Live Music

Sun Club Rises

Out of Battle of the Bands, Severna Park teen group is going big

Andrew Wildermuth

The Anne Arundel County Battle of the Bands means music, which is serious business for Annapolis area youth. For one Saturday in January — January 25 this year — young music lovers converge to show off their skills in a professional environment, witness their peers’ latest creative efforts and meet fellow music enthusiasts. The top bands of each Anne Arundel County high school play off in the heavily anticipated competition. There are first-, second- and third-place winners — and lots of happy teenagers.

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– by Andrew Wildermuth – 1/23/14

Blondie Comes to Solomons

Guitarist Chris Stein gives us all the deets

Ashley Brotherton

Rock n’ Roll Hall of Famers, punk rockers and American legends Blondie perform their hits at Calvert Marine Museum’s PNC Waterside Pavilion on Sept. 30. The 40-year-old pioneering punk rock band is named for its leading lady and singer, 67-year-old Debbie Harry.

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– by Ashley Brotherton – 9/27/12

Sounds Good, Annapolis

You don’t have to go far to find somebody playing

Angela Worland

Headed out for dinner and drinks in Annapolis? There’s a good chance you’ll find musical talent as well. Trendy indie? Shake your groove to some soul and funk? Hip hop, pop, reggae, folk, jazz, blues, Celtic or some good old sea shanties? Start at Ego Alley in Annapolis on a Friday night and begin walking toward West Street, and you can pick your soundtrack.

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– by Angela Worland – 3/8/12

Keeping the Music — And the Party — Alive

Power Movement Project rebooted after all these years

C.T. Schwink

Five years after they last played together, Power Movement Project sounds sharp. In practice at bassist Marc DeRusso’s Annapolis home, their hip-hop rock fused with reggae undertones shakes the house and booms down the street.

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– by C.T. Schwink – 7/21/11

Blues to Land on the Shores of Sandy Point

Annual festival set for May 21, 22

Diana Beechener

Sarah Petska has already got the blues, though her festival doesn’t start until May 21. In preparing for The Chesapeake Bay Blues Festival’s 10th anniversary, the event coordinator has been putting in long hours.

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– by Diana Beechener – 3/3/11

Questions & Answers with Kenny Liner of The Bridge

The Bridge, from Baltimore, headlines Stage 2 at Annapalooza. The bluesy Baltimore rock band has a strong local following and a relentless touring schedule. Cofounder Kenny Liner adds two distinctive elements to the band: He mimics a beatbox using only his mouth. This hip-hop tactic is unheard of in a rock band. Liner also plays the mandolin, an instrument more common in bluegrass, folk, and country than rock bands.

Ron Stein

Q How did you first discover you could beatbox? A In elementary school, I loved the Fat Boys [a 1980s hip-hop group among the first to beatbox]. They were my favorite. I started imitating them when I was about five or six years old. I used to get kicked out of school and class for doing it all the time. It was kind of like a nervous habit.

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– by Ron Stein – 8/19/10

The New Music City, U.S.A.

Chesapeake Country has long had its own grass-roots music community, but with the rise of local talent combined with the draw of renowned musicians and their loyal fans, Maryland’s capital city is becoming the music capital of the East

Ron Stein

These last days of August, you might think you were living in Nashville or Austin, what with the waves of musical talent from near and far rolling onto our shores. From August 19 to 21, the legendary Four Freshmen re-capture the Big Band Era and draw hundreds of fans to Annapolis in the group’s 2010 international convention.

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– by Ron Stein – 8/19/10

What's In a Name?

For this local, four-man band, hopefully the makings of stardom

Katie Dodd

The Names’ idea man Charlie Evans stops mixing sound just long enough to beg a glass of ice. It’s a warm and breezy Friday night, but inside Tsunami, it feels close to 90 degrees.

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– by Katie Dodd – 8/19/10