The Metro Gallery

This place is just mediocre. It barely qualifies as a venue in my mind. Bands have to put their gear in the main room. The steps to the stage are two feet from the front door. The room has windows with big curtains. I’ve been to lots of venues, and I just… I don’t want to be able to see outside while I’m watching a band. It’s just not an immersive experience. That probably sounds like a really specific and unnecessary criticism, but this place just feels so haphazardly put together. The space just wasn’t designed to be a concert venue. It also gets stupid hot, even when the crowd is pretty calm. Uncomfortably hot.
I also had a bit of bad experience with a recent show. The ticket and the website claimed the show started at 8pm, and when I arrived at 7:45pm, the first band had two songs left. I get that the tour manager or the band might have requested an earlier set time, but at least update your website! I paid to see that band, and because the venue was to lazy to do anything about the new set time, I barely got to see them. It just wasn’t very professional.

I made cookies today but I didn’t have chocolate chips so I used rusty nails and since I don’t know how to make dough I used clay from the earth and the cookies were red and orange and I thought how hard it must be to live on Jupiter or even near a juniper and that’s what brought me here… I think it’s safe to say, I found what I was looking for.

i went here for the first time last weekend and had a pretty good time. it holds less people than the ottobar but this place is cleaner. the bar prices were very fair in my opinion, i was paying $ 6 for a very good rye IPA and i only needed about 4 of them to get feeling good for the night. the staff seemed very chill and professional. i think it holds about 300 people, i’m not sure how many were at the show i went to but it was a filled room without being cramped and crowded. the bathroom situation had some pros and cons for me. the pro is there there were 2 bathrooms that were unisex. they were clean and i like privacy. the con is that since they’re only single toilet bathrooms there’s pretty much always a line. as someone who usually goes to sidebar or ottobar, i felt a little outta place here because it was too nice, but i would go here again for sure. the sound was decent, i thought the snare didn’t need to be mic’d, the acoustics carried it all throughout the room making it pretty loud. the kick drum and guitars sounded good, as did the vocals, but the bass guitar got lost in the mix for all 4 bands. the stage was a little higher than i’m used to as well, but whatever. if you come here, expect a good time.

Pretty decent sized venue, not too hard to find parking for. The bar isn’t insanely pricey and they seem to attract some unique and awesome acts. Saw Wham City and Everything is Terrible here and had a great time.

Awesome venue for art and even outdoor shows! Saw Wye Oak recently in their parking lot and had a great time.
Drinks were served on premise and were roughly $ 4 – 6 for 12 – 16 oz cans of Boh, Sierra Nevada, Brewers Art, Blue Moon, etc.
Shockley those old brick building deliver great acoustics and made the show nearly perfect sound wise.
5 stars!

This place was pretty cool! I think I was expecting it to be more gallery and less bar/​stage space but I don’t mind! They had an interesting display of this urban, Japanese inspired art hanging on the walls which was fun to take time to look at.
I brought a couple of girlfriends here for a comedy show by What Weekly. We got there super early, like an hour early because I didn’t realize the listed time was just doors and not the show. Oh well! I got to help out the comedy crew who needed help with their backdrop and my trusty Unilocal photo booth came in handy!
My friends and I got a cider at the bar and chatted until the show started! There were six comedians I think, all had a distinct style which was really fun and made it interesting. Overall, for $ 10 plus a drink, that was a great night out and something different tha I would definitely do again!

This place is perfect for low-​key, intimate settings! I came here for a small acoustic concert, William Fitzsimmons, and it was probably about the best concert I’ve been to!
It is located in the cute, hipster area of mount vernon, and as you walk in, you definitely get that vibe. When I first walked in, I saw a few people relaxing, and chilling on the floor. My first thought was that I wasn’t going to do that. They had couched along the wall, and like I said, super cute and intimate. By the time the concert started, it was all chill vibes. No matter where you were sitting or standing, you could see the artists, no problemo.
By the end, about 90 percent of us, even I, were sitting on the floor, just swaying along with the music. You really feel connected to the singers.
Drink prices: fairly well!
$ 5 wells.
$ 7 wines
$ 7 Bookers scotch!
definitely going back as soon as I can! loved it!

Attending events at The Metro Gallery is always a good time. From rock shows to a burlesque review, the venue is perfect. Appropriately dim without feeling like you are in your friend’s parent’s basement. A good sized bar and excellent service. They have a nice selection of beer and a full bar of booze. This is my favorite place to catch a show in Baltimore.

This place was great to work with. I organized a big screening party here on ¹⁄₃₁ and within the first hour of my arrival we discovered that some of my technology that I brought was producing this weird banding across the projection screen. Disaster. Plan b was to use a different computer– all good, but we didn’t have the right adapter. Sarah drove out to check every other film venue in Baltimore for the correct VGA adapter and lo and behold she saved the night. I couldn’t have asked for a better team of support.
The space is awesome, the bar is great, there is plenty of room for sitting, socializing, watching and dancing. And it’s super close to restaurants and cheap parking. Any time I need some kind of event I’ll definitely keep coming to these guys. The older members of my family were happy, the young kids were happy, the band was happy… I don’t think anyone felt uncomfortable, stifled, crowded or any of those adjectives that describe a poor venue experience. All around awesome!

I’m always on the hunt to catch some good music. I went to a record release party here and it was an awesome experience. The crowd is pretty chill and the bar was well stocked with some solid IPA’s-also really cheap. It’s a fairly nice space and I like how I can hear some music and also check out some local artists’ work hanging on the walls. I wish they would have events here more often.

Auditioned for Artscape’s sound off live here and went for SYS (normally at Lith Hall) last night. Got overcharged for beer. Like charged for more than I actually ordered. No where to put your coats, lost my sweater. All the booze is way overpriced. Pretty unacceptable for this town if you ask me. Get it together Metro Gallery.

I want to give this venue all five stars because it’s a pretty cool space, but both times I’ve been here, the sound was so garbled that the bands were inaudible. I definitely saw the sound technician not really paying attention to what he should have been doing (texting or reading a book on the side?). I left the last one because the band sounded nothing like they usually do live.

Went here during Artscape and will be attending a few future shows they have lined up. The place is clean, cheap and close to home.

Great place to attend live music events. My only real complaint is the noise generated by the bar behind me. It seemed that a lot of the people in attendance the night I went were focused on the bar and conversation and not the performers. (I moved further up in order to hear better.) The parking is very convenient and within walking distance of the venue. Good spot if you want to discover new music.

I love the performance space at this venue. You can get a good view of the stage anywhere (even on the side) and the sound is always great. The location is GREAT, just across from the Charles Theater and other venues like Charm City Art Space and The Wind Up Space within walking distance. Parking is not hard to find.

Great place to patron and work with. I’d been to the Metro gallery several times with friends to see both gallery shows and music performances with great experiences, so when I was organizing a vaudville/​burlesque benefit show, they were definitely my first choice venue.
Great bar, decent sized stage, great sound guy, and the owner, Sarah, is a dream to work with. I loved holding my event there so much that I also had my wedding reception there a year or so later. An extra bonus to having an event here is that it’s an art gallery, so there’s not much need for decorating!

This is a fantastic place to come and hang out, see some art, listen to some music, or to have a good time in general. They throw an awesome Halloween party every year too. There is always something going on here.

This is a little bitty art gallery/​bar/​performance space. It was pretty in a modern art way, warm and inviting. There were a few couches and tables scattered about, and area rugs on the floor in front of the stage, where everyone sat and talked until the opener got on stage. They were serious about not letting people in until the official «door» time, but the line wasn’t bad and they moved everyone in quickly. The stage backdrop was a trippy pattern of colored duct tape that I really liked. Only one bathroom though, with a very long line.

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again Metro Gallery (and The Windup Space) are the Le Poisson Rouge of Baltimore. There’s an obvious fusion of cultural elements: music, film, theater, and fine art in the space. It is like a creative asylum in Baltimore’s Station North area.
Metro Gallery is in an interesting spot. They are a block away from the train station, incidentally, a block away from the top of the Charm City Circulator’s Purple Line which runs until midnight on the weekends. They are across the street from the Charles Theatre and Tapas Teatro which lends a little chi-​chi arts district quality to that corner.
If you’ve read any of my other reviews, you know I’m a girl that loves a place that I can listen to great music and bring my drinking shoes. The bartenders at Metro Gallery have yet to disappoint. I’ve only gone for the contemporary classical concerts that are my love — but I know that they have all different genres playing and performing there. You won’t be disappointed either.
Go. Now. Support the arts.

This is one hell of a multi-​purpose spot. The fact that it is actually an art gallery, bar, and club rolled into one make for an entertaining and fun time. I’ve come here for dance parties as well as art showings. Then they book live music which i have yet to come see but im sure its just as fun. Monday nights its NO RULE whcih is a free dance party, no cover, and its great for those looong mondays and you just don’t give a dam about waking up in time the next day. The free art shows are great with all the finger food and wine provided. its close to some other great spots too which is plus but its a great place to enjoy some finer art but not feel all snobby about it.