Barrelhouse

Starting in the 1970s, Mr. Crumb produced covers for reissues from labels like Yazoo, Blue Goose and Barrelhouse Records, and his love for the music is evident—a stippled Robert Johnson stares out in stark black and white, Bessie Smith sings 'Put a Little Sugar in My Bowl' and Charlie Patton gets his own mini-graphic novel.

Photo-Op: Disc Man 2011

In fact, the first story in the first issue of Barrelhouse had been written for Peabody's class.

Main Character: Richard Peabody has devoted his life to Washington's writers. At what cost? Lora Engdahl 2011

According to Barrelhouse co-founder David Housley, Barrelhouse owes its focus on literary takes on popular culture in part to the boundary-stretching lessons of Peabody's experimental fiction class at Hopkins.

Main Character: Richard Peabody has devoted his life to Washington's writers. At what cost? Lora Engdahl 2011

Since 2007, the Potomac Review has been sponsoring a literary conference with the Baltimore Review and Barrelhouse, a literary magazine launched in 2005 that now counts three former Peabody students on its staff.

Main Character: Richard Peabody has devoted his life to Washington's writers. At what cost? Lora Engdahl 2011

See his recent stories “History Lesson” in AGNI Review, “Prose Piece for Martha Stewart” at Pindeldyboz and “Surviving Death” at Barrelhouse, for one.

Tom Whalen: The Most Underrated : Edward Champion’s Reluctant Habits 2007

For those wondering what the house of ill repute piano player sounded like, check out Robert Shaw, “The Ma Grinder: Texas Barrelhouse Piano” on Arhoolie Records.

The Volokh Conspiracy » Don’t Shoot Me, I’m Only the Piano Player. 2007

Barrelhouse is searching for non-fiction about your favorite dive bar, your best or worst dive bar story, the 'I never thought these letters were true until I wound up shirtless drinking shots of Black House with three old men on a Sunday afternoon' kind of dive bar story.

Submissions: Dive Bar Stories Wanted Denise 2007

By closing Barrelhouse the neighborhood is losing jobs and revenue.

Another Business Leaving Downtown Nathaniel Livingston 2005

Millions of dollars being put into the building on 12th for the relocation of the Art Academy, and a new brewery on Liberty in the West End buying the Barrelhouse, and moving it to an undisclossed location.

Another Business Leaving Downtown Nathaniel Livingston 2005

Millions of dollars being put into the building on 12th for the relocation of the Art Academy, and a new brewery on Liberty in the West End buying the Barrelhouse, and moving it to an undisclossed location.

Another Business Leaving Downtown Nathaniel Livingston 2005