WEDNESDAY:
Catch Pennsylvania indie poppers
Minshara
at Joe Squared Station North.
TalkShow
,
Impatience Machine
, and
Snail Knights
play the Windup Space.
Us Dismantlers
resist my protests that “We Dismantlers” would be more grammatically correct at the Sidebar.
THURSDAY:
Local tribal rock experimentalists
Telesma
holds a benefit at Metro Gallery for member Ian Hesford’s recent health struggles, with a listening party for their new album and live sets from
Aligning Minds
and
Fractal Cat
. The 2012 Scream The Prayer Tour brings the Christian metalcore of
Demon Hunter
and
Emery
to Sonar.
Dierks Bentley
brings easygoing country hits and a hard-to-pronounce name to Pier Six Pavilion. One of Baltimore’s favorite country boys,
Caleb Stine
, plays the 8x10 with the
Cris Jacobs Band
. Some more old-timey locals, the
Manly Deeds
, play Joe Squared Station North.
Art Of Trio
serenade An die Musik with sax and flute.
Don't miss:
The Baltimore Electronic Music 2012 Summerfest spends its third year at the Windup Space with
Bounge
and
Arthur Loves Plastic
.
FRIDAY:
The
Pietasters
skank the night away with the
Ducky Boys
downstairs at the Ottobar, while Baltimore club producer
James Nasty
spins upstairs at his Physical Education party. The elaborate hairstyles of
Ledisi
and
Chrisette Michele
accompany their mellow neo soul at Pier Six Pavilion. Rams Head Live presents the Summer Rockoff, a bill of locals that unpromisingly features
Moon Baby
, a Godsmack cover band. Great band names abound at the Sidebar, with
Pipe Smoking Rabbits
, the
Mostly Dead
, and
Rodent Lord
. Icelandic pianist
Sunna Gunnlaugs
crosses the Atlantic to pay a visit to An die Musik. Recher Theatre puts the spotlight on local rock with
At The Coda
and
Bazooka Circus
.
Don't miss:
Local indie big dogs
Secret Mountains
and up-and-comers
Lands and Peoples
play the Golden West.
SATURDAY:
Garage rock barnstormers
Thee Lexington Arrows
(featuring occasional
City Paper
illustrator Alex Fine) play the Sidebar with the
Evokatones
and
Saddle of Centaur
. Windup Space hosts a brassy retro night with New York’s
Miss Tess and The Talkbacks
and Baltimore’s
Sticky Buns Burlesque
troupe. If that’s not enough burlesque for you, hit the Ottobar for
Trixie and Monkey's All American Burlesque Circus
. The
Yacht Rock Revue
reduces some of the greatest songs ever written—by the likes of Steely Dan and Hall & Oates—to a tired joke about yuppies at Rams Head Live. Washington, D.C. singer/songwriter
Peter Maybarduk
strums away at An die Musik.
Don't miss:
The
Beltways
hold a release party for their new album at the Creative Alliance at the Patterson
with
Renegade Soul
.
SUNDAY:
Disette
,
Class Picture
, and a
Ride With Charon
play a benefit for the Charm City Art Space. Roots Café, hosted by
City Paper
contributor
Geoffrey Himes
, brings
Woody Lissauer
and
Randy Austin
to An die Musik. The
Lumineers
get rustic at Rams Head Live. At the Ottobar,
Motion City Soundtrack
dares you to tell them apart from the FreeCreditReport.com band.
MONDAY:
Globe-trotting Baltimore rap diva
Rye Rye
plays a sold-out show, opening for New York City’s
Scissor Sisters
at the 9:30 Club in Washington. The
Polygons
play the Sidebar with
Crazy and the Brains
. 98 Rock puts local bands on display at the Baltimore Soundstage for Noise In the Basement.
Don't miss: Crosby, Stills, and Nash
, without Young and certainly without youth, harmonize at Pier Six Pavilion.
TUESDAY:
Pedal steel genius
Susan Alcorn
heads up a quartet for the Out Of Your Head collective’s weekly improv session at the Windup Space. The
Fake Boys
and
Alex's Minimalist Side Project
play the Charm City Art Space.
Death By Stereo
knock ‘em dead at the Golden West.
Don't miss:
The
Scissor Sisters
and
Rye Rye
add a second night to their stint at the 9:30 Club.
WEDNESDAY:
Southern Lord Records throw a heavy Fourth of July party at Talking Head with
Black Breath
and
Triac
. The very busy
Thee Lexington Arrows
pop up again, this time upstairs at the Ottobar to celebrate the holiday with New York’s
Wyldlife
. But if you really want to party, a band called
Pigeons Playing Ping Pong
seem like a good bet at the 8x10.
IN THE WINGS:
Internationally recognized Baltimore genius
Dan Deacon
has announced dates for his big fall tour with
Height with Friends
, including a Nov. 17 date at the 9:30 Club in Washington. (For more information visit 930.com or call [202] 265-0930.) Punk vets
Agent Orange
and the
Queers
Latest Baltimore City Paper
co-headline Talking Head on Aug. 9. (For more information visit sonarbaltimore.com or call [410] 783-7888.) The Carnival of Madness Tour brings female-fronted radio-rockers Evanescence and Halestorm to Pier Six Pavilion to wail like Crucial Taunt on Aug. 7. (For more information visit piersixpavilion.com or call [410] 783-4189.)
