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High Zero Festival Line-Up

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008

So this just in: this is the 10th year of our charmed city's High Zero Festival, hosted by the Red Room, showcases all that is good and right and discomforting in music experimentation. I'm excited for Arrington de Dionyso, eccentric, Tuvan-throat-singing front-man of the jaw-dropping, intimidating well-spring of experimental ...

K-Swift passes at 27.

Monday, July 21st, 2008

K-Swift, Bmore Club DJ and superstar, passed away this weekend at a far too young age. More official statements on the way. Make-shift eulogy from Dirty South Joe @ low-bee boards. Read on for the full post.

Abe Vigoda Live @ Floristree

Friday, July 11th, 2008

Download the whole set as a ZIP archive in MP3 or FLAC audio format. Abe Vigoda Floristree Baltimore, MD July 9, 2008 Source: Peluso CEMC6/ck4(card)>PS-2>AD-20>NJB3 Transfer: NJB3>PC>SF-7>Wav>FLAC Taper: Jeff Mewbourn (jm292@yahoo.com) http://baltimore-taper.blogspot.com

Whartscape 2008 Venue News

Monday, June 30th, 2008

[audio:04_paint_the_brush.mp3] MP3: Blood Baby - Paint the bush [audio:11_jammin_on_a_major_scale.mp3] MP3: Ponytail - Jammin' on a major scale Editorial note: There has been some dispute over the information posted here, but we merely presented information we were told at the time of interview. A full transcript will be posted shortly. Apparently there are some ...

Give me a f&$%ing break Kanye…

Thursday, June 26th, 2008

Kanye finally breaks his silence on the Bonnaroo fiasco here. Choice quotes from the article: West also blamed thrown bottles for malfunctions with his "Jane screen." (In the concept concert, Jane is the HAL-like disembodied female robotic voice of his spaceship.) West concluded by saying his elaborate stage cuts his payday in half ...

Contests & MGMT

Friday, May 30th, 2008

So the Dan Deacon/Diplo/TaxLo contest is over and the winner has been notified by email. If you didn't get an email, don't fret. You can still enter to win in our Presets contest, going strong til June 1. That ever so funky MGMT song "Electric Feel" now has a really spectacularly ...

Adventure signs to Carpark

Thursday, May 22nd, 2008

This just in - Wham City is still kicking ass and taking names. Hot off the heels of the announcement of Whartscape 2008's initial line-up, we find news in the inbox that recent Wham City/Bmore-by-way-of-North Carolina resident Adventure (aka Benny Boeldt) just signed up with Carpark Records and will issue ...

Whartscape 2008 will eat your children…with awesomeness.

Wednesday, May 21st, 2008

Oh boy, get your armor on. This is gonna be intense in the best way. I am going to Bonnaroo, but honestly, I will probably have a much better time when Whartscape rolls around. I personally cannot wait. From Myspace bulletin this morning:

Sound Off!: Concrete Prophet

Wednesday, May 21st, 2008

Baltimore - meet Concrete Prophet (if you haven't encountered them in a previous incarnation). They will be pummeling your head in now. Born out of a network of connections and friendships at Towson's music department, since 2005 they have been playing the area, showcasing their take on progressive rock.  Their ...

Fort Reno in jeopardy?

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

Oh man, so that's why I was feeling so off-balance at Ft Reno last summer.  Apparently, it's due to ARSENIC IN THE SOIL. BYT reports here. NBC4 reports here. WaPo blog reports here. I hope this shit gets cleared up.  Soon.

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