Tonight in Baltimore don't miss Japanther, Ninjasonik, and Totally Michael over at the Hexagon . Also in town is a great show at the Wind Up Space with E. Joseph and the Phantom Heart, Chris Schutz and the Tourists, and Person Parcel. Down in DC Clock Hands Strangle play the Velvet Lounge while the Black Cat has These United States and Shortstack. Over in Easton, MD The Brakes play Coffee East while in Frederick, MD Guido's has Caverns and Hammer No More The Fingers. Enjoy! mp3: Hammer No More The Fingers - [...]
Tonight in Baltimore don't miss the fabulous Mates Of State at the Ottobar with Brother Reade and Avocado Happy Hour. Down in DC Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson and the Castanets play DC9 while hip hop flourishes over at the 9:30 Club with Jedi Mind Tricks, Outerspace, Reef The Lost Cauze, King Magnetic, and Adlib. Up in Philly Benjy Ferree and Shortstack play the M Room while Spanish Prisoners, The Antlers, and The Black Atlantic play the Fire. Enjoy! mp3: Mates Of State - Fraud In The 80's mp3: Benjy Ferree - In [...]
There are great shows all over the place tonight. Here in Baltimore the Ottobar has Ra Ra Riot, The Little One, and Kadman. In DC the Red and the Black has Mahjongg, Mystery Palace, and Outputmessage. In Philly, Johnny Brenda's has Foals and Ghosts, while the First Unitarian Church has Tapes N Tapes and White Denim. Finally in Virginia, Iota has Shortstack and The Wilders. mp3: Foals - Balloons --> website --> buy mp3: Mahjongg - Aluminum --> website --> buy [...]
This week's release list keeps the good music coming. There are not as many big name releases this week, but we have three albums dropping from DC artists and several other good releases from a mixture of veterans and new favorites. I don't have a specific pick for this week, but I have listened to almost all of the albums for varying amounts of time and there is a lot of quality to be had. Bob Mould (DC) District Line - " The Silence Between Us " & [...]
It's the first of the month...wake up...get up...go see some shows. The question is...which one? Well here are your options. In Philly there are two super sweet concerts. The first being National Eye, The Sw!ms and Pepi Ginsberg at Johnny Brenda's . The second is Sarsaparilla, Famous Lovers, Nicole Reynolds, and Alex Rodes at the Fire . In DC there are also two super sweet shows. The first is Exit Clov, Army of Me, Good Night States, and The Dance Party at the Rock and Roll Hotel . The [...]
Something new we'll do from time to time is offer up links, music and stuff we get from the good folks that visit Local Vertical, and unselfishly take the time to clue us in on some music and bands we may have not been aware of. We encourage anyone that has some band info to share, even local bands, to send it along to us. We might comment, we might not. The music has the spotlight. Contact email is in the sidebar. Thanks! Balloon :: mp3- All [...]
The 1900s - credit I'm a little swamped today, but here are some show happening in DC tonight that may be worth your time.. The Foxes @ DC9 The Foxes - Lover Killer Lejeune/Zetamale @ The Red and The Black Lejeune - Spanish Zetamale - Too Much Too Soon Shortstack/The 1900s/The Dead Trees/Kitty Hawk @ Rock 'N Roll Hotel Shortstack - Wiseblood The 1900s - When [...]
Each weekday, My Morning Download introduces you to some of the coolest new music on the web. We clear through the noise so you don't have to. Meet Shortstack Shortstack hail from Washington DC but their roots go back to Allentown, Pennsylvania where Scott Gursky and Adam Carroll formed a band. Inspired by punk, hardcore and early country music by Chet Atkins and Merle Travis, the got their
Murder by Death is not the first or last band to write dark, absurdist, morbid songs. In fact much of the early blues songs had these themes in abundance. Shortstack is a Washington DC band that plays a bawdy bastardization of early american music. Their new record The History of Cut Nails in America will be out Nov. 14 on Gypsy Eye Records . Here's a couple from The History of Cut Nails In America . [...]
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