rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social Levon Honkers is the author of TACKY (2021) and SLOPPY (2025), as well as co-host of the podcast Low Culture Boil. She lives in Brooklyn.
Lunchbox Records @lunchboxrecords.bsky.social We are a record store. We sell LPs, CDs, DVDs, 7s, stickers, patches, turntables, magazines , books, record storage & cleaning supplies, and more. New & Used.
https://bit.ly/m/lunchboxrecords
U N D E R T O W @undertowmusic.bsky.social Independent since 1996. Bob & Jayne with assist from Emily. We work with nice people who make good music... Bad Bad Hats / David Bazan / Will Johnson / Pedro the Lion / Megasound / The Mynabirds + more at https://undertowmusic.com // ABOLISH ICE
In Defense of Ska @indefenseofska.bsky.social In Defense of Ska (book) on CLASH books
Check out the In Defense of Ska podcast. New episode every Wednesday
linktr.ee/aaroncarnes
Songbyrd Music House @songbyrddc.bsky.social Shows • Drinks • Food // 540 Penn Street N.E. DC // Home Is Where The Music Is
Byrdland Records @byrdlandrecords.bsky.social Independent Vinyl Record Shop From The Songbyrd Music House Team
Washington City Paper @wcp.bsky.social Member-supported community newspaper with reporting on Washington, D.C. culture, food, arts, sports, and politics. Support our work: https://buff.ly/HSgIgcc
Merry-Go-Round Magazine @mgrmagazine.bsky.social Merry-Go-Round Magazine is an independent, online culture magazine based in Los Angeles. Consider supporting us on Patreon: http://patreon.com/mgrm
the Jesus Lizard @thejesuslizard.bsky.social This is the band's official Bluesky page. Welcome
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/thejesuslizard
theneedledrop @afantano.bsky.social The Internet's busiest music nerd. Also a thicc Ⓥegan melon w/ the best teeth. http://linktr.ee/theneedledrop / BOOKING & BIZ: greg.horbal@teamwass.com
Kid Congo Powers @kidcongopowers.bsky.social Been a Cramp, Gun Clubber , Bad Seed. & Pink Monkey Bird . Chicano. Queer 🏳️🌈. Rocker My book “ Some New Kind of Kick” out on Hachette Books in USA, Omnibus Press in UK https://linktr.ee/Kidcongo?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=d4e5b410-8ca7-48fa-b
Marc Masters 🌵 @marcissist.bsky.social I write about music & my latest book is “High Bias: The Distorted History of the Cassette Tape” http://highbiasbook.com/ I host the Music Book Podcast. I am a Nationals & D-backs fanatic. DON'T USE AI.
Molly Neuman @mollydneuman.bsky.social President @cdbaby - a @downtownholdco Company & 🥁@therealbratmobile.
Steven Hyden @stevenhyden.bsky.social The Ween Of American Rock Critics. Author of six books. My book on The Strokes is out 9/8/26. Indiecast dude. Writing at Evil Speakers: https://stevenhyden.substack.com
@lowtheband.bsky.social @lowtheband.bsky.social 
The Wire Magazine @thewiremagazine.bsky.social “The most essential music magazine of the contemporary era.” (Forced Exposure)
thewire.co.uk
Exclaim! @exclaimdotca.bsky.social Canada's authority on music, film and comedy. Find us at exclaim.ca
Dork @readdork.com DOWN WITH BORING // Music magazine, online radio station, and ‘more’. Find us at readdork.com
Under the Radar Magazine @undertheradar.bsky.social The last great American indie rock print magazine left standing. Since 2001. Issue 75, The '90s Issue Part 2 with Pulp and Suede on the covers, is out now. www.undertheradarmag.com
Janet Weiss @theejazzzhand.bsky.social Dogs and drums. Behind the beat 
Fire Talk @firetalkrecs.bsky.social A record label. Purveyors of the underground since 2009.
www.firetalkrecs.com
The Vinyl District @vinyldistrict.bsky.social Your daily indie record store fix: vinyl, news, reviews. Grab our free record store finder app: https://bit.ly/2ozMmqX
thevinyldistrict.com
Treble @treblezine.bsky.social Groundbreaking music, independent media.
https://www.treblezine.com
The Hard Times @thehardtimesnews.bsky.social Punk news coming your way
Go read the full articles: www.thehardtimes.net
Paste Magazine @pastemagazine.bsky.social The heart and soul of music journalism.
Consequence @consequence.bsky.social Music, Movies, TV and Pop Culture News for the Mainstream and Underground.
Andi @andiwilson.bsky.social PR @ terrorbirdmedia.bsky.social
Free Palestine 🇵🇸
Abortion + bodily autonomy forever
Live & let live
Laura Powers @laurapowers.bsky.social UGA alum, Vol mom, Nashvillian, WXNA co-founder. Music is magic. Rocknroll forever. Go Dawgs, Braves, Preds, Grizz. Always never quite right.
For The Rabbits @fortherabbits.bsky.social One of those outdated music blog things: https://fortherabbits.net
Linda Holmes @lindaholmes.bsky.social Host, NPR. Writer of novels. Companion of internet dog. Not a customer service desk. (I do not book guests for NPR. Beware of scams.)
Patton Oswalt @pattonoswalt.bsky.social Writing and yelling. 
Tim Heidecker @timheidecker.bsky.social Tour, On Cinema at the Cinema, Office Hours, find it all and more at linktr.ee/tim.heidecker
Wire - Official @wirehq.bsky.social www.pinkflag.com
https://pinkflag.greedbag.com
@swimhq.bsky.social
Suicide Squeeze Records @suicidesqueeze.bsky.social Suicide Squeeze Records is a Seattle-based independent record label ✨
linktr.ee/suicidesqueeze
PopMatters @popmatters.com Essaying the pop culture that matters since 1999. Independent and women-owned.
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Small Albums @smallalbums.bsky.social 🎈🐜 smallalbums.com
Post-Trash @post-trash.bsky.social a site dedicated to new music.
www.post-trash.com
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart @thepainsofbeing.bsky.social Cool new band!
DIY @diymag.com Bringing music alive.
diymag.com / shop.diymag.com
Terrorbird Media @terrorbirdmedia.bsky.social music licensing, publishing, publicity, radio promo, + digital advertising 𓅯
more @ www.terrorbird.com
Dot Dash DC @dti3.bsky.social Drummer: Untouchables, Youth Brigade (DC), Strange Boutique, Swervedriver, Dot Dash and a dozen or so more.
@austintownhall.bsky.social @austintownhall.bsky.social Home of austintownhall.com and https://athrecords.bandcamp.com/
The Quietus @thequietus.com Black Sky Thinking since 2008.
Help support independent cultural journalism & get perks by becoming a tQ subscriber here: https://steadyhq.com/thequietus
dan ozzi @danozzi.bsky.social universally beloved author
www.danozzi.com
linktr.ee/danozzi
farrah skeiky @reallyfarrah.bsky.social lebanese american photographer + creative director 🇱🇧 • DC/Piscataway land 🌈 farrahskeiky.com
Tiny Engines @tinyengines.bsky.social carolina indie label, est. 2008 and reestablished 2022 tinyengines.com
we also do @soundaslanguage.bsky.social
@tombreihan.bsky.social @tombreihan.bsky.social 
Vulture @vulture.com devouring culture.
The FADER @thefader.bsky.social Look ahead. Instagram: instagram.com/thefader
Mags & merch: shop.thefader.com
fka @analogcrush @emmacleveland.bsky.social Union guy & bassist for Bad Moves. DC.
✨🪩🪩🪩✨
State & Local Leg for @atucomms.bsky.social
Laura Jane Grace @laurajanegrace.bsky.social New album “Adventure Club” out July 18th
https://linktr.ee/LauraJaneGrace?utm_source=linktree_admin_share
Washingtonian @washingtonian.com The magazine Washington lives by. Your guide to all things DC 🌸
Hugh @hugoprimas.bsky.social Bassist, Latinist, vegetable gardener, teacher, human to two lovely cats
@roughtraderecords.bsky.social @roughtraderecords.bsky.social 
Kim Gordon @kimletgordon.bsky.social New solo album, PLAY ME, out now.
Includes PLAY ME, DIRTY TECH & NOT TODAY.
AC Newman @acnewman.bsky.social A good guy.
Stereogum @stereogum.com 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖜𝖔𝖗𝖑𝖉’𝖘 𝖇𝖊𝖘𝖙 𝖒𝖚𝖘𝖎𝖈 𝖇𝖑𝖔𝖌
→ stereogum.com
Merch: http://shop.stereogum.com
jill mapes @jillmapes.bsky.social oh, ya know // co-everything, hearing things
Nina Corcoran @ninacorcoran.bsky.social just play the song, schneebly
📓 associate staff writer Pitchfork
🎙️ co-host Punk This Week
✏️ words at stereogum, npr, rolling stone, vulture, wired, etc. firstname.lastname@gmail.com
Jeremy D. Larson @jeremydlarson.bsky.social deputy director @pitchfork
jeremydlarson.com
Dim Wizard @dimwizzy.bsky.social a power pop think tank
aka David Combs
producin vids w Baby Pony Food
Bad Moves 4eva
https://linktr.ee/dimwizard
Brian Lowit @brianlowit.bsky.social Dischord Records, Lovitt Records and Mount Desert Island Ice Cream. Dogs and hockey.
Matador Records @matadorrecords.bsky.social https://ffm.bio/matador
Yo La Tengo @actualylt.bsky.social band.
Sub Pop Records @subpop.bsky.social Going out of business since 1988.
We’re not the best, but we’re pretty good.
www.subpop.com
LaurieK @lkearney.bsky.social Publicist / Gallerist 👻 https://ghostgallery.org/
https://bsky.app/profile/riotactmedia.bsky.social
https://bsky.app/profile/ghostgallery1.bsky.social
Raven Sings The Blues @ravensingstheblues.bsky.social Official Blue Sky for the site Raven Sings the Blues
https://www.ravensingstheblues.com/
Curator - Deep In The Valley Festival
Slumberland Records @slumberlandrecords.com Pop label with a stubborn streak, since 1989.
🎵 https://slumberlandrecs.bandcamp.com
🔗 https://linktr.ee/slumberlandrecs
Drunken Sailor Records @drunkensailorrecs.bsky.social Drunken Sailor Records, Stoke on Trent
www.drunkensailorrecords.co.uk
drunkensailorrecords.bandcamp.com
slumber mag @slumbermag.bsky.social highlighting your fav & new fav nb, trans, & female-identifying artists 🌹 next gen of @thelesigh
Trouble In Mind Records @troubleinmind.bsky.social Chicago-based independent record label,
est. 2009
https://linktr.ee/TroubleInMind
Dot Dash @dotdashdc.bsky.social band in d.c.
records out on The Beautiful Music & Country Mile labels.
email = dotdashdc@gmail.com | music: dotdashdc.bandcamp.com
Jenny Toomey @jennytoomey.bsky.social Rocker, quilter, part poodle.
Chris Kelly @leninstomb.bsky.social you can do whatever you want in life
Maggie Vail @magicbeans.bsky.social Label manager of Bikini Kill Records, bass player of Hurry Up, Immigration things over at Unbreaking.org. Honk if you like dogs.
PNW'er currently exiled in East Tennessee.
Exploding In Sound Records @eisrecords.bsky.social 
Sooper Records @sooperrecords.bsky.social Chicago indie label. Est. 2016. Artist owned. www.bio.to/sooper
Jennifer Kelly @jenpkelly.bsky.social Dusted editor, Aquarium Drunkard, Bandcamp contributor, Knicks fan, sci fi writer
WOODSIST @woodsist.bsky.social Woodsist.com
Stephen Thompson @idislikestephen.bsky.social NPR Music writer, yakker; Pop Culture Happy Hour and New Music Friday host; long-ago A.V. Club editor and Onion copy editor; snack-eater; dad.
https://www.npr.org/people/5244882/stephen-thompson
Alyssa DeHayes @alyssadehayes.bsky.social 💿 at @highnote.fm
Robin Hilton @robinpr.bsky.social Sr. Producer and host for Tiny Desks and All Songs Considered at NPRMusic, composer, ruminator, Jayhawk. Rock chalk! (Not Moby)
www.npr.org/allsongs
www.robinhiltonmusic.com
Riot Act Media @riotactmedia.bsky.social Riot Act Media is a firm of fan-first publicists w/ offices in Detroit, Fayetteville, New York & Seattle: http://riotactmedia.com/
Dear Life Records @dearliferecs.bsky.social “...Keeps Me Hangin’ On!” 🟢 PHL/NC
https://bio.to/dearliferecords
Broke Royals @brokeroyals.bsky.social Premium rock & roll (near mint condition)
Linktr.ee/brokeroyals
TWO THUMBS DOWN (band) @twothumbsdown.bsky.social Indie Punk “collective” and/or “band” from Philadelphia, Baltimore, & DC 💪💪💪🤝🎰
“End All Be All” out now on Lauren Records. New music is recorded and on the way. We enjoy long walks on the sunset and watching the beach at night
Pinkhouse @pinkhousebanddc.bsky.social DC power pop. Debut EP “Vanity Project” out everywhere now, album loading. diyerdie
UMAW @umaw.bsky.social UMAW is a 501(c)(4) member-led advocacy group committed to organizing music workers to create a more just music industry, and to join with other workers in the struggle for a better society.
jenn pelly @jennpelly.bsky.social journalist, critic, diarist
author of The Raincoats (2017)
jennpelly.info
Art Sorority | Daoud Tyler-Ameen @artsorority.bsky.social editor & podcaster @ NPR Music • songs @ Art Sorority • Bad Moves forever
he / him / hum hallelujah
dta.me • artsorority.com • npr.org/all-songs-plus
Otis Hart @spotieotis.bsky.social NPR Music
Future of Music Coalition @futureofmusic.bsky.social Education, research and advocacy for musicians.
The Alternative @getalternative.bsky.social Real music fans talking about the best tracks we can find.
getalternative.com
patreon.com/getalternative
jae holzman @jael.bsky.social hi, i write about energy. i also play music sometimes. some secret third thing.
Endless Scroll Podcast @endlessscroll.bsky.social a podcast about music, the internet, and where those two things intersect. Hosted by elienis.bsky.social, mirandareinert.bsky.social, violetbyhole.bsky.social, and michael, who isn’t here yet.
patreon.com/endlessscrollpod
Lars Gotrich @totalvibration.bsky.social Series editor for Tiny Desk at NPR Music. World's Okayist Guitarist. #FreeDC. Mixtapes, tea and whatnot: https://www.vikingschoice.org
@aleitko.bsky.social @aleitko.bsky.social Press w/ Matador Records / Making music w/ Protect-U and Geo Rip
GoldFlakePaint @goldflakepaint.bsky.social a music blog since 2010 / writing by tom:
https://goldflakepaint.ghost.io/
Polyvinyl Records @polyvinyl.bsky.social Polyvinyl is an independent record label founded in the Midwest, 1996.
https://liinks.co/polyvinyl