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Richard Hayes
@rmhayes.bsky.social
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Milwaukee’s live music archivist.
I’d rather be taping.
Download my local music recordings featuring some of your (current and future) favorite musicians for free —
http://www.milwaukeetaper.com/?m=1
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Aerial view of Chairman Mao
January 5, 2026 at 4:38 PM
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Freshly shocked at how bad Google has gotten. Imagine investing in a technology which makes your primary product unreliable —-
(Neil Young never lived in Detroit, btw)
These are results for Neil Young lived in Detroit Search instead for Neil Young liced in Detroit • Al Overview Yes, Neil Young lived and played music in the Detroit area in the mid-1960s, notably with The Mynah Birds (which included Rick James) signed to Motown, and he continued to perform in and around Michigan throughout his career, including memorable shows in Detroit and Lansing. ® Key Details: • Early Detroit Scene: In the mid-1960s, Young moved from Toronto to the Detroit music scene, where he joined The Mynah Birds, a band
January 5, 2026 at 11:01 AM
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NO ONE could have stopped Miles except Miles himself
#jazz
January 5, 2026 at 10:17 AM
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my recording of Illusion of Safety's recent performance at MKeUltra in Milwaukee is now available on Bandcamp as a subscriber exclusive: illusionofsafety.bandcamp.com/album/live-m...
Live @MKe ULtra 12-27-25 Milwaukee, by Illusion of Safety
2 track album
illusionofsafety.bandcamp.com
January 5, 2026 at 6:22 AM
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my recording of synthesizer wizard and film composer Nicholas Elert at the Milwaukee Jazz gallery in August 2025 is now on the Milwaukee Taper blog, freely available for downloading in both lossless FLAC and high quality mp3 file formats:
www.milwaukeetaper.com/2026/01/nich...
Nicholas Elert at the Milwaukee Jazz Gallery on August 2, 2025
Here is a brief and enjoyable set from synthesizer wizard, audio engineer, and film composer Nicholas Elert from the Milwaukee Jazz Gallery...
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January 5, 2026 at 12:37 AM
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Chairman Mao looking wise
#cats
January 5, 2026 at 12:02 AM
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a little bit of Meg Baird at the Cactus Club in Milwaukee in November 2022
January 4, 2026 at 11:42 PM
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Inishmore, Galway Bay, Ireland, September 2025
January 4, 2026 at 2:19 PM
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Hell yes JAZZ IN MILWAUKEE
January 4, 2026 at 4:33 AM
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Mystery photo from my photos app
Wife says, “it’s a burger.”
Thanks wife
January 4, 2026 at 2:55 AM
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Chairman Mao is a nice #cat
#Caturday
January 4, 2026 at 2:43 AM
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with my boy Russ Johnson at the Jazz Estate in Milwaukee. It is so satisfying having world class musicians in my city
January 4, 2026 at 2:24 AM
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Russ Johnson and Jon Irabagon with Clark Somers and Hannah Johnson at the Jazz Estate in Milwaukee at this very moment
January 4, 2026 at 1:20 AM
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with Russ Johnson and Jon Irabagon getting ready at the Jazz Estate in Milwaukee right now
January 4, 2026 at 12:54 AM
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Chairman Mao sleeping the sleep of the just
#Caturday
January 3, 2026 at 11:54 PM
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Check these weirdos out. This is incredible on so many levels —
youtu.be/2lUC8Gimxz8?...
Angine de Poitrine - Sherpa
YouTube video by CEM
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January 3, 2026 at 10:10 PM
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A geographic quirk: The United States’ southern border is almost identical to Mexico’s northern border
January 3, 2026 at 7:54 PM
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Asshole From Plane Greeted At Baggage Claim By Whole Family https://theonion.com/asshole-from-plane-greeted-at-baggage-claim-by-whole-fa-1819574329/
Asshole From Plane Greeted At Baggage Claim By Whole Family
January 3, 2026 at 8:00 PM
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with Dave Rempis, Mark Feldman, and Tim Daisy at the Sugar Maple in Milwaukee in February 2022
January 3, 2026 at 7:12 AM
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with Steve Gunn at Thalia Hall in Chicago in December 2021
January 3, 2026 at 6:08 AM
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my portrait of bansuri maestro Lyon Leifer in November, 2021.
January 3, 2026 at 6:02 AM
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Giving up hope and disappointment is an early step toward happiness. That’s my only Dharma Talk for the year. I hope.
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Today's inspirational message:
Cartoon by Jon Adams. Two people, dressed in winter clothing, walking down a street. One says to the other, "My New Year's resolution is to give up all hope."
January 2, 2026 at 11:16 PM
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Saturn Day,

Saturn Day,

Saturn Day,

Saturn Day,

Saturn Day,

Saturn Day,

Saturn Day,

Saturn Day night's alright
January 2, 2026 at 11:05 PM
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with drummer Quin Kirchner and bassist Anton Hatwich at the Sugar Maple in Milwaukee on September 12, 2019
January 2, 2026 at 10:55 AM
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my recording of San Francisco-based punk band WIFE at the Cactus Club in Milwaukee in late September is now on the Milwaukee Taper blog, freely available for downloading in both lossless FLAc and high quality mp3 file formats. They rocked: www.milwaukeetaper.com/2026/01/wife...
Wife at the Cactus Club in Milwaukee on September 25, 2025
Wife is a San Francisco-based punk bank formed in 2021 who came through Milwaukee back in September as part of a national tour in support f...
www.milwaukeetaper.com
January 2, 2026 at 9:11 AM