PALM, which stands for Pretty Awesome Live Music, opened this month at the former Social Pub at 25 E. Cross St. in Federal Hill. The building is owned by MaGerks owners Jaclyn and Paul Dolaway. Alexandra Wilde is the concept creator and general manager.
Wilde was inspired by Nashville music bars as well as New York City punk rock bar CBGB, which was featured on a Netflix documentary. PALM will eventually have a Nashville-inspired when the kitchen opens in the coming months and there is a CBGB-inspired mural on the second floor.
PALM is currently open Fridays and Saturdays from 5pm to 2am, but it will go to its regular schedule of Tuesday to Sunday from 5pm to 2am in the coming weeks.
PALM will host live bands every night it is open. Its lineup will likely be country music night on Tuesdays, open mic night on Wednesdays, Mallow Hill performing on Thursdays, and multiple musical acts on weekends.
Wilde said she is hoping to bring a bigger music scene to Federal Hill and prevent locals from having to go to Fells Point to hear live performances.
A new sound system was installed at PALM by Matt Bittman. Wilde and her team remodeled the two-story space with new murals, lighting, and a refinished bar. Wilde said she invites customers to bring stickers to place all over the bar.
The stage at PALM will be to the right as patrons enter the front door with bands’ backs facing large windows.
The menu at PALM, which will debut in the coming months, will feature Nashville favorites such as Nashville Hot Chicken, mac and cheese, and fried green tomatoes. It will utilize the wood-fired pizza oven from Social to make wood-fired wings, nachos, and corn bread. PALM will not serve pizzas.
PALM currently has partnerships with Pizza Di Joey and Dough Boy Fresh to offer food to patrons.
The bar menu has 16 draft beers, with a focus on local brews, and mixed drinks. There is also a boilermaker beer and shot menu.
Photos courtesy of PALM
The CBGB-inspired mural
via https://www.southbmore.com/2022/03/22/nashville-inspired-music-bar-palm-opens-in-federal-hill/
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