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Kurt G.

@kurtgroetsch.bsky.social

128 followers 150 following 184 posts

Library metadata, copyright, book digitization, the public domain, music, and musical instruments. Lend me some sugar, I am your neighbor.

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Kurt G. @kurtgroetsch.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

My attempts to find the only candy corn that matters in my part of the SF Bay area have come up short. Am I going to have to order my Halloween crack online?

A 20 ounce package of Brach's Classic Candy Corn.

Kurt G. @kurtgroetsch.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Definitely feeling the light chill of the fall the last few days...

Kurt G. @kurtgroetsch.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

A thing of beauty.

Reposted by Kurt G.

Red State Update @redstateupdate.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

How did Trump, this yankee know-it-all opposite-of-Andy-Griffith, become so popular in the South? It broke our brains but now we're super awesome. 🔗 Watch the full video: youtu.be/V06oiD3DH6I #Trump #SouthernPolitics #yankee #andygriffith #south

Has the South Ever Loved Any Obnoxious Yankee More Than Trump? #shorts

YouTube video by Travis & Jonathan

Kurt G. @kurtgroetsch.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

There's a huge 2000s-shaped gap in my pop music knowledge, thanks to all sorts of adult stuff (working in China, going to grad school, getting married, starting a high-pressure job). I'm slowly filling those gaps, but it's hard to believe this monster came out 18+ years ago. That chorus KILLS.

YouTube video by Perfume - Topic

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Kurt G. @kurtgroetsch.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

And now something from Wings' "Wild Life?" Consider me a fan for life.

"Love is strange" ukulele cover

YouTube video by itokyon8

Kurt G. @kurtgroetsch.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

This song is just over a year old, but just got a video. I don't even know where to begin except to say I love every single thing about it.

Kyary Pamyu Pamyu - KURU KURU HARAJUKU(きゃりーぱみゅぱみゅ-KURU KURU HARAJUKU)Official Music Video

YouTube video by Kyary Pamyu Pamyu ( きゃりーぱみゅぱみゅ )

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Kurt G. @kurtgroetsch.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

LEENALCHI have a new EP(?) out, which is reason enough to revisit "Tiger is Coming". I found them through their connection to SsingSsing, and I was hooked from the very start. I've also tried -- and failed -- to learn that dance.

[온스테이지2.0] 이날치 - 범 내려온다(with 앰비규어스 댄스컴퍼니)

YouTube video by 온스테이지ONSTAGE

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Kurt G. @kurtgroetsch.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

I come to this completely context-free, but this is another one that ticks every box for me. Yes, it's very close to "Runnin'" by the Pharcyde (which, CLASSIC), but there's room in my world for both :-)

reckless and arranged - day 56

YouTube video by Ethan French - Topic

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Kurt G. @kurtgroetsch.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

I attended a party in Evanston, Il the summer of 1990, and decided partway through to find a record store, because the party _needed_ some funk. This is the record I was trying to buy. Yes, I was intoxicated, but I wasn't wrong.

Digital Underground - The Humpty Dance (Official 4K Music Video)

YouTube video by Tommy Boy

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Kurt G. @kurtgroetsch.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Ratboys get better with each release, and each time I think "this is the one that breaks through". I hope this one does, because this record is just so good. "Light Night Mountains All That" is pretty high on my list of all-time greats. (Kudos to KEXP for the impeccable engineering/mixing.)

Ratboys - Full Performance (Live on KEXP)

YouTube video by KEXP

Kurt G. @kurtgroetsch.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

And speaking of dance pieces, this is probably my all-time fave: www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2Yy...

Simple Men Dance Party

YouTube video by chunnel

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Kurt G. @kurtgroetsch.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

I'm a sucker for a set dance piece, and good lord, 2:35 just kills me. Who would have thought an updated take on Buñuel's "Simon of the Desert" could be so much fun... Vade retro! Vade ultra!

The New Pornographers- "The Laws Have Changed" (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by The New Pornographers

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Kurt G. @kurtgroetsch.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

We had this pattern when I was very little, and I've spent years wondering what the pattern was called. Finally found the right combination of description and site, and now I know. Probably full of lead, but I may get a piece from Ebay and test just for fun. www.replacements.com/china-metlox...

Kurt G. @kurtgroetsch.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Just discovered that Nadine's discography is available on YouTube. Criminally under-appreciated, and one of the best bands I've ever seen live. All three records should have been huge. "Every time I touch the telephone, I know there is a wire straight to your home."

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Kurt G. @kurtgroetsch.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

I mean, come on, this is just the best. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fw8H...

"Honey pie" the Beatles ukulele cover

YouTube video by itokyon8

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Kurt G. @kurtgroetsch.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

"Grace knows bully! Grace _knows_ bully."

Dr Katz S01E03 Bully

YouTube video by Dr Katz T

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Kurt G. @kurtgroetsch.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Padget Brewster as Frankie Dart on season six of Community. A humble outsider that came in and nailed it.

Kurt G. @kurtgroetsch.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

YouTube keeps serving up winners. This is such a charismatic performance from an artist with an unusual backstory -- at the time this was made, she was working as a cleaner at a love hotel, stories about which she shares here: note.com/kkkk_k1109).

古山菜の花『もののけはいないよ』（Live-Full Ver.@ソロシンガー版音楽深化論~the battle~）

YouTube video by 音楽深化論

Kurt G. @kurtgroetsch.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Lots of Japanese music in my feed lately, including Shonen Knife's cover of My Bloody Valentine's "When You Sleep." Like a lot of my favorite covers, it's unmistakably of the covering artist, and provides an entirely unique take on the source material. This one also happens to be cute as hell.

shonen knife - when you sleep

YouTube video by CamachoKid

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Kurt G. @kurtgroetsch.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

One of the first things I bought when I got my own place in college was a tin of each. I thought I was classy as hell.

Kurt G. @kurtgroetsch.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Just so charming :-)

"I feel fine" the Beatles ukulele cover

YouTube video by itokyon8

Kurt G. @kurtgroetsch.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

I guess reissues come for all makes and models eventually, but I never expected to see a reissue of my Silvertone 1446. silvertoneguitars.com/collections/...

silvertoneguitars.com

Available Soon! Your Long Last Love... Silvertone 1446 Semi-Hollow Electric Guitar Silvertone proudly reintroduces the iconic 1446 in Gloss Black - a legendary semi-hollow electric guitar that defined...

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Kurt G. @kurtgroetsch.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

I never noticed this, but it's both charming and hilarious. Especially at 1:32, where he catches himself -- or more likely, where he was caught by someone offscreen. www.youtube.com/watch?v=drOk...

every time peter tork mouths someone else's lines

YouTube video by maz

Kurt G. @kurtgroetsch.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

This is the kind of hazy psychedelia that I can listen to all. day. long. All praise the great algorithm in the cloud for it hath provided.

Widowspeak - Everything Is Simple (Official Video)

YouTube video by WidowspeakVEVO

Kurt G. @kurtgroetsch.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

My introduction to the Dead was via Reckoning, and it's still by far my favorite version of the band. My tastes are all over the place, but they don't really include the jammier side of the band. But acoustic Dead? ❤️ Even the longer jams (Bird Song and Cassidy) are tight and focused. RIP Bob.

Reckoning (Live) - YouTube

Kurt G. @kurtgroetsch.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

@torcho.bsky.social triggered some core memories with his Herb Alpert/Tijuana Brass posts. Just like every other suburban household, we'd been issued the orange Greatest Hits LP, and it was on ALL THE TIME. My folks listened to Broadway musicals, so this stuff was EXOTIC in comparison.

Kurt G. @kurtgroetsch.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

When descaling the kettle, be clear that its contents are not for consumption. No matter how many times you tell someone, they're going to forget and dump a bunch of calcium-carbonate-saturated white vinegar into whatever they're cooking.

Kurt G. @kurtgroetsch.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

Just like when the Beatles broke up, there was a spate of solo activity from each member of the Replacements after that band collapsed. Nobody better to write about these post-breakup releases than Elizabeth Nelson, whose writing about the Replacements is always great.

theparanoidstyle.substack.com

On Bash & Pop’s Friday Night Is Killing Me and Tommy Stinson’s Deep, Dark Truthful Mirror

"Your golden age/ I was born too late"

Kurt G. @kurtgroetsch.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

Time for one of my cherished Christmas traditions.

9 Fine Tennessee Christmas Classics - FULL ALBUM of NEW CHRISTMAS MUSIC 2021

YouTube video by Travis & Jonathan

Kurt G. @kurtgroetsch.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

Very amused to hear Bronski Beat's "Smalltown Boy" blasting in the Google cafe.

Kurt G. @kurtgroetsch.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

"Tom Bobak, the editor-in-chief of American Craft Beer, apologized for the error and blamed his use of ChatGPT for the misinterpretation of the Standard’s reporting." Boooooooo.

Fact check: Anchor Brewing is dormant but not departed

A niche beer publication reported that the famed brewery isn’t staying in the city–but owners say otherwise.

Kurt G. @kurtgroetsch.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Looked up some early Sharon Jones singles and was delighted to discover that Daptone is still releasing incredible music. I don't know much about rocksteady or dub, but every time I encounter it, I enjoy the hell out of it.

All About Me (Dub)

YouTube video by Jalen Ngonda - Topic

Kurt G. @kurtgroetsch.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

Vince Guaraldi - Little Birdie (Lyric Video)

YouTube video by Vince Guaraldi

Kurt G. @kurtgroetsch.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

I'm driving around Webster Groves, running errands for my elderly parents, and blasting the Painkillers in the car. Living my own little version of Jonathan Franzen's Discomfort Zone.

YouTube video by The Painkillers - Topic

Reposted by Kurt G.

Tim Carvell @timcarvell.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

The committee from The Good Place arguing: “He's got a point. The fair thing for us to do is just keep on giving up more and more stuff we want, unilaterally, until this demon is finally happy.”

Kurt G. @kurtgroetsch.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

I saw this video on a train from Wuhan to Tianjin in 2015, back when the song 小苹果 was absolutely everywhere. The lead dancer is _working it_. www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_IS...

小苹果之高铁乘务员版 0002 gangnam style mv

YouTube video by Popular videos

Kurt G. @kurtgroetsch.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Here comes the cool air, the light chill of the fall Blowing from either direction Blowing across the yard it's crisp and it's cool Dogs like it, as they sit around in the sun

Lambchop - Give It (XX Merge)

YouTube video by Merge Records on YouTube

Kurt G. @kurtgroetsch.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

Mood

Kurt G. @kurtgroetsch.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

I'm old enough to remember these being a staple at my great aunts' house, but I only just now learned that they have a name. (Bonus points for being a Russell Stover product, whose assorted chocolates were a hallmark of the holiday season.) I know nostalgia is a trap and a liar, but...

russellstover.com

Strawberry Bon Bons Hard Candy, 12 oz. Bag

Strawberry Bon Bons Hard Candy, 12 oz. Bag

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Kurt G. @kurtgroetsch.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Ratboys get better and better with every release -- "The Window" as a whole was pretty great, and this new track is just fantastic.

Ratboys - "Light Night Mountains All That" [Official Music Video]

YouTube video by Ratboys

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Kurt G. @kurtgroetsch.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

Mmmm mmmm mmmm.

TONY ALVON & THE BELAIRS - Sexy Coffee Pot

YouTube video by D.J Weego

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Kurt G. @kurtgroetsch.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

My earlier post contained an incredibly embarrassing math error, so I've deleted it to avoid shame and ridicule :-) That said, the price of this imported item has increased 16.7% between May 9, when I took the first picture, and today.

Kurt G. @kurtgroetsch.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

Accidentally arrived at Costco as they were opening on Saturday, to an enormous line. You would have thought we lived in the food-shortage-era Soviet Union for how fearful and desperate the crowd felt.

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Kurt G. @kurtgroetsch.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

I adore this group. Their sound is all over the place (everything from phonk to Shōwa era synthpop to southern praise break), but their message and perspective is consistently positive.

ATARASHII GAKKO! - One Heart (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by ATARASHII GAKKO! - 新しい学校のリーダーズ

Kurt G. @kurtgroetsch.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

I don't know if it's the best track from _McCartney_, but it's definitely my favorite. What a pretty version.

"Junk" Paul McCartney's ukulele cover

YouTube video by itokyon8

Kurt G. @kurtgroetsch.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

While I'm on the subject of Television, I'm always disappointed there aren't more live versions of "1880 or So" floating around. Richard Lloyd's solos are never anything less than inspired. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lrl7...

Television - 1880 Or So [Live on Jools Holland-Synced]

YouTube video by Tom Cruz

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Kurt G. @kurtgroetsch.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

I'm a Richard Lloyd guy, but I'll still listen to as many live takes of Tom Verlaine's "Marquee Moon" solo as possible.

Marquee Moons 1974 - 2019

YouTube video by Ty Burr's Watch List

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Kurt G. @kurtgroetsch.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

My first laptop was a PowerBook 145. I honestly couldn't fathom why you'd need anything more than a monochrome display or a 40MB hard drive.

Kurt G. @kurtgroetsch.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

Praise be, she's doing _McCartney_ tracks www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYQ4...

"Every night" Paul McCartney's song ukulele cover

YouTube video by itokyon8