Bob Dylan

Brian Simms, musician

2012-05-15 12:10:24

It's a daunting feat to try and cover Bob Dylan, but when Creative Alliance rocks their fourth Night of 1000 Dylans on Friday, Brian Simms will be handling the keyboard and accordion responsibilities. "I began picking out songs from the radio on a...

'Fela!' celebrates influential Nigerian musician, activist

2012-05-12 00:00:00

He pioneered one the most influential, far-reaching musical genres of the past 50 years. He became a galvanizing force, too, in the cause of human rights. When he died, more than a million people turned out to witness his funeral cortege. Among those...

Commentary: In the rain, Norwegians sing American-inspired song that a killer hates

2012-05-02 10:00:00

It must have been a good 11 years ago that I met Pete Seeger, poet par excellence, troubadour, folk singer and messenger of the ages. It was at the Carroll County Farm Museum's folk music festival called Common Ground on the Hill and he was the headliner....

Understanding of concussions is undergoing a paradigm shift

2012-03-15 19:45:00

I heard the oldies station playing the Bob Dylan tune "The Times They Are a-Changin'," and the famous line could well apply to the seismic cultural change surrounding sports concussions. Not so long ago, the injury was hardly a headliner. A "ding" was...

'Mad Men' Season 5 premiere recap: 'A Little Kiss'

2012-03-25 16:34:00

"What's wrong with you people? You're all so cynical. You don't smile, you smirk." — Megan Through all the years, through all the Peggy Olson working-girl iterations and Betty Draper mood changes and Don Draper bed-mate changes, one thing about...

'The Voice' recap: Battle Rounds week 2

2012-03-12 19:36:00

The second week of battle rounds on NBC’s “The Voice” brought a slew of questionable fashion decisions and equally questionable song choices. But “questionable” doesn’t always mean less delightful. Twelve contestants...

Elkridge: Hanover community lost a good one in neighbor, friend and community activist Herman Prehn

2012-02-22 00:00:00

Every community has its local heroes and Elkridge is no exception. Herman Prehn, a long-time resident of Hanover, generous neighbor, loyal friend and community activist, died Jan. 27 at the age of 82. He once considered the priesthood with the...

Columbia music historian compiles Vietnam War songs

2012-01-14 12:32:00

Nearly 40 years ago, a haunting photograph of a naked Vietnamese girl running in anguish after being severely burned in a napalm bomb attack on her village became an iconic image of the Vietnam War. But most who have seen the Pulitzer Prize-winning...

Best week ever: Baltimore events, music, movies and more

2012-01-22 12:26:00

Plan your week with our guide to everything going on 1/23 through 1/29. MOVIES OPENING (Friday) The Grey Man on a Ledge One for the Money NOTABLE TV MONDAY House (returns; 8 p.m.; Fox) Hart of Dixie (returns; 9 p.m.; the CW) The Real Housewives of...

Marshal Yanda and the brutal, beautiful, violent game of football

2012-01-04 23:40:00

We've spent a lot of time this year talking about how the NFL seems to be trying to tone down the brutality in football. For the most part, their efforts seem less sincere and more like public relations, because the rules -- which Roger Goodell appears to...

The Ron Paul campaign turns a new Page

2012-01-07 07:39:00

When Jordan Page was a boy of 11 with a yen for acting, his greatest thrill was playing the Crown Prince in '"The King and I" onstage. Two decades later, in the middle of an odyssey that began on Maryland's Eastern Shore, he's starring in a real-life...

Protesters gather at 'Occupy Baltimore' event

2011-10-04 23:49:11

Some are out of work. Some can't afford to visit a doctor. Others are sick of corporate greed. Most blame financial institutions for the tumbling economy. They think the rich are trampling on the poor and middle class and getting away with it. They're...

Hard to beat these veterans for an evening of great outdoor sing-alongs, from "Mr. Jones" and "Big Yellow Taxi" to "Round Here" and the Shrek-appropriated hit "Accidentally in Love.

2012-04-26 00:00:00

's backup band -- into one of the most esteemed groups in pop music history. He was 71.

2012-04-23 16:09:04

Levon Helm at the drums in 1974 at the Forum in Inglewood on the Band's tour with Bob Dylan.

2012-04-19 12:53:00