For the past few years Wham City has gotten in on the holiday spirit with a compilation called Baltimas!!!!!!. Six exclamation points marks this the sixth year of Baltimas.
In addition to the auto-tuned wonder that is Dan Deacon and Ed Schrader's "Electronica Hanukkah", the duo also contributes a ditty about our modern wold, "Santa's Going Digital". The free compilation features a wide range of sounds contributed from a plethora of artists - 38 spirited tracks up for free download. Get it over at Wham City.
Baltimore's favorite spazz-core rock band played Whartscape this year on Saturday outside the Current Gallery, all while rumors swirled regarding the band's status. Word on the street was that this might be the last Ponytail set for the foreseeable future, and as it turns out those rumors had some truth behind them.
All this aside, Ponytail played a very solid set that was full of new material and some old favorites. The set was closed out with "Die Allman Bruders", and you'll find Guy Werner's recording of the last song below.
I spoke with Dustin Wong yesterday via email, who was kind enough to confirm and explain the current status of Ponytail. Here's what Dustin had to say...
"The set at Whartscape would probably be the last show in a while. Everybody is off going about their own endeavors, which is really exciting, I think. Ken's writing his own music and Molly is on a journey to find her self and Jeremy drums for the Boredoms now. I think its really good, and if by chance the scattered happens to gather again, it would be another interesting experiment."
Dustin went on to share my excitement for his upcoming solo record on Thrill Jockey, and was kind enough to let me provide this last audible reminder of how amazing this band has been over the years. Look for more to come on Dustin and Ken's solo projects, and many thanks to Ponytail for all the awesome shows and vibes they've provided to us here in Baltimore and beyond.
The final Whartscape has come and gone, but Guy Werner has been kind enough to offer us a large chunk of audio of a bunch of sets from the fest. We'll be posting as much of the recordings as we can, starting today with a rather fine specimen.
This was the first Oxes performance in several years, and was part of an installment the band dubbed WHOXESCAPE. The band performed at random times throughout the day on Friday, and played inside the glass of the front room in the new Current Gallery. This allowed random pedestrians on Howard Street and riders of the light rail to experience Oxes unwillingly, a band that even fans likely need to mentally prepare themselves for.
On top of all this, Marc and Nat were armed with wireless guitars, allowing them to take their guitars out into the streets during some of the sets. All antics aside, the band sounded on point all day long, blasting Whartscapers and everyday citizens with heavy waves of guitar and blistering drums of the warped and tainted math-scuzz variety. Photo by Joe Perez via IMPOSE
Last weekend's fifth annual Whartscape was likely the last, but the festival more than certainly went out on a high note. Over 100 acts descended upon a Baltimore parking lot and warehouse, all made possible by the folks at Wham City.
Friday's lineup sported a good deal of hip hop from the more mainstream sounds of the Get Em Mamis, to the off-the-beaten-path vibes of Height with Friends, and even to the jaded blunt-smoked rambles of Lil B. Friday also featured some rock and roll of the more noisey variety with killer performances from Teenage Souls and Weekends.
However the highlight of the day had to be Oxes, who presented Whoxesscape. The seldom seen and freshly reformed trio played inside the window in front of Current Space, which overlooked Howard Street. This allowed whartscapers, random pedestrians, and light rail riders to hear and watch the band at random moments throughout the day. At one point Marc Miller and Nat Fowler took advantage of their wireless guitars, bringing them out on to the street in the middle of a song. This made for some precious moments and interesting encounters to say the least.
At night there were also options, ranging from the lush soundscapes of Avocado Happy Hour, to the bewildering guitar chops of Dustin Wong, to the lo-fi sonics of Romantic States. Valerie was there to capture as much of the event as she could, and her shots from Friday are after the jump. Javelin
Hey folks, Whartscape starts today. If you're familiar with this site, you know how excited we get this time of year... and this year's no exception. With this being the biggest and likely the last Whartscape ever, this weekend is sure to be pretty special.
Bmore Musically Informed will do our best to cover the event in pictures, and we'll attempt some live coverage via twitter as we're hi-jacking the Friends Records twitter account all throughout Whartscape. Here's a heap of tracks in our playlist from local bands playing this weekend.
Get a map of all the Whartscape locations compliments of Dina after the jump.
The full Whartscape lineup was announced today, along with all locations and a schedule. Get it all after the jump. The folks at Wham City seemed to aim for EPIC this year. THURSDAY JULY 22 CHARLES THEATER
5pm – 12am
MINK STOLE (LECTURE) NAI CAMEYAK Q&A SHANA MOULTON BEN COONLEY RAM ONES BRYAN ZANISNIK PETER GLANTZ & THE IMAGIN ARY CO BENJAMIN BEAST ERIN GLEESON MASON ROSS A FUNNY CLOWN ALAN RESNICK BLUE LEADER APRIL CAMLIN DANIEL HIGGS LIZ DONADIO SANTA DADS ADAM ENDERS JOHN PILSON 10 MINUTE PLAY FESTIVAL UNSADDEST FACTORY R.M. OBRIEN MARTIN & LAWRENCE SANTA DADS BALLSOROY
FRIDAY JULY 23 CURRENT SPACE
12pm – 10:30pm
SPANKROCK LIL B SCOTTI B ERIC COPELAND GET EM MAMIS DJ DOG DICK HEIGHT JAVELIN SO PERCUSSION CLUB LYFESTILES LORD SCRUMMAGE RAPDRAGONS OFIRE NEEDLE GUN WE USED TO BE FAMILY AMI DANG CUP CACHE TEENAGESOULS PLURAL MC WITCH HAT WEEKENDS SMALL SUR
H&H BUILDING 10:30pm – 2am
PICTUREPLANE TEEN GIRL FANTASY YIP YIP CHANDELIERS DAN FRIEL DJ YO YO DIETING BIG DIGITS CULLEN STALIN DEEP IN THE GAME NADASTROM ADVENTURE MOSS OF AURA JARED PAOLINI LESSER GONZALEZ ALVAREZ DUSTIN WONG MICKEY FREE ABIKU GRAVEBANGERS NARC ROMANTIC STATES AVOCADO HAPPY HOUR POLYGONS 400 CLOAKS
SATURDAY JULY 24 CURRENT SPACE
12pm – 10:30pm
LIGHTNING BOLT ARAB ON RADAR NO AGE DAN DEACON ENSEMBLE PONYTAIL DOUBLE DAGGER ZACH HILL THANK YOU ED SCHRADER CHILD BITE ALTERED STATES DREW SWINBURNE SUPER VACATIONS THE CONVOCATION OF ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM AMIL BYLECKIE BAND BEASTMASTER SMALL SUR
H&H BUILDING 10:30pm – 2am
UNIVERSAL ORDER OF ARMAGEDDON SICK WEAPONS TWIN STUMPS MAGNET CITY KIDS THE NEW FLESH LANDLORDS DOPE BODY HOLLYWOOD NARWHALZ (OF SOUND) DREAM HOUSE PC WORSHIP SEWN LEATHER TEETH MOUNTAIN SOCIAL JUNK LAZY MAGNET DUST MELISSA MOORE OWEN BRITEMAN CHILD BRIDE GAY BOMB KAFFE MATTHEWS TWIG HARPER ANDREW BERNSTIEN SEYJANO DJ JOHN EATON DJ ALEX DONDERO
SUNDAY JULY 25 CURRENT SPACE 12pm – 10:30pm
BEACH HOUSE HEALTH XIU XIU DEAKIN TALK NORMAL CELEBRATION FUTURE ISLANDS LOWER DENS WYE OAK DUCKTAILS PRINCE RAMA QUIET HOOVES IN EVERY ROOM PEARLY FARMS INOCULIST H&H BUILDING 10:30pm – 2am
ONEOHTRIX POINT NEVER BURNING STAR CORE ZOMES JASON URICK KOEN HOLTKAMP & CHRIS FORSYTH FAMILY BATTLE SNAKE LEPRACHAUN CATERING LITTLE HOWLIN’ WOLF THE CREEPERS DINOSAUR FEATHERS ARCHER TWINS HUME LONNIE WALKER ART DEPARTMENT BOBBY EAR PWR BETHANY DINSICK CASTANETS LIVING THINGS CORAL LEGS HUMAN HOST THE DODGERS
Straight from the source, you can now stop guessing where Whartcape is this year...
"LOCATIONS: FRIDAY-SATURDAY-SUNDAY WILL BE HELD AT THE NEW CURRENT SPACE AT 421 N HOWARD ST, BALTIMORE, MD AND NIGHT TIME DOWN THE STREET AT THE H&H BUILDING AT 405 W FRANKLIN ST! THURSDAYS THEATER SHOULD BE FINALIZED BEFORE YOU READ THIS!"
Whartscape is July 22-25, peep the current lineup after the jump. TRAVELING ACTS: ARAB ON RADAR BALLOSROY BIG DIGITS BURNING STAR CORE CHANDELIERS CHILD BITE CORAL LEGS DAN FRIEL DEAKIN DINOSAUR FEATHERS DUCKTAILS EAR PWR ERIC COPELAND FAMILY BATTLE SNAKE FARMS GAY BOMB HEALTH HUME INOCULIST JACK TOFT WITH THE VEGETABLES JAVELIN KOEN HOLTKAMP & CHRIS FORSYTH LANDLORDS LAZY MAGNET LIGHTNING BOLT LIL B LIVING THINGS LONNIE WALKER LORD SCRUMMAGE NO AGE ONEOHTRIX POINT NEVER PC WORSHIP PRINCE RAMA SEWN LEATHER SOCIAL JUNK SPANKROCK SUPER VACATIONS TALK NORMAL XIU XIU YIP YIP ZACH HILL AND MORE TBA SHORTLY
BALTIMORE ACTS: ADVENTURE ALTERED STATES AMI DANG ART DEPARTMENT BETHANY DINSICK CARLY CEXMAN CHILD BRIDE CUP CACHE DAN DEACON ENSEMBLE DEEP IN THE GAME DJ DOG DICK DOOR DOPE BODY DOUBLE DAGGER DUSTIN WONG ED SCHRADER ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM FUTURE ISLANDS GET EM MAMIS GRAVEBANGERS HEIGHT HOLLYWOOD IN EVERY ROOM JARED PAULINI JASON URICK JIMMY JOE ROCHE LESSER GONZALEZ ALVAREZ LITTLE HOWLIN’ WOLF LOWER DENS MARK BROWN MICKEY FREE MOSS OF AURA NADASTROM NARWHALZ (OF SOUND) NEDDLE GUN PARDALINCE BIRD PEARLY PLURAL MC PONYTAIL RAP DRAGONS ROMANTIC STATES SCHWARZ SCOTTI B SICK WEAPONS TEENAGE SOULS TEETH MOUNTAIN THANK YOU THE CONVOCATION THE CREEPERS THE NEW FLESH TWIG WYE OAK ZOMES AND MORE TBA SHORTLY
Our favorite weekend of the year is back in full force, seemingly bigger and better than ever. Whartscape goes down in Baltimore at various TBA locations from July 22-25, and you can stay tuned here for all the details. The lineup was just announced, and can be viewed in all its glory after the jump. TRAVELING ACTS: ARAB ON RADAR BIG DIGITS BURNING STAR CORE CHILD BITE CORAL LEGS DEAKIN DINOSAUR FEATHERS DUCKTAILS EAR PWR FAMILY BATTLE SNAKE FARMS GAY BOMB HEALTH HUME INNOCULIST JACK TOFT WITH THE VEGETABLES JAVELIN KOEN HOLTKAMP LAZY MAGNET LIGHTNING BOLT LIL B LIVING THINGS LONNIE WALKER LORD SCRUMMAGE NO AGE ONEOHTRIX POINT NEVER PC WORSHIP PRINCE RAMA SEWN LEATHER SOCIAL JUNK SUPER VACCATIONS TALK NORMAL XIU XIU YIP YIP ZACH HILL +more TBA
BALTIMORE ACTS: ADVENTURE ALTERED STATES AMI DANG ART DEPARTMENT BETHANY DINSICK CARLY CHILD BRIDE CUP CACHE DAN DEACON ENSEMBLE DJ DOG DICK DOOR DOPE BODY DOUBLE DAGGER DUSTIN WONG ED SCHRADER FUTURE ISLANDS GRAVEBANGERS HEIGHT HOLLYWOOD IN EVERY ROOM JARED PAULINI JASON URICK JIMMY JOE ROCHE LESSER GONZALEZ ALVAREZ LITTLE HOWLIN' WOLF LOWER DENS MICKEY FREE MOSS OF AURA NARWHALZ (OF SOUND) NEDDLE GUN PARDALINCE BIRD PEARLY PLURAL MC PONYTAIL RAP DRAGONS SICK WEAPONS TEENSOULS TEETH MOUNTAIN THANK YOU THE CONVOCATION THE CREEPERS THE NEW FLESH TWIG VIDEO HIPPOS WYE OAK ZOMES +SECRET GUESTS +more TBA
