Archive of past events at The Red Room

Saturday March 07, 2026 | 8:00 pm

Peter Evans w/Borax, Pluta + We Sundry Vessels

Night of extreme strangeness. Words like “acoustic” and “electronic” are for “foolz”. Distinquished and legendary NY trumpeter visits the Red Room to play in trio with two locals: longtime collaborator and computer music guru Sam Pluta and modular synth wizard Tom Borax. Evan’s outrageous extended techniques combined with Pluta and Borax’ noisy, textured and reactive […]

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Entourage, by Dan Conrad

Sunday March 01, 2026 | 7:30 pm

Volunteers’ Collective March 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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Friday February 27, 2026 | 8:00 pm

Drum Major Instinct – Jeff Arnal returns to Balt.

In the early days of the Red Room, one of the great bands to grace our stage once or twice a year was the John Dierker Quartet. Led by still-resident legendary reed player Dierker, this band played with unforgettable fury. A significant portion of that fury was from drummer Jeff Arnal – an absolutely mad […]

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Sunday February 22, 2026 | 8:00 pm

Night Of Cello! Ali/Rojas solos

High Zero Vet and amazing cellist/electronics/voice improvisor Ishmael Ali returns to Balt! Solo set + Special guest opener John Pablo Rojas. John Pablo is a recent transplant to MD and grad “cello Fellow” at UMD. Don’t not miss this night of experimental cello mastery. Ishmael is a staple of Chicago improvisation, free jazz, noise and […]

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Friday February 13, 2026 | 8:00 pm

JeJaWeDa Quartet | Lexie Mountain

Jeb Bishop – trombone, electronicsJaap Blonk – voice, electronicsWeasel Walter – drums, percussionDamon Smith – double bass Lexie Mountain – solo project Instigated by Jaap Blonk, the quartet JaJeWeDa debuted in the spring of 2019 with a series of concerts in the US Northeast. The band features the great Dutch sound poet and improvisor Jaap […]

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