Bad Liquor Pond, Special People, The Baltimore Needle Exchange Program, Off the Record, Mr. Seaweed At Hour Haus Studios March 24, 2012

Bad Liquor Pond, Special People, The Baltimore Needle Exchange Program, Off the Record, Mr. Seaweed At Hour Haus Studios

Haus Party! Bands Rock Out! Live recording experiment! Mike Turns 29! The City of Baltimore Rejoices! Mothers Lock up their Daughters! Good Times are had by all. FREE parking across the street behind LOAD OF FUN! Joe Squared is next door! All attendees live forever (optional).

$5, BYOB. No Sh*theads.

135 W. North Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21201

http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=135+W.+North+Ave.+Baltimore,+MD+21201&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=0x89c804c030a81497:0xe55d387308ea928f,135+W+North+Ave,+Baltimore,+MD+21201&gl=us&ei=xZtrT7vnOYvUgQeR-L2dBg&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&ct=title&resnum=1&ved=0CCIQ8gEwAA

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Bad Liquor Pond

Bad Liquor Pond are basically a duo consisting of Dave Gibson and Poridge Blackwell, but they had the help of some musicians on their newest effort. Stylistically, not that much has changed. The band is still into their unadulterated blend of retro sounds consisting of hazy psychedelia, tripped out shoegaze and touches of Americana. Even though the songs would seem to pass no drug test, they have still been confined to concise lengths, never escalating into never ending stoner jams, instead focusing all of their energies into good songwriting. Only the concluding Nothing Surreal dares to slightly make it over six minutes.

The main instruments are of course guitar, bass and drums. Additional parts of keyboards, sitar, violin, recorder, piano, percussion, melodic and harmonium help to give the songs an even fuller sound. The opener The Crescent Ship for instants sounds like The Doors trying successfully their luck with garage rock, while New Reality comes with a really amazing recorder solo! Even though it would be too much to expect originality from this genuine retro band, the authenticity of their performance is enough to allow Blue Smoke Orange Sky to transcend any quality doubts. Add to this the warm and very analogue sounding production, and you feel yourself transported back into the late Sixties when people still had flowers in their hair. Blue Smoke Orange Sky may seem like an anachronism in this digital age, but Bad Liquor Pond’s innocent and touching attitude towards their music should win them many new fans of spirited psychedelia.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bad-Liquor-Pond/27809795207


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Special People

Special People are rooted in Baltimore / Southern PA. The band was realized in late 2011 by Matthew Riley (red red ruby, human bell) and Alex Strama (mt6 records, heroin uk), when they began writing songs together at a rapid pace. Drummer Drew Pump (bes) and Rich Feinstein (creepy murdle) joined the band shortly after the initial writing sessions.

Expect a limited lathe cut record to be self-released by the band in March 2012.

http://www.specialpeoplemusic.com

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The Baltimore Needle Exchange Program

The BNE Program will now serve a highly marginalized population of beat junkies with dignity and respect and provide them with user-driven, low-threshold direct services, outreach and advocacy.

http://soundcloud.com/lookatmybatwing/baltimore-needle-exchange
https://www.facebook.com/TheBNEProgram

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Off the Record

Rules!!!!!!

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Mr. Seaweed

Prom night gone wrong. wishy. washy. splashy

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Mr-Seaweed/114293058656635

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The Hour Haus is the cornerstone for Baltimore’s Station North Arts & Entertainment District. We are located at the intersection of Howard Street & North Avenue.This is a functioning music and art space for over 25 years.

http://www.thehourhaus.com/