mirlo.space/closet-mix/r... There's a new-ish Bandcamp-like service called Mirlo. Old 3C Label Group artists Closet Mix have uploaded their most recent release as a trial balloon. Music pals might also like to try it out.

www.facebook.com/events/10631... Sat 6 Dec -- Eleven Plus Two = Twelve Plus One and Coastal Dives at Secret Studio. More links in the comments.

Andover MA 60s garage rockers do a stripped-down, low-key version of a Love song, and inadvertently foreshadow Yo La Tengo and Mojave 3 in the process. Pretty cool, I have to say. therisingstorm-sd.bandcamp.com/album/calm-b...

Matter news and Andy Downing are doing a great job keeping independent journalism going here in Central Ohio. Please consider supporting them, either now during their fundraiser, or on a continuing basis. More links to upcoming fundraising events are in the comments. Thanks! matternews.org/donate/

Let's hope the recent election is the first step in the process. #RIPGOP

AI IS LAME! For creative arts, anyhow -- though I'm sure there are exceptions of smart people using it for very good work. FYI -- I had it do this from an existing head-shot. I asked for a pencil and it stuck it in my mouth for reasons unknown. I added the type on the hat myself. Crazy, eh?

Hello, friends. It's our 40th anniversary in one month, and we're running a #fundraiser for @sandyhookpromise.bsky.social that we hope you might also consider donating to. Thanks! -- Paul + Jeannette www.facebook.com/donate/83136...

Here's a link to our low-key 2025 fundraiser. Please support our efforts as a 501(c)(3) organization that provides resources to allied independent music artists, labels, and performers in Columbus, Ohio, the greater Midwest area, and beyond. www.zeffy.com/en-US/donati...

#gop #guardiansofthepedophiles #mikejohnson won't swear in #adelitagrijalva as he knows the house will vote to #releasetheepsteinfiles and provide justice for the survivors

Scenes from today's #nokings protest. Good to see our fellow kind liberals making their voices heard. Clintonville, Columbus Ohio USA

When we Great Plains were young, circa 85 + 83. reneekvelkoff.net/great-plains/

Thanks to #bandcamp for featuring Great Plains in today's label profile on Homestead Records! daily.bandcamp.com/label-profil...

A loving welcome to the newest Nini, Inez, born on 24 Sept, beautiful daughter of Mags + Walt, destined for #guardians fandom.

In Naperville, IL, ICE agents swarmed a private home where roofers were working and kicked away the ladders, trapping the crew on the roof. All of them are here legally. This is the real face of Trump’s ICE. Stand up. Speak out. SHARE this post. #AbolishICE @occupydemocrats.bsky.social

#columbusohio dude Les Wexner's entry in the #epsteinfiles bday book sweepstakes. Naughty bits covered for those who might object. #releasethefiles #prosecutethepedophile

Thanks to @andydowning33.bsky.social for publishing another of my opinion pieces on the @matternews.bsky.social site -- matternews.org/voices/opini... -- To paraphrase Frank Costanza: "I've got thoughts! And now you're gonna hear them!"

When power protects power, power must be eliminated. #releasethefiles #prosecutethepedophile

#TGIBCF = Thank god it's #bandcampfriday -- Which is to say that tomorrow, Friday 5 Sep, is a perfect day to get your bad-self some Old 3C releases, handily collected here -- old3c.com/old-3c-on-ba...

This 4-disc collection is streaming, and I'm all in. superdeluxeedition.com/reviews/the-...

Many thanks to Andy Downing for publishing my opinion piece on the Matter news site. matternews.org/voices/opini...

"You can't spell CBS without BS." youtu.be/7Rv36XkQojM?...

7 Dec 85, Great Plains and Bread Group open for Yo La Tengo for one of their early out of town shows. At the IP Lounge, later known as Apollo's. #columbusohio

I'm still amazed that I was in a band (Great Plains) that opened for The Go-Betweens in '85. #columbusohio

Clicky-click here to see Richard's words on tonight's really big shoe. Cafe Bobo at 8 p.m. sharp. richardsanford.substack.com/i/167121520/...

Big doings on Thu night. matternews.org/culture/musi...

Update -- Thu 10 July, 8 p.m. at Cafe Bourbon Street. Featuring a rare set from The Sovines (10 p.m.), with Bee Humana (9 p.m.), and Closet Mix (8 p.m.). Doors open at 7 p.m. Proceeds to support WCRS FM 92.7/98.3. $5 suggested donation (or more) at the door. www.facebook.com/events/73201...

Protest and resistance on your mind? The US has a great tradition of standing up to injustices by so-called "authorities." Here's a guide to take action. commonslibrary.org

Vienna has a way to make affordable housing and combat climate change all at the same time. Now U.S. cities want in, and they're building their own green housing.

Repost of a photo from the #nokings protest in #columbusohio neighborhood #clintonvilleohio -- which had a great turnout, unlike some would be dictator's stupid parade.

Garden radishes on the grill top.

The people's flag of Cbus has been joined by some cousins in advance of #happypridemonth🌈 -- so let's have #humanrights for all, y'all.

Thu 10 July, 8 p.m. at Cafe Bourbon Street. Featuring a rare set from The Sovines, plus Closet Mix and Bee Humana. Doors at 7. Music at 8:00 p.m. Proceeds to support WCRS FM 92.7/98.3.

The song "Sanctuary City" was posted with a request for donations to the IRC prior to its release as part of the Closet Mix "04CD". That link is in the comments, with others. Please support groups assisting immigrants. #BandcampFriday closetmix.bandcamp.com/track/sanctu...

Domestic scene, 24 April.

Ron House "Obsessed" vinyl LP out now as an edition of 300 via Zaius Tapes + Siltbreeze Records. siltbreeze.bandcamp.com/album/ron-ho...

Counter Intuits (Ron House + Jared Phillips) have had their song "Anarchy On Yr Face" included on the "Volcanic Tongue - A Time​-​Travelling Evangelist​’​s Guide to Late 20th Century Underground Music" 2LP or CD compilation. disciples.bandcamp.com/album/volcan...

#handsoff #OhioStatehouse #columbusohio Great turnout for today's protest. #TrumpSmells #TheResistanceNeedsABetterSoundSystem

From a year ago: Wrote about records from Closet Mix @old3clabelgroup.bsky.social @paulnini.bsky.social, Non La, Sunglaciers, @mothland.bsky.social, and With Patience @withpatience.bsky.social:

@elizarecords.bsky.social has the scoop on #rsd2025! Those #doge fellas have gone too far this time, I tells ya! . . . #AprilFools

I made this for you. Feel free to repost it, steal it, or whatever. Also, get involved -- indivisible.org

"04 CS" -- a limited-edition cassette version of the Closet Mix "04 CD" release from almost a year ago -- is now available on Bandcamp for you non-Columbus folks. Please see the link in the comments to make with the clicks. Cassette action here -- closetmix.bandcamp.com/album/04-cd

An amazing long-form article and documentary. Highly recommended. www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...

MAGA = Morons Are Governing America. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

If you are, like me, a lifelong Dem, then it's time to put pressure on the party and to get out and make yourself heard. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Ohio folks -- Please write Gov Mike DeWine to urge that he #VETOSB1HB6, The Higher Education Destruction Act. actionnetwork.org/letters/veto...

handsoff2025.com -- NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION SAT 5 APRIL!

#columbusohio -- "Hands Off! Columbus Fights Back," Sat 5 April, 12 noon at the Ohio State House. www.mobilize.us/handsoff/eve... + handsoff2025.com

Just a little reminder as to who AmeriKKKa elected again. The first in a series. Stay tuned for more. www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...

Ohio State Design 2025 Spring Exhibition. DESIGN IN FLUX, Professionals and Alumni Night, Fri 4 April, 4 to 6 p.m., Urban Arts Space, 50 W Town St, Columbus, OH design.osu.edu/events/desig...