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“Silent Groove” Music Video by Effervescent Collective

July 8, 2014

Lily Kind

“Silent Groove” by Effervescent Collective…

The What Weekly Survival Guide to Festival Etiquette

June 24, 2014

Kelly Louise Barton

Firefly hit me like a typhoon of awesome music and over-stimulation. I knew the music would be kickass, and was…

Brownie Speaks Album Release: Remembering Clifford Brown

June 19, 2014

Kevin McNamara

On June 10 Blue Note released Brownie Speaks: The Complete Blue Note Recordings. This anthology compiles all the recordings released…

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Stitches: Internet Irony and Hip-Hop

June 19, 2014

Sarika Duvvuru Reddy & Galen Pierce-Gardner

I’ve been living on my own since I was like 14 years old, so it ain’t shit. There was no…

ellen cherry and Super City

How to Get Your Music on TV with Singer ellen cherry

May 28, 2014

Peter Davis & Theresa Keil

ellen cherry is a singer, songwriter, and performer extraordinaire. She’s a lovely human and a sensitive artist who feels things…

Dan Deacon :: Making Waves in the Name of Improv

May 21, 2014

Kelly Louise Barton

With several months and an entire season sitting between now and the High Zero Festival, the High Zero Foundation organized…

Mutual Benefit at Metro Gallery with Julia Brown, Other Colors, & Soft Cat

May 14, 2014

Nick Hughes & Dan Windsor

I was glad Julia Brown opened up the night because I got to watch them capture all those fashionably late…

Can Rock & Roll Save the Tigers? :: Digital Breeding by Portugal. the Man

May 14, 2014

Kelly Louise Barton

After exploring the Smithsonian National Zoo this past Monday, Alaskan natives Portugal. the Man performed “Endangered Song” for the first…

The Dandy Warhols

Come On In, the Kool-Aid’s Fine: The Dandy Warhols Gnash It

May 14, 2014

Leslie Ann & Elizabeth Abts & David Leigh Abts

In a world increasingly worried that Macaulay Culkin’s band The Pizza Underground is becoming the only appetizing option on the…

Redefining Traditional :: The Nakatani Gong Orchestra

May 7, 2014

Kelly Louise Barton & Valerie Paulsgrove

Acoustic sound artist and percussionist, Tatsuya Nakatani prefers to play traditional gongs a little differently: with his own hand-crafted bows.…

Future Islands Performing Spirit, Live on Jimmy Kimmel

May 6, 2014

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Future Islands performing Spirit on Jimmy Kimmel, May 5, 2014.…

The Mosh Pit Guide for Rookies: The Dillinger Escape Plan at Baltimore Soundstage

April 9, 2014

Thomas Ella

“Just keep your elbows up and you’ll be OK.” That was the advice my friend Josh gave me before Summer…

Jack White’s Awesome New Instrumental :: High Ball Stepper

April 3, 2014

Kelly Louise Barton

Some might suggest Jack White has rescinded his relevancy since the disbanding of The White Stripes, (and while I might…

Wye Oak Music Video – The Tower :: Video by Wham City Comedy

April 2, 2014

Ezra Winter

Our friends at Wham City Comedy produced this killer music video for Baltimore favorites Wye Oak.  Enjoy!  The video was directed…

Feel the Music Change Your Mind :: The Sound of Animals Fighting 2014 Tour

March 26, 2014

Kelly Louise Barton

There is no other way to describe the mentality behind fans of The Sound of Animals Fighting aside from a…

Baltimore’s Brightest Rappers :: Blaqstarr, TT the Artist, DDM, Mighty Mark and Schwarz

March 26, 2014

Ezra Winter & Leigh Ann Josephine

Baltimore’s hip hop scene was in rare form last week, when we attended Inception: 2014, a very special show at…