[ In music ] Pontiak at Golden West Cafe February 8 Pontiak: new show, new album (in the works), I'm stoked. ...read more.

[ In music ] Jason Dove: We Should Be Together Jason Dove puts his best foot forward on We Should Be Together. ...read more.

[ In any given tuesday ] Mark Your Calendars For Artscape 2008 Artscape 2008, it's a date. ...read more.

[ In music ] Isthmus: Talking Head Club, January 4, 2008 Baltimore's Isthmus played Talking Head last Friday. ...read more.

[ In music ] Celebration to Play 2640 Space This Saturday Celebration will be playing Baltimore's 2640 space this weekend. Hot on the heels of their major label debut, the psychedelic trio are joined by two experimental wunderkinds, Lexie Mountain Boys and Dragons of Zynth. ...read more.

[ In around the city ] ATC #3: Interview with Raven's tight end, Daniel Wilcox SĒN Baltimore's newest correspondent, Crystal Berger, heads over to XS (1307 North Charles Street) to meet up with #83 for the Baltimore Ravens, Daniel Wilcox. XS also happens to be his favorite restaurant in town. Learn more about Daniel's other favorite spots around town and what else he likes to do when he is not on the field or working with his charity, Empowerment M.I.N.D.S. ...read more.

[ In bands ] Wax & Wane Dual Releases: Bay 7" and Desert 10" Combining fragments of Beach House (Baltimore locals, as are today's subject, originally), Wilco, and Neutral Milk Hotel, Wax & Wane may start out as droning, a bit bland and non-descript, but soon develop into a delicately magical folk collective with various singers playing various instruments. It's almost strange that a group of performers with an arsenal of stringed instruments can sound so bare and still sound so entertaining. ...read more.

[ In any given tuesday ] Get A Dose of Old Time Relijun at The Talking Head; Stream Catharsis In Crisis At the newly revived Talking Head Club in Baltimore on 10/29 (next Monday), Old Time Relijun (Arrington de Dionyso, Phil Elvrum, Germaine Baca, Benjamin Hartman) will be deconstructing music as you know it. With grating horns and disjointedly put together vocals ("Indestructible Life"), the spectacle will be worth the cost of admission. Some will scratch their heads while others will get down with an understanding grin. ...read more.

[ In photos ] Lauren D'Aria @ the BMC Photos form Lauren D'Aria's performance last Sunday at the BMC. ...read more.

[ In any given tuesday podcast ] Any Given Tuesday Special Edition: Interview with Incubus bassist, Ben Kenny The Virgin Festival is this weekend (Aug 4-5) and AGT's Barrett King had a chance to speak to Incubus bassist Ben Kenny about the festival, the band and their charity. ...read more.