Lil’ Jon DJs, Chats and Causes Turbulence at Ultrabar DC – PoP TV!
Lil Jon’s return to the booth has been a long time coming. His DJ set at Ultrabar Nightclub in Washington DC was nuts. The Don Julio and Hennessy flowed like the Nile, the girls, well… you can watch the video. DC nightlife was out in full force and loved every minute of it!
In our official interview, we talked with Jon about what The Donald is really like, his son’s future in the music industry and more! We learned that Jon has held nearly every position in the business, from DJ and Artist to A&R, manager, and more! And once you hear him talk you’ll see, he’s one of the more intelligent personalities in the rap game.
Pop Nightlife at Ultrabar happens every Friday. It’s one of the biggest events on Fridays in DC. With 4 floors, 2 mezzanines, 6 bars, VIP and guest list options, it’s no wonder why artists like Chachi, Enferno and Scene continue to return! Check out the event line ups and come out on Saturday for Ladies Night!
Guetta drops Diddy-Dirty Money (Dirty South) + Better off Alone (Laidback Luke)
Some raw footage of DC nightlife going bonkers at Club Glow at Fur Nightclub as David Guetta, who voted the DC party best venue of 2010, drops Alice Deejay – Better Off Alone (Laidback Luke Remix) and mixes it into Diddy – Dirty Money featuring Skylar Grey – Coming Home (Dirty South Remix).
The infamous Alice Deejay was a Dutch EDM group who made it big with their 1999 hit ‘Better off Alone.’ It reached #3 on the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart and #27 on the Billboard Hot 100. Rapper Wiz Khalifa sampled it in his 2008 single ‘Say Yeah’ which goes to show that… well, we’ll let you come to your conclusions.
If anyone could re-vive a hit like that it’s Laidback Luke!
P. Diddy’s foray into dance music was inevitable, although the pairing with Dirty South has been a nice surprise. The original was co-written and co-produced by Jay-Z. Dragan’s Coming Home remix has given the track credibility amongst fans of electronic music.
With David Guetta behind the decks at Club Glow Washington DC, dropping tracks by Luke and Dirty South to the DC nightlife audience only further strengthens dance music’s grasp on the casual club goer and American mainstream crowd.
Avicii: Sat 6/25/11 [Glow at Fur]
GLOW Washington DC presents:
Avicii
Avicii on Facebook
@avicii
Avicii on YouTube
Opening set by Matt Goldman
Saturday June 25, 2011
Fur Nightclub
33 Patterson St NE
Washington D.C., DC
(202) 842-3401
Doors Open at 10pm, Ages 18+
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From: Sweden
Style: Big room, melodic house
Famous Tracks: My Feelings For You, Bromance, Street Dancer, Nadia Ali – Rapture (Avicii Remix), Armin van Buuren – Drowning (Avicii Remix), Robyn – Hang With Me (Avicii Remix), to be honest, everything he touches is pretty much gold
Best Known For: Being one of the youngest, if not the youngest DJ to crack the world’s top 40. Taking the dance music world by storm before he was of legal drinking age in the US.
DJ Mag Rank: 39
It’s Avicii. He’s back. The last time he was in DC, let’s see… there were beach balls flying around, people crowd surfing everywhere and lots and lots of jager. What more do we say, every track the guy makes is a 10. Every time he comes to DC the party is better than the last. We might as well just fill the club with sand, put up some nets and serve pina coladas. The love affair between Tim Bergling and DC nightlife continues.
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PREVIEW #2 Tim Berg – Before This Night Is Through (Bad Things) by AviciiOfficial
PREVIEW Avicii – Nothing Without You (Instrumental Mix) by AviciiOfficial
PREVIEW Tom Hangs ft Shermanology – Blessed (Avicii Edit) by AviciiOfficial
PREVIEW Avicii – Jailbait (Original Mix) by AviciiOfficial
PREVIEW Avicii – Penguin (Original Mix) by AviciiOfficial
PREVIEW Avicii – Sweet Dreams (Swede Dreams Mix) by AviciiOfficial
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Laidback Luke: Thurs 6/23/11 [Glow at Lima]
GLOW Washington DC presents:
Laidback Luke
Laidback Luke on Facebook
@laidbackluke
Laidback Luke on YouTube
Thursday June 23, 2011
Lima Lounge
1401 K Street NW
Washington D.C., DC 20001
(202) 789 2200
Doors Open at 10pm, Ages 18+
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From: Holland
Style: Electro and dutch house with some true hip-hop influence, a little trance 2.0 and a splash of dubstep lately. A style like no other!
Famous Tracks: Get Dumb, Break Down the House, Hey, Blau!, Show Me Love, Leave the World Behind, Till Tonight… every bootleg he’s made is pretty much the sh*t!
Best Known For: Doing a great robot, saluting the crowd, getting the party started.
DJ Mag Rank: 17
There’s an artist album lurking somewhere, and we’re a little angry with Luke for not releasing it yet! Then again, we can’t really complain. The things Laidback Luke is doing behind the decks are just mind bending. He has been able to blend nearly every genre of dance music into a strong flowing set. His crowd interaction is among the best, the beats bang, the energy is there, what more can we say?
Laidback Luke, at #17 in the world, may be one of the most underrated DJs out there!
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Laidback Luke feat. Lady Bee – Mortal Comeback (Original Mix) by LaidbackLuke
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In 2010 Dutch dynamo Laidback Luke is so supercharged and all over your body that it hurts. Blasting your bassbins with blockbuster beats, making your heads spin with his hybrid house styles, even cramping up your hands as you scroll down his discography! Recently, he’s worked with David Guetta, Diplo, A-Trak, Steve Aoki and Lil Jon, and remixed everyone from Black Eyed Peas to Calvin Harris and from Christina Aquilera to Moby. There have been three nominations for Luke in the Beatport Music Awards – and an International Dance Music Award (IDMA) gong in the Best House/Garage Track category for his work on ‘Leave The World Behind’. He’s sold out his own brand Super You&Me parties at Miami WMC. Plus, he’s invited to join Cream for some Super You&Me events at Amnesia in Ibiza. All this while kick-starting a compilation series, with Laidback Luke presents Super You&Me featuring Avicii, via his own label, Mixmash Records, and still finding time to give the next generation of music makers a leg-up through his forum, at www.laidbackluke.com. He’s got over 30,000 followers on Twitter, is sent 12GB+ of promos every week, and boards more than 160 flights per year – without breaking a sweat. Sure his name is Laidback, however when the music’s jumping he’s anything but…
Born in the Philippines, raised in the Netherlands, as a kid Luke loved guitars, graffiti, house and hip-hop, taking the ‘laid back’ tag from Snoop Dogg’s ‘Gin & Juice’. He had a mentor in Dobre (Chocolate Puma) and by 1996 was releasing tracks, remixing for established artists and DJing professionally. He even beat a Dutch DMC champ in battle. His first album came in 1999, and when Virgin locked down ‘Rocking With The Best’, then released his 2002 album, Electronic Satisfaction, his profile really soared. Following this he remixed the likes of Daft Punk, Murk, Oliver Lieb and Tom Stephan, introduced his own label, Mixmash, and went on to hook up with Steve Angello to remix ‘Sexy F**k’ and co-produce ‘Otherwize Then’. He also joined forces with the Swedish House Mafia on ‘Get Dumb’ and signed tracks to Angello’s Size, while ‘Rocking With The Best 2007′ blew up on Mixmash. Around this time his superhero-themed residency – Super You&Me – took off at Amsterdam club Paradiso. It was followed by another epic 12 months that saw Luke release five tracks and 18 remixes, ignite the Stealth Live! CD series with a near perfect club mix, host a weekly show on Radio FG, and perform almost 200 international DJ sets – including a BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix. It was also the year that witnessed him making a massive mark on Ibiza. After performing at all the top clubs, he produced/remixed every track on his Ibiza Closing Party mix for Mixmag and ended 2008 on another high: with ‘Show Me Love’ (by Luke and Steve Angello featuring Robin S), which entered both the Buzz and Cool Cuts Charts, and even reached # 11 in the UK’s official singles chart. Moving into 2009, his collaboration with the Swedish House Mafia on ‘Leave The World Behind’ became an Essential New Tune on Pete Tong’s Miami show and one of Beatport’s best-selling tracks. His Super You&Me party during WMC was also a huge hit, starring Diplo and A-Trak. Consequently Luke and Diplo produced ‘Hey’, which was supported by DJs like Kissy Sell Out on Radio 1. Of course, Luke’s remix skills continued to be in hot demand too, by, among others, David Guetta, Tiësto, Black Eyed Peas, Dizzee Rascal, Depeche Mode and MSTRKRFT. In fact, mash-ups like his remix of the Black Eyed Peas’ ‘I Got A Feeling’ with La Roux’s ‘In For The Kill’, his very own ‘My G*O*D* (My Guns On Demo)’ and Luke and Lee Mortimer’s ‘Blau!’ blitzed the globe from Australia to Ibiza, where he was nominated for best House DJ at the DJ Awards. As a result, he landed a #27 slot in DJ magazine’s Top 100 DJs Poll of 2009.
Performing and producing relentlessly and innovating musically as an artist like nobody else has propelled Luke and his superhuman fusion of hyperdrivehousestep&ghettojacktrancebass to stratospheric new heights over the last couple of years. In 2010, he’s already remixed Wynter Gordon’s ‘Dirty Talk’, as well as Ferry Corsten, Calvin Harris and Moby, and his own projects, like ‘Till Tonight’ feat. Jonathan Mendelsohn, and ‘Turbulence’ by Luke and Steve Aoki feat. Lil Jon, have gone global. So what more can the new decade bring for our r-evolutionary rebel? Well, with the crazy energy that he conveys and the martial arts that he practises, rest assured it will be out of this world. Yes, our fresh-faced superhero has good ‘kung fu’, always keeping an ear to the ground while his creativity rockets skyward. Luke, we salute you!
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Savoy: Sat 6/18/11 [Glow at Fur]
GLOW Washington DC presents:
Savoy on Facebook
@savoyband
Opening Set by
Saturday June 18, 2011
Doors Open at 10pm, Ages 18+
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From:Boulder, CO – Based in Brooklyn
Style: Electro, house, club
Famous Tracks: Automatic, Cougar, Get Static, Free Agent
Best Known For: Finally getting some sleep when they made it to Brooklyn. Rocking out Electric Zoo 2010.
The mile high state is home to Beatport, Beta and a noteworthy electronic dance music community. Among Colorado’s best acts includ Manufactured Superstars and electro/house/dub step act Savoy, now based in Brooklyn. Comprised of 2 deejays and a drummer, Savoy’s approach to electronic music is almost like a Pretty Lights meets Wolfgang Gartner meets Skrillex with a splash of rumbling melodies kind of thing. You should probably check the music tab to see what we mean.
Their performance at Electric Zoo cemented their place in a group of up and coming talent on the cutting edge of dance music.
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Real People (Original Mix) by Savoy
Welcome to Jamrock (SAVOY Ultra Remix) by Savoy
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Thomas Gold: Thurs 6/16/11 [Glow at Lima]
GLOW Washington DC presents:
Thomas Gold on Facebook
@thomasgold
Thomas Gold on YouTube
Opening Set by Matt Goldman
Thursday June 16, 2011
Lima Lounge
1401 K Street NW
Washington D.C., DC 20001
(202) 789 2200
Doors Open at 10pm, Ages 18+
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From: Germany
Style: Gritty big room house w/ melodic texture
Famous Tracks: AGORa, Marsch Marsch, Silence (Niels van Gogh vs. Thomas Gold Remix), all the hot sh*t you hear Steve Angello play that you wish you knew the name of
Best Known For: Breakthrough DJ of the 2010 – Axwell
Named breakthrough DJ of the year by Axwell in the most recent DJ Mag Top 100 poll, Gold is one of the lucky few to be championed by Ax and his fellow Swedish House Mafia Dons. If you take a listen to Gold’s music, you’ll realize you know many of his tracks. All the big dogs spin them, and now we’ve got Gold himself in DC to drop some big room melodic bombs with grit all over Lima Lounge!
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The changing pace at which Thomas Gold’s year has taken shape has been literally breathtaking for the Berlin based artist. Not surprising then that Thomas was quickly snapped up by mammoth recording imprint Toolroom Records, who invited him to join their thoroughbred team of talent; as both a recording artist and resident DJ for their infamous ‘Toolroom Knights’ events alongside the likes of Fedde le Grand and Mark Knight. This strong start hasn’t gone unnoticed on the dancefloor either. 24 months on from breaking through into the international spotlight Thomas has nestled himself into the CD wallets of such luminaries as Axwell, Sebastian Ingrosso, Tiësto, David Guetta, Chuckie, John Dahlbäck and Sander van Doorn, whilst discovering equal support at club level by regularly chalking headlining slots at prestigious venues like Pacha, Privilege and Ministry of Sound.
His year has continued to prevail with similar successes as recent productions like his smash EP ‘Work That / Kananga’ on Toolroom led the download charts for a handful of weeks, before being followed by his collaboration with house supremo Fatboy Slim. Titled ‘Star 69’, the track rapidly ascended the Beatport progressive house chart to claim the #4 spot. His next release saw him teaming up with Italy’s Alex Kenji and resulted in ‘What’s Up’, which released through the legendary Spinnin’ records went onto pick up genre crossing support from the likes of Marco V, Bingo Players, Riley & Durrant, Tocadisco and Robbie Rivera.
Recent months have seen Thomas leading a sleepless existence through a busy production schedule and gruelling tour diary that so far has taken in Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Japan, India, Dubai, Russia, Canada, America and a host of destinations across Europe. This purple patch in his career has seen some of Thomas’ biggest standout releases and projects come to the fore. Such has been the impression of his music of late that many of his recent productions have found themselves being snapped up by the artist labels of Swedish House Mafia’s Steve Angello (SIZE) and Axwell (Axtone). Australia’s leading house star Dirty South also signed Thomas’ new single ‘Areena’, a collaboration with David Tort and David Gausa, to his Phazing Recordings imprint. However, it is perhaps his third release on Toolroom Records that is causing the most stir among his fans. With a familiar cymbal and snare drum combination creating an hypnotic marching beat, ‘Marsch Marsch’ is an unusual yet arresting track that delivers with a killer piano melody – which explains the reason it has been one of the biggest tracks bubbling in his sets for the last few weeks.
On reflection all this recent success had to stem from somewhere and that point of origin was when Thomas was a curious 7 years old. Taught to play the electronic organ as a child, Thomas soon found interest in digital synthesizers and from here his passion soared. Aged 15 he purchased his first ever piece of studio equipment – a Yamaha DX-11 synthesizer – and has not looked back since.
In three short years Thomas Gold has built an impressive back catalogue. On top of a solo releases, his remix work has been so successful that today his credits read like the who’s who of the global dance scene with names such as David Guetta, Fergie feat. LMFAO, David Tort, Norman Doray, Erick Morillo and Paul van Dyk to his repertoire.
Soaring high with his music has led to further more successes with Beatport; who in 2009 nominated him in their ‘Best Progressive House artist’ category. He eventually went on to win the coveted award for ‘Best Progressive House Track’ for his remix of Delerium ‘Silence’.
The magic you hear in his productions is just as evident in his DJ sets. With a sound that is just at home in the big room environment of a festival or dance arena, as it is in the more personal surroundings of club lands grittier underground settings. It is little wonder then that Thomas’ diary is one that has already taken in many of the world’s best venues such from Mansion and Cameo Miami to Space and current World #1 club Sankeys in Manchester, whilst touring has seen him circumnavigated the planet with rousing appearances throughout Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East and North and South America.
Thomas Gold is definitely THE name to look out for in 2011!
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Thomas Gold – AGORa (Edit) [Size] by Thomas Gold
THOMAS GOLD – Miami Promo Mix 2011 by Thomas Gold
Jes – Awaken (Thomas Gold Remix) [Black Hole] – preview by Thomas Gold
Moguai – We Want Your Soul (Thomas Gold Mix) [Size] – preview by Thomas Gold
Static Revenger & Richard Vission feat. Luciana – I Like That (Thomas Gold Dub) [Toolroom] preview by Thomas Gold
David Tort, Thomas Gold, David Gausa – Areena (preview) [Phazing] by Thomas Gold
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Above & Beyond w/ Jaytech: Sat 6/11/11 [Glow at Fur]
GLOW Washington DC presents:
Above & Beyond
A&B on Facebook
@aboveandbeyond
A&B on YouTube
Jaytech
Jaytech on Facebook
@jaytechmusic
Saturday June 11, 2011
Fur Nightclub
33 Patterson St NE
Washington D.C., DC
(202) 842-3401
Doors Open at 10pm, Ages 18+
You can download a free track and sneak preview of Above and Beyond’s new album, Group Therapy. All you have to do is share. Learn More…
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From: A&B – London | Jaytech – Australia
Style: A&B – Trance in Your Pants! | Jaytech – Progressive, the real kind of progressive
Famous Tracks: This could take a while… A&B – Alone Tonight, Can’t Sleep, Lonely Girl, On A Good Day, No One On Earth, Miracle, Satellite, Home, Air for Life, Sirens of the Sea, we could do this all night | Jaytech – Pyramid, Milano, Solero, Pepes Garden
Best Known For: Above & Beyond – Being one of the most celebrated trance acts of the last decade. Their radio show, Trance Around the World | Jaytech – Leading the progressive sounds of A&B’s Anjunadeep label.
DJ Mag Rank: A&B – 5
We don’t need to sell Above & Beyond to you. You should already know their legacy. Their self-proclaimed ‘trance in your pants’ style is full of melodic, uplifting, euphoric trance with vocals that fans across the world belt out each and every day. Every track they make becomes a top club hit. Their Anjuna label family is a leader in dance music.
Under the Anjunabeats label exists Anjunadeep, whose focus is on the progressive side of dance music. At the top of the Anjunadeep roster sits Jaytech, whose tracks have been played by everyone across all genres of EDM, from Armin van Buuren to Sasha and even Desyn Masiello! There’s nothing we love more than when the top DJs in the world bring more top DJs with them!
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Above & Beyond
Jaytech
In a world awash with carbon copy producers, 25-year-old James Cayzer aka Jaytech is a bright exception. Classically trained as a pianist and a perfectionist when it comes to programming, his unique blends of deep melodies and sunny electronic grooves are equally at home in the DJ sets of Sasha or Desyn Masiello as they are in the stadium headlining appearances of Above & Beyond.
Despite his relative youth, Jaytech’s prodigious creativity and prolific work rate (he started producing at just 14 and released his first track at 16) have seen him rise up as the most consistent artist on the popular Anjunadeep imprint — even releasing the label’s first full artist album through 2008’s ‘Everything Is Ok’ (“Lush, melodic and soaked in electronic groove – a crossover gem” **** -DJ Magazine), and hitting number one in the iTunes dance chart with his Anjunadeep 02 mix compilation in 2010. (“Compilation of the month **** -Mixmag.)
Cementing his position as one of the leading lights within deep, uplifting electronic music, Jaytech’s monthly mix show ‘Jaytech Music’ now airs on radio stations across the globe and is downloaded by thousands as a monthly podcast. A window into his sound, it’s also the best place to hear Jaytech’s upcoming personal productions before anyone else.
Long chosen as the warm-up DJ of choice for Above & Beyond, Jaytech is now taking off as a headline DJ in his own right. Chosen to headline the Anjunadeep room for the label’s flagship party at the Miami WMC, he remains the number one headline DJ within the core Anjunadeep family.
February 2011 sees the release of Jaytech’s most promising mix work to date. Anjunadeep 03 is the latest annual label collection and features 29 largely unreleased tracks that range from deep, dark and hypnotic techno sounds to upbeat, uplifting electronic house grooves.
Proof of his rising stock behind the turntables, a packed DJ diary has recently taken in dates at Ibiza’s Amnesia, London’s Brixton Academy and Japan’s world-famous Womb. In the past year he has also traveled the vast corners of his Australian homeland with the Future Music Festival and taken his uplifting and perfectly paced sound on tour in America — more recently with Above & Beyond for their TATW350 event in Los Angeles, where his set was broadcast live across the globe to a listen-in audience of 30 million.
Often uplifting but never obvious, Jaytech is a force on an unstoppable rise right now. And his journey is only just beginning.
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Above & Beyond & Gareth Emery pres. OceanLab – On A Good Day (Metropolis) [Extended Mix] by aboveandbeyond
Above & Beyond pres. OceanLab – Satellite (Original Above & Beyond Mix) by aboveandbeyond
Above & Beyond pres. OceanLab – Sirens Of The Sea (Above & Beyond Club Mix) by aboveandbeyond
Above & Beyond pres. OceanLab – Sky Falls Down (Original Mix) by aboveandbeyond
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Lil Jon Takes Over Control at Ultrabar
Lil’ Jon blew the roof off Ultrabar DC! WHAAAAT?!??! We said… LIL JON BLEW THE ROOF OFF ULTRABAR DC!!! huh??? YEEAAAHHH!! After a 20 year hiatus the King of Crunk has returned to his first passion, DJing!! Here he drops smash Dutch house hit Take Over Control by Afrojack and Eva Simons.
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DJ Geometrix: Fri 3/25 [Pop at Ultrabar]
Pop Nightlife DC presents:
DJ Geometrix
Panorama Productions
Friday, March 25
Ultrabar Nightclub
911 F Street NW
Washington DC 20004
Doors Open at 9pm | Ages 18+
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DC CLUBS – Your favorite DC nightlife resident, DJ Geometrix, is dropping an extended set on March 25 at Ultrabar. Known for his smooth mixing and ability to blend pop, dance and hip-hop, Geo knows better than anyone how to get DC nightlife popping.
He has performed with the best in the industry including Diddy, Fat Joe and DMC champions Craze and A-Trak. Geometrix himself made the finals of the US DMC DJ competition!
The Washington Post said “…There isn’t a hotter jock on Washington DC’s party circuit than DJ Geometrix. There’s nothing to gripe about when Geo is on the wheels, as he’s a smooth operating Cuisinart when dicing together urban hits, dancehall and retro jams…”
His resume includes events for Mountain Dew, Royal Caribbean International and Red Bull. His recent remixes of Mike Posner, Britney Spears and David Guetta ft. Rihanna have been lighting up the internet mixtape scene!
He is the master of DC clubs, and he shows his stuff with an extended set at Ultrabar!
Mike Posner – Bow Chicka Wow Wow (DJ Geometrix Remix) by DJ Geometrix
Rihanna – Who’s That Chick (DJ Geometrix Remix) by DJ Geometrix
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Pop Dance, Pop House
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Latin Music, Reggaeton, etc.
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The Experts Have Decided: DC Nightlife’s 10 Hottest Clubs
Washington DC nightclubs, bars and lounges are a playground for recording artists, politicians, students, athletes, tourists and more. Overshadowed by destinations like NY, LA and Miami, it’s easy to see how DC nightlife has flown under the radar. However, many of the world’s biggest names party in and return to The District.
We’ve popped bottles with Drake, done shots with FC Barcelona, had David Guetta name Glow the best party in the world, gotten ‘Lost’ with Miles and Frank Lapidus, done happy hour with Donald Rumsfeld, the list goes on. With the third largest college population in the nation, the DC crowd knows how to get down.
In no particular order:
Echostage is an all-purpose concert venue built to host large-scale productions. The venue is one massive room with elongated bars, VIP mezzanines, a photo pit, etc. Everything you would expect at a live venue. It’s the largest nightlife concert hall in DC.
With its doors opening in September 2012, the Echostage schedule has already featured the top 3 DJs in the world in Armin van Buuren, Tiesto and Avicii as well as Hip-Hop and Dancehall stars Big Sean and Beenie Man.
See our complete overview of Echostage
Minted in the fourth quarter of 2010, Barcode is a venue that moves with the customer. A typical day goes something like lunch, happy hour, dinner, party. The kitchen is open every day until midnight and features trusted American classics with a twist. The bar features extensive beer and wine menus as well as specialty drinks balancing homemade syrups, fresh citrus and floral essences. Barcode is geared towards young professionals (and older) who aren’t quite ready to let go of the care-free life.
See our complete overview of Barcode
U-Hall, as it is affectionately know, is an underground DJ and concert venue that focuses on the music. No bottle service, no state of the art light system, no bells, no whistles. The sound system is one of the best in DC nightlife. Featuring DJ acts in the evening spinning techno, dubstep, moombahton and underground house; and live acts early doing indy, punk, samba, rap, big band and more; U-Hall caters to the ‘be yourself and let loose’ kind of crowd.
See our complete overview of U-Hall
Named after Napoleon’s wife, Josephine is a study in VIP grandeur. The K-Street hot spot’s pampered party-goers enjoy first-class table service, the infamous Pit (a sunken dance-floor with VIP tables lining the edges) as well as the Gold Room in the back.
Whether it’s a Latin, Nightlife Industry, Hip-Hop or EDM crowd, one thing is certain – the people look good and the liquor flows like water.
See our complete overview of Josephine
Public is the king of DC sports bars. The former club Five space has been artfully transformed to a sports lover’s paradise. With a reckless amount of TV’s, projectors and various floors, Public is the choice to watch NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, boxing, UFC and NCAA events.
It’s also a great place to go out too, with DJ’s spinning dance and top 40 long after the game has ended. Hungry? Public offers a varied menu and a great selection of beer, plus a monthly rotation of 4 new regional beers on draft.
Combine all that with a great rooftop patio, and you have a bar heavyweight! There’s no way that your group won’t have a good time; day or night.
See our complete overview of Public
The 9:30 Club has long been a staple of DC nightlife, opening its doors to the public in 1980. Historically a rock venue, the 9:30 Club has featured plenty of legendary acts over the years, including Bob Dylan, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, and the Beastie Boys.
Recent acts include Passion Pit, Major Lazer, Rusko and more.
See our complete overview of 9:30 Club
A hot choice amongst the DC club crowd. Catering to the higher-end of the 21-30 crowd, Eden has a reputation for excellent table service and quality music.
The most popular spot in Eden is the rooftop. Featuring a massive LED-faced DJ booth at the head of the space, a long bar running the length of the room, heaters in the winter and high-demand VIP tables, Eden’s outdoor rooftop is one of the hottest spots in DC.
See our complete overview of Eden
The Park is a stylish, four-story restaurant and lounge where you can relish in the latest Americana fare prepared in view in the signature, open-concept kitchen on the first floor. Their happy hour starts early and the venue stays packed well into the evening.
Political movers and shakers, renowned celebrities and high-profile sports figures have all made appearances at Park.
See our complete overview of The Park
Ultrabar is one of DC’s most-frequented clubs week in and week out. With four floors, six bars, two mezzanines and 4 DJs; it’s no wonder the line is known to extend down the block and around the corner!
Free entry passes, a multitude of bottle service options, an intimate lower-level lounge and great drink specials make Ultrabar arguably DC’s #1 ‘party club.’
See our complete overview of Ultrabar Nightclub
Cities is a restaurant/lounge that turns into an upscale nightlife hangout during the evening. To some the crowd may seem pretentious, though others would argue they’re simply people who enjoy being seen enjoying the high life. Regardless, Cities is one of DC’s hot spots.
The food is good, the concept is admirable and the setting extremely comfortable.
See our complete overview of Cities
Do you agree the above mentioned venues are the best in DC nightlife? Let us know what your favorite DC nightlife destinations are! Please leave your comments below.
