Baltimore Pays Tribute to Pink Floyd: Mobtown Moon

a1918502961_10It’s a classic. It’s been admired and covered by musicians all over the planet. It’s Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon and now it’s Baltimore’s turn to re-imagine this legendary, 1973 album. With over forty musicians participating, each bringing with them their own musical genre, this album is sure to be an eclectic, musical experience. Collaborators and co-creators Sandy Asirvatham and ellen cherry have been at the center of this album since its inception.For over four years, these two talented musicians/composers have achieved the tremendous feat of combining musicians and genres from all walks of life to complete one epic album. Together, they have formed an album that features jazz, bluegrass, hip hop, classical and rock music.

Scapescape 2013 (8/29-9/1)

Scapescape 2013 (8/29-9/1)

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The Citizens of Baltimore City present Scapescape 2013, a four-day event sampling the best of Baltimore arts & culture. Better than one hundred of Baltimore’s most fantastic acts will perform on seven stages with local artwork on sale in seven different galleries. This is always an awesome set of shows in great, intimate local venues. More show times and locations are being added so follow the link to get the latest. Check the list carefully, shows start as late as 2am!

WLOY Welcomes Bangladesh Radio Delegation

 

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WLOY had the honor of welcoming a delegation of community radio broadcasters from Bangladesh yesterday.  Radio Jhenuk, Radio Padma, and Radio Mahananda operators along with a Senior Assistant Secretary from the Ministry of Information spent 2 hours in the station talking about community radio projects created by WLOY and the Baltimore Community Radio Coalition.  We discussed the evolution of our Both Feet In radio program and the creation of the Word on the Street newspaper resulting from it.