iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Jen Matson (DJ nstop) @nstop.com · 3h

New England things, grocery edition

An assortment of multiple kinds of pumpkins in different colors, shapes and sizes, lining the front of a grocery store

Even more kinds of pumpkins, in bins ringing the entrance to the store by the parking lot

A shelf with different varieties of maple sugar candies

020

Jen Matson (DJ nstop) @nstop.com · 23/09/2026

There is apparently an entire series of ChatGPT magazines *shudder*

Magazine rack showing a series of magazines, including four about ChatGPT usage in different topic areas

210

Jen Matson (DJ nstop) @nstop.com · 23/09/2026

There is apparently an entire series of ChatGPT magazines *shudder*

001

Jen Matson (DJ nstop) @nstop.com · 24/08/2026

Dona Casque, from Paris. Very cool set of rhythmic post-punk with synth bubbles and syncopation, performed with panache.

The two members of Dona Casque, playing drums, bass and synth onstage at Le Voyeur in Olympia on August 23, 2026

060

Jen Matson (DJ nstop) @nstop.com · 17/08/2026

And last night’s post-fest show at Mono with Bubbles (collective musical resumes include Orange Juice, Josef K, Fire Engines, Jazzateers, Bluebells) was a delight. I could watch Malcolm Ross play guitar all night.

Bubbles live onstage at Mono in Glasgow on August 16, 2026

Malcolm Ross, singing and playing guitar live onstage at Mono in Glasgow on August 16, 2026

040

Jen Matson (DJ nstop) @nstop.com · 17/08/2026

Other random shots from great sets at GGP: Rachel Love (Dolly Mixture) performing in Railcard, Linda Smith, ex-Felt members in FEEL w/(mostly) instrumental versions of Felt covers, and ace new Glasgow band Comber.

Rachel Love, playing guitar and singing onstage at Glas-Goes Pop in Glasgow on August 15, 2026

Linda Smith, singing and playing guitar at Glas-Goes Pop in Glasgow on August 15, 2026

Former members of Felt (original drummer Gary Ainge, bassist Marco Thomas and guitarist Philip King) plus Martin Davies on keys and Andy Wellings on lead guitar, performing live as FEEL at Glas-Goes Pop in Glasgow on August 15, 2026

The three members of Comber, performing live at Glas-Goes Pop in Glasgow on August 15, 2026

290

Jen Matson (DJ nstop) @nstop.com · 17/08/2026

Night 3, Saturday at Glas-Goes Pop. A hit-filled ending, with Made Up In Blue + Boogey Man + North By North in a row.

The Bats, performing live onstage at Glas-Goes Pop in Glasgow on August 15, 2026

150

Jen Matson (DJ nstop) @nstop.com · 14/08/2026

This entire Music section requires more investigation…

Long wall of shelving filled with books, under a sign that reads “MUSIC”

050

Jen Matson (DJ nstop) @nstop.com · 14/08/2026

I wanna buy this book but I don’t wanna lug it home. So pretty!

Front cover of the book Punk 45: The Singles Cover Art of Punk 1976-80

Two pages from the book Punk 45: The Singles Cover Art of Punk 1976-80, featuring Young Marble Giants and Fire Engines singles

180

Jen Matson (DJ nstop) @nstop.com · 14/08/2026

Extremely robust 33 1/3 section at this Waterstones in Glasgow

Colorful spines of books from the 33 1/3 series, taking up three full shelves at Waterstones in Glasgow

1150

Jen Matson (DJ nstop) @nstop.com · 14/08/2026

Night 2 of The Bats, with a slightly different set of songs. (Sub “Tragedy” for Boogey Man” in the set list, + “North By North” to close.) Bonus: Lindy Morrison of The Go-Betweens sitting on the steps by me for their whole set. We chatted after, and she’ll be back in the UK next July… to perform!

The Bats performing live at The Lexington in London on August 13, 2026

Set list lying in stage, listing songs planned for The Bats’ performance live at The Lexington in London on August 13, 2026

2231

Jen Matson (DJ nstop) @nstop.com · 13/08/2026

Record shopping was worth it, tho

A thermometer/hygrometer showing 22% humidity and 92.8F temperature being held in front of a vinyl copy of Weekend’s “La Varieté” album

050

Jen Matson (DJ nstop) @nstop.com · 13/08/2026

Not recommended: riding the bus in a heat wave

Close-up of a thermometer/hygrometer, showing humidity of 43% and temperature of 93.8F

230

Jen Matson (DJ nstop) @nstop.com · 13/08/2026

First of three times I get to see The Bats this week. Can you tell I’m trying to make up for it having been over 13 years since the last? 😂

Robert Scott of the Bats, singing and playing guitar live onstage at The Lexington in London on August 12, 2026

Drummer Malcolm Grant of the Bats, playing onstage at The Lexington in London on August 12, 2026

Guitarist Kay Woodward and bassist Paul Kean of The Bats, performing onstage at The Lexington in London on August 12, 2026

All four members of The Bats, performing live onstage at The Lexington in London on August 12, 2026

4302

Jen Matson (DJ nstop) @nstop.com · 12/08/2026

Vision-safe post-peak eclipse selfie, but it’s just a big ol sunny blob ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

A lot Oman with red curly hair make an “oh well!” Expression in front of a blurry sun setting over a London street corner

090

Jen Matson (DJ nstop) @nstop.com · 12/08/2026

Taking a picture of people taking (or preparing to take) pictures of the eclipse here in London.

Crowd of people standing on a city sidewalk, some looking up and some holding up their phones as if taking a picture

2121

Jen Matson (DJ nstop) @nstop.com · 09/08/2026

Good shit in the New Arrivals bin at my neighborhood record store

Three-row wooden bin filled with vinyl albums, with a sign above that reads: “New Arrivals”. Visible in front are two LPs: The Clean - “Compilation” and Sneaky Feelings - “Hard Love Stories”

1170

Jen Matson (DJ nstop) @nstop.com · 08/08/2026

Coffee before a haircut. My hair rn:

A potted fern with multiple long and tangled fronds overflowing onto the wooden counter on which it sits; in the foreground, a small cup of coffee

080

Jen Matson (DJ nstop) @nstop.com · 03/08/2026

Also, check out this rad Kicking Giant gig poster by Tae Won Yu plus a great Black Tambourine action shot by Michael Galinksy w/Papa—err, Baby Slumber @slumberlandrecords.com

170

Jen Matson (DJ nstop) @nstop.com · 03/08/2026

Got my copy in the mail today of Where the Wild Gigs Were: Vol 2 @hozacrecordsbooks.bsky.social book.. with a piece in it by yours truly! Big thanks to @timdaggerboy.bsky.social and Eric Eggleson. I wrote about early 90s times at long-gone NYC rock club The Spiral. hozacrecords.com/product/wtwg...

Cover of the book “Where the Wild Gigs Were: Volume 2” by Tim Hinely, Eric Eggleson & Friends, published by Hozac Books

Close-up of a page from “Where the Wild Gigs Were: Volume 2” featuring a piece on The Spiral Lounge by Jen Matson

4194

Jen Matson (DJ nstop) @nstop.com · 02/08/2026

Found out more about The Vera Project’s plans for a new Georgetown venue at their neighborhood Garden Party this afternoon. Can’t wait!

Architect’s rendering of the exterior of the new Vera Project Georgetown venue

Architect’s rendering of the floor plan of the new Vera Project Georgetown venue

A table on which sits tiered platters of cookies and pastries, along with a white poster sheet plastered with colorful sticky notes of different band names. Heading: “Who do you want to perform in Georgetown?”

060

Jen Matson (DJ nstop) @nstop.com · 01/08/2026

RIP Jeff Conolly of Lyres, who could tear it up onstage til the end. (Here w/Mission of Burma at the tail end of a raucous cover of “No Fun” at his cancer benefit in March.)

090

Jen Matson (DJ nstop) @nstop.com · 11/07/2026

Just a normal Friday afternoon here in Georgetown

Screenshot of an alert from the Citizen app, headlined: “Man in Hospital Gown Driving White Audi A4 Hitting Parked Vehicles”

Text below with additional description: “Police have received a report of a man in a hospital gown and IV tubes driving a white Audi A4 and hitting parked vehicles.”

040

Jen Matson (DJ nstop) @nstop.com · 09/07/2026

Gently cradling yr records as I prepare to play them on my show, with Danish, British, German and American indie pop, early 90s shoegaze from Perth, and other new discoveries. Onir NOW: 104.9 FM in Seattle or hollowearthradio.org online

Vintage illustration of a woman in a red dress, sitting in a side chair gently holding a vinyl record.

0162

Jen Matson (DJ nstop) @nstop.com · 04/07/2026

I’d actually known of its existence, having previously read about it in the “Bicentennial” section of Al Hoff’s most excellent book, “Thrift Score.” (She also regretted passing it up.)

Excerpt from book:

“And finally, from the Why-Oh-Why-Can’t-I-Find-This? dream item category…

One of the best pieces of thrifted Bicentennial merchandise I ever saw was a small Zenith kitchen TV. It had woodgrain sides with signatories to the Declaration of Independence on it! The sheer brilliance of merging the Declaration of Independence with a TV is staggering. We can only hope there will be such a _creative_ time in American culture again! See you in 2076!

Front cover of book “Thrift Score” by Al Hoff

030

Jen Matson (DJ nstop) @nstop.com · 04/07/2026

From the Bicentennial-Fever-Was-Real Dept: the Bicentennial TV! Spotted at my local Goodwill 20 years ago, as captured by my crappy flip phone camera. Do I still regret not buying this? YES

Side view of a small, vintage television set with a faux wood grain top and, on the side, an illustration of a minuteman and “Declaration of Independence” in script with signers’ signatures below

Front view of a small, vintage television set with faux wood grain top

170

Jen Matson (DJ nstop) @nstop.com · 01/07/2026

Last two weeks' worth of radio shows now up online. As international as the World Cup? Perhaps not, but I'm trying! New indie tracks from 🇫🇷🇩🇪🇦🇺🇳🇱🇪🇸🇧🇪🇨🇦🇨🇷🇮🇪🇬🇧🇧🇷 and multiple cities across 🇺🇸—37 bands, 2 hours of music & talk. www.mixcloud.com/nstop/

Cover image for the June 24, 2026 edition of Cycles Per Second: a collage featuring two vintage electric guitars at opposing angles, one tinted red-orange and the other tinted golden yellow, set against a pale blue background with textured blue and peach-colored triangular shapes

Playlist for the June 24, 2026 edition of Cycles Per Second:

Guiding Light - Shackled By Lust
piso franco - Va!
Tactics - Watch My Hands
Article 58 - Reflections
The Klittens - Have A Heart
wearemarvin - Take Me To Hollywood
The Tubs - Who's Gonna Love You Now?
Deadbeat Beat - Dying On That Hill
Fabienne Delsol - She Is Gone
Fleur - Jour D'été
Kiwi jr - Pure Michigan
Perennial - What's New On The Beat Scene
ROBERTA LIPS - Coup de Bluff
Cœur À L'Index - Mes Héros
canaries - horsepower
Seko - Auto Saucer
Dylan Thomas. - Desapariciones
Mad Iris - Daisy Don't Take My Baby
Billy Gardner & Friends - The World

Cover image for the June 17, 2026 edition of Cycles Per Second: a bright orange-tinted, slightly blurred outline of a woman in a dress, from shoulders to mid-skirt, pulling a vinyl LP out of its cover, set against a pale yellow background

Playlist for the June 17, 2026 edition of Cycles Per Second:

Mesh - Violent Peasant
Back Pocket - Panic Vacuum
Bronwyn Bradshaw - Le coeur qui tremble
The Fizzbombs - It's Not As Simple As That (BBC session)
Slippers - Til You Know
Honeybunch - Newton Told Me (live)
Crying Loser - Eat the Evidence
Go Public - G.O.L.F.
Rare Spam - To've Been Green
SÖT - Espurna
Liquid Cross - So Shut Down
Radical Friendship Theory - Considering
Doug Gillard - New Vista
Brian Bilston and The Catenary Wires - Under A Cat
Fall Breaks - Trainwrecks & Tambourines
Answering Machines - New Song
Pretty In Pink - Flowers
Kratzen - Tanz das Kraut

1147

Jen Matson (DJ nstop) @nstop.com · 28/06/2026

The main attraction: Heavenly! Glad to hear so many songs from their new LP get a proper live work up next to rightfully-beloved older numbers. And so nice to see so many newer fans in attendance, including two young women wearing homemade Heavenly tees.

Amelia Fletcher of Heavenly, performing live at the Crocodile in Seattle on June 27, 2026

Rob Pursey of Heavenly, performing live at the Crocodile in Seattle on June 27, 2026

Cathy Rogers and Peter Momtchiloff of Heavenly, performing live at the Crocodile in Seattle on June 27, 2026

Ian Button of of Heavenly, performing live at the Crocodile in Seattle on June 27, 2026

1140

Jen Matson (DJ nstop) @nstop.com · 28/06/2026

The indie pop tour of the summer rolled thru Seattle last night, on the big stage of the Crocodile, starting with the good-natured snark and catchy pop of Swansea Sound and the eminently charming and tuneful Umbrellas, the latter of whom shared a number of (super!) new songs.

Photo of the five members of Swansea Sound, performing live at the Crocodile in Seattle on June 27, 2026

Photo of the four members of the Umbrellas, performing live at the Crocodile in Seattle on June 27, 2026

1180

Jen Matson (DJ nstop) @nstop.com · 14/06/2026

A skronk-tastic evening of Irish no-wave in Dublin with Cork’s Crying Loser and locals Onion Boys.

Crying Loser’s bassist and saxophonist, performing onstage at BelloBar in Dublin on June 13, 2026

The members of Crying Loser, partially obscured by a large crowd of people watching them perform onstage at BelloBar in Dublin on June 13, 2026

Guitarist and saxophonist of Onion Boys, performing onstage at BelloBar in Dublin on June 13, 2026

All five members of Onion Boys, performing onstage at BelloBar in Dublin on June 13, 2026

0110

Jen Matson (DJ nstop) @nstop.com · 12/06/2026

Legit most interesting shop so far in Dublin was a combo graffiti paint supply/record store. Yes, plenty of hip-hop, but also post-punk, incl a section with all Pere Ubu/Devo records.

12” vinyl record bins, with Pere Ubu LP and partial divider card (…”post-punk 78-82), adjacent to display case with a variety of paints and paint supplies

More 12” vinyl bins, with divider cards labeled “Electro 2nd Hand” and “Used 80s Electro + Freestyle”, behind which is a glass display case with more graffiti paints

Outside facade of the Dublin graffiti paint supply/record store All City

160

Jen Matson (DJ nstop) @nstop.com · 09/06/2026

So many bands I’m looking forward to catching for the first time, or the first time in forever. Last time I saw Dumptruck was in, uh… 1991?

Poster for DromFest ‘26, taking place in Catskill, NY on September 4-6, 2026. Featured artists and events:

Friday, September 4:
Dumptruck
Consonant
Karen Schoemer and her “August” Band
Saturday, September 5:
Wussy
Antietam
Doug Gillard
Moviola
Via
Martha’s Vineyard Ferries
Barbara Manning
Stuyvesant
The Human Hearts
Tiny Blue Ghost
P.G. Six
Readings by Erica Fletcher, Scott Seward, and Tim Sommer
Sunday, September 6:
Come
Scrawl
Nice Strong Arm
Hypnolovewheel
Sleepyhead
Beth Kaplan
French/Cell
Purple Ivy Shadows
R.B. Korbet
Creative Writing
Sweet Harm
Plus a screening of the Mike Galinsky/Suki Hawley film “Radiation”

292

Jen Matson (DJ nstop) @nstop.com · 05/06/2026

Last nite's Cycles Per Second is up! W/new tunes by @real-numbers.bsky.social on @slumberlandrecords.com + @jetstreampony.bsky.social on @skepwax.bsky.social 's new PETS SOUNDS comp + more from cool labels incl @meritoriorec.bsky.social @elefantrecords1.bsky.social www.mixcloud.com/nstop/cycles...

Cover image for the June 3, 2026 edition of Cycles Per Second showing a tinted photo of an old-style reel-to-reel machine in pale yellow with two black-and-white microphones positioned on either side, against two dark stereo speakers, a mint green wall and bright pink table.

Playlist for the June 6, 2026 edition of Cycles Per Second:

Change Life - Smile
Sleep Tight Tiger - Skate
Bramwell - Standing On Stones
Richard Barone - I've Got A Secret
Real Numbers - Never Never Again
Auditing - Vacant
Fir Cone Children - Madhu
Creepy Future - Giant Ships
The TSG - Alright
Secret Address - Salt The Earth
Jetstream Pony - Grimalkin Tom
Starcleaner Reunion - Weather Instrument
The Fulmars - Space Terns
phaedra Love - drunk drive
DUM1 - Plastic Clovers
David West - Keen In The Dawn
LIGHTNING IN A TWILIGHT HOUR - Every Flame a Sunset (Single Version)

0186

Jen Matson (DJ nstop) @nstop.com · 03/06/2026

Soup Activists and Class tag-teaming and double-timing it at the bar area of the Black Lodge tonight.

The four members of Soup Activists, fronted by singer/songwriter Martin Meyer, playing at The Black Lodge in Seattle on June 2, 2026

The same four people, playing as Class (Soup Activists’ drummer on bass and Martin on drums), playing at The Black Lodge in Seattle on June 2, 2026

170

Jen Matson (DJ nstop) @nstop.com · 30/05/2026

Wisconsin friends: A Room of One’s Own in Madison now has a couple of copies of the latest Check the Record. That zine rack! (Thx to @mikebaehr.bsky.social for pix + placement)

Four shelves of zines and other small print publications in an overstuffed wooden bookcase at A Room of One’s Own bookstore

Front door and facade of A Room of One’s Own bookstore in Madison, WI

150

Jen Matson (DJ nstop) @nstop.com · 30/05/2026

Somebody found the empty box stacked on a pile of stuff on the dining room table…

The ears and very top of an orange tabby cat’s head poke above a Chewy-branded cardboard box stacked on a light blue box top, in front of a wall of books.

390

Jen Matson (DJ nstop) @nstop.com · 29/05/2026

And here’s this week’s Cycles Per Second! Featuring a new addition to Swirlies’ Sneaky Flute Empire, 1978 Aussie post-punk w/Saints + Birthday Party members, a Good Flying Bird’s new label, plus more global indie picks from 🇳🇿🇵🇭🇮🇪🇩🇪🇯🇵🇧🇪🇦🇺🇳🇱 www.mixcloud.com/nstop/cycles...

Cover image for the May 27, 2026 edition of Cycles Per Second, showing a green-tinted stereo console and two yellow-tinted speakers on a pale green background, with red and orange sound wave squiggles undulating over both

Playlist for the May 27, 2026 edition of Cycles Per Second:

Seko - Barrel Connector
Cuticles - Emperor
The Goobs & My Friend Cowboy - My Own Private Biodome
Buffet Lunch - Compleat Works
Eddy Current Suppression Ring - My World
Vanity Box - Auto Wow Attack
Pin-Up Sisters - Clover
The Spackles - Second Time Around
Heather the Jerk - Write a Letter
Young Charlatans - She's Not The Chosen One (demo)
Ultra Lights - Bad Feeling
The Simple Present - Words Of Encouragement
Love, Burns - Wallflower
Eppie - Sunbathing in Winter
Pretty In Pink - North Star
Strip Joint - In Spark
CŒUR À L'INDEX - Fatiguée
The Bloomfields - Tayo Na, Dali!

042

Jen Matson (DJ nstop) @nstop.com · 28/05/2026

Finally catching up on uploads for my @khuh.bsky.social radio show. Posted a month's worth over the past couple of days 😅 with last night's to follow shortly. Dig in! www.mixcloud.com/nstop/

Collage of cover images from the April 29th and May 6th, 13th and 20th 2026 episodes of Cycles Per Second, featuring four square panels, from top-left to bottom-right:

1. A photo collage w/a pink-tinted phono-stereo system on which sits a black LP, floating in front of two purple speakers against a blue background

2. A black-and-white portable radio superimposed over two large horizontal yellow and blue stripes, with a strip of red vertical lines riding across and up to the right over the radio

3. An orange-tinted photo collage showing one bright orange stereo receiver over a larger, tilted, pale orange version, set over concentric circles

4. Two purple and pink keyboard illustrations, one inverted, each anchored at the lower-left and upper-right corners; behind is a textured blue background with darker blue stripes running horizontally

April 29
Makthaverskan - Poppy
Cronies - MSG cocktail
Petal Panic - Copycat
Texas Two - Judas goat
Mo Dotti - sour (demo)
Línea Vienesa - Cangrejos En La Cocina
Pieuvre - Blueberry Cake
screensaver - Division
Chimers - Red Chair
Ambulanz - Joy
Station Model Violence - Immolation
LES ALISON - Disarm
pyncher - One Day
Sweet Harm - Golden Groove
Chorus Truly - Your Name
White Fence - Your Eyes
Martin Frawley - Breaking You (Let It Be)

May 6
The Hobknobs - Easier Listening
Space Bucket - Troisième Film
Media Puzzle - New Pet
Silicone Prairie - Way Out
Vemberlain - Candle Wick Without the Wax
betty brite - house in another state
Outer World - La Dimora
MEMORIALS - Dropped Down The Well
Moderate Rebels - Fool Spectrum Dominance
STOMP TALK MODSTONE - Low_Blue
Weird Nightmare - Forever Elsewhere
Mopar Stars - Feast for the Smile
Real Farmer - Sob Story
PC Dagg - Perfect Little Freak
Rudimentary Peni - The Gardener
MESH - Undertow (demo 26)
Leaf Mosaic - Bullet Train

May 13
Body Type - Mulberry
Big Fat Head - Kicking My Own Ass
Spectrum Is Green - Fields Of Grey
long odds - faorah
Artificial Go - Triple Ones
Les Feüilles Mörtes - La Herida
Providers - Impermanencia
The Broom - DIY P.I.
CHERRY CHEEKS - Cruel Bore
Radon Abatement - ET Writes a Hit
Cult Figures - Legacy Hand
Desario - Cinnamon Sunset
Lavender Blush - Cool Thing
Rob & Ellen - Cupcake Store
Inland Years - That's How It Goes
Neil Brogan - Joys of Spring
Disassociation - The Map Ain't the Territory

May 20
Sweeping Promises - Shooting Shadows
ODDFELLOWS - The Burden
SOY BOY - No Past, No Future
Smirk - Dog Years
Cable TV - Static
Kiwi jr - Blowin' Up
Das Phaedrus - Bound
Scories - Percée
Joni Île - si je le croise
Supreme Joy - Into the Mirror
THEEE RETAIL SIMPS - Quality at your feet
Big League - Why Don't Birds Suddenly Appear?
The Spatulas - Close Call
Propeller - Dig Yourself Up
Stephen Cogle w/Peter Stapleton - Walking Slow
Prophetic Justice Ministry - Psyop
Mossy Place - Both Gates
Vic Godard - Penny Drops

1195

Jen Matson (DJ nstop) @nstop.com · 23/05/2026

Thrift Score Friday: a very long 1960s Danish modern (Trioh Møbler) coffee table for $10 and change. (cats for scale)

Two orange tabby cats inspecting a long, Danish modern coffee table

0141

Jen Matson (DJ nstop) @nstop.com · 09/05/2026

Yes, I really love this record

Photo of a red-haired woman in a flowered dress, grinning and holding an autographed copy of The Go-Betweens - Before Hollywood LP

1181

Jen Matson (DJ nstop) @nstop.com · 08/05/2026

Now up on my site: Check the Record #3! A personal zine about record collecting, w/an Aussie record shopping travelogue, a treatise by Calvin of @krecs.bsky.social on price stickers and a piece on how my late dad shaped my collecting path. $6 + postage, ships worldwide www.nstop.com/product/chec...

Copies of issue #3 of Check the Record zine, fanned out on top of an array of vintage World War II airplane manuals and related publications.

Articles listed on cover:
- Collecting Lessons From My Father
- Record Shopping in Melbourne
- Calvin Johnson on Price Stickers
- Record Collector Flashback: The Raincoats

1164

Jen Matson (DJ nstop) @nstop.com · 02/05/2026

Are you also at Providence Popfest this weekend? Do you like zines? I’ve got hot-off-the-press copies of issue #3 of my record collecting zine, Check the Record with me. $6 and only available from me in-person until I get ‘em up online in a few days. Or $10 for a #2 + #3 bundle.

A woman with curly red hair stands in front of an “I ❤️ PVD” sculpture, holding copies of Check the Record #3 fanzine.

Three copies of Check the Record #3 on a table

Center spread from Check the Record #3: Record Shopping in Melbourne

First two pages of another article from Check the Record #3 on price stickers, by Calvin Johnson

61254

Jen Matson (DJ nstop) @nstop.com · 22/04/2026

Here is myself (Jen) and Sugar

070

Jen Matson (DJ nstop) @nstop.com · 05/04/2026

Local indie pop triple-release party, w/Seattle’s @researchvesselband.bsky.social (EP on @sundayrecords.bsky.social ) and Croutons, plus Malasada from Vancouver (new cassettes from the latter two on Jon/Malasada’s @lostsoundtapes.com )

Danny of Research Vessel singing and playing guitar with Kevin from Math & Physics Club/Model Shop on drums, in front of a red curtain with small colored lights strung overhead at the Woodland Theater in Seattle on April 4, 2026

The three women of Croutons, all singing and each playing an instrument (guitar, bass, drums) in front of a red curtain with small colored lights strung overhead at the Woodland Theater in Seattle on April 4, 2026

Malasada (Jon Manning) singing in front of a red curtain with small colored lights strung overhead at the Woodland Theater in Seattle on April 4, 2026

2245

Jen Matson (DJ nstop) @nstop.com · 28/03/2026

Another Thrift Score Friday, incl some classic local garage rock. Most far from pristine, but not bad for a bit over $25 total. And I finally have more than one Beatles album in my collection 😂

Arrayed on a hardwood floor: vinyl LPs by the Beatles, the Wailers, Paul Revere & the Raiders, the Turtles, the Kinks, Syndicate of Soul

2151

Jen Matson (DJ nstop) @nstop.com · 21/03/2026

Today’s thrift score ($6.99)

Large wooden cassette rack, with slots for 95 tapes

1150

Jen Matson (DJ nstop) @nstop.com · 17/02/2026

Super-fun @thepainsofbeing.bsky.social show playing the first LP and more last night at Vera. Brings me back to the first time I saw 'em, in 2009, though my phone camera is a wee bit better now.

Alex, Kip and Peggy from The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, performing onstage at The Vera Project in Seattle, WA on February 16, 2026

Photo collage showing Christoph, Alex, Kip and Peggy from The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, performing onstage at Neumos in Seattle, WA on September 15, 2009

060