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Win Tickets to DelFest!
It’s festival time and one of the best is right in our back yard! DelFest is over Memorial Day weekend (May 23-26) and we have 4 pairs of general admission single day tickets to give away. Anyone that pledges between now and 11:59pm on May 19th will be automatically entered to win! This…
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Made in Maryland: Victory Racing Plate
The Preakness is Saturday. All of the horses running in the race have something in common. They all wear shoes. Horseshoes that is. Victory Racing Plate has been making horseshoes of all shapes and sizes for the last 85 years. One of only two companies left in the country making sport foot-wear for the equine…
Made in Maryland: Bornfriend Pens
Bryan Bornfriend fell into making pens, on purpose. He wanted to learn a craft that he and his son could share together. Now after two years of making high quality hand crafted pens, Bornfriend is outgrowing his garage. Take an audio tour below and check out some photos of the process above. Also check out…
Made in Maryland: Kinetic Sculptures
The American Visionary Art Museum has been holding an annual event for the last 15 years. The Kinetic Sculpture Race has become one of Baltimore’s most beloved spectacles. Part art show, part obstacle course. Kinetinauts ride their sculptures across the city and compete for outrageous prizes and bragging rights. Listen to the story below about…
Made in Maryland: Millstone Cider
We here at WTMD do not condone or encourage the consumption of alcohol for anyone. However, if you choose to imbibe, this week’s Made in Maryland might just be good for you. A new Apple Cider and Mead manufacturer has converted an old mill in Monkton into a up and coming business, focusing on locally…
Sunny Side Up: Madeleine Peyroux
The exquisite, beguiling Madeleine Peyroux has always excelled at interpreting the beautiful words of others. Whether it’s Patsy Cline’s “Walking After Midnight,” “Dance Me Till the End of Love” by Leonard Cohen or Dylan’s “You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go”, the Georgia-born, streets of Paris-trained jazz-folk-Americana singer extracts surprising emotions from the lyrics….
Sunny Side Up: Cold Fronts
Cold Fronts, a melodic garage-rock band straight out of Philly’s fortified DIY scene, played an energetic set on Sunny Side Up last weekend. Led by singer/guitarist Craig Almquist and drummer Alex Smith (pictured, right), their debut EP Pretty American hints at what’s to come from this double guitar-driven quartet: drunk punk with extremely hummable tunes….
Sunny Side Up: Little Green Cars
Leave it to the folks at Glassnote Records to find bands from across the pond who look to our shores for inspiration. First, England’s Mumford & Sons and now from the Emerald Isle, anthemic, roots-folk band Little Green Cars. This young five-piece with the five-part harmonies just released their full-length debut Absolute Zero. Steve Appleby’s…
Sunny Side Up: Wake Owl
Wake Owl started out as a vehicle for Pacific Northwest singer/songwriter and former rapper Colyn Cameron. But it’s now starting to take shape as a full-fledged band. Their new EP Wild Country (out on Vagrant Records) features Cameron’s longing vocals and the seasonably-warm strings of Aiden Brant-Briscall. They blend beautifully with lyrics inspired by wanderlust…
Five O’Clock Shadow May 21
Got some time to kill and want to figure out what the 5 O’Clock Shadow is gonna be before it airs? Try and figure out these hints for the Shadow today. Original Performer and Song Title: This influential singer-songwriter has been an influential artist for five decades. The title of the track is an idiom…
Today In Music May 20
LATE NIGHT TUNES ON THE TUBE Letterman – The National Kimmel – Jewel Conan O’Brien – The Black Angels (a psychedelic rock band from Austin, Texas.[1] They have released four studio albums and one compilation album. Their name is derived from the Velvet Underground song “The Black Angel’s Death Song”.) BIRTHDAYS Joe…
