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Deceptive Cadence
9:53 am
Fri September 14, 2012

Mostly Cloudy With A Chance Of Beethoven

Credit Pablo Helguera

Originally published on Tue September 18, 2012 1:48 pm

Got an idea for a classical cartoon, or a reaction to this one? Leave your thoughts in the comments section.

Pablo Helguera is a New York-based artist working with sculpture, drawing, photography and performance. You can see more of his work at Artworld Salon and on his own site.

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A Blog Supreme
8:37 am
Fri September 14, 2012

A Piece Of Technology That Makes Listening To Jazz Better

Originally published on Tue September 18, 2012 3:11 pm

Maybe you remember when you first realized that the rabbit hole of jazz was far, far deeper than you'd possibly imagined. That the same tenor saxophone player on Kind of Blue also made Blue Train and Giant Steps and A Love Supreme and Interstellar Space and dozens of other albums and who knows how many guest appearances, and that that was just what people recorded of John Coltrane. And that all those records involved scores of other contributors, who in turn played with scores of other people over scores of years.

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Deceptive Cadence
5:03 am
Fri September 14, 2012

Van Cliburn Speaks, Atlanta's War Of Words And Domingo's Successor

Credit Courtesy of the Van Cliburn Foundation
Pianist Van Cliburn made a surprise appearance at the 50th Anniversary Van Cliburn Competition Gold Medalists concert in Fort Worth, Texas Sept. 6.

Originally published on Wed October 24, 2012 11:26 am

  • Very touching: the ailing Van Cliburn addressed the Fort Worth audience at the concert celebrating his competition's 50th anniversary: "I personally want to thank you all for all of your faithful support. Never forget that I love you all from the bottom of my heart forever."
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MUSIC
11:59 am
Thu September 13, 2012

New Releases Sept 10, 2012

Artist Title Genre
David Byrne & St Vincent Love This Giant Rock +
Helio Sequence Negotiations Rock
Two Gallants Bloom & The Blight Rock
Bob Mould Silver Age Rock
Pet Shop Boys Elysium Rock
Ryan Bingham Tomorrowland Rock Folk
Grateful Dead Spring 1990-So Glad You Made It Rock
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MUSIC
11:45 am
Thu September 13, 2012

Sugar's Picks for 9/10/2012

Bettye LaVette / Thankful N' Thoughtful / Anti

The Soul Blues Jazz singer with a lot of history and great pipes takes on songs by Dylan, Neil Young, Black Keys, Tom Waits & Sly Stone and celebrates her 50 years on stage.

The Helio Sequence / Negotiations / SubPop

2 guys writing, singing, producing & playing a variety of instruments create a lush, sultry sound that is refreshing.

David Byrne & St Vincent / Love This Giant / 4AD

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MUSIC
3:58 pm
Sun September 9, 2012

The XX // Coexist

9.10.12 Young Turks

If you haven’t heard The xx before, their unique sound is hard to describe, but it's irresistible. (I still regularly turn to their first record from 2009 for everything from road trips to cooking music.) The music is soft, and although the vocals are lovely centerpieces, they also somehow fade into the songs. Chord arrangements are simple but combine to make beautiful tracks.

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