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Manic, Hypnotic, Sludgy & Psychotic :: The Melvins Are Coming To Baltimore

June 30, 2015

Kevin McNamara

Brace yourself, Baltimore. This Thursday, July 2, the legendary Melvins will return to our fair city to play a show…

40th Annual Capital Pride

June 15, 2015

Kevin McNamara

Taking the subway into DC this past Saturday was a more colorful experience than the typical morning commute. Rainbow flags…

Baltimore’s Fav ‘Scape’ Returns :: Scapescape IV

June 4, 2015

Kelly Louise Barton

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

Kevin McNamara

This Friday, June 5, the Bumper Jacksons, a roots jazz, country swing and street blues band based out of the…

DIY Meets Artisanal :: The Remington Chop

June 3, 2015

Meekah Hopkins

Baltimore is one step closer to being more hipster than Brooklyn with an innovative June 13th pop up event, The…

The Baltimore Rock Opera Society Presents: The Rock Opera 6-Pack

May 22, 2015

Dave K.

The Rock Opera 6-Pack is more than just another entry in the BROS' 7,000-year mission to melt faces. It is…

The Soul of the City Through the Lenses of TLC Baltimore

May 4, 2015

Daniel Stuelpnagel

Editor’s Note: Theresa Keil and Larry Cohen are longtime contributors to What Weekly and remarkable human beings to boot. All…

Tribeca Film Festival Debuts Award Winning Documentary: ‘Uncertain’

May 3, 2015

Ivan Petrov

Self-funded and self-produced, co-directors Anna Sandilands and Ewan McNicol premiered their feature length cinematic debut Uncertain at Tribeca Film Festival in New…

Dance for Peace at Ynot Lot

April 28, 2015

Kelly Louise Barton

In the wake of the events that occurred Monday evening, our community came out in waves to restore peace and hope…

OuijaCon :: Celebrating 125 Years of the Unknown

April 17, 2015

Kelly Louise Barton

In a culture deeply enamored with fear and the Unknown, many of us find ourselves needing to confirm or deny…

Bringing Bluegrass Back to Baltimore :: The 3rd Annual Charm City Folk and Bluegrass Festival

April 16, 2015

Kevin McNamara

The sun is low in the sky, casting a golden glow onto the world beneath. Jordan August and Phil Chorney,…

Baltimore Chefs Behind Bars

April 15, 2015

Meekah Hopkins

Chefs Behind Bars…it sounds like culinary Cops, or some sort of correctional-based reality show. If you’re like me, you’re already…

Baltimore’s Most Dynamic Surf Rockers :: Beachmover

April 1, 2015

Kevin McNamara

It’s a Tuesday night, you know what that means – time for tacos and surf music. At least this was…

First Look at the Original Washington Monument’s Hidden Secrets

February 19, 2015

Ivan Petrov

“Divine providence seemed to smile upon the occasion; the air was delightfully cool and the firmament serene.” – John Horace…

Tt the Artist Presents Queer-ology 101

February 5, 2015

Abby Higgs

A word of advice: If you get the refrain to Tt the Artist‘s dance single “Pussy Ate” stuck in your head,…

Ascending Beyond Meru with Sundance Film Festival Award Winner :: Renan Ozturk

February 2, 2015

Ivan Petrov & Isaiah Williams

Photos by Isaiah Williams During the creative process, you can’t always anticipate how events will unfold. This is an important lesson…

Jazz Throwback at WC Harlan

January 19, 2015

Greg Bowen

Veteran reedman John Dierker (Boister, Lafayette Gilchrist) and cellist Zack Branch (Talk Show, Baltimore Rock Opera Society) packed Remington speakeasy…

Telesma: Secret Origins

December 23, 2014

Tom Swiss & Philip Laubner

In a world where overproduced music is targeted more and more narrowly at marketing demographics, Telesma has remained true to…

BMA Gala**

November 18, 2014

Kristin Mcwharter

It’s not everyday that Baltimoreans have an excuse to whip out their red carpet attire, but the BMA’s 100-year anniversary…