They’re all over the newspapers, the magazines, the blogs, TV, twitter… Even your parents know what you’re talking about when you mention “Lolla” and “Roo.” So, what is it about the modern music festival? What makes them different than the festivals of years past? Why ...
“This is the last song,” said James Murphy to a packed Madison Square Garden. The crowd erupted in applause as Murphy, frontman of LCD Soundsystem, sang the final song the band would ever play together. The previous night, Madison Square Garden was host to The Strokes’ ...
Last Friday, March 4th, in the Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO) performed Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini. Marin Alsop, one of the most famous conductors of our time, led the performance featuring solo pianist ...
What was it like playing a cow uterus on stage? A strange question, unless you are talking to one of the two members of the ...
On March 3rd, Ra Ra Riot kicked off their 2011 tour at Baltimore’s very own Ram’s Head, in celebration of the release of their newest album, The Orchard. Ra Ra Riot, a five-piece indie rock band, hails from Syracuse, New York and has been playing ...
If you consider yourself a proud Baltimore Metalhead, there’s a strong chance you’ve witnessed Rest Among Ruins (RAR) at some point. You remember—they were that band at the show that didn't have to scream the whole time. In this video interview Rest ...
After experiencing Joe Squared’s Funky Tuesday Nights last Tuesday (the story), I decided to attend the Windup Space’s 4 Hours of Funk to experience another side of Baltimore’s funk scene. Initially walking into the Windup Space I was intrigued by the ...
“Who knew MGMT was fucking Vampire Weekend tonight?” asked a fellow standby-er. I couldn’t have said it better myself. Raindeer’s performance atop Golden West Café’s small but purpose-serving stage was the perfect conglomeration of uncouth psychedelia and coherent, preppily pepped hipster mania. ...
On Sunday, Radar Redux was on hand to webcast a free candlelit concert at Second Presbyterian Church, featuring some very unusual classical music. When the harpist prefaces her performance by explaining that she will be stabbing her instrument with a screwdriver at various points in the piece, ...
If it’s Tuesday night, you can expect to find funk lovers and dance junkies in Joe Squared swaying to the sounds of Kool & The Gang, Walter Murphy, and Aurra. Inside Joe Squared the fashion choices are a medley of the 60s (plaid pants, afros, ...