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MP3: Beastie Boys – Paul Revere from Licensed to Ill (1986)

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MP3: Darkest Hour – The Patriot Virus from Hidden Hands of a Sadist Nation (2003)

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MP3: Ted Leo & the Pharmacists – Biomusicology from The Tyranny of Distance (2001)

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MP3: Pharoahe Monch – Free from Desire (2007)

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MP3: Blaqstarr – Shake It to the Ground

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MP3: True Womanhood – The Monk

So this is it.  Inauguration weekend and the Baltimore-DC metro area becomes the center of attention for the entire world and musically, that’s sure as hell what it feels like.  Let’s jump to the events.

Sat Jan 17th

President-Elect Obama graces our charmed city along his Whistle-Stop tour, making a speech at War Memorial Plaza in front of City Hall in Baltimore. (Doors 1PM, Event 4:15PM)

Inauguration-themed celebrations kick off  at night with the Creative Alliance hosting Obama’s iPod: A Pre-Inauguration Dance Party. (Doors 8PM) Read the rest…