Joe Pug

Let's try this again. The first Silopanna Music Festival will be headlined by Cake, Citizen Cope and G. Love & Special Sauce on Aug. 11 at Anne Arundel County Fairgrounds. Last year's inaugural Silopanna (that's Annapolis backwards) Music Festival was...

When the Tom Schraeder & His Ego frontman started planning a release party for “Chicago, I Love You,” the latest album from his namesake band, he forgot one important detail: to complete the record itself. Instead, Schraeder left the album...

Musical workshop for teens The Annapolis Summer Garden Theatre is accepting applications for its teen workshop. It explores drama and vocal skills, monologues, cold readings, audition techniques and various styles of dance. Through theater games, scene...

Some fests feel like a throwback neighborhood block party, while others feel like that two-day rager you never got invited to in college. This weekend leans more toward the hard-partying crowd as the World's Largest Block Party at Old St. Pat's—...

I owed SXSW one of these. After 5 uneventful expeditions, my airplane karma caught up with me, setting me back a solid 7 hours or so. So the following was in a desperate effort to play catchup while staying ahead of a gathering airport hangover. I got to...

***= recommended shows On sale 10 a.m. Wednesday Tributosaurus, Wednesday, April 4 ($20, 21+) at Martyrs’. On sale noon Friday Peter Bradley Adams, Sunday, May 6 ($10-$12, 21+) at Schubas. I Break Horses, Tuesday, May 29 ($14, 18+) at Lincoln...

A list of upcoming concerts across the Southland, with on-sale dates in parentheses....

Margaret Gray reviews the Little Beast Theatre Company's production of "Mine" at the Elephant Lab Theatre....

Your Mixtapes: 1. Katy a. Blackbird: The Beatles b. I Want to Break Free: Queen c. Changing: The Airborne Toxic Event d. Just the Way You Are: Billy Joel e. Melt with You: Modern English 2. Crystal a. In Your Wildest Dreams:The Moody Blues b. Magneto...

Here's the full lineup and set times for Wicker Park Fest, which will take over Milwaukee Avenue July 23-24....

Known to mom as Joshua Paul Davis, DJ Shadow has been at the forefront of experimental hip-hop and turntablism ever since his debut “Endtroducing..” rewrote the book on creative sampling and instrumental beats. Currently working on a new album (d...

Do-Division! Green Music! Wicker Park Fest! West Fest! Yep, it's just about two months till fest season kicks off in our 'hood. Here's what you can expect at our top festivals this season....