RE: https://mastodon.social/@AccordionBruce/116275195650897075
Tagging for #SolarPunkSunday and #EarthDay2026!
#AccordionHistorian 🤓 🪗 Author of Accordion Revolution: a People’s History of the Accordion in North America from the Industrial Revolution to Rock ‘n’ Roll (2019) 📚 🪗 Successful #AccordionEmoji sponsor (2020) 🤩 🪗 @accordionnoir Radio DJ (2006 – Weekly)
#Disabled so the #ErgonomicKeyboard I need cost more than my last 🪗
I used Advanced Search for old tweets daily so I’m making my posts searchable via Tootfinder. But I guess we're getting search on Mastodon now too, which is nice
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@AccordionBruce/116275195650897075
Tagging for #SolarPunkSunday and #EarthDay2026!
My piece on organized labour and klezmer in NYC before WWI is in the second print issue of Der Spekter. Along with various pieces on diasporism and the Bund. check it out:
https://derspekter.bigcartel.com/product/der-spekter-2-year-anniversary-magazine
This week‘s episode of @accordionnoir is a fantasy throwback to what our show would’ve sounded like if we had started when #Vancouver #CoopRadio went on the air with the playlist of all 🪗 songs from 1974 or before
Including hits from Gordon Lightfoot, and Emerson Lake and Palmer, with tunes from South Africa, Colombia, and others in styles from around the world
A lot like our show today, but barely predating the 1980s #TheyMightBeGiants #WeirdAl #accordion revival
https://accordionuprising.wordpress.com/2026/04/16/accordion-noir-radio-playlist-2026-04-15-co-op-radios-fifty-second-birthday-time-machine/ 🌍

As we approach our parent radio station’s 52nd birthday, Bruce set his mind to wandering and contemplated what our program might have sounded like had it begun airing in that august year of 1…
@AccordionBruce Amen to that!
It’s the last weekend of Co-Op Radio #MembershipDrive, so support the station with a donation at https://www.coopradio.org/donate.
Tonight on Art Of Beatz Radio, the eclectic dancefloor stylings of Earthware in the guest slot. @Kumabear will play more drum and bass and, my #DJMix #DJSet is all #ClassicVinyl this week, including these tracks from the past!
Live at #Midnight on CFRO 100.5FM #Vancouver, and #Streaming at https://www.coopradio.org/listen-live
I've had a few conversations about AltText going on recently, and I'm a dedicated advocate for making images accessible, not only to our visually impaired friends, but for everyone.
Sometimes, people don't get the references, are not familiar with your cultural differences, are stupid like me and need a prompt, or just can't see; whatever.
There are lots of reasons people won't understand an image, so consider being a good citizen and explain it, so everyone can enjoy it.
"Wow, so preachy Mat, don't tell me how to Mastodon"
Fair enough, but being as woke and right on as I am, I'm doubling down. I started this really easy to remember hashtag so enthusiasts like myself can tag and find good AltText.
#AltTextIsWhereTheCoolKidsHangOut
"Wu Tang AND AltText is for the children" - Rza*
*Rza didn't actually say this but I'm sure the Wu would all be onboard with it
So much this. And with 4-digit years, please. And a text month name, so we don't get things like "Event only one day on 10-11-12" but things like "10 November 2012" instead.