Keeps @ Black Cat

The backstage of Black Cat is one of my favorite spots to see new music. Though I have seen some really great shows at the mainstage (Protomartyr & DIIV), it sometimes can get a bit too crowded for me. I enjoy venues that can hold a few hundred people, but then in...
Review of Benny Boeldt’s 8 of Cups

Review of Benny Boeldt’s 8 of Cups

Benny Boeldt – 8 of Cups (Carpark) Frenetic electronic chip-tune After relocating from North Carolina to Baltimore and releasing three full length albums with locally based Carpark Records, Benny Beoldt decided it was time for a change. Even though he had...

Discover Mandy Weekly III

Courtesy of  Soundcloud We all have those artists on our playlists: they come in once, bring one good party song, and are quickly forgotten once you hit shuffle one too many times. These are the one hit wonders of our music collections. I think Spotify likes to mock...

Incredible Horrible Music Videos

Courtesy of 8 Bit Dad Let‰’s talk about bad music. I‰’ll set the scene. 7th grade. You just get home from school. You‰’re wearing an Urban Outfitters graphic t-shirt. Your parents are still at work. You hop on the internet because what else would you...

Soundtrack to Your Life: Election 2016 Edition

Courtesy of Las Vegas Review Journal It‰’s 2016, and you know what that means–it‰’s a leap year. That‰’s not the point of this column, but I feel the need to acknowledge it because leap years deserve love too. But I digress, this is a big year...