
Erik Maza is a features reporter at the Baltimore Sun. He writes for several sections of the Sun paper and contributes weekly columns on music and nightlife. He also writes and edits the Midnight Sun blog. He often covers entertainment, business, and the business of entertainment. Occasionally, he writes about Four Loko, The Block, the liquor board, and those who practice "
simulated sex with a potted palm tree." Before The Sun, he was a reporter at the Miami New Times. He's also written for Miami magazine, the Orlando Sentinel, the Sarasota Herald Tribune and the Gainesville Sun. Got tips? Gripes? Pitches? He's reachable at
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here to keep up with the dumb music he's listening to.
Midnight Sun covers Baltimore music, live entertainment, and nightlife news. On the blog, you'll find, among other things, concert announcements, breaking news, bars closings and openings, up-to-date coverage of crime in nightlife, new music, round-the-clock coverage of Virgin Mobile FreeFest, handy guides on bars staying open past 2 a.m. on New Year's Eve and those that carry Natty Boh on draft. Recurring features include seven-day nightlife guides, Concert News, guest reviews of bars and concerts, Wednesday Corkboard, and photo galleries, as well as reader-submitted photos. Thanks for reading.
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Hitting up Bay Cafe for Happy hour and then on to the square for a long night.
Saturday, riding my lawn of evil crabgrass and weeds.
Posted by: Drew from Greektown | August 1, 2008 9:40 AM
I for one have taken today off and am traveling to southern MD to watch the end of a boat race and drink the cheapest alcohol imaginable, also probably go sailing. Gonna be a tremendous weekend!
Posted by: Evan | August 1, 2008 10:11 AM
I'm going to sit by the pool and listen to Sirius and drink beer and do nothing else all weekend unless my wife changes my mind for me.
Posted by: Dean | August 1, 2008 10:20 AM
who's going to be in Ocean City this weekend???
Posted by: bigtimepsu | August 1, 2008 10:22 AM
Going to see Will Hill at Horse You Came In On tonight (Friday).
Saturday??? Give me some ideas MS'ers!
Posted by: Trouble | August 1, 2008 10:37 AM
the girlfriends parents are in town tonight, so we'll score a free fancy pants dinner for that.
sat. looks like finally getting around to seeing Batman, possibly at the Senator in the afternoon, and then a b-day party at Damon's in Hunt Valley come round the PM time.
Posted by: Allan | August 1, 2008 10:57 AM
Hitting up the Baltimore Improv Festival!
Posted by: Bob | August 1, 2008 11:01 AM
addendum: i'll also be buying this, an alarm clock that wakes you up to the smell of bacon.
http://www.techeblog.com/index.php/tech-gadget/bedside-alarm-clock
Posted by: Allan | August 1, 2008 11:02 AM
Girlfriend out of town, so I will drink beer and watch Jean Claude Van Damme movies. And I won't be showering.
Ladies...
Posted by: Ted | August 1, 2008 11:45 AM
We're headin' downee ocean! I haven't been to Ocean City in about 3 years, and even then for just a day trip to Seacrets. The Delaware beaches have hogged me, now I must share myself with the Maryland shore. Plan to have a Pain in de [butt] in my hand by 5:00 p.m. today.
Posted by: AC | August 1, 2008 12:09 PM
dead symphony at the meyerhoff tonight, the roots playing at merriweather tomorrow, recuperate on sunday
Posted by: dave the wave | August 1, 2008 12:36 PM
Tonight, happy hour at fins (if nobody knows it's 2 for 1 everything).Then bounce around the square.Tommorow and sunday drink all day and find out where the night takes me.
Posted by: David Sturgill | August 1, 2008 12:45 PM
It worked! Trouble, you're a genius.
Posted by: Sam Sessa | August 1, 2008 1:17 PM
I think I might hit First Friday at the Can Company Tonight. Saturday night I am going to the see BSO at Pier Six perform some Led Zeppelin.
Posted by: MB | August 1, 2008 1:38 PM
I sense a refreshed tone in your voice, Sessa. Good to have you back.
Oh, and almost forgot Sunday: FOOTBALL IS BACK PEOPLE!
Love or hate the Skins, it's football.
Posted by: Trouble | August 1, 2008 1:39 PM
Going to Friends for lots of booze,dim lighting and the best jukebox (other than Club Charles) in Baltimore....
Posted by: Don | August 1, 2008 2:47 PM
will hill rocks and i've always wanted to take a picture of w hill st in otterbein and send it to him via myspace, but i never have my camera when i go by. (and i haven't signed into myspace in about a year and a half) if you go see him ask him about the towson bateman's wing contest. i still cannot eat wings after that night.
i'll be watching velveeta on cross st. tonight, and boating it tomorrow.
Posted by: bill | August 1, 2008 3:24 PM
Still up in the air as far as Saturday night: either Thank You at Sonar or Jabali Africa at the Wind-Up Space.
Posted by: Jeff | August 1, 2008 3:43 PM
work at 10pm Friday night. I love this shift.
I'm off my month suspension so its back to working Saturday nights.
Ahhh. Sunday at the pool. Going to see the Black Crowes if the BF can get an extra tix.
Monday= Pool. Margarita's. In the evening I'm going to hit up a restaurant for Restaurant week.
Any suggestions from any other MS followers?
Posted by: colleen_baltimore | August 1, 2008 7:29 PM
Colleen, if you haven't yet, check out Corks. If you have, you probably love it. Get in there now, before they shut down for the remodel next week.
Posted by: Trouble | August 2, 2008 4:41 PM
Anybody hitting up the Coldplay show on sun night?? No 40 year-old virgin lines please.
Posted by: Sturmy | August 2, 2008 5:40 PM