Hurray For The Riff Raff | Image by City Paper Digi-Cam™ The Windup Space was bustling with activity on Tuesday night, somewhat surprisingly, given that it was just a couple days before a major holiday and the bar’s entertainment was a couple of obscure out-of-town bands. Whether those in attendance were just Windup regulars...
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The last time this writer saw Dan Deacon perform was at this past summer’s Whartscape festival, in a parking lot that was more or less full of fans in Deacon-commanded motion. I’m having a real hard time getting my head around the idea of him performing in a space as tiny as the Zodiac/Wham...
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Scott Francis Gianforte, a 38-year-old man from Frederick, has a helluva collection of KISS memorabilia. A KISS bar stool, a whole lotta KISS dolls, a KISSOPOLY board game, KISS hats and belt buckles and even a KISS toothbrush, air freshener, and ashtray–and that’s just for starters. In all, the value of Gianforte’s collection of...
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Yes, it’s been a while since we’ve heard a show at the old Falls Road mill building know as the G-Spot. Was it Beach House? That long? In any case, plan on trundling over this Friday for Phosphorescent, aka Matthew Houck, a Jagjaguwar/Dead Oceans songwriter that makes lovely, drowsy beardo folk music that should...
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| Image by Josh Sisk Details are still thin, but Rye Rye, aka the small dancing/rapping nuclear reactor that has quickly turned into the national face of Baltimore’s young (read: youth) urban club culture, announced this morning via a MySpace blog, beginning “I BEEN BUSY. MADD BUSY,” that her debut record will be arriving...
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Shodekeh | Image by City Paper Digi-Cam™ The American Visionary Art Museum has always been a place to see weird, creative stuff, but last Saturday, it was also a place to hear some pretty interesting things as well–the “Music & The Brain Salon,” a free all-day event of performances, panel discussions, and interactive activities....
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Well, the biggie is that M.I.A. is hosting the compilation, due in early December on Koch Entertainment in cohort with local club gold standard, Unruly Records. And, we’re saying that’s pretty cool. In an e-mail statement released earlier this week, Unruly heads Sean Caesar and Scottie B had this to say: “We are happy...
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The Oranges Band | Image by City Paper Digi-Cam™ The Oranges Band’s new album is all about revisiting the Baltimore rock scene’s past, so it’s appropriate that it was unveiled in a somewhat anachronistic way on Friday night–a local release party at the Ottobar several months ahead of the album’s national release date. It’s...
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Given how many times “crayola” has been used as a adjective to describe the music of Dan Deacon, this really couldn’t be more apt: the producer/performance artist/ringleader has licensed his song “Pink Batman” (from Spiderman of the Rings) to said crayon company for a commercial for some very awesome looking glowing/drawing thing that looks...
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Height With Friends A large part of Height‘s appeal as a rapper is his fraught, heady flow, not necessarily angry or urgent but ticked enough that you know business is meant. I’d have a hard time calling Height, Dan Keech to the government, a party rapper, at least in the bubbly, sprightly AK Slaughter...
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It’s not difficult to imagine that Asa Osborne, looking sort of like an aged Michael Palin, performing his Zomes project live appears rudimentary to a newcomer. It’s him, sitting on the Talking Head’s floor surrounded by a close-in crowd of sitting, rapt listeners, with a keyboard synthesizer and a tape recorder. He has two...
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It constantly amazes how such a hushed, languid two piece can be so devastating, so covertly affective; think foggy, tungsten chills, like the strange feeling of waking up and knowing, even before you open your eyes, that it’s a gray, chilly day outside. And “Used To Be,” running around on the excited interwebs as...
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Mike Pursely | Image by City Paper Digi-Cam™ At some point in the past couple years, the Beechfields Record Label seemed to grow from just another Baltimore indie imprint with a couple bands producing the bulk of its discography to a fully formed label with several active bands on its roster. On Saturday night...
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Sonny Brown | Image by City Paper Digi-Cam™ An entity known as the Baltimore Scene has made its presence felt in local music over the past few years with a variety of concerts and events. Included among them was last year’s “Baltimore Crown” tournament at the 5 Seasons, mainly a live competition for musical...
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A recent, pre-Nov. 4 holiday in London confirmed a few suspicions I had from daily online reading of The Guardian: 1) That UK citizens were as agitated about the outcome of our presidential election as we were, and 2) that The Wire has earned a loyal a British fan base during its recent UK...
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For the past few years, DJ Frie has been one of Baltimore club music’s most prolific mixtape DJs, issuing 17 volumes of his Da Club Tip series of mix CDs. But this week, when we caught up with him outside Rod Lee’s new Club Kingz record store, Frie noted that, like many in the...
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A confession is in order: I just couldn’t hack AIDS Wolf, the opener for Monday’s Times New Viking and Deerhunter show at the Ottobar. In full weenie-mode, I scuttled upstairs in favor of the comparative tranquility of an all-metal DJ night. Before planting a defeated tail firmly between legs and slinking off, I did...
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Cameron Blake Band | Image by City Paper Digi-Cam™ The 13th Floor is by far one of the most picturesque venues in Baltimore, with its dim, red-tinged lighting, cocktail lounge atmosphere, and panoramic view of the city from the top floor of the Belvedere Hotel. But it can also be a difficult environment to...
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If you’re among the many Baltimoreans kvetching about the Baltimore Round Robin Tour dodging its hometown, we’ve got good news. On Dec. 18 and 19, the tour will be performing both its “eyes night” (thinking/vibe music) and “feet night” (dancing/active music) at Sonar, according to a message board post at beatbots.com. Nice. Tickets, to...
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Crazy Horse Film: Filmmaker Frederick Wiseman puts his focus on Le Crazy Horse de Paris, the French cabaret By Lee Gardner 4/4/2012
Fishing with Lefty Sizzlin’ Summer: Maryland’s foremost celebrity angler is still at it, hooking the most stubborn prey, and trying to ensure that there will be fish left for his grandkids to catch By Michelle Gienow 5/15/2013
Outdoor Dining Sizzlin’ Summer: It’s more than just eating outside By Henry Hong 5/15/2013
Sizzlin’ Summer Sizzlin’ Summer: Summer in Baltimore is a sensory explosion, from the scent of Old Bay-smothered steamed crabs and the taste of marshmallow-topped chocolate snoballs to the smell of Ocean City salt water mixed with sunscreen and the vision of fireflies. 5/15/2013