[This is a companion piece with the release of Subversive Zine #7 – out today September 5th, you can find a free analogue copy in fine joints all around Frederick] Anyone in the know, knows about Frederick’s own Bernard Rollins. For others in the city, Rollins and his oeuvre of handcrafted hop-hop inflected (and sometimes mashed-up) …
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In companion to Issue 7 (out today!), we created a Spotify playlist of bands booked by Baltimore’s Unregistered Nurse. Check out these bands while you pick through the pages, and be sure to read the interview with UN Booking’s Dana Murphy in Issue 7 and follow @unbooking on Instagram. It’s how we always find out …
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Dammit, I leave town for a few weeks and suddenly Frederick is heating up. As in 99 degrees F heat. I digress, Frederick is metaphorically heating up though, a highly anticipated art show happening at Area 31 on Saturday September 1st at 6pm -ending at 9. Ash Cheshire – you know through the band Cheshi, …
I showed up late – oops. The Ottobar does not obey “punk time“- props to them. Now let’s get into it… Bones in the Fire by Thought Eater Thought Eater Heavy Technical Weird I’ve seen these guys before, they played Guido’s a while back and it’s a good show (ever see a guy play a …
HEADS. / Multicult / LIP / Thought Eater @ Ottobar – 08/23 Read More »
Ok so in about 24 hours, a UFO from Baltimore is landing in Frederick and turning on the experience known as a Dan Deacon concert. Yes, this is actually happening within our quasi-quaint city limits, specifically over at Flying Dog Brewery on 4607 Wedgewood Blvd. That’s not all, Matt & Kim are coming from the …
Behind the Curtains: Flying Dog and the rad shows they’re bringing to Frederick Read More »
Yo Frederick, this is going to be an infrequent column on SubversiveFrederick.com, here goes for Friday June 15th: As we alluded to in Subversive #6, you, yes, you, YOU can make a difference in shaping the future of Frederick. One way to do it is by voting. Frederick has not had a good track record …
There’s something different in the air in Frederick these days. Yes, climate change IS happening in real time, but I’m talking about something more ephemeral – as in culture/arts in the city. I’m talking about a new kind of thing that Frederick has yet to experience; immersive theater is about to take over McClintock Distilling, …
Since 2005 I have been asking the above question. The reason that this issue resonates with me is because I moved here from Alexandria, VA where I was involved with the public access operation in Fairfax County, Virginia (www.fcac.org). Down there they have a facility where private citizens can not only produce cable television content, …
Where is the Public Access Television facility in Frederick? Read More »
Do you buy groceries? Do you buy records? Do you take stuff from one location to another? We screenprinted some tote bags for you featuring artwork by M.E.L. Order one here! (model = a.cowboy) Don’t know who M.E.L. is? look for a copy of Subversive downtown! (blue cover) here’s a little expert advice from M.E.L. …
by a.cowboy the weekend of april 6 I headed down to Harrisonburg va for annual independent music fest macrock. if you ever talked to me about music scenes you’ve probably heard me (abby) discuss the supreme sick-ness of macrock. this diy fest features a combo of booked bands and “applied” bands, a label expo, and …
