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R&B/soul band the Bellevederes shares the covers
If the Bellevederes isn't Baltimore's best soul/R&B band — and it just might be — it's certainly the biggest. There are 10 people in all, including a horn section and a hype man known as Velvet Johnson (aka Justin Metzger). Technically, they'...
Tags: Music, Music Industry, The Happiest News!, Ottawa Senators, New Year's Day
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Everyman's Lancisi begins the next act
When Vincent Lancisi was 6 years old, his father sat the boy on his lap for a serious conversation. "Don't ever go into the music business, Vinny," Ben Lancisi told his youngest son. "You'll never make any money in the entertainment industry. And it's...
Tags: Charles Village, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Entertainment Events, Boston College, Nursing Homes
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Acme Corporation premieres 'Office Ladies'
Well before the first performance last week of Lola Pierson's latest work, "Office Ladies," it was advertised as a "hit play." That's the sort of cheekiness you might expect from a young, DIY-type theater company that calls itself the Acme Corporation,...
Tags: Music, Indie (genre), Towson University, Three Sisters (movie), St. Paul Street
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June Star singer at peace with alt-country band's long career
After seven albums and nearly 15 years of leading the Baltimore alt-country act June Star, lead singer and songwriter Andrew Grimm finally sounds at ease about his band's place in the city's scene. The six-piece has a small but loyal following, and can...
Tags: Mumford & Sons (music group), Music, Music Industry, Sykesville, Entertainment Events
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Hopkins pledges $10 million for neighborhoods
The Johns Hopkins University pledged Thursday to spend $10 million over the next five years to strengthen and stabilize neighborhoods near its North Baltimore campus. "The interests of our neighbors — safe streets, the elimination of blighted...
Tags: Charles Village, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, University of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins University, Teaching and Learning
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2012 in dining: An era of expansion
Call it manifest restaurant destiny. In 2012, Baltimore-based restaurateurs set about expanding their empires, or at least their brands. Clementine opened a second location in the Creative Alliance in Highlandtown, the team behind Langermann's in...
Tags: Charles Village, Seafood and Fishing Industry, Bars and Clubs, Cafe Hon, Federal Hill
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Baltimore gay rappers are loud and proud
When Baltimore rapper DDm began writing the songs for his new mixtape, he looked to Omar Little, the ruthless-yet-honorable stickup man from "The Wire," for inspiration.
Omar, like DDm, was raw, aggressive — and gay. DDm saw enough in common with...Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Queen (music group), Genres, Gays and Lesbians, Charles Street
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Artscape hits the road
A juke joint, a national park and a health spa for cars — all located within about five blocks of one another. For three days beginning Friday, a stretch of North Charles Street will be transformed into what just might be the coolest stretch of...
Tags: Morgan State University, National Parks, Mount Royal, Personal Service, Charles Street
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Brian McKnight, Clutch to headline Artscape
R&B artist Brian McKnight, rockers Clutch and funksters the Rebirth Brass Band will headline this year's Artscape festival, set for July 20-22. The performance lineup, along with other details of the three-day festival that attracts about 350,000...
Tags: Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Soul (genre), Brian McKnight, Rebirth Brass Band (music group), Mount Royal
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Sondheim winner delves into spirituality, culture via alter ego
Renee Stout is the winner of the 2012 Janet and Walter Sondheim Artscape Prize, but a look at her photos, prints and other creations gives a glimpse of another woman — Fatima Mayfield. The woman is an alter ego Stout created, pulling her name...
Tags: Baltimore Museum of Art, Hollins Market, Artists, Artscape, Fine Artists
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MICA student gives rides in her homemade 'pedicab'
When Andrea Nugent visited family and friends in her native Philippines in 2010, it was her first visit in three decades — and the first visit ever for her American-born daughter, Michelle. For Michelle Nugent, one of the most memorable sights of...
Tags: Charles Village, Fine Arts, Waverly (Baltimore, Maryland), Johns Hopkins University, Plan B (drug)
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