Charm City Live Music

People always ask me why I started Charm City Live Music.

Well, the truth is I did it for me. I don’t just post about this life; I actually live it 🎶😂

This weekend looked like:

✨ Friday: After Work Live at The Tillery
✨ Saturday: Charles Street Promenade
✨ Sunday: Wine on the Water at Middle Branch Park

Three days. Countless musicians. Great conversations. Plenty of dancing. A little sunshine. Okay… a LOT of sunshine ☀️😭

I’m tired, my shoulders are a little red, my social battery needs recharging, and yet I’d do it all over again.

Full vlogs from each event are coming soon, but here’s a little taste of what being outside with Charm City Live Music looked like this weekend.

Because Baltimore has way too much happening for me to stay in the house 🎶🧡

Which recap are you most excited to see?

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Stop saying there’s nothing to do in Baltimore 😭 Here are 25+ live music events happening June 4th-10th.

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Thursday, June 4th
🎼Warren Wolf 📍Bond Street Wharf
🎼Pop Up Jazz Jam 📍Old York Community Farm
🎼Eryka Edmund at The Break Room📍1920s Restaurant
🎼Tim Goldsby📍Garden Rooftop

Friday, June 5th
🎼E.U. feat. Sugar Bear 📍Keystone Korner
🎼Image Band & Harbor Lights Pan Ensemble 📍Eager Park
🎼Craig Alston Syndicate📍Marriot Owings Mills Metro Centre
🎼Spice feat. Vick 📍Who Know’z
🎼Dangerous Collective 📍Next Phaze Cafe
🎼Downtown Tumbao 📍Maximon

Saturday, June 6th
🎼Big Daddy Stallings Blues Band📍The Royal/Avenue Bakery
🎼LStringz, Brandon Woody & Luke James📍Baltimore Center Stage Homecoming Gala
🎼Ray Winder📍Charles Street Promenade
🎼Soul Centered feat. Brian Lanier 📍Greater Baltimore Church
🎼No Rehearsal 📍Live Jazz & Wine Tasting, Dark Room

Sunday, June 7th
🎼Black Assets, Aja Maria, Mareva J 📍Adult Play Day, Druid Hill Park
🎼Wine on the Water Festival 📍Middlebranch Park
🎼Obasi Akoto’s Quartet📍Motor House
🎼Rodney Kelley Experience📍Who Know’z
🎼Saudade 📍Wondeground Park

Monday, June 8th
🎼Jeriah McDowell 📍Facci
🎼Dat Feel Good jam session 📍Motor House
🎼Live Band Open Mic w/Spice 📍Next Phaze Cafe

Tuesday, June 9th
🎼 Paul Carr w/guest Joy Brown 📍Caton Castle
🎼Feel Good Tuesdays 📍Terra Cafe
🎼Jazz Affair 📍Blooms inside Hotel Ulysses
🎼Jazz Night 📍BeeGee’s Restaurant and Lounge

Wednesday, June 10th
🎼Kyana & 4West📍Who Know’z
🎼The Band📍Next Phaze Cafe
🎼Da Session w/Dat Feel Good 📍Avenue Kitchen
🎼Christopher Michael Stevens 📍Keystone Korner

Artscape 2026 recap 🎨🎶🧡

Two days. Countless performances. Incredible conversations. Amazing f ood. Community. Art. Culture. And a whole lot of walking 😭

This year I:
✨ Caught live performances across multiple stages
✨ Attended conversations on the Baltimore hustle, art, and politics
✨ Spent time at the Whistle & Cane Juke Joint
✨ Ended the weekend at the Artscape After Dark Boom Selecta Reggae Bashment Party
✨ Introduced my nephew to artists and encouraged him to talk about his own work
✨ Met so many members of the Charm City Live Music family in real life
✨ And was reminded once again why I love this city so much

One of my favorite moments was hearing that for some people it doesn’t feel like Artscape until they see me there. That’s still wild for me to hear and something I don’t take for granted.

Want the full experience?

Watch the video for a complete recap with timestamps so you can jump to your favorite performances, moments, and highlights from the weekend 🎥👇🏽

Which Artscape performance or moment was your favorite this year?

My bad yall I didn’t realize it didn’t share to Facebook, but here’s your live music this week 5.28-6.3

20+ shows from tonight through Wednesday…

Comment JUNE or go to the link in the bio to sign up for the mailing list where I’ll send you the monthly calendar, discounts on events and so much more…

Thursday, May 28th
🎼Javier Nero 18-piece Jazz Orchestra (An Die Musik)
🎼Baltimore Pop Up Jazz Jam 📍Ednor Gardens
🎼Future Band 📍Garden Rooftop
🎼Live Band Open Mic feat. The Syndicate 📍Who Know’z
🎼Greeyo📍Ottobar

Friday, May 29th
🎼Bernell Jones II 📍Live Jazz and Wine Tasting, Darkroom
🎼Quincy Phillips feat. The Double Takers📍Caton Castle
🎼Brandon Moultrie and the BMO Band 📍Next Phaze Cafe
🎼ABC Vibe 📍Who Know’z
🎼Dwele 📍Keystone Korner
🎼Downtown Tumbao 📍Maximon

Saturday, May 30th
🎼Sades Collective 📍Ottobar
🎼Sunny Cowell 📍Wine Village, Inner Harbor
🎼Kenny Sway 📍Keystone Korner
🎼The Reminders 📍Royal Eid Bash at Lexington Market

Sunday, May 31st
🎼Standard Band 📍Who Know’z
🎼 Ed Hrybyk Trio feat. Lionel Lyles 📍Mystique Barrel Brewery

Monday, June 1st
🎼Jeriah McDowell 📍Facci
🎼Dat Feel Good jam session 📍Motor House
🎼Live Band Open Mic w/Spice 📍Next Phaze Cafe

Tuesday, June 2nd
🎼The Daydreamerz 📍Keystone Korner 🎼Feel Good Tuesdays 📍Terra Cafe
🎼Jazz Affair 📍Blooms inside Hotel Ulysses
🎼Jazz Night 📍BeeGee’s Restaurant and Lounge

Wednesday, June 3rd
🎼The Band 📍Next Phaze Cafe
🎼 Da Session w/Dat Feel Good 📍Avenue Kitchen

Artscape Day 2 was FULL in the best way 🎨🎶

Enjoyed more live music of course, capped off by the legendary Stephanie Mills ✨ Here’s who I caught…

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I also got to catch In Conversation: The Art of the Baltimore Hustle and In Conversation: The Intersection of Art & Politics with Mayor Scott & DL Hughley, which reminded me how much art, culture, and community are all connected in this city.

Spent some time at the Whistle & Cane Juke Joint, then ended the night exactly how it needed to end… at the Boom Selecta Reggae Bashment Party 💃🏽🔥

One of the moments that really stuck with me though was Jonathon Gilmore telling me that it doesn’t feel like Artscape until he sees me 🥹 That honestly meant a lot.

And getting to meet so many of my Charm City Live Music fam in real life this weekend? Y’all made this whole experience even sweeter 🧡

Baltimore really showed out 💜💜💜💜

What was your favorite part of Artscape this year?