Music

The AFRAM Festival kicks off Saturday with the inaugural celebration of Baltimore Club Music Day, honoring the history and culture of the indigenous sound.

The Isley Brothers, who will headline Baltimore’s AFRAM cultural and music festival Sunday, have shaped popular music for three generations, resonating with audiences and influencing countless rock, soul, and hip-hop artists along the way, Banner Opinion Editor Mark Williams says.

Annapolis is one of those places where there is always something to do. Here are seven of the best.

Whether you want to see major artists at the AFRAM Festival, take in the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra’s last show of the season, or enjoy drinks while raising money for homeless animals, we’ve got you covered for things to do over Juneteenth weekend.

Morgan State, one of four HBCUs invited to perform at a Juneteenth event, took part in a “Battle of the Bands” to kick off the concert and celebration.

The invitations have been pouring in for Morgan State University’s marching band. Members will perform at a Juneteenth concert this week at the White House, and at a D-Day parade in Normandy, France in June 2024.

Baltimore Music Company, new to the Hampden neighborhood, houses hundreds of guitars, amps and pedals; private rehearsal rooms; a stage for performances (or casual jam sessions); and a guitar repair shop with state-of-the-art tech.

Landis Expandis is a musician, visual artist, DJ and more, but is currently facing health struggles that are preventing him from doing all of the above.

Music, bull riding, garden tours and a city garage party are on the calendar in Maryland's state capital.

June is when things start happening fast. Check out these best bets for fun in Annapolis from June 1-7.

When Mike Wallace infamously asked Tina Turner whether she thought she deserved the trappings of her success, he raised a question sadly familiar to working women.

Jonathon Heyward, who becomes music director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra in 2023-24, will succeed Louis Langrée as music director of Lincoln Center’s Mostly Mozart Orchestra, which will be given a new and as yet undetermined name by the summer of 2024.

Rachel Taft has spent the last year raising money to make the Sidebar a sustainable, up-to-code business, all without changing the bar’s essential character.

From Yg Teck to Brent Faiyaz, here is a look at some of the region’s best music of the year.

Whether it’s the return of Annapolis Summer Garden Theater, the opening of the pool at Truxtun Park, or the annual Memorial Day Parade, there are always interesting things to do in Annapolis. Here are seven of them.

Meet Talia Smith, a Maryland resident who, unlike me, successfully auditioned for "The Voice."

Bruno Mars entertained an energetic crowd in the rain as the closing act to Preakness festivities Saturday.

We dumped “Maryland, My Maryland” with good reason in 2021. It was a dumb, racist song written by a traitor and irredeemably associated by everyone with Christmas. It was long overdue for the dustbin. Do we require a new state song? Well, no. But do we need one? Hell, yes.

What’s the best way to see the Navy’s Blue Angels flight demonstration team amid its practice and performance during the Naval Academy’s Commissioning Week festivities? The show tops our weekly list of things to do in Annapolis.

Bruno Mars, the headlining act of Preakness LIVE, won’t take the stage until after the races are done. Here’s how to see him, as well as the schedule for the rest of the acts.