A Photographer Captivated by Baltimore Musicians
Micah E. Wood's intimate portraits capture a bold musical vision
Color-saturated images of favorite Baltimore-based bands inspired by fashion, design, and art
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Art AND: Sam Bessen
Why the director of the performance series In the Stacks and curator at Hopkins' Lester S. Levy Sheet Music Collection wants you to listen to Classical music
"I’m inspired by these musicians that weren’t satisfied with the presenting platforms or ensembles that existed, so they just created new ones."
Turnstile at Clifton Park: A Photo Essay
Photos by Josh Sinn from the release party for Turnstile’s latest project, Glow On at Clifton Park
A throng of Baltimore people protected stage divers from being hurt, allowing the brave and die-hard fans to leap into a sea of fans and surf in ecstasy and glory.
Quiet Glories and Manifestation: Butch Dawson Releases ‘Stardust’ EP
The West Baltimore rapper talks about his motivations, the thrill of performing, and what all the hard work is for
With his team, talent, and determination, Dawson will ascend and carry Baltimore with him wherever he goes.
Diamon Fisher Curates Juneteenth Celebration as Both a Party and a Skillshare
Saturday's celebration at the Eubie Blake features music, art, food, workshops and more
Dan Deacon’s Long-Form and Experimental Radio Show Rekindles Human Connection Through Music
The weekly show airs on WTMD on Friday nights
The show is a two-hour listening experience that is about experience, not acquisition.
Physical Strength and Powerful Community
In the Dark Circus Arts teaches a combination of athleticism and artistry
A career or hobby in circus is not an escape but rather a way of life.
Liner Notes: Adam G. Holofcener’s New Album ‘GEE-ZA-WHIZ’
Not so much an interview as one friend interrogating another, pushing him a little
Musician and MDVLA executive director Adam G. Holofcener’s new album GEE-ZA-WHIZ begins with a deep breath and a deeper exhalation
The Future of Live Music Post-Pandemic
An interview with Ottobar’s Tecla Tesnau and Todd Lesser and WWR’s KK Yeh
Yeh, Tesnau, and Lesser spoke with me about the importance of a robust local music industry, adapting during the pandemic, and deeply missing the visceral experience of live music.
Grids Are Not Neutral: A Year on Zoom
On Lee Walton’s “Zeven Event Zcores for Zoom” and the online platform's subtle social ticks
Zeven Event Zcores for Zoom by Lee Walton, part of ‘sindikit’s Friday night performance series
Pandemic Sounds: 12 Baltimore Albums Released Since the Start of Quarantine
Some of these records inevitably confront themes that are pertinent to our present circumstances and upheavals, some take the listener to places subterranean or extraterrestrial, and many others pull off an inventive combination of all the above.
Lynn Hunter’s ‘Grounded’ Considers the Ritual of Burial, Life, and Rebirth
The energy created in the space between her body and the audience is always charged
During the performance at The Shed, her breath inflated and deflated white balloons, one after another, while her body remained mostly covered by the earth.
Quarantine Diaries: Rappers & Collaborators
Chris Cassius, Baby Kahlo, Logicoma, Stoop Baby Mo, Infinity Knives, Brian Ennals, Eze Jackson, Bailey Straughn
Though the feeling of being in a crowd at a show cannot be replicated, maybe reading the words and listening to the projects of these artists can bring you some semblance of that adrenaline and joy.
Bringing You Back to You: The Acme Corporation Finds Its Audience Through the Mail
Nothing happens without the audience in The Institute for Counterfeit Memory, a play that arrives in a cardboard box
The experimental nature of this play is not simply for the sake of experiment but to highlight all of our assumptions that make us comfortable and therefore passive, forgetful, and complicit.
Seeing What Happens: High Zero Goes Virtual
How Baltimore’s storied experimental and improvisational music festival is solving problems in interesting ways
High Zero shows aren't just musically intense, they're also quite frequently outlandishly entertaining.
The Dissensus Convergence: Prairie WWWW, Non-Confined Space, and Horse Lords in Conversation
Democratic process and production, decolonization, and more
Musician Omnia Azar is a Divine Vessel for Healing
Spreading a message of Light, Love, Peace, Truth, Freedom, and Growth
Being a part of a regional symphony orchestra for several years instilled Omnia Azar's love for classical music
Pangelica and Amy Reid Imagine New Worlds in ‘Immortal Voices’
Part of the Walters' Art Sound Now series, the artists' piece finds inspiration in myth and conceptions of the afterlife
While Reid’s part of Immortal Voices hints at the heavens, Pangelica’s deals with darkness.