Daily Archives: May 6, 2021

Fillmore: The Beats in the Western Addition

Posted on May 6, 2021 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“If all art aspires to the condition of music, then in the postwar coteries that would sometimes be called beat, that music was jazz, and its salient qualities were spontaneity, improvisation, collaboration, subversion, low and outlaw status, hipness/coolness, and an … Continue reading →

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