Davies Symphony Hall
Building in San Francisco, United States.
At a glance
| Source | Author | Role | In one line |
|---|---|---|---|
| How to Do Nothing — Reader’s Companion | Jenny Odell | turning point | At a Cage Song Books performance, conductor Michael Tilson Thomas makes a smoothie in a blender and the audience’s laughter becomes part of the piece. |
How to Do Nothing — Jenny Odell (2019)
Source: How to Do Nothing — Reader’s Companion · How to Do Nothing · Readwise highlight
It was at San Francisco’s Davies Symphony Hall, which I would occasionally visit alone after work for the comfort of old favorite pieces, an overpriced plastic cup of wine, and anonymity among an older crowd.
- Role: turning point
- In the book: At a Cage Song Books performance, conductor Michael Tilson Thomas makes a smoothie in a blender and the audience’s laughter becomes part of the piece. The author walks out down Grove Street to catch the MUNI hearing every sound for the first time, and is changed for months.
- Why it matters: The hall and the walk down Grove Street are where her perception shifts, the personal anchor for the chapter’s claim that attention reveals a familiar city.