sunreturn

We are, it turns out, going to sing it again. 2021, here goes.

2020: albums of the year

Less albums this year, oddly enough, but not unimportant for all that. Górecki – Symphony No. 3Beth Gibbons & Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, conducted…

2020: sets of the year

You’d think that a year of never leaving the house would result in me clocking in the DJ sets – but I ended up buying…

2020: concerts of the year

Once again, very little to talk about here, but two big NYC shows: Dvořák 9 at NY Phil Dudamel! What a guy. This one started…

2020: tracks of the year

Lots of music bought this year, thanks to both Bandcamp Friday and lots of time indoors. The Pointer Sisters – Yes We Can Can Not…

2020: shows of the year

Not a lot to talk about here, for obvious reasons – but the first two months of the year were pretty great. Ben UFO &…

Victory

My neighborhood didn’t explode in celebration when the race was called, but we did have some strong moments: – The guy walking in front of…

Bad Ideas About Democracy

Filtering a bit of pre-election stress by writing down some bad ideas about political systems. Examples are Canadian, but the ideas are as transferrable as…

The Zoo

On Broadway

They say the neon lights are bright.