Concert News: Lupe Fiasco, Death Cab for Cutie, Social Distortion
Lupe Fiasco is coming back to Baltimore, for a meet-and-greet anyway.
Fiasco, who's out with a new album, "Lasers," he's more or less disowned as being the work of corporate lackeys, was scheduled to appear at Sound Garden earlier this month.
But he canceled there and at South by Southwest at the last minute citing illness.
He's now rescheduled to appear at the store March 29 for a meet-and-greet, autograph and CD signing, and perhaps, to keep dissing the new album. First come, first serve, but a "Lasers" purchase gets you a bracelet ahead of time
In local hip hop, The Black Hole in Dundalk will host what they're calling the second 'Best in Baltimore' showcase this Friday featuring mostly up-and-comers, Michael Wayne, Lano of Bombsquad, Warzone, among others. Tickets, at $10, are sold at the door.
Also tonight, the IFC channel will film a semi-secret show of Baltimore musicians, including Dan Deacon, at the Bell Foundry in Greenmount West. The show will be part of an upcoming show about Baltimore, IFC says. More on that tomorrow.
On Friday, the always excellent Ultra Nate celebrates her birthday at U Street Music Hall in Washington. Cover is $10.
Also in Washington, the 9:30 club announced Death Cab will perform June 3. It's the band's seventh (!!) studio album. Tickets, at $35, go on sale Saturday.
You can also hear "The Killing Moon" at the 9:30 club on May 11 when Echo and the Bunnymen perform there. Tickets for the vets start at $35.
Earlier that month, on May 7, noisy buzzband Sleigh Bells and CSS will perform there. Tickets, at $20, are already on sale.
At the Windup Space, DJ James Nasty, of the weekly Moustache party at the Ottobar, will anchor Gutter magazine's upcoming dance party April 1. Benny Sitxx will also spin. Twenty one and over only; cover is $5.
Photo: Lupe Fiasco last year
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 "
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Posted by: Me | March 25, 2011 1:16 PM