The Run Down - Saturday March 22, 2008

It's Saturday and there's a world of shows tonight, but if you're from Baltimore(as are we) then you might have a bit of a trek to get to them. In Virginia, IOTA has a great show with Exit Clov, Pretty and Nice, and Cobra Collective. In Philly, The Fire has Cowmuddy, The Junior League, Mad Sweet Pangs, Chris Kasper, Wissahickon Chicken Shack, and Adrien Reiu, while The M Room has The Major Leagues, The Bye Byes, Aderbat, and Spouse performing. Finally in Wilkes-Barre, PA, Cafe Metropolis has The Sw!ms, An Albatross, The Apes, and Casholine.

mp3: Exit Clov - Working Class Hero --> website --> buy
mp3: Pretty and Nice - Grab Your Nets --> website --> buy
mp3: Cobra Collective - Legionnaire --> website --> buy
mp3: Cowmuddy - Fire Warms Everyone --> website --> buy
mp3: The Junior League - Charm --> website --> buy
mp3: The Sw!ms - We Need Lava --> website --> buy
mp3: The Major Leagues - Fire --> website --> buy
mp3: The Bye Byes - Leftover Lois --> website --> buy
mp3: Aderbat - Get Out --> website --> buy

The Run Down - Saturday February 16, 2008

Well if you live in or are traveling to Philadelphia tonight you will have a multitude of great shows to choose from. At Johnny Brenda's you can catch some great indie hip hop with Food For Animals, Mi Ami, and Pissed Jeans. If that doesn't satisfy your hip hop quota then, swing over to the Tritone to see the Alien Architect. If you like indie rock, I mean really good indie rock, the North Star has you covered with Drug Rug, The Bye Byes, Ezra Furman & The Harpoons, and Movable Type. Finally the Fire has the last day of the Northern Liberties Winter Music Festival and it has a super sweet line up. Illinois, Drink Up Buttercup, Cheers Elephant, Peasant, Crooked Looks, East Hundred, and Creaky Boards will all be performing,

mp3: Food For Animals - Swampy Sumer Jam --> website --> buy
mp3: The Alien Architect - Extracting Easthetics --> website
mp3: Drug Rug - Tiny People --> website --> buy
mp3: The Bye Byes - Leftover Lois --> website
mp3: Ezra Furman - Moses --> website --> buy
mp3: Illinois - Headphones --> website --> buy
mp3: Drink Up Buttercup - Seasickness Pills --> website
mp3: Cheers Elephant - Wide Eyed --> website
mp3: Peasant - The Wind --> website --> buy
mp3: Creaky Boards - Brooklyn (Will You Love Me Forever? Will You Kill Me Now?) --> website --> buy

The Run Down - Thursday January 10 ,2008

As the week goes on, the shows keep getting better and better. If you're in Philly you might have a tough decision on what show to attend. It will probably come down to what mood you're in. If you missed Wu-Tang in Baltimore last night, you can check them out tonight at the Trocadero. Or if you fancy indie pop rock, there's the dynamite line-up of New Motels, Long Walk Home, The Bye Byes, and Swivel Chairs at the Khyber. Or perhaps you crave the alt-blues-folk-rock genre. In that case head on down to the Ottobar in Baltimore to check out the MacGregor Burns Band playing with Mason Dixon and Good Guise.

mp3: Ghostface Killah - Underwater
mp3: GZA/Genius - Fame
mp3: New Motels - Modern Thinker --> website
mp3: Long Walk Home - Living In My Sleep --> website --> buy
mp3: The Bye Byes - Brass Tracks --> website
mp3: Swivel Chairs - Calloused Hands --> website --> buy
mp3: MacGregor Burns Band - Drink Anything --> website --> buy