Steve Smith
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A weekly tally of memorable things Steve Smith has stuck in his ears. Bent Knee – Land Animal (Inside Out/Sony; 2017) Derek Bailey – Solo – London 1985 (YouTube; 1985) Derek Bailey – Playing for Friends on 5th Street (Straw2Gold Pictures/YouTube; 2004) Windblow by Ekin Fil Ekin Fil – Windblow (Longform Editions; 2018) Pocco by…
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A weekly tally of memorable things Steve Smith has stuck in his ears. Medeski Martin & Wood/Alarm Will Sound – Omnisphere (Indirecto; 2018) IRISIRI by Eartheater Eartheater – Irisiri (PAN; 2018) Sleeping/Walking by Black Eagle Child Black Eagle Child – Sleeping/Walking (self-released; 2018) J. Pastorius for Solo and Ensemble by Sam Sfirri Sam Sfirri –…
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My contributions to the Goings On About Town section in the December 24/December 31, 2018 issue of The New Yorker, covering the dates December 19-January 1. (Click on any listing to enlarge it.) [link] [link] [link] [link]
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A weekly tally of memorable things Steve Smith has stuck in his ears. Mark R. Taylor – Aftermaths – Teodora Stepančić (Another Timbre; 2018) > For Alex Schady; from Moments Musicaux Book 1; Aftermaths Set One; from Moments Musicaux Book 4; Aftermaths Set Two; Lijn; from Preludes Nos. I-VIII; For Marc Hulson V; Second Nocturne; final music…
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Digging in deep, really deep, to compile year-end lists is both exhilarating and exhausting, illuminating and intimidating. Crucial challenge: Recall the impact of things that happened many months ago, then balance against impact of things that just happened. — Steve Smith (@nightafternight) December 12, 2018 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js And you also want to try to ignore the…
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Seth Parker Woods. Photograph: Michael Yu Four years ago, I started a weekly series on this blog titled Wandelwatching, devoted to news and essays about composers of the Wandelweiser Group, a loosely knit global collective inspired by post-Cagean ideas concerning sound, space, silence, place, contemplativeness, and collaboration, among other things. If you're just catching up…
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My contributions to the Goings On About Town section in the December 17, 2018 issue of The New Yorker, covering the dates December 12-18. (Click on any listing to enlarge it.) [link] Fun fact: Editors excised two words from the very end of the above listing: "(Mine did.)" [link] [link] [link] For whatever reason, as I'm typing…
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My contributions to the Goings On About Town section in the December 10, 2018 issue of The New Yorker, covering the dates December 5-11. (Click on any listing to enlarge it.) [link] [link] [link]
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My contributions to the Goings On About Town section in the December 3, 2018 issue of The New Yorker, covering the dates November 28-December 4. (Click on any listing to enlarge it.) [link] [link] [link] [link]
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My contributions to the Goings On About Town section in the November 26, 2018 issue of The New Yorker, covering the dates November 21-27. (Click on any listing to enlarge it.) [link] [link] [link]
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My contributions to the Goings On About Town section in the November 19, 2018 issue of The New Yorker, covering the dates November 14-20. (Click on any listing to enlarge it.) [link] [link] [link]
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My contributions to the Goings On About Town section in the November 12, 2018 issue of The New Yorker, covering the dates November 7-13. (Click on any listing to enlarge it.) [link] [link]
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My contributions to the Goings On About Town section in the November 5, 2018 issue of The New Yorker, covering the dates October 31-November 6. (Click on any listing to enlarge it.) [link] [link] [link] [link]
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My contributions to the Goings On About Town section in the October 29, 2018 issue of The New Yorker, covering the dates October 24-30. The bug that lately has prevented venues from appearing with listings online has been repaired, but I'll provide them again here anyway. Why not? (Click on any listing to enlarge it.) Ralph van…
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My contributions to the Goings On About Town section in the October 22, 2018 issue of The New Yorker, covering the dates October 17-23. The bug that lately has prevented venues from appearing with listings online is still going strong, so I've provided them again here and on Twitter. (Click on any listing to enlarge it.) Baruch…
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My contributions to the Goings On About Town section in the October 15, 2018 issue of The New Yorker, covering the dates October 10-16. The bug that lately has prevented venues from appearing with listings online is still doing its thing, so I've provided them again here and on Twitter. (Click on any listing to enlarge it.) Le…
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My contributions to the Goings On About Town section in the October 8, 2018 issue of The New Yorker, covering the dates October 3-9. The bug that lately has prevented venues from appearing with listings online remains at large, so I've provided them again here and on Twitter. (Click on any listing to enlarge it.) David Geffen Hall,…
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A weekly tally of memorable things Steve Smith has stuck in his ears. Sept. 10-23, 2018 Richard Wagner – Die Walküre – Astrid Varnay, Gré Brouwenstijn, Ramón Vinay, Hans Hotter, Bayreuth Festival Orchestra/Joseph Keilberth (Testament; 1955/2006) Dialog Tapes II by Various Artists Various artists – Dialog Tapes II (Eilean; 2018) Dialog Tapes II by Dauw…
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From November 2009: I've spotted Missy Mazzoli at the Met for House of the Dead. One day I'll be here to hear her. Bank on it. — Steve Smith (@nightafternight) November 25, 2009 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js From December 2009: From today's issue of The New York Times: You can read the happy news here, and the original leap…
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