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Scrawl, Antietam, Dumptruck, Come, Barbara Manning + a dozen more ‘80s indie heroes reboot at a Catskill, NY, micro-festival. Plus: some new albums I’m loving. (NB: bagpipes + guitars are involved.)
New Music + Old Music is wholly reader-s...
Thank you to everyone who tuned into our livestream Thursday afternoon! No worries — we’re not hard-pivoting to video here at New Music + Old Music. But we do try to use the right tools for the right job.
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Today at 1PM ET, I’ll livestream a chat with Matthew Covey of the non-profit Tamizdat — a veteran arts activist + attorney who’s the foremost U.S. expert on artist mobility, ie: the work visa hurdles facing touring musicians and other perf...
A taste of “Hidden in Pieces: Live at the Royal Albert Hall” — a concert-length benediction for string ensemble & one of the greatest bands of their generation.
Photo credit: Rich Fury / MSG
What I’m listening to: new music by Brennan Wedl, @ [pronounced “at”] and Getdown Services. Plus a gem-stuffed mixtape, lovingly-sequenced from my journalist notebook playlist.
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Music & adjacent pleasures. NY Times, NPR, Guardian, Rolling Stone, Pitchfork, Uncut (UK). Books: "Lou Reed: The King of New York" + "Love Goes To Buildings On Fire." New Yorker, born + bred.
Sari Botton is the author of the memoir "And You May Find Yourself." She edited two bestselling anthologies: "Goodbye to All That" and "Never Can Say Goodbye." She publishes Oldster Magazine, Memoir Land, and Adventures in Journalism.
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