Minus the Music: Hamilton
A conversation (minus the music!) with Johanna Bear about Hamilton, the man, the show, and the legacy of both.
Alloy: Episode 80
Hamilton (playlist episode #80)
The focal point and scale of the prominent Hamilton image, compared to the other new music featured in the image, albeit in the background, is not altogether far from the focus of this week’s show. First off, was there new music to share? Absolutely!...and quite a lot. My music inbox has been filled with new releases that I shared on this week’s show (see show playlist below). Also true is that, culturally, the broadway musical, Hamilton, has cast a very large and well deserved shadow over many artistic and cultural channels. To try to put in perspective the “why and how” of Hamilton-mania, I invited my own resident Hamilton specialist to join me in the studio this week, my daughter, Johanna—a soon-to-be high school graduate, self-professed broadway geek, and someone who is deeply immersed in the “Hamilton universe.” I think she very capably put put all the Hamilton-mania into perspective for the rest of us. You can listen for yourself to this week’s “Minus the Music” installment featuring our conversation about Hamilton.
Also, don't forget that you can listen to all of the music from the last episode, “Routes” from the comfort of your browser (click here). Thanks for listening!
| Composition | Album | Artist | Listen Now! |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Blues | Byebyeblackbird | Frank Catalano |   |
| Scrapple For The Apple | Keys To The City Volumes 1 & 2 | New York Electric Piano |  |
| Alexander Hamilton | Hamilton (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Leslie Odom, Jr., Anthony Ramos, Daveed Diggs, Okieriete Onaodowan, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Phillipa Soo, Christopher Jackson & Original Broadway Cast of Hamilton | |
| Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story | Hamilton (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Original Broadway Cast of Hamilton | |
| Black Inside | Spoken Into Existence | Chico Freeman 4-Tet | |
| Trigger | Convallaria | Thumbscrew: Mary Halvorson, Michael Formanek, Tomas Fujiwara |  |
| Doha Blues | Short Stories | Dominick Farinacci | |
| Parlour Song | Short Stories | Dominick Farinacci | |
| Pure Imagination | All Through the Night | Bill Charlap, Peter Washington & Kenny Washington | |
| Daydreaming | A Moon Shaped Pool | Radiohead | |
| Counselor | Say So | Bent Knee | |
| Shed Your Head | Heigh Ho | Blake Mills | |
| Moons | Moons | Myriad3 | |
Hamilton
The focal point and scale of the prominent Hamilton image, compared to the other new music featured in the image, albeit in the background, is not altogether far from the focus of this week’s show. First off, is there new music to share? Absolutely!...and quite a lot. My music inbox has been filled with new releases that I want to cast a light on this week. Also true is that, culturally, the broadway musical, Hamilton, has been casting a very large and well deserved shadow over many artistic and cultural channels. To try to put in perspective the “why and how” of Hamilton-mania, I have invited my own resident Hamilton specialist to join me in the studio this week, my daughter, Johanna—a soon-to-be high school graduate, self-professed broadway geek, and someone who is deeply immersed in the “Hamilton universe.” Hopefully, she can put put all the Hamilton-mania into perspective for the rest of us. So in addition to a healthy dose of new music, this week’s show will feature tracks from the Hamilton soundtrack as well as a lively discussion about all things Hamiton.
Lend an open ear and listen live on Tuesday at 9AM, if you can. Also, don't forget that you can listen to all of the music from the last episode, “Routes” from the comfort of your browser (click here). Thanks for listening! (This week's artwork, “orbital connections” is by yours truly.)
