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Owen Paterline's Latest Posts
Put Your Money on The Struts
The beloved British-Rock band The Struts stormed into Baltimore’s Ram’s Head Live! last night. One might assume seeing all the crowd wearing black graphic-tees around power plant that the likes of Led Zeppelin were playing, and you would not be far off. The band emulates classic British rock with a modern twist, that may be the reason why The […]
Backstage with Plaid Brixx
The Ottobar hosted We The Kings 10 year tour last night. While many were caught in memories of a band from their youth I was able to catch up with Plaid Brixx a band set out to make a new mark in music. Classically packed in a van, these three Chris Duggan (Vocals & Guitar), […]
Into the Black with Staunton
We caught up with Staunton on Sunday night at The Metropolitan here in Annapolis. In the audience were other bands eager to see what the buzz around Staunton was about, along with a few fans they had made from Warped tour. Staunton recently played Vans Warped Tour last month for winning the Ernie Ball contest(Warped Tour Coverage including Staunton). When […]
Marianas Trench Bring back the 80’s
The beloved Canadian Pop band Marianas Trench came back to Baltimore Soundstage last night. (you can look at our previous review here.) The occasion was 80’s themed and the band went all in. They had a DJ playing 80’s hits as the crowds of colorful headbands and legwarmers filled the room. Marianas Trench also had […]
Warped Tour 2016!
The traveling circus that is Warped Tour came into town over the weekend. The long list of bands and the even longer lines of fans all gathered at Merriweather Post Pavilion on Saturday morning for the yearly installment. Some of the more recognizable bands on the roster were actually returning Warped veterans: Set It […]
Brand New rock Merriweather
No, this isn’t about the new renovations over at the beloved venue. The band Brand New rocked out Merriweather Post Pavilion last night to a full house, as they stopped by on their co-headlining tour with Modest Mouse. The tour is unique with just the two bands playing (no openers). Which felt very nice, you […]
Ted Feldman from Bear Hands talks Kerfuffle and 2AM
DC 101’s Kerfuffle was last night and we had a chance to sit down with Bear Hands lead guitarist Ted Feldman and ask him a couple questions about the band, their recent album, and some late night stories. EOA: You’re playing Kerfuffle today with Silver Sun Pickups and Blink-182, You were just on tour with […]
Matt & Kim and Ellie Goulding play Merriweather
Nothing starts off a week like a live concert. Matt & Kim opened up for Ellie Goulding at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, MD, last night. The Brooklyn based duo are known for their base heavy indie dance music and hilarious stage banter, which there was plenty of last night. Interlaced within their set were dance […]
Twenty One Pilots Sold Out Merriweather Performance
Merriweather Post Pavilion was stuffed to capacity last night, with dyed hair and black and red T-shirts. Twenty One Pilots was to perform and where they go a very large loyal fan base goes with them. Some of the “Clique”, as they are called, even slept in line the night before so they could be […]
Royal Teeth dig into DC
Last night Royal Teeth played at U Street Music Hall here in DC. These Louisiana locals always look right at home on a stage. The U Street stage did seem small for Royal Teeth. After seeing them play at venues like Rams Head Live, you could tell that they were constricted on a smaller stage, […]
Cage The Elephant and Portugal, The Man play Merriweather
An unusually “cold, cold, cold” night impacted attendance at Merriweather Post Pavilion on Sunday evening. A large number of attendees missed the opener Broncos, but were there for Portugal, The Man. Even during the the headliner, Cage The Elephant, Merriweather looked a little empty. Luckily the weather did not stop the audience from having a […]
Magic Man casts a spell at 9:30 Club again!
Last night Magic Man headlined once again at the infamous 9:30 Club in Washington DC. The New England based duo, Alex Caplow and Sam Lee, are taking a break from writing their next album to go on the Hotline Spring tour with Panama Wedding and The Griswolds. The audience was treated to a couple of […]
Hoodie Allen Does It Again!
Selling out the Fillmore is impressive. Selling out The Fillmore four times in a row on your fourth tour to Silver Spring is a whole new level of impressive, and that is what Hoodie Allen did last night. The venue was stuffed to the brim with eager teenagers, and a few older groups, eagerly anticipating […]
The Maine comes to Soundstage
Anyone who says Rock and Roll is dead obviously did not see The Maine perform at Baltimore Soundstage last night. The Emo rockers from Arizona, have a distinct sound. While this sound changed flavors throughout their five albums and four EP’s something has stayed consistent at its core. It’s modern American rock music and a […]
Metric Night One Done
Metric rocked Ram’s Head Live! last night in Baltimore on their “I Can See The End Tour”. There are bands that belong in small clubs and ones that belong in large stadiums. Metric is one that somehow brings the stadium feel to a small club while still yearning to be more. With songs like “Celebrate” […]
Metric To Play Two Shows
Metric has been running the alt-rock circuit for years now. They have played with the likes of Imagine Dragons and The Rolling Stones. They have played major festivals around the world, selling out dive bars and stadiums and everything in-between. The Canadian rockers are making two stops in the area this month. One at Rams […]
Marianas Trench electrifies The Fillmore with new Astoria album
Last night the Canadian pop quartet took to the stage of The Fillmore in Silver Spring. The screams of the crowd filled the air as each member stepped on stage. One would think you were at a Justin Bieber concert with the ferocity of the screams, and rightly so. Back in the great white north, […]
Marianas Trench is coming to The Fillmore
Marianas Trench is wrapping up their “Hey You Guys” tour in the next few weeks. The Canadian pop rock band are stopping in the area February, 4th at The Fillmore in Silver Spring. The tour coincides with their recent album release Astoria, which you may have heard the lead single “One Love” on the radio. […]
Ed Sheeran doesn’t disappoint in first of two DC shows
Thousands flooded into DC last night to catch a glimpse of not just the Pope but also Ed Sheeran. Our favorite Ginger Brit took to the stage at Verizon Center for the first of his two nights in DC. Christina Perri opened the evening with a short set of her piano pop hits. Ed came out […]
Hearing and seeing doubles with Echosmith and Twenty One Pilots
[do action=”fringe”/] September 9th was the start of the Blurryface Tour and the first stop was Washington DC! Finish Ticket, from California, opened up the electric evening, an evening that had people lining up over twelve hours before doors. The line sadly was not for them but the next two bands on the ticket, first of which […]
Van’s Warped Tour rolls into Merriweather with some turbulance
Once a year the youth of America don their band t’s and tank tops and gather at the local date of Warped Tour. Over the weekend Merriweather Post Pavilion hosted the traveling carnival of tents and stages to the delight of thousands in the area. Music fans of all ages gathered to listen to over a […]
Marianas Trench comes to the Inner Harbor
Canadian Pop-Rockers Marianas Trench swooped into The Baltimore Soundstage Tuesday night. The four piece outfit is fronted by the eccentric Josh Ramsay, who helped co-write and produce “Call Me Maybe” with fellow Canadian, Carly Rae Jepsen. The show was hot, in more ways than one, it was extremely humid inside The Baltimore Soundstage. Fans were drenched […]
