Musician, Educator, Music Journalist, Part Time Cinephile, Politics/News, Whingeing about TfLhttps://bsky.app/profile/danpatonmusic.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/danpatonmusic.bsky.social/post/3mm3czmteck2kEmmylou17 May 2026 21:37 +0000at://did:plc:dpprd3amau3hlofhzeoeceyh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm3czmteck2khttps://bsky.app/profile/danpatonmusic.bsky.social/post/3mlvsi7mdkk2uPaul Simon at the end of the show last night. I did not think I’d get the chance to see him play live again but I am very glad I did.15 May 2026 16:57 +0000at://did:plc:dpprd3amau3hlofhzeoeceyh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvsi7mdkk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/danpatonmusic.bsky.social/post/3mlny5catg22jGreat thread [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 May 2026 14:17 +0000at://did:plc:dpprd3amau3hlofhzeoeceyh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlny5catg22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/danpatonmusic.bsky.social/post/3mlmaeud5fc25Friendship were really excellent at The Dome tonight. There’s always something special about catching a band just as they reach a larger audience.11 May 2026 21:39 +0000at://did:plc:dpprd3amau3hlofhzeoeceyh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlmaeud5fc25https://bsky.app/profile/danpatonmusic.bsky.social/post/3mldmvi32ls2zAre we still saying Labour has time and there’s no way Reform will win in 2029? We are on a very dangerous road.08 May 2026 11:29 +0000at://did:plc:dpprd3amau3hlofhzeoeceyh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mldmvi32ls2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/danpatonmusic.bsky.social/post/3ml2mmz44722eWow #thesnooker04 May 2026 21:31 +0000at://did:plc:dpprd3amau3hlofhzeoeceyh/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml2mmz44722ehttps://bsky.app/profile/danpatonmusic.bsky.social/post/3mkvotyzs5c2aWu Yize is a brave and brilliant player and there’s a strong chance he will be world champion on Monday evening - but I feel completely gutted for Mark Allen there.02 May 2026 22:27 +0000at://did:plc:dpprd3amau3hlofhzeoeceyh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkvotyzs5c2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/danpatonmusic.bsky.social/post/3mkvnmg5e722aThe business end of this Snooker World Championship has been absolutely astonishing.02 May 2026 22:05 +0000at://did:plc:dpprd3amau3hlofhzeoeceyh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkvnmg5e722ahttps://bsky.app/profile/danpatonmusic.bsky.social/post/3mkj222o6zk2jAlexis Taylor & Rob Smoughton27 Apr 2026 21:43 +0000at://did:plc:dpprd3amau3hlofhzeoeceyh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkj222o6zk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/danpatonmusic.bsky.social/post/3mkftzrnonk2gThe way Big Thief approach playing live is really something to treasure. I’ve seen two out of four shows in this Brixton residency (getting dangerously tempted to go back tonight) and there were, I think , 12 changes between the two shows….26 Apr 2026 15:17 +0000at://did:plc:dpprd3amau3hlofhzeoeceyh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkftzrnonk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/danpatonmusic.bsky.social/post/3mkat7o4hoc2zSo good! Finish the damn record! https://youtu.be/ERgxcNyneYI?si=gsHdJC8t13Y5KtGL24 Apr 2026 15:19 +0000at://did:plc:dpprd3amau3hlofhzeoeceyh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkat7o4hoc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/danpatonmusic.bsky.social/post/3mk73yutulk2gOn days like today, a tube strike can turn out to be a good thing. Walked from Euston to The Prince Charles Cinema in the glorious evening sun - and I got to watch John Sayles’ excellent and hard-to-see LIANNA at the end of it.23 Apr 2026 22:51 +0000at://did:plc:dpprd3amau3hlofhzeoeceyh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk73yutulk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/danpatonmusic.bsky.social/post/3mk3c2zytkk2vElvis Costello was, like, properly old when he wrote this song, right? Oh. https://youtu.be/KPZkldKk1WA?si=8ynperuEgLicRgDb22 Apr 2026 10:29 +0000at://did:plc:dpprd3amau3hlofhzeoeceyh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3c2zytkk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/danpatonmusic.bsky.social/post/3mjfsot6uac2yFinally made it to a Bill Orcutt show. Brutal, beautiful, brilliant.13 Apr 2026 21:28 +0000at://did:plc:dpprd3amau3hlofhzeoeceyh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjfsot6uac2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/danpatonmusic.bsky.social/post/3mjdi3qjnu226Oh no, RIP Mike Westbrook. One of the very greatest British composers and musicians. I only ever interacted with him by email when I worked at Jazz CDs, but he always seemed like a lovely person too. https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/apr/12/mike-westbrook-obituary12 Apr 2026 23:13 +0000at://did:plc:dpprd3amau3hlofhzeoeceyh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjdi3qjnu226https://bsky.app/profile/danpatonmusic.bsky.social/post/3mj6cug5ezk2uOh me oh my - best Godspeed You Black Emperor show I’ve seen in quite a while at The Troxy tonight.10 Apr 2026 21:56 +0000at://did:plc:dpprd3amau3hlofhzeoeceyh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj6cug5ezk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/danpatonmusic.bsky.social/post/3mixiickstc2lNew David Torn https://youtu.be/-wgV6d-LWKo?si=2bexANhkh9KGRe3Q08 Apr 2026 04:48 +0000at://did:plc:dpprd3amau3hlofhzeoeceyh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mixiickstc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/danpatonmusic.bsky.social/post/3mhvsg4vytc2qRight, let’s see what all the fuss is about then.25 Mar 2026 19:15 +0000at://did:plc:dpprd3amau3hlofhzeoeceyh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhvsg4vytc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/danpatonmusic.bsky.social/post/3mhpwzybk4k25MUBI UK is currently a treasure trove of Frederick Wiseman films. Dare I delve back into City Hall, which is the film I was attempting to watch as I came down with acute pancreatitis some years ago?23 Mar 2026 11:22 +0000at://did:plc:dpprd3amau3hlofhzeoeceyh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhpwzybk4k25https://bsky.app/profile/danpatonmusic.bsky.social/post/3mhjf23teqc2aBob Carpenter on the PA! What a song https://youtu.be/QRhFzkkb6DE?si=FszefkOb6VXzTDHV20 Mar 2026 20:44 +0000at://did:plc:dpprd3amau3hlofhzeoeceyh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhjf23teqc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/danpatonmusic.bsky.social/post/3mhjbnaezxc2aAt Bush Hall for the fantastic combination of Joan Shelley and Red River Dialect.20 Mar 2026 19:43 +0000at://did:plc:dpprd3amau3hlofhzeoeceyh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhjbnaezxc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/danpatonmusic.bsky.social/post/3mh6xmt5qxc2fLast 7 days:16 Mar 2026 17:17 +0000at://did:plc:dpprd3amau3hlofhzeoeceyh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh6xmt5qxc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/danpatonmusic.bsky.social/post/3mgi74tppws25Urgh I’ve been sleeping on the Cafe Oto programme and seem to have missed the boat for The Necks and Los Thuthanaka. Sigh.07 Mar 2026 16:00 +0000at://did:plc:dpprd3amau3hlofhzeoeceyh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgi74tppws25https://bsky.app/profile/danpatonmusic.bsky.social/post/3mgftq77ivk26Tremendous song from an excellent album https://thedelines.bandcamp.com/track/walking-with-his-sleeves-down06 Mar 2026 17:31 +0000at://did:plc:dpprd3amau3hlofhzeoeceyh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgftq77ivk26