Category Archives: Music

Marble Bar Pix

Posted on May 13, 2009 by almosthipguy

Attention all Marble Bar alumni, whoever and wherever you are. A talented photog going by the nom de Internet “Jack of Hearts” has a fantastic Flickr photostream of bands (local and national) that played Baltimore’s Marble Bar back in the early ’80s. His profile lists his occupation as Fire Alarm Tech, but the guy’s a great picture snapper. Continue reading →

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Still Katatonic After All These Years

Posted on April 19, 2009 by almosthipguy

Thanks Hon: Thee Katatonix 30th Anniversary Thee Katatonix UK Spud, 2009 Excellent singles compilation highlighting local band’s glorious mid-’80s neo-psychedelic period. Forward into the past… Adolf Kowalski just mailed me this latest “new” Katatonix CD – a collection of choice … Continue reading →

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Khia “DJ K-Swift” Edgerton obit

Posted on July 30, 2008 by almosthipguy

Oct. 19, 1978 – July 21, 2008 By Al Shipley (City Paper, “No Cover,” 7/30/2008) Last week, Baltimore club music lost its queen. Khia Edgerton, who in the course of a decade had risen from a teenage 92Q intern to … Continue reading →

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Baltimore Club Scene Loses Voice

Posted on July 22, 2008 by almosthipguy

DJ ‘K-Swift’ dies in accident at home By Sam Sessa (Baltimore Sun, July 22, 2008) Khia Edgerton, a pioneering DJ who as “K-Swift” became one of Baltimore’s top radio personalties and a major player in the local music scene, died … Continue reading →

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