Remington Youth/Community Radio, J. Roddy Walston and the Business, and Dweezil Zappa
Remington Youth/Community RadioPortrait of a Neighborhood (Art on Purpose/GRIA)Basically a set of field recordings and interviews with Remington residents, this project provides a youthful,...
The Holmes Brothers, Victoria Vox, and Bonnie “Prince” Billy & The Cairo Gang
The Holmes BrothersFeed My Soul (Alligator)This blues trio has quite an impressive resumé, working with the likes of Peter Gabriel and Willie Nelson and recording 11 acclaimed albums of its own....
Tommy KeeneYou Hear Me (Second Motion Records)Keene's name plus the title of this two-disc retrospective gives a nod to The Who ("Tommy, can you hear me?"). The wordplay provides an apt allusion...
GalacticYa-Ka-May (Anti-)Galactic, who recently turned up in David Simon's Treme, is a perfect choice for a show that takes place in New Orleans three months after Katrina. In fact, the band's music...
SONiA & disappear fear, David Byrne & Fatboy Slim, and Thrushes
SONiA & disappear fearBlood, Bones & Baltimore (Disappear Records)A friend played me a recording of SONiA's 2009 Kerrville Folk Festival set, which included fan favorite "Biggest Baddest...
YeasayerOdd Blood (Secretly Canadian)The art-pop wing of indie rockdom has been incredibly fertile over the past year, and bands with Baltimore ties have been leading the charge. Folks like Dan...
Carl Grubbs/Lafayette Gilchrist, Michael Lawrence, and Lizz King
Carl Grubbs/Lafayette GilchristMaryland Traditions in Jazz (self-released)This collaboration between two of the city's finest jazz musicians grew out of their involvement in Maryland Traditions'...
JawboxFor Your Own Special Sweetheart (Desoto/Dischord)A few months back, Jawbox turned up on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon playing a stunning version of "Savory," arguably Sweetheart's best song...
Beach HouseTeen Dream (Sub Pop)On its third disc—and debut for Sub Pop, the stalwart indie label that's given us the likes of Nirvana and The Shins—Beach House takes a giant step toward full-on...
David FairI'll Be Moe (Thick Syrup Records)Besides co-founding the iconic punk band Half Japanese and organizing Shake More, Westminster's finest music festival, David Fair tells great stories....
