![\"\"](\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/2529/2026/r-1376443-1405810411-5738.jpg.webp\")
Howard Mahan takes the Sail Away stage tomorrow at 5:30.
\n🎶 No cover. Curated wine, beer, and whiskey - chill vibes.
\n🔗 More about the artist ➤ facebook.com/mahantheb…\n🎟️ Check out our lineup ➤ sailawaywine.com/live-musi…
\n#letsgosailaway #livemusic #kansascity #winebar #datenight #nocover #kcmo #sailawaywine...
sailawaywine.micro.blog","summary":"","url":"https://sailawaywine.micro.blog/2026/04/27/howard-mahan-takes-the-sail.html","date_published":"2026-04-27T17:30:26+00:00","author":{"name":"Sail Away Wine","url":"http://sailawaywine.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F22%2F1787920.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"SailAwayWine"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"17:30","date_timestamp":1777311026,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89100108","content_html":"🎶 one thing I miss about being on Meta is knowing when Garrett would release rad new Silent Planet shirts. I need a feed or something.
","summary":"","url":"https://social.lol/@todd/116476995445012861","date_published":"2026-04-27T13:51:44+00:00","author":{"name":"Todd Grotenhuis","url":"https://blog.grotenhuis.info/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fe619eb3bfab0f4b11b534236088ed275%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"toddgrotenhuis"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"13:51","date_timestamp":1777297904,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89020849","content_html":"🎵 My top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Sean Shibe (25 plays), Shovel Dance Collective (14), Time for Three & Joyce DiDonato (9), Frank Dupree, Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn & Case Scaglione (7), Gong (7)
\n","summary":"","url":"https://thedimpau.se/2026/04/26/my-top-weekly-artists-as.html","date_published":"2026-04-26T10:31:18+00:00","author":{"name":"ian","url":"https://thedimpau.se","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F16%2F1318.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"thedimpause"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-26 10:31","date_timestamp":1777199478,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://social.vivaldi.net/@thedimpause/116470552019678653","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:p6qzat2a3kcdiu6dsqmd7252/post/3mkfe5ecboq2e"]}},{"id":"89005761","content_html":"🎵📼 🔗 Tom Petty does ‘The Mac’ - and his ‘Welllllll’ must be the best ‘Wellllll’ I have heard in any other cover. It might also be better than the original.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://john.philpin.com/2026/04/26/tom-petty-does-the-mac.html","date_published":"2026-04-25T23:59:43+00:00","author":{"name":"John PHI⑊PIN","url":"https://john.philpin.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F50%2F4165.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"JohnPhilpin"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-25 23:59","date_timestamp":1777161583,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@fractals/116468073697101876","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ykmjvgyfdhlropg3lqndtbi6/post/3mkeaw3dar32w","https://www.threads.com/@johnphilpin/post/DXkvUS6lvOi"]}},{"id":"89005567","content_html":"\n\n\nThe Irish tale of Oisín describes the warrior’s journey to Tir na nÓg, the land of youth. He spends three years there but when he returns to Éire to see his old fighting comrades from the Fianna, 300 years have passed.
\n
And for a related 🎵 interlude …
\n\n\nTír na nÓg are an Irish folk duo formed in Dublin, Ireland, in 1969 by Leo O’Kelly and Sonny Condell.[^cite_ref-LarkinGE_1-0][1] They are often considered one of the first progressive folk bands with other artists like Nick Drake or groups like Pentangle.
\n
💬 Wikipedia
\nNot to be confused with Horslips - who along with Tír na...
john.philpin.com","summary":"","url":"https://john.philpin.com/2026/04/26/adactio-journaldilation-the-irish-tale.html","date_published":"2026-04-25T23:52:19+00:00","author":{"name":"John PHI⑊PIN","url":"https://john.philpin.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F50%2F4165.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"JohnPhilpin"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-25 23:52","date_timestamp":1777161139,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@fractals/116468045333628867","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ykmjvgyfdhlropg3lqndtbi6/post/3mkeaj5il6z2t","https://www.threads.com/@johnphilpin/post/DXkufPOFvp7"]}},{"id":"88981660","content_html":"Made it to the little southern German village where the wedding is happening. Lovely bucolic view from my top-floor (4) hotel window. My ears ring with the sound of music 🎶 but @expede.wtf says she hears the WinXP startup sound 🪟
\n![\"A](\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/107532/2026/dc54fbfbe0-m.jpg\")
\n","summary":"","url":"https://micro.chadkohalyk.com/2026/04/25/made-it-to-the-little.html","date_published":"2026-04-25T11:50:48+00:00","author":{"name":"Chad Kohalyk","url":"https://chadkoh.micro.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F40%2F55370.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"chadkoh"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-25 11:50","date_timestamp":1777117848,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://indieweb.social/@chadkoh/116465202979672751","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:tgfzv5irks5acnmk75j4elky/post/3mkhktvtzqk2j"]}},{"id":"88968488","content_html":"Ana Tijoux, 1977 🎵
\n\n","summary":"","url":"https://chrisgrayson.net/2026/04/24/ana-tijoux-httpswwwyoutubecomwatchvyiqsnkog/","date_published":"2026-04-25T02:13:26+00:00","author":{"name":"Chris Grayson","url":"https://chrisgrayson.net/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fb8d17b38f5e6ac7af37e18a0e78f70bf%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"cgrayson"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-25 02:13","date_timestamp":1777083206,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://indieweb.social/@cgrayson/116462926494524878","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4s2l4umevum6scenjxrmqom7/post/3mkbxrfc2pd2h"]}},{"id":"88942056","content_html":"🎵 New Kehlani album is really good. A few skips, but still an instant purchase for me. Some favorite tracks for those wanting to listen:
\nRnB is on the up and up, y’all, and just in time.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://bradleyandroos.micro.blog/2026/04/24/new-kehlani-album-is-fantastic.html","date_published":"2026-04-24T17:16:17+00:00","author":{"name":"Bradley Andrews","url":"https://bradleyandroos.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F29%2F1804355.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bradleyandroos"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-24 17:16","date_timestamp":1777050977,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88924685","content_html":"🎶 planning ahead: I'm assuming bandcamp friday doesn't get a pass on may 1st? #maydaystrong
","summary":"","url":"https://social.lol/@todd/116459714791119657","date_published":"2026-04-24T12:37:02+00:00","author":{"name":"Todd Grotenhuis","url":"https://blog.grotenhuis.info/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fe619eb3bfab0f4b11b534236088ed275%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"toddgrotenhuis"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-24 12:37","date_timestamp":1777034222,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88902561","content_html":"The Great Divide is out on Apple Music here. 🎶
\n","summary":"","url":"https://microblog.chrisenns.com/2026/04/23/the-great-divide-is-out.html","date_published":"2026-04-24T04:39:02+00:00","author":{"name":"Chris Enns","url":"https://chrisenns.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F18%2F1874.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"iChris"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-24 04:39","date_timestamp":1777005542,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@ichris/116457837042866157","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:duarqnv277snl27e4yv5b564/post/3mk7pgxj65n22","https://www.threads.com/@ichrisv2/post/DXgFZNBFP-4"]}},{"id":"88876985","content_html":"Finished listening: Leon by Leon Bridges 🎵
\n(from track 5)\n“All the gold in the world, no, it don’t mean much.\nCan’t take it with you when your time is up.\nAll the shine of the crown might be good for looking.\nBut when it all breaks down.\nOh, they ain’t got nothing on you.\"
\n","summary":"","url":"https://gleanings.thefield.blog/2026/04/24/finished-listening-leon-by-leon/","date_published":"2026-04-23T19:43:09+00:00","author":{"name":"Chaitanya","url":"https://thefield.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F70c884a960920d4745a8ece467c8f8f0%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"chaitanya"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-23 19:43","date_timestamp":1776973389,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88851541","content_html":"🎵 Parallelisme - mui zyu (Father/Daughter 2026)
\nI enjoyed the melancholy art-pop of mui zyu’s last album so I was intrigued by her cover of Miharu Koshi’s 1984 song Parallelisme. I not only loved the cover but found the original’s harsher industrial textures to be an equally compelling contrast.
\n![\"\"](\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/283804/2026/030aeb1586.jpg\")
\n","summary":"","url":"https://jordanlee.life/2026/04/23/parallelisme-mui-zyu-fatherdaughter-i.html","date_published":"2026-04-23T13:11:37+00:00","author":{"name":"Jordan Lee","url":"https://mutebenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F00%2F1859258.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mutebenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-23 13:11","date_timestamp":1776949897,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88849706","content_html":"Thinking about Johnny Cash this morning brought to mind this from Over the Rhine: “Earthbound Love Song.” 🎵
\n","summary":"","url":"https://jabel.blog/2026/04/23/thinking-about-johnny-cash-this.html","date_published":"2026-04-23T12:40:00+00:00","author":{"name":"jabel","url":"https://jabel.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2021%2F97100.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jabel"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-23 12:40","date_timestamp":1776948000,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88841241","content_html":"Johnny Cash, “Satisfied Mind” 🎵
\n","summary":"","url":"https://jabel.blog/2026/04/23/johnny-cash-satisfied-mind.html","date_published":"2026-04-23T09:49:34+00:00","author":{"name":"jabel","url":"https://jabel.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2021%2F97100.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jabel"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-23 09:49","date_timestamp":1776937774,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88789307","content_html":"📅 Mark your calendar — Howard Mahan plays Sail Away Wine next Tuesday, April 28th!
\n🎶 No cover. Good vibes.
\n🔗 More about the artist ➤ facebook.com/mahantheb…\n🎟️ Check out our lineup ➤ sailawaywine.com/live-musi…
\n#letsgosailaway #livemusic #kansascity #winebar #datenight #nocover #kcmo #sailawaywine #sailaway...
sailawaywine.micro.blog","summary":"","url":"https://sailawaywine.micro.blog/2026/04/22/mark-your-calendar-howard-mahan.html","date_published":"2026-04-22T16:04:21+00:00","author":{"name":"Sail Away Wine","url":"http://sailawaywine.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F22%2F1787920.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"SailAwayWine"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-22 16:04","date_timestamp":1776873861,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88657620","content_html":"Listening to Nostalgia by Mother Mother 🎵
\n\n","summary":"","url":"https://luchaliturgy.org/2026/04/20/listening-to-nostalgia-by-mother/","date_published":"2026-04-20T19:46:36+00:00","author":{"name":"Dave Winter (Micro.blog)","url":"https://luchaliturgy.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F15%2F1861338.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Luchador"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-20 19:46","date_timestamp":1776714396,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88653808","content_html":"🎵 Massive Attack & Tom Waits - Boots on the Ground (2026) ★★★★
\n![\"Album](\"https://eu.uploads.micro.blog/11985/2026/2aba48c1c7-m.jpg\")
\n","summary":"","url":"https://arnoldhoogerwerf.nl/2026/04/20/massive-attack-tom-waits-boots.html","date_published":"2026-04-20T18:54:21+00:00","author":{"name":"Arnold Hoogerwerf","url":"https://arnoldhoogerwerf.nl","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F02%2F2674.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ArnoldHoogerwerf"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-20 18:54","date_timestamp":1776711261,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88649230","content_html":"Jillian Riscoe takes the Sail Away stage tomorrow at 5:30.
\n🎶 No cover. Curated wine, beer, and whiskey - chill vibes.
\n🔗 More about the artist ➤ facebook.com/jillianri…\n🎟️ Check out our lineup ➤ sailawaywine.com/live-musi…
\n#letsgosailaway #livemusic #kansascity #winebar #datenight #nocover #kcmo #sailawaywine...
sailawaywine.micro.blog","summary":"","url":"https://sailawaywine.micro.blog/2026/04/20/jillian-riscoe-takes-the-sail.html","date_published":"2026-04-20T17:30:49+00:00","author":{"name":"Sail Away Wine","url":"http://sailawaywine.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F22%2F1787920.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"SailAwayWine"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-20 17:30","date_timestamp":1776706249,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88628695","content_html":"I thought last time was the last time
\nBut you did it again?
\nI told you if you did it
\nThat would be the end ✏️ 🎤 🎵
If everyone has everything
\nThen nobody has anyone ✏️ 🎤 🎵
💬🎵🏢 Careful what you measure … life is a game .. life is gamed.
\n![\"\"](\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/2529/2026/img-3199.png\")
\n","summary":"","url":"https://john.philpin.com/2026/04/20/careful-what-you-measure-life.html","date_published":"2026-04-19T21:15:58+00:00","author":{"name":"John PHI⑊PIN","url":"https://john.philpin.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F50%2F4165.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"JohnPhilpin"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-19 21:15","date_timestamp":1776633358,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@fractals/116433451473156609","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ykmjvgyfdhlropg3lqndtbi6/post/3mjuuvpxyzj2t","https://www.threads.com/@johnphilpin/post/DXU_rs4FO5c"]}},{"id":"88594284","content_html":"Nate Reuss finally has new music out via his old 2000s-era band The Format! 🎵
\n“Shot In The Dark” by The Format
\n","summary":"","url":"https://jb.heydingus.net/2026/04/19/nate-reuss-finally-has-new.html","date_published":"2026-04-19T20:31:02+00:00","author":{"name":"Jarrod Blundy","url":"http://jb.heydingus.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F02%2F5676.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jarrod"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-19 20:31","date_timestamp":1776630662,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:vjoxtxx6p7m5o4ymem5l4lq7/post/3mjusd3xzvs25","https://www.threads.com/@heyjb.me/post/DXU6Y2HkkPn"]}},{"id":"88570747","content_html":"Nine Inch Noize is a great mix of nostalgia and novelty 🎵
\n","summary":"","url":"https://matt.routleynet.org/2026/04/19/nine-inch-noize-is-a.html","date_published":"2026-04-19T12:37:07+00:00","author":{"name":"Matt Routley","url":"https://matt.routleynet.org/activitypub/mroutley","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F51%2F5597.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mroutley"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-19 12:37","date_timestamp":1776602227,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:sve3sxihpxr6dgjkix7fovei/post/3mjtxtuists2y"]}},{"id":"88559258","content_html":"🎵 My top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Yeol Eum Son (10 plays), Frank Dupree (8), Vladimir Verbitsky, St. Petersburg Academic Symphony Orchestra (8), Gong (7), Frank Dupree, SWR Big Band, Jakob Krupp, Meinhard Jenne & Dominik Beykirch (3)
\n","summary":"","url":"https://thedimpau.se/2026/04/19/my-top-weekly-artists-as.html","date_published":"2026-04-19T07:29:01+00:00","author":{"name":"ian","url":"https://thedimpau.se","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F16%2F1318.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"thedimpause"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-19 07:29","date_timestamp":1776583741,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://social.vivaldi.net/@thedimpause/116430197185218567","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:p6qzat2a3kcdiu6dsqmd7252/post/3mjtgoakrb52i"]}},{"id":"88542404","content_html":"🎶🎙️Tune in to the **Wapahani Wire** (boosts welcome!)
Live from the so-called White River watershed
https://macrowave.co/paradox/wapahani-wire
Tonight we're featuring EBM, industrial, darkwave, darkstep, aggrotech, and anything you might like to dance to in a pair of chonky boots. With the release of Nine Inch...
social.lol","summary":"","url":"https://social.lol/@todd/116428105398969710","date_published":"2026-04-18T22:38:21+00:00","author":{"name":"Todd Grotenhuis","url":"https://blog.grotenhuis.info/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fe619eb3bfab0f4b11b534236088ed275%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"toddgrotenhuis"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-18 22:38","date_timestamp":1776551901,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88537192","content_html":"💬🎵
\n![\"\"](\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/2529/2026/8ca78f517e.png\")
\n","summary":"","url":"https://john.philpin.com/2026/04/19/083550.html","date_published":"2026-04-18T20:35:50+00:00","author":{"name":"John PHI⑊PIN","url":"https://john.philpin.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F50%2F4165.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"JohnPhilpin"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-18 20:35","date_timestamp":1776544550,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@fractals/116427642092031285","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ykmjvgyfdhlropg3lqndtbi6/post/3mjsce543sh26","https://www.threads.com/@johnphilpin/post/DXSWoNMFCMb"]}},{"id":"88514043","content_html":"🎵 A Trump pledge is falling flat as Ohio musical instrument plant closes (Yahoo News
\n\n\nConn Selmer, the largest U.S. band-instrument maker, will shift to China production of tubas, sousaphones and some French horns, Chief Executive John Fulton told workers in January, according to a video reviewed by Reuters
\n
Not referring to it as being a “sharp” plant closure seems like a real missed opportunity. So does shutting down a factory that makes musical instruments.
\nSad trombone. Sad trombone indeed.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://wireddifferently.micro.blog/2026/04/18/conn-selmer-the-largest-us.html","date_published":"2026-04-18T13:25:58+00:00","author":{"name":"Matthew","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F37%2F97964.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"WiredDifferently"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-18 13:25","date_timestamp":1776518758,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88492046","content_html":"Listening to: The Very Best of Cream by Cream (of course) 🎶
\nI have always been a fan of “White Room” and “Sunshine of Your Love” from listening to oldies stations when growing up. The album introduced me to new songs that I like, “Strange Brew” for example, and some others like “Wrapping Paper” that I would...
rglenny.micro.blog","summary":"","url":"https://rglenny.micro.blog/2026/04/17/listening-to-the-very-best.html","date_published":"2026-04-18T02:35:39+00:00","author":{"name":"Marginal Notes","url":"https://rglenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F30%2F1354706.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"rglenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-18 02:35","date_timestamp":1776479739,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88491848","content_html":"Listening to: Field - The Complete Nocturnes by Alice Sara Ott 🎶
\nI learned something new about nocturnes with this one! (From Wikipedia)[en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noct…]
\n\n\n","summary":"","url":"https://rglenny.micro.blog/2026/04/17/listening-to-field-the-complete.html","date_published":"2026-04-18T02:31:07+00:00","author":{"name":"Marginal Notes","url":"https://rglenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F30%2F1354706.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"rglenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-18 02:31","date_timestamp":1776479467,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88491743","content_html":"Irish composer John Field was the first composer to use the term ‘Nocturne’ in the Romantic sense, to apply to a character piece featuring a cantabile melody over an arpeggiated accompaniment. He has been widely credited as the inventor of the genre.
\n
Listening to: A lot of Bach in the month of March 🎶
\n🎵 Alan is probably right - but it is certainly mine - so off to see what else I can discover.
\n🔗 I understand that this won’t be everyone’s cup of tea ..
\n","summary":"","url":"https://john.philpin.com/2026/04/18/alan-is-probably-right-but.html","date_published":"2026-04-17T21:34:14+00:00","author":{"name":"John PHI⑊PIN","url":"https://john.philpin.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F50%2F4165.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"JohnPhilpin"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-17 21:34","date_timestamp":1776461654,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@fractals/116422192009019985","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ykmjvgyfdhlropg3lqndtbi6/post/3mjpuvhitfk2r","https://www.threads.com/@johnphilpin/post/DXP3_9Wlpii"]}},{"id":"88478700","content_html":"🎵 I hadn’t thought about this album for years - and have never really thought about the complexity of creating the cover. But the music was on strict rotation at one point back in the day.
\n\n
🔗 A die-cut above - Jeffrey Zeldman Presents
\n","summary":"","url":"https://john.philpin.com/2026/04/18/a-diecut-above-jeffrey-zeldman.html","date_published":"2026-04-17T21:18:53+00:00","author":{"name":"John PHI⑊PIN","url":"https://john.philpin.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F50%2F4165.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"JohnPhilpin"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-17 21:18","date_timestamp":1776460733,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@fractals/116422142922496884"]}},{"id":"88454970","content_html":"My cousin’s band Chalk Teeth just dropped a new single.
\n\n\nIt’s an entrancing and unique concoction that touches on elements of dark wave, synth punk, shoegaze, early electronic dance music and krautrock, all while leading with vocals in the Polish language.
\n
I’m very proud, even though I had nothing to do with it (other than somewhat genetically). Check it out! 🎵
\n","summary":"","url":"https://www.chrisdeluca.me/2026/04/17/my-cousins-band-chalk-teeth.html","date_published":"2026-04-17T16:43:57+00:00","author":{"name":"Christopher DeLuca","url":"https://www.chrisdeluca.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F50%2F2518.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"chrisd"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-17 16:43","date_timestamp":1776444237,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:x77edjr4nbwsgpd3ot53iuti/post/3mjper55pbi2y","https://www.threads.com/@bronzehedwick/post/DXPW79GFuop"]}},{"id":"88433282","content_html":"The xx at Coachella playing intro is the best way to start the day (flashing lights) 🎵\nwww.youtube.com/watch
\n","summary":"","url":"https://vrsimility.micro.blog/2026/04/17/the-xx-at-coachella-playing.html","date_published":"2026-04-17T08:44:56+00:00","author":{"name":"Ball of Confusion","url":"https://vrsimility.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F51%2F1562011.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"vrsimility"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-17 08:44","date_timestamp":1776415496,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://toot.io/@vrsimility/116419166277468559","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cpinyyx3ra2l43wwnutfo52d/post/3mjojvktti52j"]}},{"id":"88393300","content_html":"🎵 Hip-hop recs for the week, but only hard songs:
\nPlaying: Keep the Streets Empty for Me by Fever Ray 🎧
\nWatching the Norwegian Detective Hole series reminded me of this awesome song by Swedish artist Fever Ray.
\n![\"Keep](\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fis1-ssl.mzstatic.com%2Fimage%2Fthumb%2FMusic122%2Fv4%2Faf%2Fd7%2F7c%2Fafd77cb6-4c54-9048-1bbe-4fbc8b4a8d01%2F5414939809972.jpg%2F600x600bb.jpg\")
Like many others in the past weeks, I’m mesmerised by Angine de Poitrine! I can’t stop listening to this. Weird, fresh and finally something exciting in music again. The band breaks out of our western standards of how music is supposed to work and sound. Love it! 🎶🎸🥁
\nAngine de Poitrine - Live on KEXP
\n","summary":"","url":"https://hutaffe.blog/2026/04/16/like-many-others-in-the.html","date_published":"2026-04-15T22:20:56+00:00","author":{"name":"Manuel Riess","url":"https://hutaffe.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F283.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"hutaffe"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-15 22:20","date_timestamp":1776291656,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88312483","content_html":"📅 Mark your calendar — Jillian Riscoe plays Sail Away Wine next Tuesday, April 21st!
\n🎶 No cover. Good vibes.
\n🔗 More about the artist ➤ facebook.com/jillianri…\n🎟️ Check out our lineup ➤ sailawaywine.com/live-musi…
\n#letsgosailaway #livemusic #kansascity #winebar #datenight #nocover #kcmo #sailawaywine...
sailawaywine.micro.blog","summary":"","url":"https://sailawaywine.micro.blog/2026/04/15/mark-your-calendar-jillian-riscoe.html","date_published":"2026-04-15T16:00:14+00:00","author":{"name":"Sail Away Wine","url":"http://sailawaywine.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F22%2F1787920.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"SailAwayWine"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-15 16:00","date_timestamp":1776268814,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88299756","content_html":"This week’s earworm: an arrangement of Svalbard Theme, from Orion’s Belt by Anders Enger Jensen. 🎵
\n![\"Quick](\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/25293/2026/review-svalbard-theme.png\")
\n","summary":"","url":"https://lmika.org/2026/04/15/this-weeks-earworm-an-arrangement.html","date_published":"2026-04-15T12:50:42+00:00","author":{"name":"Leon Mika","url":"https://lmika.org/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F15%2F55331.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"lmika"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-15 12:50","date_timestamp":1776257442,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:uxf6lpd2feuelyey5sknpkih/post/3mjjwqdxie72t"]}},{"id":"88248673","content_html":"🎵 Songs for the week:
\nStill Crazy After All These Years by Paul Simon
\nOut of Town by Water From Your Eyes
\nloose ends by Holywatr
\nHangin' On by Al Green
\nCristo Redentor by Donald Byrd
\n(for working out or dancing with friends!) BEAT UP CHANEL$ by Slayyyter