Get Out: B.I.M.A. Fest kickoff
The Baltimore Independent Music and Arts Fest, a three-day showcase of live music and film, starts tonight.
This is the first year for the festival, which is being run by Morphius Records founder David Andler. While the festival is modeled after the ill-fated Baltimore Music Conference, Andler said it will be better organized. BMC founder Lisa Suit had limited input on the BIMA, and Andler booked the lion's share of the BIMA's shows, he told me. Various clubs around town, including Bourbon Street, The Ottobar, Windup Space and the Depot are participating.
Hopefully, the BIMA will be a well-organized showcase of local and national arts and music.
Note: An earlier version of this blog misstated Suit's involvement with the festival. The BIMA is not just a re-branding of the BMC -- it's a new entity altogether.
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 "
