Hop Along @ MICA Tonight

When we were in Nashville this Summer, poking around in all the shrines to country music we noticed a funny little phrase that kept popping up on plaques and descriptions over and over again: “old time family band.” Which is what it sounds like- you have a bunch of kids and teach each one a […]

Posters By Alex Fine, Post Typography On View/Sale

Perhaps, unlike the Chop, you are not a cheap and selfish bastard. Perhaps you don’t just get a Christmas gift for your mom and girlfriend and call it a day. Perhaps you are generous enough to buy reasonably priced holiday gifts for some of your punk rock friends as well and will soon be in […]

Tomorrow: Baltimore Premiere of Filmage @ Ottobar

There are people out there who ask why the Descendents are more popular than All. For that matter, there are people who’d question how the band was able to build a more loyal and fanatical fanbase than any of their contemporaries. Bands like Bad Religion and NOFX released much larger catalogs, toured hundreds of thousands […]

Tomorrow: Cross My Heart @ Metro Gallery

Ryan Shelkett doesn’t have a Wikipedia page. That’s a shame, and someone really ought to write him one as he’s been one of the most talented and prominent participants in Baltimore’s music scene over the last 20 years. Fronting bands Dead Red Sea, Blank, Liars’ Academy, and most recently the Desert Boys, Shelkett’s influence and […]

Unregistered Nurse Fest Starts Today (Sort Of)

As you can see by the poster, UN Fest is at the Ottobar this weekend. As you can also see, it’s a whole bunch of bands and we don’t even know where to begin with a write-up on it. Solid lineups for both days. But what you can’t see on the poster is that the […]