This Friday (12.17.04) on The Signal:
Conversations with the locals who own and operate some of Baltimore’s finest independent bookstores and music shops — from a Fells Point store that specializes in mystery novels to a basement record collector with stacks of rare vinyl in mint condition — personal recommendations from thirteen thoughtful merchants who live and work right around the corner.
These are the personal recommendations from all the locals featured on this Friday’s show:
- Kathy Harig of Mystery Loves Company recommends Cosmic Clues by Manjiri Prabhu. Mystery Loves Company is located at 1730 Fleet Street, 410 276-6708.
- Christian Sturgis of Sturgis Antiques recommends the Pere Ubu album Dub Housing. Sturgis Antiques is located at 927 West 36th Street in the Basement of Galvanized vintage clothing store, 410 262-5383.
- Clara Anthony of Sepia Sand and Sable recommends Hallelujah the Welcome Table: A Lifetime of Memories with Recipes by Maya Angelou, and Sundiata: Lion King of Mali by David Wisniewski. Sepia Sand and Sable is located in Reisterstown Plaza, 6638 Reisterstown Road, 410 318-8698.
- Monica Mevissen of An Die Musik recommends Lafayette Gilchrist’s new CD, The Music According to Lafayette Gilchrist, and the Andrew Hill CD, Dance With Death. An Die Musik is located at 409 North Charles Street, 410 385-2638.
- Rachel Whang and Benn Ray of Atomic Books recommend F**ked up and Photocopied: Instant Art of the Punk Rock Movement and the alternative comic anthology Kramer’s Ergot Number Five. Atomic Books is located at 1100 West 36th Street, 410 662-4444.
- Rupert Wondolowski Of Normals Books and Records recommends 19 Old Songs, a CD project by local artists Chris Mason and Mark Chickling, and Ghana Soundz from the Soundway record label. Normals is located at 425 East 31st Street, 410 243-6888.
- Joanne Fruchtman of The Children’s Bookstore recommends The Best Pet of All by David LaRochelle, and Dragon Rider by Cornelia Funke. The Children’s Bookstore is located at 737 Deepdene Road, 410 664-4281.
- Ian Nagowski of The True Vine recommends Dick Spotswood’s new Christmas anthology CD and the Albert Ayeler box set Holy Ghost. The True Vine is located at 1123 West 36th Street, 410 235-4500.
- Michael Lemon of Lambda Rising recommends The Line of Beauty by Alan Hollinghurst and A John Waters Christmas CD. Lambda Rising is located at 241 West Chase Street, 410 234-0069.
- Rebecca Oppenheiner of The Ivy Bookshop recommends Seven Types of Ambiguity by Elliot Perlman and Polly and the Piano by Carol Montparker. The Ivy Bookshop is located at 6080 Falls Road, 410 377-2966.
- Jason Fields of Joe’s Record Paradise recommends The Meters’ Cabbage Alley LP and The Modern Lovers’ self-titled LP. Joes Record Paradise is located at 5001 Harford Road, 410 319-9995.
- Susan Weis of Breathe Books recommends The Office Sutras: Exercise for your Soul at Work by Marcia Menter, and Just Add Buddha: Quick Buddhist Solutions for Hellish Bosses, Traffic Jams, Stubborn Spouses, and Other Annoyances of Everyday Life by Franz Metcalf. Breathe Books is located at 810 West 36th Street, 410 235-7323.
- Jason Yurick of Once Twice Sound recommends Ariel Pink’s new CD, Haunted Graffiti, and Radio India from the Sublime Frequency label. Once Twice Sound is located at 519 North Charles Street, 410 244-7373.
