Mid-Atlantic Music Scene

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The Mid-Atlantic Music Scene consists of mostly unsigned bands from Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington D.C.,North Carolina,South Carolina & West Virginia. However, there have been some success stories of bands that worked hard over the years to achieve commercial success such as Jimmie's Chicken Shack, Good Charlotte, SR-71, and Nothingface.

Every year at the HFStival, the concert features a local music stage which was started and initially run by the, influential but now defunct, regional indie label Fowl Records. Many of the artists from the Mid-Atlantic Music Scene have showcased their talents on this stage.

Also in October / November, an annual conference, The Midatlantic Music Conference, one of the fastest growing events in the country, showcases a wealth of talent and industry professionals.

1 Clubs/Venues
2 Bands
3 External links
4 References

[edit] Clubs/Venues

As the Mid-Atlantic Music Scene is vast for the amount of land and genres of music covered, the venues that support the unsigned bands on their road to fame do their part by opening their doors and giving them the opportunity. All the while, the venues still make their quotas by bringing in the bigger names to pay the bills. Some of the more notable venues are the Bottle & Cork in Delaware, the recently revamped 8 by 10 in the Federal Hill area of Baltimore and Fletchers in the Fells Point part of town, Radio DJ Matt Davis of 98 Rock's (97.9 FM - WIYY) hosts Noise in the Basement.^[1] It is a night of networking for bands to perform and see others perform on Monday nights. The capacity of the club is about 250 persons upstairs for concerts.

In Towson, a suburb of Baltimore, the Recher Theatre, plays host to a larger crowd of 800 persons. National, regional and local bands perform here, but generally the venue is for bands that have a larger fanbase.

A much newer member of the music venue family for this scene is the former warehouse space that is now Sonar Lounge, or just "Sonar" to the club goers. Most local acts perform on the small concert side stage which has hosted larger named talent, such as former members of the Wu-Tang Clan.

In Pennsylvania, Tuesday night is home to a local music showcase at the Grape Street Pub in Manayunk. To the west outside of the town of Hershey, Shakey's has been known to showcase local music, especially during the Millennium Music Conference and the Chameleon [1]in Lancaster, PA is a staple of the national and regional touring circuit.

Heading back south, into Virginia, another venue that contributes to the music scene as well as played host to controversial artist Vanilla Ice as a regular is Jaxx, in Springfield. A slight distance down the road is the the Fairfax bar TT Reynold's. Crossing back over the Potomac river into Washington D.C., is the historic 9:30 Club.

[edit] Bands

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Aggromatic - Baltimore/Washington D.C.
Aphile - Baltimore
Ballyhoo - Baltimore
Brickfoot - Baltimore
Bucket of Fun - Baltimore
.click. - Baltimore
Colouring Lesson
Good Charlotte - Annapolis/Waldorf
Jarflys - Annapolis
Jepetto
Jimmie's Chicken Shack - Annapolis
Lake Trout - Baltimore
Live Alien Broadcast - Baltimore/Annapolis
Imbue - Baltimore
Laughing Colors - Baltimore/Washington D.C.
Lennex - Lead singer Phil Ritchie's band from Ocean City. Phil was seen on CBS's Rock Star: Supernova.
Lloyd Dobler Effect - Silver Spring
Niki Barr - Denton
Margret Heater - Baltimore
Mary Prankster - Baltimore
The Mayan Factor - Baltimore

Ray of The Mayan Factor performing at Fletchers Bar in Baltimore, Maryland on October 27, 2006.
Nothingface - Baltimore
Ransom Theory - Baltimore/Annapolis
Rebel Amish Radio
Sense of Wonder
Soul Lip
Spine - Lanham/Brandywine, Maryland
Underfoot
Val Yumm
Victory Twin - Annapolis
Vote Quimby - Annapolis