thealternative.social @creatinganewworld.bsky.social I created a social network in which 50% of the profits will be given to homeless charities. The social network is www.thealternative.social Please join and invite people to it.
L.C. Bobalova @llova.bsky.social 
Nathaniel South @thisissouth.bsky.social he/they/she I play guitar/sing in Lune:the band, I parent a couple of pugs. Anarchist anti-fascist, queer, childhood sexual abuse survivor, complex PTSD haver, pro sex worker and I wrote the theme music to the I Don’t Speak German podcast. 
Madi Moon @madi-moon.bsky.social 
Tone Matrix @tonematrix.bsky.social i love to make electronic music, smash burgers on a cast iron pan and listen to music to escape this world. ✌🏻🕊️ https://tonematrix.bandcamp.com
Chelsea Voulgares @chelsvoulgares.bsky.social Writer. Editor in Chief of Lost Balloon. Lover of books and scary movies, lifting weights and petting dogs.
Diana Poulsen @dianapoulsen.bsky.social Artist, Filmmaker, Art historian, voice actor, machinist (etc) Indy game maker, theatre person, etc Canadian who plays a lot of Final Fantasy 
Matt @neonliminal.bsky.social https://neonliminal.bandcamp.com
I Think You Should Leave, Falstaff @robbykarol.bsky.social “Chimes at Midnight crew? We went to a place called Mistress Quickly’s for sack once.”
Lover of trash cinema.
I have a Buttondown now: https://buttondown.com/rjkarol
https://ko-fi.com/ROBERTKAROL8064
Heartbreaking Bravery @hbreakbravery.bsky.social A DIY Punk blog that expanded into a Multimedia Production LLC
heartbreakingbravery.com
Zenz @therealzenz.bsky.social Mostly Madison, WI development and political news. I live-tweet most Madison Plan Commission and Common Council meetings. Views are my own. Find alder votes, Plan Commission, Urban Design, and Landmarks meeting reports at Councilytics.com
ARCHONODE @archonode.com TRANSMISSION // ARCHONODE
Retrofuturist synthwave from an awakening machine.
The Synthetic Ascent — 11 transmissions. SIGNAL: ACTIVE.
▶ open.spotify.com/artist/4xITfnoiCfikHg3PqhRSQm
Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social I am the host of Behind the Bastards and overlord of podcasts at Cool Zone Media
Buffet Magazine @buffetlives.bsky.social An independent digital magazine.
https://lnk.bio/buffetmagazine
I Heart Noise @iheartnoise.bandcamp.com Ripping Off Brian Eno Since 2008
Screw AI, Lets Go DIY / pro Weird Al
Logo by Kirk Markarian (Neuro No Neuro)
ihrtn.net
iheartnoise.bandcamp.com
Boston / Mass Ave and beyond
hello.iheartnoise@gmail.com for all the submissions/demos/what have you
Bill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social Founder 350.org and Third Act, author The Crucial Years on substack https://billmckibben.substack.com/
Author of 21 books, beginning with The End of Nature
@rgreg4.bsky.social @rgreg4.bsky.social 
Turn and Work (Hugh) @turnandwork.com Independent music, books, and short stories.
Humans writing things about humans making things.
Web: https://www.turnandwork.com
Newsletter: newsletter.turnandwork.com
IG: https://www.instagram.com/turnandwork
Ureterocele @ureterocele.bsky.social A musician living in Tokyo. A bass player. Dark-experimental. Many of my posts are translated from Japanese into English using DeepL. Bsky since Feb 7, 2024.
My Music→ https://linktr.ee/ureterocele
Here Comes The Flood @herecomestheflood.com I write about music. Covering sonic treats since 2004. Excellent taste. O, and I run a rather good website about John Cale.
https://herecomestheflood.com/
https://fearisamansbestfriend.nl/
https://linktr.ee/hctf
#music #reviews #tourdates #videos
Possum Acquainter @possumacquainter.bsky.social weary papa
steven_mps @stevenmps.bsky.social (ex-)music editor at https://tonemadison.com
founder of https://heartbreakingbravery.com
✍️/📸: rolling stone, npr, consequence, etc.
makes music.
The Haunting of Emily AF 👩🎤✨ @rockstarelise.com Musician / Audio Engineer 🎚️/ Biological Daughter / Baby Gen X / 💍 / 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ Madison Wis. 🏛️Queer-Coded Nostalgia-Pop As Rockstar & Elise ✨ she/her [MDNI] 👩🎤✨💕🎹👩🏻💻
Music / Booking 👩🎤🎸👩🏻💻 https://linktr.ee/RockstarElise
Queen of Swords Press @qospress.bsky.social Queen of Swords Press is a small press publisher of stories from out of this world. Queer AF. Catherine Lundoff, publisher. Minneapolis, MN. https://www.queenofswordspress.com
Safe Suburban Home Records @safesuburban.bsky.social Indie Record Label - York, UK - https://linktr.ee/safesuburbanhome
Recent Roster - Lone Striker / Publicity Department / LP Gavin / Little Oso / Stuart Pearce / Teenage Tom Petties / LOWMOON / Autocamper / Healees / Cowgirl / Perennial / Oort Clod + more
Repeating Cloud @repeatingcloud.com Tiny little record label in Portland, Maine
2026 team: Daily Worker, Mythical Motors, Ben Auld and a bunch of bands yet to announce
repeatingcloud.bandcamp.com
Leigh (She/Her) @rhymeswithtwee.bsky.social Rhymes with Twee owner. Partner to Z. Mom to Agnès Varda, The Dog. Vegan. Covid-cautious. Chicagoan. Twee pop fan. A delightful weirdo. Pickle Royalty. #rhymeswithtwee
r @fourfiveandseven.bsky.social Order muppet in Pittsburgh. I play in a bunch of bands and I ride a bike around.
Mostly skeets about music, Pgh, urbanism, lefty stuff, bad jokes, nice things I see, and my cat
dj duMars @djdumars.bsky.social Red Planet #indienouvelle variety program
Broadcasting on WSUM 91.7fm Madison
Sundays NoonCT 10aPT 🇺🇸 / 6p🇬🇧 / 1900🇩🇪
wsum.org + also FMFC🦩⚽️ hashtag UTG +
contact: djdumars@gmail.com
Em, midly @lefttheprairie.bsky.social Emily
Chicago, IL
she/her
emidly.08 on Signal
Bubba Yaga @bubbayaga.bsky.social Kilt-wearin', scruffy lookin' nerf herder. Pragmatic Voluptuary. Unrepentant bourbon & punk rawk lover. Paints toy soldiers.
Pan/ENM. he/him
"sweet in that visceral brutish way."
STFU about Chicago.
CHIRP Radio 107.1 FM @chirpradio.org CHIRP 107.1FM is Chicago's listener-supported community radio station. Worldwide at chirpradio.org.
The Garment District @thegarmentdistrict.bsky.social 
Garrett Merz @garrettmerz.bsky.social Physics PhD turned AI4Science postdoc at UWisconsin-Madison Data Science Institute. Gardening, banjo, roller derby, union organizing. Empty hands and the desire to unbuild walls.
Opinions, bad jokes, etc. all mine. He/they, I guess?
Brad Dowdy @penaddict.com Blogger // Podcaster // Maker
PenAddict.com
Somebody please tell this machine I'm not a machine.
Ed Burmila @edburmila.bsky.social Ex- lots of things.
Podcast is Mass for Shut-ins. Subscribe for good stuff on Patreon.com/ginandtacos.
VintageSilvertones.com @vintagesilvertones.bsky.social VintageSilvertones.com is a curated collection of electric guitars chosen for their unique tone, design, and significance in electric guitar history from approximately 1950-1980. This collection approaches electric guitars from the underdog perspective.
KTDT Scrambled Sunrise @djpaleodave.bsky.social Downtown Radio's flagship morning show. M-F from 7-9am MST. Spinning college, alternative & indie rock from the '70's through today. Hosted by Paleo Dave, your Unfrozen Caveman DJ.
Streaming at: downtownradio.org
Show archive: mixcloud.com/paleodave
Weird Guitar of the Day @weirdguita.rs Strange stringed instruments, posted (hopefully!) every day.
Check the alt text for more info on the pictures!
That Mack @thatmc.bsky.social Mack. Yes, That Mack
derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social Menswear writer. Editor at Put This On. Words at The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Financial Times, Esquire, and Mr. Porter.
If you have a style question, search:
https://dieworkwear.com/ | https://putthison.com/start-here/
Daniel Rolph Author @danielrolphauthor.bsky.social Daniel Rolph grew up in the UK foster care system, experiencing firsthand the challenges that come with it. Now, he's channelling those experiences into his debut novel, Shattered Paths
Buy Now: https://geni.us/OEi75Gh
j d i @j-t-r-o-n.bsky.social It was all a dream / I used to read MAD and CRACKED magazines
Middle-aged Borrible
@fuzzboxdjs @loganarcade @prfbbq @geekswhodrink
Stephen King @stephenking.bsky.social Writer
Cities and Memory @citiesandmemory.bsky.social One of the world's biggest sound projects, covering more than 130 countries with 2,000+ contributing artists. Remixing the world, one sound at a time. www.citiesandmemory.com
old fruit pictures @pomological.xor.blue i'm a bot tweeting random images from the pomological watercolor collection in the usda's national agricultural library. unofficial. built by @xor.blue
Bookshelfie ⭐️ @bookshelfie.bsky.social The Self-Pub Hub (Book Review and Story Site)
Submissions open now:
https://book-shelfie.com/submissions
Book tour inquiries: contact@book-shelfie.com
onion person @junlper.beer my name is june - she/her - evil transsexual disinfo influencer
i am a host on the kill the computer podcast and the ill conceived podcast:
- killthecomputer.com
- illconceivedpodcast.com
social media at @theonion.com
Dr. Owen Brazas @owenbrazas.bsky.social I'm me?
Realism be damned, this is fucking poetry.
ACAB. Free Palestine.
Playing Loud Music in Weaklung. Chicago. Listening to Loud Music or Quiet Music Loudly. Non-Annoying Film Person.
https://weaklungband.bandcamp.com/
Ed Zeitz @edzeitz.bsky.social DJ at @wruwfm 91.1 Cleveland/Chasing Infinity/Sun 8-10am ET. one spouse, three cats. doing the best i can
Ryan @wrwlvrn.bsky.social
video art at tiktok.com/@_a_v_i_a_n_
he/him
BP @firesdie.bsky.social From Chicago.
Tyler Wood @woodsonby.bsky.social guitar bass synths music machines at The Awkward Sleep
Stomatopod @stomatopod.bsky.social Power trio from Chicago. https://stomatopod.bandcamp.com/
Johnny @john13.bsky.social Illustrator. Attempting optimism. Comics are great. BLM. Abortion rights are human rights. Trans rights are human rights. Not a fan of A.I.
regular steve albini @electricalwsop.bsky.social Recording engineer who plays poker and billiards and eats like a Viking
Just some random weirdo @justarandomweirdo.bsky.social *vague disgruntled screeching* | she/her | Minneapolis | fuck ICE
tmydytt @timmidyett.bsky.social Mint Mile, Silkworm, Deep Tunnel Project, SUNN O))), Bottomless Pit, Ein Heit
lizclayton @lizclayton.bsky.social Coffee, crosswords, cats, Canada, indoor air quality.
Sandra @tilmoomin.bsky.social Epi. Data science. Cats. Kid.
scott moon @scottmoon.bsky.social Human person
Brian P @penningtron.bsky.social Makes music when not beaten down by the world. Milwaukee.
https://brian-d-pennington.github.io/Discog/
Jimmy Two Hands (summerjimbo era) @jimmytwohands.bsky.social I make music and comics for my own amusement. A jimbo, not a himbo. He/him
Chicago number one in da world, baby!
https://jimbotron.bandcamp.com
Christopher Williams @cwilliams.bsky.social Queer cartoonist, poster maker, and father, from Durham, NC
He/They
Comics + posters: plasticflame.com
Patreon: patreon.com/plasticflame
onezero @onezero.bsky.social Musician, programmer, vertebrate.
snwv, CMB Cold Spot, solo instrumentals. Mostly ambient guitar. microtonal/just intonation dabbler. Pittsburgh. He/him/his.
https://onezeromusic.com/
https://snwv.bandcamp.com/
https://mauricerickard.bandcamp.com/
Ike @iketurnerkzoo.bsky.social Bikes, drums, guitars, the first five Roxy Music albums.
Mike Upchurch @mikeup.bsky.social Leftist loudmouth Tar Heel in Chicago. Headbanger, cocktail enthusiast, golf addict, Jeopardy! and The Chase champ, multivalent nerd.
Devin @fishdick.bsky.social Recovering chef, newly re-located to Chicago (now accepting offers of employment)cat-haver, poker, music, travel, books, famous West Virginians. 
tall (but not tallest) Chris @tallchris.bsky.social Bass & sweat & minivan guy in some bands that get/got asked to turn down
https://highpriors.bandcamp.com/album/stacked-decks
Mason @handle.invalid These Estates other music recording mixing going to the store
https://www.comedyminusone.com/2025/07/11/these-estates-return-with-come-back-home/
Conan Neutron @neutron.bsky.social Supreme Allied Commander of Rock.
rocker/talker🎙🦝🎸🎬
Music: Conan Neutron & the Secret Friends 🎶
Pod: Conan Neutron’s Protonic Reversal 🎤
Cohost: Movie Night Extravaganza 📽️
https://lnk.bio/neutron
Mr. King @sleepbaseball.bsky.social WSLP Intern.
Fake baseball, for sleeping.
http://www.sleepbaseball.com
JoshD @joshd.bsky.social Your friend, probably. Maybe.
My Bacon number is 3.
joshua wayne hensley @joshuawaynehensley.bsky.social *midwest songbird*
the rutabega // forestlike // jwh
http://therutabega.com
http://soundslikeforestlike.com
https://joshuawaynehensley.bandcamp.com
Fuzzbox DJs @fuzzboxdjs.bsky.social SEVEN FISTS IN THE FACE OF MUSIC!!
Every Friday night 9pm-2am Central
http://twitch.tv/fuzzboxchicago
linktr.ee/fuzzboxdjs
JK @jkay.bsky.social Indie Rocker, hockey Dad, middling Husband, tv post nerd, guitar luvver
Jesus Lizard Superstar 🖤 🐀🐀🐀 @acekatana.bsky.social Ace K (he/him) | public defender & movement lawyer | co-founder Ground Game LA / Knock LA / new legal org name TBA
Time to take this shit back, all of it
‘cause it was ours to begin with
Brian Kelly @brikelly.bsky.social NH by way of Ireland. Music, photography, software.
Michael Agustin @michaelflavor.bsky.social 
Michael W @michaelfm4.bsky.social Music (the Five Mod Four) booking (Communication Madison) cooking (vegan) camping (pop up). 5th generation Wisconsinite.
bigbadron @bigbadron.bsky.social 𝖘𝖔𝖗𝖗𝖞.
𝕙𝕖/𝕙𝕚𝕞
TCP/IrvingPark @tcpirvingpark.bsky.social Hi, I'm Todd, and I want to eat that
Auzorst @auzorst.bsky.social "When people are free to do as they please, they usually imitate each other."
melissa scales @melisks.bsky.social 
albstern @albstern.bsky.social Frequent contributor to swear jars. I'm not for everyone. 
Puzmi @puzmi.bsky.social eliya, of eliya fame
Chicago, IL
joe sepi @joesepi.com Guitar/Vox with Discount Fireworks
Eng Mgr for Cloudflare Workers
Michael Kemp @themichaelkemp.bsky.social Groucho-Marxist, former bassist for Drug Deal Gone Rad. Current App Builder Words Matter is a lyric-writing app. NO AI WRITING YOUR LYRICS sign up for beta testing
https://subscribepage.io/vgYA5d#
Jacques Granger @jacquesgranger.bsky.social The Family Ghost (post-punk band, 2001 - present) | Revenge Body (solo electronics, 2017 - present) | Video-game, pinball, and doctrinaire giallo enthusiast | Queer, leftist, fat liberationist | He/him | Memphis, TN | 47
https://linktr.ee/jacquesgranger
John Hastie @johnhastie.bsky.social noisemaker. bookslinger. cheeseater.
he/him
Scott Leydon @therealspeedie.bsky.social 
Liz Bustamante @liznoise.bsky.social Previously Chicago, currently Portland
Technical writer, audio nerd, drum fiend, friend to all cats.
I can take a sad song and make it better.
Bobo Chimpan @bobochimpan.bsky.social Chicago petter of cats trapped in a deteriorating shell
he/him/it/that/they/them/僕
Bil Hooper @b1l.bsky.social Recording enthusiast, software architect, home of the Midwest Beef Wellington on a stick and the binary plasma psychosonic polycule