Honky Tonk Heart
Honky Tonk Heart
@honkytonkheart.bsky.social
female carpenter weirdo way out West posts about independent country music. @hearthonkytonk on Twitter and u/calibuildr on Reddit, though I've been off both for a while. Half-assed Ukrainian language student
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Reminder: here's a huge list of crowdsourced independent country artists to check out, and some loose subgenres to explore:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Country artists you won't hear on mainstream radio
country artists you won't hear on mainstream radio- 2021/22
docs.google.com
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Y’allternative! 10pm CT Sat. & Noon Sun. Alt. Country & Roots Music on ShotgunRadio971! That’s 97.1 FM in the Sikeston, MO area, or on-line at ShotgunRadio971.com. Also on 1810 AM Sun. A rerun from late July. Opening w/Dirtball, Joe Ely, Guy Clark, & Tom Waits. Hope to see you there.
December 7, 2025 at 3:12 AM
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When we talk about physical media, we are often only taking about personal collections but a big part of shunning the current digital ecosystem is supporting your local library. Not just for print books and periodicals but for movies, games and other medias too. Get. A. Library. Card.
December 6, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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Up way too late again last night picking a tile floor to post like someone’s life depended on it.
December 6, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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DANELECTRO WILD THING - 2pu black solidbody reissue China 2011. For sale.

Wishing you a WILD THING weekend! A truly unique reproduction of a one-off from 60s. Need a gift for a Goth or just a bold musician.

www.vintagesilvertones.com/product/dane...

#VintageGuitar #Guitar #Silvertone #Danelectro
December 6, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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December 6, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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Tis the season
Listen to Miller's Cave today www.radioharborcountry.org at 4pm EST for the Holiday tunes that AREN'T played to death. No barking dogs, no McCartney synth crap, no Mariah. #rockabilly #soulmusic
#communityradio #radioharborcountry #harborcountry #indieradio #xmasmusic #rockabilly
December 6, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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The first of several Best of 2025 lists is now posted for you to disagree with.

open.substack.com/pub/countryc...
Country Cutler's Best of 2025 - Big Name Albums of the Year
Here come the lists
open.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Tomorrow is Bandcamp Friday (starting shortly at midnight)- this is their quarterly (I think) day when they give the entire sale amount to artists selling digital music or merch or physical albums. Go support your favorite artists now!
December 5, 2025 at 2:25 AM
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YouTube Music is like: hey I heard y'all were fed up with Spotify...
December 4, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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Anyway stop using spotify and become a Bandcamp weirdo

Tomorrow is Bandcamp Friday and they waive all fees so 100% of what you pay goes to the artists
December 4, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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In the last year, I've listened to over 5200 artists, 9800 albums, and spun over 41,000 tunes.

Tidal is my digital music provider.

I collect my listening data via last.fm and I categorized over 50% of my listening (defined as tracks played) with genres, descriptors, moods, and modes myself.
December 4, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Spotify Wrapped it's just free advertising for Spotify so they can tell advertisers that traffic is high right now and advertisers should advertise. Don't give these assholes more money. They're leading the charge on screwing everything up.
Here’s my Spotify Wrapped 🎵✨
December 4, 2025 at 5:31 AM
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Coming friday is #bandcampfriday, a good day to buy music from artists directly and support them the best way you can. When you don't have the financial means, you can always like their posts or share links to their music. Those actions will always be appreciated.

Some promo of our own […]
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December 3, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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This is the death throws of puritanical stupidity. Puritans were kicked out of Europe because they were lame. Europeans were partying and here comes Chastity Constance Funkiller to tell you you're going to hell. All while fooling around with Reverend Feltcher.
December 2, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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My great-uncle was born in the Russian Empire and wrote God Bless America
Rep. Kat Cammarck: "Today, one in six people in the US is foreign born. That quite frankly is not sustainable to maintain a culture that we are known for here in the United States."
December 2, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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New from 404 Media: Flock is using overseas gig workers to build its surveillance AI. Flock has cameras in thousands of communities around the US which can detect vehicles and people. We found gig workers in the Philippines are reviewing footage to classify people
www.404media.co/flock-uses-o...
Flock Uses Overseas Gig Workers to Build its Surveillance AI
Flock accidentally exposed training materials and a panel which tracked what its AI annotators were working on. It showed that Flock, which has cameras in thousands of U.S. communities, is using worke...
www.404media.co
December 1, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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Playlist for the Todd Snider show. We covered only some of the essentials from a very brilliant man. Sportsball shutting us down this coming Wednesday, so a rerun on Shotgun971 next weekend, and a new show coming Wednesday 12/10 @ 8pm CT (Barring any incidentals) on WDBX. Until then TTFN.
November 30, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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Y’allternative! 10pm CT Sat. & Noon Sun. Alt. Country & Roots Music on ShotgunRadio971! That’s 97.1 FM in the Sikeston, MO area, or on-line at ShotgunRadio971.com. Also on 1810 AM Sunday at Noon! Tonight, (and tomorrow) we salute the man, the myth, the legend, the now late-great Todd Snider.
November 30, 2025 at 2:23 AM
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On Hurtin For Real #1185... A Tribute to Gene McDonnell's Celtic Connection - an old radio show once heard in Kamloops, BC. We'll hear @dropkickmurphys.com @theirishrovers.bsky.social #TheDubliners #TheChieftains and a whole lot more. Drop by any time at hurtinforreal.com Thanks, Gene! ☘️📻 #Kamloops
November 29, 2025 at 10:04 PM
I have planned poorly and now I am about to go into home Depot on the first day of Christmas trees. FML.
November 29, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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I regret every joke I’ve made about how our elected officials were so old they didn’t know how to use a computer. I would give anything for another administration that doesn’t know how to use a computer
November 29, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Wild Earp with another good one:

wildearp.bandcamp.com/track/sick-o...
Sick on Christmas, by Wild Earp
track by Wild Earp
wildearp.bandcamp.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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Got a restock of these stickers in.

Grab them at the shop
dollarcountry.bigcartel.com
November 29, 2025 at 1:27 AM
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Turkey Tone #17
November 27, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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A reminder that when conversations flag tmrw at the dinner table, or discussions turn to "hey, ICE isn't THAT bad..." you can always listen to this podcast. Guaranteed to diffuse any uncomfortable family gathering.*

*(Guarantee in no way legally binding)

@chicagohistorypod.bsky.social
Author Rob Miller and I discuss his new book "The Hours Are Long, But the Pay Is Low: A Curious Life in Independent Music" on the latest episode.

Listen here - bit.ly/4ruVuL0 or wherever you enjoy podcasts.

@millerscave.bsky.social
@illinoispress.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 9:45 PM