Baltimore has quite a diverse music scene, from the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra to Vienna Teng at the 8x10 club to Moetown-Reggae at Club Sonar to free summer concerts. This page lists some of the interesting venues around the city. See below for a list of Reviews and Recommendations.

Overall Guides

• Baltimore Office of Promotion of the Arts

By Genre

Classical

• The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, located in Mt. Vernon, often has student tickets and showings. In one particular deal, students can buy tickets to five concerts ahead of time and get a good rate.
• Bach in Baltimore
• Opera Vivente is quite good, and has very reasonable prices.
• The Baltimore Opera Company is now out of business.

Indie

Some popular Indie music venues include:

• The Ottobar (Charles Village): Good for smaller bands, and close to Homewood
• Club Sonar (Downtown near JHMI)
• The 8x10 Club (Federal Hill)
• Fletcher's (Fells Point)
• 9:30 Club (Washington, DC)
• The Black Cat (Washington, DC)

Miscellaneous

• An Die Musik (located on Charles St, not far from the monument) has a fantastic classical and jazz CD shop and hosts numerous performances every week.
• Ram's Head Live has good acoustics for its local, national, and international music shows.
• Some other venues that host concerts around the city: Sidebar, Lo-fi Social Club
• Some bars and cafes that host shows every once in a while:El Rancho Grande, Frazier's, Golden West Cafe (Hampden)

Events

• Outdoor Concerts: During the first Thursdays of each summer month, Baltimore hosts a free concert by the Washington Monument in Mt. Vernon.
• Virgin Mobile Festival: This huge concert is in August at the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, MD. In 2009, tickets were free, and the concert featured Blink-182, Weezer, Franz Ferdinand, and lots of other names.

Student Reviews & Recommendations