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Doors 7 pm

ROBERT RANDOLPH & THE FAMILY BAND AND MARTIN SEXTON
Rams Head Live Baltimore
Fri Oct 22
BUY TIX
Wed 9/8 The Bridge @ The 8x10
Thu 9/9 Eric Lindell @ Recher
Fri 9/10 Donna The Buffalo @ The 8x10
Sat 9/11 Stockholm Syndrome @ The 8x10
Tue 9/14 Matt Hires @ The 8x10
Wed 9/15 The Bridge @ The 8x10
 
Eric Lindell w. Old Man Brown @ Recher Theatre this Thursday



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Labor Day Weekend Shows at The 8x10 : Friday & Saturday

Spend your Labor Day weekend enjoying some awesome live music!!

The Heavy Pets
w. Analog Anthem
Friday, September 3rd
The 8x10

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Papadosio
w. Pigeons Playing Ping Pong
Saturday, September 4th
The 8x10

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Just Announced: JJ Grey & Mofro @ State Theatre, Thursday, November 18th w. Ryan Montbleau



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Dark Star Orchestra : Cap Centre Weekend in September

Walther Productions and Dark Star Orchestra Present:

Dark Star Orchestra
Cap Centre Weekend

For the upcoming dates at Rams Head Live in Baltimore and 930 Club in DC we will be celebrating one of the legendary venues from the touring days of the Grateful Dead.

On September 17th and 18th, Dark Star Orchestra will choose from the many great Capital Centre shows and will perform that show in its entirety. We hope you can join us in the fun!

Cap Centre Weekend

9/17 - Rams Head Live! - Baltimore, MD TICKETS
9/18 - 9:30 Club - Washington, DC TICKETS

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Just Announced: SOJA @ Recher Theatre, Friday, October 22nd w. Mambo Sauce & The Movement



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Just Announced: The Infamous Stringdusters & Trampled by Turtles @ The 8x10, Saturday, November 13th






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Just Announced: Two Nights of Yonder Mountain String Band in October : 9:30 & Rams Head Live


Yonder Mountain String Band
Saturday, October 23rd
9:30 Club


Yonder Mountain String Band
Saturday, October 30th
Rams Head Live!


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9:30 Club Ticket Info




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Just Announced: Robert Randolph & the Family Band and Martin Sexton plus Hill Country Revue : Fri, Oct 22nd, Rams Head Live

Tickets On-Sale Now!








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Spend Some Time With Marah

Marah is coming to The 8x10 in Baltimore on Sunday, August 22nd with This The Rescue.

Take some time to get to know Marah and listen to the playlist we've put together for you!




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Just Announced: Moonalice @ The 8x10, Sunday, September 19th

Watch live streaming video from moonalice at livestream.com


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Pigeons Playing Ping Pong added for Papadosio show : Saturday, September 4th @ The 8x10

Pigeons Playing Ping Pong from College Park, MD have just been added to open for Papadosio on Saturday, September 4th at The 8x10!

Check them out when you get the chance:

Pigeons Playing Ping Pong on Facebook

Tickets on-sale now!

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Trombone Shorty & Orleans Ave this Friday, 9:30 Club



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Just Announced: The Heavy Pets @ The 8x10 : Fri, 9/3



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Coming Soon: Big Light & American Babies @ The 8x10, Fri 8/27


To look at Big Light's Fred Torphy on the street you might not see what a natural born rocker he is. But, stick him beneath hot stage lights with an electric guitar and he looks just too right. Surround him with three equally primed-for-launch guys overflowing with talent - Bradley Bifulco (drums), Jeremy Korpas (guitar) and Steve Adams (bass) – and you've got a classic four-piece that off-handedly reminds one what a joyful, enriching thing rock 'n' roll can be.

And while their off-the-books tangents work great – they are jam band scholars – it's the bare bones and killer smile inside their songwriting that snags you. It also doesn't hurt that they stoke memories of Wilco, Big Star and Robyn Hitchcock and the Egyptians. Perhaps more than anything else, one picks up on a hunger in this group often missing from today's too-cool-for-school bands. Big Light positively salivates at the chance to wreck and ride rock for all it's worth. And they ain't half bad at pretty stuff, too. 2010 has been a banner year for this young San Francisco-based band, with regular touring on both coasts, a flurry of new composing and the release of their bang-up debut album, Animals In Bloom. Yet, this all feels like the tip of the iceberg with Big Light, whose potential may well surpass even their wide, eager eyes ability to envision just yet. (Dennis Cook).

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Just Announced: Indigenous @ The 8x10, Wednesday, October 6th



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More Trombone Shorty News

As if Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue wasn't blowing up enough already they've just been booked to open a string of UK dates for Jeff Beck in October!

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Don't miss your shot to catch Trombone Shorty now before he gets even bigger next Friday, August 13th at the 9:30 Club.

Tickets on-sale now!

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Just Announced: Stanton Moore Trio, Sunday, September 26th @ The 8x10



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He's BACK!! Bassnectar @ 9:30 Club : Wednesday, November 3rd


Bassnectar
w. Emancipator
Wednesday, November 3rd
9:30 Club

Tickets on-sale now!




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The Bridge : 8x10 Residency

The Bridge will bring the heat this summer with some sure to be amazing shows at The 8x10!

Tickets on-sale now!

The Bridge *Summer Residency*

w. Zach Deputy Wednesday, August 25
w. The Brew Wednesday, September 1st
w. Yarn Wednesday, September 8th
w. The Quick and Easy Boys Wednesday, September 15th


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Dark Star Orchestra Returns in September : Rams Head Live & 9:30

Fresh from a powerhouse performance at All Good we are proud to welcome back Dark Star Orchestra to lift our spirits once again!

Dark Star Orchestra
Friday, September 17th
Rams Head Live

Dark Star Orchestra
Saturday, September 18th
9:30 Club





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Just Announced: Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, 9:30 Club, Friday, August 13th

Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue bring the funk to the 9:30 Club on Friday, August 13th!


Trombone Shorty Reel 2010 from verve on Vimeo.



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The Black Seeds : Tuesday, July 20th at The 8x10





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JJ Grey & Mofro: New Album Tour Dates & Mini-Doc

JJ Grey & Mofro are kicking off the first half of their Georgia Warhorse album release tour on September 3 in Lexington, KY. JJ will visit 26 cities, showcasing tracks from his new album, Georgia Warhorse, out August 24, as well as all of the classics from previous releases. JJ & company will perform at The 8x10 in Baltimore on Friday, July 23rd.

Meanwhile, take a tour of the studio, JJ's home, and the inspirations behind Georgia Warhorse in this mini- documentary. "It's one of those places that ain't been tore out and changed and made into something," says JJ Grey while paddling a canoe on a small Florida creek, one of his favorite places on earth. "Somebody didn't come in and bulldoze it, put in a botanical garden. It's already beautiful." (Be sure to watch through the end, for an intimate rendition of the slow-burning "Gotta Know," a song featured on the new album.)




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Coming Soon: Victor Wooten @ 9:30 Club & Recher Theatre

It's a double shot of Victor Wooten July 4th weekend!

9:30 Club
Friday, July 2nd


Recher Theatre
Saturday, July 3rd




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Mambo Sauce and Fear Nuttin' Band : Friday, June 25th at The 8x10

Get ready for Mambo Sauce and Fear Nuttin' Band next week by listening to some Mambo Sauce now!






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Just Announced: JJ Grey & Mofro, Friday, July 23rd @ The 8x10

JJ Grey & Mofro return to The 8x10 in Baltimore!

Don't miss this one!

JJ Grey & Mofro
w. Death On Two Wheels
Friday, July 23rd
The 8x10


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Bob Schneider this Friday at The 8x10 with Smile Smile


Bob Schneider
w. Smile Smile
Friday, June 11th
The 8x10





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Grace Potter & The Nocturnals "Tiny Light" Video






GRACE POTTER & THE NOCTURNALS
w. Elmwood, Justin Jones
Saturday, June 5th
9:30 Club

Click HERE for tickets.




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The Pit from moe. down : Never Before Released Video



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moe. to Rock Rams Head Live June 3



From modest beginnings in a Buffalo basement over two decades ago to today’s multifaceted success, the members of moe. have never lost sight of the earnest, elemental goals that they aspired to from their very first show: to deliver honest, heartfelt music and to ensure the audience has a good time. Considerate and conscientious in their actions and decision-making, moe.’s refreshingly unpretentious attitude has won them a devoted legion of dedicated fans (ranging from seasoned concert-goers to eager young newcomers) and has given rise to a thriving cottage industry – a self-contained nation-state in which the band and their audience live as equals, thriving on a reciprocal appreciation rare in today’s increasingly fragmented musical landscape.

They play at Rams Head Live Thursday, June 3 at 7:30 PM - GET TICKETS NOW! - with special guest Mad-Sweet Pangs

Stream moe.'s last three studio albums below:







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Grace Potter at 9:30 Club June 5 & All Good Festival July 11



Grace Potter. Wow, right? Grace Potter and the Nocturnals are like a modern-day version of Tina Turner stroking the microphone in a spangled mini-dress while fronting the Rolling Stones circa Sticky Fingers. Grace and her band are All Good alumni and will be performing on Sunday, July 11 this year. For a preview of their All Good Festival show, Grace Potter & the Nocturnals are also performing the 9:30 Club in Washington D.C. on June 5. Get your June 5 tickets now! Click here for All Good Festival tickets!

“Grace comes across on stage as a woman possessed - Lucinda Williams fronting the Black Crowes, or Janis Joplin if she'd cut a few albums with The Band...”– The Daily Times

Below are streaming clips from Grace's last studio CD, This is Somewhere. They have a new CD coming out June 8 and from her website, they're offering a free MP3 download. Check it out!






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Just Announced: The Black Seeds in July, Mambo Sauce & Fear Nuttin' Band in June

Coming soon to The 8x10!

Mambo Sauce and Fear Nuttin' Band
Friday, June 25th

The Black Seeds
w. The Magical Voyagers
Tuesday, July 20th

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All Good Daily Line-Up

If you haven't taken the time yet to plan out your All Good Festival experience check out the daily line-up now!

We're close to a month away! See you on the Mountaintop!

DAILY LINE-UP


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The Machine Recreate Pink Floyd's THE WALL in its Entirety!


THE MACHINE, performing Pink Floyd's epic The Wall in its entirety with an Interstellar Light Show!

America’s top Pink Floyd show, The Machine, has forged a 20 year reputation of excellence, extending the legacy of Pink Floyd, while creating another legacy all their own, exploring collective improvisation paralleling and even rivaling that of an early 1970’s Pink Floyd mentality.

They perform Ram's Head Live on Friday, May 21. Get your tickets now!

Check out this streaming video of The Machine doing "Another Brick In the Wall Part 2"!







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ALO at 8x10 May 22


ALO is not a band that dwells in the past. They are always moving forward. Always striving to discover new ideas. Always looking to go on new adventures. Their latest adventure, Man of the World, finds the Cali collective flexing their considerable creative powers to craft their finest album yet. "Weaving jazz, blues and funk into a soulful California party blend." - Relix

They bring their show to the 8 x 10 on Saturday, May 22. Get your tickets now!








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Marco Benevento Trio at 8x10 May 20



Marco Benevento - best described by the Los Angeles Times as "Long a cult favorite on the East Coast jam-band/avant-jazz circuit, this 31-year-old keyboardist/"sound sculptor" has been building a nationwide following for some jaw-dropping improvisational skills, a no-genres-barred approach and a globe-trotting touring schedule."

Marco and his Trio perform the 8x10 in Baltimore on Thursday, May 20. Get your tickets now!

Here's streaming music from his 2009 release Me Not Me - it contains a handful of fun cover songs, all performed instrumentally!





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Donna The Buffalo Arrive at State Theater Fri. May 14


Donna the Buffalo's eclectic and often socially conscious music has it's base in traditional mountain music and is infused with elements of Cajun/ zydeco, rock, folk, reggae, and country.

They perform the State Theater in Falls Church, VA on Friday, May 14. Get your tickets now!

Here's streaming music of their entire 2008 release Silverlined - don't miss this show!





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All Good Artist Additions: Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad, Rubblebucket, Greensky Bluegrass, The Brew

The All Good Music Festival produly announces four more bands performing the festival on the Grassroots Stage! They are the music to get you going in the campgrounds each morning: Greensky Bluegrass, Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad, Rubblebucket, and The Brew.

VIP Tickers are officially SOLD OUT!

Get your tickets now!

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Soulive to Play 8x10 Fri. May 7


New York neo-soul and acid-jazz funk trio SOULIVE are set to rock the 8x10 Friday, May 7.

Get your tickets now!

Here's streaming music of their entire 2009 release Up Here - don't miss this show!





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World Premiere: Widespread Panic "Saint Ex"

Check out the premiere of “Saint Ex,” the first track from the new Widespread Panic release, Dirty Side Down.

“I’ll tell you what the mood conveys to me but that doesn’t make it the only interpretation available,” John Bell says of the song. “The tone of the music within the intro is fairly etheric…floating – maybe helping to describe what it’s like to be flying through and above the clouds – peaceful, maybe solitary. The outro is the same piece of music. At this point however, oops – St. Ex is dead. So, now the mood is still hopefully peaceful, lofty, perhaps Heaven-like – without the aid of an aircraft. Other people tell me they just see bunnies.



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Your Weekly Shakedown: Soulive

We welcome Soulive w. Nigel Hall to The 8x10 this Friday, May 7th.

To get you in the mood check out this video with Robert Randolph!




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Dave Barnes to Play 8x10 Thurs. May 6

Nashville songsmith Dave Barnes performs the 8x10 Thursday, May 6. Check out some streaming audio from his latest CD!










Here's what some members of the media are saying about him:

-“Dave is one of those rare talents that comes so complete out of the box that you can’t ask to change a thing, even if you think at first you want to.   It just is - and it’s great. Go where this guy is taking you. My man’s aim is true!!!” –  John Mayer

-“Barnes is a noticeable notch above the typical acoustic guitar-toting singer/songwriter.  His genuine, feel-good energy infects the crowd.” – Paste Magazine

-“He arcs broadly, from pop-funk to folky finger picking and Steely Dan-tidy pop and love runs throughout, and runs deep.” – The Tennessean

-“Barnes excels at a funky take on light rock that recalls John Mayer and Dave Matthews.  The natural optimism of his material stands out amongst the inexhaustible collection of artists who delight in being jaded.” – Dallas Observer

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Just Announced: Victor Wooten at 9:30 Club, Recher Theatre in July

Spend Fourth of July Weekend with Victor!

Victor Wooten
Friday, July 2nd
9:30 Club

Victor Wooten
Saturday, July 3rd
Recher Theatre







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American Aquarium: Small Town Hymns CD

Hailing from Raleigh, NC, American Aquarium’s southern musical perspective is a blend of honest songwriting, an unwavering work ethic, and a genuine love of rock & roll. Whether you call it alt-country, Americana, or roots rock, one thing is for certain: Their music is a fresh voice that borrows from many forms of the American songbook. With 5 years, 5 albums, and over 600 shows under their belts, American Aquarium is the continuance of the road warrior meets studio craftsman ethic that has long been a part of the rock & roll and country music cultures. They are a band and crew that spend their lives between a van with no air-conditioning and stages all across the country. Their collaboration forms a wholly new and polished version of what Americana might start to look like in the years to come.

American Aquarium joins Sons Of Bill at The 8x10 on Thursday, May 13th.

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Watch Gogol Bordello LIVE Tonight

Check out Gogol Bordello’s sold-out album show for Trans-Continental Hustle tonight!

You can check out a LIVE VIDEO STREAM of the show on Relix which begins at 9pm.

You can catch Gogol Bordello's "Casa Gogol Tour" this Thursday at Rams Head Live in Baltimore!

Gogol Bordello
w. DeVotchKa, Jesse Malin and St. Mark's Social, Tres Leches Afterparty Soundcrew
Thursday, April 29th
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Hot Star: Grace Potter & The Nocturnals

“When I was 6, I sat down at the piano and decided that I was going to master my craft,” the 26-year-old singer explained. “Before that I was always singing. I just ran into a woman who used to drive me to Gymboree. She told me I would be in the car on the way there harmonizing to ‘Betty Davis Eyes’ in perfect pitch! I didn’t remember that. She could be making it up, but if that’s any testament to how long I’ve been doing this … because I was 3.”

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Walther Productions Presents

GRACE POTTER & THE NOCTURNALS
Saturday, June 5th
9:30 Club

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Download The New Infamous Stringdusters' Album "All The Same"

The Infamous Stringdusters are at the forefront of a new movement in bluegrass music. Their unmatched virtuosity has enabled them to take acoustic music to a completely new level. They wield an expansive repertoire touching on masters from Jimmy Martin to John Hartford, but their strength lies in their original compositions. Dedication to arrangements sets them apart and extended improvisation makes every performance completely unique. The live Stringdusters experience is anti-formulaic, groove friendly, and mind-expanding- not your granddaddy's bluegrass. Unless your granddaddy was Jerry Garcia.

Download "All The Same" for FREE now.

The Infamous Stringdusters
w. Danny Barnes
Friday, April 30th
The 8x10

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moe.: Smash Hits - Volume One

The new moe. album, Smash Hits - Volume One will be available June 1, and features "Spine of a Dog," "Yodelittle," "Saint Augustine," "Mexico," "Rebubula," "Buster," "Captain America," "Okayalright," "Tailspin," and the first-ever studio recording of "Seat of My Pants." From ideas brewed in Buffalo basements and lyrics conjured up along miles of the lower 48, to sounds bouncing off trees from a stage in the Sierra Nevada, these 10 songs dot the map of the 20 years of moe.'s music making. This anthology will round out the studio collections of many seasoned fans, and is a good introduction, as Chuck Garvey puts it, "for first-time listeners or people who want their first taste of the breadth of our catalog."



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Gogol Bordello Friday, 4/30 Rams Head Live SOLD OUT!!

Tickets are still available for Thursday, April 29th.

Get them now before they go!

Click HERE for Thursday tickets.

GOGOL BORDELLO
w/ special guest DeVotchka, Jesse Malin and St Mark's Social, Tres Leches Afterparty Soundcrew
Rams Head Live
Thursday, April 29
Doors 6:30pm
$29 plus tax
ALL AGES

Plus, Walther Productions is excited to offer our fans a chance to join Gogol Bordello backstage after their show on Thursday, April 29th.

To enter all you need to do is purchase tickets to the April 29th show and forward the confirmation email to contests@walther-productions.com and you will be entered to win one of five available pairs of after show passes to hang with the band!

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Just Announced: GRACE POTTER AND THE NOCTURNALS, 9:30 Club, Saturday, June 5th

Tickets on-sale this Thursday, April 22nd at 10:00 AM

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Happy 4/20 All Good Artist Additions: Grace Potter & The Nocturnals, Moonshine Breakfast w. Keller and The Keels, Late Night Artists

JUST ANNOUNCED!!

All Good Festival Artist Additions:

GRACE POTTER & THE NOCTURNALS
Moonshine Breakfast w. Keller and The Keels

Late Night Artists:

Lotus
Yonder Mountain String Band
Bassnectar
Garage A Trois
The New Deal




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Casa Gogol Tour Invades Rams Head Live in Baltimore 4/29-30

Gogol Bordello, whose live shows have Entertainment Weekly dubbing them "the world's most perfect festival band," is bringing their self-curated mini-festival, the Casa Gogol Tour, to Rams Head Live! for two nights of multi kulti revolution.

Each night will feature a full-on Gogol Bordello headline show alongside sets from Slavic-punk-band DeVotchKa, East Village punk troubadour Jesse Malin and St. Mark's Social, and electro-anarchists Tres Leches Afterparty Sound Crew.

Casa Gogol will celebrate the band's upcoming release of "Trans-Continental Hustle" the avidly awaited 5th studio album to be released on Tuesday, April 27th. Click HERE to download the anthemic new single Pala Tute'. A special digital release of the album will be available on Tuesday, April 20th. You can pre-order the album HERE.

GOGOL BORDELLO
*TWO NIGHTS!*
w. DeVotchKa & Jesse Malin and St. Mark's Social, Tres Leches Afterparty Soundcrew

Thursday, April 29th & Friday, April 30th
Rams Head Live

RSVP to both nights on our Facebook page and you could win tickets plus a copy of the new album!


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Your Weekly Shakedown: The New Deal from Jam Cruise 7

Jam Cruise 7 - 1/7/2009

Get a double dose of The New Deal this year!

*Late Night Party*
Friday, April 23rd
9:30 Club

Click HERE for tickets.

All Good Festival
Thursday, July 8th-Sunday, July 11th
Marvin's Mountaintop, Masontown, WV

Click HERE for info.

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Cast Your Vote For All Good!

Show the All Good Music Festival your love!

Jambands.com has a poll for FESTIVALS - we're asking you to VOTE TODAY and VOTE OFTEN if you're coming to All Good!

Guess what? All Good is #1 right now!

We'll stay on top with your help!

Thank you!!

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Keller Williams to Cover Amy Winehouse, YMSB, Dead and Others

Keller Williams will release Thief, his first album of all-covers, on May 25. The album was recorded with his occasional collaborators Larry and Jenny Keels. The mix of songs on Thief nods to Amy Winehouse (“Rehab”), the Grateful Dead (“Mountains of the Moon”), the Butthole Surfers (“Pepper”) and Kris Kristofferson (“Don’t Cuss That Fiddle.” Williams also covers material by Ryan Adams, the Presidents of the United States of America, the Raconteurs, Patterson Hood, Danny Barnes, Cracker, the Yonder Mountain String Band and Marcy Playground. Williams will support of the album with a mix of headlining shows, festival dates and gigs as part of the Rhythm Devils.

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Railroad Earth's New Album

Railroad Earth is hard at work rehearsing and doing pre-production for the new album, their first for their new label, One Haven Music!

Click HERE for more info.

Don't forget to join us for RRE's long awaited return to The 8x10!

Railroad Earth
Thursday, April 22nd
The 8x10

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This Week: Badfish @ 9:30 Club, Wednesday, April 14th

Badfish: A Tribute to Sublime
w. Scotty Don't, Full Service, The Shields Brothers
Wednesday, April 14th
9:30 Club

Check them out performing "Badfish" at Key Club in LA !

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Just Announced: Bob Schneider w. Smile Smile, The 8x10, Friday, June 11th

Bob Schneider is coming back to Baltimore!

Bob Schneider
w. Smile Smile
Friday, June 11th
The 8x10

Check out the official tour video.

See you in June!



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Dave Barnes What We Want, What We Get

Equally influenced by Rock and R&B, Dave Barnes is a singer-songwriter who should be on your musical short-list. His newest record is the best showcase yet for his lyrical talent – check out the title track and God Gave Me You in particular.

Check It Out Now

Dave Barnes
w. Steve Moakler
Thursday, May 6th
The 8x10

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Just Announced: moe. Rams Head Live, Thursday, June 3rd

In honor of moe's 20th Anniversary we are proud to welcome them back to Baltimore and Rams Head Live on Thursday, June 3rd!

Click HERE for pre-sale tickets.

Public on-sale is this Saturday, April 10th at NOON.

RSVP to our Facebook event

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American Aquarium And Sons Of Bill "Life In Shambles" Spring Tour

As complicated as life in 2010 may have become, it's some comfort to know there are still simple guys out there playing simple music. Simple guys that can go out any night of the week and put together a rock and roll show we can all believe in. It was as simple as James Wilson (Sons of Bill) making contact with BJ Barham (American Aquarium) at the end of 2009 to propose a tour for their bands that would help further bond a growing community of music fans around their roots/Americana/alt-country songwriting and performances. The hope is that this will not just be another lineup at the bar, but rather a chance to celebrate a new school of bands that are tending the vibrant traditions of rock and country music and the sense of community they can foster, especially in hard times. As a tongue-in-cheek testament to the times, the boys in the bands thought it appropriate to call this tour "Life in Shambles."

American Aquarium & Sons of Bill "Life in Shambles" Spring Tour 2010
Thursday, May 13th
The 8X10 : Baltimore, MD


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All Good Artist Additions: Old Crow Medicine Show, Tea Leaf Green, The Bridge, The Heavy Pets & More!

We are thrilled to announce these new artist additions to the lineup!

Old Crow Medicine Show
Tea Leaf Green
The Bridge
Donna Jean Godchaux Band w. Jeff Mattson
The Heavy Pets
The Pimps Of Joytime

(PS: none of this is an April Fool's joke)

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Just Announced: Soulive at The 8x10, Friday, May 7th

Soulive returns to Baltimore!

Soulive
The 8x10
Friday, May 7th

Advance Tickets $22, Day of Show $25

Check out Soulive jammin' with Derek Trucks last year HERE!

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Marco Benevento Plots Album Release Tour

Marco Benevento has confirmed an extensive tour in support of his new album Between The Needles & Nightfall. The album is scheduled for release on May 11 through Benevento’s own Royal Potato Family records. The piano player finished his Monday night residency at Brooklyn, NY’s Bar 4 last night. In addition to the core combo on bassist Marc Friedman (The Slip) and drummer Ryan Thornton (RANA/Sam Champion/Sean Bones), the evening featured sit ins from Kevin Kendrick (A Big Yes And A Small No) and Kevin Johnston (the venue’s bartender), as well as variety of audience members.

You can catch Marco at The 8x10 in Baltimore on Thursday, May 20th with Xylos.

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The New Mastersounds Documentary to Debut at Sonoma International Film Festival

Sonoma International Film Festival will kick off on April 15 with the debut of the documentary Coals to Newcastle: The New Mastersounds From Leeds to New Orleans. The film, which follows the British funk band’s travels, is the first documentary to ever open the international festival. The New Mastersounds will perform a show at the nearby Little Switzerland on April 15 to coincide with the film’s world debut. The band’s tour will officially open at Asheville, NC’s Asheville Earth Day on April 15.

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Coming Soon: Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk, Rebirth Brass Band

We've got your chance to get funky this Wednesday, March 31st!

Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk
w. Old Man Brown
The 8x10

Check out their 2009 Jam Cruise performance HERE.

Rebirth Brass Band
w. Funksway
The State Theatre

Watch Rebirth in the French Quarter HERE.

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Just Announced: Sons Of Bill & American Aquarium, The Machine Performs The Wall, The Heavy Pets

Sons of Bill and American Aquarium
Thursday, May 13rd
The 8x10

The Machine
*Performing Pink Floyd’s The Wall in it’s Entirety with an Interstellar Light Show*
Friday, May 21st
Rams Head Live

The Heavy Pets
w. The Turn and The Great Divide
Friday, May 21st
The 8x10

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All Good Artist Additions: Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi, Dr. Dog, SOJA, Everyone Orchestra and more!

We are thrilled to add these artists to our line-up for this year's festival!

Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi Band
Dr. Dog
SOJA
Everyone Orchestra
The New Mastersounds
Papadosio



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This Weekend: Perpetual Groove, Filipiak/Principato

Perpetual Groove
w. Future, Poor Man's Lobster
Friday, March 19th
9:30 Club

Click HERE to listen to some P-Groove tunes.

The Carl Filipiak/Tom Principato Bands
"Blues, Jazz, Rock"
Saturday, March 20th
The 8x10

Click HERE to check out Carl and Tom playing at the WTMD studios!

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Just Announced: The Silent Disco, Railroad Earth, Steel Pulse

The Silent Disco curated by DJ Motion Potion
Thursday, April 8th
The Quarter

Railroad Earth
Thursday, April 22nd
The 8x10

Steel Pulse
Saturday, May 22nd
9:30 Club



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All Good Artist Additions:Keller, Bassnectar, Garage A Trois & More!

We are excited to add these great artists to this year's line-up:

Keller Williams & The Added Bonus
Bassnectar
Garage A Trois
The Travelin' McCourys
Dr. Didg
Lee Boys

Second Tier Early Bird Tickets are going fast, pick yours up today and save over $65 on 4-Day Passes and over $40 on 3-Day Passes.

Hope To See You On The Mountain!!


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Just Announced: Perpetual Groove at 9:30 Club, Friday 3/19

Perpetual Groove returns!
w. Future
Friday, March 19th
9:30 Club

Click HERE for tickets.



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Gogol Bordello’s Trans-Continental Hustle

Gogol Bordello has enlisted famed producer and co-head of Columbia Records, Rick Rubin, to work on the group’s latest recording.

Trans-Continental Hustle is the fifth release from Eugene Hutz and company.

These 13 songs represents the band’s first studio effort since 2007’s SUPER TARANTA!.

The disc is set for an April 27 release via American Recordings.

Some of the material will be heard next Tuesday when the band performs a Haiti Relief benefit concert at The Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza.

Gogol Bordello comes to Rams Head Live in Baltimore for two nights: Thursday, April 29th & Friday, April 30th with DeVotchKa & Jesse Malin and St. Mark's Social.

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Basshound CD Release Party : Win Tickets & The New Album

Walther Productions is giving away a pair of tickets to the Basshound Funk CD RELEASE PARTY w/ Woo-Yellow Dubmarine & JMB at The 8x10 on Saturday, March 6 --- PLUS --- a copy of the new CD, "The Arrival"!!

RSVP to the event as "attending" to enter: http://bit.ly/HoundJam

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All Good Festival : Early Bird Tier I Tickets Sold-Out

Thank you all for this years' record response! We are delighted that everyone shares our enthusiasm for the 14th All Good and we ask that you stay tuned for many more of your favorite bands to be added in the coming weeks.

We have just officially sold out of our Tier I tickets for the festival. Tier II tickets are available now. Click HERE for more information.

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The New Deal: A New Era

This Toronto-based live-tronica trio has been at the forefront of all things jam since their inception almost 12 years and 750 shows ago. Following an impromptu jam session that was later released as their first record, This Is Live, the band knew they were on to something fresh and rapidly spiraled away from Toronto's acid-jazz scene.

Now they are ten albums deep. The newest, Live: Toronto 7.16.2009, is available for digital download now with hard copies hitting the street next month. Tempted by the novelty of a "Live from Tokyo" record, the band originally thought they'd release one of the shows from their successful Japanese tour earlier that summer. However, this recording ended up being the stand out.



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Marco Benevento : "Between Needles & Nightfall"

Available May 11 from Royal Potato Family

Back with his third full length studio album in as many years, Brooklyn-based pianist and sound sculptor MARCO BENEVENTO delivers BETWEEN NEEDLES & NIGHTFALL on May 11 via his label Royal Potato Family.

BETWEEN NEEDLES & NIGHTFALL was initially conceived at Trout Recording in Brooklyn, NY where engineer Bryce Goggin (Pavement, Akron/Family) tracked Marco Benevento and his trio, including bassist Reed Mathis and drummer Andrew Barr, over three days. The material was drawn from fragments of melodies and song ideas that Benevento had been collecting over the last year. To achieve the colors he envisioned for these compositions, Benevento recorded on a baby grand piano bolstered by guitar pick-ups, amplifiers and a myriad of pedals and circuit bent toys, while overdubbing Moog, Optigan, Mellotron and Farfisa. He then transferred the tracks to his home studio, taking the next two months to cut, loop and shape the pieces into full-fledged songs. Additional drum parts were added by Matt Chamberlain. As a last step, Benevento handed off his work to three of his favorite engineers: Mell Dettmer (Sunn O))), Eyvind Kang), Jesse Lauter (Low Anthem, Elvis Perkins) and Vid Cousins (Amon Tobin, Kid Koala) for final mixes. The results range from the day-glo electro-pop of "It Came From You" to the simply-stated lullaby "Katie's Song" to the shimmering Arcade Fire-meets-Brad Mehldau anthem "Two Of You."

2009 was a breakout year for Marco Benevento. In February, he released Me Not Me, an album featuring interpretations of songs by My Morning Jacket, Leonard Cohen and Deerhoof among others. Touring it across the U.S., Benevento and his trio made a number of high profile performances, including San Francisco Jazz Festival, Earshot Festival and Carnegie Hall. At the end of '09, Benevento released his first ever DVD, Live In NYC: The Sullivan Hall Residency, a two hour-plus documentary with performances and interviews from his historical five week 2008 engagement at the downtown New York City venue Sullivan Hall, featuring special guests like Brad Barr, Kaki King, Billy Martin, Stanton Moore and Steven Bernstein. As if all this wasn't enough, he toured and recorded with post jazz cognoscenti Garage A Trois, became a full time member of indie pop experimentalists Surprise Me Mr. Davis and welcomed his second daughter into the world.

With the release of BETWEEN NEEDLES & NIGHTFALL, Marco Benevento continues to define himself as one of the most prolific new voices of his era, blurring genres from song to song, and more often from measure to measure, with his own take on simple pop pleasures, dance party rave-ups and art jazz experimentation. He speaks in modern sonic tongues, all cut-and-pasted, tweaked-out and glitchy, but full of wide-eyed wonder that rejoices in the limitless horizons of sound and melody.

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Tonight: Trombone Shorty at State Theatre, U-Melt at 8x10


Trombone Shorty & Orleans Ave.
w. The Higher Hands
The State Theatre
Thursday, February 25th


U-Melt
w. stushido.
The 8x10
Thursday, February 25th

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Just Announced: Boombox, Particle and Easy Star All-Stars

Boombox
The 8x10
Thursday, April 1st

Easy Star All-Stars
*Performing selections from "Dub Side of the Moon", "Radiodread"
& "Easy Star's Lonely Hearts Dub Band"*
The State Theatre
Sunday, April 4th

Particle
The 8x10
Sunday, April 11th

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The 14th Annual All Good Music Festival : Artist Announcement

Walther Productions is pleased to present the initial lineup for the 14th annual All Good Music Festival. Once again, the festival will take place in Masontown, West Virginia from the heights of Marvin's Mountaintop featuring over 40 bands with No Overlapping Sets allowing fans to see every set and every band on the line-up.

Here's our initial All Good Artist Announcement:

FURTHUR featuring PHIL LESH & BOB WEIR
Widespread Panic
Umphrey's McGee
Yonder Mountain String Band
Dark Star Orchestra
George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic
Lotus
Femi Kuti & the Positive Force
Railroad Earth
The New Deal
Rebelution
Perpetual Groove
Cornmeal
Fort Knox Five
The Macpodz

Stay tuned for many more acts to be announced!

Tickets On-Sale NOW

Buy early and save with New 4 Day Passes and Early Bird Tickets!

For the first time ever the All Good Festival will be offering a 4 Day Pass. In addition to three days of music in the main concert area, this will include admission to the Thursday Throw-down on the Grassroots stage July 8th with Dark Star Orchestra, The New Deal, Fort Knox Five and more, plus an extra night of camping. 4 Day Passes are available now and offer the best value saving you over $80 off the gate price.

If you want to take advantage of our Early Bird ticket pricing but are a bit thin on cash we are offering a Lay-Away Program on all ticket orders over $199 with 90 days 'Same As Cash' terms helping you lock in your All Good ticket now and pay later.

Also new this year, the All Good Festival will be planting a tree in honor of each person that buys a ticket to our event. You will also be able to join us in offsetting the carbon emissions of the festival by donating to Clean Air-Cool Planet who purchases and retires Carbon Credits.

Click HERE to purchase tickets.

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ValUMtines Video Sweethearts

Thank you to everyone for sharing their UMlove and videos with us.

First Place:

Umphrey's Mcgee Photo Animation by Zach Clanton from Zachary Clanton on Vimeo.




Runner-Up #1





Runner-Up #2





The results of our ValUMtines Day song poll:

Wilco, “I Am Trying To Break Your Heart”—25.3%
Prince, “I Would Die 4 U”—20.6%
Death Cab for Cutie, “I Will Possess Your Heart”—12.4%
J. Geils Band, “Love Stinks”—2.1%
Stone Temple Pilots, “Sour Girl”—9.1%
Beck, “Think I’m in Love”—8.8%
Roxy Music, “Love Is the Drug”—7.2%
Def Leppard, “Love Bites”—5.3%
Kiss, “Love Em’ and Leave Em‘”—3.9%





This Weekend: Lotus @ 9:30 Club, Umphrey's @ Rams Head Live

Shake off the winter snow blues this weekend!

Lotus
w. Toubab Krewe
9:30 Club
Saturday, February 13th

Umphrey's McGee
w. Hackensaw Boys
Rams Head Live
Sunday, February 14th

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ValUmtines Day Contests : Win Umphrey's McGee Tickets

Umphrey's McGee ValUMtine's Day Poll & Video Contest!

ValUMtines Day Song Poll

This ValUMtines Day, Umphrey's McGee will be performing at Ram's Head Live in Baltimore, MD. For all you lovers out there, the band will play a cover song that you choose from the list below. The song that gets the most votes by Noon ET Friday, February 12th will be played live that night..

Click HERE to vote!

Songs On The Ballot:

Death Cab for Cutie - I Will Possess Your Heart
Wilco - I Am Trying To Break Your Heart
Kiss - Love Em' and Leave Em'
Beck - Think I'm in Love
Def Leppard - Love Bites
J. Geils Band - Love Stinks
Roxy Music - Love Is the Drug
Prince - I'd Die For You
Stone Temple Pilots - Sour Girl


Show Your Love for Umphrey's McGee this ValUMtine's Day!

Create a short video interpretation of your favorite Umphrey's McGee song for a chance to win a tickets to the show and a prize package! All you need to do is create a short video showing your love for your favorite Umphrey's song, whether it is you singing along, or you filming a short with the song as the soundtrack, the options are endless.

All you need to do is post your video on youtube and then email the link to:

contests@walther-productions.com

Check in to Walther-Productions.com for links to submitted videos.

Submissions received by Noon ET Friday, February 12th will be reviewed by the band, and the winner will receive:

A pair of tickets to the Val-UM-tines Day show on 2/14 at Rams Head Live! in Baltimore, MD, along with 2 after show passes, 2 Umphrey's McGee tour t-shirts, as well as a copy of a UMLive CD set from that night's show. Two runner ups will receive a copy of the UMLive CD set from that night's Show.






Jonathan Richman Cancelled

Jonathan Richman at the 8x10, Wednesday, February 10th has been cancelled.

Refunds can be received at point of purchase.


VA Coalition Snow Date

Due to a heavy snow, VA Coalition at the 8x10 has been canceled. The new date is Saturday, April 3rd. Tickets for Feb 6th show will be honored. You may receive a refund at point of purchase.

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Gogol Bordello : Two Nights at Rams Head Live in April

*Just Announced*

Gogol Bordello
w. DeVotchKa, Jesse Malin and St. Mark's Social
Thursday, April 29th & Friday, April 30th
Rams Head Live : Baltimore, MD



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Jam in the Dam Canal Cruise On Sale Feb. 4 at Noon!

The Jam In The Dam canal cruises will be going out on the 21st and 22nd. Because of the free canal cruise offer, the 21st is already full. If the demand is great, we may add a third cruise on the 20th. As always, it's a two-hour cruise through the beautiful canals of Amsterdam with open bar. $50 per person. This is a great way to meet folks from all over the world. See you all soon!

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Tea Leaf Green Returns!

Fresh from an amazing performance this past weekend at the 9:30 Club, Tea Leaf Green will be returning in April to play The Recher Theatre!

*Just Announced*
Tea Leaf Green
Saturday, April 10th
The Recher Theatre

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Just Announced: ALO, 8x10, Saturday, May 22nd

*Just Announced*
ALO
Saturday, May 22nd
The 8x10

Click HERE to check out ALO's "Man of the World" EPK!

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The Radiators, 8x10, Thursday March 11th

The Radiators return to Baltimore and The 8x10 on Thursday, March 11th.

Download some of their best shows dating as far back as 1984!

http://www.livedownloads.com/stash.aspx?artistID=4

*Just Announced*
The Radiators
The 8x10
Baltimore, MD
Thursday, March 11th

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Send Help To Haiti

Join Walther Productions and lend a hand to those in need.

Just text "Haiti" to 90999.

You will receive a text that says "To confirm your $10 donation to Red Cross Haiti relief efforts reply with YES."

After you do so, you're all good!

It's added to your phone bill.

Please tell a friend!



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Zappa Plays Zappa Pics

Pictures from our January 15th Rams Head Live show courtesy of Freckle Photography.


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Just Announced: Donna The Buffalo, State Theatre, Fri May 14th

Donna The Buffalo returns to The State Theatre!

We're giving you plenty of notice so be sure to mark your calendar now and be prepared for one awesome start to the weekend!

Check out some cool videos of the band and we'll see you in May!

http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=4208371D23918ED5

*Just Announced*
Donna The Buffalo
The State Theatre
Falls Church, VA
Friday, May 14th

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Trombone Shorty & Orleans Ave To Hit Both Coasts This Winter

Following a Mardi Gras throwdown at Tipitina’s in New Orleans on February 14th (with Rebirth Brass Band and special guests to be announced), Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue will tour both the East and West Coasts in February and March.

TS&OA hit the East Coast in February 2010 for a 12-date headlining run through nine States.

The band will then tackle Colorado and the West Coast in March 2010 on a co-headlining tour with The New Mastersounds. Salvador Santana, Carlos's son, opens that run of dates.

Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue have been busy recording their upcoming record with Ben Ellman from Galactic producing. The record is scheduled for an April 2010 release.

Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews is also a guest on Buckwheat Zydeco’s GRAMMY-nominated Lay Your Burden Down, is heard in the opening song of Disney's The Princess & The Frog and performs on forthcoming albums from Eric Clapton, Galactic, and Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars.

Catch Trombone Shorty & Orleans Ave at The State Theatre on Thursday, February 25th.

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Just Announced: The Bridge, 8x10, Fri March 12th & Sat March 13th

They've played countless festivals and traveled the world but they still belong to Baltimore!

Our hometown heroes The Bridge return to The 8x10 for two amazing nights on Friday, March 12th & Saturday, March 13th.

To get you in the mood here is some video of great Bridge moments.

http://www.thebridgemusic.com/video.php

See you in March!

*Just Announced*
The Bridge
Friday, March 12th & Saturday, March 13th
The 8x10 : Baltimore, MD

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Be Happy : Lotus Is Coming To DC, 9:30 Club, Sat, February 13th

Cold weather got you down? Don't worry!

Lotus is coming to town in February!

Until then check out this video from October 17th in Denver.

http://www.vimeo.com/7785221

Watch for the guy crowd surfing.

Lotus
w. Toubab Krewe
Saturday, February 13th
9:30 Club

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John Ellis and Double-Wide, 8x10, Monday, March 1st

Just Announced!

An Evening With...
John Ellis and Doublewide
The 8x10
Monday, March 1st

An evening with John Ellis and Doublewide will feature: John Ellis on saxophone, Gregoire Maret on harmonica, Alan Ferber on trombone, Brian Coogan on electric piano, Matt Perrine on sousaphone and Jason Marsalis on drums.

For more on John and his newest release, Puppet Mischief:

http://www.jambase.com/Articles/21059/John-Ellis-New-Album.Tour

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Charlie Hunter : On the Road

Charlie Hunter celebrated his 10th Annual Holiday Run with six shows at Yoshi's, three at the S.F. location and three in Oakland. Hunter was joined by Ron Miles (trumpet), Curtis Fowlkes (trombone), Alan Ferber (trombone) and Eric Kalb (drums).

Hunter will release his new album, Gentlemen, I Neglected To Inform You You Will Not Be Getting Paid on January 12, 2010.

http://www.jambase.com/Articles/20932/Charlie-Hunter-12.16.09-Yoshi%27s-SF

Charlie Hunter comes to The 8x10 on Sunday, January 31st.

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Groundation's 10th Annual Bob Marley Tribute Tour

What compels an internationally successful music group to set out on a tribute tour? Why would a constantly in-demand touring band with a diverse and growing fan base spend what little time they have available playing someone else's music? Well, Groundation is no ordinary band and the music of Robert Nesta Marley is not just any other collection of music.

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Brothers Past at The 8x10

Walther Productions Presents...

Brothers Past
Saturday, February 20th
The 8x10

$12 advance/$14 doors
8:00 Doors



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A New Chapter for U-Melt

A band is a living organism: changing, adapting, and growing. As one ebbs another flows and we use every experience as a reminder of where we have been and a forecast of where we are going. It is with much sadness that U-Melt announces the departure of guitarist, Rob Salzer. Rob helped create U-Melt out of a440 in 2003 and has enjoyed all of U-Melt’s adventures over the last 6 years. Together, they had the pleasure of creating both unique music and a passionate fan base in cities around the country. Rob has decided he needs to attend to both his medical needs (not too serious, don’t worry!) and new personal endeavors.

See U-Melt begin their next chapter at The 8x10 on Thursday, February 25th.




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All Good 2010 Dates

The 14th Annual All Good Music Festival will be held Thursday through Sunday, July 8-11 2010.

Once again music fans nationwide will congregate atop the wonders of Marvin's Mountaintop in beautiful West Virginia to enjoy another weekend of no over-lapping sets from some of the nation's best performing artists.

While next year's bands are yet to be announced, we are making a "last call" for your wish-list of musicians. Tell us who you want to see at the All Good Festival next year and it'll automatically enter you for a chance to at a free pair of tickets to the festival.

Wish-list submissions can be submitted here:

http://fs19.formsite.com/Junipa/AGF-Wishlist2009/index.html

They will be accepted until Tuesday, December 22.

The All Good Festival is the Mid-Atlantic's most successful music and camping event and has featured past performances from Widespread Panic, Phil Lesh & Friends, Trey Anastasio, String Cheese Incident, Bob Weir & Rat Dog, moe,The Flaming Lips, Umphrey's McGee, Ben Harper and Relentless7, Keller Williams, Gov't Mule, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Les Claypool, Yonder Mountain String Band, Black Crowes, Medeski Martin & Wood, Leftover Salmon, North Mississippi Allstars, Burning Spear, The Disco Biscuits, The Avett Brothers, Karl Denson's Tiny Universe and many more.


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Jam in the Dam Concert Schedule Announced

Jam in the Dam has announced its' official concert schedule!!

One of the most intimate festivals in one of the greatest cities in the world returns to The Melkweg in Amsterdam, March 21-22-23, 2010. Featuring performances from Umphrey's McGee, Yonder Mountain String Band, Les Claypool, The New Mastersounds and The Bridge. Plus a special set by 30db Acoustic-Jeff and Brendan. Jam in the Dam features two concert halls under one roof with one long set from every band each night!

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Just Announced: Lotus at the 9:30 Club

Walther Productions Presents...

Lotus
Saturday, February 13th
9:30 Club

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SOJA NYE Early Bird Tickets Almost Sold Out

A New Year's Eve Celebration Featuring SOJA

With Special Guests The Easy Star All-Stars performing ''Dub Side of the Moon'', Jah Works, Pasadena, Fear Nuttin' Band, 86 The Effort, Three Legged Fox, Among Criminals

Thursday, December 31st
Bourbon Street : Baltimore, MD

Early Bird Tickets Almost Sold Out - Buy Now and Save $25 off the Door Price

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Dead Ahead for Rob Barraco and DSO



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Willis and White To Join Project Object

Ike Willis and Ray White each joined Frank Zappa for extended stints in his touring bands, during a period from 1976-1988. The two, who shared vocal duties while gigging with Zappa in 1980 and 1984, have not hit the road together for a quarter century. Later this month they will do so once again, teaming up with Project/Object over a series of dates that will extend into January. Project/Object, which features guitarist Andre’ Cholmondeley, bass player Robbie “Seahag” Mangano, drummer Eric Slick and keyboard player Eric Svalgard, has been interpreting the music of Frank Zappa for nearly 20 years.

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Kenny Liner of The Bridge to Support Cornmeal

We are happy to announce that Kenny Liner from The Bridge will open up for Cornmeal at The 8x10 on Tuesday, December 8th. In addition to Kenny being added to the show there will also be a surprise special guest!

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Charlie Hunter Always Pays

Charlie Hunter lays down the funkiest riffs this side of Paisley Park, but attempting to describe the improvisational guitarist’s music only leads to frustration.

By Hunter’s own admission, you have to listen to his recordings and see him perform live to understand his music. He’s a real musician – no fancy trappings, no laser beams or multi-story towers for him. Just a guitar, a good backing band and an audience willing to take chances are all that he needs to entertain.


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Rebirth Brass Band lands HBO Documentary -- Cancels Bmore/DC Shows

Walther Productions would like to congratulate Rebirth Brass Band for landing a spot in the HBO Documentary "Treme"! The filming for the documentary lands at the same time as the schedule Baltimore and DC shows (December 29 and January 2, respectively) and will have to be canceled. Tickets will be refunded at point of purchase. Make up dates to be announced shortly.



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Food Drive: Help The Less Fortunate

Walther Productions and the All Good Festival are proud to host food drives at all of our concerts in November and December, starting with moe. on November 1 at the Weinberg Center for the Arts in Frederick, MD.

In an effort to support the local communities that host our shows and festival, donations will be split evenly between the area of the show (MD,DC,VA) and Preston County, WV, our hosts for the All Good Festival in Masontown, WV.

Donations of any amount will be greatly appreciated.

For those who make a larger donation we will be offering the following rewards:

$25+ cash donation = Walther Productions Ticket* (future show)
20 items = Walther Productions Ticket* (future show)
10 items = $5 off a ticket purchased via Walthertix (future show)

*Up to a $20 value

Below is a list of some of the items most needed at area food banks. When possible please donate All Natural/Organic food products and please do not bring any items in glass containers. They will not accept products in glass containers. Also no expired foods.

Meat & Protein
Canned meat, ham and chicken
Peanut Butter
Macaroni and Cheese
Canned stews Soups
Canned tuna and salmon
Powdered Milk
Dried canned beans

Fruits & Vegetables
Canned fruits and juices
Canned vegetables
Canned soup

Breads & Cereals
Oatmeal
Breakfast cereal
Rice and rice cakes
Pasta

Non-Food Items
Toothpaste
Toothbrushes
Bar Soap
Deodorant
Toilet Paper
Plastic/Paper plates and cups
Sanitary napkins and tampons


SOJA NYE Sheraton Baltimore Hotel Deal Available!

December 31, 2009 - January 1, 2010


• Event Venue: Bourbon Street 316 Guildford Avenue Baltimore, MD 21202


Come rock the new year with DC Reggae legends SOJA…

SOJA and friends will take over the Bourbon Street complex with two rooms of music and 6+ bands…come ring in the new year the Reggae way…

Performing alongside SOJA will be:

The Easy Star All Stars performing Dub Side of the Moon

Pasadena

86 The Effort

Three Legged Fox

Among Criminals

And more to be announced…

Group rate available until December 24, 2009. Subject to availability.



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Help Make A Difference

As a way to give back to our gracious All Good Festival hosts in Preston County we are collecting Teddy Bears and stuffed animals to be given to abused children in Preston County, WV.

Please send new or gently used bears to:

All Good Music Festival
PO Box 116
Jefferson, MD 21755

We are grateful for your support!

You can also donate a new or gently used bear or stuffed animal at one of our upcoming concerts in the Baltimore/DC area including:

New Potato Caboose and INDECISION
12/27@State Theatre

Project Object
12/28@The 8x10



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SOJA CD Release Party This Saturday

Join us this Saturday, October 24th at The Recher Theatre for a SOJA CD Release Party for their new album "Born In Babylon"!

SOJA
*Born In Babylon CD Release Party*
w. Jah Works
Saturday, October 24th
The Recher Theatre

While we're gearing up for a great night of music be sure to check this cool interview with Jacob Hemphill (lead vocals/ guitar).

See you there on Saturday!



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The New Mastersounds "Ten Years On"

It's been a busy year for The New Mastersounds. Their album "Plug & Play" has been well received and they are coming to town for two amazing nights on Thursday, November 5th at The State Theatre and Friday, November 6th at The 8x10. Joining them for each show will be The Higher Hands and ForQuarters Collective.

They will also be releasing a new LP "Ten Years On" available exclusively as a digital download and at live shows. The CD version features a very special bonus track with a vocal contribution from Grace Potter.

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The Heavy Pets & The Brew East Coast Tour

Riding the momentum of a heavy festival season, including a key pre-Phish set at Bonnaroo and three raging sets at moe.down, The Heavy Pets are taking the East Coast by storm.

The South Florida-based band will bring their funk-reggae-rock style north to meet the New England-rooted rock jams of Jammy-nominated (Best New Groove) The Brew.

The two bands will alternate headlining gigs for an eight-show, nine-night stomp including our very own 8x10 performance on Saturday, October 17th.


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Washington Post Review of YMSB's THE SHOW!

The Yonder Mountain String Band's latest release, "The Show," takes the band's clever lyrics and scorching-hot playing and adds just enough experimentation to deepen the sound's texture without taking it off course....

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Pretty Lights: New Album "Passing By Behind Your Eyes"

Pretty Lights' new album, "Passing By Behind Your Eyes", will be out October 6 and will be available for FREE download from PrettyLightsMusic.com.

Check out one of the new tracks now: "Sunday School"


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Papa Grows Funk CANCELS Two Area Shows This Weekend

We are saddened to announce that Papa Grows Funk will be canceling their two area shows this weekend due to a death in the family.

The show with The Bridge and the Quick and Easy Boys at the State Theatre 10/2 will still go on, but refunds will be available. The 10/4 show at the 8x10 in Bmore is canceled, refunds available.


The Return of the Cosmic New Year's

It’s that time of year again! DSO has locked in their NYE plans!

Walther Productions welcomes DSO to Rams Head Live in Baltimore on 12/30 & 12/31!

All tickets will include a champagne toast, finger foods, and party favors.

A Limited quantity of Early Bird tickets are on-sale … Buy Now and save $36 off the door price.

Kick up your NYE experience a few notches with a VIP Ticket. which includes: special merch, champagne toast, finger foods, party favors, an exclusive viewing area and more! VIP Tickets. available while supplies last.

A special Hotel Deal Sheraton Baltimore City Center Hotel which is within walking distance Rams Head Live! The special price of $99/night(plus tax) will be available for 12/30-1/2 so you can settle in for a cosmic weekend.

More details will be announced soon so stay tuned!


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moe. in Frederick, MD, Sunday, November 1st

moe. is the preeminent progressive rock band on the music scene today. In a remarkable career that's touched upon three decades and produced 17 albums, the quintet of Al Schnier and Chuck Garvey on guitars and vocals, Rob Derhak on bass and vocals, Jim Loughlin on percussion and vibes, and Vinnie Amico on Drums, continues to push the standard for performance art. They will be melting faces at the Weinberg Center for the Arts in historic downtown Frederick, MD on November 1. Don't miss their inaugural performance at the Weinberg!

moe.
Sunday, November 1st
The Weinbert Center for the Arts
Frederick, MD
*All Ages
Doors at 7:00 PM

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Just Announced: Brett Dennen and Grace Potter & The Nocturnals

BRETT DENNEN ANNOUNCES FALL TOUR WITH GRACE POTTER & THE NOCTURNALS

Walther Productions welcomes Brett Dennen and Grace Potter & The Nocturnals to Rams Head Live in Baltimore on Monday, November 16th. Doors at 7pm.

Tickets go on-sale this Saturday, September 12th at Noon.

Already one of the fastest growing touring artists on the road, Brett recently told Billboard Magazine, "I'm really excited about this tour because I think it's going to be a little more rocking than tours I've done in the past." He adds, "Grace really knows how to rock it."

Dennen's current single, "Heaven" featuring Natalie Merchant debuted on iTunes last week and is already being adopted early and fast by AAA radio.


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SOJA's "Born in Babylon" debuts at #3 on Billboard's Reggae Chart!!



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Bassnectar "Cozza Frenzy" EP Out Now

Get ready to Cozza Frenzy.

The new single from Bassnectar featuring a re-mix by Z-Trip.



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Os Mutantes-"Haih or Amortecedor" Album Trailer

'Haih or Amortecedor' in stores September 8th.

Check out the video!

Walther Productions Presents:
Os Mutantes
w. DeLeon
Wednesday, October 7th
The State Theatre


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Reid Genauer Will Open for Mike Gordon

Walther Productions is proud to announce that Reid Genauer (Assembly Of Dust) has been added as the opening act for our Mike Gordon show at The State Theatre, Saturday, September 12th.

You can also catch Reid performing with Assembly Of Dust at The Recher Theatre on Saturday, October 3rd. The show is a co-bill with The Emmitt-Nershi Band.

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SOJA: Born In Babylon

Washington D.C.'s reggae band SOJA recently announced that their third full-length album Born in Babylon will be released digitally worldwide, exclusively on iTunes on August 25. The album follows up their successful 2006 release Get Wiser which debuted in the Top 10 Reggae albums on iTunes, and has remained in the top 100 since its release. Since 2000, the quintet has issued two full-length albums and two EPs.

In July 2009, SOJA released the first single and music video for "I Don't Wanna Wait" (watch it below) off the Born in Babylon album. Since the album has been available for pre-order, it has hit as high as #3 on the iTunes Reggae charts, foreshadowing a big success for their new release.


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Modern Reggae Sensation Groundation: Album & Tour

Here I Am, released August 18, is the sixth full-length studio release from California-based international fusion music pioneers Groundation. The band will take to the road this fall in support of the release. Here I Am was recorded last year following a period of extensive touring that took Groundation not only to locales as far-flung as Israel, Morocco, Europe and South America but, for the first time, east of the Rockies. Now, the band that has long been considered a sensation in other countries and torchbearer of modern reggae is poised to make a major splash in their motherland.

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John Kadlecik from Dark Star Orchestra Goes Further

John Kadlecik, the lead guitarist and founding member of Dark Star Orchestra, has been invited to join Furthur for a few dates in September. John has graciously accepted this invitation and is honored and thrilled to perform with Phil Lesh, Bob Weir and others. We wish him the best of luck with this project and cannot wait to see and hear John play with our heroes...

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Colin Hay's "American Sunshine"

"Although I’m not technically an American citizen, I’ve been living here for twenty years,” reflects Colin Hay from his home in California. “I like it here. You look up at the sky, and there’s no evidence of anything. It’s amazing to think that, under that sky, there is so much horror going on here…but it’s so beautiful at the same time.” Hay’s new album American Sunshine, available from Compass Records today, is marked by several sideways glances at the American dream – that perilous balance between potential and reality – along with knowing ruminations on the transformative effects of love and the passing of time, set to some of the purest pop, hardest rock, and most emotionally bare acoustic balladry Hay has yet laid down. Curiously, the America of American Sunshine is profoundly shaped by two very different dream factories on nearly opposite ends of the country: California and Nashville."


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Will Hoge Debuts MP3 on JamBase / Album Due 09/29

Will Hoge returns September 29 with an album as real as the personal nightmare that nearly ended his career. While returning from the studio during the recording sessions for his Rykodisc release The Wreckage, Hoge's scooter was struck by another vehicle, leaving him near death.

The power of The Wreckage is not in the fear, frustration or other emotions that such an experience might draw out of a songwriter, but rather, acceptance, and a rediscovery of the simple joy of making good music. "It's hard to explain, but I felt a certain serenity making this album," Hoge says. "The process became easier. I believe the songs flow with more confidence."


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Steve Kimock Crazy Tour: Kimock Designs New Guitar

Steve Kimock is a busy guy. In between a seemingly endless touring schedule, Kimock has somehow managed to design an electric guitar with legendary guitar-smith Scott Walker, compose a score to a 1920's silent film, plan for a three-show stint with world music guru Chris Berry and still muster enough strength to cross the country with the Crazy Engine.

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Assembly Of Dust: Required Listening

Musically, AoD has drawn comparisons to The Beatles and The Band, which no doubt is due in great part to the songwriting duo of Genauer and former keyboardist and current co-producer Nate Wilson's shared understanding of songcraft and appreciation for the history of American roots music. Many of the songs had been marinating for years, explains Genauer, most having been written by himself, some with the help of Wilson. The bulk of the material was about three years old, but a 16-year-old Genauer wrote the oldest 20 years ago. "It was written when I still dreamed of being in a band. It was THE first song I wrote that moved out of the first position on a guitar neck." As far as the song selections on Some Assembly Required go, each track is a perfect snapshot from lives intertwined, varying from the frustratingly mundane to unabashedly proud to achingly devastating, all clever ruminations paired with well arranged, sparsely orchestrated, home-baked, hooky tunes.

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Yonder Mountain String Band's New Album "The Show"

Yonder Mountain String Band's New Album The Show
To Be Released September 1
Fall Tour with Danny Barnes Announced

Yonder Mountain String Band is pleased to announce an upcoming fall tour in support of their brand new record, The Show. The album will be released nationwide on September 1 and August 28 at Red Rocks. The band is extremely excited that Danny Barnes will be opening the entire tour and that Darol Anger will be joining Yonder in Milwaukee, Madison and Chicago.

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Mike Gordon Fall Tour

Mike Gordon and his band will embark on a 20-plus date Fall Tour beginning just after Labor Day in Brooklyn, NY and winding down at the beginning of October in Burlington, VT.

The headlining club tour features a return to Park West in Chicago, Barrymore Theatre in Madison, State Theatre in Falls Church, and first time stops at the Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn, Town Ballroom in Buffalo and a north-of-the-border trip to the Mod Club in Toronto, Ontario. And yes, there's even a stop in Florida.

After two highly acclaimed runs last year touring on the release of his album The Green Sparrow, Mike returns with the same five-piece lineup, including longtime collaborator Scott Murawski on guitar, Vermonters Craig Myers on percussion and Tom Cleary on keyboards and Brooklyn drummer Todd Isler.

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Emmitt and Nershi: Taking A Step Back

Their style is uniquely their own, and although they've only been together a year, the Emmitt-Nershi Band already commands a considerable repertoire that includes a well-balanced mix of traditional bluegrass, old Salmon and String Cheese tunes, as well as new material, some of which is so freshly written that the songs have yet to be named.

The band, with their vocal harmonies and tight musicianship, is without a doubt much closer to a straightforward bluegrass act, but it's not entirely pure. They are a bluegrass band with a touch of folk and Americana and a rock & roll edge. It's what I like to call "mountaingrass" – a very distinct style of bluegrass, the heart and soul of which seems to lie in the great mountains of Colorado, born on the front porches of the pickers who call those peaks and valleys home. This is a special breed of musician

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Jambase.com: Tea Leaf Green "Got No Friends" Tour

San Francisco rockers Tea Leaf Green will be hitting the road again for the second half of May, making the cross country trek to the Northeast. The run of shows has been dubbed the "Got No Friends" Tour and will include a return to The Fillmore at Irving Plaza in New York, two special nights of acoustic music at Baltimore's intimate 8X10 as they open for themselves as "Coffee Bean Brown" and an appearance at Hunter Mountain, site of the legendary Mountain Jam . The band will also be making stops to share the stage with old Friends Little Feat and Dark Star Orchestra.

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The North Mississippi Allstars Join Umphrey's McGee at Rams Head Live!

The North Mississippi Allstars Join Umphrey's McGee in Maryland


The North Mississippi Allstars and its offshoot Hill Country Revue opened for Umphrey’s McGee this past Saturday at Baltimore, MD’s Ram’s Dead Live. As one might expect, the members of the North Mississippi Allstars stuck around after their set and sat in with Umphrey’s McGee at various points throughout its set. Guitarist Luther Dickinson emerged first, sitting in on a first set-closing “Can't You Hear Me Knocking.” His brother Cody Dickinson took the stage partway throughout Umphrey’s second set, playing washboard on both the improv-jam “Jimmy Stewart” and the new “Cemetery Walk II.” As Dickinson left the stage, bassist Chris Chew appeared with drummer Nikki Glaspie for a run through “Der Bluten Kat.” Luther Dickinson then helped Umphrey’s McGee close the night with “Pay the Snucka.” Glaspie has performed with such diverse names as Beyonce, Eric Krasno, Me'Shell Ndgeocello, State Radio and Sam Kinninger. Umphrey’s McGee will appear at Providence, RI’s Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel tomorrow.

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Get to know John Scofield Piety Street Band



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1/24 Tea Leaf Green/Hackensaw Boys Show Reviewed on Jambase



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John Scofield in Falls Church and Baltimore

John Scofield will be touring in support of his "Piety Street" CD that will be released in March of 2009. His band for the tour will be Jon Cleary, Ricky Fataar, and Donald Ramsey. Come check out one of the most legendary guitar players of our time as he celebrates the blues and more!

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moe. x2 @ Rams Head Live! w. The Bridge

We are pleased to welcome moe. back to Baltimore with two nights at Rams Head Live! This is one of a limited nu ber of shows moe. wll be performing this spring and we are happy to have them join us for a great weekend of music with The Bridge supporting on both nights.

Tickets go onsale HERE at 10 AM January 21st.

Click HERE for a special hotel deal on discounted rooms during the weekend of the show



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DSO Cosmic NYE is Sold Out - Hotel Rooms Still Available!

Thank you to everyone who has purchased their tickets for DSO's Cosmic NYE at Rams Head Live! The show is now Sold-Out.

For those of you who have already secured their place in the cosmos you can reserve a room at our special discounted rate HERE.

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All Good's 09 Dates and Wish-list

Here it is, folks. Our festival dates for next year. The 13th Annual All Good Music Festival and camp out will take place July 10th-12th on Marvin’s Mountaintop in Masontown, WV. Keep warm this winter with thoughts of the rolling hills and look for our line-up announcement in the coming months.

Click Here to share your Top 10 picks for next years festival with us. We will take your feedback into consideration as we book next year's event and we will select a winner at random for a pair of tickets to the 2009 All Good Music Festival.

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2 Nights of Lotus in Feb. 09!

Join us February 13th & 14th as we welcome Lotus to Recher Theatre for 2 nights of their "Hammerstrike Tour 2009".


We will be offering a limited number of 2 night passes for $25 available exclusively from Musictoday starting on 12/17.




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2 Perpetual Groove Shows Just Announced!

We are pleased to announce a two night run of P-Groove in March.

3/19
The State Theatre
Falls Church, VA

3/20
Recher Theatre
Towson, MD

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Tons of New Shows For 2009

We are pleased to announce six new shows for 2009 including:

Inauguration Bash featuring Donna the Buffalo
The Machine - Dark Side Of Oz
The Pieteasters
Strange Design - Recreating Phish Shows In Their Entirety
Ryan Montbleau Band
Buckwhat Zydeco

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The Disco Biscuits Just Announced at Rams Head Live!

We are pleased to announce that we will be presenting The Disco Biscuits in Baltimore on march 1st. Tickets will go on-sale through their fan-club on 12/8 and the public on-sale is 12/12.

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Umphrey's Mcgee at Rams Head!

We are pleased to announce that Umphrey's Mcgee will be coming to Rams Head Live! on April 4th, 2009. Tickets will go on-sale 11/28 via Umphrey's fan-Club ticketing and 12/5 via rams Head Ticketing.

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New Door Time for The Bridge 11/26

Doors will open for The Bridge's CD Release Party at 7:30.

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Just added: New Mastersounds, TLG, Badfish & U-Melt

New Mastersounds
Friday, January 9th
The 8x10

Badfish - A Tribute to Sublime
Thursday, January 15th
Nightclub 930

Tea Leaf Green
Saturday, January 24th
Nightclub 930

U-Melt
Thursday, January 29th
The 8x10

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DSO Cosmic New Years Announcement

Dance your way into 2009 with Dark Star Orchestra as they recreate a Grateful Dead Set list from a New Year's past Wednesday, December 31 at the Ram's Head Live in Baltimore, MD. The band will perform a hand picked show from one of the many Grateful Dead New Year's Eve concerts as part of their 3 set performance. As with most of their shows, DSO will combine their personal expression and improvisation with the original show's set list, arrangements, equipment and stage set-up. Be there as Dark Star Orchestra transforms Ram's Head Live! into the Oakland Coliseum, Winterland, Cow Palace or another venue from one of the Dead's historic NYE shows. You definitely do not want to miss this show.

All TICKETS include a champagne toast, party favors and finger foods. Click HERE to book a hotel room at a discounted rate.

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Dark Star Orchestra Cosmic New Years

This year we will celebrate New Year's Eve with a special show at Rams Head Live! in Baltimore, MD. Tickets will include a champagne toast, finger foods, and party favors. Buy Now and save $20 off the door price.

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Fishbone Coming to Recher Theatre

We are pleaed to announce a show with Fishbone at Recher Theatre on December 3rd.

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Just Added: Hackensaw Boys in Falls Church and Baltimore

Walther Productions is proud to announce two shows with The Hackensaw Boys.

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All Good Festival Review from Jambase.com



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All Good Partners with Headcount

Walther Productions and the All Good Music Festival are proud to become the largest event to pledge support to HeadCount by donating $.50 from every ticket sold to support the organization's "Cents for Sense" campaign. The partnership serves to introduce this new campaign set to be a significant industry-wide program to fund HeadCount's voter registration efforts at over 1,000 concerts and festivals nationwide before the 2008 election.

HeadCount is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that registers voters at live music shows, educates citizens on the importance of voting and helps train the activists of tomorrow. Since its 2004 inception, the organization has registered over 60,000 voters, more than any other volunteer-run organization in the United States. The All Good Music Festival is delighted to do its part in supporting HeadCount reaching its goal to register 200,000 new voters in 2008; and Walther Productions encourages other festivals, artists and music industry organizations to do the same.

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All Good 2008 Initial Line-up and On-Sale Announcement

Walther Productions is excited to announce the initial lineup for the 12th annual All Good Music Festival. The festival will take place July 11-13 and will include three full days of music and camping situated on the luscious, rolling green fields of Marvin's Mountaintop in Masontown, West Virginia.

With temperatures averaging in the mid 80's during the day and mid 60's at night, this promises to be a delightful camping experience. The All Good Festival features a family camping area, kid's area, ADA accommodations, quality food and craft vendors, late night shows, interactive workshops, choice micro-brews, and a whole lot more.


All Good 2008 Confirmed Artists:

Phil Lesh & Friends, Widespread Panic
Gov't Mule
Michael Franti & Spearhead
Keller Williams and the WMD'S
Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeschi Soul Stew Revival
Medeski, Martin & Wood
Railroad Earth
Tea Leaf Green
The Bridge
Hot Buttered Rum
RAQ
Bonerama
Pnuma Trio
The Wood Brothers
Bassnectar
Outformation
Telepath
deSol
Basshound
...plus many more TBA

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Les Claypool Tour Canceled

Les Claypool has canceled his tour. We are hoping to reschedule a show with him in the near future, please check back for updates.


All Good 2008 Dates/Wish List

Walther Productions just released the 2008 All Good Dates!
Click the link below for more info.

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Turkey-n-Trimmings

This Thanksgiving Season, Conscious Alliance, a national 501(c)3 non-profit organization committed to feeding America's hungry, will be hosting their 4th Annual Turkey N' Trimmings holiday food deliveries.

Through your donations, there is incredible opportunity to help bring Thanksgiving back to Native America. Your support is helping us reach our goal of collecting one million pounds of food and to actualize our vision of feeding 20,000 people this holiday season.

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The Mystique of Gogol Bordello

B-More Live article highlighting our show with Gogol Borello on Tues. Oct. 16th.
Article by Greg Szeto.

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Friends Over Yonder Mountain

Check out the article highlighting our show at the 9:30 Club with Yonder Mountain String band by Rudi Greenburg.

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All Good Festival Review by Relix

Click the link for the Relix Magazine review of All Good Festival 11.
Also, check out www.relix.com/digital to view a digital copy of Relix magazine.

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Grace Potter: New Video & Coming to 8x10 Sept 11/12th!

Click the link below to see Grace Potter & The Nocturnals preforming her new single, "Ah Mary" her last time through the 8x10. Check them out at the 8x10 September 11th & 12th!
This video was created by Rich and Mikey Barnstein at Farmers Tan Productions (http://www.farmerstan.com).

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All Good Festival review by Jambase

Click the link for Jake Krolick's review of the 11th annual All Good Festival.

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Just Announced: Chart Topping Reggae Artist Collie Buddz@ 930 Club

Walther Productions is excited to announce Collie Buddz at the 9:30 Club on August 19th.

Below is a brief bio and click on the link to view a Collie video.

Born in New Orleans, raised on the isle of Bermuda with intermittent stays in urban Toronto, Colin Harper is not an easy youth to pin down geographically. His musical alter ego Collie Buddz however, is one of the most firmly grounded voices you may ever encounter. Incorporating influences from hip-hop to soca, Collie’s music nevertheless has a rock-solid foundation in reggae - and its power to connect ghetto reality with the highest heights of human aspiration - that is a rarity even in Jamaica.

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Toubab Krewe:Living Between Two Worlds

To America, the band brings a worldly sound deeply rooted in the music of Mali. To Africa, the band brings an understanding of southern rock. The band Toubab Krewe is a five-piece out of Asheville, N.C., that juxtaposes African and American influences into a sound distinctly its own.

Playing African-inspired rock songs may not seem like the most obvious musical direction, but percussionist Luke Quaranta, who will be performing with the rest of the band at Ram's Head Tavern in Annapolis on Sunday, says it makes perfect sense.

"It's been a real kind of organic and natural progression over the years," Quaranta says. "Justin [Perkins, electric guitar, kora and more] and Drew [Heller, electric guitar and soku] grew up in Asheville playing together for years. Our drummer, Teal Brown, also did. They played kind of [an] interesting kind of quirky instrumental music - really gypsy-jazz styles and such."

The true origins of Toubab Krewe stretch back to Quaranta's college years, when he met Perkins, Heller and Brown. Quaranta brought the "African piece" into the mix, he says.

He first took a trip to Guinea after his sophomore year at the 800-plus-student Warren Wilson College in Asheville. Quaranta encourages students to take advantage of college travel, as it's one of the best learning experiences a young person can have, he says.

While at Warren Wilson, Quaranta co-founded Common Ground, a West African-inspired percussion and dance ensemble, with Brown (Perkins and Heller joined Common Ground in 2000). In 2001, Common Ground went on a group trip to Guinea and the Ivory Coast. It was during this trip when Perkins and Heller fully realized their love for African music.

"It led to those guys discovering their own thing and studying," Quaranta says.

The Common Ground trip was also where Perkins first began playing the kora, a 21-stringed instrument that is an African combination of the harp, the guitar and the lute. The kora is played similarly to the harp, but its traditional style resembles flamenco guitar. The instrument dominates much of Toubab's songs, including "Djarabi" off the band's self-titled debut, with its both subtle and jarring sound.

After college, Quaranta, Perkins, Heller and Brown went their separate ways, more or less, but still kept in touch as friends, Quaranta says. It wasn't until Perkins and Heller took a trip to Mali in 2004 that the idea of Toubab Krewe was fully realized.

"The galvanizing moment for us to come together was when Drew and Justin took a four-month trip in 2004 to Mali, to Bamako," Quaranta says. "Mali is kind of the source for all African music. When they came back - even when they were there - there were rumblings of the group coming together. They called our bassist [David Pransky], then they called me. They were inspired - we were inspired to take what we've learned and put it into a rock setup."

Next, the band needed a name. What do you call five Americans who play West African-inspired music?

"Toubab means non-African, or foreign in Bambara (a Malian language)," Quaranta says. "We're essentially calling ourselves the non-African crew. For us, music is living between worlds. It's based enough in African music that [native Africans] understand. On the other hand [in America], it's foreign to people because it's a lot of west-African melodies and different things, but we're also playing with enough backbeat that it makes sense."

As percussionist, Quaranta plays several instruments from Africa, which - along with Perkin's kora - complement the band's traditional drum-bass-electric guitar setup.

"My thing is mostly djembe, which is centered in kind of Mali, Guinea and the Ivory Coast," he says. "It's a goat-skinned, mortar-shaped drum."

Quaranta also plays the krin, a "two-toned drum from Guinea;" the scrapper, which is "basically a metal rod and scraper;" and the calabash, "a big gourd cut in half."

In the winter, Toubab Krewe took its first trip to Mali as a band to perform, and Quaranta says the people of Mali couldn't have embraced the band's music in a more positive way.

"It was incredible," he says. "It was even better than us going over there to study. [The people of Mali] can see all our influences but also see how we're being creative within it."

As for the future, Quaranta says the band is in the process of recording its second album and hopes to work in some guest vocalists to its current instrumental-only repertoire.

"We have talked about collaborations and look forward to opportunities to mix in vocals," he says. "We hope we can get the attention of artists who want to work with us. For now, it's a challenge, but that's part of our inspiration - [to] make instrumental music acceptable and inspiring."

Toubab Krewe performs at Ram's Head Tavern in Annapolis on Sunday at 4 p.m. Tickets are $13.50. The band plays The State Theatre in Falls Church, Va., on April 12 with doors at 7 p.m. Tickets for that show are $10, and you must be older than 18 to attend.

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Basshound 8x10 Review

'Basshound' boasts very unique sound
Laura Pleines
Arts | 2/18/07

The 8x10 Club in Federal Hill was graced by the local sounds of headliner Basshound on Friday, along with another local band, Solarium.
8x10 features an atmosphere where everyone feels like family, mainly because of its small capacity, which was packed with fans who wanted to hear the Baltimore natives. Immediately as the set began, the crowd became engaged with the music. Basshound is an eclectic group with various sounds and genres of music incorporated into their songs. The band consists of five members playing guitar, bass, keyboards and drums. Although there is a main vocalist, the entire band contributes vocals to their sound.
When the band began to play their first song, they sounded like soft jazz, but during the rest of the songs other genres of music were incorporated. The band could be categorized as jazz, funk, electric, rock, rhythm, reggae or even bluegrass. They are able to attract many different types of people due to their versatile soundings.
Even fans of punk rock may enjoy some of the music of members Nathan Graham, Greg Maly, Blake Mobley, Bradley Richmond, and Colin Woods who consistently involved the crowd in their show. It is questionable where the band derives its name while listening to its music. Without knowing any better, one could assume that they heavily include bass in their music but the bass is just one of many components that keep their songs alive. Basshound can't be compared to a better-known band or even any band. They have their own style and seem to include all the different genres of music they enjoy listening to.
Some songs sounded like jazz mixed with the heavy presence of keyboards and a high-pitched guitar. Even the lyrics sound like those of a smooth jazz artist. "Don't Question" features the sound of bluegrass music. They are just not one type of music but rather a melting pot of sounds that can be found throughout our culture.
Basshound is a good band for any music fan because they combine popular sounds of American culture with multiple music genres. Listen to Basshound on http://www.myspace.com/basshound/.

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Grace Potter Video from the 8x10

Check out the video of Grace Potter and the Nocturnals at the 8x10 9/14/06 created by Farmerstan.com.

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The Bridge Lights Up the 8x10

Local band lights up 8 X 10
Alex Plimack

With the staunch smell of cigarette smoke permeating the air, accompanied by the lingering odor of alcohol from the bars up and downstairs, The Bridge took the stage at the 8x10 Club on Friday. In the first show of a two-night stand the crowd was eagerly anticipating the band's return to Baltimore.
In stark contrast to the mercury flirting with single digits outside, the warm reception of the hometown band didn't go unnoticed as the guys of The Bridge took the stage, grinning ear-to-ear as they launched into the opening jam, "Jan Jan."
Now, before tackling the nearly three hour-long concert, it is of utmost necessity to clarify the sound of the Bridge. However, such classification proves to be a daunting task, to say the least, as their sound is nearly indescribable. How would you classify a band with rock, blues, bluegrass, soul, and funk that includes a saxophone player and a mandolin player who beat boxes too?
"Damn good" would be your best bet. The show, which featured extended jams (one lasting nearly twenty minutes), was a tour de force of fine songwriting and even better musical talent. Lead singer and guitarist Cris Jacobs used his ideally impeccable raw voice along with his furious guitar playing to virtuoso-like achievement on songs like "Bad Locomotive" and "Shake 'em Down."
Mandolin player Kenny Liner's vocal percussion skills were a lesson in the inhuman; the sheer multitude of sounds he unleashed in the opening to "Pakalolo" were, to say the least, insane. Patrick Rainey on the sax brought the jazz sound to the night, trading licks with Liner and sit-in keyboardist Mookie Segal.
Drummer Mike Gambone exuded confidence, as during "Ballad of Clear Rock" he was smoking a cigarette while still keeping the beat.
Bassist Markowitz was the perfect backup to Jacobs' vocals, harmonizing perfectly on songs like "Angelina" and keeping the funky bass flow going throughout.
There was a party-like atmosphere throughout the night and the intimate setting of 8x10 bred crowd interaction. At several points, members of the crowd (mostly thirty-something singles with the occasional college kid and out-of-place baby boomer thrown into the mix) were seen talking to band members and making song requests, all while dancing along to the music.
Without a doubt, they have discovered one of the best up-and-coming bands on the East Coast. If the Dave Matthews-esque prescribed account of getting famous is of any certainty, then count on seeing The Bridge making it big.
Baltimore would be selfish to want to keep an amazing band like The Bridge all to itself. Concerts don't get much more enjoyable than this.

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Lotus Review at the Recher Theatre 1/27/07

Lotus & The Frequency :: 01.27.07 :: Recher Theatre :: Towson, MD

There's a reason the intimate Recher Theatre didn't provide chairs for this performance - nobody needed them. Lotus, the Philly electronic-jam crossover sensation, and the evening's opener, The Frequency, an up-and-coming L.A. power boogaloo band, made a combined sound that could well represent the future of jam genre exploration. Both bands exceeded expectations for a packed house that left it all on the dance floor.

The crowd was still filling in when The Frequency, fresh off the Baltimore Beltway from Southern California, hit the stage. The five-man group, recently signed to Ropeadope Digital, consists of Marc Cazorla (organ, Fender Rhodes, Moog, drums, vocals), Alex Stiff (guitar, bass, harmonica, vocals), Mike Faiola (drums), Hector aka "El Presidente" (bass), and Sean Coolican (percussion, electronics).


Their sound is something akin to Herbie Hancock, The Beta Band, and Charlie Hunter sharing a stage with a drum machine and laptop. Throughout the eight-song set, the ensemble started each piece in a very unassuming manner. Within a minute or two the members would build off each other, allowing the sublime beats and organ to seamlessly thrust things into overdrive.

Following their opening selection, "Svarls Barkley," the band quickly managed to get the crowd moving with future fan favorite "Jim Gordon." The tune uses a raunchy beat overlaid with The Frequency's unison monotone vocals. Close to fifteen minutes later, the group ended in a fury of Coolican's tambourines, Hector's thumping bass, and Cazorla's Moog organ, which, at times, duplicated Marco Benevento's grinding groove.

Following a mellow "Fade," they dropped into "Zero," a mysterious song that could easily go in many directions but stayed on tracks towards enjoyable monotony. The Frequency then served up a two-song closing dish of "Jersey City" and "UK Jam (I'm Alive)." Unlike many opening bands, The Frequency proved to be a sling shot of crowd energy for the headliner.



Lotus is Luke Miller (bass, sampler), Jesse Miller (guitar, keys), Chuck Morris (electronic/acoustic percussion), Mike Rempel (guitar), and Steve Clemens (drums). Lotus began more than seven years ago as a "straight-up jamband" but has evolved into a leader of the trance-jam movement that embraces electronica, house, beats and synths. Whimsical and airy on first listen, they are an energetic, tour de force upon further reflection. Their third and most recent release, Strength of Weak Ties, is making inroads with fans of crossover jam. This EP provided several note-bending concoctions that worked the crowd into a dance party.

"Blue Giant" began slowly and prepared the dancers for a 15-minute "Marisol" that followed. Amidst all the beautiful space jams it often appeared that guitarist Mike Rempel wasn't fully utilizing his abilities to push the songs over the top. Rempel produces a very melodic, sweet sound that helps tie Lotus' use of drum-machine, pre-cut studio sounds, and beats off an I-Mac with the live roots-rock elements, but at times meanders a bit too much as opposed to digging in and providing the big payoff.


The second set began with a carefree offering called "Nematode" before a very upbeat "At Last Glance" gave way to what the Lotus faithful call an "Uber segue," where the band goes in and out of the "Intro to a Cell" > "Shimmer and Out" segue multiple times. The lighting was beyond stellar all night, and really worked the crowd into a frenzy during this schizophrenic offering. The final songs of the night were "Ball of Energy" and "Wax," where Clemens's drums and Morris's acoustic percussion made this combo a clear highlight of the show.

Lotus and The Frequency is a combination not to be missed. If you're a livetronica fan than you'll find the next level here. If you're an old Dead or Phish fan you may very well find a missing link that propels you into a lifetime of new music exploration.

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Get Hooked Up!

Love going to see live music? Hate waiting in line at the box office? What if you could walk into any show on our calendar without having to worry about buying tickets? Now, there is only one pass that you need:
Walther Productions is excited to announce our new "Hooked Up" program. Plug into membership advantages such as exclusive perks for our special events,meet & greet with bands, band/Walther Productions merchandise,live recordings and more! A One Year Package includes dmission to all WALTHER PRODUCTIONS shows at the following venues:

The 8x10
Recher Theatre
Rams Head Live!
Nightclub 9:30
The State Theatre


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A Full House for John Popper

"The John Popper Project featuring DJ Logic is currently touring behind its self-titled debut. On Saturday the quartet performed at Baltimore, MD’s 8x10 and invited out a rather odd special guest. During the JPP’s single set, comedian Dave Coulier, who is best known for playing Uncle Joey on ABC's Full House, added harmonica to a version of “Fire In Her Kiss” from the group's recent release. Coulier, who was recently featured on Skating with Celebrities, plays the harp and guitar has gigged out a big recently. Yesterday, the John Popper Project also shot its first video, for the song “Lapdance,” appropriately enough at New York’s HeadQuarters Gentlemen's Club. "

-Jambands.com


New Web-site Launch!

Walther Productions is proud to announce the launch of our new web-site. We have been working on this new site for some time and are excited to open it up to the public.

Highlights of the new site include:
- New search options that allow visitors to search for shows by venue or date
-A new interactive interface with biographies for every band
- A photo gallery that will grow as we uncover photos from the Walther Productions archives

The launch of the new Web-Site corresponds with the start of an exciting fall concert season for Walther Productions. In the coming weeks we will bring nationally touring bands representing the worlds of Rock, Singer/Song-writer, Bluegrass, Reggae, Blues and Jazz as well as a wealth of regional talent to various venues in Baltimore and Washington DC. As our fall season gets in to full gear, fans of all genres of music will be able to find a concert for them on our new site.



Jam in the Dam 2007 just announced!

JAM IN THE 'DAM 2007 Line-Up Announcement & On Sale Information



25 years ago, in October of 1981, the Grateful Dead played at the Melkweg in Amsterdam, home of Jam in the 'Dam, for the first and only time. It’s an event that venue owner Cor Schlosser remembers with fondness to this day. Cor still owns the venue, and is as much an Amsterdam musical fixture as his legendary venue, which has hosted a who’s who of rock n’ roll aristocracy over the past thirty years or so.


So, to help celebrate the 25th anniversary of that special occasion, we got Dark Star Orchestra to climb aboard our ‘festival express’, along with simpatico brethren Yonder Mountain String Band, Keller Williams, and Galactic. JitD 2007 promises to be a sing-along, dance-along, party-along event that maybe this venue hasn’t seen since those rare days in 1981. Ask anyone who has attended either of the first two installments of this one-of-a-kind festival, and you’ll likely get a crooked smile, a glow of fond remembrance, and hear the words ‘dude’, ‘man’, or ‘sweet’. We think this festival draws some of the nicest, most adventurous music fans there are, from both this country and all over Europe.


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Jambase revue of All Good 10

Check out an article on this year's All Good Festival by Jake Krolick

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Jambands interview with Tim Walther

Check out this article,'"All Good: 'The Biggest Small Festival We Can Be'- A Conversation with Tim Walther'

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09/07 - Eric Lindell w. Old Man Brown @ Recher Theatre this Thursday


09/01 - Labor Day Weekend Shows at The 8x10 : Friday & Saturday


08/24 - Just Announced: JJ Grey & Mofro @ State Theatre, Thursday, November 18th w. Ryan Montbleau