Author: Matt Ruppert
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Bringing Light and Dark: Fruition at Union Stage on 2/6/2020
The vagabond life comes with its hopes and failures, its wild joys and its lonely moonrises. Fruition – Jay Cobb Anderson, Kellen Asebroek, Mimi Naja,…
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Finding Warmth with The Honey Dewdrops @ Creative Alliance
The Honey Dewdrops – Laura Wortman and Kagey Parrish – have wooed Baltimore audiences (and beyond) for the last decade, having released five records in…
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Building Community with Caleb Stine and the Brakemen
For the better part of two decades, Caleb Stine has had a hand in a Baltimore folk-revival that continues to grow. His collaborative and open…
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Staying Warm with Charm City: Battle of the Bands Round 1
Every year, in the lead-up to April, Charm City Bluegrass hosts a battle of the bands featuring local-ish acts, most of which have gotten little…
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Something Like a Best Of: Matt Ruppert’s Favorite Shows of 2019
When the calendar rolls over from November to December, it becomes easy to get lost in little reveries, looking back on the year. We live…
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Finding Community and Epiphanies with Tim Showalter: Strand of Oaks Winter Classic
Night One On a Thursday night in December, arriving following a long drive from Baltimore, I walked into the Boot and Saddle, its dim wooden…
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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.