If you're in Chicago, Slow Pulp is playing a free album release show at The Logan Square monument this Saturday (conveniently located near the Blue Line). Love this band and haven't seen them live yet, can't wait!

There's a long history here but the "original sin" of the Nashville Orchestra is their boondogle of a concert hall. They should've never built it - at all - but they at least should've stuck to a building they could afford (not debt) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scherme...

Schermerhorn Symphony Center - Wikipedia

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whitney pastorek@whittlz.bsky.social · 3d ago

God fucking dammit: Nashville Symphony is suspending their 2026-27 season and furloughing everybody. Because it’s not like anybody in Nashville could afford to save it, right? We’re just a smol bean, golly gee, nobody’s got world-class Grammy-winning orchestra money round these here parts

This is my last weekend in Nashville for a while. I'm reminded of what I love about the city (multiple free family events at Centennial Park and WNXP @ Nashville Yards, great weather) but also what makes me insane (bus that runs only every 45 minutes and bus stops where there are no sidewalks).

Curious how I'm supposed to walk over to the park and NSC stadium from the 77 bus stop over here

The techbros don't want you to see this trailer. Pass it on.

Ratboys here in Nashville. This band rules.

Like: blue line going faster than traffic on the Kennedy Do not like: blue line going slower than I can walk as it crawls to the final stop at the airport

It would be a lot more fun if Anthropic would teach Claude to go rouge. And smokey eye.

Hey, I wrote this! You should read it!!

Vulture@vulture.com · last wk.

Beck’s acclaimed album ‘Sea Change’ was said to have been inspired by a breakup. For his partner of nine years, Leigh Limon, it was the story of how the Church of Scientology took over his life.

Some NPR podcasts started getting mysterious comments on Spotify. They made no sense to the staff reading them – until someone from a younger generation cracked the code. Hear the story: link.podtrac.com/78g1b584

No Chicago henge today due to clouds but at least I got this consolation prize

Music city... but not THAT kind of music 🤔 www.bizjournals.com/nashville/ne...

Nashville Symphony lacks the money to sustain current operations - Nashville Business Journal

The Nashville Symphony is in financial straits, lacking the funding to operate at its current size on the heels of the death of its longtime patron saint.

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Another view of Tuesday's glorious Chicago sunset

This is a clever idea. Incentivize their use as "last mile" connections that get people to the nearest transit stop but away from urban areas. Sprawly cities like Nashville that deploy the hub/spoke transit model don't have bus stops close to where many suburbanites live. waymo.com/blog/2026/09...

Introducing transit rewards

Today, Waymo is excited to announce our transit rewards program, which we will initially offer in the San Francisco Bay Area, with future cities to follow. This first-of-its-kind initiative rewards ri...

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Today's Chicagohenge. This morning's start on the day of the Autumnal Equinox in Chicago.

Mmmm conditions....

Lake Michigan! Live!@lake-michigan.live · last wk.

Current* conditions near Chicago, IL:

Tuesday's Chicagohenge sunset. Great ending to the day in Chicago.

The solution to this problem, as with most others, is clearly MORE BIKES!

Katherine McDonell@kemcdonell.bsky.social · last wk.

Is it just me or do all of y'all's bikes break at the same time too? We're now down 3 bikes this week

Re-upping this cause they just opened up some more tickets, it's the final show of the series! Even if you don't know Ratboys yet this is free, and it's a really cool space that you should check out. I had to miss both Bully and Blondshell earlier this summer, but I'm not missing this one.

Jeremy NT@jeremynt.bsky.social · 2w ago

Another great free show from @wnxpnashville.bsky.social next Friday. If you're interested you should absolutely grab a spot now (they do "sell out" of the free admission slots) www.eventbrite.com/e/wnxp-summe...

The game we were born to play.

hilkojj@hilkojj.nl · last wk.

17 days until launch!! Watch the *alternative* trailer, voiced by Not Just Bikes. store.steampowered.com/app/3031880/...

"...I just said, 'What the f*** does 'ba-dee-ya' mean?' And he essentially said, 'Who the f*** cares?'" she says. 'I learned my greatest lesson ever in songwriting from him, which was never let the lyric get in the way of the groove'"

Do you remember? Why 'September' Sustains

It begins, "Do you remember?" — and we supply the memories. Dan Charnas tells the origin story of the Earth, Wind & Fire hit that still unites generations on the dance floor.

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HancockHenge. Chicagohenge sunrise during the Autumnal Equinox in 2020. Today's weather will make it a challenge to view it.

Showers pass (allegedly)

This is sick. Too bad the weather this year is... not cooperative.

Ward Sutton@wardsutton.bsky.social · 2w ago

T-shirt art by Stan Kelly for Riot Fest this weekend In Chicago. Be sure to stop by The Onion booth! @kartoonistkelly.bsky.social @theonion.com @riotfest.bsky.social

This is absolutely insane. Highs still at or near 100F in Nashville for two straight weeks going into late September.

Nashville Severe Weather@nashseverewx.com · 2w ago

Light At The End Of The Tunnel. Friday blog here buff.ly/KFlUmgf