Hex Screw/Needle Gun Split Double CDR An instant collector's item from Terra Firma Records.
...continue reading. By Barrett King Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Kadman Recording New Tracks at Mobtown Studios; Prize Pack Contest Kadman mix new tracks, serve up Prize Packs!
...continue reading. By Barrett King Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Tonight: Wye Oak at Golden West Cafe Send off our good friends in
Wye Oak tonight at
Golden West Cafe in Hampden.
...continue reading. By Barrett King Wednesday, August 6, 2008
A Bilingual Eve - Under The Cloud Cover A gentle patina in her voice gives this self-released effort a sense of character unfamiliar to many indie acoustic singers, tinged with a soul unmatched by her peers. Her whistle-register voice is reproduced in a very honest and intimate fashion on the self-released EP,
Under The Cloud Cover.
...continue reading. By Barrett King Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Artscape Is This Weekend! Whartscape Is, Too! Artscape kicks off this weekend and features plenty of Baltimore bands which have often graced the pages of this blog and magazine. Whartscape takes the cake this time.
...continue reading. By Barrett King Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Any Given Tuesday #17: Telesma Hear three tracks from World/Electronic/New Age fusion group Telesma (www.myspace.com/telesma), and listen in as Ian Hesford plays the kubing (a bamboo mouth harp and Chris Mandra talks about his invention: the "man drum".
...continue reading. By Barrett King Tuesday, June 24, 2008
The Ghostwrite - Anxiety Forget about what you thought folk and nostalgia sounded like, this simple release is angry, frustrated, and whispers an angular promise of better things to come from The Ghostwrite.
...continue reading. By Barrett King Monday, June 16, 2008
Elika - Trying Got Us Nowhere Kicking off with "The Whip" and its barbed chorus,
Elika's
Trying Got Us Nowhere is best described as shoe-tronica, blending programming with organic field recordings and reverb effects.
...continue reading. By Barrett King Tuesday, June 10, 2008