National Sawdust Log

NEW@LOG As @thelogjournal ceases operation at a time of drastic challenge, editor and lead writer @nightafternight looks back at what this bold joint initiative among artists, journalists, and critics achieved. nationalsawdust.org/thelog/2020/03…

This week's tally of memorable things @thelogjournal editor @nightafternight has stuck in his ears includes selections featuring Bill Rieflin, Franz Brüggen, Radu Lupu, and Maria Callas. nationalsawdust.org/thelog/2020/03…

This week in On the Record: @bandcamp has responded to the current COVID-19 pandemic by waiving its fees for 24 hours, directing more money to artists and labels—here are 10 releases to buy immediately, and dozens more to preorder for the weeks ahead. nationalsawdust.org/thelog/2020/03…

NEW@LOG @vanessakayague talks to @gemmapeacocke and @cassiewieland about music they created for a @kindsofkings residency concert at @NationalSawdust in March, now postponed. Shared now as a gesture of appreciation to the artists, writer, and our readers. nationalsawdust.org/thelog/2020/03…

NEW@LOG This week's tally of memorable things @thelogjournal editor @nightafternight has stuck in his ears includes selections featuring David Grubbs (@blackfaurest) & Taku Unami, Ellen Fullman, @rachelbeetz & Charles Wuorinen. (Loads of livestreams, too.) nationalsawdust.org/thelog/2020/03…

Super thankful for this in-depth, immensely thoughtful review of the 5th installment of Frequency Festival by @2ndFiddle in @thelogjournal nationalsawdust.org/thelog/2020/03… @JulezLegend @aperiodicchi @ganavya @rajna_music @nate_wooley

"What is a river?" Chicago's fifth Frequency Festival – presented Feb. 24-March 1, and reviewed by Hannah Edgar (@2ndFiddle) – investigated the spirit and sound of water, as interpreted by Éliane Radigue and Annea Lockwood. nationalsawdust.org/thelog/2020/03…

This week's tally of memorable things @thelogjournal editor @nightafternight has stuck in his ears includes selections featuring @tyshawnsorey, @PorcupineTree, @lizalimcomposer, and Olga Neuwirth. Bend an ear… nationalsawdust.org/thelog/2020/03…

NEW@LOG Rebecca S. Lentjes (@rsl318) looks back on the first three orchestral programs of "Project 19," the ambitious @nyphil initiative celebrating the centenary of women's suffrage with new works by 19 distinguished composers. nationalsawdust.org/thelog/2020/03…

REVIEW@LOG @vanessakayague reviews the annual "New Works" concert by the trio @Bearthovenmusic at @lprnyc, featuring newly commissioned pieces composed by Shelley Washington (@shelleyplaysaxy) and Michael Gordon. (Photo: Catherine DeGennaro) nationalsawdust.org/thelog/2020/03…

NEW@LOG Drummer-bandleader Kid Millions (@ManForeverUSA) talks to @thebradacohan about 'The Accident,' coming to @Roulette_NYC Feb. 28: two years after the life-altering car crash the biographical multimedia piece recounts. (Photo: Hans van der Linden) bit.ly/2T0Akpy

NEW@LOG This week in On the Record, a new album by the Christian Wallumrød Ensemble on @HUBROMUSIC offers an electrified mix of chamber music, improvisation, and more. Plus dozens of listings for forthcoming releases. Loads of streams & links—bend an ear. bit.ly/2Tnygam

PREVIEW@LOG Exclusively on @thelogjournal, watch a gorgeous animated-collage video for "My Magic Dreams Have Lost Their Spell," the title track from a forthcoming LP by composer and cellist @nickstorring, due March 27 on @orangemilkrecs. bit.ly/2wPyOhD

NEW@LOG This week's tally of memorable things @thelogjournal editor @nightafternight has stuck in his ears includes selections featuring Carla Bley, @DaveDouglas, @RiotEns, and @Ludvig_Forssell. Loads of streams & links… bend an ear. bit.ly/2STFqUO

This week in On the Record, the ingenious composer and vocalist @JenniferWalshe evokes the early history of Western music, aided by artificial intelligence. Plus dozens of listings for forthcoming releases. bit.ly/3bVWalG

REVIEW@LOG Too many noteworthy songs by U.S. composers are neglected after their premiere; here, Brin Solomon (@nonstandardrep) reflects on a concert by @NYFOS_tweet, devoted to encore performances for a decade's worth of music. (Photo: Kate Bullock) bit.ly/2SYU3F9

NEW@LOG This week's tally of memorable things @thelogjournal editor @nightafternight has stuck in his ears includes selections featuring @PatMetheny & Lyle Mays, Jasmine Guffond, Vanessa Rossetto (@foundrabbit), and Reinbert de Leeuw. Bend an ear… bit.ly/2P377rU

Tomorrow at @parkavearmory: see cellist Amanda Gookin's @FwdMusicProject, plus a conversation with Composer, Co-Founder, and Artistic Director of National Sawdust @paolaprestini and composers @shelleyplaysaxy and @angelicamnegron. armoryonpark.org/index.php/prog…

NEW@LOG On the Record includes sounds by Melaine Dalibert (playing TONIGHT at 167 Spring St.), plus listings for upcoming releases by @JenniferWalshe, @JohannJohannss, @shabakah, @libertyellman, @caroshawmusic & more. Find a record to fall in love with… bit.ly/39yEiv3