Ottobar

The Ottobar opened in downtown Baltimore September 1997 at 203 East Davis Street in the former Chambers nightclub space.With VERY limited capacity, the venue provided an intimate showroom for live music and occasional performance art. Some of the National artists of note who performed: The White Stripes, Le Tigre, Fear, Bright Eyes, Lamb Of God, Death Cab For Cutie, My Morning Jacket, Royal Trux, Jimmy Eat World, Of Montreal, Blonde Redhead, Queens Of The Stone Age, Man…Or Astroman, Spoon and Mastodon along with local artists of the time: Denim Skeleton, Goliath, Third Harmonic Distortion, Oxes, The Oranges Band, Lungfish, Candy Machine, Daybreak, The Goons, Mary Prankster, Rhinovirus, Roads To Space Travel and many, MANY more. Performances included: The 80’s Prom, Smiths/ Morrissey Karaoke, Salute To Satan, Tiny Couch Night, The Death Of Vaudeville Night and The Annual Outdoor Music Festival “Bourbon Street Anti Fest.”