Another re-read: Thomas Pynchon’s “Vineland” (Little Brown), 1990. I picked this up at a New Orleans thrift store a few years after it was published. Sort through the shaggy dog anecdotes, and there’s a pretty good story in there. #BookSky
November 25, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Another re-read: Thomas Pynchon’s “Vineland” (Little Brown), 1990. I picked this up at a New Orleans thrift store a few years after it was published. Sort through the shaggy dog anecdotes, and there’s a pretty good story in there. #BookSky
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I remember talking to Michael Moorcock once about music and he said the first time he went to Memphis he couldn’t believe that nothing was preserved, given the fact that the second half of the 20th century started there.
so many legendary music history sites that look like this, we don't value our culture part bazillion
OTD 1969 James Brown drags his road-weary band into King Studios in Cincinnati to record. Drummer Clyde Stubblefield bangs out a drum pattern Brown crafts into "Funky Drummer." Minor hit but it forms a foundational beat in Hip-Hop. The bldg remains vacant & standing but King left in 1971.
November 20, 2025 at 3:50 PM
I remember talking to Michael Moorcock once about music and he said the first time he went to Memphis he couldn’t believe that nothing was preserved, given the fact that the second half of the 20th century started there.
Vinyl reckoning: Eberhard Weber “Fluid Rustle” (ECM, Germany), 1979. Guitarist Bill Frisell’s first ECM session. One-of-a-kind quintet lineup: bass, guitar, vibes, and two vocalists. Ethereal. #JazzSky
November 19, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Vinyl reckoning: Eberhard Weber “Fluid Rustle” (ECM, Germany), 1979. Guitarist Bill Frisell’s first ECM session. One-of-a-kind quintet lineup: bass, guitar, vibes, and two vocalists. Ethereal. #JazzSky
I’ve been enjoying @jrdarchivist.bsky.social’s “Keep Your Ear to the Ground,” a book that’s helped illuminate the world I stumbled into when I moved from SW Va. to DC. A fan of John’s zine, Held Like Sound, I somehow talked him into letting me contribute to HLS back in the day. #BookSky
November 17, 2025 at 4:51 PM
I’ve been enjoying @jrdarchivist.bsky.social’s “Keep Your Ear to the Ground,” a book that’s helped illuminate the world I stumbled into when I moved from SW Va. to DC. A fan of John’s zine, Held Like Sound, I somehow talked him into letting me contribute to HLS back in the day. #BookSky
Morning screening: Kurosawa’s “Hidden Fortress” (1958).
November 16, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Morning screening: Kurosawa’s “Hidden Fortress” (1958).
Vinyl reckoning: Lee Morgan “Infinity” (Blue Note), 1981. 1965 session with Jackie McLean, Larry Willis, Reggie Workman, and Billy Higgins. Hard to believe it took 16 years to release this. Even the ‘81 liners acknowledge this is among Morgan’s “best work.” #JazzSky
November 13, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Vinyl reckoning: Lee Morgan “Infinity” (Blue Note), 1981. 1965 session with Jackie McLean, Larry Willis, Reggie Workman, and Billy Higgins. Hard to believe it took 16 years to release this. Even the ‘81 liners acknowledge this is among Morgan’s “best work.” #JazzSky
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Dad Calling Just To Say He Loves King Crimson https://theonion.com/dad-calling-just-to-say-he-loves-king-crimson/
November 13, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Dad Calling Just To Say He Loves King Crimson https://theonion.com/dad-calling-just-to-say-he-loves-king-crimson/
Where I’ll be for the next 207 minutes.
November 9, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Where I’ll be for the next 207 minutes.
Vinyl reckoning: Tortoise “Touch” (@intlanthem.bsky.social), 2025. Deep instrumentals that reward deep listening.
November 7, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Vinyl reckoning: Tortoise “Touch” (@intlanthem.bsky.social), 2025. Deep instrumentals that reward deep listening.
Vinyl reckoning: Grant Green “Talkin’ About” (Blue Note / King), 1965/1983. ‘80s Japanese reissue of this proto-Lifetime trio session with Green on electric guitar, Larry Young on organ and Elvin Jones on drums. I’ll listen to ANY Grant Green recording, but this one is special. #JazzSky
November 5, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Vinyl reckoning: Grant Green “Talkin’ About” (Blue Note / King), 1965/1983. ‘80s Japanese reissue of this proto-Lifetime trio session with Green on electric guitar, Larry Young on organ and Elvin Jones on drums. I’ll listen to ANY Grant Green recording, but this one is special. #JazzSky
I saw the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir and Tallinn Chamber Orchestra, led by Tõnu Kaljuste, performing Arvo Pärt back in 2014. Easily one of my top 10 favorite concerts. They performed "Fratres" and "Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten" among others.
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
At Ninety, Arvo Pärt and Terry Riley Still Sound Vital
Both composers remain intriguing outliers, notable for the stubbornness with which they have held to their youthful convictions.
www.newyorker.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:14 PM
I saw the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir and Tallinn Chamber Orchestra, led by Tõnu Kaljuste, performing Arvo Pärt back in 2014. Easily one of my top 10 favorite concerts. They performed "Fratres" and "Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten" among others.
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Vinyl reckoning: Grateful Dead “Blues for Allah” (Grateful Dead Records), 1975. R.I.P. Donna Godchaux. #GratefulDead
November 3, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Vinyl reckoning: Grateful Dead “Blues for Allah” (Grateful Dead Records), 1975. R.I.P. Donna Godchaux. #GratefulDead
Vinyl reckoning: John Abercrombie “Timeless” (ECM, Germany), 1975. Classic trio with Jan Hammer and Jack DeJohnette. Still mourning. #JazzSky
October 31, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Vinyl reckoning: John Abercrombie “Timeless” (ECM, Germany), 1975. Classic trio with Jan Hammer and Jack DeJohnette. Still mourning. #JazzSky
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Another re-read: Cormac McCarthy “The Road” (Knopf), 2006. If every good disaster novel is about something else, I guess this one’s about parenting? #BookSky
October 30, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Another re-read: Cormac McCarthy “The Road” (Knopf), 2006. If every good disaster novel is about something else, I guess this one’s about parenting? #BookSky
Vinyl reckoning: Jack DeJohnette “New Directions” (ECM/WB), 1978. DeJohnette, John Abercrombie, Lester Bowie, and Eddie Gomez. My favorite record of DeJohnette as a leader. #JazzSky
October 28, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Vinyl reckoning: Jack DeJohnette “New Directions” (ECM/WB), 1978. DeJohnette, John Abercrombie, Lester Bowie, and Eddie Gomez. My favorite record of DeJohnette as a leader. #JazzSky
R.I.P. I was lucky enough to see Jack DeJohnette twice: once with John Surman’s Quartet (John Abercrombie on guitar) and once with John Scofield, John Medeski, and Larry Grenadier (Hudson). One of my all-time favorite drummers; he will be missed. #JazzSky
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/o...
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/o...
Jack DeJohnette, versatile jazz drummer known for Miles Davis fusion recordings, dies aged 83
Drummer played on Bitches Brew and other landmark recordings, as well as making numerous albums as a bandleader
www.theguardian.com
October 27, 2025 at 1:24 PM
R.I.P. I was lucky enough to see Jack DeJohnette twice: once with John Surman’s Quartet (John Abercrombie on guitar) and once with John Scofield, John Medeski, and Larry Grenadier (Hudson). One of my all-time favorite drummers; he will be missed. #JazzSky
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/o...
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/o...
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At the Jazz Cafe (with @jspacewoman.bsky.social ) watching The Necks.
October 26, 2025 at 9:33 PM
At the Jazz Cafe (with @jspacewoman.bsky.social ) watching The Necks.
Where I’ll be for the next 100 minutes.
October 25, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Where I’ll be for the next 100 minutes.
“We’re Shudder to Think and we love you.”
October 25, 2025 at 4:17 AM
“We’re Shudder to Think and we love you.”
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Western man is externalizing himself in the form of gadgets. —Dr. Benway, in Naked Lunch by William S. Burroughs
October 24, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Western man is externalizing himself in the form of gadgets. —Dr. Benway, in Naked Lunch by William S. Burroughs
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Vinyl reckoning: Herbie Hancock “The Piano” (CBS Japan), 1979. Solo piano. Half standards. Half originals. I prefer the originals, especially the moody “Sonrisa.” Reminds me of the one time I saw Hancock play acoustic. October 2001. John Patitucci on bass and Brian Blade on drums. #JazzSky
October 21, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Vinyl reckoning: Herbie Hancock “The Piano” (CBS Japan), 1979. Solo piano. Half standards. Half originals. I prefer the originals, especially the moody “Sonrisa.” Reminds me of the one time I saw Hancock play acoustic. October 2001. John Patitucci on bass and Brian Blade on drums. #JazzSky
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Autechre @ Concord Music Hall, Chicago. Oct 20, 2025 🔊
October 21, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Autechre @ Concord Music Hall, Chicago. Oct 20, 2025 🔊
Vinyl reckoning: Herbie Hancock “The Piano” (CBS Japan), 1979. Solo piano. Half standards. Half originals. I prefer the originals, especially the moody “Sonrisa.” Reminds me of the one time I saw Hancock play acoustic. October 2001. John Patitucci on bass and Brian Blade on drums. #JazzSky
October 21, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Vinyl reckoning: Herbie Hancock “The Piano” (CBS Japan), 1979. Solo piano. Half standards. Half originals. I prefer the originals, especially the moody “Sonrisa.” Reminds me of the one time I saw Hancock play acoustic. October 2001. John Patitucci on bass and Brian Blade on drums. #JazzSky
Vinyl reckoning: Egberto Gismonti “Sol Do Meio Dia” (ECM/WB), 1978. Sunday morning vibes. Bought this about 20 years ago after hearing Ralph Towner’s “Waterwheel,” which I mistook for Gismonti. Oops. Took me a few listens to get over the fact that this is not “Batik.” #JazzSky
October 19, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Vinyl reckoning: Egberto Gismonti “Sol Do Meio Dia” (ECM/WB), 1978. Sunday morning vibes. Bought this about 20 years ago after hearing Ralph Towner’s “Waterwheel,” which I mistook for Gismonti. Oops. Took me a few listens to get over the fact that this is not “Batik.” #JazzSky