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Saturday, July 04, 2009

Proof Positive

Local documentary offers hope for Baltimore's hip-hop future

In Music

The Short List

WEDNESDAY: Sasquatch and the Sick-a-Billys take their greased-up rockabilly to the Ottobar with the Chop Tops and the Strikers. Screamo-gaze outfit Pianos Become the Teeth lets loose at the Talking by Michael Byrne

Dustin Wong: Seasons

Know Your Product review: Between his years in glimmering guitar duo Ecstatic Sunshine and meteoric art-rock band Ponytail, guitarist Dustin Wong has become a very hot commodity. While his work with those groups shone on in th by Michael Byrne

The Boy Blesst: Charmicidle

Know Your Product review: Like a growing number of Baltimore rappers, the Boy Blesst has spent much of the last few years in Atlanta, trying to jumpstart his career in the rap industry's southern epicenter rather than merely b by Al Shipley

Ellery Eskelin with Andrea Parkins and Jim Black: One Great Night...Live

Listening Party review: Tenor saxophonist Ellery Eskelin grew up in Baltimore and graduated from Towson University before following the jazz-career game-trail north to New York and carving out a distinctive niche on the near by Lee Gardner

Previous Stories

Underneath the Covers

Music: Ex-golden boy Evan Dando is still standing | By Neil Ferguson [6/24/2009]

Chris Thacker

Music: Q&A with Insubordination Fest organizer | By Michael Byrne [6/24/2009]

The Short List

The Short List: WEDNESDAY: Alt-rock-cum-screamo band A Static Lullaby gets something off its chest at the Ottobar ... By Michael Byrne [6/24/2009]

The Short List

The Short List: WEDNESDAY: Gem of tumbleweed Americana Calexico dusts off and takes the stage at Sonar with Lo Mod... By Michael Byrne [6/17/2009]

Previous Record Reviews

Misses Ellen Sunday and Her Fantastic Cats: This is Our House

Know Your Product: One of the more untold joys of music, or any art, is the thought that it can just happen, that peopl... By Michael Byrne [6/17/2009]

Sonic Youth: The Eternal

Listening Party: Add it up: With 15 albums, 8 EPs, 8 SYR Records workouts, and a healthy number of live bootlegs out ... By Bret McCabe [6/17/2009]

Get 'Em Mamis: Terawesome Mixtape

Know Your Product: Right now, Darkroom Productions Westport wonder-duo the Get 'Em Mamis have a vague "coming soon" lis... [6/17/2009]

Tortoise: Beacons of Ancestorship

Listening Party: Farty synth sounds have their charms, but they aren't the answer to everything. Unfortunately, they ... By Lee Gardner [6/24/2009]

7/2/2009: Mania Music Group Goes Green, Threatens Elected Officials

6/26/2009: The Monday Night Slot At 5 Seasons Continues To Rotate

6/25/2009: King Illah Gets His Own 'Palooza

6/25/2009: Whartscape Details, Lineup Announced

6/24/2009: More Artscape News: Exotic Hypnotic

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After health setbacks left him walking with a cane, Sonny Brown's career is back on the fast track

Sonny Brown is standing on the front steps of the Charles Street headquarters of Street Legal, a Baltimore-based hip-hop label and recording studio, shooting the shit with old friends. And even though... [MORE]
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