In 2013, the Recher Theatre in Towson closed its doors after hosting what they believed would be their final concert.
After eight years without live music, The Recher will hold its grand opening on March 19 with a performance by the Kelly Bell Band.
Doors will open at 7 p.m. and the show will start at 8 p.m. Tickets are $20, and attendees must be age 21 or older.
The newly renovated, live music venue will be located at 512 York Road, where owners Brian and Scott Recher previously operated the Torrent Nightclub.
Paul Manna, a veteran independent in Baltimore with 24-7 Entertainment and partner of the Recher brothers, said the venue will enforce social distancing, mask wearing and other guidelines.
“Safety is top priority and we will strictly enforce every safety precaution and expect 100% compliance from the fans,” Recher said in a statement. “It’s been a year since we’ve all enjoyed live music and it’s time. Vaccines are on the rise and there’s finally a feeling of relief in the air.”
Maryland has capped the capacity of indoor music venues at no more than 100 people, including patrons, staff members and performers.
Following those orders, The Recher will sell a limited number of tickets for its reopening show, with groups of four or six people per table.
Groups must enter the venue together, at which point all patrons will get their temperatures checked.
Patrons will be seated with only their group members and tables will be spaced at least six feet from each other. The first row of tables will be at least 15 feet from the stage.
Patrons must wear masks at all times except when seated at their table.
The Kelly Bell Band, a Baltimore-born and bred blues band, will perform at the March 19 grand opening.
For anyone unfamiliar with their music, the band sums up their sound on its Facebook page:
“Imagine Muddy Waters wearing a Bob Marley T-shirt riding on Black Sabbath’s tour bus on their way to a Parliament Funkadelic concert, listening to Sammy Davis Junior on an 8-track tape humming a Run DMC song. That would be close to what the Kelly Bell Band does,” they wrote.
The band’s frontman and namesake, Kelly Bell, said The Recher’s reopening is good news for music lovers.
“The Recher was the cornerstone of great music in Baltimore,” Bell said in a statement. “It’s just like Phat Blues Music. It pays homage to the history, but the new design takes the live music experience to a whole new level. Get ready, the bar is about to get raised!”
The Recher has undergone renovations to uncover some of the building’s original architecture, install a new stage and new hardwood flooring, upgrade its lights, paint, and decorate the walls.
The venue’s reopening struck a chord with Towson native and pop-punk band All Time Low’s lead singer Alex Gaskarth.
“Of all the amazing Baltimore venues we call home, The Recher has been the most near and dear to us,” Gaskarth said in a statement. “The first time we ever saw our band name printed on a ticket was for a show at The Recher. They were a springboard during the early days of our career and allowed us to build something truly meaningful in our hometown. We are so happy and excited to see it make a comeback!”
For more information about upcoming shows at The Recher, visit the venue’s website.
