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ON the Beat | Shoegazing and Other Musings Around the County

On our musical radar: Sun Kil Moon, Jalama Ranch, Willie Nile, Ojai Festival calling.

ON the Beat | Shoegazing and Other Musings Around the County

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Music of and About a Magical Landscape


Those of us who had yet to experience the magical plot of land that is the White Buffalo Land Trust , currently transforming Jalama Canyon Ranch into a “Center for Regenerative Agriculture,” got a lyrical and musical introduction to the essence of the place last Saturday. With the program called “Music of the Living Landscape,” Nathan Sherwood Liang , a composer-performed and sound artist from the Bay Area, capped off his six-week stint as artist-in-residence with a performance incorporating literal field recordings and tappings and his own musical explorations.