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Manic, Hypnotic, Sludgy & Psychotic :: The Melvins Are Coming To Baltimore
June 30, 2015
Brace yourself, Baltimore. This Thursday, July 2, the legendary Melvins will return to our fair city to play a show…
Fugazi’s Brendan Canty Preaches D.I.Y with DC’s Top Ethiopian Swing Band
June 4, 2015
Photo by Bob Howl Before their hiatus, punk rockers Fugazi preached kinetic music and creative independence at a time when…
Baltimore’s Fav ‘Scape’ Returns :: Scapescape IV
June 4, 2015
Scapescape 2013 was one of the first shows I went to when I moved to Baltimore. Trudging through the nauseating heat…
Bumper Jacksons Release New Album at the Creative Alliance
June 4, 2015
This Friday, June 5, the Bumper Jacksons, a roots jazz, country swing and street blues band based out of the…
Telesma’s “Decade Dance” Review
May 25, 2015
I’ll never forget the first time I heard Telesma. It was in 2013, at the Powwow, once a truly one-of-a-kind…
Bringing Bluegrass Back to Baltimore :: The 3rd Annual Charm City Folk and Bluegrass Festival
April 16, 2015
The sun is low in the sky, casting a golden glow onto the world beneath. Jordan August and Phil Chorney,…
Baltimore’s Most Dynamic Surf Rockers :: Beachmover
April 1, 2015
It’s a Tuesday night, you know what that means – time for tacos and surf music. At least this was…
A Brief Conversation with Abdu Ali
March 5, 2015
All photos by Philip Laubner. What better atmosphere to interview a rising star than at a photo shoot? Right? This…
Baltimore’s Most Compelling New Label: Grimoire Records
February 17, 2015
Cover photo: Dweller in the Valley, photographed by Tyler W. Davis The word grimoire is almost always connected with the…
Tt the Artist Presents Queer-ology 101
February 5, 2015
A word of advice: If you get the refrain to Tt the Artist‘s dance single “Pussy Ate” stuck in your head,…
Jazz Throwback at WC Harlan
January 19, 2015
Veteran reedman John Dierker (Boister, Lafayette Gilchrist) and cellist Zack Branch (Talk Show, Baltimore Rock Opera Society) packed Remington speakeasy…
Baltimore’s Ukulele Queen :: Victoria Vox
January 11, 2015
From the cover of Ukulele Magazine, to the front page of the Wall Street Journal, Victoria Vox is everywhere—and rightly…
Out of the Blocks with Aaron Henkin and Wendel Patrick
January 7, 2015
From WendelPatrick.com “OUT OF THE BLOCKS. A simple concept from the minds of Aaron Henkin and Wendel Patrick. One city…
Telesma :: Decade Dance
December 31, 2014
On December 27th 2014, legendary local band Telesma celebrated 10 years, sharing the stage at 8×10 with Voodoo Pharmacology and…
Telesma: Secret Origins
December 23, 2014
In a world where overproduced music is targeted more and more narrowly at marketing demographics, Telesma has remained true to…
New Dan Deacon Video :: Feel The Lightning
December 11, 2014
From Domino Records: Gliss Riffer, Dan Deacon’s new album set to debut in February, marks new territory for Deacon who, following…
Wendel Patrick Covers Himself in “Ten G’s Reprise”
November 19, 2014
Wendel Patrick – “Ten G’s Reprise” Directed by Hilton Carter. Producer Wendel Patrick covers his own song “Ten G’s” with…
Bosley’s “Temptation”
November 9, 2014
Bosley’s new music video “Temptation” takes the viewer on a journey through a dark, sultry, and dangerous dream world. Check…
Clearing the Fog: Baltimore Hip-Hop’s Deciduous Haze
November 5, 2014
To an outsider, Baltimore’s hip-hop reputation has been one clouded by its lack of record deals and mainstream success. And…
