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On Monday July 13, WTMD presents an intimate free performance and live broadcast with critically acclaimed singer and songwriter Caroline Rose at the storied Baltimore club The Ottobar.
Caroline Rose started their career in the early 2010s writing clever, politically minded folk and Americana music. Since then, they have shape-shifted through various genres, from the synth-heavy, satirical pop-rock of Loner (2018) and Superstar (2020) to the deeply vulnerable, ambient-electronic elements found on The Art of Forgetting (2023). Rose is an outspoken champion of the independent, working-class musician with a commitment to creative independence and fighting exploitative industry practices. Ever playful and experimental, Rose just released, “Yip Yip Yow” (long a live fan favorite), and appears positioned to pounce.
Doors open at 11:30am and the show starts at noon Monday July 13 at The Ottobar, 2549 N. Howard St. in Baltimore. Live Lunches are made possible by WTMD members. Become one now!
20 years!
15 bands!
In the year 2026, Bit Gen Gamer Fest powers up once more as planet Earth’s largest one-day video game music festival.
Bit Gen 20 storms the legendary Ottobar in Baltimore, Maryland, for an all-day, all-out celebration of the music and madness that defined a generation.
SAT AUG 1ST- All Ages
This year’s milestone lineup showcases some of the most iconic and electrifying performers in the video game music scene, spanning three decades of pixel-fueled history. This genre doesn’t fade, it respawns.
With two stages running on a ping-pong-style alternating schedule, the action never stops. Fuel your combo meter with video game-inspired cocktails, dive into a curated selection of free-play arcade and console games, and let your nostalgia pacman feast until it bursts with joy.
Food trucks will be ready to replenish your HP. The music? Loud. The crowd? Loud. The vibes? Pristine.
This is raw, unfiltered nerd culture turned all the way up. No panels. No cosplay contests (or should we?). Just pure, live, VGM performed by the best in the game. Bit Gen Gamer Fest continues to cement its legacy as the galaxy’s most relentless celebration of video game music and the weird, wonderful people who love it.
Strap on your Mega Buster. Pick your fighter. Let’s wreck this level.
Tuesday July 7
@_mcchris returns, celebrating 25 YEARS of music!
special guests
@its_swell_rell
@bracefacemd
Tix at theottobar.com and
fee-free at Ottobar NOW!
In honor of Independence Day our 4th of July Bey vs Brat Party is now...FREE ADMISSION! ✨
9pm - 18+
Come celebrate the momentous occasion with us!
Don`t miss Prog-Emo band MELLA
right here 7/14 with local faves THE BODY THIEF and POSTDROME from Denver!
All Ages- get tix at theottobar.com and fee-free at the venue NOW!
Bring that HEAT!
What shows will YOU be getting all sweaty at?
The long-awaited return of Man Man is close!!!
Monday July 6th with the equally amazing Death Valley Girls!
7pm doors- All Ages!
Tickets at theottobar.com and fee-free at Ottobar NOW!
Don`t miss out on tix- going FAST....
Built to Spill
Quasi
more TBA
November 5th @unioncraftbrewing
Tickets at theottobar.com and FEE-FREE at Ottobar while they last.
80’s Dance Party w/ DJ Fun Billy
21+
Saturday, July 04
Doors: 9 pm
Upstairs @ Ottobar
Dress up in your best costume and dance the night away to Fun Billy’s mix of all your favorite music from the 80’s. Expect to hear the best from New Order, The Cure, Pet Shop Boys, Madonna, Michael Jackson, Human League, Erasure, A-Ha, Talking Heads, The Smiths, Duran Duran and many more! Never a cover charge!
@80s_dance_party_djfunbilly
EXTRA MEDIUM! What could this possibly be? A dance party? Open mic slam poetry? Comedy improv? Drama improv? A spin class with an instructor that gives off cult leader vibes? Listening to female art rock musicians from the 80s while drinking tea? FIND OUT BY GOING!
Extra Medium
21+
Friday, July 03
Doors: 10 pm
Upstairs @ Ottobar
Extra Medium with DJ Cian!
@cian_noteman
Like precision horny clockwork, @scum_dungeon arrives to awaken something in you that even the AI Godmind that governs us hasn`t deduced about you from your internet search history.
Beloved Baltimore beefcake and barbell enthusiast DJ Flexecutioner will be bringing magnetic tape of sordid goings on and the best in goth, punk, industrial and metal.
I should mention this occurs directly after @mondobaltimore at 10PM, for those of you whose kink is linear time.
📼Scum Dungeon📼
21+
Thursday, July 2nd
Doors: 10 pm
Upstairs @ Ottobar
HUZZAH! `TIS FREE 😍
So two possible cost savings measures to avoid this heat. The first is you have a friend slam their heel as hard as they can onto your instep. The second is you go and watch this latest offering from Mondo Baltimore. Both will take your mind off the heat with unimaginable pain, but one has AIR CONDITIONING.
Quoth @mondobaltimore -> A petty thief breaks into what should be an easy target, only to discover he`s trapped inside a house connected to something far more sinister than he ever imagined. Mixing low-budget ingenuity, supernatural terror, and a healthy dose of dark humor, Burglar from Hell is a bizarre slice of underground horror that rewards fans of forgotten VHS-era oddities.
Mondo Baltimore!
21+
Thursday, July 2, THE YEAR OF OUR LORD 2026
Doors: 7 pm
Upstairs @ Ottobar
Bizarre cult films on the first Thursday of every month at the Ottobar!
@scum_dungeon follows!
Trivia & Karaoke Night
Wednesday, July 01
Doors: 6 pm
Upstairs @ Ottobar
Ottobar trivia, play as teams or solo!
@showtimetrivia
Trivia at 7:00!
Karaoke at 9:30!
Hosted by Mr. Sovereign Immunity @pstorbmore
Quoth @s.dotmusic -> SOUND EXCHANGE IS BACK ‼️
YALL TORE UP THE DANCE FLOOR LAST TIME 😮💨
This time we got @ayymello__ & @pocketdweller_ on the decks.
See yall there
📅 TUESDAY JUNE 30TH
📍 OTTOBAR UPSTAIRS
⏰ 10- CLOSE
💰 FREE
Metal Monday!
21+
Monday, June 29
Doors: 9 pm
Upstairs @ Ottobar
Metal Monday! ALL METAL ALL NIGHT!
@ottobarmetalmonday
Hosted by the pugnacious @dj_jerrod_bronson 😍
The Kate Bush Listening Party
21+
Sunday, June 28
Doors: 1 pm
Upstairs @ Ottobar
Held somewhat reliably on the last Sunday of every month. Playing music by and that vibes with the delightful Kate Bush. Dancing is permitted. Eye contact is encouraged, but not necessary, when speaking your truth.
Further instruction as follows: A quiet space during the week for a respite from the world where you do not need to spend your hard earned dollar. We are only listening to records. Speak if you wish to each other or to your host, Kurt. Consider bringing something to talk about: A crochet project you are working on, a piece of art you admire, a relationship question, an existential crisis. Or nothing at all. Just bring yourself and sit quietly, listening to music.
☕ Tea offered while supplies last ☕
This month: Peach Peony!
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