Fox News guest today appears to be wearing a very realistic face mask.

Show is advertised 8-10, two band bill. Get here (fairly inconvenient location) as quickly as possible after work, figure I'll catch a little of the first band. Arrive at 8:45. Wait 45 minutes before the first act plays a single note. Checked the web for any […] [Original post on shakedown.social]

His role in making all of this happen should be etched on his tombstone

RW propaganda is so relentless, so ubiquitous, that it causes Democrats to believe things about their own party that defy their personal experience; it causes academics to believe things about their own institution that defy their personal experience. Propaganda can *eclipse* personal experience.

mr nolan please make a Beverly Hills Cop prequel about Serge

Welp, fuck this guy forever.

LIRR strike over. Details TK.

My third there-and-back-in-a-day jaunt in a week's time, today's being work related. Productive workshop at Brown in Providence, but drive home was made extra hellish by accidents (one with a car flipped over and a dude in hand cuffs when I made it to the epicenter) and construction. Made extra […]

Review: Iron & Wine at Brooklyn Steel last night:: https://www.tumblr.com/thebowerypresents/816595224769019910/iron-wine-plays-the-norva-in-norfolk-va #livemusic #concertreviews #musicwriting #ironandwine

Mamdani is destroying every talking point they have about what good government can actually get done, and the fact that it’s a democratic socialist doing it on the biggest stage in the nation is killing them. Expect the lies and disinformation to keep ramping up. #UrbanTruth

Review: Flea and the Honora Band at Webster Hall last night:: https://www.tumblr.com/thebowerypresents/816506230694690816/asdfsdf-red-hot-chili-peppers-asdfasf-flea #livemusic #concertreviews #musicwriting #fleaandthehonoraband #flea

If you get a chance to see the band Flea is currently touring with, do not, for one second, hesitate to go. Show of the year candidate. Wow! Doesn't hurt that his band is fucking sick: Jeff Parker, Anna Butterss, Josh Johnson, Deantoni Parks. Killer set of […] [Original post on shakedown.social]

every Big Tech executive is scum, with maybe a half dozen exceptions ever

The Roberts Court, the Trump White House, and the national GOP are acting like this is their one big shot. Either they secure the lasting end of US Constitutional democracy, or they’re in very serious trouble from the backlash. And they’ve already gone so far that there’s no other possibility.

Nineish hours of driving and many tubs schlepped hither and thither and kid #2 is now officially home from school. One year to go.

Review: Courtney Barnett at Kings Theater Saturday Night https://www.tumblr.com/thebowerypresents/816307846295830528/saturday-nights-alright-for-rocking #livemusic #concertreviews #musicwriting #courtneybarnett

An absolutely lovely afternoon... Got wise to an afternoon show happening in a parlor in Clinton Hill, my favorite Marta Sanchez in duo with Maria Grand. Felt like I was intruding on a secret gathering, but everyone was so kind and generous, plus cheese and […] [Original post on shakedown.social]

Yesterday: nice little day/night little/big Canada/Australia double-header with two longtime faves. First: matinee performance from a stripped-down version of Broken Social Scene at Rough Trade. First time to the newish performance space there. I know […] [Original post on shakedown.social]

RE: https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic/116546837122553408 #fakejambands Anarchist Piano Lessons

God she never f'ing misses.

Tonight's adventure: a solo up-and-back jaunt to Woodstock to catch Kevin Morby and band at the vaunted barn of Levon Helm Studios. The dude just doesn't disappoint and the current band is freakin perfect. New songs (album out next week) sounded fab af and […] [Original post on shakedown.social]

Killer threefer last night, each show was top-tier. First: earlier in the week caught wind of a free Hiss Golden Messenger album release show happening at one of my favorite rooms in Brooklyn, thankfully early enough to RSVP and conveniently working from […] [Original post on shakedown.social]

watching the willful and steady destruction of respect and faith in all three branches of government is kind of depressing not going to lie

Honestly, Roberts saying he saw the job as calling balls and strikes was disqualifying the moment he said it. If he believed it, he was disqualifyingly stupid. If he wasn’t stupid, then he lied. But either way, it was always an absolute crock. Ad now he treats us like we’re stupid.

Julianna Barwick and Mary Lattimore 02-18-2026 Mississippi Studios Portland, OR https://archive.org/details/Barwick-and-Lattimore-02-18-2026

If you are a fan of #ambient #pedalsteel #guitar I would love for you to check out my Ambient Pedal Steel playlist. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7iZsCLTZGA1Z5lKA7elTvJ?si=e437c7faf0684041 It features artists such as Chuck Johnson, Luke Schneider, The North Americans, and others. Even Ben […]

Elon Musk and Donald Trump and all their little minions are mass murderers and should be taken into custody.

On the money... https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/is-the-strait-crisis-driving-an-energy-transition/sharetoken/1338a510-ffc0-4f1c-8cc6-86161fbc2bf7

The first question we should ask ourselves in these and all other elections is: Which candidates oppose the inordinate power of the ultra-rich, and which ones accept or encourage it?

Developers: live music data just got a serious upgrade. 🎸 5M+ performances 🎤 600K artists 📍 90K venues Meet the new JamBase Data Platform + MCP Server → www.jambase.com/article/jamb...

Here are some of my favorite releases from April. Give em a listen! Transcend -- Dave Douglas Wendy Eisenberg -- s/t The Bagatelles Vol 8. -- John Medeski Trio Fenceline -- Mildred #newmusic #newrelease #MusicDiscovery #2026music

#phish They've already flexed the "no repeats" thing. Feel like it's not that great anymore?

All last week I was deeply occupied with the Long Play Festival in Brooklyn. I consider it to be a little cousin to Big Ears, but leaning a little more classical and, most importantly, almost perfectly geographically centered on my apartment. Almost feels […] [Original post on shakedown.social]

RE: https://things.uk/@eclectech/116510379510858450 Freeform Custard #fakejambands

Yes, expansion is not the end point, it is the *enabling* step. Not just for court reform but for democracy.

I think about this scene/movie about once a week... for the past 10 years https://youtu.be/KekChFdIe00?si=AiGSB6gaQd7o0hPm

I can't stop laughing at sits peeing down 🤣

John Lewis had John Roberts' number from the jump: takebackthecourt.substack.com/p/john-lewis...

Happy May Day, friends. Remember the only true "us vs them" in the world is between the 1%'ers and the rest of us.

OMG this is hilarious

Perfect, no notes. Elite judges with a documented history of disliking the civil rights movement (to put it mildly) think we’re “solving racism.” The targets of that racism (in a smaller font) disagree. Whose to say?!

Seen some great shows this week, unreported here thus far. First, a pair of sax trios: Monday night a cool opportunity to see the master Chris Potter with the serious underplay, playing a show at Lowlands in preparation for their upcoming European tour. He […] [Original post on shakedown.social]

New Arc Iris tracks are 🔥, that's an album high on my looking-forward-to list. Looking forward to seeing them on their home turf next month.

Once again: If we are to beat the Republican fascist movement, we all must view the Supreme Court as it is presently constituted to be completely illegitimate and all of its findings similarly illegitimate, and we should expect our elected leaders to hold the same view.

If Democrats do not immediately expand and rebalance the Supreme Court at their first opportunity, nothing else they do to rebuild democracy will survive and MAGA rule will remain entrenched.

when you realize this is the average median voter, all the online debates about "why kamala lost" go out the window

By popular demand, Gillian Welch & David Rawlings tacked on new dates to their Grateful Dead Acoustic Reckoning Tour. ⚡🌹🩻 Don't miss out on the duo's incredible tribute ...

It is almost unimaginable that you could be such a prick that someone tries to kill you and you make a giant fuss about it and your approval rating actually goes down. Getting shot at in this country used to mean a big polling bump.