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=> GENERAL DISCUSSION => Topic started by: lilbitoasis on August 24, 2004, 11:18:00 am
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I've been searching endlessly for a place to go to this saturday for my friends bday. Does anyone have any suggestions for any places in DC or metro md/va? Looking for a place playing music like Local 16 during the week or Black Cat's bar. I'm starting to believe another place doesnt exist!
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what about the velvet lounge? great atmosphere and usually decent local bands.
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What's wrong with just hanging out in the Red Room?
Maybe DC9 or St. Ex?
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I was thinking that in the back of my head, but ive never been. Is there a place to go w/o paying the cover? He doesnt so much want to see the band as much as just hearing it in the background so we can all talk, you know?
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You don't have to pay to enter the downstairs bar at either the Velvet or DC9. The Pharmacy Bar in Adams Morgan has an incredible jukebox.
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I go to the Red Room at Black Cat all the time so I was just hoping to switch it up a little, thats the backup plan though. What is St Ex like on Saturday? They say they always have DJ's spinning but they dont do a lot to tell you what kind of music. Whats DC9 like?
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Originally posted by lilbitoasis:
I was thinking that in the back of my head, but ive never been. Is there a place to go w/o paying the cover? He doesnt so much want to see the band as much as just hearing it in the background so we can all talk, you know?
Oh no. Don't be one of those people who go to a show to talk. Don't do it. Just chill on a sofa in the Red Room and dump money into the jukebox. Especially not this Saturday when Bad Wizard are playing!
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Haha no i wasnt planning on talking over a band! Jukeboxes are fine, I just dont wanna have to dump all my $ into it to prevent other people from playing crap songs all night though (why i like the Red Room).
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DC9 is where I'd go. Good drink selection, nice downstairs for sitting around, and no cover.
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I go to St. Ex to "switch it up" and always have a good time, the rotation of DJs keeps it fresh and they all play a variety from britpop to funk to old school.. And there's no cover, and you also have the choice of two bars, although downstairs is my preference since it's the club area.
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DC9 (upstairs or down, which is cool -- upstairs louder DJ music, but pretty cool alternative stuff, and downstairs is more mellow, straightforward bar; cool thing is you can do both depending on your vibe or if the energy changes during the evening)
St. Ex (if you want the DJ scene, but on a saturday it can be really crowded downstairs)
Pharmacy Bar (has a great feel & vibe, really good jukebox, great bartenders -- feels like a bar on the Lower East Side...).
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unless you're into hip-hop, you probably don't want to do st.-ex this saturday (no disrespect to dave. he's a great dj.)
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Pardon my ignorance, but where is St. Ex? I tried a web search but "st. ex dc" doesn't exactly produce a plethora of quality results.
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Originally posted by elj:
Pardon my ignorance, but where is St. Ex? I tried a web search but "st. ex dc" doesn't exactly produce a plethora of quality results.
Café Saint-Ex (http://www.saint-ex.com/home.html)
It's up the street from the Black Cat, at 14th and T.
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suburbanite alert
Originally posted by elj:
Pardon my ignorance, but where is St. Ex? I tried a web search but "st. ex dc" doesn't exactly produce a plethora of quality results.
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Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
suburbanite alert
Your system is faulty. Your "Richmonder Radar" should have went off, not your suburbanite alert.
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Aren't you a suburbanite Rhett?
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Hell yeah. I wasn't being disparaging, just truthful.
Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
Aren't you a suburbanite Rhett?
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Yeah, Saint Ex, DC9, Velvet and BC Red Room are great, but there's unfortunately not alot of other options aside from those. But to add, Staccato in Adams Morgan is usually cool, as you can sit upstairs and talk and hear the music from a balcony while playing connect four :)
If you don't mind metro-ing it to Arlington, there are two good bands playing at Rhodeside Grill Saturday night. You can play pool & fooseball, and are able to get back by the bar and talk where you can hear each other and have the band as background music. Even though it's not in DC, it's still pretty "hip" and not way out in the burbs or anything. There's also an upstairs that is a nice bar/restaurant. Here's the info for that:
http://www.rhodesidegrill.com/ (http://www.rhodesidegrill.com/)
Saturday
8/28/04 Rhodeside Grill
Honeychuck http://www.honeychuck.com (http://www.honeychuck.com)
with Motive (formerly MP2) http://mp2music.com/ (http://mp2music.com/)
Arlington, VA 10pm
21+, $5
Oh yeah, I'm biased about the bands being good, though, because I'm in one of them. So, you may not want to take my word for that. :D
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How about The Big Hunt? Not as hip as the other suggestions, but they have 2 decent jukeboxes and lots of beers to choose from. Half a block to the Metro.
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I love the Big Hunt. Get there about 8, so that when they open the doors to the second room you can get in fast and grab a good table while loading up the jukebox. My fave jukebox in town, just 'cuz I've had such good times there (and it's *very* Bags friendly)....
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DC9 is good and usually not oppressively crowded... St Ex is nice in concept but is much too trendoid-infested.
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The place to check out is Tonic on Mt. Pleasent St. Great jukebox, nice lower level bar, good food upstaris.
Tonic.
check it out.
Better jukebox than Black Cat.
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Iota is pretty cool to have out at... Great service and a slightly upscale, but not too upscale atomosphere.
and the Galaxy Hut isn't too bad, but be prepared to deal with the indier than thour snotage. One of the bar tenders there is a prick, when he didn't get tipped once, after many consecutive tippings, he felt inclined to tell my friend that he doesn't make commissions off of beer sales. I haven't been back sense, but I have seen some pretty sweet and FREE shows there.