
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
What kind of appearance fee did Mad River pay to get him? Heard the cast is asking some pretty crazy #s
Posted by: JD | January 11, 2010 5:15 PM
gross!
Posted by: blgrsshl | January 11, 2010 5:15 PM
Douchetastic!
Posted by: tomvons | January 11, 2010 5:21 PM
Yadda yadda ... herpes.
That's gonna be some shallow gene pool there.
Posted by: VoodooPork ■|:o) | January 11, 2010 6:41 PM
He fits right in with the crowd at Mad River. Douchetastic, indeed.
Posted by: LDJ | January 11, 2010 7:03 PM
Oh you better believe I'm gonna be there.
Posted by: Evan | January 11, 2010 8:01 PM
"We get the most requests for Mike (aka The Situation) and Pauly D," Michael Schweiger of CEG Talent told me. "They're $7,500 per person."
Fist pump
Posted by: The Sausage Party | January 12, 2010 6:35 AM
I heard Snooki was drawing $10K.
I can't wait.
Posted by: khelfrich@hotmail.com | January 12, 2010 10:57 AM
i dont even want to be in fed hill that night... "they" will be everywhere
Posted by: Ryan | January 12, 2010 11:02 AM
I heard Snooki was drawing $10K.
Sounds like these bars are getting ...
wait for it ...
waaaaaaait for it ...
SNOOKERED!
hee hee.
Posted by: Sam Sessa | January 12, 2010 11:33 AM
I'm pretty sure Snooki will be collecting "appearance fees" from gentlemen as a career in about 15 minutes.
Posted by: Mikepcfl | January 12, 2010 11:36 AM
Holy Turnpike I am gonna be SO THERE!
Posted by: johnnycat | January 12, 2010 2:42 PM
You're welcome for setting you up for that one, Sam.
I also hear that Snooki is shopping a reality spin-off, Snooking for Love. I love it.
Seriously, there is no better train wreck than this on TV right now. Hysterical.
Posted by: kateebee | January 12, 2010 2:42 PM