Archive for the ‘News’ Category
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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Friday, May 9th, 2008
Editorial Note: Aural States takes no side in the Lo-Fi Social Club dispute and fully supports local venues as long as they continue to book high quality shows and provide a positive environment for the live experience of music. We wish the new management the best of luck in filling ...
Posted in Baltimore, Lo-Fi Social Club, News, Sonar, Talking Head | 3 Comments »
Tuesday, May 6th, 2008
So we here at Aural States get dozens upon dozens of new artists dropped into our inbox every day. We try to spare you the worst of it and only post those things each of us deem particularly interesting, or potentially appealing.
In this vein, I present to you music ...
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Monday, March 31st, 2008
I found out today that one of Baltimore's finest online assets to the arts and music, webzine and forum Beatbots, is shutting its doors in May.Read more for the full news posting:FriendsThree and a half years ago I started Beatbots in my basement appartment in Hyattsville, MD. What started ...
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Monday, March 17th, 2008
Crystal Castles, Pietasters, Georgie James and more...------------
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Wednesday, March 5th, 2008
Whoa whoa whoa. WHOA. Seriously? Pitchfork is launching an online TV channel. I approach this project with great anticipation and trepidation. This could either be the new sliced bread, or make it a hell of a lot harder to pass go and collect $200 without ...
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Friday, February 8th, 2008
SXSW lineup------------
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Monday, February 4th, 2008
Okay, I think this is really cool. Reppin' Maryland, reppin' Person Pitch.
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Wednesday, January 30th, 2008
The Shondes claim to generate moody political punk fused with a variety of more traditional music forms (classical, Jewish traditional). They just released their album The Red Sea. I could buy it. I definitely agree with the Sleater-Kinney comparisons being thrown around. I also hear alot ...
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Tuesday, January 29th, 2008
So far Sonar's decade celebration year has been rocky, to say the least. General Manager Dan McIntosh found it necessary to personally take over booking responsibilities. When the past booking staff left Sonar, they apparently left many of the club and lounge slots open.In a recent press release the troubles ...
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Monday, January 28th, 2008
Fans of reverb and psychedelics rejoice! Louisville, Kentucky's own My Morning Jacket have announced the title of their sinister new LP...henceforth known as Evil Urges.Source: PitchforkMy expectations are growing by the day as the gap between 2005's spectacular Z has only been filled by the excellent-but-still-old-material live album/DVD release ...
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Friday, January 25th, 2008
The Arcade Fire just released the new video for Black Mirror, in the vein of interactive vids from the original neonbible.com features.Arcade Fire - Black Mirror Official Music VideoSource: http://www.rorrimkcalb.com/arcadefire.html
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Friday, January 25th, 2008
Aural States (A.S.) is a new music-centered blog based out of Charm City aka Baltimore MD, that emerging hub of musical innovation and home to artists as varied as Wye Oak (formerly Monarch), Dan Deacon, Rye Rye, Rod Lee, Labtekwon and Thrushes, the genre known as Baltimore Club and more.Our ...
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Abigail Washburn & the Sparrow Quartet: Abigail Washburn & the Sparrow Quartet
The Secret Machines: Secret Machines
The Bug: London Zoo
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
Abe Vigoda: Skeleton
Imperial China: Methods: EP
