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Proud papa. @bambrooklyn.bsky.social senior copywriter. New music on stage and on record: https://nightafternight.substack.com [he/him/his]

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Steve Smith @nightafternight.bsky.social · 2d

Anything could happen.

Reflections on recent encounters, and recommended live new-music events for Oct. 14–21.

Photograph: Yuhan Su (via Bandcamp)

Anything could happen.

Reflections on recent encounters, and recommended live new-music events for Oct. 14–21.

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Steve Smith @nightafternight.bsky.social · 9h

PSA: I snapped back into journalist mode recently for an episode of the podcast Big Ears: Conversations About Music, chatting up composer/performer Lisa Bielawa ahead of premiere performances of 'Knoxville Broadcast' this Friday and Saturday in Knoxville. Here's where to find it: pod.link/1795714457

Composer Lisa Bielawa, a smiling woman with short brown hair, glasses, and a gray jacket. Text: Big Ears Conversations About Music.

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Steve Smith @nightafternight.bsky.social · 20h

Yes. And now I just want to binge/watch all four Brosnan Bond films.

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 21h

as i watch it i really do think i prefer TOMORROW NEVER DIES to GOLDENEYE

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Matt Zoller Seitz @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 20h

I just signed a memo saying the @nytimes.com has been on a mission to normalize fascism by leaving out pertinent facts in stories about Trump. Such as: Trump's actions here are illegal. There's nothing to equivocate about.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 22h

President Trump on Wednesday signed a memorandum expanding his administration’s authority to repurpose unspent federal funds to pay members of the military during the government shutdown, escalating his challenge to the authority of Congress on spending matters.

Trump Signs Memo Expanding His Authority to Spend Federal Money

The president gave Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wide authority to repurpose funds to pay members of the military without approval from Congress, which has the sole constitutional authority to decide federal spending.

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Steve Smith @nightafternight.bsky.social · 1d

Every single thing about this seems exactly on brand.

Politico @politico.com · 1d

Speaker Mike Johnson and Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries will debate Wednesday on C-SPAN.

The yet-to-be-scheduled showdown will take place on “Ceasefire,” hosted by our Dasha Burns.

Mike Johnson and Hakeem Jeffries will debate on C-SPAN

The yet-to-be-scheduled showdown will take place on "Ceasefire," hosted by POLITICO's Dasha Burns.

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Tomb Heintjes @hogansalley.bsky.social · 1d

Winsor McCay's "Little Nemo in Slumberland," one of comics' greatest graphic masterpieces, first appeared on October 15, 1905. Here's the debut, and as majestic as it is, it only hinted at the wonders to come.

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Jeff Weiss @passionweiss.bsky.social · 2d

RIP D'Angelo, the greatest singer since Marvin departed. Who took the grit & attitude of hip-hop & alchemized it into angelic voodoo. He condensed the human condition - sex, suffering, addiction, love, oppression - into pure transcendence. A comet emitting blinding light & soul.

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Steve Smith @nightafternight.bsky.social · 2d

I had it coming because I preordered it at my favorite local bookstore and now @lukeoneil47.bsky.social is here to make me sad and angry and not alone.

Myself, a white guy with silver facial hair and a black baseball cap, holding up a paperback book called ‘We Had It Coming’ by Luke O’Neil in front of a window that reads Greenlight Bookstore.

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Steve Smith @nightafternight.bsky.social · 2d

Anything could happen.

Reflections on recent encounters, and recommended live new-music events for Oct. 14–21.

Photograph: Yuhan Su (via Bandcamp)

Anything could happen.

Reflections on recent encounters, and recommended live new-music events for Oct. 14–21.

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Parker Molloy @parkermolloy.com · 3d

Today's newsletter is all about this brilliant ad www.readtpa.com/p/a-politici...

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 4d

This two-parter below is exactly why it's hard to make clothes in the United States.

Let's look at how much it costs to produce a button-up shirt in the US. 🧵

Someone on Twitter replies to me: "meh. buy american or stfu."

Two hours later, in a separate thread, the write: "$30 for a single button-up is ridiculous unless it is decent quality silk."

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Steve Smith @nightafternight.bsky.social · 3d

In honor of my previous profession:

“We’re pivoting to video.”

🏰meg⚔️ @Birthright Audiobook! @impavid.us · 7d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand

I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.

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Steve Smith @nightafternight.bsky.social · 3d

Damn, fam, I just had to buy this too.

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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 4d

I won't go on & on about it. But what Dr. Demento put out into the world was special. It connected who knows how many people to music they didn't know they needed. to weird music. to big laffs, which we need. his final show will cost you three bucks, but it's priceless. 3/3 drdemento.com/online.html

Dr. Demento - Streaming

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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 5d

A classic case of irresponsible both-sidesism from the NYT. The story is that Trump and MAGA propagandists are lying about Portland to incite a conflict, not that there are different views of the matter.

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Steve Smith @nightafternight.bsky.social · 5d

Tonight’s agenda-in-progress.

Paper program for ‘Sibyl,’ a multimedia opera by William Kentridge, Nhlanhla Mahlangu, and Kyle Shepherd at Powerhouse International in Brooklyn.

Steve Smith @nightafternight.bsky.social · 5d

Gonna spit teeth if I’m late to my show because of a tugboat.

MTA Subway Alerts (Unofficial) @mtaupdates.stefanbohacek.online.ap.brid.gy · 5d

A R trains are delayed in both directions while the South Channel Bridge opens for marine traffic to pass.

For latest updates, visit https://new.mta.info/agency/new-york-city-transit and https://mta.info. #nyc #mta #subway

New York City Transit

New York City Transit manages and maintains subway and bus service in New York.

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Steve Smith @nightafternight.bsky.social · 6d

For the Record: Oct. 10, 2025.

Therapeutic sounds from The Necks, Sarah Davachi, Ellen Fullman and The Living Earth Show, and more new arrivals and coming attractions.

Photograph: The Necks, by Dawid Laskowski

For the Record: Oct. 10, 2025.

Therapeutic sounds from The Necks, Sarah Davachi, Ellen Fullman and The Living Earth Show, and more new arrivals and coming attractions.

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Steve Smith @nightafternight.bsky.social · 6d

Incredible scene, sharp thread.

chira 🎋 @artofchira.bsky.social · Jun 1

whenever i encounter people who say they can't understand shakespeare verses I always send them this clip from the 2019 Shakespeare in the Park production of Much Ado About Nothing

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delrayser @delrayser.bsky.social · 6d

everything is on fire these days, sure, but how is it that 50% of all news stories are not about how I just spent $20 on a bag of store brand coffee at fucking costco

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Steve Smith @nightafternight.bsky.social · 7d

Robert Wilson's 'Moby Dick'! The National Theatre's 'Hamlet'! A 50th anniversary return for the Trisha Brown Dance Company, celebrating 100 years of Rauschenberg! All that and mooooore in the @bambrooklyn.bsky.social Winter/Spring 2026 season, newly announced TODAY. Dig: www.bam.org/winter-spring

Winter/Spring 2026

Full-tilt creativity anchors a season of monumental theater, dance, music, and more.

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Steve Smith @nightafternight.bsky.social · 7d

There was no better time of year to work at the old Time Out New York offices on Tenth Ave. at 36th St. than during NYCC, when the streets around Javits swarmed with amazing characters and cosplayers.

Boo! Boo! Spoooooky Robo @gogoandyrobo.bsky.social · 7d

It wasn’t until the third steampunk cowboy walking on 8th Avenue that I realized today was NYCC 🤣

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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 8d

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

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Brooklyn Academy of Music @bambrooklyn.bsky.social · 29d

Big congrats to @norachipaumire, just named a Tate Modern Infinities Commission artist for 2026! 🎉 Meet the mind behind the brilliance: catch her in person at BAM for an intimate artist talk with the Dambudzo team, Fri Oct 10, 6PM.

🎟️ https://tr.ee/xHy2r0

A Conversation with nora chipaumire & the Dambudzo Cast

nora chipaumire and her cast and crew discuss the influences behind Dambudzo.

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Steve Smith @nightafternight.bsky.social · 7d

A different look for @roulettenyc.bsky.social tonight as @bambrooklyn.bsky.social is in the house with ‘Dambudzo’ by nora chipaumire to open this year’s Next Wave festival. #NextWave2025

The Brooklyn concert venue Roulette with chairs cleared out, lights on the walls and ceiling, a video screen over the stage, and a DJ in one corner.

The Brooklyn concert venue Roulette with seats cleared out. Four seated men are visible in silhouette against a video screen, and the room is illuminated with a disco ball.

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rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 8d

listen. when dolly parton’s sister says it’s time for us all to be prayer warriors for dolly. you fucking pray for dolly

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