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Congrats @nationoflanguage @annika.henderson on 2 sold out nights!
See you in September!
Let`s PARTY Baltimore!
Which shows will we see you at?
NEW SHOW!
Wed June 24th
The Soapgirls
with guests TBA
Tickets onsale NOW at theottobar.com
and fee-free at Ottobar!
The SoapGirls are a French-born, South African-raised alternative rock duo consisting of sisters Noemie โMieโ Debray (guitar, vocals) and Camille โMilleโ Debray (bass, vocals). Distinguished by their strictly independent DIY ethos, the sisters are the sole architects of their careerโwriting, arranging, and producing 100% of their musical catalogue, management, and visual identity themselves.
The duo first gained public attention as child street performers in Cape Town, singing and selling handmade soap to benefit local hospitalsโan origin that provided both their name and their reputation for social action. Their international breakthrough occurred in 2009 with the song โBoys Boys Boys,โ which featured on a Japanese compilation disc and sparked global interest. This momentum led to a major-label contract with Universal Music South Africa and high-profile television appearances, including performing as guest artists on Idols SA (Top 10).
Following the success of their Number 1 debut album Xperience (2011) and four Top 5 singles, the sisters made the pivotal decision to leave the major-label system to reclaim their creative voice. Since then, they have operated entirely independently, rejecting outside writers and producers to maintain an unfiltered artistic vision.
Saturday May 23rd
The Black Queen: Fever Daydream 10 Year Anniversary
with guests
Ghost Cop
Trace Amount
7pm- All Ages
Tickets at theottobar.com and
fee-free at Ottobar NOW!
Friday May 15th-
Early Show! 6pm doors
KRACK
STAR CARR
RED DIE NO. 9
Tickets at theottobar.com now
SATURDAY MAY 2ND
Early Show- 5pm doors- All Ages
Supersonic Goat Head
Moonsinger
Night Walks
Overcalc
Tix at theottobar.com NOW
WED MAY 6
Wolf Eyes
Mold Omen
Comfort Link
7pm- All Ages
Tix: theottobar.com, fee-free at Ottobar!
JUST ANNOUNCED!
Tuesday June 9th
MDOU MOCTAR(solo)
more TBA
7pm- All Ages
Tickets onsale FRI 10am
at thottobar.com
and fee-free at Ottobar!
I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODYโฆ.before 9pmโฆAn early bird dance party!
Ages 21 and up
Friday, May 08
Doors: 5 pm
Ottobar
WANT TO REQUEST A SONG?
GOT TO THEOTTOBAR.COM and click that link!
Stoop Productions presents
I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODYโฆ.before 9pm
an early bird dance party!
TWO ROOM TAKEOVER!
UPSTAIRS- 80โs Dance Party w/ DJ KING COLE
DOWNSTAIRS- 90โs Dance Party w/ DJ AMSIES @amyreid_music
21+
5-9pm
@theottobar
A portion of proceeds will be donated to The Human Trafficking Prevention Projectโ
The Human Trafficking Prevention Project, working in partnership with Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service, provides free civil legal services, including criminal record relief, family law, consumer debt/credit repair, and name and gender marker changes, among other forms of legal relief, to sex workers, survivors of human trafficking, and those populations put at highest risk of exploitation. HTTPโs clients exist at the intersection of multiple different types of oppression, including race, class, gender, and gender identity, and often struggle with housing instability, substance use disorder, and complex trauma.
@htpreventionproject.bmore
@stoopstorytellingseries
To donate visit links at THEOTTOBAR.COM
Girls Rule!
21+
Saturday, May 09
Doors: 9 pm
Upstairs @ Ottobar
Girls Rule! DJ Amsies playing all women artists all night long!
@amyreid_music
Performing after SSSS!
The Second Saturday S#!T Show feat. Ashley Pontius
Ages 21 and up
Saturday, May 09
Doors: 7 pm
Upstairs @ Ottobar
7PM โ Doors & HappyHour
8PM โ Show
Stick around after the jokes for the FREE #GirlsRule Dance Party with DJ Amsies!
Headliner: Ashley Pontius is a Maryland-raised stand-up comic known for sharp punchlines, dark humor, and the kind of honesty that makes audiences laugh and occasionally question their life choices. She blends brutally real stories, sarcastic observations, and a fearless stage presence that proves nothing is off limitsโespecially her own bad decisions. @ashleypontiuslaughs
Features:
@sandhya._ganesh
@ksinghcomedy @julesyboy_
@mikepallotta_
@ibhirsch
@you.go.glen.loco
And hosted by the ever lovin` @mikequindlen ๐
Followed by @amyreid_music and #girlsrule ๐ธ
#FlashbackFridays w/ DJ Mills
21+
Friday, May 08
Doors: 9 pm
Upstairs @ Ottobar
DJ Mills returns upstairs
@baltimoredjmills
FlashbackFridays Erotic City Edition
Come hit the dance floor with DJ Mills
playing all your favorites sleazy 80s R&B & Hip Hop and Pop/Rock classics all night!
PrinceโฆRick JamesโฆMJโฆPoison WhitneyโฆBobby BrownโฆVan Halen
Bon Jovi โฆCameoโฆThe TimeโฆVanity6
Duran DuranโฆMadonna โฆSalt N Pepa and more!
I mean do you ever consider how we are all just brands marketing to each other on here? An echo chamber of commercials that pantomime humanity. Shilling for the product of this concept of "I" we think we designed but if we were honest for once, just for fucking once, we would admit we were shoehorned into these ridiculous prebuilt containers by major corporate interests. Kinda depressing right? I mean this seems like an idea that was probably thoroughly explored by a myriad of thinkpieces 10 years ago, but... You know what? Sorry. This Monday has me kind of fucked up.
๐ผScum Dungeon๐ผ
21+
Thursday, May 7th
Doors: 10 pm
Upstairs @ Ottobar
A VHS dance party with your selector: DJ Flexecutioner!
@scum_dungeon
Spinning the best in goth, punk, industrial and metal right after @mondobaltimore ๐
It is Cineaste boner time BECAUSE AW SHIT SON IT`S THE LUCIO FULCI COLLECTION ANAMORPHIC WIDESCREEN VERSION OF "THE SWEET HOUSE OF HORRORS" THE FIRST SCREENING EVER OF WHAT IS WIDELY REGARDED AS THE PROJENITOR OF THE "A24 STYLE", FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER ON THE NORTH AMERICAN CONTINENT AFTER BEING BANNED FOR THIRTY SEVEN YEARS
Not really, I made that all up. I mean we are going to watch this. But most people read just the capitol letters and get super excited and you just gotta keep it moving, right? The death of critical reading, the attention economy, the doom spiral of art, yada yada. Anyhoo, boilerplate copy and paste from The Ottobar website below.
Mondo Baltimore!
21+
Thursday, May 07
Doors: 7 pm
Upstairs @ Ottobar
Bizarre cult films on the first Thursday of every month at the Ottobar!
@mondobaltimore
Followed by the refined stylings of Baltimore, Maryland`s own DJ Flexecutioner (Not to be confused with Alberta, Canada`s DJ Flexecutioner) and his beloved @scum_dungeon ๐
Trivia & Karaoke Night
Wednesday, May 06
Doors: 6 pm
Upstairs @ Ottobar
Ottobar trivia, play as teams or solo!
@showtimetrivia
Trivia at 7:00!
Karaoke at 9:30!
Hosted by the always tasteful @pstorbmore ๐
Quoth @spiritworldpresents -> CINCO DE MAYO AT SPIRIT WORLD. WITH A MF DJING THAT NEEDS NO INTRODUCTION. MY HANDSOME DOG @dj.dolla WILL BE HITTING THE MF DECK UPSTAIRS OTTOBAR STYLE WITH ALUCARDA. DOLLA IS VIBE CURATOR, A VIBE APPRECIATOR, AND A VIBE SETTER.
IF YOU LOOKING FOR A FIRE NIGHT? LOOK NO FURTHER. YOUR PRAYERS HAVE BEEN HEARD. FWM. FW US.
Spirit World
21+
Tuesday, May 05
Doors: 9 pm
Upstairs @ Ottobar
HEAR MUSIC FROM OUR UPCOMING SHOWS
Guided By Voices by David LaMason / The Kills by Josh Sisk