Story by: Alexia Smith Potent and throaty vocals accentuated by skillful guitar riffs are brought together by Press Black; an up-and-coming trio from Easton, Md.

Story By: Sarah Kraut Currently rocking the College Park music scene is a self-proclaimed “collection of stone jack ballers” called Fivestock. With influences ranging from Led Zeppelin to the Allman Brothers to Phish, this band’s bluesy rock music is definitely something to be buzzing about. Though the group only formed in October 2008, their cohesion [...]

Story by:  Bobby Samuels You’ve heard of Lil Wayne right? Carter III? The guy who claims he’s an alien with the cool tattoos. Many independent hip hop heads out there just decide to automatically hate Wayne because of just that: his alien-esque music and beautiful vocoder that sooth our ears in bars, cars, on TV, [...]

Story by: Elana Rosman “The punk bar that refuses to move uptown,” said John Waters, a Baltimore-native filmmaker and actor, of his favorite bar, Sidebar Tavern. Sidebar is located in the middle of downtown Baltimore and stands out among the fancy, older buildings around it.

Story by: Alexia Smith As if Wal Mart could not expand any further, the giant retailer has recently confirmed a plan to enter the concert ticket-selling industry. Live Nation, the largest event company in the world, has officially made an agreement that allows Wal Mart to start distributing concert tickets at its retail stores.

Story by: Hanna Sarangan If you’re into sweet music and outdoor-related activities, then Wakarusa at Mulberry Mountain in Ozark, Arkansas is the place to be from June 3 to June 6 this year.

Story by: Hannah Porter Trace Adkins, chart-topping country singer, The Apprentice runner-up, and comic book creator, learned Saturday morning that his tour bus was involved in a fatal accident.

Story by:  John Arenas Baltimore based J Roddy Walston & The Business once laid claim to the title of the best unsigned band in Baltimore, bestowed on them by The Baltimore Sun. However, their reign at the top has now come to a satisfying conclusion as the band recently signed to the independent record label [...]

Story by: Romy Zipken On a Tuesday night, when most bars outside of college towns are generally dead, the Ottobar, on N. Howard St. in Baltimore, was comfortably packed with hardcore music echoing out of its doors.

Story by: Leah Anderson This summer might just prove to be a battle of the epic music festivals. After Bonnaroo and Coachella released incredibly impressive lineups, The All Good Music Festival followed suit this week and released an equally musically exciting lineup.