Rocking Out to a Baltimore Beat
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All weekend, Baltimore hosts Artscape, which boasts a diverse and compelling set of musical acts in addition to blocks and blocks of visual art and performances.
Somehow, it's Whartscape-- the underground, music-focused answer to the festival -- that really has us excited. The multi-night indie band blowout in Baltimore is running day and night all weekend. And in a way Artscape does not, Whartscape extends to the city's quirky venues and spotlights the city's ascendant music community. (Rolling Stone even flagged Baltimore as "Best Scene" in its Best of Rock issue.)
Whartscape's outdoor events during the day are followed by all-night indoor showcases that, in the case of Sunday's concert, threaten to end at dawn on Monday (oh, yes, we are going to try to stick it out, if for no other reason than to prove to ourselves that we are still cool).
What's on: Tonight, the city's own rising star Beach House headlines a bill that also includes Lesser Gonzalez and lo-fi Jana Hunter. 5-11 p.m. 2640 Space, 2640 Paul St.
Saturday, Ecstatic Sunshine and Oxes are among the 20 acts playing the daytime concert, held outdoors from noon to 10 p.m.; your ticket or pass can get you in free to the after-party at Sonar (407 E. Saratoga St.). It runs till 2 a.m. and is headlined by Celebration.
Whartscape ends Sunday night with the best lineup of them all: Black Dice, Dan Deacon (who happens to be one of the founders of Wham City, which hosts Whartscape), Ponytail, Parts and Labor and more than 15 other acts play outdoors from noon to 10 p.m.
Shows are $12 apiece at the door; after-parties are $5 or free with a ticket from any Whartscape concert. Outdoor shows are at 131 W. North Ave., Baltimore; other shows, various locations. For details (and the full after-party lineup), visit http:/
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FILM Milos Forman, in Person at the AFI Beginning tomorrow and into early September, the AFI Silver will celebrate the oeuvre of the Czech filmmaker with screenings that range from "Loves of a Blonde" to "Hair." If you're a fan, get tickets now to the Aug. 19 showing of "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"; besides the fact that it's an awesome film, Forman is actually scheduled to attend that screening. Tickets just went on sale. $15; members, $10. AFI Silver Theatre, 8633 Colesville Rd., Silver Spring. Get tickets at http:/
CONCERT Get Euphoric With the Black Crowes Chris and Rich Robinson and Co. are hitting the road to promote their first album in seven years, "Warpaint," and their Euphoria or Bust tour brings them through Washington next month. The tour has them doing all kinds of unusual things, like announcing some shows as "An evening with . . ." and playing a couple of acoustic-only concerts. For the band's show at Wolf Trap, the Crowes bring along special guest Grace Potter and the Nocturnals. $42; lawn, $25. Aug. 3 at 8 p.m. Wolf Trap, Filene Center, 1551 Trap Rd., Vienna. 877-965-3872.
ON STAGE Now, More Chances for Vitriol Kathy Griffin parlayed a reality series, "My Life on the D-List," and a sense of humor that is both self-effacing and celebrity-trashing into a cult sort of fame. She might not have warranted a second thought as the annoying secretary on "Suddenly Susan," but annoying is apparently hot now. She will perform at Constitution Hall this fall. A third show, on Sept. 28 at 8 p.m., was just added. Tickets go on sale for the new show today at 10 a.m. through Ticketmaster. $48-$55. DAR Constitution Hall, 18th and C streets NW. 202-397-7328.
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