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The usual caveats about trusting what you read online, but this sounds plausible to me.

If Strongarm reunites, I will lose my goddam mind. www.instagram.com/strongarmhc/

Both Fred Hammond and the audience understood the assignment. Harmonies, polyrhythmic claps on- and off-screen, y'all. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClFp...

I like the Pike-less Sleep song. Come @ me. On this episode of All Songs Considered @npr.org, I also share @perennialtheband.bsky.social's mod-punk rave-up and a beautiful choral work by @sarahdavachi.bsky.social that makes me cry. www.npr.org/2026/06/23/n...

Pure comedy.

I got tagged in a thread about Christian punk that doesn't suck (basically), but it looks like responses have been turned off... so I can't respond. Don't they know I am a fount of useless knowledge about obscure Christian punk bands?!

Gabourey Sidibe’s delighted scream after sitting on a chair and asking Johnny Knoxville, “Bitch, is this cake?!” lives forever rent free in my mind.

PIE. FOR. BREAKFAST.

Happy Father’s Day Breakfast Burrito the Size of My Forearm to me.

It's amazing. And Lars is an incredible curator of things I might have never otherwise even encountered and those humans are precious.

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Shocked and sad to hear that Justin Cary, longtime bassist for Sixpence None the Richer, recently had a stroke last week and died this morning. A sweet man.

I have know about this Pike-less Sleep news for a week. I have written and deleted alternating pithy and serious reactions. schadenfreude isn’t really the feeling here, more like a Stares Directly Into Camera gif or something. Anyway, Bubba Sleep sounds good to me.

If Waffle House doesn’t make this their new slogan, then capitalism has failed

Lord, help me, I'm going to 4-band ska show tonight. www.blackcatdc.com/shows/kill-l...

Good thread. I hope this puts the final nail in the coffin over the tired "transplant" discourse that's been infecting DC politics for the 20 years I've lived here.

Remember when I said that the DC primary was worth watching? The President said that if Janeese Lewis George, a Democratic Socialist, won the election, the federal government would intervene. Time to pay attention.

Closing out election night looking like a progressive sweep, with an almost certain JLG for mayor. We will continue to report on races as additional results are published. 51st.news/election-nig...

Audio Galaxy, no contest. The best social music sharing site to ever exist.

Tidal has begun to prioritize playlists and profiles over albums in search and I just wanna die.

"Take this in memory of me..."

What a babe! The years have been good to Eve. www.youtube.com/watch?v=CymC...

In the Asheville airport yesterday, I saw a young woman in a KEEP ATHENS WEIRD t-shirt with town mascot Ort's face on it. Now I want one. Who can hook it up? @athensmusicjunkie.com know where these can be found?

A judge rejected a request to pause a court-ordered deadline of Friday to remove references to President Trump from the building. The institution appealed, an effort that was also rebuffed Friday evening. n.pr/43RQ6qN

Holy cow! This may be the weather photo of the year. Double rainbow, orange sky over Nationals Park Friday evening. Absolutely amazing capture by Alex Warofka.

@totalvibration.bsky.social So rad! Thank you Lars all the way from Australia for the inclusion of my new D.C Cross record! newsletter.vikingschoice.org/archive/new-...

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[Lets the intrusive thoughts win] End It bootleg tee with an Andy Warhol banana.

[SNL host introducing the band’s 2nd performance] Once again, pie for breakfast.

Already have the franchise planned out... The Furious 2 Furious The Furious: Hong Kong Drift Furious & Furious Furious Five Furious 6 Furious 7 The Fate of the Furious F9 Furious X Furious Forever www.youtube.com/watch?v=Avky...

[J. Walter Weatherman voice] And that's why you fact check.

bark ambient

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Fun story: I produced The Breeders' Tiny Desk. When I met the band in NPR's parking garage, Kelley asked me to hold her bag, water bottle, etc. to find something in the van. "You got a girlfriend?" [Blushes.] "A wife?" [Blushes x2.] "You're so good at listening to women!" [Dies inside.]

In Soviet Russia, the Poitrine Angines you! exclaim.ca/music/articl...

Getting interest in my guitar class again so sharing here. This class is for beginner/intermediate players who get stuck in old patterns, ruts, or plateaus. I take fingerstyle history from 19 century banjo to players like Sonny Sharrock, & offer some different ways to look at writing & practice.

All I saw was "Strongarm" and I about had a heart attack.

How about you Switch 2 reading the Holy Bible

Every hardcore/metal/punk scene has This Guy. They are harmless, generally nice folks and strong supporters of the scene. DC/Baltimore has one: The Moshing Chicken. I think he got engaged onstage at Maryland Deathfest one year. I like End It; they're being clowns for this tho.

I don't think folks outside of D.C. realize how much this primary could completely reshape the Nation's Capitol. I don't know that I've really seen anyone attempt to explain why either. Whooole bunch of positions up for grabs, two different ideologies at play. 51st.news/washington-d...

No better weather reporting for the D.C. area than @capitalweather.bsky.social !

Donald Trump became the first sitting president to attend an NBA Finals game, and when he was shown on the screen, he was booed.

RIP James Blood Ulmer, the king of funk-skronk guitar. youtu.be/FHsX6oA5Nf8?...

The Nigerian pop star delivers Afro-fusion grooves, dreamy soundscapes and high-energy rhythms with a stellar band. n.pr/49JzHb7

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hey hey, are you having a great friday?

A love letter to my home of the past 20 years... and a work anniversary.

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