Counterpoint is a cooperative trick-taking game from @tedmannschaller.bsky.social about playing chamber music—clever and challenging! geekdad.com/2026/05/kick...

We are so excited to be the Music Guest at Balticon 60 next week! It's going to be an amazing convention. If you are in the Baltimore area, you won't want to miss it! www.balticon.org

Just in time for Bandcamp Friday - and also for May the Fourth - The Faithful Sidekicks are proud to present our new digital EP - Both Kinds. Because we play both kinds of nerdy songs - Star Wars and Star Trek. :) thefaithfulsidekicks.bandcamp.com/album/both-k...

Our friend, the wonderful Lauren Oxford, is launching a Kickstarter for her second album! It's called Daughters All and it's good to be awesome! Check it out! www.kickstarter.com/projects/lau...

Our friends @faithfulsidekicks.bsky.social tearing up Twilight Room!!! Achievement Unlocked!!!

Our friends, the fantastic @pdxbroadsides.bsky.social are rocking The Twilight Bar!

PORTLAND NERD MUSIC NIGHT March 16 @ Twilight Café Game-inspired music, storytelling, and nerd-culture chaos with: PDX Broadsides Faithful Sidekicks Chris Waffle Explosion and Extra Lives, a choose-your-own-adventure concert where the audience steers the story while the music is performed live!

Special announcement! We're playing a show with @pdxbroadsides.bsky.social and The Chris Waffle Explosion and Extra Lives - an interactive musical RPG where you decide the story! This is going to be awesome! Mon March 16th at The Twilight Cafe! Tickets: tickets.holdmyticket.com/tickets/459908

Today is Bandcamp Friday! If you are looking for some funny nerdy Holiday songs, today might be a good day to check out our newish EP - Santa Is A Redshirt. thefaithfulsidekicks.bandcamp.com/album/santa-...

THANK YOU ORYCON! A tremendous final Orycon performance with new songs and faves from our 10-year-old, "Aim To Misbehave". Love sharing a stage with the Faithful Sidekicks too - look for more in the future, we got plans!

Broadsides + @faithfulsidekicks.bsky.social with that Dutch tilt.

We are playing a live streaming show as part of the Dragon Con Filk track in just about an hour! Come join us for nerdy musical hijinks! On FB and YouTube: www.facebook.com/events/55124... www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fIf...

My friends @therealchriswaffle.bsky.social and @sarahspooncomedy.bsky.social lost their beloved son unexpectedly. The family would dearly appreciate a way to remember Parker in their community. If you have a few bucks or can share, it would bring a little comfort. www.gofundme.com/f/support-pa...

At a #boardgames event right now. So many in the board gaming industry (just like book publishing industry) are worried about the potential impact of tariffs. If you can afford it, I encourage you to help support your local indie bookstore and/or game store. If you can't afford to buy, help boost.

We had a fantastic time at @minicon-mnstf.bsky.social ! It was such a great weekend of music and chatting and geeking out about awesome stuff! A profound Thank You to the concom and staff for inviting us and putting on an amazing event ! And an extra Thank You to everyone who made the con amazing!

In the Comic Timing dep't, feline division... (via @cosmonautroger on Tumblr)

The Faithful Sidekicks are on stage and unlocking achievements left & right! @faithfulsidekicks.bsky.social

Minneapolis, we are in you! We are ready for a great time at @minicon-mnstf.bsky.social !

We are excited to announce that The Faithful Sidekicks will be the Music Guests of Honor at Minicon 58! Minicon 58 will be April 18th through 20th at the DoubleTree Bloomington in Bloomington, MN You can find more information at mnstf.org/minicon58 We are very excited! We hope to see you there!

Has anyone else seen a dramatic uptick in website contact form spam and comment spam since about December of last year? We are getting dozens a day where we used to get one every couple months. Did spam counter measure get weakened recently or is just that the spammers are feeling bolder?

hi hello my band made an ep so if four-part harmonies are your thing: Spotify: open.spotify.com/album/7tzHVs... Apple Music: music.apple.com/us/album/sky... YouTube: youtube.com/playlist?lis... Bandcamp: thestarlightdarlins.bandcamp.com/album/skyline

I'm happy to let you know that @eringoblog.bsky.social and I were interviewed for the newest episode of the wonderful #ImaginaryWorlds podcast. We discussed #filk, #OoklatheMok, and of course, Via Bella. The @faithfulsidekicks.bsky.social and Barry and Sally Childs-Helton were also interviewed.

We were recently interviewed for The Imaginary Worlds Podcast about Filk and our experiences. The Podcast also includes interviews with @eringoblog.bsky.social, @randookla.bsky.social , and Barry and Sally Childs-Helton! www.imaginaryworldspodcast.org/episodes/fil...

Have a Chip snuggle to get you through the day

Board games aren't just for kids. Don't let anyone tell you differently. We don't have to dedicate our lives to being productive. You don't grow out of fun. You should never stop finding joy through play. #BoardGameSky 💙🎲

Hey! Are you doom scrolling? Have a cat belly break!

Goodbye 2024. It's been a rollercoaster of a year, in good ways (and some not as good). But here's to new adventures in 2025! Happy New Year everyone!

Terry Pratchett was a wise and gifted writer!

We were talking about the comparison of music to cooking. The recipe is like sheet music. A band is like the kitchen staff There are different tastes and everyone develops preferences in what they like and don't. The comparison feels endless. And the question is, what food is your music like?

If you are looking for some nerdy fun Holiday songs, we have something new for you! We are proud to announce our Holiday EP - Santa Is A Redshirt - is now available on Bandcamp! #nerdrock #filk #comedy thefaithfulsidekicks.bandcamp.com/album/santa-...

Just wanted to add some cat content for your Saturday afternoon.

For those who, like us, are fans of both Avatar The Last Airbender and of cooperative board games, we definitely recommend checking out Aang's Destiny from The OP Games It's a coop deck builder (very similar to Harry Potter Hogwarts Battle) that walks through the entire story of Avatar. #boardgame

Returning to the real world this morning after a fantastic weekend at WindyCon, with a killer filk track programmed by @luciusvoltaic.bsky.social ! We packed in so much music that I can hardly believe it was only three days.

We are excited to be the Music Guest of Honor this weekend at WindyCon 50 in Oak Brook IL! www.windycon.org If you are in the Chicago area, this is a great convention you won't want to miss.

We are excited to be playing a special concert with our friend, the fantastic Sunnie Larsen at Distant Worlds Coffee! We will be bringing our eclectic blend of nerdy funny acoustic music to this great coffee shop in Seattle. Saturday September 14th - 4 PM to 6 PM www.distantworldscoffee.com

On Tuesday, Aug 20 at noon you can see my Irish band The Tooles perform ON THE STEPS OF THE CAPITOL BUILDING DOWNTOWN which I put in big letters because I'm excited to be out serenading folks for lunch: visitdowntownmadison.com/events/lunch...

Hey Seattle area friends. We are playing a very special concert at Friday Afternoon Tea this Saturday. We will be bringing our blend of catchy nerdy songs to the tea shop with the help of the amazing Sunnie Larsen . Tickets are Pay What You Can: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-faithf...

It's almost that time again! Time for the rush of creativity that is FAWM! Come and write some songs with us! Https://FAWM.org

I realized I forgot to post this comic here because I generally have a very nice time here lmaooo anyway here you go, it’s about Internet Boundaries (1/2)

The most difficult nefarious thing about the idea of "If you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all" is that it makes silence a negative by default. Brain weasels thrive in a vacuum.

Almost time! www.gafilk.org - January 5-7, 2024, Atlanta Fly in, free shuttle to hotel, stay and sing with us! Guest of Honor - Summer Russell Toastmistress - Madison Metricula Roberts Interfilk Guest - PDX Broadsides SuperSecretGuest - Clif Flynt Play It With Moxie - Killer Banquet Dinner Dance

"If there is any playing to be done around here, it better involve us." - Chip and Peach We didn't know that Terraforming Mars had a cat expansion.

Rest in peace Shane MacGowan! You were one of a kind! www.npr.org/2023/11/30/1...

We are so excited to be the Music Guests of Honor at OryCon 43 this coming weekend! The entire con is going to be full of great panels, events, and more. Other guests @jenniferbrozek.bsky.social , @stevelieberart.bsky.social , @jannywurts.bsky.social, Christopher Sebela, Don Maitz orycon.org

Next weekend @stevelieberart.bsky.social is one of the Guests of Honor at OryCon 43, Nov 10-12th at Holiday Inn Portland – Columbia Riverfront. Other GOHs: @jannywurts.bsky.social, Don Maitz, Chuck Lukacs, @jenniferbrozek.bsky.social, @xtop.bsky.social, & @faithfulsidekicks.bsky.social orycon.org

It's Bandcamp Friday! And there are a couple brand new releases that we had the honor to help make happen that we think you should check out.

I just saw an ad for an AI audio mixing plugin... And it read like Clippy coming back from the dead. "I see you are mixing a song! Would you like me to add autotune to all the vocals?" *shudder*

A reminder: "Good problems to have" are still problems. If you don't address them, they can quickly become "bad problems to have".

Making art is like breathing. The only way to do it wrong is to stop

It is National Coffee Day today! We have feeling about these beautiful roasted seeds! (Without them, we have feelings too, but mostly tiredness. ) We wanted to share one of our favorite Cold Brew methods, that is super simple. The French Press method.