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josh terry

@joshterry.bsky.social

chicago-based writer. newsletter producer at wttw news (@wttw.bsky.social). i also run the music and culture blog no expectations. ex: vice, chicago tribune, etc. tips, email: joshhowardterry@gmail.com https://www.noexpectations.fyi

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Yeah, it's a totally different and great bar on off-hours. Watched a couple of March Madness games with the subject of that profile at that very place!

04.03.2026 04:02 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I might be missing the point, but that's definitely the vibe at Lottie's during a weekday

04.03.2026 03:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Announcing 'Carousel' - a new 10-track LP from Ohio's villagerrr, set to arrive May 29th via Winspear. The boldest and most delicate album to date from the Ohio songwriter, Mark Scott.

Listen + pre-order: lnk.to/villagerrr-c...

03.03.2026 16:19 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

no expectations is a welsh publication

03.03.2026 21:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Green Man Festival lineup 2026 – Green Man Festival Green Man Festival 2026 line-up will include music, comedy, literature, film, performing arts, science, kids and teens, workshops and cabaret. Sign up to get updates.

this might be the best music festival lineup i've seen in years www.greenman.net/line-up//

03.03.2026 21:06 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm reading John McPhee's 1969 book 'Levels of the Game,' about the U.S. Open semifinal between Arthur Ashe and Clark Graebner, and it's obvious within the first five pages why this is considered an alltimer sports book

03.03.2026 20:41 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
Friko - Choo Choo (Official Video)
YouTube video by FrikoVEVO Friko - Choo Choo (Official Video)

now that's the stuff right there www.youtube.com/watch?v=pK2r...

03.03.2026 17:41 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

(but the only one in english)

03.03.2026 01:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

you too! yeah, that was one of at least twenty videos fed to me

03.03.2026 01:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Noticed that my Instagram algorithm has suddenly believed that I'm Polish. Your guess is as good is mine there

02.03.2026 21:09 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

When I wrote this question, I thought, "I hope someone chooses the Bob Newhart Show." Sure enough, multiple people on here came through in just a half hour

02.03.2026 20:44 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

getting the kind of plastic surgery that makes people think i've been cloned

02.03.2026 19:46 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Chicago alt-country upstarts National Photo Committee come in Red Hot - Chicago Reader National Photo Committee have been kicking around since before the pandemic, and they’ve never followed any muse but their own.

I wrote about National Photo Committee, a band from Chicago

02.03.2026 15:21 β€” πŸ‘ 29    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

this would make more sense if most new releases weren’t pressed to vinyl

01.03.2026 22:57 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

watching italian soccer. they’re playing in rome at the stadio olimpico, where its pitch side advertising boards are hawking monster energy drink. didn’t realize those were big over there

01.03.2026 20:30 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

the good news is all my sports teams won today the bad news is everything else in the world

01.03.2026 01:53 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

i just want to say that this king went to redhot ranch after saving the baby which means he gets what is good on a spiritual level

27.02.2026 23:33 β€” πŸ‘ 383    πŸ” 47    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 2

hell yeah

27.02.2026 22:10 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Is it pronounced like the fish or the instrument?

27.02.2026 22:03 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

when the giardiniera on the italian sub is actually spicy? that’s the good stuff

27.02.2026 18:55 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I get the Tennis Channel, and a few weeks ago I realized that they have a smartTV app where you can stream pretty much every ATP/WTA match that's not a grand slam. There are tournaments in Dubai, Acapulco, Austin, and more happening today, so basically, I can have sports on 24/7.

27.02.2026 15:12 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

one time a songwriter told me that they like to do what they call β€œthe bill callahan challenge” at bars, where they order a drink by only saying β€œbeer, thank you”

27.02.2026 02:12 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

TT scan more as Royal Headache to me

26.02.2026 23:59 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

This Mod Lang record is certified A+ power pop.

26.02.2026 16:02 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

No Expectations has put in a bid for Warner Bros. Discovery

26.02.2026 23:25 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

i'll abstain. remix albums are none of my business

26.02.2026 23:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This week, I got a press email about an indie rock band reuniting, and the publicist was like "you might've been too young to see them when they were around."

I wasn't too youngβ€”I was in my twentiesβ€”but I'm honored they thought otherwise

26.02.2026 22:59 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A PR Push on the Public Dime: Chicago Police Podcast Records Peel Back Layers of Expanded Communication Costs Podcasts are a new avenue for police to reach the communities they serve. A monthslong public records battle with CPD identifies the cost of the podcast β€œRoll Call.” It is the latest evidence of the h...

"One reviewer ... wrote that as a taxpayer, 'This is an embarrassing and shallow PR Stunt to cover from the department’s long history of failing to protect the residents of this great city. A shameful boondoggle.'" @jaredrutecki.bsky.social reports for @wttw.bsky.social

26.02.2026 15:51 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Not me. The music I like is good and it's not popular

26.02.2026 16:08 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Yes, but it's likely much easier to get through to people who follow you than internet randos who choose to spread AI-generated nonsense

26.02.2026 15:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0