Baltimore vs. Miami: a charticle
Every time a new club boasts about bringing a Miami flavor to Baltimore, it flops.
That’s because what works in South Florida is too ostentatious for Charm City, just as Baltimore’s quirks would almost definitely be dismissed as weird in the swamp.
John Waters’ Egg Lady is another kooky denizen here, but an oddity in the runway-like promenades of South Beach. Just the same, Miami’s drink prices would be scoffed at in Charles Village.
In keeping with this week's nightlife column, here’s a primer on two cities that are as different as Waters and Chad Ochocinco:
Charm City : Magic City
$3 Natty Boh: $13 “elderwater fizz” martini
Rye Rye: Trina
1st Mariner Arena : American Airlines Arena
Mount Royal Tavern : Club Deuce
Ravens : Miami Heat
Orioles : Marlins
“The Wire” : ”Miami Vice”
Inner Harbor : South Beach
Edgar Allan Poe : Carl Hiassen
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 "
Comments
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Posted by: Anonymous | October 2, 2010 7:12 PM
girls that think they are hot vs girls that are actually hot
Posted by: Anonymous | October 2, 2010 7:13 PM
Eccentricity : Sleaze
Genuine : Phony
Posted by: Attila the Hon | October 2, 2010 8:32 PM
would you get off the Rye Rye kick already. This is not Miami so you need to adapt.
Posted by: Anonymous | October 6, 2010 4:23 PM
@anonymous: Rye Rye is a Baltimore native. One of the blog's priorities is to cover local artists.
Posted by: Maza | October 6, 2010 4:57 PM
Love me some Deuce Bar... The only place on the Beach that you can get a VO and Ginger at 5 o'clock in the morning, then walk over to La Sandwicherie for an amazing frenchbread sandwich.
Spent many a night there... Though I think it should be more like Club Charles : Club Deuce.
Posted by: eCommerce Consultant | October 7, 2010 11:59 AM
Um, Maza, regarding anon on 10/6, I think the point raised was that no one around here cares about Miami. I know you just came from there and you're new to Baltimore, but the two cities in many ways are completely different. When you go to Virgin FreeFest, review one act with a local connection, and then spend the entire rest of the time in the Dance Forest (ignoring Joan Jett, Luda, Pavement etc.) it shows a disconnect with the market you're covering. The entire topic of this post demonstrates that disconnect.
Posted by: Tiesto | October 9, 2010 8:47 PM
Wah wah wah, Tiesto.
Do we really have to pay attention to Joan Jett and Pavement at this point? They're basically oldies acts now.
Posted by: Wambulance | October 10, 2010 10:36 PM