The amazing Brooklyn-based duo of Matt Johnson and Kim Schifino, better known as Matt and Kim, hit the road again after four years (and four years too many!) and it promises to be a great tour. Says Matt, “THIS TOUR IS GONNA BE SO RIDICULOUS! And we mean that in […]
photo by Andrew Palermo After, what was referred to as an “extreme hiatus” in 2013, The Walkmen – quintet of Hamilton Leithauser, Paul Maroon, Matt Barrick, Peter Bauer, and Walter Martin – are back! And they are headed to Philly for not one, or two, but THREE shows at the […]
Grammy-nominated guitarist, bassist, composer, producer, podcast host, guitar teacher, and variety show creator Cory Wong has a lot on his plate. But what he does best is play hype man and conductor on stage with very talented musicians surrounding him. On Feb 24th, he’ll be doing that on stage in […]
You do NOT want to miss this full day of music and food at the annual Trifecta Food Truck & Music Festival. Over 35 Food Trucks will be at this year’s event including Jammin Flava, Bandito’s Tacos, Lattimore Funnel Cakes, and so many more! Check out the full list of […]
Sure to be on your “Do Not Miss” reminder, Fontaines DC returns to Baltimore at Rams Head Live! Monday, October 3, 2022. Doors: 7:00 pmShow: 8:00 pmTickets: $25 Hailed as one of the most exciting bands in decades, Fontaines DC have quickly risen in a short time from their first […]
This Thursday, July 14th the Appell Center for the Performing Arts will be the spot to be if you are a music lover. North Carolina’s Steep Canyon Rangers are stopping in York, PA as part of their current tour. Their style of Bluegrass with great musicians and awesome harmonies will […]
YORK, PA (May 13, 2022) – Appell Center for the Performing Arts is excited to welcome LakeStreet Dive as they continue their tour across the US, including this stop in the Strand Theatreon Wednesday, June 22. The following is courtesy of the band’s press release: Lake Street Dive has partnered […]
On Saturday evening The Hillbenders will bring their bluegrass version of The Who to The Appell Center for the Performing Arts in York PA. Starting at 7:00 PM the stage will heat up with the Hillbenders performing some of the iconic songs of The Who. Formed in 2008 in Springfield,Mo […]
This month H.E.R. will be hitting the road for her “Back Of My Mind” Tour, which follows the release in June of her album of the same name. The tour will hit 9 cities in 19 days, including stops in: Franklin, TN on 10/10 Grand Prairie, TX on 10/13 Sugar Land, TX on 10/14 Boston, […]
The 2021 installment of the annual All Things Go Festival is almost upon us and excitement surrounding the festival is palpable. This year’s events will be taking place at Merriweather Post Pavilion on Saturday, October 16th. The festival will feature headlining sets from Haim, St. Vincent, Charli XCX, Girl In […]
Maryland Art Place will be featuring their first exhibition since early 2020: Seen: 20 Years of Baltimore Music Photography. This exhibit was curated by Josh Sisk, Joe Giordano with support from Audrey Gatewood. It will feature a comprehensive look at music in Baltimore over the past 20 years. In addition to the photography exhibit, […]
It has been 5 months since my last concert. This Covid life adjustment has been challenging coming from someone who attended shows on a weekly basis. Live-stream performances have been a nice change of pace; however, there really is nothing like a live performance. A few bands have been developing […]
As the world slowly emerges from Covid-19 lockdown, more establishments are opening and getting creative on establishing the “new normal”. Jammin Java, who frequently hosted live music prior to the Covid shutdown, has come up with a way to treat locals to great live music and donate to a good […]
We are going to try and keep everyone up to date on the MANY live-stream shows taking place over the next several weeks. Please keep our musician and service industry friends in mind as they make their way through this unexpected event. Musicians love to share music with their fans. […]
Longstanding stalwarts of the punk rock scene and champions of considered thought, Thrice are bringing their Vheissu 15 year anniversary tour to Baltimore on Wednesday, February 12. Vheissu famously marked a change in their sound, introducing electronic elements and a more experimental sound than anything they’d made before. The record […]
The vagabond life comes with its hopes and failures, its wild joys and its lonely moonrises. Fruition – Jay Cobb Anderson, Kellen Asebroek, Mimi Naja, Jeff Leonard, and Tyler Thompson – essentially became a band on the road, busking on sidewalks around all around America. The product of easy serendipity […]
The Honey Dewdrops – Laura Wortman and Kagey Parrish – have wooed Baltimore audiences (and beyond) for the last decade, having released five records in that time. They moved from their Appalachian Virginia home to Baltimore in the first half of the 2010s, quickly settling into and becoming Baltimore mainstays. […]
Next Wednesday, January 29, the Wood Brothers will be performing at Rams Head Live on their latest tour. They are out on the road in support of their latest album, Kingdom In My Mind, which will be available this Friday, the 24th. We are very excited for the show and […]
WELCOME TO ROCKVILLE MOVES TO DAYTONA MOTOR SPEEDWAY FOR ITS 10th ANNIVERSARY! Get tickets HERE What started out as a one day concert at Metropolitan Park in Jacksonville in 2011 has grown into a mammoth 3-day festival that, after 9 years, is moving to the Daytona Motor Speedway to ROCK OUT for its […]
Two years ago, Girlfriend in a Coma performed their farewell show at the Ottobar. The four band members who had been performing Smiths and Morrissey songs together for years before calling it quits to focus on their individual projects. Bassist Bryan Kimes, headed out to the west coast, drummer Sy […]
Sum 41 is closing out their North American tour with four more stops, House of Blues-Orlando on 12/18, The Clyde – Ft. Wayne, IN on 12/20, Monroe Live in Grand Rapids, MI on 12/21 and Delmar Hall in St. Louis, MO on 12/22 before they head overseas for a massive […]
Baltimore’s favorite, Pigeons Playing Ping Pong will be lighting up D.C. with TWO shows this weekend! They will be hitting up 930 Club this Friday the 6th and playing the following night at The Anthem. You do not want to miss these shows! Pigeons have been out on tour since […]
There are several bands who I can say with pride that I’ve loved since their beginnings. The Joy Formidable is one of them. I remember hearing “Whirring” for the first time. My musical partner was very good at finding bands who were obscure. One day, he was playing their album, […]
Over the course of two nights toward the end of November, during what is cheekily known as “Pranksgiving Weekend” (November 29th-30th), revered local artist Mary Prankster will return to the stage in Baltimore and Alexandria, Virginia to play her first shows in nearly 14 years. Between 1994 and 2005, Prankster […]
Town Mountain tours a lot. Somewhere between 130-150 shows a year, with significantly more days spent traveling, they’re nearly always on the road together, a tarheeled traveling family. Hailing from Asheville, North Carolina, I talked to Zach Smith, the band’s bassist, about their upcoming tour, including a show at The […]
I have had the pleasure of following David Wax Museum since I saw them perform at Newport Folk Festival 2010, which was a spot they won in a contest. At this point, David Wax Museum had already released two albums and they performed most of these songs at their live […]
David Lynch Foundation will be hosting their extraordinary “Silence the Violence” benefit concert which will feature performances by headlining artists, Katy Perry, Norah Jones, and Mavis Staples. The benefit concert will bring the filmmaker and the artists together at The Anthem on Friday, October 11. The benefit concert will also showcase the talents of the Celebration Gospel Choir, Jeremy Elliot, and […]
Summer is coming to an end; however, there is still time to catch some fun shows at MECU Pavilion. Next Saturday, September 21st, LiveNation presents Rancid. They will be stopping by Baltimore, and we have a pair of tickets to give away! Details on our Facebook page! Rancid will be […]
Knotfest Roadshow 2019 is without a doubt this summer’s heaviest-hitting metal festival tour. Slipknot have embarked on a six-week long tour around North America, and they’ve brought Polish extreme black metal band Behemoth, French technical heavy metal titans Gojira, and Danish rockabilly outfit Volbeat with them for the ride. I […]
Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue have teamed up with Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminal for a co-headlining summer tour. This is a tour that no music lover will want to miss. I was fortunate enough to photograph Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue at The Anthem in DC on New […]
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 float into town. Expanded from a two-day to a three-day festival for the first time, hosts Scythian are welcoming an even larger slate of performers, […]
On Saturday, August 3rd, CD Enterprises, Inc. will present Summer Spirit Festival 2019 at the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, MD. This year’s festival will feature some great artists from multiple genres (Soul, R&B, Go-Go Hip-Hop and Jazz) and will be headlined by Anthony Hamilton, Raphael Saadiq and Jhene Aiko. […]
Next Saturday, July 27th, 311 will grace the stage of Merriweather Post Pavilion as we round out our July show coverage. This show is going to be one of summer’s best concerts, so make sure you go and fight off this heat with some great music! Gates opening at 4:20 […]
There are a handful of bands that I truly love. I am talking “every song on every album” seems to connect with my soul. These bands have seen me through several milestones in my life (the good ones and “not so” good ones). And their music has just always been […]
Swedish “electropop” artist, Robyn, is creating an instant dance party at every stop she makes along her “Honey” tour. Robyn is touring in support of her first album since 2010; however, her fans clearly have not forgotten her. Her shows have been selling out all along her tour and from […]
