Archive for April, 2008
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008
Welcome our newest contributor Lou Takacs out of good ol' PGH. He took some time to chat with Mark Olson, formerly of the Jayhawks.
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Mark Olson - Clifton Bridge
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Mark Olson - Poor Michael's Boat
Mark Olson’s singularly mournful voice—markedly unchanged from The Jayhawks’ first widely distributed release Blue Earth in 1989 ...
Posted in Audio, Interview, Jayhawks, Live Review, Mark Olson, Pittsburgh | No Comments »
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008
In celebration of Thrushes upcoming Heartbeats Remixed CD release show at the Metro Gallery on Sat May 10, we've got a boatload of schwag from them and Dead Leaf Echo (NYC). Check out 2 tracks from the remix CD and one from Dead Leaf Echo's EP Pale Fire.
Entry is ...
Posted in Baltimore, Contest, Dead Leaf Echo, Preview, Thrushes | 8 Comments »
Tuesday, April 29th, 2008
Hey kids, new, streamlined interface with sleek Wordpress innards.
Don't miss our super-fantastic celebratory week of new content, including a whiz-bang contest sponsored by your friendly neighborhood Baltimore songbirds.
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Tuesday, April 29th, 2008
Greg's take: I was happy that Myspace was granting us a second, more notable secret show than the Circa Survive thing. I mean c'mon, other cities got Smashing Pumpkins and Decemberists... And nothing was necessarily bad about the show, just nothing really good about it. I agree with most of ...
Posted in Baltimore, Live Review, Meligrove Band, Talking Head, Tokyo Police Club | No Comments »
Saturday, April 26th, 2008
Tokyo Police Club, as you all well know, are playing a Myspace-sponsored free show at everyone's favorite B-more rock venue, the Talking Head Club.Odds are good this is going to be the smallest venue these kids will play for a long time. Take advantage and get in line early. ...
Posted in Audio, Baltimore, Preview, Tokyo Police Club | No Comments »
Friday, April 25th, 2008
This is coming a few days late and will probably be a lot too short. But hey, take these pills of MP3 forgiveness and read on, intrepid music fan.
All photos: Beau Finley
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Double Dagger - Luxury Condos for the Poor
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Double Dagger ...
Posted in Audio, DC, Double Dagger, Imperial China, Live Review, Uncategorized, Zulu Pearls | No Comments »
Thursday, April 24th, 2008
Finally, B-more getting some love from all over. First Spin last year, now name-drops in 2008 Rolling Stone, Blender, XLR8R. Now, Fox-syndicated giant social network Myspace joins the fray for their second Baltimore-based free show.Tokyo Police Club @ the Head. This Sunday.------------
Posted in Baltimore, Preview, Tokyo Police Club | No Comments »
Monday, April 21st, 2008
Some tracks sitting in my inbox, figured I'd proliferate them. For all to enjoy or rag on. Opinions?
Though the track never fully releases its joyous tension, Lykke Li's "Dance Dance Dance" is probably the best of the trio (her vocals kind of make me squishy inside and the ...
Posted in Annuals, Audio, Lykke Li, the Forms | 1 Comment »
Monday, April 21st, 2008
While reading, enjoy these Autechre tracks, "Flutter" from Anti EP and the others from Quaristice. If you like what you hear and read, support the artist and pick up their material.
Autechre - Flutter
Autechre - Simmm
Autechre - Notwo
When Kandinsky developed abstract art he looked toward music, and intense aural experiences. ...
Posted in Album Review, Audio, Autechre, Black Cat, Glitch, IDM, Quaristice, Warp Records, Wassily Kandinsky | 1 Comment »
Monday, April 21st, 2008
As a brass and tuba player, it is hard to find composers that really know how to utilize your instrument in a dynamic way that sounds great and feels great to play. I present to you, Hector Berlioz (pictured right). French composer whose pieces Symphonie fantastique and Damnation ...
Posted in Audio, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Hector Berlioz, Preview, Symphonie Fantastique | No Comments »
