National Sawdust Log was a forum for journalism and criticism created by @NationalSawdust. It ceased operation March 31, 2020, but its archives remain online.
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31 Mar 2020
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/2…
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31 Mar 2020
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/2…
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20 Mar 2020
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.
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17 Mar 2020
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/2…
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17 Mar 2020
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/2…
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10 Mar 2020
Super thankful for this in-depth, immensely thoughtful review of the 5th installment of Frequency Festival by @2ndFiddle in @thelogjournal
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10 Mar 2020
"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/2…
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10 Mar 2020
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/2…
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6 Mar 2020
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/2…
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4 Mar 2020
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/2…
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25 Feb 2020
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
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28 Feb 2020
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
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26 Feb 2020
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
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25 Feb 2020
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
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21 Feb 2020
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
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18 Feb 2020
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
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17 Feb 2020
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
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14 Feb 2020
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/p…
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14 Feb 2020
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
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