The skinny on Splice Today's upcoming 'Baltimore Does Baltimore' mix
When Splice Today's Zach Kaufmann put out the call for Baltimore artists to cover other Baltimore artists, he wasn't sure what kind of response he'd get.
Splice Today's first compilation, "The Old Lonesome Sound," a bunch of covers of traditional tunes, was warmly received. So he had that going for him.
Kaufmann wanted the bands to keep their covers fairly recent -- say, the past five or ten years or so.
Most of the bands were cool with that idea, except for Microkingdom, who asked to cover "It's Too Soon To Know" by The Orioles (the band, not the baseball team) ...
Other bands who responded to Kaufmann's request include Among Wolves, Caleb Stine, Thrushes, Young Sir Jim, Mr. Moccasin and Ari & The Shanks. Producer Mickey Free's remix of Wye Oak's"That I Do" is already available. Kaufmann thinks he'll have about 20 bands on the compilation, give or take.
A few of the bands want to cover songs by the group Celebration, pictured.
"It's still kind of early, but it's shaping up really well," he said. "We'll see where the chips fall."
"Baltimore Does Baltimore" should be up on Splice's site by October for free downloading and streaming, he said.
"I'm not trying to rush anyone," Kaufmann said.
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 "
