The Baltimore Chop

New Music in Baltimore: Spring 2013

The Chop — Thu, 23 May 2013 13:00:49 +0000

You don’t have to listen to any Classic Rock radio station for very long before you realize that every single one of them is drawing from the same 200 song playlist every single day, and has been for the last 30 years. That’s because the Baby Boomer generation is all shitty people. Part of their [...]

The Scandal, My Friend, is Blowin’ in the Wind: Our Bi-Weekly Political Roundup

The Chop — Wed, 22 May 2013 05:00:29 +0000

So, your Chop might just be the only person in America who is of this opinion, but if you ask us there aren’t any serious scandals going on in Washington right now. Sure, there are “scandals” but they really amount to little more than business as usual. We fail to see how Benghazi, the IRS [...]

Tomorrow: Killer Angels Opening Reception @ Windup Space

The Chop — Tue, 21 May 2013 13:00:03 +0000

Despite the title, this post is only halfway about the opening reception of Killer Angels: Faces of American Death Metal. It’s mainly a post about Future Islands, who we’re going to go see at Metro Gallery tomorrow. Naturally, it’s been a while since we’ve seen these guys since we’ve been busy On the Water. (Ha!) [...]

Spring Shoes

The Chop — Mon, 20 May 2013 13:00:07 +0000

There’s a scene in The Devil Wears Prada where Meryl Streep gives Anne Hathaway a very cool and refined dressing down for her ignorance of how fashion cycles work. It’s pretty much all the average person needs to know about High Fashion, and it’s a lesson that we’d all do well not to forget. She [...]

Tomorrow: Peals @ Baltimore Museum of Art

The Chop — Fri, 17 May 2013 13:00:30 +0000

If you ever wanted to spend a nice, pleasant, relaxing day in Baltimore, tomorrow is it. For one thing, it’s Spring! The weather right now is glorious. It’s cool and warm all at once and everywhere there are trees and leaves and flowers and birds. For someone who’s seen little else but salt water and [...]

Tomorrow: Cabin//Fire in Gwynn Oak

The Chop — Thu, 16 May 2013 13:00:30 +0000

If you don’t know Justin Sirois by now, you certainly should. Not least because he’s a friend of the blog and a Baker Artist Award winner. We’ve already told you about his novel Falcons on the Floor and were especially interested in his serial, app centric follow-up So Say the Waiters, which cut a new [...]

The Top 6 Things We Missed in Our 6 Months at Sea

The Chop — Wed, 15 May 2013 05:00:36 +0000

We’ve been out of town a long time. So long that we’re still not quite up to speed. It’s going to take your old Chop at least one day for every month away from Charm City to get back on track. As we said just the other day, a sailor leaves, comes home and strives [...]

The Chop Rents a Car

The Chop — Tue, 14 May 2013 13:00:02 +0000

It’s been well over a year now since we decided drive our trusty old Chevy down to Crazy Ray’s and let them chop it up. So far it’s gone really well for us. We’ve got no complaints and certainly aren’t going to be car shopping any time soon. A year on a bike has made [...]

The Chop Returns From Sea

The Chop — Mon, 13 May 2013 13:00:54 +0000

The life of a sailor is a peculiar thing. It’s more like two lives, really. There’s life at sea, which is very regimented and routine and carries over from ship to ship. After you’ve gained enough sea time you start to realize how small the world actually is- seeing some of the same guys over [...]

The Chop Goes to Sea

The Chop — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 11:00:19 +0000

This is what we’re doing today. This thing in the poster. Literally. We’re throwing a sea bag over our shoulder and climbing up a gangway and sailing halfway around the world. Some of you reading this already knew that. For others, it may come as a surprise. That’s what we’ve been up to when this [...]