http://www.citypaper.com/music Baltimore City Paper's music coverage for the week of 5/14/2008-5/21/2008. en-us Copyright 2008 Baltimore City Paper http://www.citypaper.com/film/story.asp?id=15730 Given that the English language includes such comically idiosyncratic words as "sesquipedalian" (given to using long words) and "hallux" (the big toe), surely it has room for one that means "sad happy," that peculiarly melancholic but still upbeat ... in Music by Bret McCabe Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.citypaper.com/film/story.asp?id=15715 WEDNESDAY: Way more MCs and DJs than I'm about to put in this space--though I'll give you Black Jezuz, just as a signifier--drop a whole mess of verse on Sonar. The Talking Head's new home in Sonar's lounge room gets its first taste of garage-punk v ... in The Short List by Michael Byrne Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.citypaper.com/film/story.asp?id=15714 For a city that is still passed over by touring musicians in favor of neighboring Washington and Philadelphia, Baltimore has pulled off quite a coup. In one of only two East Coast appearances, seminal Krautrock band Cluster performs at the Floristr ... in Music by Raven Baker Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.citypaper.com/film/story.asp?id=15709 Jazz saxophonist Bobby Watson first heard of the young Baltimore multi-instrumentalist Warren Wolf in 2006. Curtis Lundy, Watson's longtime friend and bassist, returned from a trio gig in Washington raving about Wolf. "He came back and said, `You' ... in Music by Geoffrey Himes Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.citypaper.com/film/review.asp?rid=13310 These United States singer/guitarist Jesse Elliott must be fatally enamored of some bygone, romanticized American mysticism. A Picture of the Three of Us at the Gate to the Garden of Eden, his band's fanciful debut, plays like some rogue-on-the-cusp ... in Sound Tracks by Raymond Cummings Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.citypaper.com/film/review.asp?rid=13311 "Running out of space, so let me sum this up for you," Tokyo Police Club singer David Monks offers three-quarters of the way through the first song on his band's first "album." That word is in quotes because Elephant Shell lasts all of 28:06; "Cente ... in Sound Tracks by Michaelangelo Matos Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.citypaper.com/film/review.asp?rid=13312 It's unclear which constituency will view Ghosts I-IV with greater favor: those who've been holding their collective breath for Trent Reznor to indulge fully his more introspective compositional tendencies or those who thought Radiohead's In Rainbow ... in Sound Tracks by Raymond Cummings Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 EST