Archive for the 'New Music' Category
Tuesday, May 6th, 2008
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 […]
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Monday, May 5th, 2008
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.
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Monday, May 5th, 2008
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 […]
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Thursday, May 1st, 2008
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.
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Monday, April 21st, 2008
As I attempted to think of a way to put this story into words, I realized that it seemed a little convoluted. So I decided to make a schematic diagram to help clarify what I’ll be talking about. See below and please refer back as you read along.
One of the hats that I’m wearing these […]
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Monday, April 21st, 2008
There’s someone new writing a blog over at Arts Journal this morning. You may know her as the Friday Informer. I know her as my wife. She just couldn’t keep it bottled up any more. Check her out! (But keep you hands to yourself…) Ahem.
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Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008
Hybrid Groove Project plays the Metro Gallery in Baltimore this Friday at 7:30 p.m. for the opening of Ironing, featuring art by Brian Payne and Okan Arabacioglu.
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Thursday, January 31st, 2008
The reviews are in! And by all accounts, Mobtown Modern’s launch last night at the Contemporary Museum was a spectacular success:
Tim Smith in the Baltimore Sun
Daniel Ginsburg in the Washington Post
Devin Hurd on Hurd Audio
We’re extremely grateful to all of our commited musicians and to Art Jones for making the trek down from NYC to […]
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Tuesday, January 29th, 2008
Today, the day of Mobtown Modern’s maiden voyage, State of the Union makes headlines in the Sun with a nice preview article by Tim Smith.
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Monday, January 28th, 2008
Mobtown Modern launches Tuesday (today, or tomorrow, depending on when you’re reading). All indicators are pointing to an exciting event. We’ve got some great coverage leading up to the show, including a CityPaper Critics Pick, 300 words in last Sunday’s Sun, and a Top-5 calendar pick from MetroMix. The politically-inspired program includes a Rzewski remix, […]
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