Category Archives: Nightspots

Pumped-Up Kix: Baltimore’s hard-rock heroes play the hits while considering a new album

Posted on December 26, 2012 by atomictv

By Al Shipley (Baltimore City Paper, 12/26/2012) In 1995, Kix decided they’d had a good run. After forming as the Shooze in Frederick, Md., in the late ’70s, ruling Baltimore’s hard-rock scene throughout the ’80s, and eventually scoring Top 40 … Continue reading →

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Baltimore bars and their patrons celebrate Dec. 25 in a unique way

Posted on December 24, 2012 by atomictv

Enjoying the Christmas spirits By Gadi Dechter (Baltimore Sun, 12/26/2006) In a rowdy Bolton Hill tavern, they argued over whether the black bile spewing from kung-fu hero Jet Li’s mouth was really chocolate sauce or chewing-tobacco juice. Down at a … Continue reading →

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Ice Scraper, Memory Lane, Pigtown, Maryland

Posted on November 19, 2012 by atomictv

Ice Scraper, Memory Lane (closed), 1990s, Pigtown, Maryland.

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The New York Times Travels to Baltimore, Predictably Mentions Beehive Hairdos

Posted on September 20, 2012 by atomictv

By Rachel Monroe (Baltimore Fishbowl, 9/20/2012) The last time the New York Times travel section covered Baltimore, they portrayed the city as a Hon-tastic place full of “beehive hairdos and wacky museums.” Well, better than the Wire-retreads that the European travel sections tend to prefer, … Continue reading →

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