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Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 1,863

By Erik Loomis

In General

On April 16, 2025

This is the grave of William Parker. The horrible racist violent cop scum William Parker was born in 1905 in Lead, South Dakota. He grew up in Deadwood. The family moved to Los Angeles in 1922, specifically for two interlocking reasons. The first was that...

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Music Notes

By Erik Loomis

On May 11, 2024

I've seen so much live music lately, but I am going to hold back discussing several of these shows for a week so I can talk about going to the.

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Music Notes

By Erik Loomis

On April 8, 2023

So....Big Ears....... Yeah, man, that was a lot. Like, it was the greatest music weekend of my entire life, just an amazing celebration of sounds in one of my favorite.

LGM Film Club, Part 314: Rising Tones Cross

By Erik Loomis

In General

On November 17, 2022

Tonight's film is an exceedingly rare one. Rising Tones Cross is a German documentary from 1985 about the New York avant-garde jazz scene. Directed by Ebba Jahn, it features some amazing performances and three long interviews that frame them. One is with the German bassist...