I'm sure most media outlets had this obit in the can years ago, but I'd always hoped Amy Winehouse had some of that Keith Richards longevity juju, because her talent far outstripped her personal...
Experimental filmmaker and Baltimore expat Catherine Pancake screens new work at the the Creative Alliance tonight! Tomorrow morning (11 am), Joyce Scott hosts a bead workshop at the Reginald...
Years ago, I interviewed trombonist Joseph Bowie at his family's homestead in Frederick, Maryland. Joseph and his brother Lester stretched the boundaries of jazz with their sonically adventurous...
What piece of art changed your life? How did it affect you?
The melancholy and mystery of Leonard Cohen's "Famous Blue Raincoat" showed me a whole new way I could approach songwriting. I...
Artscape, Artscape, Artscape… The weather’s perfect, uncharacteristically comfortable for the usually sweltering Artscape weekend. There's a ton of great stuff on tap, but I’m most interested in...
Wednesday night, my wife Anne opened for Jimbo Mathus at Night Cat, a tiny (but mighty) club in Easton. Anne played seven songs—two with our daughter, Posie, singing back-up!—and that, in itself...
One of the most hotly anticipated shows of the summer comes to Merriweather tomorrow, as Animal Collective plays something of a homecoming concert. It should be a gorgeous night to stretch out on...
With Animal Collective playing Merriweather Post Pavilion this weekend, I emailed a few questions to Brian Weitz (Geologist), who went to Park School with Josh Dibb (Deakin) and Dave Portner (Avey...
You still have enough time catch Arty Hill tonight at my favorite neighborhood bar in Fells Point, 1919 Fleet. You can probably guess the address. While you’re there, check out proprietor Sally...
Last weekend, the family and I headed to MASS MoCA (Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art) in North Adams for Solid Sound, the music and arts festival curated by Wilco. We loved it, every bit of...
