Abbey Simmons @abbeysimmons.bsky.social · 14/06/2026One of those nights where I know I have the best job in the world (for me) & that it is a gift to do something that helps bring joy and music into the world. I've been touring for nearly 15 years now & I feel just as lucky & in awe that this is my career as when I first got in a band van. 170
Abbey Simmons @abbeysimmons.bsky.social · 06/06/2026The vehemence of Canadians dislike of this shirt is surprising even to someone who GETS IT. 110
Reposted by Abbey SimmonsPaul Crider @paulcrider.liberalcurrents.com · 27/05/2026It's so easy to forget that people, even elected officials, can at any moment simply choose to do the right thing. 81159223
Abbey Simmons @abbeysimmons.bsky.social · 27/05/202631 years ago today. I stood in line for tickets w/ my Dad at Tower Records. I danced under the Space Needle to Fire on the Mountain. It changed the entire course of my life. After this day, I dreamt of going on tour - little did I know it would be as a crew person, not a Deadhead. Forever Grateful 152
Reposted by Abbey Simmonsshauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 03/01/2026me every single day 10679912047
Abbey Simmons @abbeysimmons.bsky.social · 19/04/2026If you ever witnessed pancreatic cancer, god forbid witnessed it in someone you love - you could NEVER be against a potential cure. 020
Abbey Simmons @abbeysimmons.bsky.social · 16/04/2026I would rather something mildly painful happen than have someone knock on my door with no warning. 010
Abbey Simmons @abbeysimmons.bsky.social · 16/04/2026cue the "another disappointing week in men" klaxon. 000
Reposted by Abbey SimmonsStephen Judkins @stephenjudkins.bsky.social · 30/03/2026That's right 7291302349
Abbey Simmons @abbeysimmons.bsky.social · 31/03/2026Never sure if I should be horrified or flattered when EMT's / ER Docs / Attendings ask what part of health care I work in. My career? Oh no. It's just the trauma of loving ill people in America & having to sound like a PhD to be believed in medical settings as a woman. 010
Abbey Simmons @abbeysimmons.bsky.social · 24/03/2026the human brain is a fascinating, terrifying thing. my beloved dad has been in the hospital for over a week. he doesn't remember most of the last week - but he daily remembers listening to Dolly Parton's "Rockstar" record the morning we took him to the ER (1/2) 100
Reposted by Abbey SimmonsJerry Chen @jcsalterego.bsky.social · 22/03/2026it's wild his full name was entertainment entertainment cummings 532115302
Reposted by Abbey Simmonswomensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 20/03/2026An anti-suffragette postcard from the early 1900s 'First she gets the vote, then she gets your wife!' #WomensHistoryMonth 111346262
Abbey Simmons @abbeysimmons.bsky.social · 21/03/2026In the last week my mother was diagnosed with metastatic cancer and my father has been hospitalized with severe delirium - which has not improved for five days. It has been like being hit with a firehose of my worst fears all at once. And it's not getting better. 020
Abbey Simmons @abbeysimmons.bsky.social · 19/03/2026made my psychiatrist cry today, how's your week going? 010
Abbey Simmons @abbeysimmons.bsky.social · 12/03/2026My stereo shuffle is an emotional terrorist - on the way to a scary medical procedure for my Mom it played "Helplessly Hoping" by CSNY, "Brokedown Palace" by The Grateful Dead, and "Summer's End" by John Prine. 1-2-3 punch of devastation. 110
Abbey Simmons @abbeysimmons.bsky.social · 11/03/2026having an existential crisis choosing a shirt for tomorrow, which is sure to be one of the hardest and saddest of my life. i don't want to ruin a favorite by forever associating it with the day, but also want something that brings me comfort on such a day. 010
Abbey Simmons @abbeysimmons.bsky.social · 10/03/20263 years ago I went to the hospital w/ a fever & minor abdominal pain & was admitted for sepsis from a perforated bowel. The pain was no worse than any period I had to go to school or work with. Women downplay health concerns to themselves because they are not believed in clinical settings. 100
Reposted by Abbey SimmonsJeff Weiss @passionweiss.bsky.social · 08/03/2026The peak of civilization 840179
Reposted by Abbey Simmonschris walla, ,, @calculizer.bsky.social · 08/03/2026man, i click on lots of stuff, new and old, cool and cringe and everything in between. lots of those clicks are inessential and some are good but boy howdy i was not prepared for this performance of 'these days' to hit me between the eyes like a brick 510315
Abbey Simmons @abbeysimmons.bsky.social · 09/03/2026ah, the american experience of rushing to the gas station before the barrel increase for the war of the week goes live. 040
Abbey Simmons @abbeysimmons.bsky.social · 08/03/2026Pay attention when women don't come forward in support of men with shared history. Sometimes speaking out isn't an option, but if someone i've been involved with is called out and I don't publicly have their back - there's a reason. 010
Reposted by Abbey Simmonsthe Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 06/03/2026I have adored Mary Chapin Carpenter's work for decades. One of the great honors of my life to collaborate with her on this single of two covers of songs we love, out today! themountaingoats.bandcamp.com/album/put-th...themountaingoats.bandcamp.comPut the Message in the Box / Migrations, by Mary Chapin Carpenter & the Mountain Goats2 track album 2868784
Reposted by Abbey SimmonsKD Casey — Read Breakout Year Today! @kdcaseywrites.bsky.social · 07/03/2026welcome to bluesky, here is your copy of the communist manifesto and a complete world baseball classic schedule for some reason 141573247
Abbey Simmons @abbeysimmons.bsky.social · 02/03/2026Pete Hegseth making me long for this crazy motherfucker. 010
Abbey Simmons @abbeysimmons.bsky.social · 02/03/2026American Goldwing is the first album I sold on tour (alongside a lot of copies of Furr). Blitzen Trapper is truly one of america's best live bands & you should go see them since i'll be on tour. 020
Abbey Simmons @abbeysimmons.bsky.social · 02/03/2026Don't recommend learning the most important adult of your teen years was a predator via podcast. Don't recommend confirming the artist who broke your heart is abusive via substack. Definitely don't recommend doing both in the same week, yet here I am. 020
Abbey Simmons @abbeysimmons.bsky.social · 02/03/2026Second after the burn on Randy, the giant Steve Keene Wowee Zowee Pavement painting is my favorite. See you at one of the shows this summer @minakimes.bsky.social ? 020
Reposted by Abbey SimmonsMB Brown @mbbrownsf.bsky.social · 02/03/2026We need national broadcasts of the Rick Steves hour on Iran and Anthony Bourdain’s hour on Iran. Back to back, every day on multiple outlets and at different times. 34312
Abbey Simmons @abbeysimmons.bsky.social · 28/02/2026Got in my first band van 14 years ago today and changed the entire course of my life. Grateful. 130
Reposted by Abbey Simmonsbakoon @bakoon.bsky.social · 28/02/2026operation blowing up residential buildings because a dozen rich old guys got caught molesting teenagers in the 90s 466041797
Reposted by Abbey SimmonsAna Marie Cox @anamariecox.com · 24/02/2026Honestly just fire all the men. Into space. 1171618148
Abbey Simmons @abbeysimmons.bsky.social · 23/02/2026Ah, the modern curse of one of the most tragic events of your life being turned into an investigative podcast. 010
Abbey Simmons @abbeysimmons.bsky.social · 20/02/2026grateful for my years of van touring that means i don't think twice about a trip that'll involve 5-6 hours of driving in a day. that's easy! 010
Reposted by Abbey SimmonsNorm Charlatan @normcharlatan.bsky.social · 20/02/2026Man, he was so good in Tommy Boy. 1016913
Abbey Simmons @abbeysimmons.bsky.social · 17/02/2026wild to learn you still know all the words to songs you learned drunk decades ago. also this era of Seattle house shows and Blue Moon Tavern ragers was such fun. 020
Abbey Simmons @abbeysimmons.bsky.social · 12/02/2026It's been 14 years since I stopped drinking myself to death. In the 14 years that followed the best & worst days of my life have happened & none would have been made better by booze. Sobriety is possible no matter what you do or who you are. 260
Reposted by Abbey SimmonsErin Kissane @kissane.myatproto.social · 12/02/2026I don't know if it's really clear, outside of coverage of Mpls and pockets of organizing elsewhere, that hundreds of thousands of people are actively and at every level of society fighting our government as it abducts and imprisons and torments our neighbors. 112358658
Abbey Simmons @abbeysimmons.bsky.social · 11/02/2026Part of the writing residency i'm doing asks us to make a zine on any topic to leave behind - so obviously mine is about what to read next after watching Heated Rivalry. @rachelreidwrites.bsky.social @kdcaseywrites.bsky.social 1103
Abbey Simmons @abbeysimmons.bsky.social · 08/02/2026excited to spend five days & nights writing at Sou'wester this week and celebrating 14 years of sobriety from alcohol. 181
Abbey Simmons @abbeysimmons.bsky.social · 07/02/2026If I were going to buy my very first hockey tickets to see @pwhltorrent.bsky.social, where's the best place to sit? 001
Reposted by Abbey SimmonsAvery Alder, Buried Without Ceremony @lackingceremony.bsky.social · 07/02/2026Democratizing the arts looks like universal income, low-barrier grants for both emerging and working artists, well-funded municipal arts & recreation programs, vibrant third spaces, and a well-funded public school system with progressive curriculum. Not a free pass for corporate-owned slop engines. 2243751885