On this cold winter day, let's look back at a hot summer art opening. The temperature that day didn't deter the crowd from catching a glimpse of Kim Manfredi & Jane Manus' work at the C. Grimaldis Gallery. As you will see ...
Wham City threw the fifth and final Whartscape this past weekend. Final because they say it’s getting too large and they’d like to stop before it gets co-opted or somehow is perverted into something other than what it was initially intended to be, which, ...
Throwing a simultaneous website launch party, pop-up art show, music and dance performance may seem like an overwhelming proposition. In fact, Baltimore fashion label Natty Paint's recent website launch party at Load of Fun proved that, while it can be done, it is definitely ...
On Saturday, April 17th 2010, People of all ages and demographics were busily piling into the Senator Theater, to catch ODDSAC, Animal Collective’s premier visual album . The film, created during a four year touring hiatus, was directed by Danny Perez, in collaboration with ...
The 2010 Transmodern festival opened with a bang (and lots of laughter) on Thursday April 15th with a series of experimental films followed by a film/performance from Baltimore's absurdist, neo-tribal performance group, Lexie Mountain Boys. NYC's hilariously deranged Dynasty Handbag then took the stage, ...
Man Down’s performance at Mick O’Shea’s was at once mellow and festive in a “bringing in the good times” of summer kind of way. The band define themselves as “yacht rock” on their Facebook page; not having heard this term, and being a someone used ...
Bowerbirds occupy a range of different habitats including the rainforest and eucalyptus / acacia forest (according to Wikipedia). But there is another species in the family that writes nu-folk music from North Carolina and travels the nation on tour – from what ...
Every weekend in Baltimore you’ll hear the question “Are there any good shows happening tonight?” The usual response is “Yeah, (local indie band) is playing at (local underground venue)”. But that was not the response I got one recent weekend, where everywhere I heard: “Yeah, ...
Every third Saturday of the month, Minás Gallery hosts the 510 readings, the self-proclaimed “only dedicated fiction series in Baltimore.” With its intimate upstairs gallery, vintage boutique, and “free book with every purchase” policy, Minás is a good spot to hold ...
When I say Teeth Mountain's free show on Saturday was like a dream, I don't mean it in the sense that their sprawling soundscapes transported my consciousness to a spiritual Netherplane or something. No. This show was like a dream because it literally made no ...