Honky Tonk Heart
Honky Tonk Heart
@honkytonkheart.bsky.social
female carpenter weirdo way out West posts about independent country music. @hearthonkytonk on Twitter, though I've been off for a while. Half-assed Ukrainian language student
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Reminder: here's a huge list of crowdsourced independent country artists to check out, and some loose subgenres to explore:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Country artists you won't hear on mainstream radio
country artists you won't hear on mainstream radio- 2021/22
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There are not enough poets devoting themselves to limericks these days 🥹💜
January 3, 2026 at 6:25 AM
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Even though 6 likes represents a viral post for me on Bluesky, I intend to continue believing in and supporting this very worthy platform in 2026.
January 3, 2026 at 12:13 AM
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Your daily reminder not to destroy vintage things. Century Pub and Eatery, Kenosha, Wi.
January 2, 2026 at 2:59 PM
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Not me. I need the bluetooths on my Keurig and my vape to be able to connect for some soon-to-be-revealed scenario (My Keurig decides it wants to vape)
Generally speaking I don't want my items to be Futuristic, I want them to work
January 2, 2026 at 4:34 PM
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Obsessed with this juxtaposition
January 2, 2026 at 12:43 AM
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This show should be available on the WDBX Archive for the next two weeks under Wed. 12/31 @ 8pm. www.wdbx.org/archive/
Archive – WDBX
www.wdbx.org
January 1, 2026 at 1:45 PM
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Now that you've taken care of friends & family, a reminder there's still time to think of YOU! Use this sweet coupon code and snag yourself a copy of "The Hours Are Long But The Pay Is Low." You're worth it!
www.press.uillinois.edu/books/?id=p0...

@illinoispress.bsky.social #booksky #musicbooks
December 27, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Don't write a christmas song
December 25, 2025 at 4:46 AM
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What stage of capitalism is my mom’s streaming TV fireplace being interrupted by an ad for a drug called Xolair Omalizumab
December 24, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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I played around with Dall-E mini around that time, and my favorite images were these, generated with just two words: "jazz hands."
December 24, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Thanks to Reddit, I just learned that I vaguely know someone who had a personal meeting with Epstein/was targeted by Epstein for something she was probably too stupid to figure out.
December 24, 2025 at 3:18 AM
this is absolutely terrifying. you should watch the footage he shows in his video, leaked from easily accessible Flock cameras that no one voted for.
December 23, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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It’s that time of year when I head over to the dark side. Let me know any songs you’ve hated this year so I don’t feel so bad 😏 highwayqueens.com/2025/12/22/m...
Musical Lowlights of the Year
When music critics were directly called out by The New Yorker as losing their edge, there seemed to be a sudden shift against the poptimism that has plagued the industry for so long. Taylor Swift w…
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December 22, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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Hey Folks! Playlist for the Holiday show! We covered multiple angles of the nuances of the season! This show will re-air on Xmas eve, Wed. 12/24 @ 8pm CT (barring any incidentals) on WDBX 91.1 FM, and we’ll hit the best of 2025 show on ShotgunRadio971 next weekend. Until then, TTFN.
December 21, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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These days you have to leave my hometown of Nashville and look to Sweden for country music as it should sound. youtu.be/Z9aJgoYvDU0?...
Christmas at the Bar
YouTube video by The Country Side Of Harmonica Sam - Topic
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December 22, 2025 at 12:11 AM
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Me and Ernest Tubb goin' be walking the floor this Christmas.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYgf...
Ernest Tubb - I'll Be Walkin' The Floor This Christmas
YouTube video by VCJ Playlists
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December 21, 2025 at 3:29 AM
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And may every day be another wonderful secret.
December 20, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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My last review of 2025: Rich O'Toole's "God is Gentleman", released one month ago. Masterfully written, with subtlety and delicacy, it's a beautiful and personal album about love, despair, religion and life in general. A powerful record.
countrymusicfrance.fr/2025/12/20/a...
Album review – Rich O’Toole’s “God is a Gentleman”
Rich O’Toole released, one month ago, on November 21th, his new album, “God is A Gentleman”, via PTO Records, produced by Taylor Tatsch. As we can suppose, seeing the artist&#8217…
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December 20, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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Another excellent Bopflix video and excellent performance by the Star Mountain Dreamers. If you like the rock n' roll, rockabilly, R&B, jump blues, garage and punk that I love to share, I highly recommend checking out Bopflix Films Bluesky page and YouTube channel!
December 19, 2025 at 4:13 PM
for the first time in like 3 years, I've been Little DRummer Boy'd. I think people stopped playing that song after decades of ridicule.
December 20, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Conrad Fisher is an interesting songwriter and performer with a fantastic youtube channel. He just knocked it out of the park with this Christmas weeper about refugees:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkDh...
José and Maria - Conrad Fisher #christmas
YouTube video by Conrad Fisher
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December 19, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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Remembering Todd Snider, Raul Malo, Steve Cropper and other figures from the world of Nashville music who died in 2025.
In Memoriam 2025: Music
Remembering Todd Snider, Raul Malo, Steve Cropper and more irreplaceable figures from Nashville music who died in 2025.
www.nashvillescene.com
December 18, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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Live on @venustheory's channel. Come ask us anything!

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Let's Talk Music | AMA With @BennJordan
YouTube video by Venus Theory
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December 18, 2025 at 11:59 PM
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Back at wanting to do music again to get a song stuck in my head stuck in other people's heads
December 17, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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It's not just that we live in hell, it's that we live in a hell that appears to have been crafted to torture me, personally.

When a friend sent me this headline, I seriously wondered if it was something he had created to troll me.
Trump’s social media business is merging with a nuclear fusion company | CNN Business
President Donald Trump’s social media and crypto company is making a huge bet on a far different industry – nuclear fusion, a potentially lucrative albeit commercially unproven energy technology that ...
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December 18, 2025 at 8:59 PM