WEDNESDAY: Big Something
kicks off its weekly residency at the 8x10 for the month of October, with
Moogatu
opening.
Levi Stephens
plays acoustic soul at Joe Squared. Industrial-rockers
Mushroomhead
plays the House of Rock. Reunited Memphis garage-rock vets the
Oblivians
play the Ottobar with the
Shirks
and
Advlts
. The
Baltimore Boom Bap Society
celebrates beats, rhymes, and life at the Windup Space.
Marky Ramone's
Blitzkrieg
plays the Ramones songs you know and love with
Andrew W.K.
on vocals at the 9:30 Club in Washington.
Don't miss:
D.C.-based R&B star
Raheem DeVaughn
headlines Baltimore Soundstage.
THURSDAY:
The Creative Alliance at the Patterson presents
Cris Jacobs and the Union Men
, in which the Bridge frontman plays bluegrass with an all-star band of Baltimore roots-music luminaries. U.K. band
Esoteric
plays the Metro Gallery with
Saturnalia Temple
,
Velnia
, and
Oak
at the Metro Gallery. North Carolina's
Unifier
plays the Ottobar with
Old Victrola
and
Fundamentals
. Domestic-violence poster boys
Surfer Blood
plays the Rock and Roll Hotel in Washington.
FRIDAY:
The
Flaming Lips
bring their empty spectacle of feel-good schtick to Merriweather Post Pavilion with
Tame Impala
.
ELM
plays a release party for its new album at the 8x10, while
Fallstreak
celebrates the release of a new EP at Charm City Art Space. Local classic-rock cover band
Never Never
plays Fish Head Cantina. Boston "future roots" band
John Brown's Body
plays Baltimore Soundstage with
Groundation
. Electronic producers
Gramatik
and
heRobust
headline Rams Head Live. Italian prog-rock legends
Goblin
plays the Ottobar. Friends of the Short List and excellent live band
Us and Us Only
opens for
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
at the Metro Gallery.
Don't miss:
New York trio
CACAW
and Baltimore quintet
Talking Points
combine jazz with disparate other influences at An die Musik.
SATURDAY:
One Koast Entertainment presents Maryland's Finest at Rams Head Live, with bands like Frederick's the
Knolly Moles
and Annapolis'
Little Bird
. Perry Hall United Methodist Church's folk-music night features a performance from
Rick Hill
. Jam band
Secret Language
performs at Joe Squared. Eight-piece New York funk band
Sister Sparrow and the Dirty Birds
headline the 8x10.
Joon Yoon
gives a piano recital at An die Musik. Japanese novelty-rockers
Peelander-Z
plays the Ottobar.
SUNDAY: AWOLNATION
, whose fantastic debut single "Sail" recently peaked on the Hot 100 and went triple-platinum, despite having been on the charts for over two years already, headlines the Towson Center Arena with
Twenty One Pilots
. The Baltimore Chamber Jazz Society kicks off its 23rd season with performances by
Dave Stryker
and
Blue to the Bone
at Towson University's Kaplan Concert Hall. Italian experimental artist
Marta Zapparoli
performs at the Red Room with
Yannick Franck
and
Jenny Gräf Sheppard
.
Ben Ottewell
of Gomez goes solo at Baltimore Soundstage. Denver electro-industrial band
Velvet Acid Christ
plays the Ottobar with the
Twilight Garden
and
Cavale
.
Don't miss:
R&B legend, former Gap Band frontman, and current Kanye West sideman
Charlie Wilson
brings his incredible pipes to the Meyerhoff.
MONDAY:
The Red Room has a night of multimedia art and sound from two Baltimore-based artists,
Patrick McMinn
and
Margaret Rorison
, and two Brooklyn-based artists,
Byron Westbrook
and
Josh Millrod
. K Records band
Lake
plays the Metro Gallery with
Other Colors
and
Fell Band
. The
Voodoo Glow Skulls
and the
Toasters
skank it up at the Rock and Roll Hotel in Washington.
Don't miss:
The Ottobar's "Metal Monday" DJ night upstairs features special live performances this week from
Foghound
and
Mothership
.
TUESDAY:
Anticon Records artist
Baths
headline the Metro Gallery with
Groundislava
.
Avenged Sevenfold
, who has horrifyingly ascended to the status of the biggest young mainstream-metal band in America, headlines the Baltimore Arena with the far-better
Deftones
opening. New York "shitpunk" band
Mannequin Pussy
plays the Sidebar with
Lust-Cats of the Gutter
and
Sinnin' Man
.
Don't miss:
bAgg*fisH
, a duo comprised of the Vienna-born Michael Fischer on saxophone and the Buenos Aires-born Marcos Baggiani on drums, performs at the Red Room.
WEDNESDAY: Sole
, another artist from Anticon Records, perhaps the worst label ever, comes to the Metro Gallery to open for
Jel
. A band billed as the
Original Drifters
performs at the Timonium Fairgrounds, although the last surviving original member of the Drifters, Bill Pinkney, died in 2007.
Big Something
continues its 8x10 residency with
People's Blues of Richmond
and the
Golden Guns
opening. The mighty
Meat Puppets
, with both Kirkwood brothers back in action, play the Rock and Roll Hotel in Washington.
Don't miss:
Latin jazz pianist
Manuel Valera
performs at An die Musik to celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month.
IN THE WINGS:
An die Musik will host a historic duo performance by two generations of Baltimore jazz legends,
Ethel Ennis
and
Cyrus Chestnut
, on Nov. 1 and 2. (For more information, visit
or call [410] 385-2638.)
Half Japanese
, the band formed by Jad Fair in Uniontown, Md. in 1975, will perform at the Ottobar on Nov. 7. (For more information, visit
or call [410] 662-0069.) Canadian jam-rock institution
Widespread Panic
will headline the Lyric Opera House on Nov. 12. (For more information, visit
or call [410] 685-5086.)
