Archive for the ‘Sonar’ Category
Wednesday, November 12th, 2008
Photo credit: Greg Szeto
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MP3: We Are Scientists - The Great Escape
This is going to be brief as I have a lot on my plate and in my mind.
I don't think it's possible for We Are Scientists to not have, and as a corollary not be, fun in performance. ...
Posted in Liam & Me, Live Review, Photos, Sonar, We Are Scientists | 2 Comments »
Tuesday, November 4th, 2008
Straight from Double Dagger's Nolen Strals:
Sonar
Main Room
EYES NIGHT 18th of DECEMBER, THURSDAY
FEET NIGHT 19th of DECEMBER, FRIDAY
$8 or $15 for a two day pass
EYES NIGHT
Posted in Baltimore, Preview, Round Robin Tour, Sonar, Wham City | 3 Comments »
Friday, October 17th, 2008
All Girl Talk Photos: Josh Sisk
At 16 I hit a crisis—I walked away from the classical training I began 10 years earlier. I didn’t give it up entirely, but I decided I wasn’t going to pursue becoming a classical cellist as a career. Very quickly the musical void left by ...
Posted in D. Gookin, Moodgadget, Mux Mool, Sonar, Windup Space, Worst Friends, girl talk, gregg gillis | 7 Comments »
Tuesday, October 7th, 2008
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MP3: Girl Talk - Bounce That from Night Ripper (2006)
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MP3: Girl Talk - Let Me See You from Don't Feed the Animals (2008)
This fella probably needs little to no introduction. Girl Talk has undoubtedly exploded. Look no further than the utterly and completely sold-out shows ...
Posted in Audio, Baltimore, DC, Interview, Preview, Sonar, girl talk, gregg gillis | 5 Comments »
Tuesday, September 30th, 2008
We've extolled the virtues of Vivian Girls here before. In case you were hesitant to take advantage of their show at the Nerve Center, you are gonna get a boatload of new chances to experience them in the coming month, starting this Wednesday at the Ottobar with locals Baby Venom.
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MP3: ...
Posted in Audio, Baltimore, DC, Ottobar, Preview, Rock and Roll Hotel, Sonar, Video, Vivian Girls | No Comments »
Monday, September 29th, 2008
Sonar's club stage was well-packed for a Sunday night. The Dodos certainly had something to do with that, as I met one particular crew that drove up from Richmond VA for them.
But the big draw seemed to be hometown success story Wye Oak (recently named Best Upgrade in City Paper's ...
Posted in Audio, Baltimore, Live Review, Sonar, Wye Oak | No Comments »
Friday, August 22nd, 2008
All photos: Robert Jacobs
Get Ponytail's entire set at Beatbots A/V Club!
Compression have been around for a while (1993 to be exact). To quote front-man Greg Scelsi "probably before most of you could drive." They started the night on a solid, forceful note. Being the first hardcore ...
Posted in Baltimore, Compression, Live Review, News, Ponytail, Sonar | 1 Comment »
Thursday, July 17th, 2008
Alexa's Take:
On a Sunday, I was curious to see what crowd would show for this rainy summer night of punk-ish madness. Sonar introduced Ratsize, leading the show with a loud, messy performance, including a cover of the Adolescents' “No Way”. Lead vox Pat Martin put on a pretty good ...
Posted in Adam Savage, Jay Reatard, Live Review, Ratsize, Sonar, Vincent Black Shadow | 3 Comments »
Friday, June 20th, 2008
All photos: the esteemed Josh Sisk
"FUCK YEA!"--both the name of the tour, and my general impression of the night.
Though The Death Set were the only band actually hailing from Baltimore, I felt the rest of the groups (excluding one) were honorary Baltimoreans for the night. Monotonix have played here often, ...
Posted in Ami Shalev, Baltimore, F Yeah Tour, Live Review, Matt and Kim, Monotonix, Sonar, Team Robespierre, The Death Set | 4 Comments »
Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008
All photos: Josh Sisk
Dan Deacon is a showman. If you have ever seen him live, you know he fucking kills it. But what I find remarkable about him, and unique to just a very few other individuals, is his ability to completely control the crowd. Performing on the floor amongst ...
Posted in Audio, Baltimore, DD/MM/YYYY, Dan Deacon, Diplo, Live Review, Sonar | No Comments »
Tuesday, May 27th, 2008
TaxLo closes up its insanely high-quality 6th anniversary festivities with a spectacular show at Sonar this Friday May 30, headlined by Diplo, Dan Deacon and DD/MM/YYYY.
But wait, there's more!
In addition to our still-going Presets contest, you, lucky reader, have another contest to enter!
To enter, it's simple: comment on ...
Posted in Audio, Baltimore, Contest, DD/MM/YYYY, Dan Deacon, Diplo, Preview, Sonar, Taxlo, Video | 7 Comments »
Wednesday, May 21st, 2008
Cut Copy rounded out our drunken, sweaty Saturday evening at Sonar–– finishing up what seemed to be a pretty solid evening with Ponytail and Black Kids (see previous post). After arriving late and catching the last two songs by Black Kids, I must say I was mad at my ...
Posted in Baltimore, Black Kids, Cut Copy, Live Review, Ponytail, Sonar | No Comments »
Sunday, May 18th, 2008
So, this was an insanely hyped show. Cut Copy touring on the heels of their latest, quite fantastic LP. Black Kids riding the blog-o-sphere hype wave. Ponytail just rocking it the fuck out and keeping it Bmore. But my foot is fucked, so I am only ...
Posted in Baltimore, Black Kids, Cut Copy, Live Review, Ponytail, Sonar | 2 Comments »
Wednesday, May 14th, 2008
This intrepid writer busted his foot while at this show. Jeff the Taper nearly killed himself by a bludgeoning to the head.
But you know what? Totally worth it. Monday night, Bmore again proved its mettle.
This show was a veritable who's who of Baltimore (and even some DC) regional ...
Posted in Audio, Baltimore, Blaqstarr, Bonde do Role, DC, Live Review, Old Haunts, Rye Rye, Scottie B, Sonar, Taxlo, The Death Set | No Comments »
Monday, May 12th, 2008
Do NOT miss this show. This line up is going to explode Sonar from the inside out. This is not hype, this is fact. I have never been to a tame Death Set show.
Enjoy this Bonde do Role remix.
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Bonde do Role - Melo do tabaco (A-Trak remix)
Posted in Audio, Baltimore, Bonde do Role, Preview, Sonar, The Death Set | 3 Comments »
Little Joy: Little Joy
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