Metro Weekly

Clublife

  • Perfect Mix

    ''In all of these three years, favorite moments are often the last song that we play,'' says Shea Van Horn. For example, at the July...

  • Bar Brawl

    Do local bars hate each other? ''There's a really bad stigma of bars not getting along, which is really not the case,'' says JR.'s David...

  • Twinkle

    After a hard day's work, Seth Knight would ''rather go home and go to bed than hookup again.'' Ah, the life of a porn star....

  • Circuit Camp

    There are circuit parties on the beach, at amusement parks, at sea and in cities. But at a campground? ''There are other gay campground festivals,...

  • Three Sirens

    Will Lady Gaga or Britney Spears dethrone Madonna in the 9:30 Club's diva dance battle this Saturday, Aug. 6? They just might. ''I don't know...

  • Bear Necessity

    Johnny Scruff was frustrated. Smartphone apps weren't helping him find the kind of guys he liked -- scruffy guys. They were not, as he puts...

  • Video Flashback

    ''I'm loving seeing the mix in the crowd we get,'' says Nikolas Groshans. ''The people are from all different backgrounds, they're different sexes, they're different...

  • Leather Family Picnic

    ''It started out as just a twinkle in my eye,'' Michael Sessa says. Six years later, Sessa's twinkle of an annual local Leather Pride event...

  • To the Nine

    You won't have to be dressed to the nines to get into Number Nine, D.C.'s newest gay lounge, set to open soon. But the space...

  • Fueling Station

    Jacob Pring and Charger Stone photographed by Julian Vankim Need to refuel? This Sunday, May 1, take an exit to Adams Morgan for D.C.'s first-ever...

  • The Omega Man

    Once upon a time, at a jam-packed gay bar known as the Frat House, there was a rush on Rush. ''We actually stopped selling liquor...

  • Gurls Gone Wild

    Ashliana Rowe's mother helped her daughter choose a stage name -- to use in performing burlesque. ''I actually emailed my mom,'' says Rowe. '''Mom, I...

  • Mobile Drinks

    Want a happy hour drink at a non-happy hour time of day? There's an app for that. ''BarTab is an app that allows users to...

  • Tiara Fairy Tale

    When David Lowman says he has performed as Reba McEntire, he's not just being an over-the-top drag queen. ''I actually toured with Reba McEntire for...

  • Club Rites

    ''The '80s are a bit of a blur,'' laughs Stephen Pevner. The 50-year-old is pretty sure he went to storied New York club Paradise Garage,...