Current Austinite. Forever Pittsburgher. Freelance music, etc. journalist. Best advice ever: Don't trust anybody dogs don't like.
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Sharing this again in honor of @jonimitchell. I really did scribble "Blue" lyrics in my notebooks; these albums, and these artists, inhabited my life at a moment when singers and their songs meant everything. I guess that's never stopped being true.
americansongwriter.com/blue-…
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Singer-songwriter @kimrichey is the queen of understated finesse. On her latest album, Every New Beginning, she carefully tempers the ache of loss with moments of humor and even optimism.
Read more about the reflective album on BGS:
bit.ly/4dheKUm
Austin lost another chunk of its soul yesterday with the news that its giant of music journalism, @michaelcorcoran (right) has left us.
Wow. The altered version of this is flying around. Here's the real one.
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The Court that gave us Citizens United did enormous damage to our democracy.
In 2022, just 100 big donors outspent all small donors by 60 percent. This is not a good sign for democracy. bit.ly/4a81HCJ
Hey, @GetSpectrum & @chartercomms, if you really wanted to help people losing the govt internet credit, you'd lower your astronomical bills accordingly, instead of offering to "help" with "a FREE Unlimited mobile line for 12 months" — ultimately adding more cost.
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In my view, the key CPAC story isn’t that right-wing influencer Jack Posebiec said, “Welcome to the end of democracy. We are here to overthrow it completely.”
The story is how many Republican lawmakers are absolutely silent about it.
May I suggest the media ask every Congressional member who speaks at CPAC, and every Republican presidential candidate for that matter, the following three questions:
1) Do you reject Jack Posebiec’s comments?
2) Do you support democracy?
3) Do you respect the separation of church and state?
And don't stop asking until you get answers.
I believe journalists have a duty to uncover just how deep the threat to American democracy runs.
It’s the answers that should frighten us. Never the questions.
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Not to shill for the company, but I know a zillion dogs who would go nuts over a toy like this!
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Never forget: Many of the Trump people complaining about courts getting involved in elections tried to get the Supreme Court to toss ALL the 2020 votes in GA, PA, MI and WI, citing non-existent proof of fraud such as "80,000 forged signatures on Georgia absentee ballots."
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The late @JohnPrineMusic and country singer @trishayearwood were inducted into the 2023 Austin City Limits Hall of Fame on Oct. 26 at ACL Live at the Moody Theater. At the link, read more about the moving tributes to both artists during the @acltv event.
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We're honored and humbled to be one of this year's recipients of the @IntlBluegrass Distinguished Achievement Awards!
Join us in congratulating our co-founders, Ed Helms and Amy Reitnouer-Jacobs, for building this organization and team. Thank you for reading BGS!
Hey! Congrats to @TheBGSituation for being chosen to receive a 2023 @IBMA Distinguished Achievement Award! Honored to be a contributor!
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200+ South African firefighters landed in Edmonton, Canada to assist in the fight against the raging wildfire. 🇿🇦🇨🇦 – at Edmonton, Alberta
Here's my @TheBGSituation Q&A with @NatalieMerchant. We had a delightful conversation!
We spoke to @NatalieMerchant about her first album of new material in nine years, Keep Your Courage, and how her musical creativity mirrors her other passions and work – including her trusteeship of the Library of Congress’ American Folklife Center. bit.ly/3WO1FL9
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott once again claims there is no gun-policy solution to mass shooters using AR-15s and instead emphasizes that mental illness is the "root cause" of these massacres — despite extensive case evidence showing that is false latimes.com/opinion/story/20… #AllenTexas
