Nobody Leaves This Place Without Singing The Blues

Can a skinny, pretty, white girl sing the blues? In the case of Laura Gibson, apparently the answer is yes. Lest you be confused, I'm talking about the quietly sunny singer from Portland, Oregon, not the jewelry maker, because I'm sure many of our readers are fond of trinkets and baubles.

Our Ms. Gibson has a new tour EP that she's selling on the road and for digital download, entitled Six White Horses. Laura has culled together a fine outing of thoughtful, introspective tunes. She has no east coast dates at the moment, but hopefully she will be back later in the fall.

mp3: All The Pretty Horses

Friday Strikes Back

After a hazy, hot, humid and stormy week, the skies are set to clear up and the weekend forecast is gorgeous. Celebrate with a great Friday night out.


Baltimore has it going on tonight. Start out early with the continuation of the free Friday concert series at Walter's Art Museum. Tonight they have one of their best shows yet. Local favorites Two if by Sea will be taking the stage and apparently there is a visual accompaniment.

Two if by Sea - High Water Mark


Another Baltimore favorite is playing tonight, when The Payola Reserve take the stage at Ottobar. They will be joined by a solid lineup that includes DC's Let's French, who are making a rare Baltimore appearance in support of their new album Victory.

The Payola Reserve - Music Is Not Music
Let's French - Here She Comes (There She Goes)


Speaking of DC bands, These United States will also be making their way to Baltimore tonight. They will be playing Charm City Artspace and they'll be joined by Laura Gibson and Casey Dienel. You will also have two other opportunities to catch this great bill over the weekend. They will be playing The Sugar Tank in Lancaster, PA on Saturday night. For those of you with kids, you can catch this bill at the family themed Rock-n-Romp tomorrow afternoon.

Since they will be playing these shows as a 2-piece, here are a couple of fantastic videos of the Jesse and Tom version of These US.

These United States - "We Go Down To That Corner"


These United States - "So High So Low So Wide So Long"


These United States - So High So Low So Wide So Long
Laura Gibson - Hands In Pockets
Casey Dienel - Tundra


Finally, there is a solid show in DC. Casiotone For The Painfully Alone and The Donkeys will be at The Red and The Black.

Casiotone For The Painfully Alone - Young Shields
The Donkeys - In The Morning