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Jen Powers @jenpowers.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Wrapped up a short & sweet tour that was precipitated by Croz Boyce (Avey Tare & Geologist of Animal Collective + their friend/producer Adam) asking Matt & me to open for them on a couple of gigs. The whole week was magical. Pictured are us w CB, & a painting by Sanford Darling that made me cry.

Matthew Rolin, Brian Weitz (aka Geologist,) Dave Portner (aka Avey Tare,) Adam McDaniel, and Jen Powers all smiling and standing on the steps outside the Cactus Club in Milwaukee, WI at nighttime in September 2026

Untitled painting by Sanford Darling on display at the Art Preserve of the John Michael Kohler Arts Center in Sheboygan, WI in September 2026

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Richard Hayes @rmhayes.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

my high quality and artist-authorized audio recording of the Powers/Rolin Duo at the Cactus Club in Milwaukee two days ago is now on the Milwaukee Taper blog -- freely available for downloading in both mp3 and lossless FLAC file format: www.milwaukeetaper.com/2026/09/jen-...

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Jen Powers and Matthew J Rolin at the Cactus Club in Milwaukee on September 23, 2026

Jen Powers and Matthew J Rolin were the only act over the last two Milwaukee Psych Fests whom I was not able to record. The reason was a ...

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Richard Hayes @rmhayes.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

A minute of Matthew Rolin and @jenpowers.bsky.social at the Cactus Club in Milwaukee earlier tonight

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Jen Powers @jenpowers.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Unusual for me to post here again after just a couple of days, but Matt and I have revisited early Tool discography tonight, and boy, is it terrible! Tone, lyrics, structure… not good!!!!

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Jen Powers @jenpowers.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

I never post on here but I appreciate the general vibe and I want to acknowledge that I have made it to my late 30s and I have moved back to my hometown (and my childhood home!) and I am ready to live out what will hopefully be a lovely time on Earth on the plot I’ve known since ~2 years of my age ✨

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Jen Powers @jenpowers.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Playing a couple of shows with Avey Tare and Geologist of Animal Collective in their EXCELLENT new duo Croz Boyce next month. Unspeakably huge honor for me 🥹

Croz Boyce with Powers/Rolin Duo, September 22, Minneapolis, MN, the Cedar

Croz Boyce with Powers/Rolin Duo, September 23, Milwaukee, WI, Cactus Club

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Jeff Weiss @passionweiss.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Herbie Hancock literally in the studio

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Jen Powers @jenpowers.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Current library job is way too infected with bureaucracy to be able to do it, but at my last one, my coworker and I got IT to install VLC as the default media player on all the lab’s PCs 🌷

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drewtoothpaste @drewtoothpaste.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

i'll read any article of any length. i'll read any book. but i will not watch a youtube explainer or monologue that is longer than three minutes. write it down buddy

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De Selby @handle.invalid · 07/04/2026

#NowPlaying #NewMusic Water Shrew Trio: Grub As @jenpowers.bsky.social writes on bandcamp, this is 'capital-D Drone'; sublime sound manipulation, intricately crafted, so much invention & creativity. A transcendental delight. 🙏 @eiderdownrecords.bsky.social eiderdownrecords.bandcamp.com/album/grub

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Grub, by Water Shrew Trio

2 track album

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Jen Powers @jenpowers.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Proof that cool things can and do still happen in Ohio ✨

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Melvin Peña @melvinpena.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

loving these in situ / field recordings paired with pedal steel meditations that matthew rolin's been doing. "the bells of strasbourg" came out of that recent winged wheel european tour. there's also one called "erie" that you should check out matthewjrolin.bandcamp.com/track/the-be...

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The Bells of Strasbourg, by Matthew J. Rolin

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Jennifer Kelly @jenpkelly.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Jennifer Kelly is facing a tough battle against cancer after her diagnosis on Christmas Day, and the costs are overwhelming. Please consider clicking the link below to donate or share it with others who might help. gofund.me/7a7486b6b

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Donate to Support Jennifer Kelly’s battle against cancer., organized by Jennifer Kelly

On December 25 (yes, Christmas), I was diagnosed with a large, aggressi… Jennifer Kelly needs your support for Support Jennifer Kelly’s battle against cancer.

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S P I N S T E R @spinstersounds.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Vinyl copies of ATRIUM, Wednesday Knudsen’s double LP masterwork of drone, sonic texture, and deep time are now available at long last! 🎷💛🧡💜 Thanks for your patience as we worked out these pressing plant issues. Get your copy: wednesdayknudsen.bandcamp.com/album/atrium-2

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byron coley @byroncoley.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

rec of the day: WINGED WHEEL "desert so green" (12XU LP) 3rd dashing album from a scattered troupe (now including steve shelley) who recorded this one in person. sweet cluttered groove-rock w/ krautly post-punk/psych splat & dream pop icing. real damn good. wingedwheel.bandcamp.com/album/desert...

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Desert So Green, by Winged Wheel

9 track album

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Jen Powers @jenpowers.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Due to shitty newish state law, I would have to verify my identity on here to be able to read DMs. Absolutely not doing that ✨ If you need to reach me, I’m page43 on IG. Or ask a head for my email address 😌

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Jen Powers @jenpowers.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

Books I read this year. Asterisks mark what I particularly enjoyed [1/2]

Ursula K. Le Guin — The Daughter of Odren*
Ursula K. Le Guin — The Word for World is Forest
Muriel Spark — The Ghost Stories of Muriel Spark*
Ray Bradbury — Dandelion Wine
Angélica Gorodischer — Kalpa Imperial*
Italo Calvino — Invisible Cities*
Heinrich von Kleist — Michael Kohlhaas
Mariana Enríquez — The Dangers of Smoking in Bed*
Jean Giono — A King Alone*
Carson McCullers — The Heart is a Lonely Hunter*

Gerardo Sámano Córdova — Monstrilio
Paul Bowles — The Sheltering Sky*
Paul Bowles — The Delicate Prey and Other Stories*
Agatha Christie — Crooked House
Tarjei Vesaas — The Birds*
José Donoso — The Mysterious Disappearance of the Marquise of Loria
Muriel Spark — The Public Image*
Emmanuel Bove — Henri Duchemin and His Shadows
Penelope Fitzgerald — The Gate of Angels*
Juan Emar — Ten

Juan Rulfo — Pedro Páramo*
Paul Bowles — Points in Time
Claire Keegan — So Late in the Day
Tomás González — Fog at Noon
Jean Giono — Second Harvest*
Dino Buzzati — Catastrophe and Other Stories*
Fleur Jaeggy — S. S. Proleterka*
‘Pemi Aguda — Ghostroots
Muriel Spark — Not to Disturb
Mariana Enríquez — A Sunny Place for Shady People*

Miroslav Krleža — On the Edge of Reason*
Philip Pullman — The Secret Commonwealth*
Philip Pullman — Lyra’s Oxford
Adolfo Bioy Casares — The Invention of Morel
Muriel Spark — The Comforters
Paul Auster — City of Glass*
Paul Auster — Ghosts*
Kingsley Amis — The Green Man*
Paul Auster — The Locked Room*
Jean Giono — The Man Who Planted Trees

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Andy T @atrimberger.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

This was so unbelievably wild! With a sit in from @jenpowers.bsky.social and @matthewjrolin.bsky.social if memory serves me right!??! One of the high lights of many that weekend!

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Jen Powers @jenpowers.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

Last show of the year for Matt and me tonight ✨ We play at 8:15 and Bajas around 9ish

Flyer with a black and white photo of synths, amp heads, speakers, etc and text that reads “Bitchin Bajas” at the top and “Powers Rolin Duo December 6 • Beachland Tavern” at the bottom

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Jen Powers @jenpowers.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

‘T is the reason for the season (being really tacky) 🪄

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Jen Powers @jenpowers.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

Wasn’t aware until yesterday of the OG Sims getting resurrected near the beginning of the year. HUGE NEWS—been waiting to hear that moody and wistful Build Mode music again for literally 20 years 😭

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Jen Powers @jenpowers.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

Cool show at Happy Dog tonight 😌

Flyer promoting a $10 show at Happy Dog in Cleveland starting at 9pm on Saturday, September 20th, 2025 featuring Powers/Rolin Duo, Swisher, and Motherfuckers JMB & Co

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Jen Powers @jenpowers.bsky.social · 09/08/2025

A photo that Jack Torcolese took of me at Empty Bottle last month. Proof that I smile with my teeth out sometimes (especially when I’m playing at Empty Bottle 😌)

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Jordan Mainzer/Since I Left You @jmainzer.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

A jam band unafraid of the darkness, and a duo occupying the most experimental, formless, epic end of the "jam" spectrum: Review of @rosecityband.bsky.social and @jenpowers.bsky.social @matthewjrolin.bsky.social duo at @evanstonspace.bsky.social. sinceileftyoublog.tumblr.com/post/7905104...

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Paul @paulsoud.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

First Empty Bottle show opens with @matthewjrolin.bsky.social / @jenpowers.bsky.social

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Noah Genda @bugfajita.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

Link to the audience recording from last night's show archive.org/details/03-2...

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Melvin Peña @melvinpena.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

mind-blowing set by @jenpowers.bsky.social and @matthewjrolin.bsky.social at motorco in beautiful downtown durham, north carolina. there were minutes at a time where i just forgot to breathe. go listen to their music: aepowersrolinduo.bandcamp.com

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Jen Powers @jenpowers.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

Thanks to everyone for the kind words and support. We’re getting a ride back home today and are going to try to figure everything out ASAP in the hopes of getting back on the road.

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Jen Powers @jenpowers.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

Unfortunate news for Matt’s and my tour with Rose City Band… our car got totaled by a giant box truck on the way to the gig in Toronto tonight & my dulcimer was broken in the process. Thankfully we are okay, but unable to perform for a time. Been a true bummer of a year, but at least life goes on 🙏

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Jen Powers @jenpowers.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

Made it official with my true love four years ago today. I love you beyond everything, Matt 💖

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Jen Powers @jenpowers.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Dreamy times last night. I love live (and recorded) music 😌

Matthew J. Rolin performing at Little Rose Tavern in Cleveland

Ralph White performing at Little Rose Tavern in Cleveland

Photo of a woven crate on a chair containing records (a Maki Asakawa compilation being visible,) a notebook with a marker, and a sprig of sage flowers

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Jen Powers @jenpowers.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

It was fun to jam with my friend Leia (for the first time ever!) in front of some folks last night at Little Rose ✨

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Cardigan Enthusiast @cardiganenthusiast.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

Matthew J. Rolin - s/t Looking forward to starting the weekend early tonight at Little Rose w/ Ralph White @matthewjrolin.bsky.social (solo) @jenpowers.bsky.social with the great Leia Hohenfeld #firstrecordoftheday

The self-titled album by Matthew J. Rolin is displayed.

Promotional poster for show at Little Rose in Cleveland 6.5.25
Ralph White
Matthew J. Rolin (solo)
Leia Hohenfeld & Jen Powers
DJ Cat Socks & MacCluskie

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Jen Powers @jenpowers.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Occasionally someone or other will ask if we’re going to make a dedicated P/R Duo social media account anywhere, or whether we’re going to update our Spotify bio or whatever, and the answer is always “No,” and a big part of it is because the internet is… the way it is these days

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Jen Powers @jenpowers.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

Blank Hellscape and Aaron Dilloway at Little Rose ✨

The trio Blank Hellscape playing live at Little Rose Tavern in Cleveland

Aaron Dilloway playing live at Little Rose Tavern in Cleveland

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Jen Powers @jenpowers.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

Farewell to Simon House—had this album running through my head out of nowhere this afternoon, just a couple of hours before I read the news youtu.be/ych8PPXc7GY?...

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Third Ear Band - Druid One (1969)

YouTube video by TheRunner75

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Jen Powers @jenpowers.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

A friend’s IG got hacked so I tried to see if I could report it on their behalf—anyway, check out the first thing Google suggested after my own inquiry. I don’t know how to express my revulsion.

A Google search bar with “how to report” typed into it. After one previous inquiry listed below, the first automated suggestion reads “how to report someone to ice”

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Jen Powers @jenpowers.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

Very good show coming up in a couple of weeks. I’m pulling double-duty by collaborating with the amazing Leia for the first time and co-DJing with David throughout the evening ✨

Flyer for a show taking place on June 5th, 2025 at Little Rose Tavern. Line-up listed: Ralph White, Matthew J. Rolin, Leia Hohenfeld & Jen Powers, DJs Cat Socks and MACCLUSKIE. Other information listed: music at 9pm, $10 cash cover.

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Bill Orcutt @billorcutt.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Before "Thank you, Guitar" was an LP (forthcoming 6/13 on Palilalia) it was a fuzz pedal. Designed, built and sold by the maestro Cyrus Pireh himself — $100. While you're at it, check out his guitar amp in a pill bottle, $40 with a built in speaker. Buy on Cyrus's own website at 4gre.org.