Archive of past events at The Red Room

Thursday June 26, 2025 | 8:00 pm

Bashi Rose, Emperor King Bishop, Hunter Batchelder, w/ Breath of the Magi

Come check out this new trio of Bashi Rose, Emperor King Bishop Soloman Selassie, and Hunter Batchelder. The two drummers are known for their intense rhythmic drives and the Emperor has impressed us all at the HighZero Festival last September. Their gathering will surely be volcanic. Joining with them are the maverick local trio Breath […]

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Tuesday June 24, 2025 | 8:30 pm

Noise Show from Providence + prognoz (MD/PA)

Cryptwarbler, Sadnoise, Barbie.ai Local Band: prognoz Providence/Mass-based noise artists will hit us with three solo performances involving circuit bent Casios, DIY and Ciat Lonbarde instruments, and improved techno from a cage! Elliott Jeter will bring some local flavor with his duo noise-rock/post-punk band prognoz. Come FEEL THE MUSIC deep within you! Sadnoise (Femi) is an architect […]

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Jordan Sand (credit: Lili Zaneta)

Sunday June 22, 2025 | 8:30 pm

Jordan Sand (doublebass), Simone Baron (accordion) and Samuel Burt (bass clarinet)

We love musicians who both are masters of their instrument and highly creative performers. Jordan Sand is one of these visionary virtuosos. Jordan Sand is an American bassist, vocalist and improviser weaving voice into the organ-like resonances of bowed double bass. Her solo music, described as “Joni Mitchell meets Ligeti” (Omaha Under the Radar), blends […]

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Friday June 06, 2025 | 8:00 pm

Manas (Tashi Dorji, Thom Nguyen) w/ Che Chen; Jamal Moore, Nic Francis

“Tornado-conjuring” improv supergroup Manas + Che Chen visits the normal bookstore! Opening for them: Jamal Moore, Nic Francis. From their album Things of Outtakes: “MANAS are guitar and drums, with nothing more than guitar and drums. It’s easy to think about the historicization process of this form of non-Rock music in America, but it’s very […]

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Wednesday June 04, 2025 | 8:00 pm

Kevin Blackistone w/ Alexander Wu, Dan Deluca

Come witness Kevin Blackistone performs with his hostile improvisation interface that punishes its user based on predictability of the performance. Opening for the night are solo sets by max/msp/excel live coder Alexander Wu and local synth wizard Dan Deluca! Kevin Blackistone (US/AT) is an transdisciplinary media artist and researcher using immersive, tangible, participatory and performative […]

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Volunteers' Collective

Sunday June 01, 2025 | 7:30 pm

Volunteers’ Collective June 2025

You are cordially invited to come play free music! 7:30pm, Free Every month, the Red Room hosts the Volunteers’ Collective. It’s a free session of experimental and improvised music. In this friendly, informal setting, we focus on listening and collaboration. Players of all skill levels participate. Try out a new technique or new instrument in […]

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The Red Room is a volunteer-run space in Baltimore dedicated to mind-expanding experimental culture, headquartered at Normals Books and Records.