Mouthful of Graffiti

Today on the show I’m sitting down with three well-oiled and seasoned local, original artists from none other than Harford County, Maryland.
These three pickled lads have run the gauntlet, from covers to originals and have provided inspiration to countless up-and-coming artists.
Bands like Vicious Wishes, Think Again and Starbelly resonate with the local music scene because their good vibrations connected in a way that made them unforgettable.
I wouldn’t likely have to introduce them to anyone in the local scene, but for the sake of our out of state and international listeners, let’s give a jolly good MOG welcome to John Adams, Dennis Schocket and Dan Houtz.

Sponsored by the Harford County Cultural Arts Board.

Today on the show I’m sitting down with the man, the myth and the legend of everyone’s favorite local sandwich shop and burger joint, Vagabond Sandwich Company, Mr. Ben Meyers. Ben remains unconventional, unpolitical and authentically himself.
His style is the happy blend of rustic and urban, garnished with gobs of fun. Beneath it all, and something he’d likely downplay, is a hidden layer of business acumen that has made him successful in all of his pursuits.
He's a fun-loving cook, business owner and serves his community with whatever available time he has left; and, today, he’s taking time out of his busy week to talk to us about how it all got started, what’s next and his upcoming and annual Sandwich Stock event.

Sponsored by the Harford County Cultural Arts Board.

FALL FESTIVAL
Event: 10/15/21 | 3:00 PM - 6:30 PM
The Kelly Bell Band will be performing from 5 - 6:30 PM. Website: PhatBlues.Com

Rain Date: 10/17/21

Parking: A & B Lots

Details: Carnival games and prizes, train rides, balloon artist, food concessions, various vendors selling or advertising their products/services, family friendly craft activities and more. The first 100 kids in costume get a goodie bag and more!

Ticketed event: $5 per person. Children 3 and Under are free.
* Restrooms will be located in campus buildings. Masks will be provided for entry.Kelly Bell Band:

Blues Revue Magazine describes the Kelly Bell Band (KBB) as “Among the most genre-expanding acts on today’s blues scene. Who else can combine elements of hip-hop, funk, and blues-electrified here” Originally formed as the back-up band for rock and roll pioneer, Bo Diddley, KBB has been touring the world ever since entertaining fans in Japan, Spain, Italy, Greece, Cuba, Germany and more.

The band has won two prestigious Maryland Music Awards, including “Best Blues Band.” In 2018 they were been nominated for “Music Icon”. KBB has been voted “Best Blues Band” in the Mid Atlantic Region (12 years in a row), and was recently named “Best Band” by Baltimore Style Magazine.

“The Kelly Bell Band is exactly the kind of genre-bending, rule-breaking, and color-smearing group the music scene of 2019 desperately needs. The Kelly Bell Band lives outside of all the lines and freely mixes blues, funk, rock, metal, hip-hop, and more into a compelling fusion of musical styles.” – Mike O’Cull, Rock And Blues Muse

Their debut album, ‘Phat Blues Music’ remains one of the best selling releases in Mid-Atlantic region history. In addition to Kelly’s role as front man, Bell is a regular on area radio shows, commercials, television news and several television and movie appearances.

Kelly Bell, known as ‘The Bluesman’, is joined by vocalist Rahsaan “Wordslave” Eldridge, Ryan Fowler and Eric Robinson (guitar), Frankie Hernandez (bass), John Robert Buell (drums) and Dane Paul Russell (harmonica). The band are active in supporting our military, playing shows regularly for our troops. KBB believes in providing both physical and emotional support to our nation’s soldiers through Navy Entertainment.

KBB doesn’t take any show or appearance for granted. Their goal remains to always put on the best show every night entertaining fans through their stage show, music and audience interaction. The band can be found conversing with fans before and after shows. They make it a point to sign items and pose for photos with fans after each performance.

Tickets for the event are available at: Tickets.Harford.Edu

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The MOG was on location at the Authors & Artists Holiday Gift Sale at the Bel Air Armory to do a quick recap with some of the local authors!
(Picture clockwise: D.A. Jennings, Steven Landry, Robert Broomall & Stephanie Guzman)
Podcast Order:
#StevenLandry
#DAJennings
#RobertBroomall
#StephanieGuzman

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This show was produced on July 9, 2021.
On this first-of-its-kind episode, Gary Holmes stopped by to Turn The Tables on MOG host Brad Cox!
#Baltimore #SkitzoCalypso #WeLovetheUnderground #VeteranAvenue
As always, we did a deep dive into the origin story of this original artist from Baltimore, MD.
Relevant links:
Skitzo Calypso: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6960Knze7SDJlMeChIXi9r?si=5EnO6sF5R-WlPuAjlqACiw&dl_branch=1
As of today, we'd like to thank our sponsors at: Vagabond Sandwich Co., Caprichos Books, Music Land & Reb Records.

Sponsored by the Harford County Cultural Arts Board.