maura johnston @maura.bsky.social boston-based writer and journalism instructor at @bostoncollege.bsky.social who has probably been online longer than you. sign up for maura.ghost.io today.
Glen Wotherspoon @glenwotherspoon.bsky.social Music etc
THE FAR SIDE DAILY @bot.cowtools.org The Far Side, near at hand
Account by @cowtools.org
Frank Kogan @koganbot.bsky.social Fan of MC Pipokinha; currently thinking about how the Chad Mitchell Trio foreshadow both punk rock and adult contemporary music. The people united will never be defeated.
https://koganbot.substack.com
https://www.youtube.com/@koganbot
NANCY COMICS BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER @nancycomics.bsky.social Fan page of Ernie Bushmiller’s legendary comic strip Nancy.
This year is the 93rd. anniversary of Nancy’s first appearance(January2,1933)
Bobby Lee @bobby-lee.bsky.social Neu Riders of The Purple Sage
https://bobbyleeplaysitslow.bandcamp.com/
Matt Valentine @childofmicrotones.bsky.social sonic arkitecture / free folk
Geoff @asgardroot.bsky.social Record collector (jazz, folk, experimental, metal) travel, nature, walking, birds, fish & other little miracles.
Geography graduate (mostly ecology).
Fluent Spanish.
Writer for Aquarium Drunkard and previously Zero Tolerance Magazine.
@kmale.bsky.social @kmale.bsky.social Curmudgeon and failed flaneur.
Scott Seward @skotrok.bsky.social Scott Seward owns a store. Lives in a small town. Writes. Watches the boob tube. Tries not to hate. 
Bird Lives @birdlives1.bsky.social Listening to jazz 🎶. Commentary may or may not be under the influence of 🍷. The old stuff, man. Smack up!
Bronx Cheerleader @bronxcheerleader.bsky.social Devo predicted all of this
Tom Ewing @tomewing.bsky.social Music, comics, assorted grousing, he/him. CURRENT THINGS are Discourse 2000, a 2000AD blog and Popular, about the UK’s No 1 hits. I also waste my time (and maybe yours!) with @peoples-pop-polls.bsky.social
https://freakytrigger.co.uk
Nate Patrin 🎧 @natepatrin.bsky.social StP, MN | '77 born | he/him | enthusiast
as in "patron of the arts"
"The music began again and was much improved." -Kurt Vonnegut
'Versions and Subversions: the Cover Songs That Changed Music' out soon
https://www.upress.umn.edu/author/nate-patrin/
Realm of Dusk @realm-of-dusk.bsky.social Both types of music: extreme computer and Edition of Contemporary.
You'll love my neo-rockist agenda.
Realm of Dusk album out now:
https://blastedgorse.bandcamp.com/album/iii
FKA connect_icut.
@mystupidrecords.bsky.social @mystupidrecords.bsky.social 
James McKenzie @jamesmckz.bsky.social Maneuvering The Nocturnal Hum
José Álvarez @twjosealvarez.bsky.social | 𝑱ᴀᴢᴢ 𝑳ᴏᴠᴇʀ 🎶 | Classical music listener | Compulsive collector | 積ん読 |
🇪🇺 ᴱᵁᴿᴼᴾᴱᴬᴺ 🇪🇺
Sheil Kapadia @sheilkapadia.bsky.social Ringer NFL Show and The Ringer's Philly Special
The Reds, Pinks & Purples @glenndonaldson.bsky.social San Francisco musician, writer, photographer, appreciator
https://theredspinksandpurples.bandcamp.com/
https://open.substack.com/pub/glenndonaldson?r=1q2gq2&utm_medium=ios
Three Lobed Recordings @3lobed.bsky.social psych, guitar and out since 2000.
knee deep in the hoopla.
listen in here - threelobed.bandcamp.com
Gary Kennedy @jazzsnob99.bsky.social Former chronicler of jazz lives. Not sure what happened.
RussJazz @russjazz.bsky.social Weird old guy - record curator - wine drinker - cook - husband - dad - door knocker for local races - former stage 4 patient - getting kinda old.
The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.
Elizabeth Nelson @paranoiacs.bsky.social Singer-songwriter for the Paranoid Style, contributor to the New York Times, Washington Post, the New Yorker, the Atlantic, The Ringer, Pitchfork, LGM.
Rachel @thameschoral.bsky.social Record accumulator and general flâneuse…
Nate Tice @natetice.bsky.social I host a podcast called Football 301 that’s been described as “…entertaining with a slightly degenerate charm…”
It's always a good day for an elbow drop.
Is Butterbean OK?
nateticefootball at gmail
Alex Tobin 🎷 @shhhpeaceful.bsky.social Dutch / American in the Netherlands • communications at @kitamsterdam.bsky.social • scribblings about music for @aquariumdrunkard.com
Be With Records @bewithrecords.bsky.social A record label from Manchester
www.bewithrecords.com- B byron coley @byroncoley.bsky.social western mass-based writer, archivist & poseur
Eric R. Danton @erdanton.bsky.social Writer of Freak Scene, about music in #WesternMass and CT. Bylines in the Boston Globe, Wall Street Journal, Rolling Stone, Paste and more. IWWFJU. Ex-Hartford Courant. Knows it's only rock 'n' roll, but likes it.
https://buttondown.email/freakscene
Eiderdown Records @eiderdownrecords.bsky.social Late night sounds music label from Seattle
https://eiderdownrecords.bandcamp.com/
https://www.youtube.com/@eiderdownrecords7121
Golden Brown @goldenbrownmusic.bsky.social Cosmic guitar music. Guitars and lap steel in Prairiewolf. Releases on Inner Islands, Aural Canyon, and Eiderdown. 🦥🦦
Prairiewolf’s Zone Poems is out now.
https://prairiewolfcf.bandcamp.com/album/zone-poems
Ray Padgett @raypadgett.bsky.social Flagging Down the Double E's Dylan newsletter, Cover Me covers blog, 3 books (Pledging My Time, Cover Me, Leonard Cohen 33 1/3).
https://linktr.ee/RayPadgett
None More Records @nonemorerecords.bsky.social Fully independent record label, DJs and occasional gigs and parties. Believe it if you need it. Since 2016. 🍊🍊🍊
Danny George Wilson @dannythechamp.bsky.social NEW Champs album OUT NOW! Singer/strummer from Danny & The Champions of the World/Grand Drive/Bennett Wilson Poole/solo stuff...and @lookingforthemagic.bsky.social
Cate Francesca Brooks @catebrooksmusic.bsky.social Creatrix, artist and music producer. She/Her.
https://linktr.ee/catebrooksmusic
Mark Stryker @markstryker.bsky.social Author, Journalist, Critic, Filmmaker.
Books: “Jazz from Detroit”; “Destiny: 100 Years of Music, Magic, and Community at Orchestra Hall in Detroit.”
Film: “The Best of the Best: Jazz from Detroit.”
Former Detroit Free Press arts reporter/critic, 1995-2016
Noel Murray @noelmu.bsky.social Freelancer for hire. You know me from: The A.V. Club, The Dissolve. Posts about food, TV, movies, the Braves, pretty scenery. Husband of @donnadb.bsky.social .
Jeremy Erwin @jeremyerwin.bsky.social 1/3 Prairiewolf // Electric Miles enthusiast
prairiewolfmusic.com // theheatwarps.com
Pat Thomas author @patthomashistorian.bsky.social author of “Allen Ginsberg: Material Wealth”and “Listen Whitey! Sounds of Black Power” and “Did It! Jerry Rubin”
- reissue producer / liner note writer for
Fire Records
Geoff Treece @jewelsofthought.bsky.social Mostly music. 
Jerry David DeCicca @jerrydaviddecicca.bsky.social The Original Unlikely Optimist- CARDIAC COUNTRY out on 4/28 via Sophomore Lounge vinyl/digital
Danny Kelly @dannybkelly.bsky.social Senior Staff Writer at the Ringer
Co-Host Ringer Fantasy Football Show || Ringer NFL Draft Show
Ringer Fantasy Football Draft Guide || Ringer NFL Draft Guide
Danny Heifetz @dannyheifetz.bsky.social Host of The Ringer Fantasy Football Show.
Staff Writer at The Ringer & Spotify
James McNair @jamesmcnairwrites.bsky.social Slightly under / over word count since 1994. Writes for MOJO, Prog and Classic Rock. Previous stints at The Independent, Q, and as a trainee baker. Whitley Bay transplant via Glasgow, East Kilbride and London.
BILL RYAN @faceyouhate.bsky.social "Blubt!" - The Flaming Carrot
https://billryan64.substack.com/
jeff @jazyjef.bsky.social Currently writing ‘A Walk in the Free World: Other Music in Brazil’ • Sonny Rollins Bridge Project https://www.change.org/p/rename-the-williamsburg-bridge-as-the-sonny-rollins-williamsburg-bridge • urban planner • amateur 📍São Paulo
Mutual Skies @mutualskies.bsky.social Records are made to be broken #cdgang | mutualskies.com | instagram.com/mutual.skies | https://shorturl.at/ynAbV
Jim Irvin @jimirvin.bsky.social Songwrangler, music journalisten, introvertical leaning.
David James 🍩 @funkentechno.bsky.social dad, writer, web dev, mixtapes https://www.mixcloud.com/OptimisticUnderground/
https://buymeacoffee.com/funkentechno
Chuck Eddy @chuckeddytor.bsky.social I write about stuff (books = Stairway to Hell, Accidental Evolution of R&R, R&R Always Forgets, Terminated for Reasons of Taste.) Here's where I mostly write now:
https://chuckeddy.substack.com/
JD Ryznar @jdryznar.bsky.social Hollywood Writer
editaurus @davesegal.bsky.social Contributor to The Wire, The Stranger, SPIN, The Tonearm; formerly Pitchfork, Discogs / world-unfamous DJ Veins / Made in Detroit https://www.discogs.com/seller/veins/profile
Hank Shteamer @darkforcesswing.bsky.social writer, usually about music.
contact: hshteamer.writes@gmail.com
hankshteamer.com
Bruce Levenstein @brucelevenstein.bsky.social Music. Coffee. Design.
From Karlheinz to Kylie.
Inventor of #CDfriday. 💿✨
Burning Ambulance @burningambulance.bsky.social I.A.F.S. // I.N.F.E.
A website, a newsletter, a record label. All posts by Phil Freeman, co-founder/co-owner. BUY PHYSICAL MUSIC.
Roland Kayn @rolandkayn.bsky.social Official account for the German composer Roland Kayn.
www.kayn.nl
https://rolandkayn.bandcamp.com/
Andy Zax @andyzax.bsky.social Music producer. Adjective deployer. Cultural gerontologist.
Sean Howe @seanhowe.bsky.social https://www.seanhowe.com
josh terry @joshterry.bsky.social chicago-based writer. newsletter producer at wttw news (@wttw.bsky.social). i also run the music and culture blog no expectations. ex: vice, chicago tribune, etc. tips, email: joshhowardterry@gmail.com
https://www.noexpectations.fyi
Bowiesongs (C. O'Leary) @bowiesongs.bsky.social Books (Rebel Rebel; Ashes to Ashes), blogs (64 Quartets; Pushing Ahead of the Dame; Locust St.)
Ian Grant @ianjgrant.com resident husband of Jokermen Podcast // ianjgrant.com
Eric Renner Brown @erbrown.bsky.social editing @ billboard
Jokermen Podcast @jokermen.bsky.social Podcasts about Good Music ★ @ianjgrant.com ★ @evanlaffer.bsky.social ★
Kaleb Horton @kalebhorton.bsky.social A writer from Bakersfield, based in Los Angeles. GQ, MTV, Rolling Stone, Pitchfork, Vanity Fair, Vice, Vox. Looking for work. Subscribe to my newsletter: kalebhorton.ghost.io
For work stuff, I'm kaleb.c.horton at gmail. (I also do photography sometimes.)
Rose City Band 🌹 @rosecityband.bsky.social Rock ‘n’ roll band
Portland, OR
Brad Rose @foxydigitalis.bsky.social Artist
Foxy Digitalis
Songs of Our Lives
The Bird House
The Jewel Garden (ex-Digitalis).
this ain't no mecca man, this place is fucked
https://linktr.ee/the2jewel3garden
Jeff @1000timesjeff.bsky.social Writer, editor treblezine.com. RVA
Petal Motel @petalmotel.bsky.social a website about music
Zachary Lipez @zacharylipez.bsky.social Editor at large for Creem Magazine. I am in a couple bands with people who are in other, more successful, bands. Like your mom, I have a newsletter. 
Treble @treblezine.bsky.social Groundbreaking music, independent media.
https://www.treblezine.com
Trummors @trummors.bsky.social Record makers and occasional show players
Anne & Dave & friends (posts by Dave)
Taos, New Mexico
www.trummors.net
Record Crates United @recordcratesunited.bsky.social Adventurous music for adventurous listeners.
www.RecordCratesUnited.com
Jeff Tobias @jefftobias.bsky.social One Hundredfold Now in This Age
https://linktr.ee/jefftobias
Centripetal Force @centripetalforce.bsky.social Mike Mannix. Music label. Ex-Nashville. Now just outside Santa Cruz, CA. Zines, blog, radio & podcast folks are encouraged to get in touch. Event management for (((folkYEAH!))). Programmer at KSQD. centripetalforcerecords.bandcamp.com
Matt Sebastian @mattsebastian.com Managing Editor, @denverpost.com | Host of "Dark Wave" on SiriusXM's 1st Wave, 10 p.m.-1 a.m. Eastern every Sunday night | "There's a bit of magic in everything, and then some loss to even things out" — Lou Reed
A CLOSER LISTEN @acloserlisten.bsky.social dedicated to instrumental and experimental music. info at acloserlisten dot com // Sound Propositions podcast // *Press A*
https://acloserlisten.com/
https://acloserlisten.substack.com
(account managed by @josephsannicandro.bsky.social)
@bobbker.bsky.social @bobbker.bsky.social Freelance writer and editor in Maine. Music. Film. Non-profits. Heads. Visual arts sometimes. https://linktr.ee/bobbker
John Mulvey @johnmulvey.bsky.social Editor, MOJO. Ex-Editor, Uncut/Ex-Deputy Editor, NME. Jams etc. http://mojo4music.com
New York Review Books @nyrb-imprints.bsky.social www.nyrb.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
Robert Ham @robertham.bsky.social Owner of superelectricrecs.bsky.social. Person behind isthisrealpdx.com. Full-time BoSox apologist. Even the name says fun
Nate Chinen @natechinen.bsky.social Writing and talking about music. Forever listening.
WRTI, NPR, formerly NYT. Author of a Substack newsletter, The Gig, and a book called 'Playing Changes: Jazz For the New Century.' 
jesse jarnow @bourgwick.bsky.social good ol' grateful deadcast co-host / @wfmu.bsky.social DJ / author of "wasn't that a time" (hachette, 2018), "heads" (hachette, 2016), "big day coming" (gotham, 2012) / jessejarnow.com / heads.social/@bourgwick
Chris Forsyth @chrisforsyth.bsky.social guitar anti-hero
BASIC / Algorithm Free / Solar Motel
"This Is BASIC" out now:
https://chrisforsyth1.bandcamp.com/
Booking: al@highroadtouring
“There’s nothing at the end of the rainbow (and I feel fine)”
Philadelphia PA
Neil Young Unreleased - NYU @unreleasedneil.bsky.social All the breaking news as well as occasional posts on Neil’s officially unreleased songs and rare performances. Main presence on Facebook.
http://facebook.com/groups/ny.unreleased.nyu
Will Hermes @willhermes.bsky.social Writer, music usually. Substack: https://newmusicoldmusic.substack.com/ Contributing Editor @rollingstone.com @nytimes.com @pitchfork.com @npr.org Books: Love Goes To Buildings On Fire 🔥 Lou Reed: The King of New York 👑 https://linktr.ee/willhermes
Andrew Tuttle @tuttscorp.bsky.social Banjo, guitar, electronics. ++ cricket, mascots, Athletic Club, et al. linktr.ee/andrewtuttle
Bob Mehr @bobmehr.bsky.social New York Times bestselling author, 'Trouble Boys: The True Story of the Replacements.' 2X Grammy winner (Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, Dead Man's Pop). Reissue producer. Words for NYT, MOJO, Gannett.
buckcurran @buckcurran.bsky.social Musician, Producer, Arborea sounds, ESP-Disk', Obsolete Recordings, Eiderdown Records….
Z. Doom - Official Compact Disc Lover @world0fecho.bsky.social Running Doom Trip Records @doomtriprecords.bsky.social /// Audio Mastering Engineer
Nick with the ‘MCA on the cover of Midnight Marauders’ avatar @bridgemusicbunker.bsky.social Here comes that sound again
Nick Millevoi @nickmillevoi.bsky.social Loud guitarist: Moon Pulses out on Island House
Senior Editor @ Premier Guitar
nickmillevoi.xyz
Oren Ambarchi_Black Truffle @orenambarchi.bsky.social 
Moby Dick @mobydickatsea.bsky.social Random lines from Moby Dick. Bot conceived, coded, and curated by @samplereality.bsky.social. Follow the companion bot @findmobydick.bsky.social for sources.
Shane Parish @shaneparish.bsky.social a guitarist.
https://shaneparish.bandcamp.com
Unseen Worlds @unseenworlds.com Record Label
Light in the Attic @lightintheattic.bsky.social Reissue label with a bluesky account