Video: The Death Set - "Far Weathered Friends"

The folks over at XLR8R just premiered a new Death Set video yesterday, a cover of a Daedelus track called "Far Weathered Friends". You can download an MP3 of the song here for free, and view the new animated video above that sports a tour bus, lots of animals, gnomes, pyramids, sex, and more.

This clip is by Project Fathom, and peep a more nostalgic Death Set video below.

Tomorrow: The Spits, Nobunny, Hollywood @ Sonar

Tomorrow night Sonar's got a killer one that's pretty much guaranteed to be a rootin' tootin' good time. Baltimore welcomes the The Spits, Nobunny, and The Points to town, and pairs them all with our favorite blaze-rock band Hollywood. This monster of a show is brought to us by Unregistered Nurse.

The Spits are from Seattle, and have been making nu-wave drenched punk music for about ten years. Their catalog is extensive and certainly worth checking out, with four self-titled full lengths out on multiple labels. They are known for putting on a hell of a show, and should prove to be a healthy closer for the evening.

Last time Nobunny came around, things like this happened...





Enough said. Get convinced to go even more with videos after the jump.

Photos: Happy Family, Do Wile, Avocado Happy Hour, Holy Ghost Party @ The Soft House

The Soft House hosted a killer lineup last Friday night, and one of our photographers Valerie was there to shoot the whole evening. I unfortunately missed out on this one, but I heard through the grapevine that it was a more than stellar affair. Get a glimpse of some more shots below, and the full photo set after the jump.

Do While (new album out now on Wigflip Records)



Happy Family (new split with Run DMT)



Avocado Happy Hour




Holy Ghost Party





Photos by Valerie

Videohippos - "High Dive (ft. DJ Dog Dick)"

Yesterday's jams were seasonal, as that Wigflip compilation screamed summer, while that INEVERYROOM track is probably best used while still dripping from the Prettyboy Reservoir. Today, I have yet another summer-soaked jam for you folks to rock.

Videohippos just dropped a brand new release, a split CDR with their friends Sewn Leather. There are three brand new Videohippos tracks on this release, all of which feature contributions from other local musicians. The help includes DJ Dog Dick on "High Dive", Teeth Mountain on "Bottles", and Ed Schrader on "Fire Foot". Take a gander:



Right from the get-go, this one sports hazy keys that provide the kind of melody that is typically found up in the clouds. There are birds chirping throughout, further cementing this as one of the first true local summer jams of the year. Suggestions for use include while biking down to Jones Falls, porch-sitting, and late night rooftop sessions.

Production was headed by the always awesome Chester Gwazda, and the art is by Lesser Gonzalez. This release come compliments of Tater Junction, and even comes with a Videohippos sticker! There are only a handful of these left out of the original 150 copies, and you can snag them from Atomic Books and True Vine.

VIDEOHIPPOS / SEWN LEATHER

1) HIGH DIVE (featuring DJ DOG DICK)
2) BOTTLES (featuring TEETH MOUNTAIN)
3) FIRE FOOT (featuring ED SCHRADER)
4) SMOKE OV THE PVNK
5) 4000 CALORIES

Lands & Peoples / INEVERYROOM Split

Last week I posted a new song from INEVERYROOM's current tour CDR. Today Friends Records formally announced the release, and is putting a taste of the tape up for grabs. Stream/download one of my favorite songs by INEVERYROOM, "EEM E GEE".



The folks at Pitchfork dug it too, and put it up on their Forkcast today. There are about a handful of these left, which you can either snag from the bands, or from Jimmy and I. The details are here, and tracklist is after the jump.

Lands & Peoples // INEVERYROOM
Tour Split Cassette
30 Copies, Cassette Only
2010 Spring Tour

Side A:
Lands & Peoples – “Restless Legs”
Winks – “Sometmes I Can Fake A Smile”
Lands & Peoples – “Lullabye”
INEVERYROOM – “EEM E GEE“

Side B:
Winks – “Stood Still”
Zu Shapes – “Fakin’ It”
Brian Adam Ant – “Granny Smith”

Premiere: Wigflip Comp - SUN SUN SUN

I am extremely excited to premiere a brand new compilation from our friends over at Wigflip Records. Caleb Moore (Lands & Peoples / Dead Drums) passed along this doosey of a release last night, the first compilation to come out of the new Baltimore label.

The comp is called SUN SUN SUN, and features new and exclusive things from a whole mess of Baltimore goodness. It is available as a free download, which Bmore Musically Informed is proud to premiere at the link below:

Wigflip Records Compilation - SUN SUN SUN

Wigflip's compilation sports some pretty heady ambient jams from the likes of Dead Drums, Semya, Winks, Zu Shapes, Brendan Sullivan, Amy Reid, Run DMT, Dustin Wong, Happy Family, Rod Hamilton, Dygn, and Amanda Schmidt. It's a bright and dreamy summer adventure, one that's best served with an open mind and deep spirit. Caleb, who curated the tracks and put together the art, had this to say about the release...

"Some of these people are my close friends, and some of them are acquaintances that I simply respected the shit out of. Over the course of this project those two lines were blurred, my relationships with the participants grew, and our musical tastes shifted ever so slightly. This has been in the works for about six months. For me, this compilation is a perfect representation of everything I love about the Baltimore music/art community."

Get the full track list after the jump, and look out for a physical release to come.

Dead Drums - "Voicemail"
Semya - "Stardust Magic"
Winks - "Bongy Rubble"
Zu Shapes - "Fakin' It"
Brendan Sullivan - "Plans To Make"
Amy Reid - "Nooks"
Run DMT - "Abulanceone"
Dustin Wong - "Soft Metal"
Happy Family - "Cat Videos"
Rod Hamilton - "Snowden"
Dygn - "Snowed In"
Amanda Schmidt - "Theme For Daytime Television"

Tonight: Lonnie Walker at the Annex Theatre

Tonight some of our favorite North Carolina fellows are coming to town, playing a show at the Annex Theatre. Lonnie Walker's These Times Old Times finds its way to my ears more often than not when I'm in need of some good old fashioned punked-out country music, and we were more than thankful for their killer contribution to the Friends and Friends of Friends compilation.



The show tonight starts at 10, and also features Connect the Dots, Hume, and more. Peep a video of Hume in India after the jump compliments of Sockets Records.

Tonight: Twin Stumps / Happy Family, Do While

Tonight you've got two adventures to choose from, one of which will weave you in and out of the silky marmalade forest full of ambient pop bliss, while the other will enter you into the stank-filled jungle of experimental angst and pure adrenaline. This might sound like a harsh curve, and well, that's because it is.



One of my favorite Baltimore spots, The Soft House, is hosting a super nice one tonight with Happy Family, Do While, Avocado Happy Hour, and Holy Ghost Party. Will of Happy Family just released one of the best splits I've heard in a while, one that features Run DMT on the A-side and himself on the B-side. The beautiful track streaming above is from that tape, and you can snag the whole thing from Wigflip now. Also, Avocado Happy Hour will be performing Spiegel en Spiegel by Arvo Part, and ice cream treats are promised by Amanda from AHH.



If you choose the jungle adventure, you'll be heading to the Golden West where you'll find the Twin Stumps album release party for Seedbed. Their new LP on Fan Death is incredibly awesome, and these dudes are even better live. They'll be supported by Leather and Janitor, and this one will run you five American dollars.

Ticket Giveaway: Neon Indian / Wild Nothing

Sonar's got a big one in the wings, with a bill on June 13th that sports Neon Indian, Wild Nothing, Dominique Young Unique, and DJ Cullen Stalin.



Neon Indian dropped an LP dubbed Psychic Chasms last year, all while the internet has been bursting at the seams with endless varieties of chill-wave jams. Alan Palomo is from Denton, Texas, and has been cooking up some of the smoothest and danceable synth pop tracks you'll find around the interwebs.



Virginia's Wild Nothing are a recent blogosphere favorite, having just released the follow up to their debut. Gemini seems pretty worthy of the hype, and is now available via Captured Tracks.

Sonar gave me a pair of passes to this one to offer up for free, so email us at bmoremusicallyinformed@gmail.com with "NEON INDIAN" in the subject line. I'll pick a winner the night before the show.

Live Audio/Photos: Height with Friends LP Release Party

Last Friday night the Hexagon hosted the release party for Bed of Seeds, the brand new Height with Friends album that just dropped on our label Friends Records.

This was the last show of a two month national tour, a journey that saw Height with a rotating cast of Friends that played with the likes of Nuclear Power Pants, Dan Deacon, Future Islands, Lonnie Walker, and many more. Last Friday the space was hot and sweaty and sported a sold-out crowd that was eager to welcome Height home. He was joined on stage by Mickey Free, Emily Slaughter, Brendan Richmond, Liz Aeby, Travis Allen, and Lord Grunge.

The entire set was recorded by David Carter, who has kindly shared it with us to give away as a free download. You can stream/download the whole set below.

Height with Friends
Live at the Hexagon
5/28/10 Baltimore, MD
Recorded by David Carter

Where No One Can See
The Woods
Bad Weather
I Can't Stop Eating Sugar (Ed Schrader Cover)
Dreams Don't Always Come True
Cold And Shaken
Red Rain (featuring Sharktank)
Druid Hill Lake
Bed Of Seeds



Valerie was also in attendance to shoot the affair, and you can peep her full set after the jump. Also look out for Adam's (Weekends) photos of this evening and of a few other killer shows from last week in the coming days here.












Photos by Valerie

Tonight: Surfer Blood / Weekends

Tonight the Ottobar has super solid evening in store as Surfer Blood comes to town. Their jangled and catchy-as-all-hell form of pop has turned many heads in the musicsphere, and rightfully so as their new record Astro Coast is the real deal



They'll be joined by Weekends, a band in need of no introduction if you're familiar with our site. Their new record is quickly approaching it's release on vinyl, and these dudes have been lighting it up as of late at shows around town and beyond. Fun bonus fact - Brendan from Weekends grew up in Florida with some of the kids from Surfer Blood.

Speaking of Weekends, Mobtown Studios just released their Microshow session with the duo, a stripped down and almost acoustic form of the band. The intimate session was a pleasure to attend, and can now be yours for free via an MP3 download available from the Charles Village studio's site.

The show tonight is $12, and doors are at 8 PM.

Tonight: Lands & Peoples / INEVERYROOM

Tonight there's a super solid one at the Pet Cemetary with Lands and Peoples, INEVERYROOM, Beyond Say, and Eachothers. Lands and Peoples and INEVERYROOM are amidst and eary summer mini-tour, but are making a quick stop in their hometown before they head off to West Virginia.

I was lucky enough to catch these guys play the Bushwick Rooftop Festival over the weekend, which was a whole mess of fun. On Sunday in Brooklyn the festival kicked off with a trio of Baltimore goodness as Lands and Peoples, INEVERYROOM, and Weekends all melted faces and hearts. The heavy sun on the black and crowded rooftop might have played a part in the melting too, but the bands all sounded pretty rad.

If you read this space often you're probably aware that I'm very familiar with Weekends and Lands and Peoples, but INEVERYROOM is a band I've only had the chance to see once or twice before this weekend. Here's a taste off of their current tour CDR...



Their psychedelic surf sounds prove to be extremely catchy, weaving in and out of intergalactic galaxies and into pop song structures with ease. These folks are a must-see, and I highly recommend snatching up their awesomely packaged CDR. They are also part of a tour cassette tape split with Lands and Peoples, a secret surprise Friends Records release that you can also snag tonight.

The show starts at 9 PM, and special guests are tentatively promised.

Run DMT added to Release Show Tonight!

We are pleased to announce a special surprise for tonight's Height with Friends record release party, as Run DMT has been added to the bill. He will be opening up the affair.



Friends Records will have copies of Bed of Seeds available on vinyl, and copies of our first compilation available on cassette tape. See ya at the Hexagon.

2010 Whartscape Lineup

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

Arbouretum - Couldn't Hit It Sideways

A new Arbouretum release snuck up on the interwebs a few weeks ago, compliments of our blog neighbors/friends Aural States. The release comes via Aural Slates, the blog's digital label that also has a new Small Sur EP in the works.

This is the label's second release, and the first of the live-recorded variety. It's only one track long, but that track clocks in at over 50 minutes. The recording is taken from a live Arbouretum set that went down last month at Granfaloon here in Baltimore.

The release is titled Couldn't Hit It Sideways, and you can snag the digital copy from Aural Slates right here. Its a pretty heavy improv, one that's of the style that we've come to know and love from Arbouretum. The release was recorded and mastered by David Carter, an excellent newish taper that's based here in Baltimore.


Speaking of Arbouretum, don't sleep on the recording we posted of their set at our first curated show back in January at the G Spot. Grab that here.