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This is the Part Where you Clap
She had a system. Every critique that ever brushed against her life got processed, fermented, and poured back out as a stage monologue. A booker asking her to shorten the […]
small crowd
I have playedfor six people,thirteen people,twenty-seven hundred people,confused bartenders,and springer spanielswhose commitment to artistic inquirywas superior to many festival programmers. The posters promisedAN EVENING OF EXTRAORDINARY MUSIC. My manager,which is […]
lyric class
When I was hired to teach at Toronto Metropolitan University, I was still teaching at Seneca. I mentioned the new job to one of my classes. Dave asked, “Isn’t that […]
temporary
Harv arrived at these thoughts reluctantly. For most of his life he believed music existed to elevate experience beyond biology. The instrument encouraged such fantasies. A cello could resemble a […]
the fake moustache
Every band eventually develops a preferred explanation for why a performance feels unstable, and in the Hurt, the explanation was always Angelo. The chief accuser was the guitarist, Kevin. He […]
strangers in the dark
The suitcase weighs less now.I learned what not to bring.The unnecessary shoes. The hardcover book.The certainty that applausewill repair what aches. Highways unroll their grey ribbon.Hotel keys demagnetize.Soundchecks occurin rooms […]
student waits
The musician arrived at the idea accidentally. He spent years studying notes. Which belonged in a chord. Which created tension or resolution. He could discuss modes, substitutions, and harmonic movement. […]
chasing raccoons
A woman from England wrote me with questions about my book. This in itself was suspicious. From the internet most either want money, validation, or directions to the bathroom. She […]
electric
I went to the Tate Gallery sometime in the 1980s when I was in London with Blue Rodeo. I don’t remember exactly what year it was. Touring has a way […]
mustafa
Mustafa, the Lyft driver, told me he was from Turkey. We were moving through the city inside the temporary confessional space that Ubers and Lyfts become. Strangers exchange opinions they […]