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All posts tagged "nightclubs"

  • The Top 5 Songs of Summer 2012

    DJ Steve Henderson Ziegfeld's/Secrets Florence and the Machine - Spectrum (Calvin Harris Mix) Maroon 5 - Payphone (Cosmic Funk Mix) Karmin - Brokenhearted (Razor and...

  • The Attractions of Pride

    ''People have told me that they feel empowered, that my songs are so empowering,'' singer Deborah Cox told Metro Weekly in 2010. ''Even though some...

  • Partying with Pride

    Ashanti will perform at Fur Nightclub this Friday, May 25, as part of a ''mega party'' for DC Black Pride. It's purportedly the R&B singer's...

  • Taking a Drag in Arlington

    You won't see drag queens in swimsuits at the Miss Gay Arlington pageant. ''There are several queens who God blessed with an extremely good body,...

  • Very Cherry

    For the first time in many years, the hit radio station Hot 99.5 has been touting Cherry as an HIV/AIDS dance benefit, mentioning it as...

  • Outspoken #48 – Bearing It All

    In this edition of Outspoken, Ebone Bell enters the bear cave at Town's weekly Bear Happy Hour, to find out what bearlebrities people love most...

  • Pink Palace

    There's a refurbished dance floor, which will be flanked by tables and chairs. There's also an enhanced sound system and more lights. But the biggest...

  • Outspoken #43 – Drag Band [video]

    In this installment of Outspoken, Ebone Bell heads over to Omega for the DC Different Drummers amateur drag event, ''DCDD Does Drag, Too'' on Sunday,...

  • Tribal Journey

    Someone once called DJ Paulo a ''pots and pans'' DJ. ''People who don't understand what I do and who don't understand rhythm as much, they...

  • Thriller Night

    Not everyone likes to dress up for Halloween. Some people dress up enough already the rest of the year. But you certainly get more chances...

  • Blue Decade

    ''Basically, they were playing all of the wrong music,'' Mark Rutstein says about Cobalt when he became the dance club's manager three years ago. ''They...

  • Rock Steady

    This year may spell the end of PhaseFest -- at least as it has come to be known during its first five years. Next year,...

  • Apex's New Phase

    The secret's finally out: The club most recently known as Apex will soon reopen as Phase 1 of Dupont, an offshoot of D.C.'s oldest lesbian...

  • Outspoken 35: Guilty or Innocent? [video]

    Ebone Bell wanders into Nellie's Sports Bar during their Sunday Guil-Tea Dance to inquire sex on the first date, Axe Body Spray and Justin Bieber....

  • Outspoken, Ep. 34: Lesbian Nightlife [video]

    Host Ebone Bell visits Cobalt for the Bare White Party to find out what exactly makes the lesbian nightlife scene so alluring. //