Bluesman Grayson Capps chronicles the same Dirty South that made Larry Brown's writing so compelling. Channeling the likes of Brown and Flannery O'Connor, Grayson cozies up to hill country blues,...
Even in the rain, the Baltimore Book Festival makes an excellent outing. Case in point... last nigt, I ducked into the Children's Bookstore tent with my 13-year-old daughter, and we caught a very...
Dan Deacon will be embarking on a solo tour this fall—including a date at Asheville's Moogfest on October 29—as well as a month-long Wham City comedy tour. The comedy tour winds up in Baltimore at...
Although it was quite an ordeal getting to the venue (see previous post), the music at Virgin FreeFest compensated for all that frustration. I basically arrived at 3 pm but didn’t get inside...
The organizers of last Saturday's Virgin Mobile FreeFest should consider moving the festival out of Merriweather Post Pavilion and away from Columbia. I know the promoters were thrilled the crowd was...
What piece of art changed your life? How did it affect you?
The book that changed my life is The Game OF Life And How To Play It by Florence Scovel Shinn, and the film that was a revelation was The...
There's a ton of great music on tap this weekend, starting tonight with Technicolor Motor Home—Baltimore's "Best Tribute Band"!—and its fantastic Steely Dan show at The Recher. Tomorrow, Hilary Hahn...
The Silopanna Music Festival, scheduled for this Saturday, has been cancelled because of the approaching hurricane. It's a wise move by promoters, considering the recent, weather-related stage...
The International Festival comes to Poly/Western this weekend, and it should be great fun. Besides all the traditional arts and crafts, demonstrations, and food, there will also be music from War...
Otakon, the gathering of Japanese anime/mange fans, runs all weekend at the Convention Center. A three-day pass will set you back $75, but it's free to gawk at all the outrageous costumes...
