JT Spartz
@jtspartz.bsky.social
Writer / Editor. Songwriter. Treading lightly on Dakota + Ho-Chunk ancestral lands, Upper Midwest, USA. Formerly: organic whole-grains baker, social worker, hardware store clerk, delivery-truck driver, professor of environmental communication. MA. PhD.
Aurora as seen from Madison, WI. Nov. 11, 2025.
November 12, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Aurora as seen from Madison, WI. Nov. 11, 2025.
The United States today.
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November 5, 2025 at 5:07 PM
The United States today.
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👹Font of Evil (Hellvetica) ☠️ satan’s typeface — a clip from unlucky 13 years ago. 👻
October 31, 2025 at 1:12 PM
👹Font of Evil (Hellvetica) ☠️ satan’s typeface — a clip from unlucky 13 years ago. 👻
This might be worth saving.
October 28, 2025 at 2:05 PM
This might be worth saving.
"...the use of environmental sounds in musical composition reflects a broader movement to reconnect contemporary life with its ecological realities.... Through the act of creation, the artists find their place and, in turn, draw the audience into a space of critical reflection..." #ecomusicology
September 6, 2025 at 3:17 PM
"...the use of environmental sounds in musical composition reflects a broader movement to reconnect contemporary life with its ecological realities.... Through the act of creation, the artists find their place and, in turn, draw the audience into a space of critical reflection..." #ecomusicology
Gary Snyder, in O Mother Gaia: The World of Gary Snyder documentary film.
August 20, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Gary Snyder, in O Mother Gaia: The World of Gary Snyder documentary film.
Democracy is crumbling to a fascist wanna-be dictatorial regime 🔥🔥🔥🔥 but then the local alt-news paper spotlights your band’s second EP in two years. 🤠 Thanks, @isthmusmadison.bsky.social!
August 7, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Democracy is crumbling to a fascist wanna-be dictatorial regime 🔥🔥🔥🔥 but then the local alt-news paper spotlights your band’s second EP in two years. 🤠 Thanks, @isthmusmadison.bsky.social!
Very scary. Definitely a recent phenomenon at this scale.
July 31, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Very scary. Definitely a recent phenomenon at this scale.
July 21, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Once again, if you’re in #MadisonWI tonight and looking for fun, join Dogtown Hollow at Up North Bar. 6-9pm. No cover. Not very kid friendly but teens might enjoy eye-rolling to the Dad Rock. #LiveMusic #RootsRock #Americana
May 23, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Once again, if you’re in #MadisonWI tonight and looking for fun, join Dogtown Hollow at Up North Bar. 6-9pm. No cover. Not very kid friendly but teens might enjoy eye-rolling to the Dad Rock. #LiveMusic #RootsRock #Americana
Winnie and Mabel watching the sunset. Madison, WI.
May 18, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Winnie and Mabel watching the sunset. Madison, WI.
Random pages from a 1940 copy of Walt Whitman’s “Leaves of Grass.” He published a dozen or more versions btwn 1855-1891. Illustrations in this edition by Lewis C. Daniel.
May 17, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Random pages from a 1940 copy of Walt Whitman’s “Leaves of Grass.” He published a dozen or more versions btwn 1855-1891. Illustrations in this edition by Lewis C. Daniel.
RIP Robert McChesney.
March 27, 2025 at 8:01 PM
RIP Robert McChesney.
Morning vibes; before logging on, plugging in. Great tone from this combo of Vox Mini Superbeetle and Guild Starfire III. ☕️ 🎸 🌞
March 21, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Morning vibes; before logging on, plugging in. Great tone from this combo of Vox Mini Superbeetle and Guild Starfire III. ☕️ 🎸 🌞
Nature break. I call this one “Bunny for Breakfast.” Central campus, UW—Madison. #RedTailHawk #CircleOfLife
March 18, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Nature break. I call this one “Bunny for Breakfast.” Central campus, UW—Madison. #RedTailHawk #CircleOfLife
If you’re in #MadisonWI this afternoon, join us at locally-owned and independent venue Gamma Ray Bar — 121 W. Main St. — btwn 4-6pm for a couple sets of live Roots-Rock Americana.
March 8, 2025 at 4:21 PM
If you’re in #MadisonWI this afternoon, join us at locally-owned and independent venue Gamma Ray Bar — 121 W. Main St. — btwn 4-6pm for a couple sets of live Roots-Rock Americana.
How’s your life among the capitalist ruins? Here there are possibilities… The Mushroom at the End of the World, by Anna Tsing.
March 7, 2025 at 1:58 AM
How’s your life among the capitalist ruins? Here there are possibilities… The Mushroom at the End of the World, by Anna Tsing.
Caught some kind of virus. Using sick leave, thankful for that. Been laid-up, as it were, but not without company.
March 6, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Caught some kind of virus. Using sick leave, thankful for that. Been laid-up, as it were, but not without company.
Sometimes a photo captures more than first meets the eye. 🤠🖕🏼🦅
March 1, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Sometimes a photo captures more than first meets the eye. 🤠🖕🏼🦅
Reading list as of late: Dylan’s taste in music, Native sovereignty and collective liberation, my own German roots, and making/unmaking the mighty Mississippi by @boyceupholt.bsky.social. #books
February 21, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Reading list as of late: Dylan’s taste in music, Native sovereignty and collective liberation, my own German roots, and making/unmaking the mighty Mississippi by @boyceupholt.bsky.social. #books
Winnifred gets a glow-up. Hairiest dog I’ve ever cohabitated with! Cute though.
February 21, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Winnifred gets a glow-up. Hairiest dog I’ve ever cohabitated with! Cute though.
Finding pro-social joy is important even as the paradigms around us shift. I make music with my buds and share it with others. What do you do? #joy #avocation
February 18, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Finding pro-social joy is important even as the paradigms around us shift. I make music with my buds and share it with others. What do you do? #joy #avocation