mutek 2024

Ten years after my run at Mutek in 2014, some highlights, in no real order: Colin Stetson on solo saxophone is pretty incredible — circular…

dreamworld

Montréal in summer, a real fantasy land:

join the slam dance

Some quick words about Anz’s two hours closing Mr. Sunday and Avalon Emerson’s three, and Akanbi’s deep afro morning set: There’s also been this ……

theo parrish

We all made it through the six-hour morning set, somehow — lots of runs through the “Theo Parrish Loop” of soul / jazz / disco,…

the vices, the vibes

A few thoughts for April, having made it past April Fool’s, the NYC miniquake, and making it right up to the eclipse. I’ve been reading…

we spring

new cultural spaces for music

^^ that turn of phrase leaped into my mind when walking around Seattle. I went past Sonic Boom, and was struck by a possibly false…

western wind

louisiana, louisiana

winter city