If it’s made in Baltimore, you’ll hear it on Baltimore Hit Parade — every Tuesday at 9 p.m. and Sunday at 4 p.m.
Sam Sessa, Baltimore Music Coordinator
Baltimore Hit Parade showcases the best of the Baltimore music scene through album cuts, live performances and interviews. Hosted by Sam Sessa, formerly The Baltimore Sun’s entertainment editor, the show is a weekly tour through Charm City’s music scene. Anything is fair game, including rock, pop, blues, bluegrass and experimental music.
With features like the Baltimore Backtrack, Sessa digs into the city’s music history to profile bands from decades past. And Baltimore musicians often select their favorite songs from fellow Baltimore musicians with Players’ Picks.
But WTMD’s commitment to Baltimore music goes beyond Baltimore Hit Parade. The station plays Baltimore bands every day, side-by-side with national artists. We believe quality music should be heard by all – no matter where it comes from.
Since he began hosting the show in 2006, Sam Sessa has interviewed hundreds of Baltimore bands, covered events such as South by Southwest and the Virgin Mobile Festival and contributed music news stories to the station’s daily shows.
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Recent Baltimore Hit Parade Posts
SOLD OUT – WTMD’s 15th Birthday Bash at the Baltimore Museum of Industry
WTMD's 15th Birthday Bash is Nov. 8 at the Baltimore Museum of Industry. Illustration by Alex Fine. UPDATE: This show is now officially SOLD OUT! Thank you Baltimore, see you Nov. 8 at [...]
Announcing The Greenberry Woods album release show Dec. 6 at WTMD
WTMD hosts the album release show for "House" by The Greenberry Woods on Thursday Dec. 6. WTMD is thrilled to host the album release show for Baltimore power pop stars The Greenberry Woods! [...]
Free screening of Stooges documentary “Gimme Danger” Oct. 24 at WTMD
The WTMD Film Series and Towson University's Department of Electronic Media and Film present a free screening of the Stooges documentary "Gimme Danger" Wednesday Oct. 24 at 1 Olympic Place in Towson. Rock [...]
The Music, Seen art reception Nov. 1 at WTMD
The free opening reception for the new exhibit "The Music, Seen," is 5:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. at WTMD. WTMD is excited to host "The Music, Seen," a new art exhibit of musically inspired work [...]
Interview: Raul Midon shares stories, performs live on Baltimore Hit Parade
Singer-songwriter Raul Midon performs Friday Oct. 12 at AMP by Strathmore. Photo by Samuel Prather. Singer-songwriter Raul Midon made a splash on the indie music scene in 2005 with his album “State of [...]