Max B
@maxburke.bsky.social
Former music writer, interested in technology, culture, history, nature.
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Max B
@maxburke.bsky.social
· Jan 10
Donate to Aid the Hull Family's Fire Recovery, organized by Jordan Downs
Please consider giving to the Hull family of Altadena as they navigate the tragic los… Jordan Downs needs your support for Aid the Hull Family's Fire Recovery
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I am safe from the fires in LA. However my dear old friend Andy and his family were not as fortunate. If you are thinking of donating to any fire-related cause, consider this one:
www.gofundme.com/f/aid-the-hu...
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Mountain School—so called because it was founded in 2005 in a spare room of the now-defunct “Mountain Bar” in Chinatown—also has no campus and no set schedule. It boasts no paid faculty, grants no degrees, and costs nothing to attend.
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MOUNTAIN AS METHOD - Artillery Magazine
I missed the party. A party that promised nothing less than to reveal the nature of reality. I wanted to go, but the promised revelation of full reality
artillerymag.com
December 3, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Mountain School—so called because it was founded in 2005 in a spare room of the now-defunct “Mountain Bar” in Chinatown—also has no campus and no set schedule. It boasts no paid faculty, grants no degrees, and costs nothing to attend.
artillerymag.com/mountain-as-...
artillerymag.com/mountain-as-...
www.kron4.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Stunning piece tying together the military-industrial complex in the desert southwest, AI / tech overlords, wars in Gaza and Ukraine, perpetual drought conditions, etc. A sobering and essential read by Melinda Matson Spina:
Life, Recast
open.substack.com/pub/sonorans...
Life, Recast
open.substack.com/pub/sonorans...
Life, Recast
Arizona & the Data Center Rush / AI Arms Race
open.substack.com
October 3, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Stunning piece tying together the military-industrial complex in the desert southwest, AI / tech overlords, wars in Gaza and Ukraine, perpetual drought conditions, etc. A sobering and essential read by Melinda Matson Spina:
Life, Recast
open.substack.com/pub/sonorans...
Life, Recast
open.substack.com/pub/sonorans...
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Aux Meadows heading to southern California! Come see us...
Fri 10/3 The Philosophical Research Society in LA
www.eventbrite.com/e/aux-meadow...
Sat 10/4 Vine Long Beach
Sun 10/5 Mojave Gold in Yucca Valley
calendar.mojavegolddesert.com/shows/aux-me...
#livemusic #ambientcountry #cosmicamericana
Fri 10/3 The Philosophical Research Society in LA
www.eventbrite.com/e/aux-meadow...
Sat 10/4 Vine Long Beach
Sun 10/5 Mojave Gold in Yucca Valley
calendar.mojavegolddesert.com/shows/aux-me...
#livemusic #ambientcountry #cosmicamericana
October 1, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Aux Meadows heading to southern California! Come see us...
Fri 10/3 The Philosophical Research Society in LA
www.eventbrite.com/e/aux-meadow...
Sat 10/4 Vine Long Beach
Sun 10/5 Mojave Gold in Yucca Valley
calendar.mojavegolddesert.com/shows/aux-me...
#livemusic #ambientcountry #cosmicamericana
Fri 10/3 The Philosophical Research Society in LA
www.eventbrite.com/e/aux-meadow...
Sat 10/4 Vine Long Beach
Sun 10/5 Mojave Gold in Yucca Valley
calendar.mojavegolddesert.com/shows/aux-me...
#livemusic #ambientcountry #cosmicamericana
The Tonearm: Requiem For Holy Mountain Records www.thetonearm.com/requiem-for-...
Requiem For Holy Mountain Records
A celebration of the late Portland-based label owner John Whitson's uniquely eclectic vision. Dave Segal acts as our psychedelic explorer, guiding us through highlights from Holy Mountain's catalog.
www.thetonearm.com
September 30, 2025 at 6:02 PM
The Tonearm: Requiem For Holy Mountain Records www.thetonearm.com/requiem-for-...
Kaleb Horton RIP
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open.substack.com/pub/sterlewi...
Kaleb Horton RIP
A farewell to my friend Kaleb Horton, a great writer who died unexpectedly this past weekend.
open.substack.com
September 29, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Kaleb Horton RIP
open.substack.com/pub/sterlewi...
open.substack.com/pub/sterlewi...
Very sad to hear of the passing of writer Kaleb Horton at the age of 37. Loved his writing from afar and his dedication to and complicated relationship with his home town of Bakersfield, CA. Nice remembrance here: mattdpearce.substack.com/p/the-last-m... by @mattdpearce.com
The last magazine writer
What left with Kaleb Horton.
mattdpearce.substack.com
September 28, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Very sad to hear of the passing of writer Kaleb Horton at the age of 37. Loved his writing from afar and his dedication to and complicated relationship with his home town of Bakersfield, CA. Nice remembrance here: mattdpearce.substack.com/p/the-last-m... by @mattdpearce.com
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Aux Meadows hitting the road! Come say hi –
Sun 9/28 at Apple Jack’s in La Honda, CA
Fri 10/3 at The Philosophical Research Society in LA
Sat 10/4 at Vine in Long Beach
Sun 10/5 at Mojave Gold in Yucca Valley
Thu 10/16 at Ivy Room in Albany, CA
Ticket links at auxmeadows.bandcamp.com
Sun 9/28 at Apple Jack’s in La Honda, CA
Fri 10/3 at The Philosophical Research Society in LA
Sat 10/4 at Vine in Long Beach
Sun 10/5 at Mojave Gold in Yucca Valley
Thu 10/16 at Ivy Room in Albany, CA
Ticket links at auxmeadows.bandcamp.com
September 22, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Aux Meadows hitting the road! Come say hi –
Sun 9/28 at Apple Jack’s in La Honda, CA
Fri 10/3 at The Philosophical Research Society in LA
Sat 10/4 at Vine in Long Beach
Sun 10/5 at Mojave Gold in Yucca Valley
Thu 10/16 at Ivy Room in Albany, CA
Ticket links at auxmeadows.bandcamp.com
Sun 9/28 at Apple Jack’s in La Honda, CA
Fri 10/3 at The Philosophical Research Society in LA
Sat 10/4 at Vine in Long Beach
Sun 10/5 at Mojave Gold in Yucca Valley
Thu 10/16 at Ivy Room in Albany, CA
Ticket links at auxmeadows.bandcamp.com
