Gettin real, gonna happen. Been a long time since I did this.

How many of my bsky peeps are in Pflugerville, TX? Probably not many. But if you are...swing by the Three Legged Goat at 6p. I have not done a full set in a very long time...this will be fun. And I have a friend sitting in on violin (or fiddle, depending on which song).

Final episode of The Boys. Buckle up, c****

Happy National Rescue Day! Thanks to Tipper for rescuing us

Russ Somers – “I Drink My Whiskey Neat (I Don’t Like Ice)” A fun and folky anti-ICE protest/drinking song – short, sweet, sharp and pointed. russsomers.bandcamp.com/track/i-drin... @rsomers.bsky.social www.etherdiver.com/2026/05/15/o... #ProtestMusic #folk #rock #DrinkingSong

Coffeeshops should have a real-time display of their Internet speed on a big sign outside, like gas station price signs

If the fund is for victims of weaponization of the Federal government, I assume Hunter Biden's claim will be honored

Doggo does alt-text

Welcome to the week. Here's some new music to get you thru it! Unusual post rock, classic pop/rock, a drinking song for protesters, instrumental eclecticism + more www.etherdiver.com/2026/05/15/o... From @timeveleigh.bsky.social @reonmoebius.bsky.social @rsomers.bsky.social @sixomatic.bsky.social

I'm playing at Three Legged Goat in Pflugerville this Friday, 5/22. 6pm. If you're a Pflugervillian (or Austinite, or Round Rocker), swing by and say hi! www.bandsintown.com/e/108351730

My next album will be called Dark Side of the Moon Pie. But probably not, actually

And once again I’ll remind us that periodically news like this makes us remember the Parliamentarian, but we must also remember the Funkadelicarian.

Fewer people are yelling THE PARLIAMENTARIAN CANT DO THAT BECUZ WE ARE A CONSTITUTIONAL REPUBLIC than I expected on the ex-bird app, but then I think most of them cannot spell “Parliamentarian”

I’ll worry about the ethnicity of the actress playing Helen of Troy when the people (like Elon) who complain about that kind of irrelevant thing stop putting up pictures of Jesus that make him look like a hippie-ish white dude from California.

But y'know, if you make Canva Sans your brand font for your music promotion, that's a few less clicks every time you do something. #lazy

"...short, sweet, sharp,and pointed." Is it a protest song or a drinking song? Yes to both. And thanks to @etherdiver.bsky.social for the kind writeup on I Drink My Whiskey Neat (I Don't Like ICE)! www.etherdiver.com/2026/05/15/o...

Amazed at the number of non-Texans who suddenly have a strong opinion about an “acceptable” breakfast taco order when, only a couple days ago, they would have called it a “breakfast burrito.” If I have any beef (heh) with potato, egg, and cheese, it’s that it’s SUCH a common order.

Johnny Cash, Blue Oyster Cult, Sex Pistols, Clash, Elvis Costello, Midnight Oil, X, Loudon Wainwright III, Todd Snider, Spiritual Cramp

This is it. This is what we want. Is this too much to ask?

Also Analog Tequila is the name of my band now

No AI or digital experience will ever be as good as plain old analog tequila

Even when we manage to turn things around (and we will), it’s a sobering thought that so much of this was acceptable to so many people for so long until the price of gas went up.

One more time for the team in Fort Wayne! open.spotify.com/track/6uhXeX...

Is '86' really a threat? Consider this: * Tommy Tutone sang "86-75309" * A search for the zip code 75309 reveals that there is NO such zip code OH MY GOD THEY CARRIED OUT THE THREAT AND DESTROYED AN ENTIRE ZIP CODE AND EVERYONE IN IT!

It’s depressing to me that “reading“ is now framed as a hobby instead of, you know, a default activity for leisure and edification practiced generally by a literate populace.

12-string POV at Six Strings Lounge. A guy asked me “how many strings do you have on that thing?!”, which is actually quite a good question.

They Killed Good in Minnesota is out now on Bandcamp and just got approved for release on all streaming platforms next Friday, 24 April! ninajosmith.bandcamp.com/track/they-k... - Thanks for listening!

I have a new top city! I think I know why 🤣 russsomers.com/sweetwater-s...

Person. Woman. Man. Savior. Stethoscope.

There is not a math rock band called Bernoulli or The Bernoulli Family, but there should be

@realfollowers.bsky.social can I see my bot followers?

This "I thought it was me as a doctor" explanation does nothing more than call into question exactly WHAT kind of doctors he is seeing.

People who call the Pope "WEAK on crime" just don't know about his nighttime superhero alter ego, Transubstantiation Man.

I’m listening to Velvet Underground and looking at a 1960s Rheem Mark VII combo organ for sale on Marketplace and when I Google it I learn that John Cale played that model in the Velvet Underground, so I think what I need to do next is very clear

There are things that you can’t tell a plumber

“The biggest, baddest, saltiest chick you would ever see’: why no one sang the blues like Big Mama Thornton www.theguardian.com/music/2026/a...

Happy National Fuck ICE day! youtube.com/shorts/xxxwd...

tbh, the thing I loved most about making this one was rhyming "modus operandi" with "candy" open.spotify.com/album/4rei0p...

This sounds like a threat, tbh

Ever buy music gear online and get a call from a Sweetwater Sales Engineer? Me too, so I made a song about it. Give it a listen on whatever platform you prefer! russsomers.com/sweetwater-s...

We did not have kids til late in life, and the “do you have kids/why not/you still could” people were annoying AF cultists. But now that we have adult kids, the “do you have grandkids/why not/you still could” people are 100x worse. Why is this an OK thing to do?

Freedom Camp 47 lol. Subtle.

I can’t wait to watch the new episode of The Boys tonight. I need a calm, relaxing distraction from the insanity of the news.

Remember the people of Iran forming a human chain around a power plant the next time you ask "dare I take the risk of attending a No Kings protest." Not an endorsement of the leadership of Iran. But whether in Minneapolis or Tehran, people have the power. www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPR-...

Actually, not. It requires two people, at least as my inner high schooler understands it.

Kurt Vile announces new album 'Philadelphia's been good to me' & tour, shares "Chance to Bleed" www.brooklynvegan.com/kurt-vile-an...

Kindness is the killer app.

Eight days...pre-save the new song now! show.co/sZz2EMU

Is this the mood I should select for my gear crush song for my Sweetwater Sales Engineer? #abitawkward