DC Area Nightlife, Entertainment and Recreation
“A good party [requires] great people with the same energy, vibe and purpose – to dance like nobody’s watching.” For DC, DJ vAnniety Kills has found creating that vibe has been not just the goal of the past three years, but for most of her entire life. Born Annie Nguyen, her undergraduate years at Virginia… read more »
Meet “Party Boy” DJ Chris Styles “I never had a certain goal when I started DJing, but I knew I wanted to make an impact.” From 11 years as a fixture at DC Metropolitan area top 40 station WIHT-FM, “Hot 99.5,” to now working with 95.5 FM – WPGC, as well as Sirius XM Satellite… read more »
Washington, DC’s DJ Stylus has set a high standard of excellence as a DJ, journalist, radio broadcaster and producer in his twenty years in the DC area. A jack-of-all-trades, he understands what it takes to be a top-tier selector in the nation’s capital in the 21st century. “It’s very important to bridge genres. Being a… read more »
For the past two years, Washington, DC’s U Street Music Hall has been guaranteed a jam-packed house on the second Saturday night of every month. The reason? A few of the globally respected underground names that the venue books regularly these days, but with a twist; they live only a few blocks away. Alongside Gavin… read more »
For stalwart Virginia-based party starter Foster Ridpath – aka DJ Lil’ Fos – the art of party starting for hundreds, sometimes-even thousands, of people is a refreshingly humble craft. As one of the many DJs headlining Big Night DC at Washington Harbor’s Gaylord National Hotel, he turns the spotlight regarding the event on everyone and… read more »
In an era where access to technology has allowed many musicians lacking significant knowledge of the technical aspects of audio engineering to become top producers, stories like those of 28-year-old punk rock guitarist and tattoo artist Billy Bennett are becoming increasingly commonplace. Boasting critically acclaimed releases covering the heavily percussive and floor-filling sounds of dubstep,… read more »
One day, two DC area transplants, upstate New Yorker Christopher Naoum and Austin, Texas born songwriter Rene Moffatt, were in a Washington, DC coffee shop, and after consecutive listens to lightweight 80s synth pop hits, decided it was time for a change. “We noticed that the artists whose music we were hearing in local establishments… read more »
By Marcus Dowling and Monica Boland On Tap takes a look at four local and touring bands each month. If you are interested in being featured, please send your contact information, including your website, a list of upcoming shows, and at least two music tracks to jon.kaplan@ontaponline.com. Derek Evry Web: www.derekevry.com Album: Here’s to Better… read more »
Multiple millions of albums into a career spanning over a decade, Brighton, England’s The Kooks are a terrific example of a band learning how to find balance between growth and development while still maintaining solid form. Playing Columbia’s Merriweather Post Pavilion on June 10th in support of their latest album release, Junk of the Heart,… read more »
The Features Web: www.thefeatures.com Album: Wilderness Show: Wednesday, May 2, Red Palace The fact that The Features are signed to a label started by noted indie-to-mainstream darlings Kings of Leon should be the first key to understanding what sets them on the pulse of rock’s hottest sounds. Latest album Wilderness is equally… read more »
