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Recapping yesterday's Movember bar crawl

For a few hours yesterday, I joined dozens and dozens of mustache-clad revelers for a South Baltimore swill-fest commonly known as ... MOVEMBER! As you can tell from the photo, it was quite awesome. And money was raised to help fight the fight against ...

From SAM SESSA, Baltimore Sun Blogs,  22 Nov 2009

Concert review: Bruce Springsteen at 1st Mariner Arena

That was the concert of a lifetime. I think that was the best show I've ever seen. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band made a triumphant return to 1st Mariner Arena last night, playing to a sold-out crowd of more than 14,000. Wow. Consider me a ...

From SAM SESSA, Baltimore Sun Blogs,  21 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Bruce Springsteen,  E Street Band

Movember bar crawl!

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From SAM SESSA, Baltimore Sun Blogs,  20 Nov 2009

Checking in with Nils Lofgren

Nils Lofgren might not be a household name, but Lofgren has played with some of the biggest names in rock. Lofgren was a founding member of Crazy Horse, and has been playing guitar in the E Street band since the '80s. Tonight, he and the rest of the ...

From SAM SESSA, Baltimore Sun Blogs,  20 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Nils Lofgren,  Jimi Hendrix,  Jeff Beck

Say hello to the Water Street Tavern

A new bar named the Water Street Tavern has appeared on (you guessed it) Water Street, right across from Peter's Pub. Midnight Sunner F. Pants McFadden sent me this photo of the spot. Anybody been here yet? This stretch of Water Street is like a ...

From SAM SESSA, Baltimore Sun Blogs,  20 Nov 2009

Midnight Sun's favorite Bruce Springsteen song

After much deliberation, Midnight Sun as an announcement to make. We have officially endorsed  Bruce Springsteen's "She's the One." It is -- at least temporarily -- Midnight Sun's official anthem. Here are five reasons ... 3) Clarence Clemons' ...

From SAM SESSA, Baltimore Sun Blogs,  20 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Bruce Springsteen,  Clarence Clemons

Checking in with Jim Gaffigan

Tomorrow night, comedian Jim Gaffigan is going to be in town for two shows at the Lyric Opera House (get tickets here). It's been a few years since the last time I talked to Gaffigan, but he still plays the whiny, lovable lazy butt like few can. And ...

From SAM SESSA, Baltimore Sun Blogs,  19 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Jim Gaffigan

Meet Bruce Springstone

It started with a simple but spot-on Bruce Springsteen impersonation. In the spring of 1982, Craig Hankin and a few other members of the local group The Reason were at a party when singer Tom Chalkley started singing TV show theme songs in Bruce ...

From SAM SESSA, Baltimore Sun Blogs,  19 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Bruce Springsteen,  Nelly,  Washington Post Company,  MTV,  Johns Hopkins University

Another awesomely bad bar name

Has the whole city gone crazy? Or just me? A new bar has replaced Leon's/Tyson Place in Mount Vernon. Guess what it's called? If you notice, the "d"s in the sign are actually musical notes.  But wait, it gets better ... Nadds is actually an acronym. ...

From SAM SESSA, Baltimore Sun Blogs,  19 Nov 2009

Banners is a surprisingly great neighborhood bar

I must admit, I did not have high expectations for Banners (1401 Decatur Street). Going in, I thought the new Locust Point bar would be another one of those middle-of-the-road neighborhood spots. Boy was I wrong. When a few friends and I dropped by ...

From SAM SESSA, Baltimore Sun Blogs,  19 Nov 2009

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