Yep - the hunk in the T-shirt is none other than Baltimore's favorite son of Ireland and our very own mayor, Martin O'Malley. He's also the leader of one of Baltimore's most popular Celtic / rock bands: O'Malley's March. St. Patrick's Day is going to be one of the last gigs for Martin - as a band member that is, he's still the mayor. After 25 years of playing with the boys in the band, he has announced the inevitable and is hanging it up to "focus on politics" (cough, run for Governor, cough). There are a series of tour dates this week (Wed - Sun) for St. Patrick's festivities around town, then he's playing in the Towsontown Spring Festival, and 2 more dates in May, before he hangs it up after a performance for the Whitemarsh Summer Concert Series in July.
His last St. Paddy's Day gig will be at The Recher Theater, and they are playing with The Crawdaddies, who, if you've never heard them in concert are just a fabulously fun local Cajun/Zydeco and Blues Band that has really become popular on US East Coast College campus tours from Boston to Florida - they are a fun, fun, band, and I'm not just saying that because Jay Corey is a buddy of mine. Buy a CD! Buy two! So check it out!!!!
