Archive for April, 2010

Art Attack XXVII Preview

This Friday, April 30, Student Entertainment Events (SEE) and I.M.P. are hosting the 27th Art Attack. The event will be held at Byrd Stadium at the University of Maryland, where alt-rock juggernauts Weezer are headlining with special guest Ben Folds. Doors will open at 5 p.m. and the show will begin at 6:30 p.m.

DOMEFEST: Q&A with the Creators

DOMEFEST, an upcoming music festival that was designed to bring together the College Park music scene, is being held this Saturday, May 1st at a property known as the “Domes of Beltsville”. Concertgoers will experience an authentic music festival while enjoying local music. Camping is allowed (and encouraged), while alcohol is provided for those who [...]

DC9 Venue Review

DC9 is a live music venue located on 9th Street NW in Washington, D.C. Opened in 2004, DC9 features many acts that are on the verge of breaking out onto the national scene but are not there quite yet. This allows fans to catch their favorite up and coming bands in a small, intimate environment [...]

Move the Movement

An eclectic number of sounds were artistically pulled together into one amazing concert last Friday night at the Nyumburu Amphitheater. Move the Movement, an annual concert put on by Community Roots, showcased 14 performers who rallied together to raise awareness and donations for child awareness month.

Roger Waters Announces The Wall Tour

This fall looks like it’s going to be an exciting time for Pink Floyd fans in the US and Canada. It was announced on April 12, 2010 that Roger Waters, Floyd’s bassist and co-lead singer, would perform one of the world’s most influential band’s groundbreaking albums, The Wall. According to www.rogerwaters.com, now, at 66 years old, [...]

Real Guitars for Guitar Hero®

For those players who have already dominated the button-pressing chords or are tired of memorizing songs they cannot play, a real guitar has been effectively transformed into a compatible controller for games such as Guitar Hero® and Rock Band®.

Local Venues: The Depot

Story by:  Emily Thompson Baltimore might be better known for it’s scenic and family-friendly inner harbor, or a certain balding cake-master, but Charm City also boasts an impressive collection of live music venues. While not a premier venue, the Depot, located on Charles Street is a hidden gem. The Depot, which opened in 1998, gradually [...]

Upcoming Events: Record Store Day on April 17th

Everybody has a favorite holiday; for some it may be New Years, others prefer Thanksgiving, and the select few really love Boxing Day (cough cough Canada). For music enthusiasts – and more specifically, for vinyl junkies – next week is Chrismahannukwanza come early.

The Hip-Hop Column: The Do’s and Don’ts of Talkbox and Autotune

Have you ever had a gratifying moment of musical eclecticism or a complete and utter musical humiliation? Maybe a combination of both? I’m talking about those times when your iPod is blasting on the sound system and you’re just chilling out with a group of people. But what makes this more interesting is the iPod [...]

Artist Q&A: Null Friction

What started off as a group of school-friends jamming in Madras (Chennai), India, turned into one of the country’s most talked-about underground bands. Shreyans Jha (vocals, guitar), Abhishek Singhal (bass), and Ansh Sanyal (drums), better known as Null Friction,  have come a long way since their schoolboy days.  I caught up with the band before [...]