New Concert/Show List For Baltimore/DC

For those of you looking to attend some shows or events coming up in the near future, here's a rundown for the Baltimore, DC, Maryland area....

July 8th-Chromeo & Flosstradamus@Sonar ($10 ADV, $12 DOS)
July 14th-The Decemberists@Merriweather ($40 lawn, $75 pavilion)
Fri July 20- A LITTLE RESPECT: A Dance Night featuring the music and side projects of Erasure and The Pet Shop Boys w/ DJ lil' e $10 Mainstage 9:00
July 28th-The White Stripes@Patriot Center
July 28th-The Automatic@Rock & Roll Hotel ($10)
August 3rd-Erasure, Tommie Sunshine, Young Love@Brooklyn, NY McCarren Park Pool ($38.50)
August 3rd-1990s@Rock & Roll Hotel ($10)
August 7th-Tokyo Police Club@Rock & Roll Hotel ($12)
August 8th-Tokyo Police Club@Sonar ($12)
August 11th-The Cribs@Black Cat ($10 ADV, $12 DOS)
August 21st-Wolf Parade@Black Cat (SOLD OUT!)
August 22nd-The Rentals@Sonar ($20)
August 26th-The Rentals@9:30 Club ($25)
September 1st-VHS Or Beta@Rock & Roll Hotel ($12)
September 4th-Editor@9:30 Club ($15)

This Is Just A Blog About Ping Pong

Oh sorry it's been so long since a real post here, but life has taken ahold of me. Between work, play, Wizard World, I've just been so busy. But I will update a whole lot soon including a new upcoming shows list, a Mika concert review, and bunches of cd reviews as well. In the meantime enjoy this little bit of silliness!



PS-The Blair Witch has left the building! Yesterday was Tony Blair's last day in office as Prime Minister of England. I've ranted about this a couple posts back but hoorah Britpop!

The Glass Danse Cult Takes It Far Past The Hospital

After a slow start at the 9:30 Club thanks to the unmentionable band known only as Berg Sans Nipple ( a truly uninteresting experience in itself), the party started picking up with Services. They were what a Dj would be like if they had a live band, pure craziness. They bordered the realm of good music and crap but least they caught my attention compared to the first act with their explosive energy.
The Faint brought down the house with a full 19-20 minute set list, including five new songs. All of the new ones were heavily enjoyed except the one they labeled a "slower jam"....don't get me wrong. I love "Ballad of a Paralyzed Citizen" but this song really didn't fit well with them or their set. Other than that mishap, the rest of the set was great and included all of the favorites such as "Take Me To The Hospital", "Glass Danse", "Agenda Suicide", "Paranoiattack", and many more gems.
Unlike the last two times at the 9:30 club, there weren't any major issues that night except for the crowd. An over-abundance of moshers and assholes. I also swore I also saw pill poppers as well but I could be wrong....maybe "new rave" is slowly making its way over here. I see more and more weird outfits when I now go out which makes all the clothes I wear now seem boring in contrast I guess. Oh and The Faint also had one of the best Merch stands I've seen in a long time with many shirts, cds, vinyl!, wallet, pins, bandanas, jackets, hoodies, and more!