Night After Night

Writing, a blog, and a newsletter. By Steve Smith.

Tom Rainey

  • Auld lang syne.

    Up until about 15 years ago, I maintained a document whose existence I cherished: a near-complete listing of all the concerts I'd attended during my lifetime up to that point. "Near-complete," because I'm pretty sure it started with Spyro Gyra at the Agora Ballroom in Houston (Nov. 16, 1980) and not my actual first concert:

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  • David Torn soars through ‘only sky’ at Regattabar

    David Torn, by Wes Orshoski/ECM Records David Torn soars through 'only sky' at RegattabarBoston GlobeMay 12, 2015 Scanning social media recently, Torn came across a journalist who was crowd-sourcing questions to ask him in an upcoming interview. A common reply: Ask what he’s been doing since “Cloud About Mercury.” That’s Torn’s most famous album, sure,

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