Since the closure announcement, Facebook has been abuzz with sentimental recollections of locals’ favorite nights at The Dox but, unfortunately, a venue closing in 2015’s urban America is hardly a surprise, especially one that hasn’t been vibrant since the mid-to-late ‘00s, when K-Swift and co were a staple on local radio and at high school events across the city. The genre’s most consistent platform in the city, The Dox has played host to everyone involved in its scene over the years, including late DJ and radio host K-Swift, Baltimore club pioneer Scottie B, and genre-bending artist Blaqstarr. Open since 1991, The Dox, as it was locally known, was a sanctuary for Baltimore club music, sometimes referred to as “Bmore club.” A face-paced evolution of Chicago house that grew out of the Baltimore scene in the late ‘80s, Bmore club draws on breakbeats, claps, and vocal samples of vulgar outbursts. Last month, news surfaced online that Baltimore’s legendary nightclub, The Paradox, will be closing in mid-2016. Originally edited and published by The Fader.
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