
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
erik.maza@baltsun.com. Click
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.
Comments
Congraduations!
We are The Champions by Queen would have been a choice for your victory dance.
Kanye West. I wonder what Beyonce has to say on all this? An endorsement that WAS attention getting, but is of mixed value.
Posted by: GDA | September 16, 2009 8:40 AM
Any man that can rock some Coldcut is okay in my book!
Posted by: Chw | September 16, 2009 10:57 AM
They like you. They like you. They really like you!
Posted by: Sally Field | September 16, 2009 11:33 AM
I think their Best D-bag Award in the media section is hilarious.
Posted by: Heather | September 16, 2009 11:58 AM
Congratulations!! you've earned it!
i always enjoy reading this blog and it's comments/commenters. never a dull moment!!
about the kayne west thing. don't you think it curious that he does this right before an appearance on the new Leno show where Jay gets to ask him "what would your mother think?" ? staged perhaps?
Posted by: ss2 | September 16, 2009 12:05 PM
You've earned it, Sam. Congrats! Now go immerse yourself in the Colossal Shrimp buffets, ice sculptures and carving stations at the City Paper party.
Posted by: LiquorBoarding | September 17, 2009 9:33 AM