Compilation mixtapes that attempt to give an overview of Baltimore hip-hop, or even simply summarize what’s happening at the moment, rarely come even close to getting it right. But if there’s anybody who has a fighting chance, it’s Architects Recording Studio, who record a huge percentage of the city’s best known rappers, and began...
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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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Indie Thursday at Suite was a little quieter this week than it had been the last time we visited the Belvedere basement nightclub. But since the last time was the Dru Hill audition, that’s to be expected, and we were fine with spending a relatively low-key night listening to a few talented local MCs...
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You’ll be forgiven if you thought that the 13th Floor and the Owl Bar were the only places to grab a beer in the Belvedere Hotel. We, too, were unaware of a third nightspot in the Mount Vernon institution until recently, when local hip-hop label For the People Entertainment invited us to Suite, a...
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Murder Ink Murder Ink: Murders this Week: 5; Murders this Year: 77 By Edward Ericson Jr. 5/15/2013
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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