One of the few things that have gotten me through this virus-begotten year of the plague 2020 were the virtual, on-line Bang On A Can marathons. There were four of them, each six hours long and each containing several musical performances that were simply amazing.
Terry Riley's trip-tastic drone jam. Jeremy Denk's performance of Gyorgy Ligeti;s The Devil's Staircase. Each contribution by the BOAC "All-Stars." Meredith Monk. The reliably brilliant Rhiannon Giddens.
Ever since a 2018 performance at Atlanta's The Bakery, I've been of the opinion that Nels Cline is the greatest living American guitarist. Here he is in the October marathon with his wife, Yuka C. Honda (Cibo Matto), justifying that opinion.
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