Let's look back on the past few months, here are the next best 26 downloadables of 2008 (so far). "Antoine And Birdskull" (box.net mp3) by Jaguar Love "Black Rice" (flemish eye mp3) by Women "Calypso" (box.net mp3) by Abe Vigoda "Catalogs" (box.net mp3) by Double Dagger "The Cock-A-Doodle-Doo-Of Democracy" (box.net mp3) by Shooting At Unarmed Men [...]

Today I bring you a track off the Bored Meeting 7" by Baltimore's own postpostpunkers Double Dagger . They look like this: Downloadable from Bored Meeting 7" : "Catalogs" (box.net mp3) Buy the Bored Meeting 7" ... here . This is the Bored Meeting 7" track listing: 1. Bored Meeting 2. Catalogs 3. I Was So Bored I Wanted To Hang Myself on the Dancefloor (Chalmers remix) Downloadable [...]

Two new seven-inch Double Daggers for you this month - Sophisticated Urban Living and Bored Meeting - the first hundred of which are pressed on colored vinyl and available via Terra Firma Limited, Toxic Pop Records or their Ottobar show next Thursday 8/14. A wiry bomb siren for sociopolitical independence the post-pop fallout era, "No Allies" finds Bruce, Nolen and Denny with their game locked tight. Suggested pairings: AOL's "Audiowhore" and your favorite artisanal cheeses. Double Dagger [...]

Lazy. Hot. Summer Saturday. What to listen to? How's about some postafrobeat? Yeah. Gonna listen to NOMO . Downloadables: "Nova" (box.net mp3) "Three Shades" (box.net mp3) ( Did you get this track already? ) Myspace page is here . Ubiquity Records page is here . eMusic page is here . Consider CLICKing - How's about some "hazy, hip-hop-based downbeat shit"? Stones Throw artist Koushik has a couple of free mp3s available [...]

I was very excited to see the new Sophisticated Urban Living 7 inch in my mailbox a few days ago from one of Baltimore's finest trios Double Dagger . Just released this month through Terra Firma Records, the single features a scorching re-recorded version of "Luxury Condos for the Poor" along with two new songs. For those that missed out on their excellent second album Ragged Rubble that was put out last year through Stationary (Heart), I highly suggest checking it [...]

Damn! Another great weekend of free live music and I will not be around to enjoy it. Boo Hoo. In the meantime, I will be banging my head to Philly DJ duo Crimp Yr Hair's remix of "No More Long Years" by GT favs Matt And Kim . Listen: "No More Long Years (Crimp Yr Hair rmx)" (box.net mp3) Myspace page is here . IHEARTCOMIX page is here . Moshi Moshi is here . Some old GT Matt & Kim posts are here and [...]

(Monotonix, When Dinosaurs Ruled The Earth, Double Dagger, and Power Douglas [members of TV On The Radio and Dragons Of Zynth] at Death By Audio this past weekend) The Monotonix show was pretty fun. I was really curious to see what the TV On The Radio/Dragons Of Zynth collaboration, Power Douglas, would be like. It was kind of noisy, jangly, but more than anything it seemed to be a cathartic exercise for the two members of the aforementioned bands. About midway through their set David Andrew Sitek grabbed a mic and ranted about the miscarriage of justice (or [...]

Tonight @ Death By Audio Presented by Brooklyn By Hand Double Dagger Listen: "Luxury Condos For The Poor" (mp3) Also: Double Dagger guest edits ptw ... here . dd/mm/yyyy Listen: So So Glos Sh Sh Sh Shark Attack Listen: "Bad Water Chromosome (Demo)" [...]

Did you listen to "Andrew WK on Fair Game" (box.net mp3) when I posted about it... here ? If not, you missed some best the 50 some odd seconds of "over-the-top rockulism" this year. Listen: "The McLaughlin Group" (box.net mp3) This is the lyrical core of the song: If it happens Pat May he rest in piece Death comes in the night On little cat's feet The next man on the moon will be Chinese Listen to the whole Fair Game [...]

Many, many options this weekend in the area to catch your favorite music. Every night has something definitely worthwhile, all over the region. Friday Imperial China is having a CD release party and they want you there! They are with Double Dagger , Zulu Pearls , and the Black & White Jacksons . Catch them at the Rock and Roll Hotel in DC. One of my picks for Best of Philly '07 (and in serious contention for it this year [...]

Need I remind you of the awesomeness of Hot Snakes ? If the answer is yes, watch this: "Braintrust" (ughh.. wmv). Now we've already heard John Reis' new band The Night Marchers . Listen (if you haven't already): "Who's Lady R U?" (AOL mp3) So what is Rick Froberg up to? He got the Obits . These recordings may be rough, plus one appears to be cut out a little too soon, but these make me pretty excited for an album recorded in a studio [...]

Like a forgotten petri dish buried deep within Umbrella Corporation labs, the lyrics from Bmore's nastiest punk trio are mutating, evolving even, from obscure typography/art jokes to powerful action rallies against the city's socio-economic inequalities. New song "No Allies" - available soon via one of two 7" to be released this spring - opens with a solitary distress signal from bassist Bruce Willen; answer it and get yanked into a sweaty pile of warehouse kids thrashing to "no allies - we don't need you on our side." [...]
From the double D crew: "We're taking a break from shows for a couple of months to work on some new shit. But we've got some awesome stuff upcoming in oh eight, oh yes. In the meantime, treat yourself to a Christmastime present and download the entire Materials CD for free...no lie! It's Bruce and Nolen from DD plus Kim of Baltimore's awesome-est Kim++ and Human Host ( www.myspace.com/kimplusplus). It'll be good, we promise. Materials - Plastic Double Dagger - Rearranging The Digital Deck Chairs (live on WFMU) [...]
Vette shit van Double Dagger . Zang, bas en drums, meer heb je niet nodig om een vette bak herrie te maken.. It's just my sound! The Psychic Luxury Condos For The Poor Camera Chimera

So... I saw these photos and they launched me into an investigation into Double Dagger . One of the photos: I like. They use drums, bass, and vocals (yes, much like C.O.C.O. , but in a different way). Listen: "The Psychic" (mp3) "Luxury Condos For The Poor" (mp3) Myspace page is here . More mp3s are here . Stationary Heart page is here . Emusic page is here . [...]
Don't be turned away by the thrash, Baltimore's Double Dagger are loud because there's something to be said and no one's listening. Actually lots of people are listening to the music - they were the most anticipated act at this weekend's Hampden Fest (above). But with new full-length Ragged Rubble released this summer, the band maintains its self-proclaimed designcore sound while becoming astute political voices against Baltimore's overzealous waterfront gentrification. A classic example of Baltimore's DIY artistic spirit, Double Dagger have built a bubbling underground buzz fueled by stageless basement performances, limited [...]

Today is the annual festival of Hons and big hair. There also happens to be a lot of music. Welcome to Baltimore, you have arrived at HampdenFest 2007 . CITYPAPER STAGE (36th St. between Roland & Elm) 11AM - Private Eleanor 12PM - Payola Reserve 1PM - Caleb Stine & The Brakemen 2PM - The Jennifers 3PM - Impossible Hair 4PM - The Oranges Band PATUXENT PUBLISHING STAGE (36th & Chestnut) 11AM - Stalking [...]
Baltimore is known for its all-inclusive bootstrap DIY indie spirit - and with the number of startup artists, labels and legit/underground venues climbing faster than the city's body count (200+ this year, watch your back Detroit), we had plenty of gems to choose from for the first part of this series. 1. Among Wolves - Sleep and Dream 2. OCDJ - Trip Trip 3. Small Sur - Big Sur 4. Thrushes - Aidan Quinn 5. Brian Adam Ant - Holy Hell 6. [...]