Rob Birdwell
@robbirdwell.bsky.social
Musician / Songwriter 🎵 🎺 🎸 🎹 🎼 🎤
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https://www.birdwellmusic.com/projects/
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Rob Birdwell
@robbirdwell.bsky.social
· May 10
D'Petal Tones - Mutiny
From our new release, "Sprout" - out December 7, 2025!
youtu.be/SXw1ZVEfA60
Rob Birdwell - vocals, ukulele, flugelhorn
Emily Looney - soprano sax
Lydia O'Brian - violin, vocals
Cheryl Leckie - bass
Michael Burand - guitar, banjo
Andy Weiss - drums
From our new release, "Sprout" - out December 7, 2025!
youtu.be/SXw1ZVEfA60
Rob Birdwell - vocals, ukulele, flugelhorn
Emily Looney - soprano sax
Lydia O'Brian - violin, vocals
Cheryl Leckie - bass
Michael Burand - guitar, banjo
Andy Weiss - drums
D'Petal Tones - Mutiny
YouTube video by Rob Birdwell
youtu.be
December 3, 2025 at 1:14 AM
D'Petal Tones - Mutiny
From our new release, "Sprout" - out December 7, 2025!
youtu.be/SXw1ZVEfA60
Rob Birdwell - vocals, ukulele, flugelhorn
Emily Looney - soprano sax
Lydia O'Brian - violin, vocals
Cheryl Leckie - bass
Michael Burand - guitar, banjo
Andy Weiss - drums
From our new release, "Sprout" - out December 7, 2025!
youtu.be/SXw1ZVEfA60
Rob Birdwell - vocals, ukulele, flugelhorn
Emily Looney - soprano sax
Lydia O'Brian - violin, vocals
Cheryl Leckie - bass
Michael Burand - guitar, banjo
Andy Weiss - drums
In a world were things are wildly messed up, there's still live music and, for what it's worth, is a way better way of connecting, communicating, and building community than many of the other things that merely divide and dehumanize.
D'Petal Tones - Live at Lumos!
YouTube video by Rob Birdwell
www.youtube.com
September 30, 2025 at 7:03 PM
In a world were things are wildly messed up, there's still live music and, for what it's worth, is a way better way of connecting, communicating, and building community than many of the other things that merely divide and dehumanize.
- left and right are not getting the same news?
- president thinks Portland is a war zone?
- we the people are the "enemies within" ?
🎵
is pete gonna fox it up tonight
is pete gonna tell them dudes to fight
is pete gonna pace the stage and shout
fat bottom generals you need to lose a few good pounds
- president thinks Portland is a war zone?
- we the people are the "enemies within" ?
🎵
is pete gonna fox it up tonight
is pete gonna tell them dudes to fight
is pete gonna pace the stage and shout
fat bottom generals you need to lose a few good pounds
September 30, 2025 at 6:54 PM
- left and right are not getting the same news?
- president thinks Portland is a war zone?
- we the people are the "enemies within" ?
🎵
is pete gonna fox it up tonight
is pete gonna tell them dudes to fight
is pete gonna pace the stage and shout
fat bottom generals you need to lose a few good pounds
- president thinks Portland is a war zone?
- we the people are the "enemies within" ?
🎵
is pete gonna fox it up tonight
is pete gonna tell them dudes to fight
is pete gonna pace the stage and shout
fat bottom generals you need to lose a few good pounds
Just posting this as a reminder that this dude saw it pretty clearly over 400 years ago and by now we should to.
#philosophy #leadership #humble
#philosophy #leadership #humble
September 26, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Just posting this as a reminder that this dude saw it pretty clearly over 400 years ago and by now we should to.
#philosophy #leadership #humble
#philosophy #leadership #humble
@jimmykimmel.com
♪ ♪ ♪
one two three
♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪
fuck you ABC
♪ ♪ ♪
sucking up
♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪
to the FCC
#singalong #freespeech #jimmykimmel #fcc #abc
You had every right to speak.
If only politicians could be held as accountable as comedians.
♪ ♪ ♪
one two three
♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪
fuck you ABC
♪ ♪ ♪
sucking up
♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪
to the FCC
#singalong #freespeech #jimmykimmel #fcc #abc
You had every right to speak.
If only politicians could be held as accountable as comedians.
September 18, 2025 at 6:07 AM
@jimmykimmel.com
♪ ♪ ♪
one two three
♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪
fuck you ABC
♪ ♪ ♪
sucking up
♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪
to the FCC
#singalong #freespeech #jimmykimmel #fcc #abc
You had every right to speak.
If only politicians could be held as accountable as comedians.
♪ ♪ ♪
one two three
♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪
fuck you ABC
♪ ♪ ♪
sucking up
♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪
to the FCC
#singalong #freespeech #jimmykimmel #fcc #abc
You had every right to speak.
If only politicians could be held as accountable as comedians.
Bravo to her... we need a Democratic led Congress, like, yesterday.
Illinois State Senator Karina Villa sprang into action to protect her community from ICE raids, alerting neighbors to their rights and chasing off masked agents. This is how you stand up to authoritarianism. We should all be inspired by Sen. Villa's courage.
September 18, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Bravo to her... we need a Democratic led Congress, like, yesterday.
The purported violence in #WashingtonDC upon the young man known as #BigBalls has become testi.
August 13, 2025 at 8:44 PM
The purported violence in #WashingtonDC upon the young man known as #BigBalls has become testi.
An excellent report/summary of the history and facts about the criminal activities of #Epstein and #Maxwell
youtu.be/x36j38ANKwE?...
The crimes and co-conspirators presented here, all publicly available information, are likely just the tip of a very corrupt iceberg.
Kudos to Kris!
youtu.be/x36j38ANKwE?...
The crimes and co-conspirators presented here, all publicly available information, are likely just the tip of a very corrupt iceberg.
Kudos to Kris!
Let's Talk About The Epstein List
YouTube video by Kallmekris
youtu.be
August 13, 2025 at 8:20 PM
An excellent report/summary of the history and facts about the criminal activities of #Epstein and #Maxwell
youtu.be/x36j38ANKwE?...
The crimes and co-conspirators presented here, all publicly available information, are likely just the tip of a very corrupt iceberg.
Kudos to Kris!
youtu.be/x36j38ANKwE?...
The crimes and co-conspirators presented here, all publicly available information, are likely just the tip of a very corrupt iceberg.
Kudos to Kris!
Invisible Threads (Strange Love) - live with #Windswept and #LMNO
Invisible Threads (Strange Love) - featuring LMNO & Windswept (live)
YouTube video by Rob Birdwell
youtu.be
July 4, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Invisible Threads (Strange Love) - live with #Windswept and #LMNO
Reposted by Rob Birdwell
Johnny Lydon showing, yet again, what a reactionary establishment c**t he is www.nme.com/news/music/j...
John Lydon hits out at Kneecap: "They need a bloody good kneecapping!”
John Lydon has hit out at Kneecap following controversy, and said that he thinks the members “need a bloody good kneecapping”.
www.nme.com
May 7, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Johnny Lydon showing, yet again, what a reactionary establishment c**t he is www.nme.com/news/music/j...
Reposted by Rob Birdwell
Awesome video about the history and demise of Finale by Tantacrul. It spells out everything with multiple detail and amusing animations. Not to mention, a few extra tidbits. The ending is genius!
#tantacrul #Finale #notationsoftware #composing #music #dorico #musescore #sibelius
#tantacrul #Finale #notationsoftware #composing #music #dorico #musescore #sibelius
Finale - How Music Software Dies
YouTube video by Tantacrul
youtube.com
May 2, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Awesome video about the history and demise of Finale by Tantacrul. It spells out everything with multiple detail and amusing animations. Not to mention, a few extra tidbits. The ending is genius!
#tantacrul #Finale #notationsoftware #composing #music #dorico #musescore #sibelius
#tantacrul #Finale #notationsoftware #composing #music #dorico #musescore #sibelius
May 10, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Reposted by Rob Birdwell
Here's the full progression.
This 2-5 anchors on the notes on strings 2 & 3, which makes it rather fun to play. The transition from our 5 to 1 chord is really smooth with finger 2 shifting 1 string over.
You may recognise our 1 chord shape from last week. Context is everything!
Groove on!
This 2-5 anchors on the notes on strings 2 & 3, which makes it rather fun to play. The transition from our 5 to 1 chord is really smooth with finger 2 shifting 1 string over.
You may recognise our 1 chord shape from last week. Context is everything!
Groove on!
May 4, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Here's the full progression.
This 2-5 anchors on the notes on strings 2 & 3, which makes it rather fun to play. The transition from our 5 to 1 chord is really smooth with finger 2 shifting 1 string over.
You may recognise our 1 chord shape from last week. Context is everything!
Groove on!
This 2-5 anchors on the notes on strings 2 & 3, which makes it rather fun to play. The transition from our 5 to 1 chord is really smooth with finger 2 shifting 1 string over.
You may recognise our 1 chord shape from last week. Context is everything!
Groove on!
Reposted by Rob Birdwell
Reposted by Rob Birdwell
And He is risen to the Throne. May we not get fooled again.
Happy damn Easter everyone!
Happy damn Easter everyone!
You know who else was gone for about 3 days before miraculously returning?
April 20, 2025 at 5:21 PM
And He is risen to the Throne. May we not get fooled again.
Happy damn Easter everyone!
Happy damn Easter everyone!
Reposted by Rob Birdwell
Today's chord is Abm7, the 2 in our 2-5-1 in Gb. Based on an open Gm7, our root(Ab) is on string 4, our 5(Eb) is on string 3, & our b7(Gb)/b3(Cb) pair is on strings 2 & 1. A note about the 1st fret bar. Only apply as much pressure as needed on strings 1-3 to help leverage finger 2.
April 19, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Today's chord is Abm7, the 2 in our 2-5-1 in Gb. Based on an open Gm7, our root(Ab) is on string 4, our 5(Eb) is on string 3, & our b7(Gb)/b3(Cb) pair is on strings 2 & 1. A note about the 1st fret bar. Only apply as much pressure as needed on strings 1-3 to help leverage finger 2.
I hope every single one of these assholes are held accountable for their unlawful deeds:
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
#FuckDoge #FuckMusk #FuckTrump #FuckMAGA
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
#FuckDoge #FuckMusk #FuckTrump #FuckMAGA
The People Carrying Out Musk’s Plans at DOGE (Gift Article)
The Times has identified more than 60 people within the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, a group formed by Elon Musk that in a short few weeks has radically upended federal agencies.
www.nytimes.com
April 19, 2025 at 2:02 AM
I hope every single one of these assholes are held accountable for their unlawful deeds:
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
#FuckDoge #FuckMusk #FuckTrump #FuckMAGA
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
#FuckDoge #FuckMusk #FuckTrump #FuckMAGA
Reposted by Rob Birdwell
If you love your library, listen up…
April 15, 2025 at 1:45 AM
If you love your library, listen up…
Took some head shots today... me, myself and I... just a smidge of color pop effect
April 15, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Took some head shots today... me, myself and I... just a smidge of color pop effect
Music, theatre, dance, and the visual arts aspire to inspire. Through their mediums they present ideas intended to not only entertain but to transform the way we see the world and its infinite possibilities.
But the new shit show leadership has other ideas:
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
But the new shit show leadership has other ideas:
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
The Trump Show Comes to the Kennedy Center
Can the fifty-four-year-old arts hub weather the next four years?
www.newyorker.com
April 8, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Music, theatre, dance, and the visual arts aspire to inspire. Through their mediums they present ideas intended to not only entertain but to transform the way we see the world and its infinite possibilities.
But the new shit show leadership has other ideas:
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
But the new shit show leadership has other ideas:
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
Reposted by Rob Birdwell
An AI realizes its talking to a parrot
March 29, 2025 at 1:18 PM
An AI realizes its talking to a parrot