Tag Archives: Harold Budd

Harold Budd: 1936 – 2020

Posted on December 9, 2020 by postpunkmonk

I received terrible news last night as I was reading The Guardian after dinner. The incomparable Harold Budd had died at the age of 84. Worse, as details filtered out this was another covid-19 related music death. Word came from … Continue reading →

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Big Ears Roundup [part 7]

Posted on April 17, 2019 by postpunkmonk

[…continued from last post] Harold Budd + Friends: As Long As I Can Hold My Breath After we stumbled out of the Tennessee Theatre following the amazing performance by Nik Bartsch’s RONIN, we were dehydrated and hungry. It was time … Continue reading →

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Big Ears Roundup [part 4]

Posted on April 12, 2019 by postpunkmonk

[…continued from last post] This Is Not This Heat After the Carle Bley Trio performance it was time for dinner. We went to Tomato Head, a pizzeria we had liked on earlier visits. As we walked across Market Square in … Continue reading →

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Big Ears Roundup [part 2]

Posted on April 2, 2019 by postpunkmonk

Day 2 – March 22nd, 2019 […continued from last post] Rafiq Bhatia I started the morning with Rafiq Bhatia at 12:30 but the guitarist was at The Standard and the next show was Joep Beving at the Museum of Art … Continue reading →

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Big Ears Countdown: 24 Hours

Posted on March 20, 2019 by postpunkmonk

So yesterday we shared our picks for the first half of the Big Ears Festival. It was pretty hectic with as many as 20 events vying for our attention. The next two days of the festival are less jam-packed for … Continue reading →

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Big Ears Countdown: 48 Hours

Posted on March 19, 2019 by postpunkmonk

This week is only the second time I’ve attended a full festival. Usually we lick the one day when we have to attend and that’s it, but this year Big Ears has a Harold Budd residency, so all that went … Continue reading →

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Big Ears Festival Ropes in Monk [and Wife] With Harold Budd Residency

Posted on March 14, 2019 by postpunkmonk

We have attended three of the last five Big Ears Festivals since they have an eye for the sort of artists that we will definitely capitulate for. A-list non-rock artists like Laurie Anderson, Philip Glass, and Harold Budd. The festival … Continue reading →

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