Steve Smith
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A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… Traveller by Warren Sampson Warren Sampson – Traveller (Big Road Music/Love All Day; 1987/2018) Steve Roach – Timeroom Livestream 10-24-2020: The Day After Tomorrow (Bandcamp subscriber exclusive; 2020) Frederic Rzewski – Songs of Insurrection – Thomas Kotcheff (Coviello Classics; due Nov. 13, 2020)…
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A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… l'air, l'instant – deux pianos by Jürg Frey Jürg Frey – l’air, l’instant — deux pianos – Reinier van Houdt, Dante Boon (Elsewhere; due Nov. 10, 2020) Anthony Braxton – Ghost Trance Solos – Kobe Van Kauwenberghe (All That Dust; 2020) Anthony Pateras/Erkki…
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This week’s Night After Night Playlist includes selections featuring Ralph Vaughan Williams, Jon Gibson, claire rousay, Toshinori Kondo, and more—bend an ear.
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A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… Prana Crafter – MorphoMystic by Prana Crafter Prana Crafter – MorphoMystic (Cardinal Fuzz; 2020) Sarah Hennies – Work (Quakebasket; 2014) Casts by Sarah Hennies Sarah Hennies – Casts (Astral Spirits; 2015/2020) at AngelicA 2000 Bologna by Cecil Taylor Cecil Taylor – at AngelicA…
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A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… Y_y by Anáhuac Anáhuac – Y_y (Astral Spirits; 2018) Foliage by Elliott Sharp Elliott Sharp – Foliage (Moving Furniture; due Nov. 6, 2020) Onden 隱佃 by Kassel Jaeger Kassel Jaeger – Onden 隱佃 (Unfathomless; 2016) Deltas by Kassel Jaeger Kassel Jaeger – Deltas…
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A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… Tyler Childers – Long Violent History (Hickman Holler/RCA; 2020) To Mix With Time by Brendan Eder Ensemble Brendan Eder – To Mix with Time – Brendan Eder Ensemble (self-released; 2020) Vast by Viktor Orri Árnason and Yair Elazar Glotman Viktor Orri Árnason and…
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Brian ChasePhotograph courtesy Terrorbird Originally published on National Sawdust Log, April 13, 2018 Drummer Brian Chase is best known as a member of the vital indie-rock band Yeah Yeah Yeahs, but that only reveals the tip of the iceberg where his creative life is concerned. A longtime participant in New York City’s busy underground-music scene,…
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A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… …and yes, it's been a while. Apologies. The Reinvention of Romance by Sarah Hennies Sarah Hennies – The Reinvention of Romance (Astral Spirits; due Sept. 25, 2020) Sarah Hennies – Spectral Malsconcities – Bearthoven, Bent Duo (New World; due Oct. 16, 2020) Brian…
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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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