Steve Smith
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The Goings On About Town section in The New Yorker remains suspended indefinitely in its conventional format, replaced with a mix of album reviews and listings for events taking place online—some live, others pre-recorded. (Click on the image to enlarge it, or hit the link to read the text on the New Yorker website.) [link]
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Photograph: Walter Wlodarczyk Originally published on National Sawdust Log, Nov. 29, 2017 Even for an artist as versatile and unpredictable as Sarah Hennies—a percussionist, improviser, and composer originally from Louisville, Kentucky, and now based in Ithaca, New York—her newest work represents a substantial achievement. Contralto, an hour-long work for vocalists on video with strings and…
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The Goings On About Town section in The New Yorker remains suspended indefinitely in its conventional format, replaced with a mix of album reviews and listings for events taking place online—some live, others pre-recorded. (Click on the image to enlarge it, or hit the link to read the text on the New Yorker website.) [link]
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The Goings On About Town section in The New Yorker remains suspended indefinitely in its conventional format, replaced with a mix of album reviews and listings for events taking place online—some live, others pre-recorded. (Click on the image to enlarge it, or hit the link to read the text on the New Yorker website.) [link]…
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The Goings On About Town section in The New Yorker remains suspended indefinitely in its conventional format, replaced with a mix of album reviews and listings for events taking place online—some live, others pre-recorded. (Click on the image to enlarge it, or hit the link to read the text on the New Yorker website.) [link]
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The Goings On About Town section in The New Yorker remains suspended indefinitely in its conventional format, replaced with a mix of album reviews and listings for events taking place online—some live, others pre-recorded. (Click on the image to enlarge it, or hit the link to read the text on the New Yorker website.) [link]
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The Goings On About Town section in The New Yorker remains suspended indefinitely in its conventional format, replaced with a mix of album reviews and listings for events taking place online—some live, others pre-recorded. (Click on the image to enlarge it, or hit the link to read the text on the New Yorker website.) [link]
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A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… Archie Shepp – Things Have Got to Change (Impulse!; 1971) Charles Mingus, Max Roach, Eric Dolphy, Roy Eldridge, Jo Jones – Newport Rebels (Candid; 1961) Offering – Live at Le Guess Who by Nicole Mitchell and Moor Mother Nicole Mitchell and Moor Mother…
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The Goings On About Town section in The New Yorker remains suspended indefinitely in its conventional format, replaced with a mix of album reviews and listings for events taking place online—some live, others pre-recorded. (Click on the image to enlarge it, or hit the link to read the text on the New Yorker website.) [link]
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A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… Offering to the Morning Fog by Robert Rich Robert Rich – Offering to the Morning Fog (Soundscape; 2020) Alive in the Wilderness by Endless Field Endless Field – Alive in the Wilderness (Biophilia; due June 12, 2020) Behold by Dustin Laurenzi Dustin Laurenzi’s…
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The Goings On About Town section in The New Yorker remains suspended indefinitely in its conventional format, replaced with a mix of album reviews and listings for events taking place online—some live, others pre-recorded. (Click on the images to enlarge them, or hit the links to read the text on the New Yorker website.) [link]…
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A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… Vanishing Light in the Tunnel of Dreams by Pinkish Black & Yells At Eels Pinkish Black & Yells at Eels – Vanishing Light in the Tunnel of Dreams (Ayler; 2020) Carl Michael von Hausswolff – 20. Solo Dance for Dewa Alit (Touch: Isolation…
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The Goings On About Town section in The New Yorker remains suspended indefinitely in its conventional format, replaced with a mix of album reviews and listings for events taking place online—some live, others pre-recorded. (Click on the images to enlarge them, or hit the links to read the text on the New Yorker website.) [link]…
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A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… Music for Violin Alone by Aisha Orazbayeva Aisha Orazbayeva – Music for Violin Alone (self-released; 2020)> Angharad Davies – Circular Bowing Study; Johann Sebastian Bach – Largo from Sonata No. 3 in C; Nicola Matteis Jr. – Alla Fantasia; Oliver Leith – Blurry…
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May 16, 6pm EDT Satie Pandémie: Collective VexationA 20-hour livestream honoring Erik Satie's birthdayProduced by Teatro Miela Bonawentura, Trieste, ItalyMore details and playback here. Dipping into the livestream and out again, I watched and listened to some or all of these contributions… Alvin Curran Stephen Drury Petra Persolja Kathleen Supové 8:30pm EDT Katherine YoungSolo set…
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A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… Yeo-Neun by Okkyung Lee Okkyung Lee – Yeo-Neun (Shelter Press; 2020) The Heart Sutra (Arranged by Janel Leppin) by Susan Alcorn Susan Alcorn – The Heart Sutra (Ideologic Organ; 2020) Detach by Savvas Metaxas Savvas Metaxas – Detach (Glistening Examples; 2020) Hibernacula by…
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The Goings On About Town section in The New Yorker remains suspended indefinitely in its conventional format, replaced with a mix of album reviews and listings for events taking place online—some live, others pre-recorded. (Click on the image to enlarge it, or hit the link to read the text on the New Yorker website.) [link]
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The Goings On About Town section in The New Yorker remains suspended indefinitely in its conventional format, and album reviews linger. But with a marked uptick lately in the number of live online events planned and announced well in advance, the possibility of "events listings" has resumed. For the May 11 issue, though, I've returned…
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A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… vibibib by bbob drake bbob drake – vibibib (AMPLIFY2020: quarantine; 2020) To make a little more with a little less by Francisco Meirino Francisco Meirino – To make a little more with a little less (AMPLIFY2020: quarantine; 2020) Standing Breakage (for Stan Brakhage)…
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The Goings On About Town section in The New Yorker remains suspended indefinitely in its conventional format, and album reviews linger. But with a marked uptick lately in the number of live online events planned and announced well in advance, the possibility of "events listings" has resumed. For the May 4 issue, I've written about…
Night After Night 