nicol @nicolnicol.bsky.social sound & performance
writing & recording
https://nicolnicol.com
(they etc.)
The Orchid Show @theorchidshow.myatproto.social Lapsed writer/musician, guerrilla archivist, socialist, et Jew sans frontières. COVID-consciousness and community care-forward: we are still in a pandemic. Death to power.
Also at mastodon.social/@theorchidshow.
Robert Ashley @robertashley.bsky.social A Life Well Wasted, I Come to Shanghai, always in the kitchen. Music, books, and games. Lexington, VA. www.alifewellwasted.com
https://icometoshanghai.bandcamp.com/album/low-pressure
Sara Tea @saratea.bsky.social saratea.com
: s o n i c ♥ c u r a t o r :
#womeninsound
https://campsite.bio/saratea
Midwest • Michigan
Hans Chew @hanschew.bsky.social Atop the riverboat calliope steams/Land Of Dreams/available now: https://hanschew.bandcamp.com/album/land-of-dreams
Assistant @assistant.bandcamp.com Jonathan tweeting. Assistant make lovely jangle pop from Brighton: Felt/Yo La Tengo/Stereolab etc. CERTAIN MEMORIES is our masterpiece; our new single is FLOWERS. Fanzines available; radio show Sundays 7pm on Untidy Radio.
@kensweeney @kensweeney.bsky.social Jangly guitars File under Brian
Links to radio docs on early REM/The Go-Betweens, The Blue Nile, & The Trashcan Sinatras on linktree https://linktr.ee/Kensweeney website Kensweeney.net
Martha Wells @marthawells.com SF/F Writer - The Books of the Raksura, The Murderbot Diaries, Witch King, Queen Demon, and more. Nebula and Hugo Award winner. NYT and Sunday Times Bestseller. (She/her) Agent: Jennifer Jackson
Paul Bruno @unblinkingear.bsky.social https://wfmu.org/playlists/PO
Jordan Perry @gorgonparis.bsky.social jordanperry1.bandcamp.com
jordanperry.info
Tim Bugbee @tinnitusphoto.bsky.social Shoot out the lights
Rapid Adapter @rapidadapter.bsky.social Mostly links to Garage-Punk(& adjacent) stuff. We got: new releases, live video, articles, playlists, upcoming shows, zine history, blog roll, radio shows, old stuff, etc.
Playlists here: https://linktr.ee/rapidadapter
Pop Songs Your New Boyfriend's Too Stupid to Know About @popsongsmixtape.bsky.social Pop Songs... is a Seattle, WA radio show hosted by Liz & Sean
❤️ We love obscure pop!
🎵 Fridays 9p-10p on SPACE 101.1 FM
⭐ All shows are on mixcloud:
https://www.mixcloud.com/PopSongsMixtape
The Martial Arts @themartialarts.bsky.social Linktr.ee/TheMartialArts
Paul Kelly
I collab with / am alumni of Carla J Easton / BMX Bandits / Raveloe / The Primary 5 / TeenCanteen
(and I make pop music as THE Martial Arts)
@admccort.bsky.social @admccort.bsky.social 
Kyra Dean MC @kyramdean.bsky.social Cornfield girl.🏳️⚧️Transwoman🏴☠️Public radio nerd. Host of Folk Weekend on TSPR. Music maker. Mama. Anti-fascist. Multitude Container
Matt Sage @mjsage.bsky.social Intermedia Artist + Musician.
http://matthewjsage.com
JB FAVS @jbfavs.bsky.social Mix-maker 🏴🇯🇵
https://youtube.com/@jamesbutterly731?si=ZSM5KT5U1bACZhUP
K @krecs.bsky.social The underground record label located in Olympia, Washington, U.S.A. krecs.com
Riley Riley @riley-riley.bsky.social She/They - I make music in Artsick, Boyracer etc. I take pictures and love my family, friends, community and dogs.
https://artsick.bandcamp.com/album/the-trevor-project-benefit
@seablite.bsky.social @seablite.bsky.social SF odd-pop jangle-gaze? Pick up a copy of our new album Lemon Lights @ http://linktr.ee/seabliteband Booking inquiries: tyla@anniversarygroup.com
@kmerowchek.bsky.social @kmerowchek.bsky.social Music. Dogs. Food. Board games. Vegetable Gardening. And the occasional political rant. 
K Linn @klinnsf.bsky.social Records, tapes, etc. San Francisco.
https://linktr.ee/kevin_linn
Tough Love @toughloverecords.bsky.social Don't do anything important with anybody else - https://linktr.ee/toughlove
rob @robimiller.bsky.social
linktr.ee/robimiller
@seriouslywhocares.bsky.social @seriouslywhocares.bsky.social 
Heathen Disco @heathendisco.bsky.social home of Heathen Disco brand thoughts and mixers, and of their handler Doug Mosurock https://heathendis.co (newsletter twice a week) // https://www.mixcloud.com/mosurock (new sets 2x a month)
Joerg Conrad @joergc.bsky.social 
Sean Padilla (He/They) Will Write a Good Song About Anything @seanpadilla.blacksky.app I make music under the name “The Cocker Spaniels” when I’m not working two full-time jobs. I’m a 45-year-old silly goose. I love my children; I like Prince & Guided by Voices; & I hate all forms of bigotry. I’m Black. I’m not a Senator.
seanpadilla.com
Steve Gardner @beanthedodger.bsky.social Music, Nottingham Forest, Realtor, Song of the Day, Sanity
Jeff Herrick @jeffherrick.bsky.social Trees and Trumpet 🎺
Cait Brennan @caitbrennan.bsky.social 🏳️⚧️ Singer, writer, goofball. My album Third out now via Omnivore Recordings. Books, vidyagames, comics, old Hollywood, Star Trek, etc. oh, also super trans and whatnot. She/her. @planetcait elsewhere; music at caitbrennan.bandcamp.com
Virginiamaxine @virginiamaxine.bsky.social Carrboro. Music. Photos.
Brad Searles @bsearles.bsky.social Proprietor of ancient music blog Bradley’s Almanac, sporadic drummer, occasional DJ, squirrel whisperer, finder of digital bugs, & proud pop. Vermonter by birth, Allstonian by choice. http://www.bradleysalmanac.com/
Gavin O’Hara @thatgavin.bsky.social Writer, critic, alleged family man. Lower-case mayor. Rec soccer overlord. Journalism believer. #Durham #NC 
@airship71.bsky.social @airship71.bsky.social 
Snappstare @snappstare.bsky.social A human with a penchant for writing about and sharing indie music (and art, theatre, puppetry, photography and poetry). Also a nemophilist.
Dave Heaton @erasingclouds.bsky.social Writer, erasingclouds dot org. Author of "De La Soul" book from J-Card Press
Greg2000 @greg2000.bsky.social Greg of the FUTURE!
Old School Kitty @cantwellk.bsky.social Generally confused, probably running late, and definitely about to remember the sixty things she forgot to do today…one…by…one.
@spacewaitress79.bsky.social @spacewaitress79.bsky.social 
Beautiful Cosmos @beautiful-cosmos.bsky.social Indie-pop band from Glasgow, Scotland: Anna, Matt, Peter, Krina, Bart & Les. Debut album (produced by the incredible Field Music 🙌) out 25/01/25. https://linksta.cc/@beautifulcosmosband
guitar wrestler (eric arn) @guitarwrestler.bsky.social guitar, improvised and otherwise. Primordial Undermind when the fuzzbox is involved. Alle Formen Trio, Mieryela Ensemble, Vienna Improvisers Orchestra, etc. https://linktr.ee/guitar_wrestler
Ryan Lewis @ryanetics75.bsky.social Athens, GA ⚡️ Georgia Music Curator UGA libraries⚡️ Pop Culture⚡️ Poppy’s Dad ⚡️ Noelle’s fiancée ⚡️ 2 dogs 2 cats ⚡️Past Lives: Kindercore, kincaid., The Four Corners, The Sunshine Fix, The Agenda!, The Buddy System, Grape Soda
David Menestres @abstracttruth.bsky.social Destroy the original. Fax the images to Newark.
davidmenestres.com
Signal: https://signal.me/#eu/LGjqTCbctIfzanv6jEdM4Q88-gRORqbNrxZoWuHUs8BTfG7-NpFGao1HC8l7SHZs
@cliverolfe.bsky.social @cliverolfe.bsky.social 
Hey, Jon Manning 👋 @heyjonmanning.bsky.social Web developer ⚓️⛵️
Lifelong artist 🎨📼
Non-linear thinking 🧠✨
Caring friend ❤️🆒
Photographer’s eye 📷🎬
@lostsoundtapes.com
Lame-O Records @lameorecords.bsky.social anti-algo homemade songs
www.lameorecords.com
KEVIN ALVIR @kevinalvir.bsky.social writer / illustrator / cartoonist / mystic / musician
MOCCA FEST AWARD OF EXCELLENCE WINNER 2024
LISA CHEESE & GHOST GUITAR VOL 1 & 2 on TOPSHELF COMIX!
CAPTAIN WARLOCK & SENSITIVE WORLD self published on PartyUpComics.
Double Double Whammy @dbldblwhmmy.bsky.social record label. never dark sided <3
open mike eagle @mike-eagle.bsky.social and then there's this
https://linktr.ee/openmikeeagle
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
Jasper @thelioninlove.bsky.social Dilettante who plays music in a band called Sleuth, a writer, and an astrologer.
Probably just going to post about culturally irrelevant movies and TV.
https://linktr.ee/sleuththeband
@apolloghosts.bsky.social @apolloghosts.bsky.social 
Kit Kellison @kitinstlouis.bsky.social Competent: songwriter-acoustic & electric guitarist-ink-graphite-digital drawing-writing-upcycling clothes-crochet-woodburning-harmony-singing-vocals. I crave profundity and beauty in language, sound&visual media - Art is meant to heal & agitate.
@jeremyfranklin915.bsky.social @jeremyfranklin915.bsky.social 
Jason Corace @jcorace.bsky.social Game designer, mistake maker &
Director UAlbany Game Center, formerly Pratt Game Arts, MICA Game Lab
www.goldengrave.com
Inner Islands @innerislands.bsky.social Record label est. 2010 / Grounding, finding center, following the feel / Portland, OR
https://innerislands.com
Dr Marxism PhD ☭🔻🪂📕 @apostrophebeats.bsky.social apostrophebeats 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇵🇸☭(MLMpM)Ⓥ♓︎ • they/them • beatmaker/composer • deadhead • Swiftie • bootleg t-shirts • VHS collector • recording/mixing engineer at Birthday Land Studios • tape head @beesidecassettes • PDC-Troy member • MM NYU ‘23 • read theory!
Already Dead Tapes @alreadydeadtapes.bsky.social Genre-free record label & shop focused on cassettes, vinyl, and VHS. Est. 2009. alreadydeadtapes.com
Not accepting demos.
Dennis E. Taylor @dennisetaylor.bsky.social Author of the Bobiverse series.
I am a retired computer programmer, mountain biker, snowboarder, occasional napper, and lover of pizza and coffee (mostly coffee).
Recliner Notes @reclinernotes.bsky.social Recliner Notes are written explorations into items that require further investigation: http://reclinernotes.com
Contributor to Aquarium Drunkard and Asheville Stages
Jetstream Pony @jetstreampony.bsky.social New album out now on Spinout Nuggets (UK/Europe) and Shelflife (US)
Vanessa Briscoe Hay @pylongurl.bsky.social Mom, retired nurse, artist, singer / musician. Member of Pylon Reenactment Society, former member of Pylon and Supercluster
https://www.pylonreenactmentsociety.com
WarHen Records @warhenrecords.bsky.social Record Label est. 2012. Releases w/ Phil Cook, Seawind of Battery, Daniel Bachman, Dogwood Tales, Elkhorn and many others.
Fonville x Fribush - What Day Is It out now!
Doing laps, seeing what’s real.
linktr.ee/warhenrecords
David Connerley Nahm @dcnahm.bsky.social 
Chuck Johnson @chuckjohnsonmusic.bsky.social FREE PALESTINE
Composer/musician
Mastering engineer
https://linktr.ee/chuckjohnsonmusic
regular steve albini @electricalwsop.bsky.social Recording engineer who plays poker and billiards and eats like a Viking
Alicia K @wordnerdy.bsky.social 🏳️🌈
She/her
Mainly pics of cats! I wore a cool sweater on Jeopardy one time.
http://wordnerdy.blogspot.com/
Superchunk @superchunk.bsky.social Rock band since 1989. NC. Posts by Mac unless otherwise noted!
Joe Pernice @joepernice.bsky.social Musician, writer, cyclist.
joepernice.substack.com
Pernice Brothers, Scud Mountain Boys
New West Records, Ashmont Records
Absolutely Kosher @abkosher.bsky.social Independent record label, f.1998, celebrating 25 years. Back in business because….good ssoundss. Write “Dear Brownbutter” in your post for music advice.
https://absolutely-kosher.com
https://absolutelykosher.bandcamp.com
Gerard Cosloy @gerardcosloy.bsky.social 
Internet Archive @archive.org Internet Archive is a non-profit research library preserving web pages, books, movies & audio for public access. Explore web history via the Wayback Machine. 
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
Brian Burns @brianburns.bsky.social Music Reporter @wunc.org • Future Shock at @wuncmusic
Jon Wurster @jonwurster.bsky.social Sitting in the back row with The Mountain Goats/Bob Mould Band…The Best Show...Scharpling & Wurster...couple other things. Most of my fun happens over at Instagram.
Felix Obelix (AKA Wendy Spitzer) @felixobelix.bsky.social musician, interdisciplinary artist, avant-popist, collagist, collaborator
Paul Cardillo @prdillo.bsky.social 
Entrez Vous @entrez-vous-band.bsky.social Rock’N’Roll
Carrboro North Carolina U.S.A.
entrezvousband.com
https://linktr.ee/entrezvousband
Life of the Record @lifeoftherecord.bsky.social classic albums, told by the people who made them.
Erie Choir @eriechoir.bsky.social 
Chris Rossi @chrisrossi.bsky.social Here to hang out with my friends. Not here to doom scroll. I know where to find the news, thank you.
Durham, NC
Owner of Dusky Electronics
Guitar for Salt Maps, Modern Ruin, The Wusses
Freelance software developer/architect
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
Moon Glyph Records @moonglyph.bsky.social https://linktr.ee/moonglyph 🌲 Portland, OR
Ace Mower @acemower.bsky.social Music botherer, former tinyscale fanzine & tape label impresario, urban gardener, free radical. 
No Aloha Records @noaloharecords.bsky.social https://noaloharecords.bandcamp.com/music
Record label
The Ladybug Transistor @ladybugtransistor.bsky.social 
Kevin McGrath @kevonhissoapbox.bsky.social Writer/Wales Arts Review, author of Pop Hack & curator of Have Yourself a Merry Indie Christmas volumes 1-4 (all money to Crisis).
'A magnum opus of Alt. Xmas music'-Christmas Underground, 'A big deal'- John Harris
https://v4velindre.bandcamp.com/music
kbot24 @kbot24.bsky.social still typing
Toby @analogtoby.bsky.social Seattle, Earth
Binky @binkymarsh29.bsky.social A lot of soccah, music, and tiny bit of TTRPG. GFOP!
Mike Babb @microindie.bsky.social Cinema projection & sound for Trinnov Audio and various film festivals plus Cinemacon- E Eric Goner @ericgoner.bsky.social Goner Productions
Memphis, TN
Follower of Mal Sharpe
Barbara Manning @barbaramanning.bsky.social Indie Rocker, Guitar Teacher, Tortoise and Cat "Mama" & Happily Married
Glas-Goes Pop @glasgoespop.bsky.social An indie pop happening.
14-15 August 2026
GUU Debates Chamber
https://linktr.ee/glasgoespop
Tall Texan @talltexanrecords.bsky.social https://talltexan.bigcartel.com/
Now: Rusted Shut, The Sewerheads, Loose Koozies, Sharp Pins
James McNew @dumpland.bsky.social n/a
GoldFlakePaint @goldflakepaint.bsky.social a music blog since 2010 / writing by tom:
https://goldflakepaint.ghost.io/