The Brass Uncle BandThree Mobtown Gallons (self-released)The sound conjured by this Baltimore trio virtually embodies the city's geographic locale. Equal parts northern garage rock and southern...
Gelett Burgess, Maribeth Fischer, and Ruth Krauss and Marc Simont
Gelett BurgessBurgess Unabridged (Walker and Company)Originally published in 1914, this slim volume collects words invented by a nearly forgotten, but incredibly witty, American humorist. An...
Approximately 70,000 people over the course of two oppressively hot August days descended upon Pimlico for this annual two-day music extravaganza. They came to hear bands like Incubus, Beastie Boys...
Page France...and the Family Telephone (Suicide Squeeze)It's hard to believe Baltimore could produce a band that sounds this joyful. Like the anti-Wire, these 14 bouncy songs make the most of...
Larry Brown, Charles W. Mitchell, and William P. Tandy and Benn Ray
Larry BrownA Miracle of Catfish (Algonquin)I was in the Annapolis Barnes and Noble when I learned that Larry Brown had died. Perusing the magazine racks, I caught sight of a "Remembering Larry...
Sandy Asirvatham, Bruce Springsteen with the Sessions Band, and J Roddy Walston and the Business
Sandy AsirvathamMemoir (Jazz Grrl)A former City Paper columnist, Asirvatham abandoned a novel-in-progress to focus on composing and performing her own music. Although Asirvatham is an award-winning...
Dan MagusWise & Otherwise: A Fells Point Character Study (self-published)For this slim volume of black and white photos, Magus points his camera at the cast of characters inhabiting Fells Point...
Dan DeaconSpiderman of the Rings (Carpark)Deacon may the hardest working and biggest hearted artist on the local electronic music scene. As you read this, he's crisscrossing the country—playing...
Laura LippmanWhat the Dead Know (Morrow)It's definitely time to drop the qualifiers when discussing Lippman's work. For years, the former Sun reporter—thanks to her popular series of Tess Monaghan...
Lafayette Gilchrist, Various Artists, and Chris Vazquez
Lafayette Gilchrist3 (Hyena)This disc is a departure from pianist Gilchrist's earlier work. As the title implies, it's a trio effort—piano, bass, and drums—without the horn section that's been...
