New Music Duo Hybrid Groove Project Drops Latest Hit “HGP Anthem”
Summer’s just beginning and Hybrid Groove Project, the genre-bending new music duo from Baltimore, is already heating things up with their number one summer jam, “HGP Anthem.” In the grand tradition of the great hip-hop conflicts like Tupac v. Biggie Smalls, Dr. Dre v. Eazy-E, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
Here’s a list of must-haves for the new music performer who frequently plays in “non-traditional” (ugh, I hate that term) spaces:
Your own microphone. One of the best investments I’ve made has been in a top-of-the-line wireless microphone. There’s nothing that makes me feel more uncomfortable during a performance than being forced to remain glued […]
I’ll be doing two performances at the Metro Gallery this weekend as part of Videopolis, a totally free extracurricular activity presented in conjunction with, though not related to, the Maryland Film Festival. Stop by Friday night at 10 p.m. or Sunday afternoon beginning at 2:30 p.m. and say hello.