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Posted by trancEyes22 on Mar-21-2006 23:41:

say goodbye to nation..

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 21, 2006

FOR PRESS INQUIRIES: Amanda Huie, 202.338.3640, [email protected][/email]

BUZZLIFE SAYS GOODBYE TO NATION NIGHTCLUB

WASHINGTON, DC - On July 16th 2006, after a decade of Buzzlife events, Nation Nightclub will close its doors. The building will soon make way for development as the southeast waterfront is restructured in preparation for the recently approved baseball stadium.

�While we are saddened to see our home of so many years close, this is a very exciting time for Buzzlife. Our time in DC is no where near its end and we have exciting things planned for 2006 and beyond,� remarks Scott Henry, president of Buzzlife Productions.

Nation was originally named The Capitol Ballroom and opened its doors in 1996 under the management of Cellar Door Productions. Buzzlife began throwing the flagship event �Buzz� in October of the same year. In 1998, ownership transferred to John Boyle and the then warehouse venue was transformed into a multi-level superclub that would soon host every major electronic act in the world. In 2003, Buzz revamped its musical style and reopened as Cubik.

Buzzlife and Nation have won awards from major industry publications across the world. Nation was awarded the title of �Best US Superclub� and Buzzlife, �Best Event Promoter.� This made Buzz and Nation a destination for the top DJs in the industry and a milestone for up and coming Washington DC area DJs. Over the years, every 'Top 100 DJ' as named by BPM Magazine, the leading electronic music publication in the US, has performed at a Buzzlife Event at Nation.

Upcoming Cubik events -

March 23rd � THE PRODIGY (live!) | ADAM FREELAND
March 24th � SCOTT HENRY | FABIO
March 31st � BUZZ IN BLACK | LEE BURRIDGE | RKM Performance

April 7th � JUNKIE XL (live!) | STANTON WARRIORS
April 14th � INFUSION (live!) | BASSNECTAR
April 21st � ICEY | DJ RAP
April 28th � DANCE CONTEST | GRANDMASTER FLASH | BASSBIN TWINS | DYLAN

May 5th � JOSH WINK | DONALD GLAUDE
May 11th � PAUL VAN DYK
May 19th � ANDY C | MC GQ | EAST COAST BOOGIEMEN
May 26th � CONCORD DAWN + more TBA

June 2nd � THE CRYSTAL METHOD | DJ DAN | HIVE
June 9th � STEVE LAWLER
June 23rd � JOHN DIGWEED
June 30th � PLANET OF THE DRUMS w/ DIESELBOY | DARA | AK1200 | MC MESSINIAN

JULY TO BE ANNOUNCED!

For more information on the events listed, visit www.buzzlife.com.

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Notes to the editor-

For press credentials to any of the listed events, contact [email][email protected].

In addition to hosting Cubik each Friday, Nation is an excellent concert venue and home to two other award-winning weeklies. Saturdays play host to Velvetnation, a gay dance event, created and operated by John Guggenmos and Ed Bailey. Thursday nights have been home to Alchemy, one of the country's largest weekly parties catering to the darker realm of club land and features goth and industrial music.

Posted by GUBostonDubs on Mar-21-2006 23:55:

Hopefully they get a nice venue to be at in its place

Posted by Shamez214 on Mar-22-2006 00:03:

April 5th is my birthday. Maybe I'll head down there for Stanton Warriors.

Posted by limin_li on Mar-22-2006 00:04:

I wonder where.

Posted by tranceaddict991 on Mar-22-2006 00:15:

man this is a bummer nation is such an awesome venue

Posted by DeRangedMind on Mar-22-2006 04:43:

Erin I better see you at Nation for one these events

Posted by trancEyes22 on Mar-22-2006 04:53:

quote:
Originally posted by DeRangedMind
Erin I better see you at Nation for one these events

jxl, lawler and diggers are lookin pretty good

Posted by DeRangedMind on Mar-22-2006 05:02:

werd and hoepfully they book one those guys in your sig, they would be so great at Nation

Posted by Dirichlet on Mar-22-2006 16:08:

quote:
Originally posted by GUBostonDubs
Hopefully they get a nice venue to be at in its place

nope... they're building condos or some other bulls**t... end of an era

Posted by trancEyes22 on Mar-22-2006 16:09:

quote:
Originally posted by Dirichlet
nope... they're building condos or some other bulls**t... end of an era

i think he meant hopefully buzz will move to somewhere else...

and they are building the new nationals stadium there

Posted by Dirichlet on Mar-22-2006 16:41:

quote:
Originally posted by trancEyes22
and they are building the new nationals stadium there

Really... and I hated baseball to begin with

Posted by dcctnycprincess on Mar-22-2006 17:45:

sad news

so many good memories of nation

Posted by umes23 on Mar-23-2006 05:08:

definitely sad news and the end of quite an era
that leaves dc with zero decent venues for good music

Posted by trancEyes22 on Mar-23-2006 05:15:

quote:
Originally posted by umes23
definitely sad news and the end of quite an era
that leaves dc with zero decent venues for good music

i can assume you don't like glow...but five always brings in good acts

Posted by InterMilan31 on Mar-23-2006 05:35:

goodbye

Posted by umes23 on Mar-23-2006 17:13:

quote:
Originally posted by trancEyes22
i can assume you don't like glow...but five always brings in good acts

i appreciate their effort and that they bring in all kinds of famous djs to dc, and occasionally djs i really like at moderate prices. i do think the venue fur is a huge improvement over insomnia but i just don't like it. i don't like the layout (poor usage of space) nor the hiphop room...sound is okay but too loud/ not clean/crisp enough and too bassy in many spots on the floor... i'll still give them it sounds better than insomnia... lighting is okay... ambiance is okay... their pretentious dress code pisses me off its just dumb. all in all it's okay but i still can't take it seriously. nation was just a good place for edm over the years. no fuss, good setup and good talent... i guess location-wise nation was in the sketchier place.... am i right? its hard to tell what's worse in dc sometimes. never been here for an extended amount of time.

Posted by DeRangedMind on Mar-23-2006 18:00:

quote:
Originally posted by umes23
definitely sad news and the end of quite an era
that leaves dc with zero decent venues for good music

Really good venue could use a little bit of work but what was great the huge amoutn of space Nation has but I wonder were they find this much space like they had before

Yea I am surpised Erin even started this thread since she rarely goes to Nation. Erin you perfer over Nation right?

Posted by trancEyes22 on Mar-23-2006 18:10:

i pretty much ONLY went to nation from 1999-2001....they had some sick acts. i guess after it turned to cubik or whatever else, i kinda lost interest. now most of my friends go to fur but nation still has a lot of memories for me. i'll definitely miss it.