It was a journey of bliss and wonder making my way inside Frahm's thickets of retro synths and processed percussion only to poke through to exquisite vistas and forlorn piano solos – most of which came from the beguiling 2018 album, All Melody. I counted at least six keyboards in various nooks. Nils Frahm's Curious Pathways The German musician could barely squeeze between the mountains of equipment filling every inch of Washington D.C.'s 9:30 Club stage. Here we can better understand how her notorious diatribe to the rowdy crowd fits into the raw, at times confident, at times vulnerable, and ultimately powerful performances from a master songwriter whose next album would be Blue.
Joni Mitchell's Isle of Wight Intensity Finally, we can experience Joni's explosive 1970 Isle of Wight concert in this arresting new documentary about the chaotic music festival. synagogue, they played old waltzes, minuets and polkas all from their Nordic homeland and all in their own brilliant, sometimes bittersweet, arrangements. On a cold, rainy night at a Washington, D.C.
The players in the Danish String Quartet know this better than any classical ensemble today. Never having seen the real Callas, I was embarrassed to shed a tear at how present she seemed, even when her original recordings, doctored for the performance, sometimes sounded tinny and disembodied.ĭanish String Quartet Gets Folksy There's something about folk music – the songs and dances of ordinary people – that's burned deep in our DNA and flows out from our hearts. Maria Callas: The Hologram The incomparable opera star has been dead since 1977, but she lives again – or does she? – in a new hologram tour that continues to puzzle me. It was akin to a ritual we all knew we'd never forget. In the grand, reverberant National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., Ma played all six suites, over two and a half hours, without intermission. Now, nearly 60 years later this master musician – and master humanitarian – is touring the world with Bach's all-encompassing music. Yo-Yo Ma's Bach Marathon Ma began playing Bach's Cello Suites at age 4 and never stopped. Tom Huizenga's Favorite Live (And One "Dead") Performances Of 2018 Lonnie Holley's ghostly meditation on America's history of racial oppression, MITH Childish Gambino's visual apocalypse "This Is America" 12. Royce Da 5'9"'s personal memoir of an LP, Book Of Ryan 11. Leikeli47's unmasked choreopoem for colored girls, Acrylic 10. Tekashi 6ix9ine's masterclass in trolling showcased on two Breakfast Club appearances 9. Mac Miller's fated Tiny Desk performance of "2009" 8. Kanye's spineless appeal to the president in the Oval Office 7. Cole's existentialist antidote to addiction, K.O.D. Juice WRLD's depressing, drugged-out, teen break-up album Goodbye & Good Riddance 5. Noname's absurdist Room 25 performance on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert 4. Tierra Whack's afro-surreal visual escapade Whack World 3. So here are the 12 things - from albums to a range of performances - that shocked, stoked and unsettled my spirit in 2018.ġ. It's a reflection of how stark these times are - politically and culturally. When I look back on 2018, it won't be the music I loved but the music I found myself haunted by that will define the year for me. Thanks to all the helpers.ġ2 Things That Haunted Rodney Carmichael In 2018 You can simply say their name in your apartment right now and quietly wish them well (Neko Case, thank you for helping me untangle some of my own yarns with the ones you spun this year). You can give their album to your aunt for Christmas. You can support the charity they founded. You can buy a ticket to their upcoming concert. And I hope you can find some way to tell the person who made that piece of music that they matter to you. I hope you have found at least one piece of music that's made you feel more connected in 2018. My favorite music changes all the time, and so my year-end list is a year-end wish. And regardless of age, genre, level of fame or politics, speak with any artist long enough and you'll likely find that what motivates people to make music is the desire to make connections. In my job, I talk to a different musician pretty much every day. World Cafe Host Talia Schlanger's Year-End Wish For 2018
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