
Author: Matt Ruppert
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Taking Heart and Hanging Tough: Justin Peter Kinkel-Schuster and Spencer Thomas
As autumn begins to fall, I find myself in an unsteady state, somewhere between the rising dread of lost daylight and the untamed joy of…
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WTMD First Thursday: Ending with a Bang
As previously covered and discussed throughout the past months, Baltimore’s best radio station – WTMD – brings six acts to a mini-festival in Canton on…
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Melting at Oregon Ridge: Hot August Music Festival
Hot August Music Festival celebrated its Forever 27 this year, inviting a wide-ranging cast of artists, honoring the festival’s blues history, its emphasis on local…
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This is Matthew Ruppert
People aren’t as self-directed as they like to imagine, our interests, careers, and hobbies coming just as much from opportunity as decision. Photography is like…
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Beating the Heat with WTMD: First Thursday, August 2019
WTMD – undoubtedly Baltimore’s best music station – has hosted/arranged First Thursday events for a decade and some change, beginning in Mount Vernon before moving…
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An Interview with Graham Sharp of Steep Canyon Rangers: Previewing the App
On Labor Day weekend at the Skyline Ranch Resort in Front Royal, VA, and within spitting distance of Shenandoah National Park, the Appaloosa Festival will…
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It sure is! The Kyber!
The b&w photo of me and Bryan (GIAC) is from the same night as your Cure, Philly show if I…
An excellent first post, I cannot wait to see this bloom into something great. Follow your passion man
It’s a privilege to watch your journey…..and your connection with the music can be seen in your work. I can’t…


















































































































































































































































































Nice work. Stage lighting is difficult to deal with and these are really nice and sharp.