This week we relive our middle school years with the Queers and Agent Orange at the Recher, turn public property into art at The Walters, and watch tough punk rock girls bash into each other at The DuBurns Arena
Every Thursday morning at 6:20 a.m. and 8:20 a.m. Sam Gallant of theCreative Allianceshares with you all the cool happenings around town on on the Weekend on the Radio. This week, Caleb Stien takes you Round the Mountain, Baltimore celebrates the luck of the Irish, and Pauly Shore hangs out in Timonium....buudddddy.
Tune in at 8 p.m. Tuesday as Caleb Stine(above) and The Bridge's Kenny Liner perform new songs for a capacity crowd at The Bunker Recording Studio in Cockeysville. The two veterans of Baltimore's music scene discuss the inspiration behind their new material and how they met.
"I went up to him [after his show] and introduced myself," Liner recalls. "He said, ‘I have a gig next week, bring your mandolin.’ I thought he meant I could sit in for a song but when I got there, he told me I was playing the whole show . . . . We just had a great time and the friendship started.”
Caleb Stine performs a benefit show at 2640 on Saturday, October 9th. The Bridge headline their 9th Annual Thanksgiving Celebration at Rams Head Live on Wednesday, November 24th.
Caleb Stine and Saleem's song "Baltimore" gets a new visual verse this month as Amtrak and MARC Train commuters at Penn Station, 1515 North Charles Street, will be greeted by a mural inspired by the song in the building's main entrance.
An official opening and reception will take place at 2 p.m. Thursday, March 4th at Penn Station. And the mural will stay up through March 31st.
This is the latest chapter in a collaboration that started in the summer of 2008 when WTMD's Baltimore Unsigned introduced Caleb Stine, a country folk-rocker, to Saleem, a hip-hop artist, and challenged the songwriters to create four songs in six weeks.
The duo debuted their material, including "Baltimore," at the 8 x 10 in July 2008 and announced plans to record a studio album. The result, Outgrown These Walls, received critical acclaim.
And "Baltimore" has inspired more than a few educators to use the song as a starting point for lesson plans. Here's Saleem performing in May 2009 at Cherry Hill Elementary.
Last summer, WTMD's Baltimore Unsigned challenged Americana singer-songwriter Caleb Stine and hip-hop artist Saleem to write four songs in six weeks. The unlikely collaboration yielded an incredible friendship and a solid full-length album, Outgrown These Walls. (Read the City Paper review.)
When Caleb and Saleem debuted "Baltimore" at a live taping at the 8 x 10 in July 2008, it was a revelation. Saleem's complex portrait of the city with Caleb's simple refrain, "I've got a dollar in my pocket and it's only Wednesday," moved more than a few people to shed a tear.
Saleem recently visited a Baltimore City elementary school to discuss his life as a musician. The kids had studied the song before the visit, and when they pick up the refrain, it's a celebration--and a testament to the power of music.
3. "Sex on Fire," by Kings of Leon
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4. "Time To Pretend," by MGMT
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48. "Peace, Love and Happiness," by G. Love and Special Sauce
89. "My Sweet Indecision (Go to Hell),"by David Ford
The First Thursday favorite captivated everyone in Mt. Vernon Park with his one-man-band performance in July, and his custom, yellow promotional tape has adorned our office door ever since.
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