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One Week Away!
The Economy
Brunswick
Shamboogie
6pm doors- All Ages!
Tix at theottobar.com NOW!
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!
You like how I slapped "Another" on there and BOOM I can use the same flier from last time? Work smarter not harder blah blah blah. Also that is a BANGER period specific movie reference, just ask your Gen X Dad who is in the garage crying with the car running, he can explain it.
TWO ROOM TAKEOVER- UP & DOWNSTAIRS
I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY….before 9pm…An early bird dance party!
Ages 21 and up
Saturday, July 18
Doors: 5 pm
Ottobar
APPARENTLY YOU CAN REQUEST SONGS! Go here: https://forms.gle/aiS4KMJXQdLv99e36
Stoop Productions presents
I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY….before 9pm
an early bird dance party!
TWO ROOM TAKEOVER!
UPSTAIRS- 80’s Dance Party w/ DJ Bomb Trax
DOWNSTAIRS- 90’s Dance Party w/ DJ Nu Kicks
21+
5-9pm
@stoopstorytellingseries
@djnukicks
Girls Rule!
21+
Saturday, July 11
Doors: 9 pm
Upstairs @ Ottobar
Girls Rule! DJ Amsies playing all women artists all night long!
@amyreid_music
Performing after SSSS!
Come join us for the 174rd Second Saturday S#!T Show .. a ROAST of AMERICA ….. standup comedy on July 11, 2026, with headliner RJ Jackson!
The Second Saturday S#!T Show feat. RJ Jackson
Ages 21 and up
Saturday, July 11
Doors: 7 pm
Upstairs @ Ottobar
7PM – Doors & #HappyHour
8PM – Show • $10 cash at the door • Presale: theottobar.com
*****Stick around after the jokes for the FREE #GirlsRule Dance Party with DJ Amsies! @amyreid_music
Headliner: RJ Jackson is an occult obsessed comedian hell bent on LIVE Prank Calling everyone all the way to the grave! to close out his set RJ will be setting a world record for a comedian doing the longest version of The Aristocrats joke dressed at the president. @tastelessrj
Features:
Jamar Taylor
Joe Kashnow
Karan Singh
Davine Ker
Chris Lawrence
and hosted by
Host:
Mike Quindlen
@clawcomedy
@ksinghcomedy
@comedianmar
@joekashnow
davinedc
Quote @aasc.baltimore ->
QUEERAOKE IS BACK!
Join us 7/9 at @ottoupstairs with @pstorbmore for another night of peak gay fun and resistance. This event is free as always, however donations for our families in need are appreciated always. Drag is optional, masks are recommended. 😷🍉🇵🇸
Flier by @lil.purp666
Spread the word and bring a friend or two or three. Just be there.
QUEERAOKE!
21+
Thursday, July 09
Doors: 9 pm
Upstairs @ Ottobar
aasc baltimore presents
QUEERAOKE!
A drag (optional) Karaoke for Palestine
Free- but donations are welcome
masks encouraged
Trivia & Karaoke Night
Wednesday, July 08
Doors: 6 pm
Upstairs @ Ottobar
Ottobar trivia, play as teams or solo!
@showtimetrivia
Trivia at 7:00!
Karaoke at 9:30!
Hosted by the ever genteel @pstorbmore 😍
Spirit World
21+
Tuesday, July 07
Doors: 9 pm
Upstairs @ Ottobar
@spiritworldpresents
Metal Monday!
21+
Monday, July 06
Doors: 9 pm
Upstairs @ Ottobar
Metal Monday! ALL METAL ALL NIGHT!
Hosted by the Fergilicious @dj_jerrod_bronson 😍
The 2026 award for "Best Flier Obviously Not Made by AI Because Only a Human Being Under the Influence of Massive Amounts of Pharmaceuticals or With Mindmeat Set to Maximum Neurospicy" goes to @baibaizoon 😍
Sharp Spikes & Spurs
21+
Sunday, July 05
Doors: 9 pm
Upstairs @ Ottobar
Bringing Industrial and Wave from DJ Deadsteps!
@deadsteps
HEAR MUSIC FROM OUR UPCOMING SHOWS
Guided By Voices by David LaMason / The Kills by Josh Sisk