Many events this Sunday will be advertised as happening during "The Big Game" because the name of said big game is copyrighted, so you can be sued for using it. In the scene I am in, I sometimes think we lost a bit of something along the way to that big game youtu.be/9wcLVh4yf6Q?...

“When did Lungfish break up?” Will Journobot1995™ pass the Lungfish test? Can you? Find out with @timkabara.bsky.social in this week’s ANYTHING FOR A WEIRD LIFE ↓ www.bruisermag.com/kabara_weirdlife420

Turned a student on to The Boredoms today. Now I can retire.

As I checked out, the clerk complimented my choice. But the question that is key is “What do you know about Baltimore Club Music?” @timkabara.bsky.social is back with another CD you may have missed in this week’s ANYTHING FOR A WEIRD LIFE www.bruisermag.com/kabara_weird...

So, the story is... it's going to snow. In Baltimore, old traditions continue. I was explaining to a new friend in a long grocery line that yes, this is a bit of a "panic mode" thing, sure, but at least you get to hang out with the neighbors in line, something to talk about... something to do.

As their set progressed, a victory lap of sturm and drang, wild howls and heavy heavy hardcore in full effect, I reflected on thirty years of this here wild scene. @timkabara.bsky.social is back with the scene report in this week's ANYTHING FOR A WEIRD LIFE. www.bruisermag.com/kabara_weird...

Seated. At the venue (Metro Baltimore). The evening's reading:

I don’t know about you, but things are getting rough AND tough in my neck of the woods in 2026. It feels like the world is ending. Here are some things you can do when you have that feeling. @timkabara.bsky.social returns with good advice for hard times in this week’s ANYTHING FOR A WEIRD LIFE ↓

Seated. At the venue (Mercury Theater). The evening's reading:

Now that the word "run" as a verb is part of headline news, many have posed the following question: youtu.be/_wDNQBD-qQE?...

Seated. At the venue (H. Frijoles). The evening's reading:

Seated. At the venue (H. Frijoles). Line out the door to get in. Show will sell out. The evening's reading:

Seated. At the venue (Ottobar).The evening's reading:

Top Five Reasons I Don't 1. Art can't be ranked or measured 2. These lists are a function of commerce- shopping lists for $$$ spending season, not a "year" 3. The lists are stealing the labor of people like me who spend 24/7/365 engaged in thoughtful art consumption and contemplation

Seated. At the venue (Ottobar). The evening's reading:

In the midst of what some call "dead week," I dream of the sleeping giant awakened and seeing what is on the end of its fork in the coming new year: youtu.be/IaWt6d1iDqs?...

Christmas is over if you want it.

Standing. Outside the venue (The Undercroft). The evening's reading:

@bruisermag is on holiday break. My column will return when it does,in the new year.

Seated. At the venue (Tom's House). The evening's reading:

Seated. At the venue (Mercury Theater). The evening's reading:

The last night at the original Baltimore location of Wham City was a slam-bang good time. Attendance was strictly limited. I did not have a ticket or anything, but I got in, anyway. @timkabara.bsky.social covers another CD you might have missed, in this week’s ANYTHING FOR A WEIRD LIFE ↓

City sidewalks, busy sidewalks… dressed in holiday style. In the air, there’s a feeling of harsh noise. It’s AN EVENING AT ANGEL INN with @timkabara.bsky.social in this week’s ANYTHING FOR A WEIRD LIFE www.bruisermag.com/kabara_weird...

Seated. At the venue (Metro). The evening's reading:

Seated. At the venue (Angel's Inn). The evening's reading:

If you see Netflix putting in an acquisition bid...

Hey Dewey, Been a minute. You died this past month 30 years ago. You were 19. So was I. An open letter on grief and loss from @timkabara.bsky.social in this week’s ANYTHING FOR A WEIRD LIFE www.bruisermag.com/kabara_weird...

Thanksgiving is over if you want it.

AI will never have its pedal short out in the middle of the song and have to improvise what to do to get to the end. AI will never have to kick someone out of the band. @timkabara.bsky.social on Suno, Alzabo, and Missing the Entire Point of Being Alive in this week’s ANYTHING FOR A WEIRD LIFE ↓

Seated. At the venue (Ottobar). The evening's reading:

“By Sunday I was utterly exhausted, but I powered through…” Lukas Armstrong-Laird reports from the 26th Maryland Film Festival

Me? I always come strapped.

The promo video read “there are worlds they have not told you of: Diffusion.” Sounds like a party to me! @timkabara.bsky.social recounts AN EVENING OF DIFFUSION in this week’s ANYTHING FOR A WEIRD LIFE www.bruisermag.com/kabara_weird...

“I could see the cloud of cigarette smoke from down the block. A group of art-weirdos were mingling outside of 2640 Space.” Jess Bither reports from the November edition of Baltimore’s underground film showcase, New Works

Seated. At the venue (Peabody Heights Brewery). The evening's reading:

Respect is due to all those who have blazed the underground trails that we are so fortunate to travel today. @timkabara.bsky.social returns with lore and more. Enjoy this review of another CD-only release from the Baltimore underground in this week’s ANYTHING FOR A WEIRD LIFE.

As someone who lives a few blocks from yesterday's fire in Remington and a lifelong proud Baltimorean, I want to thank everyone who reached out to offer a meal or a place to stay. We are fine and our place is fine. All we have is each other, especially now.

longest shut down ever youtu.be/q1ZYqhM4Ds0?...

Now that the veil had dropped, we see what is on the end of our (pitch)fork. @timkabara.bsky.social is back with Some Thoughts On Music Criticism in 2025 in this week’s ANYTHING FOR A WEIRD LIFE www.bruisermag.com/kabara_weird...

Since no one cared and celebrated Halloween all weekend and the weekend before I am celebrating All Souls Day today and by that I mean the Unwound song youtu.be/czPTSVGemBQ?...

Seated. At the venue (Current). The evening's reading:

The problem with naming your underground venue is that it has to stick, like a nickname you maybe don’t want. I am sure one will eventually. @timkabara.bsky.social’s back with the scene report in this week’s ANYTHING FOR A WEIRD LIFE ↓ www.bruisermag.com/kabara_weird...

#protip If you get to the basement show early/ at "doors," you can sit down in the lone chair in said basement.

Seated. At the venue (Current). The evening's reading:

Wait. Is it a release by @mountainlex.bsky.social titled BOYS or a release by Lexie Mountain Boys? Exactly. This week Tim revisits a favorite Baltimore CD release. www.bruisermag.com/kabara_weird...

Seated. At the venue (Current). The evening's reading:

It is straight up hard time killing floor blues these days—but the underground are two days into a celebration of the miracle of community, culture, & spirit we have created together. @timkabara.bsky.social’s impressions of Subscape days one and two in this week’s ANYTHING FOR A WEIRD LIFE

BEWARE THE MARATHON www.thebaltimoremarathon.com/Race/TheBalt...

Standing. At the venue (two of them at different points for Subscape Day Three). The day's reading:

Seated. At the venue (Mobtown Ballroom for Subscape day two). My reading today is catching up on a friend's long-form journalism: www.newyorker.com/contributors...