Tonight: socks-knocked-off set from Madison Cunningham. She's always impressed, but somehow that show at Town Hall still vastly exceeded my expectations. Performing in a duo with this guy playing clarinet, bass clarinet, flute, keys - and looping them masterfully. Like a stellar ambient jazz […]

Not gonna lie, my son pulled off a pretty good April Fool's Day prank.

My new favorite regular gig in NYC is the improv jam going on at the Richardson in Williamsburg every Tuesday. Seems mostly organized by Scott Colberg, who's become my seek-at-all-costs bassist in town. Everything he does seems to be fantastic which is how I […] [Original post on shakedown.social]

Just a few days ago, America saw the biggest public political demonstration in the nation's history. 8 million people across the country. Virtually no violence, no incidents of any kind. An absolutely remarkable phenomenon. I'm reminding you because the media's forgotten already.

🚨New Jeff Parker IVTet forthcoming🚨 Fuck. Yes. https://intlanthem.bandcamp.com/album/happy-today?from=fanpub_fb&utm_source=album_release&utm_medium=email&utm_content=fanpub_fb&utm_campaign=intlanthem+album+happy-today

Why has the U.S. rejected cheap, plentiful electricity in favor of coal, oil, and gas? Because a dozen billionaires who own oil companies have made it so, contrary to the will of a majority of Americans. If that doesn’t make us a petrostate, I don’t know what does.

RE: https://heads.social/@livetapes/116323883516307731 This was a great show. More people should throw random shows in hotel ballrooms.

Statue of Liberty TorchCam 📷 https://www.earthcam.com/usa/newyork/statueofliberty/?cam=liberty_crown 🗺️ https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=40.6892&mlon=-74.0445#map=12/40.6892/-74.0445 #nyc #webcam #city

When artists/entertainers say their work isn't political, they usually don't mean "my work has nothing to say about human society." They usually mean "it's not a culture war polemic, it doesn't directly say you're a bad person if you don't agree, don't tell millions it's only for the 'other side.'"

As disturbing as it is to see overt Christian nationalism on display—and it is VERY disturbing—I can’t help but note that Holy Week is supposed to be focused on deep contemplation and the meaning of betrayal, humility, and suffering. The resurrection isn’t celebrated until Easter Sunday itself.

Read the right way, the second (errant) "help" in this JamBase headline is absolutely hilarious.

Someone left a bunch of quite-stale Dunkin Donuts in the break room, as if personally he'll-eat-anything! daring me to partake. And partake I shall.

Washington insiders trying to sell us on Rahm as a serious candidate remind me of Zuckerberg trying to sell us on the Metaverse

Trump hits new approval low among all adults, rounding to -21 for first time  fiftyplusone.news/polls/approv...

So large it’s going to take two flushes.

A final thought: the most important, efficacious, & sizeable faction on the left is plain old normie Dems, "wine moms," "resistance libs," whatever condescending term you prefer. They're the ones doing the actual work. But they are largely ignored by media, because they're organized & led by women.

Nothing is going to totally erase the stain on our national honor and the geopolitical consequences of Trump’s presidency, but I do hope that people abroad see how many millions of Americans hate this shit and are trying to end it.

Just bonkers turnout at the #nyc #nokings. Literally gridlock traffic on both 7th Ave and Broadway, but with humans. Gloriously pissed off humans.

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There is a reasonable case to be made that we have fundamentally lost the war already.....which is truly crazy to consider. It took us a decade-plus in Vietnam/Iraq/Afghanistan to bumble toward a loss on points. This looks like a second-round knockout.

ISO a pair for any night of 2nd weekend #phish #sphere! Not trying to be greedy, but would take 3-day passes too. Thanks! 🐠⭕️🪩

My favorite state-of-being for the past decade has been "too busy and/or preoccupied to pay attention." Blissfully unaware... without the bliss.

I don't think people fully appreciate how apocalyptic things are for US science. I haven't had any new funding since 2024, but I'm still ok since typical grants are for three years. This means next year I will be completely out of funding and will have to fire everyone in the lab. It's not great.

Bruce Springsteen Says Upcoming Tour Will Be Political https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/bruce-springsteen-land-of-hope-and-dreams-political-tour-1235537482/

What fresh hell is this?

On the way home from St Augustine after an incredible weekend of Widespread Panic, eating, drinking, beach, boat, and killer pre and post show hangs... My third time doing WSP down there and quickly has become the livemusic highlight of my year. Can't say enough good things about the band […]

Me: I wonder if they'll do something to acknowledge these fucked up times. Widespread Panic: encore the final night with Hope in a Hopeless World > Life During Wartime

RE: https://shakedown.social/@clifff/116267852403788979 For my fellow Metzger fans, this is a great podcast/interview. https://youtu.be/-Mev_crqQHI?si=5w2sZo-swCVlavXk

One more reason to love NYC.

Well, one night of Widespread Panic at St Augustine and I can safely say that Nick Johnson is legit. Killer Friday night rager, adventurousness with a little roughness, to be sure. His sound fits in perfectly, almost a middle ground between Houser and […] [Original post on shakedown.social]

Feeling anti-capitalist this morning. (All screenshots cribbed from IG meme accounts)

Yes, yes I did take a red eye back to New York, stop off at my apartment for a couple hours and then turn around and head back to JFK for a weekend getaway that may or may not involve three nights of Widespread Panic in St Augustine. Thanks for asking.

BlueSky wants you to trust them, but they raised $100 million from a crypto fund almost a YEAR AGO and didn't tell anyone. https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/19/bluesky-announces-100m-series-b-after-ceo-transition/

Somehow “anti-Zionism is not antisemitism” has morphed into “antisemitism is totally fine if you dress it up as anti-Zionism,” an evolution which by the way ADL and AJC have facilitated.

Dave Harrington leaving Taper's Choice: the most understandable bummer. Validates my decision to hit Philly on the coldest night of the year, though.

Happy 75th to my favorite guitarist and musician, Bill Frisell.

please deposit $200B

Easier fix, in the medium-run: just get rid of DHS altogether. It’s just an org chart some interns hastily threw together in 2002 (that’s barely hyperbole, if at all). We can break it all apart, and get rid of a terrifyingly-name paramilitary department that has been problematic from the jump.

well that went way deeper than I was expecting

It will be a massive fuckup by the next Democratic DOJ if Rubio doesn't get criminally indicted

It’s that Star Wars Padme-Anakin meme: Anakin: I’m raising money for cancer. Padme: you mean cancer RESEARCH, right? Anakin: … Padme: right?! Anakin: … But it’s RFK, and it’s not a movie, and people are really going to die bc of this insanity.

Every day, billionaires work tirelessly, without any pay, in a desperate effort to teach the American public that vast amounts of money are in no way a sign of intelligence or any actual understanding about anything. I admire their sacrifice.

Morning flight to Denver canceled, so rebooked for late afternoon. Good news is I don't have to wake up early. Bad news is... I guess no bad news really.

This is everything

Murphy yet again with the most clear-eyed take on this godforsaken "war" that neither trump nor hegseth can can actually define as a War

Inside the Department of War are two wolves: "We've shut down the Colleges of War because book learnings are woke, gay, and irrelevant to war fighting." "How come no one told us the Strait is important, there are different kinds of Kurds, Iran is big, and air power historically doesn't win wars?"

Happy first PH day to me. Almost 2/3 of my life with these idiots. They continue to impress... and disappoint. https://phish.net/setlists/phish-march-14-1992-roseland-ballroom-new-york-ny-usa.html #phish

They cut research into cancer and Alzheimer’s and diabetes by up to half to fund bombs to drop on elementary schools.

Seems valid.

Tonight: Tony Trishka curated a stellar bill of banjo players. From Bela Fleck to Steve Martin to my personal favorite, Nora Brown. Great balance of styles and everyone kind of killed it. Tony's band with Michael Daves and Brittany Haas was awesome. An […] [Original post on shakedown.social]