Showing posts with label instrument. Show all posts
Showing posts with label instrument. Show all posts

Sunday, May 10, 2026

Alt Music Center: Open Mic Night (5/13)


Instrumental given to LA Fire-impacted musicians? Yes, thanks to AltadenaMusicians.org. Now they are serving the Altadena, Pasadena, South Pasadena (the three Denas), Sierra Madre, and all the foothill and surrounding valley communities.

  • Will the Eaton Fire destroy us?
    Open Mic Night, 7:00-9:00 pm
  • Altadena Music Center (BYP)
  • 1260 Lincoln Ave. #1300
  • Pasadena, CA 91103
  • (Sign up starts at 6:30 pm)
  • FREE to attend, free to participate

Mission
Download on the App Store
Thank you to the amazing Brandon Jay. Introducing Instrumental Giving powered by Altadena Musicians – our registry app where musicians can list the gear they lost in the LA Fires – and donors can help to replace them through gifting or purchasing directly. Think of it like a wedding registry for musicians. (And it’s tax-deductible!) Help Help Musicians - Donate your instruments Who lost it all in the Eaton Fire | Altadena musicians by donating instruments to those who lost them in the Eaton Fire. Download the app to get started: altadenamusicians.org

Friday, September 5, 2025

Hunchback of Instagram, A.I. insanity


I'm a hot influencer for $$$!
(NY Post) No amount of Instagram [AI] filters will fix this. Influencers might seem glamorous on social media, but their smoldering good looks apparently won’t last.

Experts at the gambling site casino.org have devised a grotesque model of what these content creators will look like by the Year 2050, complete with
  • pale, patchy skin
  • a hunchback and
  • chronic neck pain.
AI kills for the first time

Future social media influencers
“While the career [of social media influencer] can be glamorous, it can also bring significant changes to our lifestyle,” the gambling experts wrote.

They reportedly wanted to see how the “trendy profession” — which boasts 30-50 million adherents worldwide and is growing by 10-20% each year — can impact appearances over time.”

They deduced that “algorithm-chasing, [unrealistic] beauty standard pressures, and non-stop content creation can take a visible toll on both body and mind.” More
ChatGPT tricked me and made me delusional