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	<title>Sounds Like Now</title>
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	<description>A blog by saxophonist Brian Sacawa</description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 04:20:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>My Ends Are My Beginnings: WEBSITE REDESIGN!</title>
		<link>http://briansacawa.com/blog/2010/05/10/my-ends-are-my-beginnings-website-redesign/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 04:20:06 +0000</pubDate>
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Redesigning my website has been a project I&#8217;ve been meaning to do for a while now. Well, I finally did it. As a result, this space, which was serving as an interim website, is hereby declared dead. No further updating will take place here. For news, updates, race reports, and gratuitous cat photos, please update [...]]]></description>
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Redesigning my website has been a project I&#8217;ve been meaning to do for a while now. Well, I finally <a href="http://briansacawa.com">did it</a>. As a result, this space, which was serving as an interim website, is hereby declared dead. No further updating will take place here. For news, updates, race reports, and gratuitous cat photos, please <a href="http://briansacawa.com">update your bookmarks</a> and subscribe to the <a href="http://briansacawa.com/feed/">new feed</a>. All insightful, inciteful, and &#8220;reductionist&#8221; blogging about musical matters takes place at <a href="http://charmcitycurrent.com/sounddirections/">Sound Directions</a> on the <em>Baltimore Sun</em>&#8217;s Charm City Current website. This space will continue to live as an archive since there are a great number of posts and I don&#8217;t want to break anybody&#8217;s old links. Thanks so much and let me know if you&#8217;ve got any feedback on the new site!</p>
<p><strong><u>Quick Links to the New Site:</u></strong><br />
- <a href="http://briansacawa.com">Redesigned briansacawa.com</a><br />
- <a href="http://briansacawa.com/feed/">Subscribe to News &#038; Updates</a><br />
- <a href="http://charmcitycurrent.com/sounddirections/">Sound Directions blog</a><br />
- <a href="http://charmcitycurrent.com/sounddirections/feed/">Subscribe to Sound Directions</a></p>
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		<title>Sound Directions Digest 3-14-10</title>
		<link>http://briansacawa.com/blog/2010/03/14/sound-directions-digest-3-14-10/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 02:01:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>brian</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Another week&#8217;s worth of music writing on Sound Directions condensed here for your pleasure:

Should Baltimore Identify Itself As The Weirdest Place on Earth?
Can I Get A . . . ?
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, But Only When You Should
Will Mobile Phone Bandsembles Become the Most Relevant Artistic Medium of the 2k10s?
But Who Are Classical Music&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Another week&#8217;s worth of music writing on Sound Directions condensed here for your pleasure:</p>
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<li><a href="http://charmcitycurrent.com/sounddirections/2010/03/08/should-baltimore-identify-itself-as-the-weirdest-place-on-earth/">Should Baltimore Identify Itself As The Weirdest Place on Earth?</a></li>
<li><a href="http://charmcitycurrent.com/sounddirections/2010/03/09/can-i-get-a/">Can I Get A . . . ?</a></li>
<li><a href="http://charmcitycurrent.com/sounddirections/2010/03/10/clap-your-hands-say-yeah-but-only-when-you-should/">Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, But Only When You Should</a></li>
<li><a href="http://charmcitycurrent.com/sounddirections/2010/03/12/will-mobile-phone-bandsembles-become-the-most-relevant-artistic-medium-of-the-2k10s/">Will Mobile Phone Bandsembles Become the Most Relevant Artistic Medium of the 2k10s?</a></li>
<li><a href="http://charmcitycurrent.com/sounddirections/2010/03/13/but-who-are-classical-musics-5-favorite-indie-rockers/">But Who Are Classical Music&#8217;s 5 Favorite Indie Rockers?</a></li>
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		<title>Sound Directions Digest 3-7-10</title>
		<link>http://briansacawa.com/blog/2010/03/07/sound-directions-digest-3-7-10/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 17:31:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>brian</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[More musical goodness this week at Sound Directions:

Improvisers Anonymous
Wait, But Is Renée Fleming Gonna Ruin It For Everyone By Making Us Look Like Sellouts?
10 Important Questions About Renée Fleming&#8217;s New Indie Album
Design Your Own Renée Fleming Indie Album Cover And Win A $50 American Apparel Gift Card
My Ignite Baltimore Talk, Transcribed
Who The Hell Stole Vijay [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>More musical goodness this week at Sound Directions:</p>
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<li><a href="http://charmcitycurrent.com/sounddirections/2010/03/01/improvisers-anonymous/">Improvisers Anonymous</a></li>
<li><a href="http://charmcitycurrent.com/sounddirections/2010/03/02/wait-but-is-renee-fleming-gonna-ruin-it-for-everyone-by-making-us-look-like-sellouts/">Wait, But Is Renée Fleming Gonna Ruin It For Everyone By Making Us Look Like Sellouts?</a></li>
<li><a href="http://charmcitycurrent.com/sounddirections/2010/03/03/10-important-questions-about-renee-flemings-new-indie-album/">10 Important Questions About Renée Fleming&#8217;s New Indie Album</a></li>
<li><a href="http://charmcitycurrent.com/sounddirections/2010/03/04/design-your-own-renee-fleming-indie-album-cover-and-win-a-50-american-apparel-gift-card/">Design Your Own Renée Fleming Indie Album Cover And Win A $50 American Apparel Gift Card</a></li>
<li><a href="http://charmcitycurrent.com/sounddirections/2010/03/05/my-ignite-baltimore-talk-transcribed/">My Ignite Baltimore Talk, Transcribed</a></li>
<li><a href="http://charmcitycurrent.com/sounddirections/2010/03/07/who-the-hell-stole-vijay-iyers-watch-at-the-stone/">Who The Hell Stole Vijay Iyer&#8217;s Watch At The Stone?</a></li>
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		<title>Sound Directions Digest 2-28-10</title>
		<link>http://briansacawa.com/blog/2010/02/28/sound-directions-digest-2-28-10/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Feb 2010 19:01:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>brian</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Your weekly digest of music goodness from my Sound Directions blog:

WTF Is That Noise?!
Game Time: A Cheat Sheet for John Zorn&#8217;s &#8220;Cobra&#8221;
Improvisation and Fabrication
Pull Quote: Philip Ball &#8212;
The Beatles&#8217; Urgent Request for Use of Stockhausen&#8217;s Mug

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Your weekly digest of music goodness from my Sound Directions blog:</p>
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<li><a href="http://charmcitycurrent.com/sounddirections/2010/02/22/wtf-is-that-noise/">WTF Is That Noise?!</a></li>
<li><a href="http://charmcitycurrent.com/sounddirections/2010/02/23/game-time-a-cheat-sheet-for-john-zorns-cobra/">Game Time: A Cheat Sheet for John Zorn&#8217;s &#8220;Cobra&#8221;</a></li>
<li><a href="http://charmcitycurrent.com/sounddirections/2010/02/24/improvisation-and-fabrication/">Improvisation and Fabrication</a></li>
<li><a href="http://charmcitycurrent.com/sounddirections/2010/02/25/pull-quote-philip-ball/">Pull Quote: Philip Ball &mdash;</a></li>
<li><a href="http://charmcitycurrent.com/sounddirections/2010/02/27/the-beatles-urgent-request-for-use-of-stockhausens-mug/">The Beatles&#8217; Urgent Request for Use of Stockhausen&#8217;s Mug</a></li>
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		<title>Sound Directions Digest 2-21-10</title>
		<link>http://briansacawa.com/blog/2010/02/21/sound-directions-digest-2-21-10/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Feb 2010 18:48:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>brian</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Blog: Winter 09]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This week&#8217;s roundup of music-related fun at Sound Directions:

Pull Quote: Anthony Tommasini &#8212;
What Alanis Morrisette Can Teach Classical Musicians
Fuck Nico Muhly: Is New Music Saving Opera Or Scandalizing It?
Lady Gaga Mines Bach&#8217;s Catalog to Write Her Hits
Do Classical Music Lovers Have to Be Old and Staid?
Pull Quote: Proper Discord &#8212;

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This week&#8217;s roundup of music-related fun at Sound Directions:</p>
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<li><a href="http://charmcitycurrent.com/sounddirections/2010/02/14/pull-quote-anthony-tommasini/">Pull Quote: Anthony Tommasini &mdash;</a></li>
<li><a href="http://charmcitycurrent.com/sounddirections/2010/02/15/what-alanis-morrisette-can-teach-classical-musicians/">What Alanis Morrisette Can Teach Classical Musicians</a></li>
<li><a href="http://charmcitycurrent.com/sounddirections/2010/02/16/is-new-music-saving-opera-or-scandalizing-it/">Fuck Nico Muhly: Is New Music Saving Opera Or Scandalizing It?</a></li>
<li><a href="http://charmcitycurrent.com/sounddirections/2010/02/17/lady-gaga-mines-bachs-catalog-to-write-her-hits/">Lady Gaga Mines Bach&#8217;s Catalog to Write Her Hits</a></li>
<li><a href="http://charmcitycurrent.com/sounddirections/2010/02/19/do-classical-music-lovers-have-to-be-old-and-staid/">Do Classical Music Lovers Have to Be Old and Staid?</a></li>
<li><a href="http://charmcitycurrent.com/sounddirections/2010/02/21/pull-quote-proper-discord/">Pull Quote: Proper Discord &mdash;</a></li>
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		<title>Sound Directions Digest 2-13-10</title>
		<link>http://briansacawa.com/blog/2010/02/13/1509/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Feb 2010 17:29:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>brian</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a roundup of the my posts for the week over at Sound Directions:

Name That Tune. Must We?
Get Your Head in the Game and Move Product Like Jay-Z
Poop To Not Poop Ratios
A Delicious Look at Alex Ross&#8217;s Doom Graph Post
Pull Quote: Proper Discord
Five Year Old Conducts The Rite of Spring

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Here&#8217;s a roundup of the my posts for the week over at <a href="http://charmcitycurrent.com/sounddirections/">Sound Directions</a>:</p>
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<li><a href="http://charmcitycurrent.com/sounddirections/2010/02/08/name-that-tune-must-we/">Name That Tune. Must We?</a></li>
<li><a href="http://charmcitycurrent.com/sounddirections/2010/02/09/get-your-head-in-the-game-and-move-product-like-jay-z/">Get Your Head in the Game and Move Product Like Jay-Z</a></li>
<li><a href="http://charmcitycurrent.com/sounddirections/2010/02/09/get-your-head-in-the-game-and-move-product-like-jay-z/">Poop To Not Poop Ratios</a></li>
<li><a href="http://charmcitycurrent.com/sounddirections/2010/02/11/a-delicious-look-at-alex-rosss-doom-graph-post/">A Delicious Look at Alex Ross&#8217;s Doom Graph Post</a></li>
<li><a href="http://charmcitycurrent.com/sounddirections/2010/02/12/quote-of-the-week-proper-discord/">Pull Quote: Proper Discord</a></li>
<li><a href="http://charmcitycurrent.com/sounddirections/2010/02/13/five-year-old-conducts-the-rite-of-spring/">Five Year Old Conducts The Rite of Spring</a></li>
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		<title>Sound Directions Launches</title>
		<link>http://briansacawa.com/blog/2010/02/08/sound-directions-launches/</link>
		<comments>http://briansacawa.com/blog/2010/02/08/sound-directions-launches/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:01:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>brian</dc:creator>
		
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New project alert: I&#8217;m writing the Sound Directions blog for the Baltimore Sun&#8217;s Charm City Current site.
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New project alert: I&#8217;m writing the <a href="http://charmcitycurrent.com/sounddirections/" target="_blank">Sound Directions</a> blog for the <em>Baltimore Sun</em>&#8217;s Charm City Current site.</p>
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		<title>Snookie Shop Sunday</title>
		<link>http://briansacawa.com/blog/2010/02/07/snookie-shop-sunday/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 15:33:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>brian</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Here are some of my contributions to the latest internet meme.






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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Here are some of my contributions to <a href="http://snookieshop.tumblr.com/" target=_"blank">the latest internet meme</a>.<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bsacawa/4336663896/" title="Snookie in Grant Park by briansacawa, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4061/4336663896_8138dc3b25_o.jpg" width="450" alt="Snookie in Grant Park" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bsacawa/4335862133/" title="Snookie on the moon by briansacawa, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4052/4335862133_ac049d2928.jpg" width="450" alt="Snookie on the moon" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bsacawa/4335861855/" title="Sgt Pepper Snookie by briansacawa, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2726/4335861855_29996741da.jpg" width="450" alt="Sgt Pepper Snookie" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bsacawa/4337231279/" title="Snookie was there by briansacawa, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4019/4337231279_e1a0a81082.jpg" width="450" alt="Snookie was there" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bsacawa/4336608648/" title="King Kong Snookie by briansacawa, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2696/4336608648_b6761951d7.jpg" width="450" alt="King Kong Snookie" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bsacawa/4336608470/" title="Snookie in Harlem by briansacawa, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4072/4336608470_fb6bb7f8d7.jpg" width="450" alt="Snookie in Harlem" /></a></p>
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		<title>Sergio!</title>
		<link>http://briansacawa.com/blog/2010/02/02/sergio/</link>
		<comments>http://briansacawa.com/blog/2010/02/02/sergio/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:58:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>brian</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Blog: Winter 09]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[Saxophone]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Video]]></category>

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This is hysterical. Man, I love Jon Hamm.
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<p>This is hysterical. Man, I love Jon Hamm.</p>
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		<title>This is the kind of pain I like</title>
		<link>http://briansacawa.com/blog/2010/01/27/this-is-the-kind-of-pain-i-like/</link>
		<comments>http://briansacawa.com/blog/2010/01/27/this-is-the-kind-of-pain-i-like/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 01:27:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>brian</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Blog: Winter 09]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Cycling]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Power Files]]></category>

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3-hour ride in the brisk January air bookended with two 30-min intervals.
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3-hour ride in the brisk January air bookended with two 30-min intervals.</p>
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