ENTERTAINMENT
By SARAH KICKER KELBER | June 3, 2004
Los Lonely Boys / 9:30 Club The three brothers of Los Lonely Boys take the stage at the 9:30 Club in Washington tomorrow at 8 p.m. Nini Camps is also scheduled to perform. The 9:30 Club is at 815 V St. N.W. Tickets, which are $15, are available through 800-955-5566 or www.tickets.com. Hootie and the Blowfish / Pier Six It's been 10 years since Hootie and the Blowfish became ubiquitous with the release of Cracked Rear View, and the band is still going strong. Wednesday, they are slated to perform at Pier Six Concert Pavilion.
ENTERTAINMENT
September 12, 2002
Take little bit of the good old stuff, add a dollop of today's teeny pop, a dash of hip-hop, alt-rock and country and shake it all together. That pretty much describes the musical cocktail that's coming to Baltimore-area arenas fall. This month, artists as disparate as Bow Wow, Indigo Girls and Incubus are coming to Baltimore. Christian singer Steven Curtis Chapman, Backstreet brother Aaron Carter and Toby Keith also are on the schedule. October brings golden-oldies Rolling Stones to Landover's FedEx Field, R&B superstar Smokey Robinson to Morgan State University and No Doubt to the Baltimore Arena.
ENTERTAINMENT
By Nathan M. Pitts | July 18, 2002
Just announced Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will play the MCI Center in Washington Aug. 10. Call 410-481-SEAT. Toby Keith brings his "Unleashed" tour to Nissan Pavilion in Bristow, Va., Sept. 14. Also on the bill are Rascal Flatts and Paul Thorn. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday. Call 410-481-SEAT. Jay-Z, 311, Hoobastank, N.E.R.D., Nappy Roots and others take the stage at Nissan Pavilion in Bristow, Va., Aug. 23. Tickets go on sale tomorrow at 11 a.m. Call 410-481-SEAT.
ENTERTAINMENT
By J.D. Considine and J.D. Considine,SUN MUSIC CRITIC | September 7, 2000
Unlike the classical-music world, where the fall concert schedule is announced and put on sale months in advance, there's generally not a lot of advance notice for autumn pop concerts. Indeed, most of the area's major venues, such as the Baltimore Arena or the MCI Center, look as if they'll be quiet for most of the season. Don't be fooled. There are, indeed, concerts coming. Big ones, too. But not all of them are on sale yet, or have been formally announced. So even though every 'N Sync fan knows the group will be playing the MCI Center in Washington Nov. 11, the official word is that the promoters are still in negotiations with the band.
NEWS
By Laura Vozzella and Laura Vozzella,SUN STAFF | June 20, 2000
Concert season at Pier Six: the bands are rocking, Inner Harbor cash registers are ka-chinging and, over in Federal Hill, Dick Leitch is cranking up the lullabies. Leitch says the loud music at the Pier Six Concert Pavilion rattles his rowhouse windows about a half a mile away and keeps his 4-year-old daughter up at night - unless he drowns out the sound with a children's tape. Noise from a concert the Baltimore City Health Department monitored last month exceeded the legal limit, said the department, which sent Pier Six a warning letter last week.
BUSINESS
By Kevin L. McQuaid and Kevin L. McQuaid,SUN STAFF | December 15, 1998
The city has selected the redeveloper of the Power Plant to bolster the Pier Six Concert Pavilion, a move that is intended to bring in bigger named acts and likely to result in a substantial renovation to the 4,000-seat arena.The selection of the Cordish Co. to operate and manage the canvas-topped entertainment facility comes less than a month after the city's economic development agency tapped the Baltimore real estate company to revive the sagging Brokerage complex at Market Place.As part of its proposal, Cordish and New York concert promoter Metropolitan Entertainment will upgrade and diversify the entertainment; add to the number of shows presented each year; improve the pavilion's signage; offer a wider variety of foods and concessions; and increase the amount of marketing dollars spent on promotions.