Varun Chandrasekhar. PhD student in music theory at Washington University in Saint Louis, studying jazz, existentialism, and silly little emo songs. Suns fan. Alum of The Ohio State University (Go Bucks!). He/him/hishttps://bsky.app/profile/vcmusictheory.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/vcmusictheory.bsky.social/post/3mvlrnxwbok2yAlso if you are gonna right a sex jam about being horny you shouldnt write the second verse about making small talk on a second date [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Sep 2026 23:28 +0000at://did:plc:avgl3n6znl4yfogcglzmvfc2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvlrnxwbok2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/vcmusictheory.bsky.social/post/3muvdkjwnfc2bOne of the worst parts of liking emo is I have to text my wife shit like "aren't we amphibians just killed it"07 Sep 2026 01:17 +0000at://did:plc:avgl3n6znl4yfogcglzmvfc2/app.bsky.feed.post/3muvdkjwnfc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/vcmusictheory.bsky.social/post/3mtmxhmpi322kThey hate to see me rolling down their street (im usually blasting free jazz pretty loudly, it generally disrupts the peace)21 Aug 2026 23:54 +0000at://did:plc:avgl3n6znl4yfogcglzmvfc2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtmxhmpi322khttps://bsky.app/profile/vcmusictheory.bsky.social/post/3mruoh32f3k2tThis is a good piece, but the most surprising thing about it is that Paul krugman knows who chvrhes is [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Jul 2026 14:43 +0000at://did:plc:avgl3n6znl4yfogcglzmvfc2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mruoh32f3k2thttps://bsky.app/profile/vcmusictheory.bsky.social/post/3mrdy6aqws22dAcademic and Librarian Friends: If I am citing two articles both cowritten by scholars A and B (with no other additional authors), but the first article lists scholar A as first author and then the second article lists scholar B as the first author, are they cited together separated alaphabetically23 Jul 2026 23:22 +0000at://did:plc:avgl3n6znl4yfogcglzmvfc2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrdy6aqws22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/vcmusictheory.bsky.social/post/3mow7okslrs25Fascinated at the work "jazz-playing" is doing in the headline to this obituary...I imagine the now blueskyless Dale Chapman would have plenty to say about it [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Jun 2026 01:09 +0000at://did:plc:avgl3n6znl4yfogcglzmvfc2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mow7okslrs25https://bsky.app/profile/vcmusictheory.bsky.social/post/3mnbaclvazk2gFor wedding prep I've had to make three loads of focaccia in three days. As I began prep on the third loaf I quietly whispered to myself Focac-a-trios (pronounced like menage-a-trios) My fiance did not find it as amusing as I did01 Jun 2026 23:29 +0000at://did:plc:avgl3n6znl4yfogcglzmvfc2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnbaclvazk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/vcmusictheory.bsky.social/post/3mmpyr26er22vTimeline is a bizzare mix of NY joy, Harden slander, and Sonny Rollins tributes rn Peak "a jazz legend just died and half of the time line is distraught and half the time line could not care less"26 May 2026 02:59 +0000at://did:plc:avgl3n6znl4yfogcglzmvfc2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmpyr26er22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/vcmusictheory.bsky.social/post/3mmpymn6yis2vSome may say this chapter of American history has closed, but if Sonny taught us anything, it is more open than ever [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 May 2026 02:56 +0000at://did:plc:avgl3n6znl4yfogcglzmvfc2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmpymn6yis2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/vcmusictheory.bsky.social/post/3mmf2yifbrc2tThe kids are, as the kids say, glazing me21 May 2026 18:39 +0000at://did:plc:avgl3n6znl4yfogcglzmvfc2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmf2yifbrc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/vcmusictheory.bsky.social/post/3mlfepnqokk2euhhh, maybe change that awards' name??? [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 May 2026 04:08 +0000at://did:plc:avgl3n6znl4yfogcglzmvfc2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlfepnqokk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/vcmusictheory.bsky.social/post/3ml7wasbn3k2pI am now "buying fig newtons because they are a sweet treat but not a sweet treat that I enjoy that much so I will only eat a responsible amount" years old07 May 2026 00:06 +0000at://did:plc:avgl3n6znl4yfogcglzmvfc2/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7wasbn3k2phttps://bsky.app/profile/vcmusictheory.bsky.social/post/3mkt5oatcts2fReally wonderful write on emocon by @danozzi.bsky.social https://danozzi.substack.com/p/i-gave-the-keynote-speech-at-an-emo-conference01 May 2026 22:14 +0000at://did:plc:avgl3n6znl4yfogcglzmvfc2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkt5oatcts2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/vcmusictheory.bsky.social/post/3mkqh33236k2rSat down with Laura Bradley at The Fringe to talk about EmoCon!!! https://www.thefringe.blog/p/emocon-2026-interview30 Apr 2026 20:24 +0000at://did:plc:avgl3n6znl4yfogcglzmvfc2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkqh33236k2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/vcmusictheory.bsky.social/post/3mk3u2qyrx22cHuge thanks for @swimintosound.bsky.social for writing a recap on EmoCon!!! Some really lovely quotes here from presenters and attendees!!! https://swimintothesound.com/blog/2026/4/22/the-emocon-diaries22 Apr 2026 15:51 +0000at://did:plc:avgl3n6znl4yfogcglzmvfc2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3u2qyrx22chttps://bsky.app/profile/vcmusictheory.bsky.social/post/3mjpuutmukk2wI just heard a line that I think broke the "unfortunately a bar" meter "We're having sex and the wettest thing is my eyeballs" Equal parts disgusting as evocative, painfully descriptive and utterly repulsive17 Apr 2026 21:34 +0000at://did:plc:avgl3n6znl4yfogcglzmvfc2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjpuutmukk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/vcmusictheory.bsky.social/post/3mjgd5s4hy222Maybe the coolest picture of me ever taken PC: @danozzi.bsky.social14 Apr 2026 02:23 +0000at://did:plc:avgl3n6znl4yfogcglzmvfc2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjgd5s4hy222https://bsky.app/profile/vcmusictheory.bsky.social/post/3mjdtmdiuk22lDidn't do much EmoCon posting here but goddamn what a weekend!!!13 Apr 2026 02:39 +0000at://did:plc:avgl3n6znl4yfogcglzmvfc2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjdtmdiuk22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/vcmusictheory.bsky.social/post/3mif6hgl4lk2uHeartbreaking! This scholar prepared a whole lecture on Jameson's Postmodernism, or the Cultural Logic of Late Capitalism only to not even get to it in class31 Mar 2026 22:01 +0000at://did:plc:avgl3n6znl4yfogcglzmvfc2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mif6hgl4lk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/vcmusictheory.bsky.social/post/3mhj7k7rxkc2lHuge thanks to @12tone.nebula.tv for working with me on the video "The Surprising Rhythms of Emo" in support of EmoCon! This video maps the meaning of shifts between half-time, normal-time, and double-time in emo/pop-punk music as they relate to the general suburban discontent of the genres!20 Mar 2026 19:06 +0000at://did:plc:avgl3n6znl4yfogcglzmvfc2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhj7k7rxkc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/vcmusictheory.bsky.social/post/3mhj7k7rxkc2lHuge thanks to @12tone.nebula.tv for working with me on the video "The Surprising Rhythms of Emo" in support of EmoCon! This video maps the meaning of shifts between half-time, normal-time, and double-time in emo/pop-punk music as they relate to the general suburban discontent of the genres!20 Mar 2026 19:06 +0000at://did:plc:avgl3n6znl4yfogcglzmvfc2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhj7k7rxkc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/vcmusictheory.bsky.social/post/3mhds6w7tx225Sat down with Braden from @swimintosound.bsky.social to talk about emocon!!! https://share.google/4qVlRAIlAkO8Zx6Mu18 Mar 2026 15:23 +0000at://did:plc:avgl3n6znl4yfogcglzmvfc2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhds6w7tx225https://bsky.app/profile/vcmusictheory.bsky.social/post/3mh2tzn74jc2cOh no [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Mar 2026 02:02 +0000at://did:plc:avgl3n6znl4yfogcglzmvfc2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh2tzn74jc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/vcmusictheory.bsky.social/post/3mewy5l2has2pEmo Con Schedule is live today!!! With links to sign up for virtual presentation! www.emocon2026.com [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Feb 2026 02:15 +0000at://did:plc:avgl3n6znl4yfogcglzmvfc2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mewy5l2has2phttps://bsky.app/profile/vcmusictheory.bsky.social/post/3mer4wkxtes2bHey it me!! [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Feb 2026 18:24 +0000at://did:plc:avgl3n6znl4yfogcglzmvfc2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mer4wkxtes2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/vcmusictheory.bsky.social/post/3memv22kdcc2eIDK if they made this intentional, but having Jar Jar voting for the complete consolidation of power because he was given a responsibility he was never worthy of only to realize he made a grave mistake and then does the bare minimum to fix it is a perfect encapsulation of the modern democratic party [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Feb 2026 01:53 +0000at://did:plc:avgl3n6znl4yfogcglzmvfc2/app.bsky.feed.post/3memv22kdcc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/vcmusictheory.bsky.social/post/3mehxnjpnkk2nOn one hand, it would probably help if I submitted about music people know and care about On the other hand, "Topanga Lawrence" by Charmer is an absolute gem of a tune https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uG_WCJKQrnA [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Feb 2026 02:56 +0000at://did:plc:avgl3n6znl4yfogcglzmvfc2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mehxnjpnkk2n