915 U Street NW Washington, DC
202.462.3213
Shows are 21+ unless noted
Booking: velvetloungedc@gmail.com

Saturday February 27th
T-Model Ford (legendary 89-year-old blues hound from Mississippi!), The Shirks
Sunday March 21st
Allison Miller Quartet (w/ Myra Melford, Jenny Scheinman and Todd Sickafoose)
Friday March 26th
Imperial China, Cephalopods, Miracles, Busses
Thursday April 15th
Mi Ami, Maximillion Dunbar, Steve Summers + downstairs Beautiful Swimmers DJing
Sunday April 18th - Early
Greg Ginn and the Texas Corrugators, CSC Funkband
Sunday April 18th
The Styrenes: 35th Anniversary Tour
Thursday April 22nd
Lair of the Minotaur
| Monday 02.08.10 | Sarah Massey's 9th Annual 27th Birthday, a Yearly Ritual of Debauchery and Denial w/ POWER PIRATE FREE ADMISSION, doors at 730pm, 21+ | |
| Tuesday 02.09.10 | CRANIUM lo' vol: a game night with 20th century and modern composition DJ'd at lo' to mid' vol (curated by David Horowitz of the Jiminez Porter Writers House) FREE and enjoyable, 21+, 730pm |
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| Wednesday 02.10.10 | Maida Vale, Elementary, Deville Doors 7:30pm/Show 9pm/21+/$8 |
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| Thursday 02.11.10 | Capstan Shafts, Troll Tax + Downstairs DJ Retrospekt Doors 7:30pm/Show 9pm/21+/$8 |
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| Friday 02.12.10 | Invisible Hands, Andrew Cedermark, The Coastals+ Downstairs DJ Goldman and Honestlee Doors 9pm/Show 10pm/21+/$8 |
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Saturday 02.13.10 Downstairs |
Downstairs <3 The velvet Lounge Valentines day sock hop <3 w/ Kid Congo Powers and Baby Alcatraz | |
| Saturday 02.13.10 | Pet Parade, Art Daniels, Sal Go Shocks the Black and Blues (singer of Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb unplugged rippers) Doors 9pm/Show 10pm/21+/$8 |
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Sunday 02.14.10 Early |
The Next Big Thing Tour: featuring up and coming young bands $15, all ages, starts at 1pm |
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| Tuesday 02.16.10 | WE FOUGHT THE BIG ONE PRESENTS: The Beets, Beach Fossil, Christmas Island Doors 7:30pm/Show 9pm/18+/$8 |
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| Wednesday 02.17.10 | Little Bigheart and Wilderbeat, Red Sammy Doors 7:30pm/Show 9pm/21+/$8 |
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| Thursday 02.18.10 | Gangland Buries its own, The Lolitas Doors 7:30pm/Show 9pm/21+/$8 |
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Friday 02.19.10 Downstairs |
Ikeso Presents REBOOT: the dc hip hop takeover-- Hosted by: Reemstarr ftring the debut of DTMD w/ beatmakers Surock, Dunc, Maverick, eurok and DJs Underdog, Obrit122, eurok ALSO live art in house by: Aniekan Udofia Doors at 9pm/21+/ $5 |
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| Friday 02.19.10 | AFRO FUNK DANCE PARTY: w/ Elikeh! (make up show for Jan 30 snowstorm) Show 10pm/21+/$10 |
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| Saturday 02.20.10 | La Snacks (austin), Typefighter, The Ionosphere Club, Transmography + Downstairs DJ Busca and Small Axe Doors 9pm/Show 10pm/21+/$8 |
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| Sunday 02.21.10 | Animal Genital, Free Pop Doors 7:30pm/Show 9pm/21+ |
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| Tuesday 02.23.10 | Chris Sand aka Sandman, Senayit Tomlinson, Nima Samini Doors 7:30pm/Show 9pm/21+/$8 |
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| Wednesday 02.24.10 | The Last Monarchs, Damon Moon and the Whispering Drifters, Kid Architect + Downstairs Fuzz w/ dj provoke Doors 7:30pm/Show 9pm/21+/$8 |
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| Thursday 02.25.10 | These Are Powers, Exactly, Sick Weapons Doors 7:30pm/Show 9pm/21+/$8 |
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Friday 02.26.10 Early |
THREE CHORD COMEDY HAPPY HOUR: w/ Dave Hill $4, 7-9pm, 21+, $2 natty bohs, and $4 rails |
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| Friday 02.26.10 | Screen Vinyl Image, Last Tide, Dead Leaf Echo, Ceremony + Downstairs DJ Jennder and Will Alberque Doors 9pm/Show 10pm/21+/$8 |
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| Saturday 02.27.10 | T-Model Ford (legendary 89-year-old blues hound from Mississippi!), The Shirks + Downstairs KingPin Soundsystem Doors 9pm/Show 10pm/18+/$12 |
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| Sunday 02.28.10 |
Doors 7:30pm/Show 9pm/21+/$8 |
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Tuesday 03.02.10 Early |
Spelling For Bees (dc music collective) $5, starts at 7pm, 21+ |
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| Wednesday 03.03.10 | Head Molt, Stress Ape, Chris Grier/Gaybomb Duo | |
| Thursday 03.04.10 | Woolly Moon, Bethany Disnick, Blue Pinto Doors 7:30pm/Show 9pm/18+/$8 |
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| Friday 03.05.10 | Bellman Barker, The Vermillions (Fredericksburg garage-rock), The Armchairs (Philly indie-pop) Doors 9pm/Show 10pm/21+/$8 |
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| Saturday 03.06.10 | Navi (w/ band inc. DJ-As-One), The New Retro, Watusi Doors 9pm/Show 10pm/21+/$10 |
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| Saturday 03.13.10 | (Sounds of) Kaleidoscope, Gondola, Inzinzac (Philly avant-jazz trio) Doors 9pm/Show 10pm/21+/$8 |
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| Friday 03.19.10 | Nunchucks, The Moons (mem. of Prabir and the Substitutes) Doors 9pm/Show 10pm/21+/$8 |
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| saturday 03.20.10 | Kingsley Flood, Threadbare Orchestra, Tall Tall Trees Doors 9pm/Show 10pm/21+/$8 |
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| Sunday 03.21.10 | Allison Miller Quartet (w/ Myra Melford, Jenny Scheinman and Todd Sickafoose) Doors 7:30pm/Show 9pm/18+/$8 |
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| Thursday 03.25.10 | Deleted Scenes, Savoir Adore, Grandchildren, Mon Khmer Doors 7:30pm/Show 9pm/21+/$8 |
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| Friday 03.26.10 | Imperial China, Cephalopods (ex black eyes), Miracles (nyc), Busses (philly) Doors 9pm/Show 10pm/21+/$8 |
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| Wednesday 03.31.10 | Downstairs Fuzz | |
| Thursday 04.15.10 | Mi Ami (ex-Black Eyes, Thrill Jockey), Maximillion Dunbar, Steve Summers + downstairs Beautiful Swimmers DJing Doors 7:30pm/Show 9pm/21+/$7 |
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Sunday 04.18.10 Matinee |
Greg Ginn and the Texas Corrugators (you know, that guy from BLACK FUCKING FLAG), CSC Funkband (mem. of GWAR/USAISAMONSTER/Talibam!/Ostinato) Doors 5pm/Show 6pm/18+/$10 |
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| Sunday 04.18.10 | The Styrenes: 35th Anniversary Tour (legendary '70s Cleveland art-punk band, mem. of Electric Eels and Mirrors, ROIR/Scat Records) Doors 9pm/Show 9:30pm/18+/$10 |
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| Thursday 04.22.10 | Lair of the Minotaur (Southern Lord, brutal metal from Chicago) Doors 7:30pm/Show 9pm/18+/$8 |
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Friday 02.12.09
Invisible Hands, Andrew Cedermark, The Coastals+ DJ Goldman and Honestlee
Tuesday 02.16.10
WE FOUGHT THE BIG ONE PRESENTS: The Beets, Beach Fossil, Christmas Island