Category Archives: Nightspots

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

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

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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Baltimore Vice: The Night They Raided the 14Karat Cabaret

by Tom Warner (Accelerated Decrepitude, 2/6/2012) “I was digging through the piles of yellowing newspaper clippings I’ve accumulated over the years and came across this City Paper article by Associate Editor Sono Motoyama (who loved any story involving sex) from … Continue reading

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Mobtown Muck

By Brennen Jensen (Baltimore City Paper, 11/8/2000) “Aristocratic, historic Baltimore is the slumming-ground for thousands of escaping Washingtonians.” Such a statement could have been written yesterday, given the number of D.C.-area residents who regularly hammer up Interstate 95 for a … Continue reading

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