For you browsers, detectives, or the occasional researcher, here’s a list of all Culture Currents blog posts, in order of the number of views they have received, as of Feb. 2, 2016. You may directly access any given post by clicking on the title. I hope this increases your enjoyment and use of the website.

As always, thank you for your interest, and always feel free to comment,

Kevernacular (Kevin Lynch)

Top Posts for all days ending 2016-02-02 (Summarized)

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Title		Views
Home page / Archives		10,125
The day Elvin Jones fired up Milwaukee’s Lakefront Festival of Art in 1972		2,414
If These Quilts Could Talk: Signals along the Underground Railroad		814
Will the Wolf Survive — or Attack? Examining “The Grey” Controversy		803
“In Memory of Elizabeth Reed” — and Duane Allman *		691
The Day the United States Hanged a Woman		637
Discovering a Famous Seafaring Scene in Calatrava’s Pavilion		628
The loss of Milwaukee’s black talk radio stirs memories of Marvin Gaye		620
Wisconsin gave John Steuart Curry a home. He gave back the state’s idea as image		616
Charlie Haden’s bass sang around the world, and back, to The Shenandoah		533
Culture Currents Fave Art Gallery		521
The Deadly Attack of the Smart Phone Zombies		470
“Real/Surreal” explores the haunted intersection of realist and surrealist American art		458
Gorky’s “Garden in Sochi” might give new meanings to the Olympics.		450
My All-time Best Americana/Roots albums.		449
If you asked her, Kathy Naab could write a book: A life remembered		419
A remarkable Mother’s Day story of an unforgettable “Lady” and her gifted son, Arshile Gorky		403
Rembrandt: Last Chances To See a Life-Changing Work of Art		385
Ishmael and Queequeg: the Original Pan-Cultural Odd Couple?		380
Remembering Ron Cuzner and jazz on “The Dark Side”		373
Blogger bio and statement		318
Samsara: A Wordless World of Magnificent Images (opens Friday)		288
Edward S. Curtis preserved America’s Vanishing Race for Posterity		275
More images from Edward Curtis and The Vanishing Race		263
A graphic version of T. Monk (but not Bud Powell) getting unfairly busted by racist cops…		256
Kathy Mattea’s “Coal Journey” Back Home		240
Reprise: Nocturnal Milwaukee jazz DJ Ron Cuzner lives on in musicians’ memories		220
If Dylan wanted to back him up, he must’ve been a hell of a leader. On mountains, he was.		216
Garry Wills exposes the cultural roots of America’s gun mentality		208
A few words about Jeff Poniewaz, and a poem by him		208
A round-trip drive from Milwaukee to the Pacific Ocean — a cultural travelogue part 2		207
Jazz education is swinging hard across Milwaukee and America		205
The Magician Behind Miles: Reviving the American Individualism of Gil Evans		203
A round-trip drive across America’s mountainous backbone — a cultural travelogue		201
Dissenting thoughts on the Cuzner style		190
A clean, well-lighted place: A river runs through Wisconsin’s roots music mecca		186
Clyfford Still? Yes, the great American painter still holds up, in a whole museum		178
The last of the great 19th-century whaling ships takes another journey, into living history		177
“He IS the guitar.” Blues pioneer Michael Bloomfield finally gets his due		167
Manty Ellis builds a new foundation for Milwaukee’s jazz scene		159
The “Magic Book” of Weather Report and Zawinul interview		159
“I Fought the Law, Brother Dead and Gone” (The ghosts of Brown, Garner & Hamilton)		153
The Aura of the African-American in Visual Art and Culture		153
Resources		149
Modern pioneers: How Lombardi’s Packers transformed football’s racial culture		143
My Moby Dick sculpture from Cottage House Primitives		142
A grand dame of jazz presents a celebration of “Dexter Gordon @ 90.”		140
Three Decisive Days of the Civil War, 150 years ago this week		138
Toni Morrison on Melville and the Language of Denial		137
Culture Currents Picks: Best Jazz and Roots Music of 2014		136
Jeffrey Foucault: Songwriter on a Train to You		135
Culture Currents writer-creator Kevin Lynch receives top prize for arts criticism from Milwaukee Press Club		133
Collage: Piecing Together Snips and Heaps of a Common Cultural Act — in Colorado		130
Following the inextiguishable flight of The Grateful Dead’s “Dark Star”		121
Milwaukee’s Revived Jazz Gallery: A Beacon for Creative Freedom Burns Again		121
Weather Report: From the First Lightning Bolt to the Rise of a Jazz Tsunami		116
Is the Tedeschi Trucks Band the Best American Group Working Today?		115
An Elegy to a Symphonic Musician — Bill Bennett		113
The paranoid and racist John Birch Society is alive in new guises.		112
A Melville research trip with photos by Katrin Talbot		112
Thelonious Monk died today in 1982. An obit column from back then		111
Undecided Voters (in Swing States?): Who Are Those Guys?		110
Superband leader Christensen survives, but still fights for his financial life		107
“Genius” Jason Moran ain’t gettin’ a big head. He’s updating Fats Waller for shows in Milwaukee and San Francisco…		106
George Bernard Shaw scrutinizes human folly and romance in APT’s “The Doctor’s Dilemma”		102
A very behind-the-beat blog on my favorite jazz recordings of 2013.		98
Tedeschi Trucks Band – Part 2: A Comparison and a Closer Look		98
Gifted trumpeter-composer Philip Dizack will play three Milwaukee dates		97
Bluegrass inventor Bill Monroe (Sept. 13, 1911-Sept. 9, 1996) Springs a Surprise		95
“Trains That Passed in the Night” — How photographer O. Winston Link told a classic American story		94
Discovering the black community’s role in the Underground Railroad’s “Hidden History”		92
Political Call and Response and The Falling Man Who Still Haunts		90
Guitarist Manty Ellis tells all about Milwaukee jazz back in the day		87
Wisconsin Proud: Shimon and Lindemann reveal courage, commitment and salt-of-earth soul		87
A barely suppressed sneer: The persistence of Dick Cheney’s dark “honor.”		86
Bandleader Maria Schneider walks a wintry tightrope over her jazz success		81
They’ve got the back of the Man in Black: Johnny Cash		81
Trumpeter Russ Johnson opens new vistas in jazz conversation		80
Photos That Made History and Make You Remember		80
Eagle Wings and Byrd Calls, and a Gust of Defiantly Mystical Romanticism		79
Stepping Inside the Outside the Box New Music Festival		78
Coltrane comes home, to find his deepest or his most far-flung self?		77
Robert Hilburn’s “Johnny Cash: The Life” feels like a definitive biography		76
It’s spring and jazz is busting out all over in Milwaukee		74
Drummer-composer Devin Drobka harbors dreams for a surviving world in “Bell Dance Songs”		74
Masterpieces born of rebellion: from Van Gogh to Pollock at the Milwaukee Art Museum		73
My Best Jazz Experiences of 2012 (in memory of James Hazard)		71
My book “Voices in the River: The Jazz Message to Democracy” gets a pre-published airing		70
The Perpetual Adolescence of Match.com: Social Network Bans Moby-Dick		69
American Players Theatre’s Sarah Day makes Didion’s devastating “Year” magical		69
Antler reaches for sky-born ideas and touches people down here		68
Stemper’s “Persistence of Honor” speaks volumes in pure music		67
Critic Gary Giddins scurries up the masthead of The Pequod. What do you think of Moby-Dick?		65
The Tedeschi Trucks Band: As Timeless as the Red Rocks of Colorado		65
“Edward Curtis and the Vanishing Race,” two more memorable samples		64
Recent Hauntings: Does American Democracy Stand a Ghost of a Chance?		63
Pondering Jesus Christ’s birth, death and “immaculate reconception,” via Lawrence Ferlinghetti		63
Charles Woodson: A Poster Boy for Packer Ageism? — Part 2		61
Thoreau on newsworthiness/ Environmental writing anthology		60
Singer Jackie Allen’s Sophistication and Soul comes home to Milwaukee		60
Under Richard Thompson’s spell: From tragic loss to boyish wisdom		60
Riding with another African American as “guilty” as Trayvon Martin, and Pip		60
Grammy-winning trumpeter Brian Lynch salutes unsung heroes of his art		58
Edo de Waart records Mahler/Harvey Taylor’s new trumpeting		58
Night Thoughts of a Baffled Humanist: Marilynne Robinson		57
Delving into the Depths of Trump the Stump — a comment and a visual image		57
The original Milwaukee Jazz Gallery’s Shadow and Act		56
Rediscovering a Cezanne Chateau in my Basement		55
Titian’s “Christ (the Humanist) and the Adulteress”		54
Out There in the Life and Time of Dave Brubeck (1920-2012)		53
And a few more big jazz dates for Jazz Appreciation Month		53
Aaron Rodgers is finally getting a little more subtle with his comedy		52
Fair is Foul and Foul is Fair. Hover through the Fog and Filthy Air!		51
Looking again at how the great Italian painter Titian understood ancient times, and ours		50
Why Gore Vidal (1925-2012) Still Matters		50
Levon Helm and The Band: A Speculative Fictional Fragment and a Tribute		49
Ramblin’ Jack Elliott still takes his audience down a long, crooked road		48
Plucking Musical Fruit Deep in Appalachia		48
“Revival’s in the air” at Gregg Allman’s Potawatomi concert		48
Alone and live, guitar wizard David Torn’s far-reaching sonic colors recall Pink Floyd and beyond		47
Guy Clark and Darrell Scott: Country Troubadours for Our Times		47
Author Michael Perry reflects on his friendship with two Wisconsin photographers		46
The Adventures of Madame Maggie, or the Return of the Hound of the Baskervilles.		45
Literary critic, writer and professor Ihab Hassan spent a lifetime questing for humanity		45
Sand County Songs: Aldo Leopold’s Words and Ideas Make Beautiful Music.		45
Discovering Ecuador’s color, bounty and majesty in August of 2014		44
A Coen Brothers movie reaches for a rootsy wrinkle in time		42
The Gypsy Lumberjacks are pied pipers who carry a heavy vernacular load like pros		42
“The Journey” — A Deathly Odyssey Teaches Trumpeter David Cooper about Music and Life		41
Climber-skiier-banojist Bill Briggs redux and a correction		41
A review: Charlie Haden and Keith Jarrett’s “Last Dance”		40
On Charlie Sykes, “right to work” in Wisconsin, and the will to power		39
Scott Walker hears from God, or thinks his job creation makes him really special		38
Fave Art Gallery: Sloan, just because		38
Culture Currents moves to the Grand Tetons		37
“The Changin’ Times” and The Drizzly November of Bob Dylan’s Soul		37
Maria Schneider just nabbed 3 Classical Grammies. Deservedly?		37
Jeff (Because) Poniewaz hovers over the freeway		36
Kenneth Lonergan’s “Margaret” endures a modern-day “Shock Corridor.”		36
A round-trip drive to the Pacific Ocean — Part 3: The SFJAZZ Collective remembers and creates like America could		35
CC readers, introducing (bugle fanfare) the new house cat, Queen Cleopat- er, Chloe		35
The Tedeschi-Trucks Band sets a high bar for American vernacular music		35
Up there in the wind, listen for Johnny Cash — his voice, courage and vision		35
My best albums of 2012 in roots vernacular music		35
James McMurtry’s “Game” reveals more of himself, and of a vividly evoked America		32
A Musical Meditation on Honor and Barack Obama		31
Paul Ryan: The Story of the Peanut Butter-munching Automaton and his Granny		30
“Searching for Sal” — A quest for the hole-in-one, and even more elusive truths.		30
Inside a real wild animal sanctuary		30
Rodney Crowell’s long and winding road back to Emmylou		29
Digging (up) the Year’s Vernaculars, Roots and All		29
Amiri Baraka: A Native Son of Racial Reality and Necessity		28
On 9/11 Anniversary: How Another City Survived its own Fallen Men (Women and Children)		28
If you are what you eat, did I know what I was, and how all that stuff got to be food?		28
Jazz singer Mark Murphy (1932-2015), “The next Sinatra,” did it his way		27
Going back to Townes Van Zandt’s “Proud Mountains,” to anyone’s mountains.		27
Stemper’s “Persistence of Honor” (Preferred performance link) and other upcoming Stemper events		27
John Mellencamp and Stephen King conjur the Ghost Brothers of Darkland County		26
Riding with another African American as “guilty” as Trayvon Martin, and Pip		26
The Flatlanders head for the hills, or was it for a sure-bet payday?		25
Here’s my list of “Books that Mattered the Most to Me.”		25
Is She Safe Because Buddha is on the Smart Phone?		23
“Hope Springs” Bubbles Below the Oscar Radar		23
“Big Miracle”: A video movie gem hidden below an icy Alaskan surface		23
Wit, wisdom, and evocation emanate from Richard Wiegel’s “Wiegel Room”		22
It Must Work is holding a fundraiser for a new well for orphans without water in West Africa		22
Paul Kantner took Jefferson Airplane/Starship and ’60s American rock high and far		22
Wynton Marsalis makes like St. Nick with his bag of traditional and contemporary goodies		22
Is it Jurassic Jazz, or a new creature with a very big sonic footprint?		22
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Color this your favorite Jackie Allen album		22
How can the government be everywhere stealing our guns, Senator Lee?		22
P.S. On Trayvon Martin post. Is Zimmerman a provoker or a victim? (Give us The Watchman!)		22
Chicago Yestet gears up with music of empowering politics		21
Did I see yo mammy steal somebody’s Grammy? Kudos and Komplaints		20
A weekend brimming with performing arts choices in Milwaukee		20
A discography: Exploring the jazz orchestra’s wilds and wonders		20
Heyyy watermelon man, the whole world hears you playin’ that jazz!		18
Five Visionary Musicians Travel to the Apocalypse and Beyond		18
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Ornette lives! A brief appreciation of Ornette Coleman and “The Cry” (1930-2015)		17
Culture Currents Best Jazz Albums etc. of 2015		17
P.S. On Trayvon Martin post. Is Zimmerman a provoker or a victim? (Give us The Watchman!)		17
Another list of ideas for action from Walter Mosley		17
Wall Street on the Edge: A Deadly Margin for Error		16
Culture Currents adopts a new theme image from the Appalachian mountains		16
While Republicans filibuster (and fiddle), the grieving wall of Newtown may come to life		15
Marquette High grad chronicles how Iowa built a field of dreams for marriage equality		15
Trumpeter Jamie Breiwick plays at his CD release party Saturday at the Jazz Estate		15
More thoughts on Levon Helm from Louie Perez of Los Lobos and a great video		15
Paul Geremia Dwells in the Obscure Depths of the Blues He Brings to Light		15
A Walmart Cinderella Sweeps Up on Desolation Row		15
Does Marion Cotillard forge an anti-Ahab heroine for our time in “Rust and Bone”?		14
Bill Camplin’s “Understory” digs deep, while casting a long shadow on the present		14
A very brief photo essay on driving into Appalachia		14
Another trip, with abundant comic relief from politics and other ugly human doings		13
Thoughts of a saddened and bemused Bee Gees fan from 1967		13
Two days left to see Kandinsky, a great thinker and a greater artist		13
Santana, Trucks and Tedeschi feelin’ good		13
Jeffrey Foucault’s Cold Satellite Transmits a Yeats-like Vibe		13
WORDS, SOUNDS AND IMAGES OF COMMON (AND UNCOMMON) CULTURE		12
You Doubt Ryan Thinks of Humans as Mathematical Digits?		12
American Players Theatre’s Jim DeVita conjures a Shakespeare-haunted murder-mystery		12
Richard Deibenkorn is the summer artist of lush and glaring riches		12
Russell Banks returns to short stories with a great novelist’s sagacity for human nature		11
Los Lobos: The powerful and beautiful social comment of “Gates of Gold”		11
A couple of urgent cultural and political readings of late		11
Grammy-winning composer Maria Schneider on nature, and on the best Gil Evans		11
A Gust of Cooling Emily Dickinson		11
Jonathan Klett’s potent video film “Truth, Communion, Immense Possibility, and Art”		11
Does Walker walk the walk, too? Nah, he just pushes a pile he treats like garbage (cartoon by Kevin Lynch).		11
The Bad Plus go to “the emotional core,” and to ironies and contradictions		10
Culture Currents and No Depression Celebrate the Best Roots Music Albums of 2015		10
Culture Currents is now on Facebook		10
Two Guys and Their Guitars		10
“Black Radio” Radiates Across Milwaukee’s Great Divide		8
The Shepherd Express has provided fact-based reporting to help you make an informed vote.		8
National Literacy Month is here		8
Trumpeter Jamie Breiwick “dreams” of Thelonious Monk’s music		8
The Great Charles Woodson: Poster Boy for Packer Ageism? — Part 2		8
Another dose of too-slippery-to-peg Americana		8
A few thoughts on “Take Five.”		8
Correction: Starting time of Brian Lynch Master Class.		7
What are the most “popular” posts on Culture Currents? Here’s a full list.		7
The Bad Plus adds up a new Rite of Spring with smart subtraction		7
Getting down off your horse and savin’ a little face is as American as apple pie in the face.		7
Marc Eisen finds musicians who nail the Zeitgeist and its Parade of Masqueraders		6
Jonathan Klett’s potent video film “Truth, Communion, Immense Possibility, and Art”		6
Trumpeter Russ Johnson re-imagines Eric Dolphy’s classic album “Out to Lunch!”		5
now vote to recall		4
As Mittor Romsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams…		4
Sam Francis Carried Printmaking into Deep and Beautiful Realms		4
Local labor movement struggles for job creation.		4
James McMurtry talks about the making of “Complicated Game” and more		4
Moby rises again (intact) on match.com		3
Happy About a Hanging?		3
Something to do, to be responsible for.		3
Guitarist David Torn’s far-out and far-in music goes on tour, with a new album		2
The Jefferson Airplane lands on a New York rooftop — inspired ’60s anarchy		2
What’s Scott Walker up to now?		2
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“The Highway Home, Spying Sun”: a photograph and two poems		2
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