This month, the Ottobar turns 20, and over the past two decades, it has become a stomping ground for artists and musicians, city-dwellers and out-of-towners, who march to their own alternative beat. From its early days downtown to its present digs up north, the local rock club has witnessed thousands of concerts—some performed to empty rooms; others to a crowd packed body-to-body and covered in sweat. It has watched the city and its music scene grow and evolve, managing to stay open—even thrive—as smaller clubs closed down and larger venues opened up.
Under those bright lights, audiences rocked out to The White Stripes, swayed to the sounds of Norah Jones, and watched as a few hometown kids turned into international stars. It would be easy to call the Ottobar our Club, our Stone Pony, even our CBGB—but none of those clubs have stayed as unapologetic and underdog as their original iteration, if they even still exist.
Old fliers still cover the walls, sloppy graffiti stays scribbled across the bathroom stalls, and gruff doormen wait at the back door armed with hand stamps that linger like a hangover. In September , the venue opened its doors on Davis Street in the old Chambers nightclub. It was this professionally run rock club on one hand and this sort of weird, crazy space on the other.
From the start, it was open seven nights a week, booking everything from local indie, punk, and rock bands to national touring artists for its person room. We just were eager from the start. To fill the week, the venue started to develop its now-trademark theme nights and oddity shows. We reserve the right to turn away patrons who may be wearing such items without issuing a refund.
On occasion, spiked jewelry including but not limited to wallet chains, bullet belts, etc may be prohibited. Unfortunately, no. All smoking, both traditional and electronic is prohibited inside of the Ottobar.
Failure to comply may result in ejection from the venue. Photo and video policies are at the bands discretion and change night to night. If you are uncomfortable leaving your camera in your car in the event you will not be allowed to bring it in, please email [email protected] for the evenings photo policy. Howard St. Baltimore, MD Facebook-f Twitter Instagram. All sales are final unless an event is cancelled.
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