Reviews and Press
- Mobtown Modern takes a chance on John Zorn’s ‘Cobra’
by Tim Smith, Baltimore Sun (February 25, 2010)
- The Rise Of Cobra
Tom Hall interviews Curator Brian Sacawa and Contemporary Museum Director Irene Hofmann on WYPR’s Maryland Morning (February 23, 2010)
- Critic’s Pick: All In The Game
by Lee Gardner, City Paper, (February 17, 2010)
- Musical Week in Review: Baltimore Symphony, Opera Show, Mobtown Modern
by Tim Smith, Baltimore Sun (January 23, 2010)
- In Performance: Mobtown Modern Channels Stockhausen
by Charles T. Downey, Washington Post (January 22, 2010)
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- Putting the Groove in Stockhausen
Tom Hall inteviews Mobtown Modern Co-Founders Brian Sacawa and Erik Spangler on WYPR’s Maryland Morning (January 19, 2010)
- Unsilent Night Returns to Baltimore; Public Welcome to Chime In
by Tim Smith, Baltimore Sun (December 10, 2009)
- Baltimore’s Masterminds: Profile of Curator Brian Sacawa
by Jason Policastro, Bmore Media (November 10, 2009)
- Roll Over, Beethoven: By Reimagining Format, Alt-Classical Musicians Are Going Mainstream
by Anne Midgette, Washington Post (October 14, 2009)
- Mobtown Modern Takes the Low (Note) Road
by Tim Smith, Baltimore Sun (October 8, 2009)
- Mobtown Modern Gets Loopy
by Sam Thurman, Radar Redux (October 5, 2009)
- Concert Review Roundup: Mobtown Modern
by Tim Smith, Baltimore Sun (September 22, 2009)
- All In: With a Little Style and Flair, Mobtown Modern Opens up the Avant-Garde
by Robbie Whelan, City Paper (September 9, 2009)
- Critic’s Pick: Loopy
by Lee Gardner, City Paper (September 9, 2009)
- New venue for Mobtown Modern
by Tim Smith, Baltimore Sun (June 16, 2009)
- Future Party - Baltimore City Paper Critic’s Pick
by Bret McCabe, City Paper (June 10, 2009)
- Mobtown Modern delivers one more jolt for the season
by Tim Smith, Baltimore Sun (May 9, 2009)
- Out To Lunch - Baltimore Sun Swift Pick
by Tim Swift, Baltimore Sun (May 2, 2009)
- Out To Lunch - Baltimore City Paper Critic’s Pick
by Michael Byrne, City Paper, (April 29, 2009)
- Mobtown, Evolution series give Baltimore needed jolt
by Tim Smith, The Baltimore Sun (March 5, 2009)
- Mobtown Modern Presents ‘Sequenzas’ at Baltimore’s Contemporary Museum
by Charles T. Downey, The Washington Post (March 5, 2009)
- Berio-d by the Mob
by Devin Hurd, Hurd Audio (March 5, 2009)
- A Conversation with Erik Spangler and Brian Sacawa from Mobtown Modern
by Matthias Röder, Zeitschichten (February 27, 2009)
- Sequenza-thon - Baltimore CityPaper Critic’s Pick
by Bret McCabe, CityPaper (February 26, 2009)
- Mob Testimony
by Devin Hurd, Hurd Audio (February 1, 2009)
- Mobtown Modern goes vocal with a vengeance
by Tim Smith, The Baltimore Sun (January 30, 2009)
- Mobtown Modern: Music on a ‘new’ level
by Emily Campbell, Baltimore Examiner (January 28, 2009)
- Mobtown Modern’s Night of “Hard As F#@!” Composition
by Robbie Whelan, CityPaper Noise Blog (December 17, 2008)
- Hard As F#@! - Baltimore CityPaper Critic’s Pick
by Bret McCabe, CityPaper (December 15, 2008)
- Hard As F#@! Preview
by Laura Kuah, Baltimore Examiner (December 3, 2008)
- Mob Infiltration
by Devin Hurd, Hurd Audio (October 4, 2008)
- Mobtown’s saxy, froggy, birdy night
by Tim Smith, The Baltimore Sun (October 2, 2008)
- Sound Ecology - Baltimore CityPaper Critic’s Pick
by Lee Gardner, CityPaper (September 23, 2008)
- Mob Mentality
by Devin Hurd, Hurd Audio (September 14, 2008)
- A Classical Makeover in Baltimore
by Charles T. Downey, The Washington Post (September 11, 2008)
- Mobtown Modern Kicks Off Season
by Tim Smith, The Baltimore Sun (September 10, 2008)
- Mobtown Modern: Mixing Classical Training with hip-hop, DJ stylings
by Marie Gullard, Baltimore Examiner (September 9, 2008)
- Capturing the Curious - Baltimore Sun Profile of Mobtown Modern
by Tim Smith, The Baltimore Sun (September 7, 2008)
- Too Cool For School - Baltimore CityPaper Critic’s Pick
by Heather Barbakoff, CityPaper (September 3, 2008)
- Too Cool For School: Classical Musicians Tire of Being Teachers’ Pets
by Daniel Rifkin, Metromix Baltimore (August 15, 2008)
- Mobtown Modern - Mini-preview of “Too Cool for School”
by Tim Smith, The Baltimore Sun (July 29, 2008)
- Dynamic Minimalist Program by Mobtown
by Tim Smith, The Baltimore Sun (May 13, 2008)
- Mobtown Modern: Not So Much
by Charles T. Downey, The Washington Post (May 12, 2008)
- The Mob Hit
by Devin Hurd, Hurd Audio (May 10, 2008)
- Not So Much: Minimalish Music - Baltimore CityPaper Critic’s Pick
by Lee Gardner, CityPaper (May 7, 2008)
- Mobtown Modern’s Out-of-Body Experience
by Daniel Ginsberg, The Washington Post (January 31, 2008)
- Mobtown Modern’s State of the Union
by Tim Smith, The Baltimore Sun (January 30, 2008)
- Running with the Mob
by Devin Hurd, Hurd Audio (January 30, 2008)
- Works with a political message
by Tim Smith, The Baltimore Sun (January 29, 2008)
- What are you calling quirky, you philistine?
by Laura Vozzella, The Baltimore Sun (January 27, 2008)
- State of the Union - Baltimore CityPaper Critic’s Pick
by Bret McCabe, CityPaper (January 23, 2008)
