2007 Top 10 Baltimore Album Releases Of much more local interest than yesterday's Top 10 Albums for 2007, AGT delivers the Top 10 Baltimore Album Releases for the year. By Barrett King ...read more. Thursday, December 20, 2007

The Dance Party Friction! Friction! Friction! The Dance Party are rife with '80s references and indie-rock style metaphor, but they just wanna party. Hailing from College Park, they play Bloc Party songs better than Bloc Party does on their latest album, and pile on The Strokes, acid-wash jeans and headbands for good measure. By Barrett King ...read more. Friday, December 7, 2007

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. By Barrett King ...read more. Wednesday, December 5, 2007

Even So - Homecomings & Departures Baltimore trio Even So just released Homecomings & Departures, their sophomore EP. Featuring smart lyrics and busy percussion, this is a can't miss effort by one of the area's best unsigned bands. By Barrett King ...read more. Thursday, November 29, 2007

SĒN Baltimore's Jose Torres live tonight on Blog Talk Radio! Jose Torres who is a regular contributor to SĒN Baltimore, and the rest of his band, The JV Myka Project will be live on Blog Talk Radio tonight (11/17/07). Check it out at here at 11:00 PM. If you happen to miss it, you should be able to find it in the archives later on. ...read more. Saturday, November 17, 2007

Any Given Tuesday #11 - The Go Detroit's The GO recently released Howl On The Haunted Beat You Ride (read Any Given Tuesday's review here), the best classic rock album of 2007. With masterful production and an ear for a rock and roll sound that changed the future of music, The Go have moved beyond their early days with Jack White from The White Stripes and the garage sound of Detroit and reinterpreted the '60s rock sound to make an album that should have been released forty years ago. Better late than never! By Barrett King ...read more. Tuesday, November 13, 2007

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. By Jose Torres ...read more. Wednesday, November 7, 2007

Steve Hefter and Friends of Friends - Twist And Hold Til Morning On the full-length follow-up to the A Six Song Demonstration EP, Baltimore's Steve Hefter and Friends of Friends really come through. Twist and Hold Til Morning is definitely not gym music (not that I have seen the inside of a gym in a couple years. I can only imagine the technological breakthroughs that have taken place!), but more of an album to listen to when you need a pick me up when something's got you down. Twist isn't a somber album, though it has its somber moments; rather, it is a low-key, somewhat soothing album with surprisingly festive and bonding tunes like "Apocalypse". If only all bad news could be delivered this way. ...read more. Wednesday, November 7, 2007

Any Given Tuesday #12 - Patrick Park Patrick Park channels Jeff Buckley and James Taylor and creates a forward-looking, optimistic record that explores the connective nature of humankind. Any Given Tuesday breaks down the album and shares some tracks on this episode of the podcast. By Barrett King ...read more. Tuesday, November 6, 2007

Avec - Lines: Album Review & Free MP3 - "Dysplasia"

It is with great pleasure that I announce Any Given Tuesday's full-time residency here at SENBaltimore.com! After over a year of non-descript cookie-cutter code living on Google's Blogger, I get to pack the digital van and set up shop here at the newer, sexier, sleeker SENBaltimore.com. All of AGT's old posts will still be available at http://blawk359.blogspot.com, and the anygiventuesday.info URL will point to this new blog located here at http://www.senbaltimore.com/blogs/agt/index.shtml. With that announcement out of the way, let's get down to the good stuff:

Avec (www.avecmusic.net) are a Baltimore quartet with two full-length LPs and one EP under their belt. With assistance from producer/engineer J. Robbins (Jawbox, Burning Airlines), Avec released Lines (Civil Defense League/Doghouse Records) in September. Lines is a progressive effort which still packs an accessible punch, interchangeably using blasting riffs ("Hamartia") and guitar harmonies ("House") with experimental noise/drone ("Yavengia").

By Barrett King ...read more. Friday, November 2, 2007