The Post-Rockist

Baltimorians are weirder than Detroiters.

Period.

I didn’t used to think so–I thought we could compete–until I started checking out some of Baltimore artists performing at the Baltimore Round Robin on Wednesday and Thursday, October 8-9, at the Mocad.

Here’s the lowdown:

Over 25 Baltimore bands are hitting the road for an 8 city tour, with each city getting two nights of music. The bands will set up in a circle in a large room, with the audience standing in the middle, and the bands will play one song at a time, going round and round until they feel like stopping, I suppose. The first night is called “Eyes Night,” consisting of bands that are apparently pretty visually stimulating and a bit moodier in tone, featuring the excellent Beach House. The second night is “Feet Night,” when the djs and dance rock bands will be keeping everybody sweaty and leaving us tired and completely satisfied with our dancetasticness. This night features Dan Deacon (see our reviews here and here) and The Death Set.

Check this out, from a band called Creepers, playing on “Eyes Night,” Wednesday:

It

will

be

awesome.

Anyone know when some of our weirdness will be rescheduled? Scrummage, where are you? Let’s hang out again.

^{btw, I’ve watched this video 100 times.}

My fellow Detroiters, if we work hard, and we think big, and we smoke pot, we too can be just as wonderfully weird and creative and free as our fellow, visiting Baltimorians.