Celebrating 50 this year by throwing a party with three of my bands at the White Squirrel: Big Trouble, 120 Minutes and Catfish Blue — my high school band from Massachusetts. Come one, come all.
Steve McPherson
@steventurous.bsky.social
writer // guitar teacher at sarah jane’s music school // guitarist for big trouble, 120 mins band // nice cooker // picking the wrong line since 1976 // that's just unconscious knowledge getinbigtrouble.com
Feel like @hunterfelt.bsky.social doesn’t even need a billion to start posting that.
Zach Schonfeld@zachschonfeld.bsky.social · 5d agoPeople are always like, "If I had a billion dollars, I'd log off and never post again!" But that's not true. You'd get bored of your money in six months and log back on like, "Here's my ranking of every Frank Zappa song that mentions poodles."
A week out from year three of the Fort Road Folk Fest! Music 1-midnight, we hit at 4 on the patio stage w/ guest guitar slinger @steventurous.bsky.social
"WE THE FUCKING JUDGE SON" New York, I love you. I love you so fucking much. Via wali_talks on IG
Last Glean of the week, rounding up the day's news at @minnpost.bsky.social. Shouts to @egyptoknuckles.bsky.social and @kevinmkruse.bsky.social for two of my favorite stories, one about cultural coffeeshops and one about what an asshat Tom Emmer is, respectively. www.minnpost.com/glean/2026/0...
Fewer mosquitoes is good, right? ... Right?
Plus: Cyberattacks linked to Iran; MN is the third-best state; xenophobia is not new; Yemeni and Egyptian coffeeshops; and more.
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Did I include a 10-minute clip of Olivia Miles highlights in today’s Glean? You bet your ass I did. www.minnpost.com/glean/2026/0...
Fish: If you're hot, they're hot — and maybe dead
Plus: 41 entrances opening for the BWCAW; Elon suing to let you make naked deepfakes; Justin Vernon's Eaux Claires; and more.
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Just write. you don't have to accept this premise whatsoever. literally do not think about chatbots, ever, while doing anything
Had the absolute pleasure of seeing Glen Hansard fronting The Frames at the 400 Bar back in 2005. He exuded joy and will be missed.
Student drew a great creature based on a chord diagram. We named him Fred Board.
The drums on “Lapdance” from the first N.E.R.D. album are still some of my favorite drums of all time.
Michaelangelo Matos@matoswk.bsky.social · last wk.Spymob is back! I interviewed them for The Current. www.thecurrent.org/feature/2026...
There was a pod where @iankarmel.bsky.social likened someone to a pillowcase full of lotion and Ross Douthat is the most pillowcase-full-of-lotion looking guy.
The New York Times@nytimes.com · last wk.Breaking News: Ross Douthat, The New York Times opinion columnist, is joining CBS News’s “60 Minutes” in one of the first major hires since Bari Weiss’s takeover.
They should end this façade and just label all Spindrift flavors as "Grapefruit."
Coming summer 2027: THE ROAD NOT TAKEN And summer 2028: THE ROAD NOT TAKEN: 2 ROADS 2 DIVERGED
Jesse Hawken@jessehawken.bsky.social · last wk.Studio execs are going to want to adapt more poems for the big screen now
Have I mentioned I'm writing The Glean? I'm writing The Glean. www.minnpost.com/glean/2026/0...
Post Modern Times pauses to reassess their community-centric approach
Plus: Legendary coach John Anderson has died; Sinéad O'Connor's timeless Prince cover; hydration and nutrition for firefighters; and more.
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It’s so hot in the Twin Cities that it’s now like too cold in air conditioned places. Las Vegas Summer League vibes.
‘Bout to send this lil ass dachshund to the Uno equivalent of the Shadow Realm
WeRateDogs@weratedogs.com · last wk.This is Sampson. He's about to get hit with a vicious draw 2. Has no idea. Poor fella. 12/10
Wilson’s translation is my favorite of several I’ve read and I agree with most of her criticisms here. A better movie than the one we got is definitely possible. But, I also enjoyed the experience of seeing it, twice, and I think the practical effects alone make it a worthy blockbuster.
London Review of Books@lrb.co.uk · last wk.‘Nolan has read at least the first line of my translation of 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘖𝘥𝘺𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘺 into iambic pentameter. In one interview, he cited my version of it: “Tell me about a complicated man.” But I would be ashamed to have written any part of this script.’ New, by Emily Wilson www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Commuting by helicopter has never worked out badly for an NBA star before.
Marisa Kabas@marisakabas.bsky.social · last wk.so much for billionaires fleeing because of zohran
Back at the theater for another go round on The Odyssey with the 14yo. This time in IMAX.