Music Critic
Jaddie Fang has worked as an independent curator, writer, film translator, skateboarder and artist for over a decade. Her works include photography, video, music, and writing under the pseudonym “小玉”, “小鬻, or Jaddie Fang since 2011. Born and raised in Taiwan, she currently resides in Baltimore Maryland working as a freelancer and independent curator since 2017.
Baltimore's Most Fun Punks Drop a New Video, Wisdom, and a Show in Philly Next Month
"Politics have always been intertwined with music. I don't feel there's more of it now; it depends on what's happening in the world at any given moment." -Tommy Rouse
The Upendo Trumpeter Discusses the Band's New Album, Influences, and Love as a Volcano
In Upendo's latest album "For the Love of it All" the band brings experience and heritage to new compositions.
Micah Wood and Christopher Chester on Creatively Archiving Baltimore
A new photo book, Scene Seen, weaves together 85 bands, over 200 portraits, and 300 pages into a tribute to Baltimore’s creative resilience, documenting the essence of the music scene from 2016 to 2024.
Authorship, Remix, and Identity in the Age of AI
"In a world of mass production, I believe it's important not to be too precious about the original. As an artist, I encourage others to borrow, alter, or even mess with my work. I find excitement in the idea that my work can evolve and change. It’s about the spirit of making art..."
Ahead of Their September 22nd Show at Rams Head Live, McNew Reflects on a 40-Year Career
Yo La Tengo is a group that embodies a unique essence—their music is romantically heartfelt yet slightly whimsical, hiding a touch of noise within its melodic beauty.
Fussell's New Album "When I'm Called" Offers an Untraditional Take on America's Musical Traditions
Last month Jake Xerxes Fussell brought luminous, heartwarming guitar and deeply sentimental singing to Metro Gallery for his Baltimore debut.
The Vocalist Reflects on Three Decades of Growth, Songwriting, the American Dream, and Going Home to Family in Japan
"If I were genuinely paralyzed by my own criticism, I probably wouldn't be able to do anything. I would stop myself. But there is always a moment when I forget about everything else, I forget about time, and I put down whatever I have in my mind. That is music for me."
Smoke Bellow, Baltimore's Post-Punk, Experimental, Australian Kraut Rock Band
For Australians Meredith McHugh and Christian Best who comprise the band Smoke Bellow— along with American drummer and vocalist Jen Kirby from the Stranger Time People band—music is the language through which they migrated to Baltimore.
Zeakness, hosted at Zika Farm, is a DIY skateboarding contest and a new Baltimore tradition
The future of Baltimore's DIY Community: Photos from Two Days of Skatebording on a DIY Mega Ramp and Music
Alex Zhang Hungtai Plays the Red Room June 6 with Leo Chang
The ever-evolving, "Stateless" musician of many aliases brings his genre-bending brand of experimentation to the Red Room this Tuesday.
The British Post-Punk Rockers Talk Gentrification, DIY Scenes, Songwriting, and Rockstar-Aversion
An Interview with guitarist Sean Coyle-Smith from the band shame, playing the Ottobar
A Conversation about Outcalls' new single "Holiday Ex-Lover" and their latest album, "Greatest Hits, Vol. 1"
The neo-opera duo Outcalls is classically trained, but they use their singing and musical skills with the creativity of pop rhythms to gently choke the patriarchy with their beautiful voices.
