Tuesday, March 2, 2010
We've moved!
I don't think we're going to be updating this site anymore, so if you are one of like the 5 people subscribed to this feed, go to www.deadvenues.com and sign up for the RSS feed there. That's what we'll be updating to in the future.
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
It ain't dead, it just sleepin
2009 was the year of empty promises. Most of us just thought, "Fuck it, let's just ride this shitsock garbagetrain called 'the aughts' out. We can always try again next decade." Well, it's a new decade and I'm throwing down the gauntlet. Let's get this Dead Venues party (re)started, right?
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
In a time before blogs roamed the Earth, Xeroxed zines were king.
Long before the days of high school suburbanite dance parties and “Hook your iPod up to the sound system and drink for free ‘DJ nights’” the Ottobar stood for something...I dunno, more honest? Surly bartenders slung dollar Bohs and saluted wholesome, family friendly topics, like porno and Satan. Little known bands like At the Drive-In and Death Cab for Cutie pulled grateful crowds that wrung every drop of air out of that cramped and flimsy main room. Hang around in the upstairs lounge long enough, and you might've found yourself being stalked by Otto, the namesake barcat. And if they gave out a “Best of Baltimore” award for nastiest men’s room, that one behind the stage would have been a lock. Rose tinted days-gone-by, I know. Still, back then Mike, Todd, Tecla and the others would go that extra mile to make sure you thought they didn’t give a fuck, even though you knew that deep down they really did. Case in point, Ottozine.
This little freebie mag, thrown together with loving carelessness, full of spite and vice, represents a moment in time and a venue in its prime. That's not to say that I don't enjoy the occasional trip to the current Ottobar, an even decade later...but while the name may be the same, that place is gone forever.
Click thumbnails to engorge









This little freebie mag, thrown together with loving carelessness, full of spite and vice, represents a moment in time and a venue in its prime. That's not to say that I don't enjoy the occasional trip to the current Ottobar, an even decade later...but while the name may be the same, that place is gone forever.
Monday, February 23, 2009
Some great fliers courtesy of Tim Kabera
Monday, February 9, 2009
Payan's Rugs
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Ink & Dagger at the Chop Shop ! December '98 (?)
One of my favorite bands of the era playing a great show at one of the best D.I.Y. venues of the era. R.I.P. Sean McCabe.




Thanks Scott Peters for the pics and Damon Pieri for the flyer !




Thanks Scott Peters for the pics and Damon Pieri for the flyer !
Labels:
Baltimore,
Chop Shop,
Dead Venues,
Ink and Dagger
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Where are they now ? A view of some Dead Venues as they look today.
Ahh, probably the building where I have seen the most live music, 203E. Davis St served time under the flags of the Ottobar, The Talking Head Club and Chambers. From the late 1980's to early 2008 this little Tudor-style building has seen some legendary performances. Many of them didn't even happen inside the club. Lightning Bolt destroyed hundreds of kids in the back alley and the Bourbon Street Anti-Fest and Reverent Fog Fest were summertime traditions of drinking and music on the filthy little side street.
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