Happy Holidays! Download Jason Dove's We Should Be Together Free Through December 31 Download the latest release by Baltimore's Jason Dove for free (!!) until December 31.
By Barrett King ...read more. [ In local ] Wednesday, December 26, 2007
Dillinger Escape Plan: Ottobar, December 13, 2007 Dillinger Escape Plan, with Baltimore's Greg Puciato, stopped at Ottobar to support
Ire Works.
By Barrett King ...read more. Friday, December 21, 2007
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
Salim & The Music Lovers, Wendel Patrick Opening For Rakim at Sonar December 28 A hip hop legend, Rakim, is making his presence felt at Sonar 12/28 with Ogun, Skarr Akbarr, and Salim & The Music Lovers with Wendel Patrick opening up the show.
By Barrett King ...read more. [ In local ] Friday, December 14, 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. [ In local ] 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
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. [ In local ] 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
