A photograph of the musical group Lungfish, from the Dischord Records website: www.dischord.com

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• A profile of the Baltimore-based punk visionary Daniel Higgs, who shares his thoughts on music at large and the 18-year history of his band, Lungfish, a group that’s shunned the mainstream music industry — and amassed a devoted following that spans the globe
• A conversation with Baltimore Mandolin Orchestra members Jim Blanchard and David Evans about the rich history of the mandolin in America, and what it’s like to play in Charm City’s other orchestra
• A walk through Baltimore’s Locust Point neighborhood with writer Joseph Michael Kelly — his great-grandfather stepped off the boat there from Ireland at the turn of the 20th century, and his family’s lived there ever since