Washington DC/Baltimore clubs+people?

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Posted by nennon on May-09-2001 04:42:

Hey all..

Just wondering, how many people from the DC area are on this forum? If any, what clubs do you go to, and how often? It would be cool to talk to some of you and get some insight into the scene. I've only been to 2 clubs in DC and I like them both, but I'd like to visit more.

Post something if you live around here.. Maryland/Virginia/DC area.

-Nennon

Posted by DisBejS on May-09-2001 14:00:

hey hey

i live in maryland, 20 minutes from DC

i usually goto Buzz on fridays and thats really abou tit, they closed fever on thursday so im kinda dissapointed..

planet of the drums tour
dara,dieselboy and ak1200 all on the same nite this fri

=)

Posted by tonim on May-09-2001 15:22:

judge jules and mauro picotto are due to be at buzz in june

Posted by nennon on May-09-2001 16:04:

Anyone else?

Btw, tonim, do you have ICQ or AIM?

Posted by Eugene on May-09-2001 16:33:

I'm from Baltimore, MD.

Well, in Baltimore they have some trance/techno clubs, but in those clubs the focus is not on music, but on girls

I think the clubs for good music are only in DC and Rockville. I've been there several times.

Posted by nennon on May-09-2001 16:43:

Rockville? You gotta be kidding me.. I live here, and I don't know of a single club around me. Which one are you talking about?

Posted by Eugene on May-09-2001 16:58:

Well, you can visit
http://www.absolut-nightlife.com/

They used to be in Rockville, now moved to Bethesda. Still pretty close, I suppose.

Pretty good international trance/techno. Interestingly, they also spin Russian techno-dance, which is a separate class of techno music in its own right.

Posted by nennon on May-09-2001 17:12:

I gotta check that place out. I live right on the border between Rockville and Bethesda.. 30 mins from downtown DC by car, 50 minutes from Baltimore.. One of the best places to live, IMO

Posted by yujie__ on May-09-2001 17:32:

I from near college park. there is nothing here except for the school, nothingness and some fine girls that go there. i only goto dc to see good international dj playing wherever they play. do anyone want to meet, if u live around here?

Posted by nennon on May-09-2001 17:36:

Btw, I just found a kickass site for DC nightlife.. check it out. I'm browsing through the Dance Club list and there is like a hundred clubs out here.. I gotta hit some of them next week

http://www.dcnites.com

Posted by trintiy on May-09-2001 19:15:

I just moved from Baltimore, I use to Dj there. In my opinion the best night out in D.C is GLOW at Club Zei, make sure you go when George acosta is playing

Posted by nennon on May-09-2001 19:22:

*spits out drink* Glow? No way in hell is Glow a good club.. I am confused whether half the people there are drunk or just don't know how to dance.

When me and krusader first got there during the Tiesto gig, there were a ton of guys dancing and very few women. I thought to myself "man, finally a place where guys don't stand around the bar and look dumb". Then, of course, it turned out that most of them were gay and thus had more skillz than straight dorks who do nothing but stand around =P

I think Glow sucks. The sound system is ok, but the air is too hot and humid, the club is not comfortable at all, security looks like shit, we saw the bouncers beating some dude up outside before getting into the club.. plus the lines are huge, etc.

It seems hardly worth it, unless you really need an all-night DC rave.. I wouldn't go to Glow unless there was a decent DJ spinning.

Platinum is waaaay more fun if you're a good dancer

Posted by trintiy on May-09-2001 19:29:

I never said the people at GLOW were cool, half of the crowd doesn't apprecitate the music. Try going when its ACOSTANATION and I think you'll have a different opinion thats one of the only nights I'd go.

Posted by Eugene on May-09-2001 20:48:

The problem with GLOW is that nobody knows who the hell is spinning, the DJs are seated on the second floor.

Ideally the DJ should be close to the crowd, he should interact with the crowd, and the crowd should see how the DJ gets a kick from spinning, changing vinyl, measuring the beats, etc.

Also, the acoustics at GLOW are pretty bad, the music sounds too bassy.

Posted by tonim on May-09-2001 20:58:

zei is a horrible venue. i have to admit, they have had some amazing talent there in the past few months. still, i would never go there, not even for tiesto.

nennon, my icq number is 94510203

yujie, it would be nice to meet some dc tranceaddicts

Posted by DJ Guangzhou on May-09-2001 21:53:

I lived in Rockville, MD for five years and I got to say that MD/DC/NVA sucks. Thanks!

Posted by yujie__ on May-09-2001 21:57:

quote:
Originally posted by DJ Guangzhou
I lived in Rockville, MD for five years and I got to say that MD/DC/NVA sucks. Thanks!

i agree, this place not right for clubbing or trance. i dont know how do GLOW get good djs clubs that are size of bathroom or closets compare to europe. is there a place we can meet to do stuff around here for tranceaddicts?

Posted by krusader on May-09-2001 22:00:

fuck glow... i only go there because its the only place i can see some decent fucking international talent... ive gone there 2 times now... for atb and tiesto... for atb they had a big projection screen on the opposite wall from where he was spinning... too bad it took me almost an hour to find out where he was actually spinning... because they *PACKED* the place... literally packed... meaning you couldnt really dance unless you were on one of the platforms

and both times ive gone there ive left SOAKED... too the bone... because the dont ventilate the fucking place at all... imo... if they had HALF the guests/residents there at motion in philly... i would jizz my pants... motion is a pretty awesome venue in itself... an old warehouse that they modded and its actually not boiling inside, got a nice system... and a crowd that REALLY appreciates the music... unfortunately, they havent really gotten a bunch of internationally recognized dj's (most likely due to clubs being legally required to close at 2:30am)

glow definitely sucks... i cant wait until im 19 so i can get into buzz when im in dc...

Posted by nennon on May-09-2001 22:56:

I'll be 19 soon, so nyah

I'm going to Buzz 2-3 times in August for sure, after I get back from my July vacation.. hah.

Posted by havok118 on May-09-2001 23:13:

What up guys...

Another Balto tranceaddict here...
Zei, yup that club is definitely hurt, dj's are decent sometimes. Buzz has some big names once in a while, but over all that place kinda sucks, once you've been there alot (dave seaman was damn good though). New party to replace fever is coming in june, but I know the girl running it, don't expect to many trance headliners, unfortunately. I myself usually travel around to catch the bigger names.
Another note, starscape is coming...i'll definitely be at that one, again no big trance guys, chris lawerence is headlining, but he has yet to impress me yet.

aim: havok118 if anyone wants to get in contact.

peace