. (Click on the image to enlarge it, or hit the link to read the text…
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A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… Metallica – Kill 'em All (Remastered Deluxe Box Set) (Megaforce/Blackened; 1983/2016) Kansas – Two for the Show (Kirshner/Legacy; 1978/2008) Bob Bellerue – Radioactive Desire (Elevator Bath; due Aug. 20, 2021) The Heart Pumps Kool-Aid by —__–___ —__–__ (Seth Graham & more eaze) –…
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The Goings On About Town section in The New Yorker has begun a gradual return to its conventional format, with live, in-person events resuming their place among the album reviews and online events that replaced them throughout pandemic quarantine months. (Click on the image to enlarge it, or hit the link to read the text…
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A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… Antiphonals by Sarah Davachi Sarah Davachi – Antiphonals (Late Music; due Sept. 10, 2021) Black Encyclopedia of the Air by Moor Mother Moor Mother – Black Encyclopedia of the Air (Anti-; due Sept 17, 2021) Saxophone Player – New Solo Album (Totally Unaccompanied…
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The Goings On About Town section in The New Yorker has begun a gradual return to its conventional format, with live, in-person events resuming their place among the album reviews and online events that replaced them throughout pandemic quarantine months. (Click on the image to enlarge it, or hit the link to read the text…
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A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… King Crimson – The Elements of King Crimson – Tour Box 2016 (DGM/Panegyric; 2016) John Cage – Number Pieces – Apartment House (Another Timbre; due late July 2021) Bailey: With Apologies To G. Brecht by Simon H. Fell / Alex Ward / Mark…
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The Goings On About Town section in The New Yorker has begun a gradual return to its conventional format, with live, in-person events resuming their place among the album reviews and online events that replaced them throughout pandemic quarantine months. (Click on the image to enlarge it, or hit the link to read the text…
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Lost Coast by Gabriella Smith, Gabriel Cabezas "NPR Music's 26 Favorite Albums Of 2021 (So Far)"NPR MusicJune 30, 2021 Gabriella Smith/Gabriel Cabezas, Lost Coast Inspired by California coastal woodlands ravaged by wildfires, Lost Coast is a paean to nature, an expression of outrage and a celebration of the close-knit bonds among its makers: composer Gabriella…
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Course In Fable by Ryley Walker "NPR Music's 27 Favorite Songs Of 2021 (So Far)"NPR MusicJune 30, 2021 Ryley Walker, "Rang Dizzy" Two years after kicking addiction to the curb, singer, songwriter and guitarist Ryley Walker has achieved fever-pitch productivity, documenting pellucid songs, psychedelic jams and freewheeling improvisations on his Husky Pants label. Course in…
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A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… King Crimson – Audio Diary 2014-2018 (DGM/Panegyric; 2019) Seven Sacred Names by Michael Harrison Michael Harrison – Seven Sacred Names – Michael Harrison, Roomful of Teeth, Tim Fain, Ashley Bathgate, Caleb Burhans, Payton MacDonald, Ina Filip, and Ritvik Yaparpalvi (Cantaloupe; 2021) Dire Wolves…
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The Goings On About Town section in The New Yorker has begun a gradual return to its conventional format, with live, in-person events resuming their place among the album reviews and online events that replaced them throughout pandemic quarantine months. (Click on the image to enlarge it, or hit the link to read the text…
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"Springsteen, Foo Fighters, Strokes Rock Vaccinated New Yorkers In June"NPRJune 8, 2021
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A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… Roger Sessions– When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd – Esther Hinds, Florence Quivar, Dominic Cossa, Tanglewood Festival Chorus, Boston Symphony Orchestra/Seiji Ozawa (New World; 1977) Ralph Vaughan Williams – Pastoral Symphony (No. 3); Symphony No. 4 in F minor; Sarabande "Helen" –…
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A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… Bob Dylan – Rough and Rowdy Ways (Columbia; 2020) Eiko Ishibashi – Torn Page (Longform Editions; due June 2021) Golden Retriever – Sense of Place (Longform Editions; due June 2021) Brett Naucke – Arctic Watch (Longform Editions; due June 2021) Kelly Ruth –…
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A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… Genesis – Rainbow Theatre, London, England, January 3, 1977 (ROIO; 1977) Clara Iannotta – MOULT (Kairos; due May 28, 2021) MOULT – WDR Sinfonieorchester/Michael Wendeberg; paw-marks in wet cement (ii) – Wilhelm Latchoumia, L'Instant Donné/Aurélien Azan Zielinski; Troglodyte Angels Clank By – Klangforum…
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A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… Genesis – Syria Mosque, Pittsburgh, PA, April 13, 1976 (ROIO; 1976) the nothing of roselight by Jon Hassell Rick Cox Luke Schwartz Jon Hassell/Rick Cox/Luke Schwartz – the nothing of roselight (edit) (self-released; 2021) Luzerner Sinfonieorchester/James Gaffigan – Americans (Harmonia Mundi; due May…
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A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… See Creatures Too by Lisa Cameron & Sandy Ewen Lisa Cameron & Sandy Ewen – See Creatures Too (Astral Spirits; 2021) smlsnd by Xu & Bill Seaman Xu & Bill Seaman – smlsnd (Facture; 2021) Momentary Harmony by Kajsa Lindgren Kajsa Lindgren –…
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A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… Broken Shadows by BROKEN SHADOWS Tim Berne – Chris Speed – Reid Anderson – Dave King Broken Shadows – Broken Shadows (Newvelle/Intakt; 2019/due May 21, 2021) dueti by Teodora Stepančić Teodora Stepančić – dueti (Love Records; 2021) clarinet sounds all over the place…
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