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By Michael Reyes Imagine you are on your way to work when your bus comes to an abrupt halt. This startles you, but it’s nothing out of the ordinary. A couple of uniformed men enter the bus, requesting to see each passenger’s documents. “Geheime Staatspolizei,” they introduce themselves, the Gestapo, the secret police. You...
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Back in the Saddle Greetings day walkers! It’s been a minute since the last While You Were Sleeping, but as the summer heats up so do my nights and it’s back to biz as usual next week. So, about the week that WAS? It’s Wednesday night, when my weekends usually start, and I’m stumbling...
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It’s now been three months since Baltimore rapper Terrel “Smash” Taylor” died of congestive heart failure, at the shockingly young age of 31. His immediately recognizable voice continues to ring out on 92Q on a near daily basis, while many of his peers in Baltimore hip-hop work to keep his memory alive, perhaps none...
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By Kimberly Uslin Legendary reggae band The Wailers, sprawling septet The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, southern rockers the North Mississippi Allstars, and R&B artist KEM will headline this year’s Artscape, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake announced at a press conference Tuesday morning. Also playing are local and regional musicians such as Matmos, Dead Melotron, Wild Honey,...
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Here is but one thing that makes our little, tight-knit music scene great: People banding together to help each other out. Some of the city’s best performers, including Dan Deacon, Ed Schrader’s Music Beat, and Co La, are coming together on June 8 to play a show at the Coward Shoe, with all proceeds...
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On the final day of Maryland Deathfest, the line for re-entry wrapped around the entire parking lot a half hour after the doors opened. Many suspected it was for security reasons, but upon entering, the security guards didn’t pat down anyone, and security seemed to be fairly relaxed. Speedwolf, one of the more anticipated...
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Artscape’s organizers announced the line up for the festival’s Wells Fargo Main Stage at a press conference this morning. On Friday, July 19th, the festival kicks off with an all-R&B lineup, featuring Brittanie Thomas at 4:30, Bridget Kelly at 6, and Kem at 7:30. On Saturday, the 20th, contest winners iLyAIMY kick things off...
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By Alex Milstein Day three of MDF started off great weather, impending tinnitus, and unusually high security. Many unhappy metal heads left their vests and belts behind as they entered the festival on the third day. The security guards stopped allowing spike belts and spike vests into the festival for security reasons. Everyone who...
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By Alex Milstein The first day sold out months before MDF even released all available tickets, and many were bummed that they had to miss great bands like Bolt Thrower and Pallbearer. Friday, the second day of MDF, started off with a bang. The most noteworthy bands on this day were Pig Destroyer from...
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Though everybody is talking about Bob Dylan’s birthday, Joseph Mitchell, the great writer of New Yorker profiles, who died 17 years ago today, is far more important to me (no offense, Bobby). We may think of the New Yorker as high-brow, but Mitchell is the father of us all at alt-weeklies. The voice he...
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Real-Life Embarassing Sex Stories Feature: Submitted by City Paper readers 2/13/2013
The Multiple Personalities of Baltimore Fashion Feature: Fashion galleries from Towson Town Center, Harbor East, Current Space, around Mount Vernon, and the Skatepark. 6/19/2013
Eat Pussy Like a Porn Star Charm City Porn Star: After performing in nearly 1,500 scenes with over 1,400 women and having won three AVN Awards I am more-than-qualified to speak on this matter. By Kurt Lockwood 5/29/2013
Murder Ink Murder Ink: Murders this Week: 5; Murders this Year: 95 By Edward Ericson Jr. 6/12/2013
Savage Love Savage Love: Interest in incest By Dan Savage 6/19/2013
You May Now Kiss the Brides Feature: Even as other battles loom, the LGBT community stops to celebrate marriage equality at Pride 2013 By Kate Drabinski 6/12/2013