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Great gifts for music lovers
A list of music-related gift suggestions in Baltimore as we head into the holiday season.
Harbor East Cinemas in Baltimore, Saturday, November 12, 2022.
The Culture Report: Harbor East Cinemas, Snail Mail Valentine’s Day fest and more
This weekly column explores hot cultural events of the moment.
"The Sankofa Experience" exhibit at The Peale.
The Culture Report: 30 years of Sankofa and Diddy tries the Bunkey Jr. Strut
This weekly column explores hot cultural events of the moment.
Man with microphone, woman recording, pressing play on music app
The best local rap and R&B in October
Get your playlists ready — here’s the best the month had to offer.
Artist Shan Wallace, has been creating collages from her photography for many years.  Wallace's collage for the newly constructed Lexington Market are based upon her own experiences growing up in the old Lexington Market as a youth.
Artist SHAN Wallace breaks down the photos in her mural at the newly renovated Lexington Market
The collage beautifully crystalizes what Lexington Market used to feel like for people who frequented it before its new look.
Art, fashion, food and trinkets for every style, from minimat to electic.  Find something for everyday enthusist.
Artscape to return in 2023 with new format, new date
The largest free arts festival in the country, missing from Baltimore’s festival lineup, will be held Sept. 20 - 24.
Man with microphone, woman recording, pressing play on music app
The best local rap and R&B in September
Shordie Shordie, Lor Remix among September’s best rap and R&B songs from the Baltimore and the DMV region.
Man with microphone, woman recording, pressing play on music app
This month’s best local rap and R&B
August's best rap and R&B from the Baltimore and DMV area.
A selection of records from Crate Gatsby.
The Crate Gatsby Instagram profile is a crash course on Baltimore’s musical legacy
Chase Mortenson’s record collecting project, Crate Gatsby, is a constant log of Baltimore area soul music of the past.
A man and his young helper put on a show for kids at a Pigtown school sometime between the 1920s and '30s.
How to fall in love with Baltimore’s past through archival video
A list of arts and culture editor Lawrence Burney’s favorite throwback Baltimore-related YouTube discoveries.
Shordie Shordie, by Bryan Chong
The best local rap and R&B of the first half of 2022
Halfway through the year, here are some of our favorite tunes from the Baltimore and the greater DMV regions.
Los Angeles, CA, Sunday, March 14, 2021 - Beyonce and Megan These Stallion accepts the award for Best Rap Album at the 63rd Grammy Award outside Staples Center.
Drake takes Baltimore club music big time. Is Beyoncé next?
The recent nod by Drake could potentially breathe new life and attract widespread interest into a scene that’s been constantly pushing for the past 30 years.
Dontae Winslow portrait
How a kid from West Baltimore discovered music and is now scoring the Oscars
Dontae Winslow will take his musical talent to the 94th Academy Awards.
Lawrence Burney for the Baltimore Banner(Photo by Shan Wallace/The Baltimore Banner)
Arts and Culture Editor Lawrence Burney describes plans for more balanced arts coverage
He will seek out the “wealth of creativity in every crack and crevice” in Baltimore.
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