Category Archives: Marble Bar

His Name Is Not Legend: It’s tENTATIVELY, a cONVENIENCE

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Tom Warner

The Greatest Hits & Assorted Bits of Michael Tolson By Tom Warner (Accelerated Decrepitude, 2/3/2012) It seems everyone in Baltimore who is even remotely associated with the arts or its cultural underground has a story about Michael Tolson, the man … Continue reading →


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tENTATIVELY, a cONVENIENCE remembers Baltimore’s Punk Scene

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Tom Warner

By Tom Warner (Accelerated Decrepitude, 2/3/2012) tENTATIVELY, a cONVENIENCE reviews BANNED IN DC I came across this review of the book BANNED IN DC (long out-of-print, with used copies ranging from $86-$480!) after Googling “Da Moronics” to see if they … Continue reading →


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Kraig Krixer, R.I.P. (1951-2011)

Posted on January 24, 2011 by Tom Warner

Kraig Krixer (right) with Accused frontman Dave Cawkwell According to CBS/WJZ news reports, Baltimore musician Kraig Krixer and his friend and roomate John Gurkis were found dead, and somewhat decomposed, inside Krixer’s condo at the Red Fox Farm Condos in … Continue reading →


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Schocking Dundalk

Posted on November 17, 2010 by Scott Huffines

The Go-Go’s Gina Schock was Dundalk born and bred as evidenced by this “Evening Magazine” clip from the 1980s produced by Tom D’Antoni. Baltimore accents are aplenty with her parents and Edith Massey chiming in. The Go-Go’s Notebook: Gina Drumming … Continue reading →


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Glory Hole – The Marble Bar, the Basement That Hosted Both Henry Fonda and Iggy Pop, Turns Another Page

Posted on November 16, 2010 by Scott Huffines

By Brennen Jensen, Baltimore City Paper, 12/6/2000 For the better part of a decade, the boarded-up Congress Hotel has loomed over the 300 block of West Franklin street like a shabby ghost. It’s the seven-story equivalent of Miss Havisham’s moldy … Continue reading →


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Roger Anderson: In Memoriam

Posted on August 22, 2009 by Tom Warner

By Tom Warner (Baltimore City Paper, 1986) He thrived on a sort of nervous energy, changing moods as habitually as he puffed away on his ever-presents. People around him were never quite sure when he was being serious and when … Continue reading →


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Marble Bar Poster Art

Posted on June 16, 2009 by Tom Warner

Marble Bar Poster Art by Tom Warner After blogging about the Chelsea Graveyard/Slickee Boys Memorial Weekend show at the Ottobar, I got nostalgic and dug up my Marble Bar memorabilia. Recalling that at 2005′s Marble Bar 20th Reunion some guy had … Continue reading →


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Marble Bar Pix

Posted on May 13, 2009 by Tom Warner

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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“Glory Hole”

Posted on December 6, 2000 by Tom Warner

The Marble Bar, the Basement That Hosted Both Henry Fonda and Iggy Pop, Turns Another Page by Brennen Jensen (Baltimore City Paper 12/6/2000) For the better part of a decade, the boarded-up Congress Hotel has loomed over the 300 block … Continue reading →


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