Monument City Brewing Company — Restaurant in Baltimore

Negative 5 stars are deserving here. I was very disappointed to find out that the not so Monumental Brewing Company cancelled a long-planned concert performance by Modern Fuzz during their sound check!!!! Myself and several other fans were enroute to the venue when we found out that it was cancelled without advanced notice. Modern fuzz is a band that routinely draws a loyal fan base exceeding over 100. The band was ready, unfortunately management was not for a show booked in May for a September performance.

To have the band told at sound check that their music does not fit the genre that they want for their patrons is narrow minded and shortsighted. Perhaps if your patrons had the chance to listen to them beyond a five-minute sound check I am sure they would have been impressed, unfortunately, we will never know. This venue needs to understand the need for diversity in music and allow their patrons to decide if a band should stay and play, instead of the opinion of one person.

Today we have these amazing tools (Google) that allow you to plan and organize events such as these. Had you taken the initiative to perform a Google search in advance, you would have seen they are on Spotify, Bandcamp, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Apple music. By clicking on any of these links you would have gotten a better understanding of who they are and what kind of music they play.

Sadly, in this case not only do the fans of Modern Fuzz suffer from a missed performance, but the city of Baltimore suffers from the economic impact of lost revenue on the sale of gas, food, beverages and...

What a HUGE disappointment to find out at the very last minute that Modern Fuzz was cancelled on Friday night, 9/13/24. Many Fans, friends, families and co-workers were in route and some had already arrived to see an awesome show to be performed by Modern Fuzz at this brewery. This show was booked for months. Modern fuzz was to play from 7pm -9pm, however, management cancelled the band minutes before performing. Modern Fuzz had already setup all of the equipment and had a sound check. (Who cancels a band minutes before performing)!!!!?????? NOT NICE!! Very UNPROFESSIONAL!! A lot of effort, planning and work goes into preparing for a show!!! This bar lacks the ability to properly book events! Modern Fuzz is a very talented progressive rock metal band with 2 albums released and a 3rd in the works. Anyone can find their music on Spotify, ITunes, BandCamp, YouTube, etc…. to listen to their music. So….. it should not be a surprise to a beer drinking establishment the genre of music Modern Fuzz plays. Modern Fuzz is an elite technical instrumental band listened to by thousands in the US and around the world. What a missed revenue opportunity for this brewery. Very poor management decision. Modern Fuzz has a very loyal Fan base!! Their Fans will never patronize this establishment who is not inclusive. The patrons and management etc… would have witnessed greatness!!! Modern Fuzz Fans-Look forward to the next show to be at a...

Musicians, I do not recommend performing here. Or, at the least, ask the owner/event coordinator what the expectations for the evening are before confirming a show here. My band, after setting up and soundchecking, was told to go home because "there's a genre discrepancy."

For context, I play in a progressive rock and metal band...so I'm not sure why they hired us for the night knowing what our style of music is. We were not told that we were supposed to play background music for the evening.

But the management needs to communicate with performers more clearly and set expectations before more musicians waste hours and hours of hard work. Also, the owner or event coordinator should have taken responsibility for the situation and spoken to us directly. He used the poor sound guy as the middleman.

FWIW, the sound guy and the bar staff all seemed sweet, the venue is quaint and clean, and we were compensated...