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This month, J. Roddy Walston and the Business, which had its formative years in Baltimore, has a new album, headlining gig at Rams Head Live

A quick scan of this year's Virgin Mobile FreeFest reveals the type of lineup we've come to expect from the annual concert at Merriweather Post Pavilion: Smart, on-the-nose and balanced -- as long as you're the type of music fan who takes pride in genre open-mindedness and staying in the loop of new faces and sounds.