Kicking off this week’s Weekend Round Up with news of Flash‘s new rooftop Sunday party Sunday Love, which kicks off this weekend in the Green Room with a killer lineup featuring a live set from Christian Löffler, supported by local dream team Solomon Sanchez, Sarah Myers and Chris Nitti. It ain’t just spring that’s kicking off early this year; rooftop party season is getting a head start too! I reached out to the good people at Flash to find out a bit more about Sunday Love, and here’s the deal: Sunday Love is a new series of all day parties on Flash‘s rooftop (The Green Room) which will feature a line up of locals followed by a sunset set from a big name headliner. It aims to showcase smaller acts that you’d traditionally see on the club level at Flash on Fridays and Saturdays, providing a platform to up and coming artists operating more on the fringes of dance music. Kudos to Flash for taking steps to bring interesting and innovative artists to DC, whilst also supporting our strong local talent. I can’t wait to see what Sunday Love brings over the summer months. Here are the events announced so far:
March 12: Sunday Love: Christian Löffler with Solomon Sanchez, Sarah Myers and Chris Nitti
More details: https://www.facebook.com/events/1722709011353863/
March 19: Sunday Love: Igor Vicente and Edo
More details: https://www.facebook.com/events/270696476705592/
March 26: Sunday Love: Binh, Mazi R & Jus Nowhere
More details: https://www.facebook.com/events/615005892025375/
April 2: Sunday Love: Fumiya Tanaka, Losoul & Taiga
More details: https://www.facebook.com/events/662935993888599/
Click through and join the events, mark them in your calendar, and get ready for some fun in the sunshine on the rooftop!
Sadly nothing new on the Meet the Locals Podcast front this week. I guess I need to get out there and start stalking people for contributions. Who wants to contribute episode #47? Get in touch and send me a mix! One DJ I’ve been hoping will contribute to the Meet the Locals series is Partial Magic‘s Ben Jenkins. No luck just yet, so as a consolation, here’s a recent mix he did for someone else. You know when a mix comes out guns blazing with Norm Talley‘s Beats on Broadway that you’re in for a wild ride, and this is one mix that delivers on it’s early promise; an hour of proper underground house music with a track list to die for. Can’t wait to hear Ben‘s mix for DC House Grooves (hint hint!)
Lots of serious business out and about this weekend. Thursday alone will have you making some difficult choices: Ten Tigers Parlour features Regrets Only : Lost Reunion with former Lost on Thursdays residents DJ Lisa Frank, Chris Nitti and Hakob at the controls, and former Lost host Denis Bejan keeping the party on track. Those of us who remember (or don’t remember!) those halcyon Thursday nights at Lost Society followed by those painful Fridays at work will know the drill. Over at Eighteenth Street Lounge, Meegs joins Jubilee and Ramirez behind the decks at another edition of essential weekly party Playlist, while at Flash, suburban crew Transit take over the Green Room for Preview, followed by Smallville‘s Lawrence and local favorite Solomon Sanchez on the club level. U Street Music Hall is also worth checking out, with Way Out West headlining with support from Tony Smooth.
Friday night, Flash is my top pick, with three floors of quality underground sounds featuring Telefon Tel Aviv, Baikal and Edo on the club level, Team Zapata all night long in the Green Room, and Better Listen Sessions with Peter Croce, Martín Miguel & Heights in the bar. If you really want to get down with the heads, though, head up to The Looking Glass Lounge in Petworth for Petworth Funk with Mike Petillo, Kenny M and Trev-ski. Always fun times at Petworth Funk!
Another massive line up at Flash on Saturday night, with Melchior Productions Ltd headlining the club level with support from local heavy hitters Navbox and Jubilee, while in the Green Room, DJ Nav has assembled a stellar line up of veritable super heroes for the latest edition of The Uptown House Experience: Joe L, Trev-ski, Boss Ross and the man DJ Nav himself will be taking the rooftop to school, while Nick Flynn, Jericho, PerShan and DJ Swink keep the bar jumping all night long. Another major pick for Saturday night is Deep Sugar Skyfall at The Paradox with Ultra Naté, Wayne Davis and Lisa Moody. That’s right! Deep Sugar is still going at The Paradox, but not for much longer! If you need your Deep Sugar fix, make sure you make the most of it while it lasts. While the wrecking ball was delayed a bit, it will soon be flattening The Paradox to make way for a new Hammerjacks, and once it’s gone, it’s gone!
I’ve already mentioned Sunday Love at Flash on Sunday, but another great option for proper underground sounds on Sunday afternoon is the latest edition of Daytime Discothèque featuring Folamour, Mazi R, Martín Miguel & Adrian Collazo. Quality vibes all round. You’ll need to make sure you pick up your advanced tickets, though, as there’ll be no tickets at the door. $15 first release tickets are still available if you move fast. Wherever you choose to groove on Sunday afternoon, close out the weekend at Eighteenth Street Lounge, featuring Sam “The Man” Burns, Jeyone & Seany Ranks, and the latest edition of Good Buddies featuring The NeedleXchange and Good Buddies‘ very own Philco. TNX on the patio is sure to be a treat!
That’s my highlights for this week, but that’s just scratching the surface! Here are the full listings for this weekend, including all my top picks Thursday through Sunday. See you on the dance floor!
Thursday March 9
*** TOP PICK***
Regrets Only: Lost Reunion with DJ Lisa Frank, Chris Nitti & Hakob at Ten Tigers Parlour
More details: https://www.facebook.com/events/1849028962039019/
*** TOP PICK***
Playlist with Jubilee, Ramirez & DJ Meegs at Eighteenth Street Lounge
More details: https://www.facebook.com/events/693819144112778/
*** TOP PICK***
Preview Rooftop Happy Hour Transit Takeover with DJ Al, LJ MTX, Matt Dillon & Ramiro at Flash
More details: https://www.facebook.com/events/631010880441210/
*** TOP PICK***
Lawrence wth Solomon Sanchez at Flash
More details: https://www.facebook.com/events/110871416101703/
*** TOP PICK***
Feel the Love, Live ft Fleetwood DeVille, Sir EU & Rob Regal in the Flash Bar
More details: https://www.facebook.com/events/1872804606266345/
*** TOP PICK***
Way Out West (Live) with Tony Smooth at U Street Music Hall
More details: https://www.facebook.com/events/164896234003434/
Nightflight with Mr Wright at Cafe Saint Ex
More details: https://www.facebook.com/events/471750016548676/
Schadenfreude Neubauten at Dr Clock’s Nowhere Bar
More details: https://www.facebook.com/events/716770081815926/
ATB with Aurean at Soundcheck
More details: https://www.facebook.com/events/790275974470232/
Friday March 10
*** TOP PICK***
Telefon Tel Aviv, Baikal & Edo at Flash, with Team Zapata in the Green Room and Better Listen Sessions with Peter Croce, Martín Miguel & Heights in the Flash Bar
More details: https://www.facebook.com/events/399324880417633/
*** TOP PICK***
Petworth Funk with Mike Petillo & Kenny M at The Looking Glass Lounge, Petworth
More details: https://www.facebook.com/events/256192941505008/
*** TOP PICK***
WTF?! Radio Show with Kochi, Jubilee and Corduroy Mavericks on Sugar Shack Recordings
More details: https://www.facebook.com/events/140770939777862/
*** TOP PICK***
Classical Trax Guestlist 1 Year Anniversary featuring LSDXOXO, Jessicunt, The Borrowers and Panch at Backbar
More details: https://www.facebook.com/events/1033316736770577/
*** TOP PICK***
Brain Freeze with DJ Sharon White at Jimmy Valentine’s Lonely Hearts Club
ESL Friday with Nappy G, DJ Raw & Anoosh, Stylus Chris and James Dell at Eighteenth Street Lounge
More details: https://www.facebook.com/18thStLounge/
Fun & Bass Presents Turbulence at Zeba Bar
More details: https://www.facebook.com/events/1864791540401660/
Analog Soul Club with Mettabana and Crown Vic at Dr. Clock’s Nowhere Bar
More details: https://www.facebook.com/events/1829867377264651/
Coldharbour Night at Soundcheck
More details: https://www.facebook.com/events/179439775876867/
Black Lotus Presents: Booda Monk, Mr. 6ixxx & Graham Hatke at The Crown, Baltimore
More details: https://www.facebook.com/events/1407119109329980/
Saturday March 11
*** TOP PICK***
Melchior Productions Ltd with Navbox and Jubilee at Flash, with Uptown House Experience feauturing DJ Nav, Joe L, Trev-ski and Boss Ross in the Green Room and Nick Flynn & Co featuring Nick Flynn, Jericho, PerShan and DJ Swink in the Flash Bar
More details: https://www.facebook.com/events/722452171254746/
*** TOP PICK***
Deep Sugar Skyfall with Ultra Naté, Lisa Moody & Wayne Davis at The Paradox, Baltimore
More details: https://www.facebook.com/events/850051125136140/
ESL Saturday with DJ Busquelo, Mr Bonkerz, Qdup & DJ Dust Cover at Eighteenth Street Lounge
More details: https://www.facebook.com/18thStLounge/
Sam Gellaitry with Geotheory and Kidd Marvel at A.i.
More details: https://www.facebook.com/events/658241114364333/
Mischief presents: Cross-Pollination featuring Paul Geddes, vANNIEty Kills, Raptorstein, Kym Belle, The Aux Send, The Barber Streisand and Zoe ZOMG Ravenwood at Zeba Bar
More details: https://www.facebook.com/events/1372708156114106/
Tropic of Bass in DC with DJ Chela at Jimmy Valentine’s Lonely Hearts Club
More details: https://www.facebook.com/events/1938138876421089/
The BPM Experience, The Baltimore Edition at the Windup Space, Baltimore
More details: https://www.facebook.com/events/1775526299431404/
Sunday March 12
*** TOP PICK***
Sunday Love: Christian Löffler with Solomon Sanchez, Sarah Myers and Chris Nitti at Flash
More details: https://www.facebook.com/events/1722709011353863/
*** TOP PICK***
Daytime Discothèque featuring Folamour, Mazi R, Martín Miguel & Adrian Collazo at Secret Location
More details: https://www.facebook.com/events/716089008558484/
*** TOP PICK***
ESL Sunday with Sam “The Man” Burns, Jeyone & Seany Ranks, and Good Buddies featuring The NeedlExchange with Philco at Eighteenth Street Lounge
More details: https://www.facebook.com/events/753740901443277/
Oscar G (Made In Miami) with Dromme & Vania at Toro Toro DC
More details: https://www.facebook.com/events/980363198774840/