WEDNESDAY:
Baltimore riot grrrl band
Wet Brain
plays the Sidebar with
DSA
and
Rukut
.
THURSDAY:
British dance producer
Zomboy
's American tour stops at Rams Head Live. Kentucky punk band
Messes
and Georgia's
Topbunk
stop by the Charm City Art Space on tour, with
Schoeder & The Brillo-Pad
opening. Baltimore singer-songwriter
ellen cherry
performs at the Metro Gallery, debuting new songs from a recent artist-in-residence stint at The Studios of Key West, with Short List friends
Mink Hollow
opening. The Austin, Texas ska/reggae band
The Bandulus
plays the Sidebar with
The Shifters
and
Sammy K
. Local post-punk band
Stars And The Sea
plays the Windup Space with
Bombenkinder
and
Foghound
.
Don't miss:
Baltimore indie band Joy Classic, who recently released the excellent single "Metro," play the Ottobar with Raindeer and Tiny Victories.
FRIDAY:
The E.M.P. Collective hosts a release party for local indie folk band
The Manly Deeds
with
Letitia VanSant
and
The End Of America
. Baltimore rappers
Greenspan
and
Eze Jackson
headline the first Baltimore Indie Fest at the 8x10. Local double-drummer rockers
Echo Hey Hello
play the Windup Space with
Contra
and
[explosion sound]
, which is presumably a band and not an actual explosion sound receiving billing at a rock club. New York hip-hop cult hero
Sean Price
headlines The Circuit in Essex with some excellent local openers, including
Dirt Platoon
and
Damond Blue
. Black Rose Metal Heart presents Face Melting Friday at the Sidebar with
Dogs & Day Drinkers
and
Cab Ride Home
. Maryland ska punks
Stacked Like Pancakes
play the Ottobar with
American Diary
and
Highest Honor
. The well-traveled Baltimore psych rockers
The Flying Eyes
open for
Scorpion Child
and
Crobot
at the Metro Gallery.
Thomas Rhett
plays his chart-topping country radio hits "It Goes Like This" and "Get Me Some Of That" at Power Plant Live.
Don't miss:
Baltimore punk band
Big Christ
plays a farewell show at the Gold Bar with
Yi
,
Old Lines
, and
The Deads
.
SATURDAY:
Gorilla Music presents a competition at the Ottobar in which over a dozen bands, including
The Weathermen
and
Friendly Fire
, compete for a prize package that includes $5,000 in cash and a yearlong management contract.
The Kings of Crownsville
, a rootsy Annapolis-based group led by New Orleans-raised singer-guitarist Steve Johnson, performs at The Cabaret at Germano's.
Tall In The Saddle
and
Fooled Again
headline Play It Forward: Concert to Benefit the Nikki Perlow Foundation.
Ten
pays tribute to Pearl Jam's blockbuster 1991 debut album of the same name at Rams Head Live. Washington, D.C. band
La Unica
blends Irish folk and Latin rhythms at Joe Squared. Nashville bands
Diarrhea Planet
and
Music Band
play the Gold Bar. Nashville rappers
kidDEAD
and
Sofa Brown
join locals
Something CompleX
and
Femi The Drifish
for Alternative Hip Hop In Hampden 2 at Gallery 788. New Orleans sludge vets
Eyehategod
play Café 611 in Frederick, Maryland with
Ringworm
and
Enabler
. Philadelphia's
Little Big League
and Calvert County's
Centerfield
play ball at Charm City Art Space. Irish dance punks
Nightbox
play the Metro Gallery with
Rush Midnight
and
Honest Haloway
. Baltimore anarcho-punks
Friendbeast
play the Sidebar with the delightfully named Pittsburgh band
Napalm Donut
.
Don't miss:
Creative Differences presents free jazz greats
Peter Brötzmann
,
William Parker
, and
Hamid Drake
at the Windup Space.
SUNDAY:
Harford County punks
Chasing Morgan
play the Charm City Art Space with
Something More
and
Post Season
.
Aux Den
,
Body Thief
,
Holy Crust
,
and more compete in a Gorilla Music battle of the bands at the Ottobar.
Don't miss:
Baltimore vinyl destination El Suprimo Records celebrates its anniversary with a party at the Metro Gallery with performances by
The Pilgrim
and
Wounded Giant
.
MONDAY:
Scottish band
Spook School
plays the Windup Space with Los Angeles's
Heathers
and locals
Romantic States
and
Expert Alterations
.
TUESDAY:
Brooklyn indie folk band
The Streets of Laredo
plays the Ottobar with
Mother
and
Big Hoax
.
The Out Of Your Head Collective
plays two sets of free improvisation at the Windup Space.
WEDNESDAY:
Singer-songwriter
Ray LaMontagne
and ex-Drive-By Trucker
Jason Isbell
play Merriweather Post Pavilion. Seattle folk rockers
The Head And The Heart
headline Rams Head Live.
IN THE WINGS:
Ed Sheeran and A Great Big World
will play their hits at Mix 106.5's Summer Blast at Power Plant Live on July 1. (For more information visit
.)
Beck
will headline at Merriweather Post Pavilion on July 24 in support of his latest album,
Morning Phase
. (For more information visit merriweathermusic.com or call [410] 715-5550.) Pier Six Pavilion will host The Summer Nationals Tour, with punk pop heavy hitters
The Offspring
,
Bad Religion
, and
Pennywise
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, at Pier Six Pavilion on July 30. (For more information visit piersixpavilion.com or call [410] 783-4189.)
