Tag: music
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records, drugs, solidarity (and a few other things)
Read more: records, drugs, solidarity (and a few other things)So … I bought a record player. I resisted for a long time. My reasoning: I didn’t know how to choose one, I was afraid of what it would cost for a decent one, but most of all, I knew that I would so easily and continuously be drawn into buying more records than I…
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instrument, the word (and 2024)
Read more: instrument, the word (and 2024)So, here we are, 2024. The dust of the first week has begun to settle, yet, new year’s greetings and good wishes are still fresh. One of the new year’s messages that I received arrived as I was embarking on what would be an unexpectedly long walk. I know it’s stating the obvious, but it’s…
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“a community space focused on music and the arts”
Read more: “a community space focused on music and the arts”Question: what does it take to make (and keep) a community space? Should we start with the community or the space? The photo above was taken at Ursa one morning this summer and this week’s blog title borrows from the Ursa website, so let’s start with the space. There are news and media stories about…
a few words ... from Montréal 