WEDNESDAY:
Great local punk trio
Canker Blossom
plays the Sidebar with
Schroeder & The Brillo Pads
. Nine-piece Brooklyn funk band
Turkuaz
concludes its June residency at the 8x10. Pittsburgh progressive punk band
Onward Progress
plays Club K with
Old Victrola
and
They Move On The Threads
. Ohio experimental percussionist
Ben Bennett
performs at the Red Room.
Don't miss:
Say Anything
plays loud guitars at Rams Head Live in support of their new album
Hebrews
, which has no guitars at all.
THURSDAY:
Local indie greats
Dope Body
and
Horse Lords
play the Metro Gallery. Southern rock heroes the
Drive-By Truckers
headline Rams Head Live.
Jack Wright
,
Andrew Drury
, and
Patrick Crossland
improvise at the Red Room.
Tiesto
and
Krewella
headline the Thank You Festival at Merriweather Post Pavilion. Long-running British space-rock band
Ozric Tentacles
performs at the 8x10. Brooklyn/Toyko duo
Ken South Rock
performs at Club K with local noisemaker
Newagehillbilly
.
Don't miss:
Atomic Books holds a special event for the theremin-themed novel
Us Conductors
, with a reading by the author
Sean Michaels
and a performance by Baltimore-based thereminist
Robby Neubauer
and the band
Fulton Lights
.
FRIDAY:
Legendary New York death-metal band
Malignancy
plays The Circuit in Essex, Maryland with
Sexcrement
and
Virulence
. The Creative Alliance at the Patterson holds a release party for Baltimore singer-songwriter
Kristen Toedtman
's new double album. Maryland reggae/rock band
Ballyhoo!
plays at Power Plant Live. Philadelphia-based saxophonist
Keir Neuringer
performs at the Red Room. Baltimore/Washington band
Harmonic Blue
combines blues, soul, rock, and jazz at the Ottobar. Atlanta hardcore band
Criminal Instinct
plays the Charm City Art Space with
Turnstile
and
Hard Stripes
. Baltimore psychedelic troubadours
Gamble Cosmos
play Club K with
Nouveau-Expo
,
Mild Child
, and
Robert Mitchell
. Frederick indie pop band
Lilac Daze
performs at the Windup Space with
Joy Classic
and
Dead Monks
.
SATURDAY:
The one and only
Diana Ross
performs at the Lyric Opera House. Friend of the Short List
Vinny Vegas
throws a release party for the vinyl edition of its excellent 2013 album
The Big White Whale
at the Metro Gallery with
Dreamcatcher
,
Mals Totel
, and
Stillglow
. Electropop haircuts
Blood On The Dancefloor
and
The Millionaires
co-headline Baltimore Soundstage. Floridian blues rockers
J.J. Grey & Mofro
play the Flying Dog Brewery in Frederick with
Thomas Wynn & The Believers
. Grammy-winning saxophonist
Gary Bartz
performs the second of two nights at An die Musik Live.
Edward J. Peters
and
Shannon Wollman
perform at a benefit for The Motor Neuron Disease Foundation and The Robert J. Rhinehart Foundation at The Cabaret at Germano's. Philadelphia singer-songwriter
Kwesi Kankam
performs at Joe Squared. Annapolis band
Five Seconds To Freedom
plays its final show at the Ottobar with
Sin 4 Sin
and
Stacked Like Pancakes
. Australian doom metal band
Mournful Congregation
plays the Sidebar with
Begrime Exemious
and
Prosanctus Inferi
.
Don't miss:
Landis Expandis's new band
The Funky Bass And Beat Group Known As "F"
opens for
Telesma
at the 8x10.
SUNDAY:
The Ottobar hosts a night of political punk with
Jello Biafra & The Guantanamo School of Medicine
and locals
War On Women
(see page 34). Soulful singer-songwriter
Brandon Reeves
performs at The Cabaret at Germano's. Pianist
Alon Nechushtan
holds a CD release party at An die Musik Live.
MONDAY:
New Jersey fuzz-pop band
Pale Angels
plays the Metro Gallery with locals
Dead Mechanical
and
Telegraph Wires
. Maryland crust punks
Chaos Destroy
play Club K with
Coltranes
and
Rosemary Crust
.
Don't miss:
98 Rock's Noise In The Basement local showcase at the Ottobar features a pop punk heavy bill including
Lisa Doll & The Rock N Roll Romance
,
Skull Theft
, and
The Melon Farmer
.
TUESDAY:
Musician in music
Neko Case
performs at Rams Head Live. Pop balladeers
Ed Sheeran
and
A Great Big World
headline Mix 106.5's Summer Blast at Power Plant Live. The
Out Of Your Head Collective
plays two sets of avant garde improv at the Windup Space.
Don't miss:
The Crawdaddies
play zydeco for WYPR's Concerts In Patterson Park series.
WEDNESDAY:
Pennsylvania's
All In
rocks the Ottobar. Parisian black-metal band
Hell Militia
plays the Sidebar with
Lord Mantis
and
Putrisect
.
IN THE WINGS:
Catch
Phish
two nights in a row at Merriweather Post Pavilion on July 26 and 27. (For more information visit merriweathermusic.com or call [410] 715-5550.) Alt-rock hitmakers
Panic At The Disco
and
Walk The Moon
will perform at Pier Six Pavilion on August 10. (For more information visit piersixpavilion.com or call [410] 783-4189.) The Hot August Music Festival will return to Oregon Ridge Park in Cockeysville on August 16 with headliners
Old Crow Medicine Show
,
Nickel Creek
, and
Dr. Dog
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. (For more information visit hotaugustmusicfestival.com.)
