Patrick Staso of the Baltimore Rock Opera Society joins host Raina Douris

Garbage Quest! Ceremony of the Faceless! Murdercastle! These are all past productions put on by BROS – the Baltimore Rock Opera Society. For almost two decades, BROS has been mounting elaborate, totally original rock operas, and on the Sense of Place: Baltimore on World Cafe, you’ll take a tour of their clubhouse and hear how they make their weird, wild dreams into reality with a team of community volunteers.

Listen to the session here.



Today’s Playlist

Kings of Leon “Molly’s Chambers” Youth and Young Manhood

Parquet Courts “Wide Awake” Wide Awake!

Baltimore Rock Opera Society “Finale” MURDERCASTLE

Baltimore Rock Opera Society “Hear Ye!” Gründlehämmer

Baltimore Rock Opera Society “Brotopia Theme” Gründlehämmer

Baltimore Rock Opera Society “The Sum of Its Parts” Welcome to Shakesville

Baltimore Rock Opera Society “Rise of the Mother Nog” The Terrible Secret of Lunastus

Baltimore Rock Opera Society “RATS! – Party Rat Daze” The Rock Opera 6-Pack

Baltimore Rock Opera Society “RATS! – Party Rat Daze” The Rock Opera 6-Pack

Little Comets “Little Opus” WC Recording

The Who “Overture” Tommy

Genesis “The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway” The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway

Choir & Murray Head “Superstar” Jesus Christ Superstar

Green Day “Boulevard of Broken Dreams” American Idiot

Queen “Bohemian Rhapsody” A Night at the Opera

Feist “Mushaboom” Let It Die

Courtney Barnett “Site Unseen (feat. Waxahatchee)” Creature of Habit

The Avett Brothers “Ain’t No Man” True Sadness

Palmyra “Arizona” Restless

Goose “Give it Time” Everything Must Go

Hour Two

The Allman Brothers “One Way Out” Eat A Peach

Zach Bryan “Plastic Cigarette” With Heaven on Top

Waxahatchee “Right Back to It (feat. MJ Lenderman)” Tigers Blood

Hiss Golden Messenger “Saturday’s Song” Lateness of Dancers

Bob Weir “Cassidy” Ace

Grateful Dead “Touch of Grey” In The Dark

Fiona Apple “Get Him Back” Recorded Live for World Cafe

My Morning Jacket “The Day is Coming” Recorded Live for World Cafe

Pulp “Spike Island” More

Father John Misty “The Old Law” (Single)

Lord Huron “The World Ender” WC Recording

Arlo Parks “2Sided” Ambiguous Desire

Beth Orton “She Cries Your Name” Trailer Park

Gigi Perez “Sailor Song” At the Beach, in Every Life

Fust “Spangled” Big Ugly