<p>Kirk attended a unique concert recently, and Doug and Kirk discuss how concerts could be more interesting. </p>

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<p><strong>‌Show notes</strong>:</p>

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<li><a href="https://www.thenexttrack.com/181" rel="nofollow">Episode #178 - Lieder and Opera Singer Ian Bostridge</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/article/2024/jun/12/winterreise-review-schubert-bostridge-drake-warner-ustinov-studio-bath" rel="nofollow">Winterreise review - agony and ecstasy as Bostridge and Drake bring Schubert’s song cycle to dramatic life</a></li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palladium_(New_York_City)" rel="nofollow">Palladium</a></li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lone_Star_Cafe" rel="nofollow">Lone Star Cafe</a></li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bottom_Line_(venue)" rel="nofollow">The Bottom Line</a></li>
</ul>

<p><strong>Our next tracks</strong>:</p>

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<li><a href="https://amzn.to/3XUW1ZE" rel="nofollow">La Folia 1490-1701: Jordi Savall</a></li>
<li><a href="https://amzn.to/47Hl0mv" rel="nofollow">X: Smoke &amp; Fiction</a></li>
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Episode #292: Music as Product

Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn discuss music and musicians, and how we listen to music, whether it be analog or digital, downloaded or streamed, audio, or video.