Five Minute Histories: The Marble Bar at the Congress Hotel
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- Опубликовано: 28 дек 2020
- Happy New Year from Baltimore Heritage! For our last video of the year, join us to explore the Marble Bar at the Congress Hotel, which hosted some of the most notable punk and new wave groups of the day. In 1981, the Slickee Boys rang in the New Year! Thanks for sticking with us in 2020-we are looking forward to a brighter 2021!
This is our series called "Five Minute Histories." Twice a week, we’ll record a short video about a different historic place in Baltimore and post it on our Facebook page and website.
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Marble Bar...legendary!
Hi, thanks for this. It's the Slickee Boys not the Scary Boys. I've seen Slickee Boys multiple times. great local band.
Back in the late 1970's I was doing a radio show at Towson State University called "212-Live". It was a single student operation (I was the student) who went around recording local bands on a Teac reel-to-reel live in concert, then packaging the performance with interviews at the halfway point & end as a 60min broadcast.
Anyway, I recorded Root Boy Slim there at the Marble Bar, as well as a later appearance by Original Fetish. I credit Root Boy's appearance as what damaged my hearing a little. My recording method was running a feed off the soundman's setup, which was center about 20ft from the stage. I had to listen in to the recording to correct volume & feedback while there was tremendous bleed-through of loud music from the stage & bouncing off the Bar's stone walls. My ears rang for days afterwards.
The first floor is about to have new tenants come late October this year (2022), and I hear the owners are also looking to make a plan for the Marble Bar. About ~$250k is needed to get it up to code. Would love to see it occupied again!
Us too!
In late 80s I worked at Congress hotel what a wild place . I spent most my time just shaking my head !!
One of my favorite bands was called 4 out of 5 Doctors. Best of times in 79. H&H Camping across the street sold a bunch of punk rock gear and clothing. Sindy Heidel who worked there was a teenage crush.
I remember them!
the underground was so cool Roger and Leslie xoxoxox Renatta Hale love this place had pleasure of hanging and working here in the restaraunt and bar
Was used in the Terry Gilliam Movie 12 Monkeys back in the 90's us was the nearby Engineers Club , and sadly the site of the recent Pava Marie Lapaore murder
I spent a New Years Eve there in the late 70s. There was a fight or two. Memorable night. Lots of non binary types.
hmmmm, i thought it was Kernan....not Kiernin
To true Baltimoreans - it is pronounced “Kir nan” like the hospital.