Fallin’ for Fools & Horses

I’m sure a good majority of you have heard of them before, but for those of you unfortunate enough not to have the pleasure, allow me to introduce the Baltimore-based band Fools & Horses:

Pretty catchy, huh?

These guys are in no way just bursting onto the scene either. They’ve actually been around for about eight years now and have received a great amount of well-deserved attention and recognition.

The band opened for Bon Jovi back in 2006, they’ve been put on regular rotation on popular radio stations such as 98 Rock, their music has been featured on A&E and MTV and they were voted by Sam Sessa of the Midnight Sun as one of the 10 best unsigned Baltimore bands.

Personally, I had never heard of Fools & Horses until I had the privilege to watch them perform live at the Recher Theatre last year and I was pretty much blown away. Sadly, I wasn’t able to witness their entire set that night because of some regrettable actions taken by the group I was with that ultimately resulted in us getting kicked out.

Yeah, don’t ask.

But anyway, I sort of got a thing for bands that film their music videos out on the streets, especially if those streets are just a few miles away from me. As you can see from the well-produced video above, they’re jamming out on top of a roof with some of Baltimore’s skyline behind them and even pass by some recognizable spots such as McFaul’s Pub in Federal Hill.

They’ve got plenty of gigs coming up (one of which is happening tonight at Fado in D.C. at 9:30 p.m.) so if your interest in them is somewhat sparked or if you’re already a fan, you should definitely check out their MySpace page and hit up one of their shows.

Very cool music video shot in Baltimore

I was checking out some of Sam Sessa’s Midnight Sun recent blog posts and came across this little gem he posted about a week ago.

It’s about a music video made by the electro-pop group Lazerbitch called “Coquette” that’s shot entirely in Baltimore. The video consists of singer Libby Picken walking along the streets of Baltimore committing several hilarious crimes, including a felony (grand theft auto), and acts of just plain rudeness with the utmost of apathy while singing and dancing.

Here’s the video if you’re too lazy to click on Sam’s blog link (my favorite part is when she grabs a girl’s ice cream cone and immediately shoves it into a dude’s face):

What makes this video so entertaining, other than the music itself, is the creativity of it all. Okay yeah, I’ve seen numerous music videos consisting of the singer or band walking down a street with the camera in front. But, the things Picken does while walking are the kind of things I wish I could do while I’m strolling along a city sidewalk. I mean, imagine if she actually did those things in real life. She probably would’ve been laid out by that girl she took the purse from in the very beginning.

I also like the fact it was shot in streets that I’ve actually driven on like North Avenue. And I’m sure some of you have been to or at least heard of the bar The Windup Space which is where she ends up on the stage of near the end of the video.

I definitely agree with Sam. This is a very funny local music video.