Friday, February 3, 2012 2 Art Shows in Hampden/Remington! Let's get arty! I AM THE KING: A Benefit for Brad Deason 7-9PM. Atomic Books . Hampden, Baltimore. 3620 Falls Rd. A party/silent art auction benefit for Brad Deason, in order to help out with some of his medical bills after surgery. It's also First Friday in Hampden! Confirmed contributing artists (more TBA): Josh Sisk Ben Claassen III Nolen Strals [...]

Photo by Quinn S. On Saturday, Cass McCombs performed at The Ottobar here in Baltimore to an almost packed house. The lights were off before McCombs and his four-piece backing band stepped onstage, and they never once came up during the nearly hour and a half set. The only thing illuminating the room was the 10 panel screen standing tall behind the band, displaying an intricate constellation of animated lights. Never seeing a single face onstage might have come across as slightly impersonal initially, but with the room dark and quiet for [...]
Saturday, December 17, 2011 WYE OAK & GUESTS 8:00pm. Ottobar 2549 N. Howard St Remington, Baltimore. With... Pattern Is Movement Facebook RSVP.
Friday, December 16, 2011 DAN DEACON ENSEMBLE & GUESTS 8:00pm. Ottobar 2549 N. Howard St Remington, Baltimore. With... Celebration Matmos Facebook RSVP.
Saturday, December 3, 2011 FUTURE ISLANDS & GUESTS 8:00pm. Ottobar 2549 N. Howard St Remington, Baltimore. With... Javelin Ed Schrader's Music Beat Facebook RSVP.
Thursday, November 10, 2011 SEBADOH & GUESTS 8:00pm. Ottobar 2549 N. Howard St Remington, Baltimore. With... tba Facebook RSVP.
Monday, November 7, 2011 SURFER BLOOD & GUESTS 8:00pm. Ottobar 2549 N. Howard St Remington, Baltimore. With... tba Facebook RSVP.
Tuesday, November 2, 2011 MELT BANANA & GUESTS 8:00pm. Ottobar 2549 N. Howard St Remington, Baltimore. With... Dope Body Witch Hat Sprayer Dry Season Facebook RSVP.
Monday, October 24, 2011 SHONEN KNIFE & GUESTS 6PM - 7PM. Meet them at Atomic Books . 3620 Falls Rd. Hampden, Baltimore. 8:00pm. Ottobar 2549 N. Howard St Remington, Baltimore. With... The Quarantines Plurals Thee Degenerettes Facebook RSVP.
Saturday, October 22, 2011 ZOLA JESUS + special guests 8:00pm. Ottobar 2549 N. Howard St Remington, Baltimore. With... Xanopticon Nautical Almanac DJ Cullen Stalin Facebook RSVP.
Friday, October 21, 2011 DOUBLE DAGGER + special guests 8:00pm. Ottobar 2549 N. Howard St Remington, Baltimore. With special guests. This is Double Dagger's last show. Facebook RSVP.
This past Tuesday I had the pleasure of attending a pretty solid show at the Ottobar. Other Lives and YAWN, two bands I've talked about before, sounded great on record and backed it up live.... [go to the website to read the rest of the article, download mp3s and more]
Next Monday everyone's favorite ear-trip, Black Moth Super Rainbow, is rolling into Baltimore's Ottobar for an all ages show with Marshmallow Ghosts and Red Falcons. Turns out I have a... [go to the website to read the rest of the article, download mp3s and more]
Painted Face is playing a show with Neon Indian and Oberhofer on Sunday June 12 at Ottobar in Baltimore. RSVP here, and until then check out this sweet mixtape Painted Face put together. Take note of the very very cool Museum of Bellas Artes remix around minute 16. [...]
Okay okay okay - its been a while since doing one of these types of posts, but lately my mind has been booked solid. If ever you wanted a live show to expand or expunge your thoughts a bit,... [go to the website to read the rest of the article, download mp3s and more]
Good news everyone! I've got a pair of guest list spots for Sunday's awesome show at the Ottobar featuring Lower Dens, Mgik Markers, Nautical Almanac, and Afternoon Penis. To enter the... [go to the website to read the rest of the article, download mp3s and more]
[ Flash 10 is required to watch video.] Panda Bear. From last night at the Ottobar in Baltimore. INSANE. Mind blowing experience . It was a sensory overload to the max but in a good way. I was so glad I was there to experience it. Noah Lennox is my musical hero ! I'm so happy I got to experience with the dudez from Everybody Yay and especially the always lovely Katie Pierce . This video was taken by my phone so the audio is [...]