Photostory: A weekend of live music in Baltimore

Pearl’s vocalist Sienna in the crowd at Le Mondo during their set. Credit: Valerie Paulsgrove

Corynne, bassist and vocalist of Natural Velvet, onstage at the Current Space. Credit: Valerie Paulsgrove

A fan headbanging during Pearl’s set at Le Mondo. Credit: Valerie Paulsgrove Credit: Valerie Paulsgrove

Onstage at Le Mondo, the guitarist of T.A.T during their set with Father Sokka. Credit: Valerie Paulsgrove

Friends Nacir (left) and Nymph (right) outside of Le Mondo after Saturday’s last Subscape set. Credit: Valerie Paulsgrove

Audience members wave fans at Pinkshift guitarist Paul to help cool him down in the very hot venue. Credit: Valerie Paulsgrove

Combat performing at Le Mondo on Friday night. Credit: Valerie Paulsgrove

Cryptid Summer onstage at the Current Space during Subscape 2026. Credit: Valerie Paulsgrove

Best friends April and Madie, who came to Subscape together, in front of a mural on Howard Street. Credit: Valerie Paulsgrove

Alex Silva at Current Space on Saturday during Subscape. Credit: Valerie Paulsgrove

Vocalist Landis Expandis and bassist Paul of F City at Current Space. Credit: Valerie Paulsgrove

Festival attendees sit in front of the stage enjoying the music performances at Love Groove. Credit: Jeremy Collins

Festivalgoer Samuel Cornish dances to Baltimore Club music during the Love Groove Festival. Credit: Jeremy Collins

Love Groove attendees dance to “Jerusalema.” Credit: Jeremy Collins

Love Groove attendees dance to “Jerusalema.” Credit: Jeremy Collins

Festival photographer Darrius Fox does double dutch with JUMP Maryland, an organization dedicated to the preservation of double dutch culture at the Love Groove Festival. Credit: Jeremy Collins

A festivalgoer hula hoops in the crowd of people. Credit: Jeremy Collins

Baltimore artist Khalil McFarlane, one of the several artists featured at the festival, does a live painting at the Love Groove Festival. Credit: Jeremy Collins