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@thediscocat.bsky.social
armchair C O S M I C sociology, dad jokes, funk freaks Virginia, insufferable descriptors in bio, jazz director at WRIR, occasional dj, sound design, and dreams of a better possible tomorrow

Booking / inquiries: sean@loveallday.com
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Another thing I am doing in 2026 is taking my role as Jazz Director at WRIR more seriously which means YOU THERE indie jazz musician or YOU THERE person of discerning and sophisticated musical taste, hit me with the recommendations that deserve more airtime on independent community radio
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The 'poor people need AI to make art' line is about as opposite of this as you can get

nobody needs to rely on huge corporations to make art
February 6, 2026 at 10:17 PM
Headless Heroes of the Apocalypse is such a classic but man have I been sleeping on Outlaw.

Love the Eddie Harris live version of “Silent Majority” tho
February 7, 2026 at 1:39 AM
Y’all ever feel like the Sheetz dj is playing just for you? Roll up to the tail end of “Genius of Love” only to go into “Lover’s Holiday” by Change!? Like ok dj go ahead and take my spot at Fanboy or w/e
February 7, 2026 at 12:45 AM
I keep missing Nicole Mitchell when she plays in Richmond and a very typical “oh I’ll catch the next show. “accordingly trying to catch up on some of her releases and this one plucked a few of the right notes.

youtu.be/f91fV7oh-MM
Vulnerable
YouTube video by Nicole Mitchell - Topic
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February 6, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Does anybody on sociology or cultural studies or anthropology blue sky have good reading recommendations for the nuance of para social relationships in the wired?
February 6, 2026 at 5:17 PM
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My new book of haiku - Just Another Mark - drops on February 8. There are three ways to get it:
1: Get it from me directly, either in person (trunk slangin') or off my website where I'll have copies.
2: Get your favorite local independent bookstore to order it!
19: The evil place will have it.
February 6, 2026 at 1:51 PM
And if steel drum laden boogie funk isn’t your thing, can I offer you some sublime psych folk for these trying times?

This was one of many records I stumbled upon working at Record and Tape Exchange in Fairfax in the early 2000’s

Bless that tiny store

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★ Heaven & Earth - Refuge (1973) - YouTube
A female psychedelic duo's sole album released in 1973. Very well polished folk, pop and psychedelic sound with Anita Kerr Singers harmonies. Whatever your m...
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February 6, 2026 at 1:30 PM
This mornings ear worm comes from 1983 American Steel with Hustlin’ Time which the boogie heads love for the instrumental, I’m partial to the dub myself but here’s the vocal bc that’s what’s tickling the hairs:

youtu.be/UX_-bWhVCGs
American Steel - Hustlin' Time
YouTube video by HairyToes
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February 6, 2026 at 1:29 PM
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El primer chat en la historia es insuperable: no necesitaba conexión alambrica ni WiFi, ni electricidad. Y su alcance amplio era de miedo. Me refiero, por supuesto, a la Ouija.
February 6, 2026 at 1:30 AM
Always stoked to find something I’m after in a dollar bin especially if it’s not a rare record just a record I’d like to have

Today it was this

youtu.be/VBEsZXPqfpY
Sueño Latino by Sueño Latino with Manuel Goettsching performing E2-E4 (Official Video)
YouTube video by Expanded Music
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February 5, 2026 at 8:07 PM
This is gonna be such a fun show! I hope to see YOU there
INBOX: @richmonddsa.bsky.social is putting on a "GET THE FLOCK OUT" benefit show in a couple weeks to raise awareness for the city's upcoming contract renewals for ICE's favorite ALPR vendor. The chapter has been organizing to pressure RVA's mayor and council to cancel those pricey Flock agreements.
February 5, 2026 at 6:02 PM
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Elvin Jones ft. Freddie Hubbard, Sonny Fortune, McCoy Tyner and Richard Davis: A Love Supreme, John Coltrane Tribute Concert

youtu.be/2IGWDeBRYhQ?...
Elvin Jones A Love Supreme Live in Japan 1988
YouTube video by CC CC
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February 5, 2026 at 12:50 PM
Support your local bike delivery service in these trying times
February 5, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Is this like my dad’s favorite movie or the Steely Dan equivalent of movies?
What’s everyone’s favorite dad movie
Trying to do a daily dumb little prompt to not think about The Horrors
February 4, 2026 at 3:42 AM
It’s actually not patented so if you wanna take the idea and run with it, I encourage you to do so but I can promise you we’re gonna make some weird sounds in that new building of ours down in the bottom
Just you wait… My patented Hooked on Radiophonics Workshop will work for you and you and you and you
I’m just saying my prairie home companion is a modular synthesizer and I think it’s in the interest of the public to hear it on national radio
February 4, 2026 at 12:42 AM
HEY RVA do you really hate mass surveillance collaborations between private entities and the state as much as you love amazing local music? Well have I got the show for you…
Join us on Feb 17th for this benefit show raising funds for the Block Flock RVA campaign! Richmond is better without mass surveillance. ALPRs track everyone without making anyone safer. RVA’s contract ends in 2026. Join our campaign to Block Flock!

Learn more at linktr.ee/RDSA_Migrant....
February 3, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Man. Aurra is so good. Here is a jam to brighten your day!

youtu.be/GOxUO_rZ9zE
Send Your Love
YouTube video by Aurra - Topic
youtu.be
February 3, 2026 at 3:27 PM
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Modular Synths in Prairie Homes is today's folk music. This bleep bloop kills fascists.
February 3, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Just you wait… My patented Hooked on Radiophonics Workshop will work for you and you and you and you
I’m just saying my prairie home companion is a modular synthesizer and I think it’s in the interest of the public to hear it on national radio
Currently conflating Garison Keillor Mort Garson and Gershon Kingsley in my head this morning, how are you doing?
February 3, 2026 at 2:04 PM
I’m just saying my prairie home companion is a modular synthesizer and I think it’s in the interest of the public to hear it on national radio
Currently conflating Garison Keillor Mort Garson and Gershon Kingsley in my head this morning, how are you doing?
February 3, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Currently conflating Garison Keillor Mort Garson and Gershon Kingsley in my head this morning, how are you doing?
February 3, 2026 at 1:33 PM
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It's motherfuckin' GROUNDHOG DAY
February 2, 2026 at 11:22 AM
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“There’s no single answer that will solve all our future problems. There’s no magic bullet. Instead there are thousands of answers—at least. You can be one of them if you choose to be.”

― Octavia E. Butler, A Few Rules for Predicting the Future: An Essay
January 31, 2026 at 7:57 PM
Poems sneak up on you
Cosmic jump scares from nowhere
Defibrillated
February 2, 2026 at 3:32 AM
Snowcrete is a great word and of course my mind goes straight to snowcretion…
Our bomb cyclone friend moving out to sea today. Temperatures will get above freezing tomorrow, but it may take until Wednesday for the "snowcrete" on neighborhood streets to completely melt away because anything that melts during the day will refreeze at night. #rva #vawx
February 1, 2026 at 7:36 PM