Archive of past events at The Red Room

Tuesday February 10, 2026 | 8:00 pm

Nomad War Machine/Alcorn LP release show w/The Cups

One year ago we lost Susan Alcorn, the legendary pedal steel guitarist we made her home here in Baltimore for the past 20 years. On Tuesday the 10 of February, our friends at VG+ Records is releasing what is (probably) the LAST album ever cut by Susan, with the unlikely but very copacetic pairing with […]

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Sunday February 08, 2026 | 8:00 pm

Thomas Kraines, Melinda Rice, Sepehr Pirasteh w/ Parker, McAdam, Strauss

Thomas Kraines – cello Melinda Rice – viola Sepehr Pirasteh – kamancheh —————————————— Sarah Parker – augmented saxophone Nathan McAdams – oboe Robbie Strauss – flute Thomas Kraines, a graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music and the Juilliard School, has gained renown as a versatile cellist, composer, and teacher. In addition to the Daedalus […]

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Friday February 06, 2026 |

Rachel Beetz and Melissa Foss

Melissa Foss plays her artisanal ceramic flutes in a rare solo performance. Rachel Beetz plays metal flutes featuring sounds from her album Tone Keepers, released on cassette this very day.

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Entourage, by Dan Conrad

Sunday February 01, 2026 |

Volunteers’ Collective February 2026

You are cordially invited to come play free music! Free event7pm doors, 7:30pm start Every month, the Red Room hosts the Volunteers’ Collective, a free, open music workshop for the community. In this friendly, informal setting, we focus on listening, collaboration, and experimentation through non-idiomatic improvised music . Players of all skill levels participate. Try […]

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Saturday January 31, 2026 | 8:00 pm

Jason Charney & The Matt Sargent

Jason Charney – solo set Matt Sargent Ensemble – Several Angels (guitar/flute/electronics with Jason Charney) Matt Sargent – Fifth Illumination (guitar/electronics) Matt Sargent (b. 1984) is a composer, guitarist, recording engineer, and music technology specialist based in upstate New York, where he is an assistant professor of music at Bard College. His music grows from […]

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Thursday January 29, 2026 | 8:00 pm

An evening of field recordings and found souds by Batchelder, Fucile w/ Klinger, Scheible w/ S. Burt & Laprida

Ground Report is an evening of field recording and found sounds. Hunter Batchelder will play field recording collages related to themes of migration and belonging. His sounds are sourced from his travels through the mid-Atlantic United States, Medellin, Colombia, and Livingstone, Zambia.  Carrie Fucile will perform Souvenir, a work that uses her original field recordings […]

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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.