Just under one month ago, Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland hosted the two-day Moonrise Festival event where thousands of attendees partied with the likes of headliners Bassnectar and Kaskade, as well as a who’s who of dance at the moment including trap stars Carnage and Bro Safari, UK dubstepper and heavy bass don Rusko, rappers A$AP Ferg and Waka Flocka Flame, established producers like Sander van Doorn and Tommy Trash and rising stars including Adventure Club.

Of the thousands, it’s entirely possible that there were those of you for whom this was your first live experience with EDM, or you brought someone to the event for their first live experience with dance culture. Well, either if you want to go back but haven’t a clue of when or where to go, or if wanting more reasons to drag your new-to-EDM friends out of the house, here are five reasons to keep partying in DC following the Moonrise Festival.

Partying in DC is safer than ever before

Not only did Moonrise Festival successfully launch itself, it also went off without any unfortunate mishaps, drug-related or otherwise. 2014 has been a difficult year for American concerts and festivals to emerge without significant issues, and Moonrise may have actually been the first to actually showcase the benefits of an EDM fanbase that is smarter to danger and generally more aware of safety than ever before. While this is arguably far from the “PLUR” generation, Moonrise did showcase that the DC area may be the first to truly adopt a safe, yet still spectacular EDM culture overall.

You can have your mind blown in the club, too

For many, Moonrise Festival was the first opportunity that many have had to experience the full-scale excitement and much-discussed mind-blowing experience of live EDM. The experiences associated with seeing and hearing live sets from names like Bassnectar and Kaskade likely resonated with those outside of the world of dance music with the same level of shock, wonder and awe and rarity reserved for observing fireworks on the fourth of July or theoretically seeing a unicorn.

However, now that you’ve done this, definitely realize that EDM is not just a series of massive live events played by the same artists on a yearly basis. There’s a club element to this, too, and between Echostage and Ultrabar, to even smaller locales like Flash, or even Kabin, DJs that play these events oftentimes can be seen and their tracks can be heard in these venues, too. And yes, while you’re not going to get the feeling of tens of thousands of others losing their minds, at Echostage you’ll likely get similar production value and epic nature, Ultrabar will give you the ambiance, while smaller nightclub spaces will give you an intense and more personalized experience with your favorite DJ or favorite track.

If you loved that bass, then attend November 7th’s MEGA Massive at Echostage

If having never been aware of it before, the effects of listening to bass music and high volume and frequency are profound and life-changing. Bro Safari, Carnage and DJ Snake were at Moonrise. Also at Moonrise and returning to the Nation’s Capital on November 7^th for MEGA Massive are Keys N Krates and Zed’s Dead. If looking to continue your love affair with low-end frequencies, this is the best place to do so in the DC Metropolitan area this fall/winter.

There’s more EDM being played in more places these days than ever before

It’s pretty difficult to head out these days to any nightspot and not hear pulse pounding electronic tracks with a danceable beat. EDM is ruling the mainstream, so if motivated from Moonrise, it’s definitely worth your time to get out and about in the DC area to experience more. If looking for a premium experience, DC has a plethora, actually all within a walkable distance of each other in downtown DC. On Northwest DC’s I Street, there’s Opera on 14^th and Eden on 17^th, alongside Lima on 14^th and K, Barcode on 17^th and L. All of these clubs feature skilled local DJs as well as frequent national (and sometimes global) guests behind the decks as well.

DC has a talented array of locals to follow, too

Names like Des McMahon, the Beltway Banditz and RaceCarBed all appeared at Moonrise. If needing a reason to head into the club, supporting the work of talented local DJs and producers is worth your time and energy. In many cases these names, alongside more established veteran talent like Roberto Gonzales have a history of holding down a room as a top-billed talent themselves, or oftentimes as nationally well-respected support for dance-as-pop stars of the moment who are on tour through Washington, DC.