iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Josh Kantor @jtkantor.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Eternally grateful for the opportunity to continue doing something so ridiculous.

Screenshot of a list of the 810 songs I played by request this year on the Fenway organ (DM me if you need a text version of the list to be able to read it).

Josh Kantor @jtkantor.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Perfect depiction of the conversation between me and my imaginary dog after last night’s Red Sox game, from the title-page illustration in the 1st published edition (1658) of “The Witch of Edmonton” that I discovered this morning at the day job.

Dog standing on river bank says, “Ho have I found thee cursing,” while a man who’s in the river up to his chest says, “Help help I am drownd.”

1341 34

Josh Kantor @jtkantor.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Tonight (Tues 9/29) & tomorrow (Weds 9/30) at 8pm ET, I'm livestreaming from home via facebook.com/7thinningstretch2020, taking song requests while you watch the Red Sox play their first two 2026 playoff games down in the Bronx. Raising money for GREATER BOSTON FOOD BANK and FOOD BANK FOR NEW YORK.

I'm wearing a Red Sox jersey and smiling while sitting in my living room playing an organ that's nearly the exact same model as the one at Fenway. There are a few pieces of old-school baseball memorabilia on top of the organ.

311532 115

Josh Kantor @jtkantor.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Another week of attempted murder (by Red Sox fans on me, and by me on song performances), but I hope this isn't the end of the line for 2026.... let's beat the Yankees next week and bring October baseball back to Fenway!

A screenshot of a list of Fenway organ song requests played from 9/22/26 thru 9/25/26 (DM me if you need a text version of the list to be able to read it).

2471 47

Josh Kantor @jtkantor.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

The journey isn't over, but it's worth taking a moment to reflect on this.

AL standings column from 6/24 show the Red Sox in 15th place out of 15 teams. Next to it, AL standings column from 9/20 shows the Red Sox in 3rd place out of 15 teams.

45813 58

Josh Kantor @jtkantor.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

You’ll pay me $49 to ride in that thing? Eh, I’ll pass.

Poster in cyber truck window advertising the glamour of riding in the vehicle for a $49 one-way minimum

18672 67

Josh Kantor @jtkantor.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Mike Verge just released this great new album. Tomorrow (Saturday) at 8pm, Mike and his band (including yours truly) will perform the album at The Lizard Lounge in Cambridge. Tickets at eventbrite.com/e/1995718933... Hear the album at audiomack.com/mike-verge/a...

Album cover. Border is wood paneling. Text at top reads "Mike Verge" in large, green, slightly psychedelic all-caps. Text at bottom reads "Human Era" in slightly smaller green all-caps. Across the middle are three modified playing cards: the king of spades covers his eyes, the queen of diamonds covers her ears, and the jack of hearts covers his mouth.

091 9

Josh Kantor @jtkantor.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I’m going to a RUSH concert tonight. This photo is from the same day as the last time I saw RUSH, on June 17, 1990.

8690 69

Josh Kantor @jtkantor.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Last round before the stretch run.

A screenshot of a list of Fenway organ song requests played from 9/7/26 thru 9/13/26 (DM me if you need a text version of the list to be able to read it).

4261 26

Josh Kantor @jtkantor.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Quite a plot twist. Usually, adding his name to something is the quickest guaranteed route to bankruptcy.

NYT headline: "Kennedy Center Warns of Bankruptcy Unless [President's] Name Is Added"

0625 62

Josh Kantor @jtkantor.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Big group of fans in black shirts in the Fenway bleachers today. Bigger group in white shirts up there. Over the course of the game, they coordinated their seating so the the black shirts spelled out SOX against the backdrop of the white shirts. Pic is blurry ‘cause I was over 500 feet away.

0391 39

Josh Kantor @jtkantor.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Only three games this homestand, so it was a merciful load.

A screenshot of a list of Fenway organ song requests played from 8/31/26 thru 9/2/26 (DM me if you need a text version of the list to be able to read it).

3261 26

Josh Kantor @jtkantor.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Me and 20+ friends & acquaintances are playing 20+ Tom Petty songs tomorrow night at Lou's in Harvard Square.

Gig poster: photo of two singer/guitarists performing. Text reads: Lou's Cambridge. Thursday Sep 3 2026. The Hardest Part: Tom Petty Tribute. Standing Room. Performance Space. Live Music. Classic Sounds. One Great Night. 9:00pm-11:00pm. Lou's Cambridge. 13 Brattle Street, Cambridge MA 02138. (857)-706-1100. Good Music. Good People. Good Times.

0242 24

Josh Kantor @jtkantor.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

I'm 99.9% off of Twitter, but I still occasionally get fun song requests over there.

Screenshot of two tweets from @SeanKelly145. The first says, "@jtkantor I hate my friends. Blind by Korn?" The second one, time-stamped 53 minutes later, says, "@jtkantor They say 'Hell yeah' thank you as always"

0260 26

Josh Kantor @jtkantor.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Me and the band are bringing your favorite musical fortune telling show back to Club Passim in Cambridge this Friday. Tickets at passim.org/the-ego-and-the-oracle (And a $5 livestream option is available at showtime via passim.org for those who are too weary, strapped, or far away to make it out.)

Show poster. Dark background is a photo of the band and The Wheel of Impermanence. Foreground is an illustrated crystal ball with text "The Ego & the Oracle" on it. Text above it says "Jim's Big Ego presents." Text below if says "All your questions answered in song! Ask the Oracle & Spin the wheel! Friday, August 28 at 7pm @ Club Passim. $33 in advance, $35 at the door. All-ages show. Doors at 6pm.

1132 13

Josh Kantor @jtkantor.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

I envy the many musicians among you who are skilled at dignifying the profession.

A screenshot of a list of Fenway organ song requests played from 8/17/26 thru 8/23/26 (DM me if you need a text version of the list to be able to read it).

5472 47

Josh Kantor @jtkantor.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Kevin who delivers donuts to the Press Box

screenshot of a tweet by NBC sportscaster Jason Benetti that says "First person you think of" along with a photo of Fenway Park with the tarp on the infield.

2310 31

Josh Kantor @jtkantor.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

I assume others have noticed that the skeletal structure for the soon-to-be new location of the CITGO sign looks like a middle finger and/or a dreidel.

a photo of the structure that is described in the post

4659 65

Josh Kantor @jtkantor.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

I have a small part in this awesome interactive multimedia Catherine O'Hara tribute show tomorrow (Sunday) night at the Crystal Ballroom in Somerville. Tickets and extensive details at crystalballroomboston.com/events/cathe...

Colorful poster for the show has several illustrations of O'Hara as many of the well-known characters she portrayed in her career

1314 31

Josh Kantor @jtkantor.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

I'm making my dreams come true! (sound up)

3331 33

Josh Kantor @jtkantor.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Temperatures in the 90s combined with high humidity can do strange things to the human brain.

A screenshot of a list of Fenway organ song requests played from 8/4/26 thru 8/9/26 (DM me if you need a text version of the list to be able to read it).

3524 52

Josh Kantor @jtkantor.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

I'm a guest on my favorite podcast, @RevPerMovie.bsky.social! We talk about Stevie Wonder's most misunderstood album and the weird film that it soundtracked. Listen at shows.acast.com/revolutionspermovie/josh-kantor or other podcast sites. Chris even let me record an organ version of his theme song.

1111 11

Josh Kantor @jtkantor.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

That game was un-fucking-believable, Also, the Red Sox have just won 31 of 36 for the first time in the team's 126-year history, and I'm commemorating the occasion by playing Peabo Bryson & Roberta Flack's "Tonight, I Celebrate My Love For You."

Screenshot of the line-score from tonight's Red Sox game: the Red Sox came from behind to tie the game 5 separate times before winning in the 13th inning.

718329 183

Josh Kantor @jtkantor.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Passim still has the best Green Room going.

3-by-8 stack of 12-paks of many many different flavors of Polar Seltzer

3260 26

Josh Kantor @jtkantor.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Red Sox fans are trying to kill me, but the team has won 21 of the last 25, so it all evens out.

A screenshot of a list of Fenway organ song requests played from 7/17/26 thru 7/26/26 (DM me if you need a text version of the list to be able to read it).

4526 52

Josh Kantor @jtkantor.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Tonight's pitching match-up in Baltimore will answer an eternal question.

A graphic showing the starting pitchers for Atlanta vs. Baltimore: Elder vs. Young

1636 63

Josh Kantor @jtkantor.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Greetings from Vienna, where I just met Keytar Bear’s Austrian cousin.

2876 87

Josh Kantor @jtkantor.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Vacation update: found a Slovakian translation of @peteramescarlin.bsky.social’s new @remhq.bsky.social biography at the excellent Hummel Music in Bratislava. // Cc: @millsish.bsky.social @bertisdowns.bsky.social @michaelstipe.bsky.social

Front cover of orange book jacket. At the bottom is an early R.E.M. black-&-white photo. At the top, the text reads, “KAPEL, KTORÁ NECHELA BYŤ SLÁVNA R.E.M. Peter Ames Carlin”

1130 13

Josh Kantor @jtkantor.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Scene report: This castle in Bratislava looks like a cake.

exterior of an old church whose contours and mostly light-blue color make it look like a gigantic cake

2382 38

Josh Kantor @jtkantor.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Scene report: Hungarian Parliament on the Danube in Budapest

Enormous ornate old European-looking building illuminated splendidly with the light reflected in the river. The backdrop is a deep-blue night sky.

2241 24

Josh Kantor @jtkantor.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

I gave up on trying to justify this stuff a long time ago.

A screenshot of a list of Fenway organ song requests played from 6/25/26 thru 7/1/26 (DM me if you need a text version of the list to be able to read it).

11645 64

Josh Kantor @jtkantor.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

The very wonderful @jessethorn.bsky.social swung by my office hours a couple weeks ago.

Me sitting at the Fenway organ. A swath of the ballpark is visible in the background. Jesse is in the foreground handling selfie duties. We’re both smiling.

3692 69

Josh Kantor @jtkantor.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

What a weekend. Sox score 3 in the bottom of the 10th to complete the 4-game sweep. Closing out the night with Vanessa Williams' "Save the Best for Last."

List of final scores of the Red Sox beating the Yankees each of the last 4 days.

71149 114

Josh Kantor @jtkantor.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

I was on BBC 4 Radio last Friday talking about the wonderful Scottish soccer fans at Fenway. Here's an abridged version of the piece (edited for Bluesky length limit)... the full version -- complete with snippets of fans singing and me playing organ -- is at instagram.com/p/DZ8pE36KzJh

2364 36

Josh Kantor @jtkantor.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

See if you can guess which 15 songs on this list were requested by Scottish soccer fans.

A screenshot of a list of Fenway organ song requests played from 6/12/26 thru 6/18/26 (DM me if you need a text version of the list to be able to read it).

8541 54

Josh Kantor @jtkantor.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Scottish soccer fans in town for the World Cup made a side-trip to Fenway on Sunday and brought actual magic with them. It was such a delight and honor to get to accompany their singing.

411696419 1.7K

Josh Kantor @jtkantor.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

This is the most egregious case of fraudulent marketing I’ve ever seen.

A container labelled Peanuts Butter Cups is full of long asparagus stalks.

8585 58

Josh Kantor @jtkantor.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Only half has many home games as a typical homestand, so I only need half as much therapy this week.

A screenshot of a list of Fenway organ song requests played from 6/2/26 thru 6/4/26 (DM me if you need a text version of the list to be able to read it).

3362 36

Josh Kantor @jtkantor.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Playing an Oasis song in front of a batting cage at a teen center with Alex Edelman, Ryan from @guster.bsky.social, Wolves of Glendale, @jennyowenyoungs.bsky.social, @willnoonan.bsky.social, Tony V, Darren Criss, and Kelly MacFarland, as one does on a typical Friday night.

0251 25

Josh Kantor @jtkantor.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Medicine balls and hula hoops… someone at tonight’s venue must have read the rider I submitted.

A multi-tiered rack full of medicine balls, with some hula hoops hanging from its side.

5180 18

Josh Kantor @jtkantor.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

This is my job... I don't understand it, either.

A screenshot of a list of Fenway organ song requests played from 5/22/26 thru 5/28/26 (DM me if you need a text version of the list to be able to read it).

1010610 106

Josh Kantor @jtkantor.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Awesome pop-up show happening in Brookline tomorrow (Friday) night. I'm not allowed to say who the "& Friends" are, but one of them might just be a devastatingly handsome organist. Tickets: secure.givelively.org/event/brookl...

Black-and white show poster. Photo is an image of a person in the distance walking away down a big curved hallway. Text reads: Brookline Teen Center. 40 Aspinwall Avenue. Alex Edelman (from Brookline!), Ryan Miller (from Guster!), and Friends They Asked For Favors: "HONEST IS EASY." Friday, May 29th, 9:30pm. a music and comedy show with amazing special guests.

1235 23

Josh Kantor @jtkantor.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

7-year-old neighbor who’s learning face painting was excited to have such a vast canvas to work on.

close-up of my forehead with a rainbow and hearts and stars drawn on it

3713 71

Josh Kantor @jtkantor.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

My prediction from five years ago was only off by three years and one social media platform migration.

Screenshot of a tweet I posted in 2021 reads, "Me, scrolling through Twitter on 5/20/15: 'Am I the only musician who was never on Letterman?' Me, scrolling through Twitter on 6/24/21: 'Am I the only musician who was never on Conan?' Me, scrolling through Twitter on 8/31/29: 'Am I the only musician who was never on Colbert?'"

3282 28

Josh Kantor @jtkantor.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Just how long were you planning to let me go through life without knowing about this?!

Screenshot of the first three paragraphs of the Wikipedia page for the song "My Boyfriend's Back." Highlighted text in the 3rd paragraph reads, "This song features a young Ronnie Dio on the trumpet."

8273 27

Josh Kantor @jtkantor.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

What bands were broken up for a long time (16 years in this case) and then knocked it out of the park with their first song after reuniting? I'll start:

10301 30

Josh Kantor @jtkantor.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

It's all fun and games until someone actually has to play these songs.

A screenshot of a list of Fenway organ song requests played from 5/7/26 thru 5/14/26 (DM me if you need a text version of the list to be able to read it).

5341 34

Josh Kantor @jtkantor.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

I tried not to play a Jesus Lizard song for Philly's starting pitcher tonight, but I ended up being unable to resist the temptation.

6431 43