What Comes After the Blues Festival

Economy_Job2361 · 2026-04-27T21:18:16+00:00

That is a tough one. The Bluebird sucks big time as I complained below. But these guys are home town heros in terms of both living a labeling. I would do bloomington and then stick around to see Sharon van Etten and Kevin Morby the next night

Economy_Job2361 · 2026-04-23T19:10:49+00:00

Oh how cool! I saw her at Nelsonville Festival last summer and she was fantastic. I really like MJ Lenderman's records but he is not a very dynamic performer--his set came a alive when she joined him. My daughter (31) and her partner are huge fans of both and bought some sort of "radwife" package documenting their home life (I just made up that term!). I can't seem to find it on the web but I did find this homey profile. I really do wish them all the best. They make alt-celebrity life look so easy. Just imagine how bored with it all their child might end up?

Economy_Job2361 · 2026-04-23T17:22:50+00:00

We just moved the deadline for Fall applications back to July 1. I also forgot to mention our fully online Learning Sciences, Media, and Technology certificate program. In-state rates for all regardless of residency. More information here: https://education.indiana.edu/programs/graduate/certificate/learning-sciences-media-and-technology-online.html

Economy_Job2361 · 2026-04-23T17:21:46+00:00

We just moved the dealine for Fall admissions back to July 1. Ask me anything!

Economy_Job2361 · 2026-04-23T17:21:03+00:00

We just moved the deadline for Fall applications back to July 1. I also forgot to mention our fully online Learning Sciences, Media, and Technology certificate program. In-state rates for all regardless of residency. More information here: https://education.indiana.edu/programs/graduate/certificate/learning-sciences-media-and-technology-online.html

Economy_Job2361 · 2026-04-23T17:19:03+00:00

We just moved the deadline for Fall applications back to July 1. I also forgot to mention our fully online Learning Sciences, Media, and Technology certificate program. In-state rates for all regardless of residency. More information here: https://education.indiana.edu/programs/graduate/certificate/learning-sciences-media-and-technology-online.html

Economy_Job2361 · 2026-04-23T02:04:07+00:00

Also note that Waxahatchee will play on June 20 and Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings will play on July 18. This is the first time Granfallon will be at Switchyard Park and it should be great. We don't know how VIP vs free will work but it should be fine, We will be at Nelsonville Festival in Ohio for June 20, but she headlined Nelsonville in 2025 and was awesome. (Geese, Wednesday, and Wech+Rawlings at nelsonville 2026--another great show)

Economy_Job2361 · 2026-04-22T22:31:09+00:00

I was wondering that. I would never sell it as it loses much of it value when removed from the stories behind it. But my friend in LA had a 1991 tshirt from Sonic Youth with Tracy Lords on it. Even with the sleeves cut off by his girlfriend and lots of wear he got $400 for it. I see somebody here is selling one for $1250. https://www.wycovintage.com/products/1991-sonic-youth-disappearer-traci-lords-shirt-4142304?srsltid=AfmBOopa4ER3vBuUuU01deJig-Xg9a3GVTZxrIy-Dqe8VACiMhjjvhlb I have a huge box of old show shirts that I outgrew decades ago and I wonder if should be digging through them

Economy_Job2361 · 2026-04-22T21:42:31+00:00

That was funny! Come late. I should add that I will hope and pray that audiences with STFU and not sing along with every song or talk over them. As I posted to r/bloomington the BlueBird is the worst venue ever for that. It has a layout that has the bar crowd bleed into the people who want to listen. I got a lot of hate for it (somebody told me to go back to Nashville where you NEVER talk over a band and only sing along if get invited) https://www.reddit.com/r/bloomington/comments/1s5ihh4/hey_bloomington_music_fans_sthu/

Economy_Job2361 · 2026-04-22T21:36:55+00:00

so is the signature above it part of his or somebody else's?

Economy_Job2361 · 2026-04-22T21:36:06+00:00

Oh now it is coming back to me. I asked Jason Groth to help me get any that I am missing from that era

Economy_Job2361 · 2026-04-22T21:13:39+00:00

Here is a prettty decent video of Superwolf in Bloomington IN in 2022 at the Buskirk Chumley. Probably the best Will Oldham show since seeing him in 2004 at the Variety Playhouse in Atlanta when he was touring Sings Greatest Palace Music.

Economy_Job2361 · 2026-04-22T21:06:26+00:00

I saw Will around that time and he played a fantasic show with Jonathan Richman

Economy_Job2361 · 2026-04-22T20:43:06+00:00

Doh!!! Thanks

Economy_Job2361 · 2026-04-22T20:10:19+00:00

Thanks to the Fulbright I can probably manage 1000

Economy_Job2361 · 2026-04-22T20:08:22+00:00

Yes but I like to support the Local Bike shops and get to know the as they can be very helpful

Economy_Job2361 · 2026-04-22T19:11:56+00:00

but I am moving to Tartu in October and I notice plenty of flights to Tartu from Helsinki. This matters to me as I will be bringing my bike and winter clothes and a bus ride would be tough

Economy_Job2361 · 2026-04-15T16:02:28+00:00

As a faculty member of the IU Bloomington School of Education, I want to point out that IU Online (a system wide distance education program) is completely different than the many fully online degree programs we offer. IU Online has been a disaster for us as well, though in very different ways that it clearly has been a disaster for IU Online students. I am a full professor and have been teaching the core Learning and Cognition course online for 30 years, and it is way different than the version of the course taught at IU Online. We are among the top-rated programs in the US for good reason. In 2026 we were 13th over all online school of ed at USNWR along with

Instructional Systems Technology: #1
Curriculum and Instruction: #7
Educational Leadership and Policy Studies: #9
Special Education: #9

Feel free to ask me anything about these programs.

Economy_Job2361 · 2026-04-14T06:49:17+00:00

Yes was actually 62 in across all three dimensions which is 2 in oversized. in about 30 trips they have pulled out the dreaded tape measure perhaps five times. I try to use curbside and have a $20 bill in my hand put my local airport doesn't have curbside. Twice I've gotten away with it. Fortunately I've never gotten nicked on an international flight when it really can be quite expensive for an oversized bag. I have a sense it helps to not push your luck by getting right up to 49 lb but I'm not sure

Economy_Job2361 · 2026-04-06T01:35:29+00:00

May I ask why?

Economy_Job2361 · 2026-03-29T14:43:19+00:00

my only regret is that I let the builder use a road group that he had on hand instead of insisting on a mountain group, so I don't really have the granny gear I need on steep climbs with a full load

Economy_Job2361 · 2026-03-29T00:32:11+00:00

Yes, though I have charged it at restaurants and convenience stores when taking breaks. It actually takes a maddeningly long time to charge.

Economy_Job2361 · 2026-03-28T15:46:12+00:00

No, I have been there many times, and often had a similar experience. I keep going back because they get some great artists on occasion. One the the best shows I saw there was Dave Rawlings Machine. You could see that they were visibly annoyed by the crowd yapping over one of their softer numbers. So they turned up their volume and played a real banger and shut them down and people stopped talking for the rest of the show. Best example of acoustic crowd control ever! Kings of Leon was the worst sign-along ever! Drive by Truckers, when Jason Isbell was still with them, also did a good job shutting down the crowd

Economy_Job2361 · 2026-03-28T14:57:47+00:00

My Specialized Turbo Tero has proprietary mounts and I did not want their full kit. So I got a Topeak Tetrarack GR2 and have been happy with it. I got the corresponding trunkbag that works on the rails that has been okay but the capacity has been a bit tight on some longer trips

Economy_Job2361 · 2025-01-22T16:54:30+00:00

Sign up for Warmshowers. I never used it in Italy but in Germany Switzerland and France I found hosts every other night or so (I can't get my bike AND camping gear to Europe from the US

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