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930 Night Club
Location: Washington
Locals agree -- with little dispute -- that the 9:30 Club is the king of DC music venues. The 9:30 Club is performance central, where m...
Read More | Rate & Write a ReviewBirchmere
Location: Alexandria
Without its marquee, you might not notice the Birchmere inside this industrial building on Mount Vernon Avenue, and if you were looking for glamour...
Read More | Rate & Write a ReviewBlack Cat Bookings
Location: Washington
When Black Cat opened its doors in 1993, it helped usher in the "new" U Street. Located on 14th a couple of blocks from U, the Cat quickly ...
Read More | Rate & Write a ReviewBlues Alley
Location: Washington
Blues Alley is Washington's legendary venue for live jazz -- not blues, as the name suggests. For the past four decades, this Georgetown supper...
Read More | Rate & Write a ReviewDC9
Location: Washington
Careful attention to design, tasteful offset lighting and crisp cocktails aren't usually found in the same room as three-chord punk rock. DC9, howe...
Read More | Rate & Write a ReviewIota Club & Cafe
Location: Arlington
Whether you're angling for an ambience that's fairly low key or desperately seeking a stage where you can wail on your electric guitar, the Iota Cl...
Read More | Rate & Write a ReviewJammin Java
Location: Vienna
Folk music in a strip mall? Sounds like something of an oxymoron, what with anti-establishment being the creed of so many singer-songwriters ...
Read More | Rate & Write a ReviewRed & the Black
Location: Washington
Satisfy your craving for Southern hospitality and New Orleans-style cooking at The Red and The Black, one of the latest additions to Northeast's 'A...
Read More | Rate & Write a ReviewState Theatre
Location: Falls Church
An artfully refurbished 1935 art deco cinema in Falls Church, the State Theatre features live blues, reggae, jazz and jam bands nearly every night ...
Read More | Rate & Write a ReviewTwins Jazz
Location: Washington
Avant-garde artists, minor legends and the best of the local scene regularly take the cramped stage at Twins Jazz, one rickety flight of steps abov...
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