April 4 - 10 in nightlife: Orioles, TV on the Radio, Aimee Mann
TV on the Radio are on their first tour in nearly two years with new album "Nine Types of Light," which will be released April 12. The band last played Baltimore in 2008 at Merriweather Post Pavilion, on a bill that included Thievery Corporation and Seu Jorge.
When they play Sunday at Rams Head Live, the bill will include Celebration, recently profiled in the Sun magazine. Katrina Ford painted the show's poster, at right.
On Monday, head to Oriole Park. Or, if you don't have tickets, you might still be able to buy one through Elliott's Pour House's bus ride. The bar, at 3728 Hudson St., will also have $2 domestics Monday and other home games. Don't Know has $3 drafts. Leave other bar specials for Monday here, or at the earlier corkboard post.
On Tuesday, The Hexagon has New Jersey IDM courtesy of Bubblegum Octopus. 1825 N. Charles St. Doors at 8 p.m. $8.
On Wednesday, Ed Schrader performs at Golden West Cafe, 1105 W 36th St. Doors at 10 p.m. $5.
On Thursday, garage rock at the Ottobar, 2549 N. Howard St. The Black Lips and Vivian Girls perform. Doors at 8 p.m. $12. Also: Creative Alliance hosts a night of kitsch at the Found Footage Festival.
On Friday, MICA hosts the all-night music festival The Vigil. The Out of Your Head Collective kicks things off at 7 p.m. at Cohen Plaza, 1301 Mount Royal Ave. Free. The full line-up is here.
On Saturday, Ultra Nate presents her Deep Sugar party at the Paradox, 1310 Russell St. Doors at 11 p.m. $15.
On Sunday, Celebration, who was profiled in the Sun magazine recently, opens for TV on the Radio at Rams Head Live. Doors at 7 p.m. $31. Also: Aimee Mann performs at the Recher Theater. A preview of the show will be in Friday's paper.
Photo: TV on the Radio (Katrina Ford, via). Deep Sugar (via)
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 "
