josh terry

@joshterry

chicago-based writer. newsletter producer at wttw news (@wttw.bsky.social). i also run the music and culture blog no expectations. ex: vice, chicago tribune, etc. tips, email: joshhowardterry@gmail.com

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josh terry@joshterry· 26d

the reviews are in for this week's No Expectations 🫡 www.noexpectations.fyi/p/ultra-ligh...

josh terry@joshterry· 28d

No Expectations innocent

@PeterSterne: "Mayor Mamdani says he's "currently subscribed to something I don't even have my login for, but they have my credit card information, and I don't know how to cancel it." Pressed what it is, he says "it's a publication, and I'll leave it at that.""

No results for Mamdani in No Expectations' subscriber list.

josh terry@joshterry· 28d

wow...that's deep. wonder if anyone has thought of this before

Tweet from Charli XCX: "truly believe anti marketing will become a thing soon… still marketing but it’s just a different approach, more intimate, personal, private, one on one. less about the projection of scale. i’m into it xx"

josh terry@joshterry· Jul 12

needed a boost so i typed “burger” into my camera roll. here’s three that popped up

josh terry@joshterry· Jul 10

me when i got to the part in the atlantic “the end of reading” piece where she says “I haven’t even mentioned artificial intelligence yet.”

josh terry@joshterry· Jun 30

Adrien Brody is proof that you can be an incredible, once-in-a-generation talent at one artistic discipline, but a bit different in another www.raisingcanes.com/news/adrienb...

Adrien Brody with his piece, "Cane’s Anthem,” an original artwork commissioned "in celebration of the third anniversary of Raising Cane’s Global Flagship in Times Square."

josh terry@joshterry· Jun 23

This is a very nice thing to say. How cool www.noexpectations.fyi

"Michael F commented on your post The 40 Best Albums of 2026 So Far."

"Thank you for making this list ❤️ I haven’t had this feeling since reading pitchfork in my parents' basement in 2009"

josh terry@joshterry· Jun 4

life is beautiful

josh terry@joshterry· Jun 2

You had to be there, man

10 years ago today i saw pup/rozwell kid/charly bliss at a 375 cap venue

josh terry@joshterry· May 30

no clue what this is gonna sound like

similar artists: robber robber, stuck, old crow medicine show, the string cheese incident

josh terry@joshterry· May 20

Another one. Two sets, no opener. Twin Peaks are really a jam band now. www.ticketweb.com/event/twin-p...

From Twin Peaks: "This run at Thalia Hall has been so special, we've decided to add one Final Night. The Angel's Share. Friday, May 22. We will be playing two sets with a brief intermission in between - no opener. Tickets are on sale now.

Inspired by our friend Ben Kramer, the concept of an "Angel's share," is that he who helps with the task should enjoy a reward.

In practice with the dudes: if you came to the grocery store with me to grab provisions, not only did you help set the menu, but you got an "Angel's share" - a candy bar, a bag of chips - something that was yours, not the group's. A small, important motivation.

This is our Angel's Share for you, Chicago. We love you."

josh terry@joshterry· May 20

never has Thalia Hall's calendar been more pertinent to my interests www.wttw.com/events/2026-...

Twin Peaks + a WTTW News Town Hall: https://www.wttw.com/events/2026-05-26-1800/policing-public-trust-wttw-news-town-hall

josh terry@joshterry· May 9

never seen this before

libby chicago public library hold: 1512th in line

josh terry@joshterry· May 8

love to see this

josh terry@joshterry· May 2

you gotta subscribe to www.noexpectations.fyi for that

Ticketmaster email asking what I thought about the Bruce Springsteen show

josh terry@joshterry· Apr 19

lol

Tweet from the Pope: “When simulation becomes the norm, it weakens the human capacity for discernment. As a result, our social bonds close in upon themselves, forming self-referential circuits that no longer expose us to reality. We thus come to live within bubbles, impermeable to one another. Feeling threatened by anyone who is different, we grow unaccustomed to encounter and dialogue. In this way, polarization, conflict, fear and violence spread. What is at stake is not merely the risk of error, but a transformation in our very relationship with truth.”

Reply to the Pope: “@grok, translate for the laymen”

josh terry@joshterry· Apr 16

not the most convincing spam email i've ever gotten

josh terry@joshterry· Apr 16

whenever a microblogging social media site fails, it's a great time to read newsletters. why not one about indie rock run by a 34-year-old dude in chicago www.noexpectations.fyi

josh terry@joshterry· Apr 16

Another Thursday, another No Expectations. This Thursday's newsletter recs LPs by Daffodil-11, My New Band Believe, National Photo Committee, and Spoils. www.noexpectations.fyi/p/my-new-ban...

My New Band Believe, My New Band Believe

National Photo Committee, Red Hot Photo Committee

josh terry@joshterry· Apr 13

Jack Harlow visits the Criterion Closet and picks Eric Rohmer's film series 'Six Moral Tales'

josh terry@joshterry· Apr 13

will just point out this comment from the empty bottle

josh terry@joshterry· Apr 9

This week on No Expectations: My favorite album of the year, the best new LP you can't find on streaming, and two more recommendations for your week. www.noexpectations.fyi/p/abbey-blac...

Hiding Places, The Secret to Good Living

josh terry@joshterry· Apr 2

in today's No Expectations: four new LP recommendations and some thoughts on all the stories about the writers and journalists "using ai to write and edit their stories" www.noexpectations.fyi/p/no-expecta...