![[Duran Duran, Washington State Fair, Sept. 23, 2015]](https://musicwhore.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/20150923_213148_1032x774-1024x768.jpg "[Duran Duran, Washington State Fair, Sept. 23, 2015]")
Concert reviews were always something I wanted to write for this site, but I never drummed up the gumption to jot down my thoughts about shows after I attend them. In reality, I didn’t want shows to become means to an end, in the same way album purchases had become source for reviews.
Still, I go to a lot of concerts, and it feels awkward not mentioning them at least once.
So I’m going to do a year-end overview of all the shows I’ve attended in the past year.
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Tags: arvo part, bang on a can, catalyst quartet, concert edition, danish string quartet, duran duran, emerson string quartet, emmylou harris, jason isbell, john adams, mono, neutral milk hotel, rodney crowell, seattle symphony, sturgill simpson, wayne horvitz
![[John Luther Adams - Become Ocean]](https://musicwhore.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/JohnLutherAdamsBecomeOce122056_f-300x300.jpg)
Something I didn’t anticipate when I moved from Austin to Seattle in 2012 was a classical music scene with an audience receptive to modern works.
Seattle Symphony Orchestra includes a number of commissions throughout its season, and a chamber series focusing on modern works turns the lobby of Benaroya Hall into an informal setting. I got to hear Steve Reich’s Different Trains as part of a chamber music festival, and Town Hall has brought in the likes of Alarm Will Sound, Roomful of Teeth and NOW Ensemble.
So the year-end Favorite Edition for 2014 reflects my rekindled interest in new music. It’s easier to indulge when even the record shops make it a point to separate modern music from the common era.
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Tags: favorite edition, igor stravinsky, inventions, john luther adams, juanes, meredith monk, mono, royal wood, sam smith, shiina ringo, the bad plus, wayne horvitz
![[Duran Duran, Washington State Fair, Sept. 23, 2015]](https://musicwhore.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/20150923_213148_1032x774.jpg "[Duran Duran, Washington State Fair, Sept. 23, 2015]")