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Chad Nichols @chadlowtel.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

This Saturday, October 3! Cheap Fix, then Heavy Meddo at Tweedy's. Free show! Indoors, where it's nice and dry. Whole thing starts at 7:00.

A poster with four squares, three of which hold medium closeup black-and-white photos of clean-cut men, probably from the 1960s. Upon further inspection, it looks like all three might be of the same man in different positions. Anyway, the eyes are covered by white bars with red text that reads: Heavy Meddo, Cheap Fix, Tweedy's. The fourth panel is a group shot of people and some cops. It reads 10.3.26. Scratched in the lower-left panel is "Free gig. Doors 7pm."

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Chad Nichols @chadlowtel.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I watched a movie last night that was bleak as hell: The Kid Detective.

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Chad Nichols @chadlowtel.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Open letter to camerapeople: When you're shooting closeups of guitar players, nobody cares about their picking hands.

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Chad Nichols @chadlowtel.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Saw this last night. It was good, like Matt says.

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Chad Nichols @chadlowtel.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Been pronouncing this like biopic.

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Chad Nichols @chadlowtel.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Cheap Fix show this weekend. Early Saturday afternoon (2:30) at the 13th Floor. We play last. So, 5:30? All the bands are great. I'm looking forward to this. Poster by Lisa Dirocco.

An illustrated show poster with a light-blue alien/monster holding up their hands on a lilac background. The monster has fangs, yellow eyes, pointy ears, and a ruffled collar for some reason. Most of the info is in the post. The price of admission is $10.

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Chad Nichols @chadlowtel.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

A lot of shows I like have new seasons starting up. I started with The Gentlemen last night. I found the first episode disappointing. In the first season, Eddie wasn't your average aristocrat. He had humility, and it was compelling to watch him grapple with the fluctuating morality of his situation.

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Chad Nichols @chadlowtel.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

First five Warrens I thought of.

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Chad Nichols @chadlowtel.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

The last two shows I've watched both feature killer nurses.

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Chad Nichols @chadlowtel.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Introduce yourself with 15 acts you’ve seen live: Krokus Man or Astroman? Shannon Wright Jonathan Fire*Eater Nation of Ulysses Deadly Snakes John Spencer Blues Explosion T. Tex Edwards & the Affordable Caskets Deadbolt Ruby Falls Rodan Dead Milkmen T-Model Ford Love and Rockets Six Finger Satellite

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Chad Nichols @chadlowtel.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

No cheating. Share the last photo of the sky from your camera roll (if you feel like it)

The side of the Soumaya Museum in Mexico City under a blue, lightly clouded sky. The wall looks neat because it's curved and made up of hexagonal metal plates.

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Chad Nichols @chadlowtel.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Washington, D.C.!! Get yourself out the house this Saturday and see some of the country's best authors discuss their books!

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Chad Nichols @chadlowtel.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Stop putting cameras in things. Cameras are cool. Let cameras be cameras.

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Chad Nichols @chadlowtel.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Being homesick sounds like you ate too much home.

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Chad Nichols @chadlowtel.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Catch the Devil by Pamela Colloff!

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Chad Nichols @chadlowtel.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Finally saw Backrooms. I agree.

The actress Renate Reinsve (30s, long brown hair, Norwegian) standing in front of a yellow wall and looking perplexed.

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Chad Nichols @chadlowtel.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Pam has another devastating, deeply reported story out today. A profoundly human and affecting story. Please read.

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Chad Nichols @chadlowtel.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

A crazy thing about today is that this morning I’m in Austin, but tonight I’ll be in Dallas.

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Chad Nichols @chadlowtel.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Do you live in or near Dallas? Do you want to see me? If you answered "yes" to both of those questions (or even just to the first one), then come to the Twilite Lounge Friday night. Long Black Car, Cheap Fix, and the Hillside Wranglers. It's so easy, it should be a crime!

A guy with a kind of alien fish head in a suit with an American flag pin. It's probably from something cool. Like a movie or something. I don't know, though. Doug made the poster.

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Chad Nichols @chadlowtel.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Fun show yesterday. Thanks, Gerard.

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Chad Nichols @chadlowtel.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Saturday. June 13. The Aristocrat. Cheap Fix and Rocket 808. DJs Doug Niemczura and Schooley at 4:00. Rocket 808 at 5:00. Cheap Fix at 6:00. All ages. Free. Loud.

A black-and-white picture of a rock-and-roll-looking guy in boots with a white guitar. And some colored text that recounts all the above information. The pictured man is John Schooley from Rocket 808.

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Chad Nichols @chadlowtel.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Yesterday, I did something to my body. I subjected it to exertion. Was it fair? Uncertain. Was it wise? Probably not. Will it seek revenge? Almost assuredly. Nevertheless, I will probably do it again. I make these feeble efforts even as I know the body will one day take me down.

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Chad Nichols @chadlowtel.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

The how-to guide for summer was written 51 years ago by Harry Wayne Casey. It consists of only three instructions: 1. Do a little dance. 2. Make a little love. 3. Get down tonight.

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Chad Nichols @chadlowtel.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

My HEB is so East Side, they got rid of the bike rack at the west end of the store.

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Chad Nichols @chadlowtel.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Is anyone going to tell Chevy Silverado that “Radar Love” is about dying while driving?

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Chad Nichols @chadlowtel.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

The squirrels sound different here.

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Chad Nichols @chadlowtel.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Heading to Portland, OR, tomorrow to play this righteous fest. Any recommendations for cool places to check out are welcome!

Mostly green, red and white poster for the Total Punk Corporate Retreat that lists the following bands: The Drags, Cheater Slicks, Useless Eaters, Rik and the Pigs, Pyrex, Perverts Again, Lavender Flu, Class, Famous Mammals, Wesley and the Boys, The Carp, Pet Mosquito, Fan Club, Cheap Fix, Replica Watch, Vague Fugue, Girl Drink Drunks, Dirt Twins, Piggy Bank. Info: Kenton Club 2025 N Kilpatrick St. Portland, OR May 28-May 30.

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Chad Nichols @chadlowtel.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Why the hell did they change the icon for Google calendar. How am I supposed to find it amongst my 40 open tabs now?

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Chad Nichols @chadlowtel.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Never thought García Lorca would have looked this happy.

Dark-haired Spanish man in an open-collared shirt facing the camera and smiling. The man is Federico García Lorca.

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Chad Nichols @chadlowtel.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Introduce yourself with 10 bands/musicians you've seen live Krokus Joan Armatrading The Dogshit Rangers Joe "King" Carrasco Ed Askew Nation of Ulysses Shannon Wright The Boredoms Homer Henderson Krokus

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Chad Nichols @chadlowtel.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Hahaha! Paul Schrader got dumped by an AI.

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Chad Nichols @chadlowtel.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Just practiced with the excellent Eric Hisaw Band. Doing a Stooges song with them this Saturday at Angie’s Rock and Roll Prom at the Carousel. Sounded pretty boss. Probably sound that way Saturday, too. Come find out.

The cover of Funhouse by The Stooges. Picture of Iggy, lying on the ground shirtless in elbow-length leather gloves with other people’s faces superimposed over him.

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Chad Nichols @chadlowtel.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Where are all the highlighters?

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Chad Nichols @chadlowtel.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Coming up Thursday for those of you in Austin. The only local Cheap Fix show in May!

A woman’s face with paper eyes superimposed on her real eyes. Text reads Amplified Heat, Cheap Fix, Charmboat Thurs., May 21 at 29th Street Ballroom.

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Chad Nichols @chadlowtel.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

It was dark, and I tried to put my sock on upside down.

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Chad Nichols @chadlowtel.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

I'll bet the guy from Pavement is really good at Connections.

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Chad Nichols @chadlowtel.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

I really want to see a graphic novel about a kid and their trusted seal.

A closeup photograph of a Hefty gallon-size freezer storage bag with the words “trusted seal” in all-cap white text next to an illustration of a padlock.

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Chad Nichols @chadlowtel.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

It's happening again. If we don't do something,* we're going to run out of butter. *buy more butter

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Chad Nichols @chadlowtel.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Look what’s happening in July! Get this book!

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Chad Nichols @chadlowtel.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Something funny that happened is that the Pyrex blew up in my hand while I was making dinner.

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Chad Nichols @chadlowtel.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

-You know that song "I Had Too Much to Dream Last Night"? -The Electric Prunes, sure. -Well, it was like that, except instead of dreams it was drinks.

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Chad Nichols @chadlowtel.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Last night I was part of a jam session. I’m trying (and failing) to remember if I’ve ever done this before.

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Chad Nichols @chadlowtel.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Excited about the David J/Pedal Steel Noah collaboration. They sounded great together the other night.

David J Haskins and Pedal Steel Noah onstage at the 13th Floor

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Chad Nichols @chadlowtel.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

A movie couple that would definitely have a podcast:

Wallace Shawn and Andre Gregory having dinner in the film “My Dinner with Andre.”

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BookPeople @bookpeople.com · 13/04/2026

Join DIRTBAG, MASSACHUSETTS author Isaac Fitzgerald on June 2nd discussing AMERICAN RAMBLER: WALKING THE TRAIL OF JOHNNY APPLESEED with Pamela Colloff. 🥾🍎 More info + RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/bookpeople... @isaacfitzgerald.bsky.social @pamelacolloff.bsky.social

BookPeople Events Presents: Isaac Fitzgerald (author of DIRTBAG, MASSACHUSETTS) with Pamela Colloff (author of CATCH THE DEVIL) on Tuesday, June 2nd at 7PM

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Chad Nichols @chadlowtel.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

“Torchy’s has a good salad” is a sentence I never expected to write.

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Chad Nichols @chadlowtel.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

A thing that Texas cares a lot about is shrimp.

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