portisheadcanon
@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
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
Ngl I am that muppet trying to infiltrate your academic conference, partially for the swag of the show floor but also just to sit on the edge of my seat enjoy the latest research
I'd watch a muppet show movie where the muppets infiltrate an academic conference.
February 7, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Ngl I am that muppet trying to infiltrate your academic conference, partially for the swag of the show floor but also just to sit on the edge of my seat enjoy the latest research
HEY RVA CHECK OUT THIS AMAZING EVENT TONIGHT AT @studiotwothree.bsky.social A rent party to support Richmond families facing eviction. Slide out on the dancefloor for this sliding scale event and enjoy some amazing local Dj’s too! Praying for your right to fight eviction in Richmond! Starts at 7pm
February 7, 2026 at 3:20 PM
HEY RVA CHECK OUT THIS AMAZING EVENT TONIGHT AT @studiotwothree.bsky.social A rent party to support Richmond families facing eviction. Slide out on the dancefloor for this sliding scale event and enjoy some amazing local Dj’s too! Praying for your right to fight eviction in Richmond! Starts at 7pm
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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
nobody needs to rely on huge corporations to make art
February 6, 2026 at 10:17 PM
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
nobody needs to rely on huge corporations to make art
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
Love the Eddie Harris live version of “Silent Majority” tho
February 7, 2026 at 1:39 AM
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
Love the Eddie Harris live version of “Silent Majority” tho
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
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
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
youtu.be/f91fV7oh-MM
Vulnerable
YouTube video by Nicole Mitchell - Topic
youtu.be
February 6, 2026 at 7:31 PM
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
youtu.be/f91fV7oh-MM
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
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?
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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.
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
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.
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.
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
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
★ 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...
youtube.com
February 6, 2026 at 1:30 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
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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
youtu.be/UX_-bWhVCGs
American Steel - Hustlin' Time
YouTube video by HairyToes
youtu.be
February 6, 2026 at 1:29 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
youtu.be/UX_-bWhVCGs
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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
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.
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
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
youtu.be
February 5, 2026 at 8:07 PM
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
Today it was this
youtu.be/VBEsZXPqfpY
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
This is gonna be such a fun show! I hope to see YOU there
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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?...
youtu.be/2IGWDeBRYhQ?...
Elvin Jones A Love Supreme Live in Japan 1988
YouTube video by CC CC
youtu.be
February 5, 2026 at 12:50 PM
Elvin Jones ft. Freddie Hubbard, Sonny Fortune, McCoy Tyner and Richard Davis: A Love Supreme, John Coltrane Tribute Concert
youtu.be/2IGWDeBRYhQ?...
youtu.be/2IGWDeBRYhQ?...
Support your local bike delivery service in these trying times
These last 10 days have been terrible for local restaurants and absolutely *brutal* on the local delivery guys. Got $25 you can kick towards a good cause?
www.gofundme.com/f/support-qu... #rva #rvabike
www.gofundme.com/f/support-qu... #rva #rvabike
Donate to Support Quickness RVA Riders After Winter Ice Storm, organized by A R
This is for Quickness RVA bicycle couriers getting iced out by the storm that … A R needs your support for Support Quickness RVA Riders After Winter Ice Storm
www.gofundme.com
February 5, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Support your local bike delivery service in these trying times
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
Is this like my dad’s favorite movie or the Steely Dan equivalent of movies?
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
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
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....
Learn more at linktr.ee/RDSA_Migrant....
February 3, 2026 at 7:33 PM
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…
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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
Modular Synths in Prairie Homes is today's folk music. This bleep bloop kills fascists.
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
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 2:00 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 1:33 PM
Currently conflating Garison Keillor Mort Garson and Gershon Kingsley in my head this morning, how are you doing?
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It's motherfuckin' GROUNDHOG DAY
February 2, 2026 at 11:22 AM
It's motherfuckin' GROUNDHOG DAY
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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
― Octavia E. Butler, A Few Rules for Predicting the Future: An Essay
January 31, 2026 at 7:57 PM
“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
― Octavia E. Butler, A Few Rules for Predicting the Future: An Essay