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NEW SHOW!
The legend RICHARD LLOYD returns to Ottobar for an early show-
Sat Sept 13th- All Ages!
5pm doors
Tickets onsale NOW at theottobar.com!
JUST ANNOUNCED-
Boston’s ACTOR OBSERVER rip through Baltimore Thursday July 24th!
7pm doors- All Ages
Tickets onsale now at theottobar.com!
July 1st the super unique
AZUL performs live with guests
Shelby Morgan and
Friends and Amigos
Argentinian-born Azul Zapata has carved out a unique space with genre-defying sound- showcasing her masterful fusion of jazz, soul, disco, and Latin music, all while spotlighting her remarkable ability to transition seamlessly between Spanish,
English, and French.
As a multifaceted performer who combines her powerful vocals with funk-inspired trumpet playing and a dynamic stage presence, the UNC alum has carefully crafted an immersive
live musical experience-
7pm doors- All Ages!
Tickets at theottobar.com
Saturday July 19th
A spectacular line-up of performers for the latest Punk+Drag Baltimore Abortion Fund Benefit Show!
7pm doors- 18+
Tickets at theottobar.com and night of!
Music from:
SCUM
Maad Womanx2
Druid Stone
Body Garden
Emma Wrath
Drag performances by:
you host, Bratz Lavey
Dylan Decay
Syren
Filthy Bite
Manic!
Mota Zipp
JUST ANNOUNCED
Thursday September 18th-
IMPROVEMENT MOVEMENT
with guests TBA
Depending on the day of the week, Improvement Movement might be described as a loose amalgamation of Atlanta songsmiths, a hostile corporate takeover of your dad`s favorite band, or a generous waste of time.
Don`t Delay, Join Today!
Tickets onsale Friday at 11am!
BUSY TIMES folks-
Got a little something for everyone coming up!
Tickets at theottobar.com
Caligula Blushed
returns to our stage Friday June 27th!
Always a great time- A must-see visceral live experience for all Smiths and Morrissey fans!
All Ages
Tickets at theottobar.com and fee-free at Ottobar NOW!
St. Twerkiesday w/ Uncle Quincy
21+
Saturday, June 21
Doors: 10pm
Upstairs @ Ottobar
St.Twerkies Day – Hip-Hop, Funk, & Soul Dance Party!
@uncle_quincy
Extra Medium
21+
Friday, June 20th
Doors: 9pm
Upstairs @ Ottobar
Extra Medium with DJ Cian!
@cian_noteman
Protoplasm
21+
Thursday, June 19
Doors: 9pm
Upstairs @ Ottobar
Playing goth, industrial, death rock, ebm, and darkwave!
Every third Thursday
@protoplasmbaltimore
Bauhaus, Chemlab, Cocksure, Curse Mackey, Fields of the Nephilim, Kaelen Mikla, Klack, Mephisto Walz,
My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult, Out Out, Pop Will Eat Itself, Secret Shame, Skinny Puppy, SPECTRES, Strange Boutique, TSOL
with DJs ZAZIE MONDUST & DJ HYSTERIA
@zazie_moondust
Retro Game Night
21+
Thursday, June 19
Doors: 6pm
Upstairs @ Ottobar
RETRO GAME NITE!
Round III
Bring your A game for a night of retro gaming at the Ottobar! Featuring fan favorites like Mario Kart Double Dash!!, Super Smash Bros. Melee, and Mario Party 2. Throw some koopa shells and steal stars in the relative safety of the Ottobar! Hosted by the only person to ever receive the Gold Star VIP Triple Platinum membership at Gamestop: @tyrell213
Meet fellow gamers, make new friends, and feel free to bring your own GameCube controllers! Do you have board games and card games you love? Bring them along! WE LOVE THAT ANALOG SHIZ
Q: What are Mario’s pants made of?
A: denim, denim, denim
Thursday July 10th- 6pm upstairs!
Tom Lehrer Is Alive and Well and Has Given Away All Rights to His Music
with special guest
Alexander the Pretty Good!
A really decent mindreader (and one of the top 1,000 mindreaders in all of Charm City)
After selling out every performance at the 2024 Capital Fringe Festival and being named Best of the Fringe by DCTheatreArts.org, the darkly satirical musical revue Tom Lehrer Is Alive and Well and Has Given Away All Rights to His Music is taking its anarchic energy on the road for the Summer 2025 Economic Blackout Tour.
The acclaimed show—created and performed by Andrew Lloyd Baughman—uses a delightfully twisted framing device: Baughman appears as Professor Charles Chucklenut (shook-el-nau), a deranged academic defending a dissertation on Lehrer’s ongoing relevance in our current age of absurdity. Featuring nearly 20 of Lehrer’s iconic songs—like Poisoning Pigeons in the Park, National Brotherhood Week, I Wanna Go Back to Dixie, and The Masochism Tango—the show revives the satirical genius of Tom Lehrer with modern urgency and no apologies.
After its NYC debut at Don’t Tell Mama in November 2024, Cabaret Scenes called the production “highly successful,” praising Baughman as “a skilled interpreter” whose performance makes “even the darkest satire land with charm and precision.”
Tickets onsale NOW at theottobar.com
CALLING ALL LOCAL SINGERS!
Each city will feature local guest stars, invited to perform a featured Lehrer song live on stage. Singers of all backgrounds and genres are encouraged to audition.
👉 Register here to audition:
https://localauditions.carrd.co
This production is performed with minimal tech, maximal gallows humor, and the fully legal right to use Tom Lehrer’s music, now in the public domain. It’s cabaret for the end times—unplugged, unfiltered, and undeniably funny.
SWIM ON DOWN TO
Trivia & Karaoke Night
Wednesday, June 18
Doors: 6pm
Upstairs @ Ottobar
Ottobar trivia, play as teams or solo!
@showtimetrivia
Trivia at 7:00!
Karaoke at 9:30!
Hosted by the incredibly dry @pstorbmore
Spirit World
21+
Tuesday, June 17
Doors: 9pm
Upstairs @ Ottobar
This week:
@koticcouture
@mrs.qbert
@museofire
Come join us for the (162) Second Saturday S#!T Show on June 12, 2025 with our headliner Jamar Taylor
7PM - Doors & #HappyHour
8PM - Show
$10 cash at the door... presale tickets at theottobar.com
After the jokes is the FREE #GirlsRule #DanceParty w/ DJ Amsies
HEAR MUSIC FROM OUR UPCOMING SHOWS
Guided By Voices by David LaMason / The Kills by Josh Sisk