Some weekend geek read. (May not be for everyone's taste. You have been warned.)
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Last night, I had the absolute pleasure to hear Midori, one of the top violinists in the world, play with the Oregon Symphony Orchestra.
(For those of you wondering, she was spectacular.)
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Porcupine Tree, "The Sky Moves Sideways"
Mogwai, "I Chose Horses". Mellowness from one of the greatest Post-Rock groups around.
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