"You caused the right-wing backlash by demanding too much freedom and dignity" is the political equivalent of an abusive partner punching you and saying "look what you made me do"

The trajectory of the men’s hockey team over a blistering 12 hours

TMBBLMC might be too long to become one of those snappy little ubiquitous things like WTAF or TL;DR but it should always be procedural bedrock.

A couple of people that I like to hang out were intrigued about what an arrangement of the Rite of Spring for 4 guitars would be like… so here we are at the Crystal Ballroom to see the Dublin Guitar Quartet!

YMusic played with great finesse tonight! (In a program with music by Gabriella Smith, Timo Andres, Andrew Norman, @juddgreenstein.bsky.social, Sufjan Stevens, & group compositions)

When you’ve waited 20 years to hear a great big multi-movement orchestra thing you wrote and now the wait is down to the last hour!

@stephdavismarimba ‘s “The Prayers of Black Folk (Black Utopia)” program, performed on marimba and gyil, is something everybody should hear. Had a magnificent experience of it today in Dorchester, with a gloriously uplifting dramatic arc as the sun gradually fell.

So…not only did AB himself play with a faculty/guest sextet in the middle of this epic event in a performance of exquisite intricacy and grit, and not only did the program cover a wide range of his output, diving right into ghost trance music to start out…

Life-affirming talk by Anthony Braxton in a packed hall at NEC, only time I’ve ever seen him in person, but he’s been one of my heroes since I first encountered his music 30+ years ago. Such a generous spirit, and the way he guided us through his modes of creative thought today was awe-inspiring.

What could possibly be going on at Boston Conservatory’s Seully Hall that would result in ping pong balls scattered all over on stage underneath a cimbalom?

Lotsa great music on this concert by Semiosis Quartet with Rane Moore last night (at Gallery 263 in Cambridge) but one piece that especially stood out to me was Juri Seo’s eerily poignant “Lost Songs”

When @doriastories.bsky.social & I really really really want to catch a concert, there’s no amount of cold that can keep us away!

One of the most inspired vocal/piano recitals I can ever recall attending! Pairing art & music, & w/ highlights including intricate & constantly inventive works by @ryanthecomposer & elaborately gorgeous early Schoenberg songs I’ve long loved but never heard live before. Thanks to sakura & rose duo!

Jihye Chang played quite an exhilarating program tonight at BU… (cut off from the image = music by Stratis Minakakis, Shinuh Lee, & Schubert)

I was shopping for a birthday card last week for @doriastories.bsky.social & happened to see this & now can neither un-see it nor stop it playing in my head exactly as notated on a sadistic loop, so I’m posting it to exorcise it, but now YOU’VE all seen it & oh god so very sorry what have I done.

4 composers, 1 visual artist & 1 spoken word artist - so many stylistic contrasts yet so many common threads, making for quite a memorable Saturday evening. Thank you New Gallery Concert Series!

After another (3rd or 4th?) round of shoveling, rather sore, & I’m kinda getting Winter 2015 vibes. Except something’s, uh, a little different for me physically, not sure what it is, but definitely NOT that I’m just slightly older than in 2015 (there’s no way to know by how much), nope def not that.

Shoveling round one complete! Will be back at it first thing in the AM. (w/ @doriastories.bsky.social )

No matter what’s going on in the world or whatever else may be on my mind, I’ve resolved that I’m always going to post about the live music I’m managing to catch in 2026, because it’s my lifeline. And this sure was a great way to spend a cold Friday evening.

Sending love to all my dear family and friends in MN. I'm inspired by the determination of all the peaceful demonstrators yesterday, & all who stand up against ICE & all those brave enough to observe & record what's happening up close, to immediately refute every lie that these assholes tell.

Got a chance to meet a legend of new music last night: Christian Woolf. Loved hearing his music and a stunning Cage Concert for Piano & Orch w/ Aria. But it reminded me of why I take the time to manage this here calendar and try periodically to remind people that it exists as a resource...

Is this what’s known as a “timeline cleanse” - an anonymous 19th century egg salad that I happened to encounter at the Museum of Fine Arts the other day? Am I doing this right?

THREAD: This morning federal law enforcement raided a building at Lesley University in Cambridge. Here's what happened and what we're doing about it.

First live music for me in 2026: Caught the awesome first set by Construction Party at the Lilypad last night.

My blood is just boiling right now. To watch that video and then read the president’s statement. And to realize that each new line that ICE crosses, like the kidnapping of Rümeysa Öztürk, and now the murder of Renee Good, they’re testing to see if they can get away with it.

Looking for a cozy place on a chilly Tuesday night? I'm co-curating a set feat. Stephen Marotto on solo cello at Cambridge MA's Lilypad, which is followed by a Taylor Ho Bynum, Jeff Song, Pandelis Karayorgis & Eric Rosenthal quartet performance. Good music, good beer, nice people. Doors open at 7.

I promised myself I'd post more here about the live music I'm taking in, but I can't keep up! This weekend I heard 5 concerts in Boston/Cambridge: Don Berman & Susan Narucki recital, Charles Overton & Kalia Vandever in JP, the newest Guerilla Opera, Junction Trio playing Zorn, & Violets (5 violas!)

Camberville/Boston friends: I’m going to the 10:30 showing of the first two episodes of Twin Peaks: The Return at the Brattle tonight. Anyone want to join me?

Is there a specific word for the deep sadness one feels while missing a live performance of Ravel's Mallarmé songs featuring an incomparable dream team on a cloudy, early fall evening?

Boston's new music season is underway, rain or shine... Always check newmusiccalendar.com/boston for the very latest updates. (And send corrections, updates, new listings to [email protected])

29 years of marriage as of yesterday, & we really like hanging out together

My violin/cimbalom duo just launched our second annual call for composers. It's an easy and free application, and we'll award two composers $1,000 to write a new piece for us. Check it out here! www.lamnth.com/lamnthlab

In re: LRT, Minnesota is the opposite of a news desert - the Twin Cities has dozens of responsible news outlets staffed by incredibly professional journalists. They do not need your breathless, speculative assistance in covering this story. Post *local* coverage as it emerges, and ignore the noise.

Today!!! New episodes of the music/Maker podcast kick off with a big-time solo show, during which I discuss my creative journey, what shapes my music, what inspires me, and lots more. Listen and subscribe below! www.looseleaftransmissions.com/post/music-m...

So I don't know quite what I expected from my Thursday evening, but witnessing/hearing a large portion of Ligeti's "L'escalier du diable" as interpreted by Bruce Hornsby(!) was not on my bingo card.

Such an incredibly tough choice to make when there are simultaneous premieres by Han Lash and Amy Williams several towns apart.

Bostonians: We're smack in the middle of a weekend with an almost absurd number of new music events that happen at overlapping/conflicting times, & if you want to try and keep track, this might help! newmusiccalendar.com/boston.html

In spite of everything, live new music in Boston continues: newmusiccalendar.com/boston.html [If you have trouble with the link, just type newmusiccalendar dot com slash boston into your browser.]

2-factor authentication is the absolute worst enemy of someone who is a caregiver for an elderly family member, e.g. trying to manage healthcare, billing and finances, protect a loved one from scams, etc. There isn't a day that I don't curse this technological perpetual-obstacle course,

I really like this chord from the last Severance episode

Something that doesn't get talked about nearly enough is how Sarah Palin, with her combination of religious zealotry, outsider appeal, anti-intellectualism, aggressive posturing and utter uncuriosity about the world, set the stage for the current phase of US right-wing politics.

The idea that Tr@*p's betrayal of Ukraine should bump trans civil rights to a lower place on some progressive "priority list" is incredibly insidious and destructive. To go along with this is to give in to an evil strategy. There's never been a more important time than now to support trans rights.

I didn't celebrate Twin Peaks day on February 24, but everybody knows it is much more fun to celebrate a happy Fish-In-The-Percolator day today, on February 25!

It's kind of rare, but occasionally I go to a concert where I paid a fair amount of $ for the ticket, and it turns out I only like the music a little bit.

Ignoring the news is impossible and irresponsible, but we can and should continue to celebrate the things we love—to buoy our spirits and remind us why it matters. Time to Flood the Zone with Tone. Join in if you like and share something cool. #FTZWT

I have to get this out: I have been a queer and trans activist and educator for 35 years and among all the other things I am feeling right now, I am also just SO ANNOYED we have to do this AGAIN.

I got a christmas present of a big bandcamp virtual gift card this year, and today I spent most of it for Bandcamp Friday!