Baltimore folks?

Need to check twitter and see what Baltimore folks thought about this

everyone i've talked to thought it was a great piece and v accurate. so do i. there was some dissent from a local promotor the day the piece ran - that abdu ali was (paraphrasing here) "making his relative lack of success about racial inequality, not the fact that his music and attitude both suck" - and he was just absolutely roasted online

One nitpick---But what about Some Dude, who has written about more than Baltimore indie rock

― curmudgeon, Friday, July 31, 2015 6:35 PM (6 days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

lol well i'm not exactly the only exception. but i did rant on twitter about how it is frustrating to write for 10+ years about black musicians doing DIY things in Baltimore and be continually told that doesn't exist or just started, or have Pitchfork of all places point out that gee only white indie bands from Baltimore have a national profile how weird.

it was a very good piece tho.

I saw Dwarfs of East Agouza (Sublime Frequencies label band led by Alan Bishop once in Sun City Girls) at the Compound on Kirk Street in Charles Village area sorta near North Ave in a former car repair shop looking place, where you had to enter in from a hard to find entrance in back in an area of Baltimore with warehouses and just a liquor store nearby selling single cheap beers. The crowd was standing and some dancing and enthusiastic. Maybe some were there to see the members of Animal Collective (Deakin & Geologist) who opened, but they mostly stuck around for Dwarfs. Plus since Baltimore gets less events than DC, I think that helped draw more people too. Ian Nagoski who runs Canary Records was there, Tonal Park Studio in Takoma , MD guy too

So more of a white diy event obvs (if one is looking at earlier 2015 posts above)

Glad The Compound is still kicking. Last time I was there was for a packed out Halloween party/show several years ago with Dan Deacon (who iirc was painted yellow and dressed as Homer Simpson lol) and several others. Was a fantastic night.