WEDNESDAY:
This is the day of the
Expanding Man
at the Ottobar, opening for
England in 1819
.
PT Burnem
brings his mad scientist vision of hip-hop to the Charm City Art Space.
Segway
and
Jesters of Kindness
pay tribute to Jerry Garcia at the 8x10.
Bombay Bicycle Club
pedals down to the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C. The bill rhymes when
Old Lines
and
Stripmines
get together at the Sidebar.
THURSDAY:
Electric Fireworks
go off at the Sidebar.
Slaves on Dope
push two envelopes at the same damn time at the Recher Theatre with the also vaguely edgy
Saint Diablo
.
Savage Sons
rock out upstairs at the Ottobar.
Sac Au Lait
brings a bit of Dixieland to Joe Squared Station North.
FRIDAY:
Local power trio
Lazlo Lee and the Motherless Children
kicks ass at the Windup Space with
June Star
. Dubstep douches appropriate Southern rap slang galore when Throwed and Faded present
Trap Mob Invasion
at the Sidebar with
Maximilian
and
Fhaarles Craanklin
.
John Rose
and
Steve Yankee
show their bright lights and their city lights at Joe Squared Station North. Pianist
Todd Simon
comes to An die Musik.
King Gilbert
and
Action Pat
spin records at Save Your Soul at the Lithuanian Hall, and
Deep in the Game
do the same at Club Hippo.
Toy Soldiers
all fall down at the 8x10 with the
Grand Wagoneers
. Maryland-based rapper
Logic
brings his national headlining tour to the Baltimore Soundstage.
Don't miss:
The
Jennifers
snap, jangle, and pop at the Metro Gallery with
Goodbye New Plans
and
Widows Watch
.
SATURDAY:
The Summer Spirit Festival, co-headlined by former power couple of the neo-soul nation
Erykah Badu
and
Common
, comes to Merriweather Post Pavilion along with a tribute to Chuck Brown, featuring the late Go-Go pioneer's band. Legendary California punks
Fang
bite down at the Sidebar. Local roots rockers the
Stone Hill All-Stars
are at An die Musik. Anthemic Canadian alt-rockers
Our Lady Peace
are at the 9:30 Club down in Washington.
Ed Lauer
and
Frank Florence
jam down at the Horse You Came in On.
Hunger Strike
don't mind stealin' bread from the mouths of decadence at Joe Squared Station North. Teen-girl group sensation
Say Chance
is at Rams Head Live. The Perry Hall United Methodist Church hosts a folk-music open mic. Frontmen gone solo
Scott Reynolds
of ALL and
Fred Mascherino
of Taking Back Sunday play an early show at the Charm City Art Space.
Don't miss:
Balti Mare
brings its gypsy dance party to the Creative Alliance at the Patterson with Ben Frock's
Love Unit
.
SUNDAY:
Gorilla Music's Battle of the Bands holds its finals, featuring a dozen bands, including
Hundred Acre
and
Too Drunk to Notice
, competing at the Baltimore Soundstage.
City Paper
contributor
Geoffrey Himes
presents the Roots Cafe at An die Musik with
Victoria Vox
and
Karen Collins
.
Aesop Rock
disappoints kids who were expecting A$AP Rocky at the 9:30 Club in Washington.
12 Stones
get 75 percent of the way to a Bush album at the Recher Theatre.
MONDAY:
98 Rock's Noise In The Basement lets local rockers sound off at the Baltimore Soundstage.
Wild Nothing
rides the dream-pop wave at the Ottobar with
Dead Mellotron
.
TUESDAY:
Hard bop legend
Freddie Redd
continues his summer residency at An die Musik Live. The
Out Of Your Head
collective rips it up and starts again at the Windup Space. The
Mighty Mighty Bosstones
campaign to add a third "mighty" to their name at the 9:30 Club in Washington.
Lovey
and
Animous
get sweet and spirited at the Sidebar.
Don't miss:
Ava Luna
hits Baltimore with ace local support from
Weekends
as well as
Lands and Peoples
at the Metro Gallery.
WEDNESDAY:
The always-amazing
Little Feat
returns to the city where they recorded one of their greatest albums, 1974's
Feats Don't Fail Me Now
, at Rams Head Live. The
Technicians
play the Sidebar with
Nine Finger Discount
.
Eli August
celebrates what must surely be his favorite month at Joe Squared Station North.
Dopapod
gets funky at the 8x10. These are
the
Breaks
, at the Ottobar, with
Gone To The Buffalo
.
Don't miss:
Guardian Alien
, featuring Greg Fox (Teeth Mountain, Dan Deacon), plays Floristree with
Starring
.
IN THE WINGS:
Creative Differences bring improv heavyweights Bill Orcutt and Chris Corsano to the Windup Space on Sept. 5. (For more information, visit thewindupspace.com or call [410] 244-8855.)
The first Charm City Music Festival comes to Harbor East with
Weezer
,
Flogging Molly
, and the
All Mighty Senators
on Sept. 15. (For more information, visit charmcitymusicfestival.com or call [800]745 -3000.) And Pier Six Pavilion's warm-weather concert season winds down with the
Avett Brothers
on Sept. 23. (For more information, visit piersixpavilion.com or call [410] 783-4189.)