Washington DC - Nightlife - Live Music

1219 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington DC 20036
202-466-7529

Midtown Loft

Dream of owning your own loft in the upper 800K's? The kind with bare brick walls, high ceilings, multiple plasma screens and a sound system that plays your very own infinite playlist that jumps f... read more

1824 Half St. SW, Washington DC 20024
202-863-8670

Ziegfield's & Secrets

Washington's gay grandfather wakes up from a three-year coma, ready to party. Front club Ziegfield's brings the best of old-school cabaret in starlit warehouse with wooden floors. Glitter follows ... read more

2009 14th St. NW, Washington DC 20009
202-232-2156

The Gibson

Old-timey speakeasy trend shimmies on down to U street with lights so low everyone looks dashing, mysterious. Sizzle of dripping candle wax and the smart chatter of smart alcohol amid hidden booths... read more

1208 U St. NW, Washington DC 20009
202-986-9400

Indulj

African-American post-bling cool reclaims a happening piece of U Street. (Not that DC ever feels segregated or nothing.) Clean and luscious spaces, sleek wood floors, glossy black bar, couche... read more

1025 31st St. NW, Washington DC 20007
202-339-0555

Zenobia

Deadbeat hookah bar down by the riverside. For Georgetown, intrepid stab at bohemia. Books galore flung down a long, dark hallway. Backyard patio opens to glass ceilings, sparkling white lights, an... read more

1415 P St. NW, Washington DC 20005
202-483-3971

New Vegas Lounge

Marvin Gaye gets embalmed, propped up in lifelike pose for tourist pics. Tumbledown eyesore is comforting among the rising sea of steel and glass on P Street. Bleak façade proudly wears th... read more

1222 First St. NE, Washington DC 20002
202-271.1171

Ibiza

Honestly, lame name dance club underwhelms–consider yourself warned. She's got chipped nails and her hot pink bra strap is showing. Wins honorable mention for one reason only: stellar "Glow... read more

1350 Okie St.. NE, Washington DC 20002
202-636-9030

Love

Where is the love? Waiting in line to enter a four-story windowless warehouse. A-list rap starz take the stage, skimpiest female backup line ever. Glam parties for Washington big shots and the b... read more

1353 H St. NE, Washington DC 20002
202-388-ROCK

Rock & Roll Hotel

Go figure, the capital's got a wild west saloon in Northeast. Main floor music stage a church for Myspace addicts, toe-tapping waifs who maybe cut their own hair. Upstairs bar the quintessence o... read more

1210 H St. NW, Washington DC 20002
202-398-7469

Palace of Wonders

The freaks come out at night, but face it honey, you're a freak show, too. Sexy three-ring circus happens on a stage the size of a New York City bathroom. Midnight sideshows induce laughter, winci... read more

1212 H St. NE, Washington DC 20002
202-399-3201

Red and Black

The devil went down to Georgia and kept going all the way to Louisiana. Red pepper bar food hints at Cajun vibe but it's the earnest indie groupies that bring tears to your eyes. Out of the mouth... read more

1940 9th St. NW, Washington DC 20001
202-483-5000

DC9

Anti-gentrification holdout spills rock rhythms onto the streets of Shaw and into the hearts of discretely tattooed good girls who keep celebrating their twenty-ninth. Traditional DC row hous... read more

2463 18th St. NW, Washington DC 20009
202-667-0088

Bossa

Bob Marley goes to rehab and gets a master's degree. One world ethic now played out among patterned wall swatches and photo art ripped from early 90's Benetton catalogue. Bathrooms built from old... read more

1214 18th St. NW, Washington DC 20036
202-785-2922

Andalu

Enter one of three doors. The two others lead to mild hangovers, this one takes you underground. Exotic east murmured in wood panels, velvet curtains, and goliath silk couches. Drinkable bar dis... read more

1811 14th St. NW, Washington DC 20009
202-667-4490

Black Cat

DC’s most established disestablishment is a bumper sticker on every made-it band’s amp box. The not-yet-made-its, too. Sunbeams fail to penetrate black boarded windows drawi... read more

815 V St. NW, Washington DC 20001
202-265-0930

9:30 Club

Big crowds for big names. Monthly line-ups read like Rolling Stones’ table of contents: it bands and bands that make you feel old. Warehouse acoustics cancels conversation but grungy ba... read more

2401 Pennsylvania Ave., Washington DC 20037
202-292-4067

McFadden's

Make your way past the grumpy doorman and find yourself in an Animal House haven. Three dollar Miller Lites add fuel to the fire. Eye of the Tiger blaring on the juke helps too. Plan on having mult... read more

2461 18th St. NW, Washington DC 20009
202-667-5370

Madam's Organ

Iconic boobs are the Eiffel tower of Adams Morgan. Everyone has to see it, the intrepid step inside. Kitchen strives to be the Missouri truck stop counter that union leaders pine for. Chicken fri... read more

1212 18th St. NW, Washington DC 20036
202-466-3922

Eighteenth Street Lounge

Washington music parlor attains cool creds on par with Paris, London, New York. Plush velvet, varnished wood, roaring fireplaces, and effortless style mean you've arrived without even trying. Exc... read more