[ In music ] 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.
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[ In bands ] THE JENNiFERS In order to experience the full exuberance of Pop-Rockers
The Jennifers, one needs not go further than lending an ear to any of their recordings, which began with their 1994 CD release
Nine Days of Wonder. Their polished, foot-tapping beats and head-bobbing guitar riffs are as colorful as the cover of their latest CD,
Colors From The Future (Beef Platter). For the nostalgic population who appreciates the saccharin innocence of 80’s college rock,
The Jennifers, in their live element, are a revisit to those great times of the not so distant past. In truth, they have meticulously accomplish this feat on recordings as well, with a revamped and revitalized sound from that post Bowie/Punk/Brit noise that made going to college and getting drunk a pop past-time. What the band lacks in mainstream lacquer they make up for in their seasoned, simple, hum-able melodies. Their most recent CD gives us an energized capsule continuum that, honestly, can be quite addictive. Through collaborative effort and line-up changes, Guitarist/Lyricist/Vocalist John Levine explains, the band looks to continue their evolution. A landmark of sorts, as far as Baltimore bands are concerned,
The Jennifers have experienced local admiration and even a glance from MTV, which Levine accepts as asterisks but certainly not the pinnacle of their work. Girls and cars inspire their lyrics, Levine candidly reveals, but life is the fuel pump. A must see, you can catch them in Chapel Hill, NC, at
The Cave on November 11th and at
The Lo-Fi Social Club in Baltimore, MD on November 30th.
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