Aural States Fest: Positive Press
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MP3: Arbouretum – All that will be has become, all that has come isn’t gone
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MP3: Wye Oak – Obituary
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MP3: Pleasant Livers – Touchdown
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MP3: CANNOT BE STOPPED - Piano Hag
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MP3: Lo Moda – Ready to go (Gospel Song)
Aural States Fest begins tonight with performance night at Sonar/the Talking Head. Doors/free stuff @ 630PM while supplies last from most of the artists and our sponsors:
- Soundgarden
- Atomic Books
- Unruly Records
- Ehse Records
- Megaphone Records
- High Zero Festival
- West Main Development
- Video Americain
- Zeke’s Coffee
Here’s what people around town are saying:
- Mobtown Shank
- Baltimore City Paper: Critic’s Pick & Noise feature
- Baltimore Sun: Midnight Sun
- Express Night Out: Top Stops
- Alex Mudge on WYPR 88.1’s Maryland Morning: Good Art Won’t Match your Parka
- Greg Szeto on WYPR 88.1’s The Signal with Aaron Henkin
- Urbanite: The Scene Jan 09
- Filter Magazine: DC Regional Pick
- Metromix Pick
- Bmore Musically Informed
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Lizz King: All Songs Go To Heaven
Imperial China: Phosphenes
Mopar Mountain Daredevils: Mopar Bloody Mopar
Lonnie Walker: These Times, Old Times
Built to Spill: There Is No Enemy
Hypnotic Brass Ensemble: Hypnotic Brass Ensemble
Secret Mountains: Kaddish EP
Bela Fleck: Throw Down Your Heart: Tales From the Acoustic Planet, Vol. 3 -Africa Sessions
Lands & Peoples: Lands & Peoples EP
Caleb Stine: Eyes So Strong and Clean
Wye Oak: The Knot
Pontiak: Maker
White Rabbits: It's Frightening
Dirty Projectors: Bitte Orca
Double Dagger: More
Elvis Perkins in Dearland: Elvis Perkins in Dearland
Dan Deacon: Bromst
The Thermals: Now We Can See
Soft Cement: Think About It EP
Arbouretum: Song of the Pearl
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart: The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
Benjy Ferree: Come Back to the Five and Dime, Bobby Dee Bobby Dee
Weekends: Weekends
Height With Friends: Baltimore Highlands 12" LP, Limited-Run Vinyl Only
Caverns: Kittens! EP
Little Joy: Little Joy
Abigail Washburn & the Sparrow Quartet:Abigail Washburn & the Sparrow Quartet
The Secret Machines: Secret Machines
The Bug: LondonZoo
13th Floor Elevators: Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators (Vinyl Mono LP only)
Arbouretum/Pontiak: Kale (Vinyl LP only)
Small Sur: We Live in Houses Made of Wood
ImperialChina: Methods: EP
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Hey you folks put together the best show of ‘09. I really happy to have so many different bands play sets that were so much fun and so full of the presence that we all seemed to have.
Every person I talked to had come to hear a different band and stuck around for at least 3 different sounding bands which kept their interest and energy as much if not more!
I pat my heart as I write this. I was really pleased as were many others.
Shout ot to Zekes!
Hey! Whoever’s idea it was to have a huge pot of free coffee at a long night event (which was nearly packed in the Talking head by 7:30) especially when it starts only a few hours after work? Brilliant! Just don’t spill it on ya.
Had a gret time. Looking forward to the part 2 party style tonight.
Hey folks, part 2 is at Whole Gallery tonight and is FREE with donations humbly appreciated.
Thanks again Aural States and big thanks to the bands and the spirit of it all for a great time last night.
hahahah PART 2 TIL THE EARLY LIGHT