SLN is pleased to welcome awesome violinist Lisa Liu as a guest blogger. Last month, Mobtown Modern was fortunate to have Lisa play on our final concert of the season. But she almost didn’t make it—something she was quick to attribute to ‘the curse of Nico Muhly.’ I’ll let her explain. . .
Sitting on […]
Meaning we’re back from Iceland. We’re still living in bliss. (Especially in this new house. Though there are those boxes to unpack and things to put away…)
. . . is a day in Nice-land! Well, nine days, actually. We’re honeymooning.
There are certain pieces in the saxophone repertoire that I’ve continued to put off learning again and again. Well, it’s not really that I’ve put them off; I’ll take them out semi-annually vowing to dig in, saying to myself that “this is the time I put this to rest, haha!” only to file the music […]
Wish you knew more about Thomas Adès? Check out Molly’s wonderful profile of him in today’s Washington Post.
Mobtown Modern’s first season came to a close last Friday night with an exciting concert performed for a packed house. Once again, we were overwhelmed with the coverage of the show, which included the following wonderful reviews:
Dynamic Minimalist Program by Mobtown
by Tim Smith, The Baltimore Sun
Performing Arts - Mobtown Modern
by Charles T. Downey, The Washington […]
Here are the top 6 reasons you shouldn’t miss Mobtown Modern’s concert this Friday:
Forget that wine reception following the performance business, we serve alcohol before the concert. Seriously, how many new music shows have you found yourself at wishing you had something to drink?
Learn Katy’s secret Persian recipe.
Honest music.
You’ve heard Philip Glass, but never with […]
Mobtown Modern’s fixing to have a great show this Friday at the Contemporary Museum. Here’s what’s come in so far:
The CityPaper gave us an amazing Critic’s Pick as well as listing us as a highlight on their website.
Baltimore MetroMix lists us as a Critic’s Pick as well.
We were featured in the new b daily in […]
Sometimes I feel like experimental improvisers are a lot like alcoholics—they don’t know when to stop. I go to a lot of improv shows and in general I leave vowing to never speak of what I’d just witnessed and wishing for that 2 hours of my life back. Now that’s not to say that there […]
Mobtown Modern takes to the radiowaves! Tune in to Maryland Morning with Sheilah Kast on WYPR 88.1FM this Wednesday at 9 a.m. to hear Erik and I talk with Tom Hall about the series and our upcoming concert.