Velvet Lounge

Velvet Lounge

THE VELVET LOUNGE

915 U Street, Washington, DC
(202) 462-3213

Booking: velvetloungedc@gmail.com

Just Announced!


Saturday May 24th Mikroknytes (CD-RElease!)

Friday May 30th
Jack Rose & the Black Twigs, Fern Knight, Alexander Turnquist

Saturday May 31st
Suishou No Fune, Bolmongani

 

Friday June 6th
Dysrhythmia

Saturday June 15th

Major Stars, Thalia Zedek

 

Wednesday June 18th

The Modey Lemon, Bipolaroid


Thursday June 19th
The Show Is The Rainbow, UUVVWWZ


Thursday June 26th
Sharron Kraus


Friday June 27th
Ulrich Schnauss, Auburn Lull, Screen Vinyl Image

 

Saturday June 28th

Silver Apples, Loto Ball Show, The Moderate, True Womanhood

Upcoming Events
Friday 05.09.08

The Points, Mas Y Mas, Big Bobby & the Nightcaps (Richmond garage-punk)

Doors 9pm/Show 10pm/21+ unless noted/ $8

Saturday 05.10.08

Afternoon Charity Benefit

Benefit - Homes for Our Troops

Len Bias, The Prisoner's Dilemma, Imperial China, Appomattox, Moscow Telephone

$8, all ages / currently serving military get in free with ID / Doors 2pm/Music 3pm

Saturday 05.10.08

KOKO, New York Times, Nerd Parade

Doors 9pm/Show 10pm/21+ unless noted/ $8

Sunday 05.11.08

Tony Scheer Trio featuring Anton Fier (The Feelies/Lounge Lizards/Golden Palominos) & Rob Jost, Sean McArdle, 2090 (VA shoegaze, ex-The Offering)

Doors 9pm/Show 9:30pm/21+ unless noted/ $8

Monday 05.12.08

EAR PWR (Asheville), Hot Lava (Richmond), Hermit Thrushes (Philly)

Doors 9pm/Show 9:30pm/18+!/ $7

Tuesday 05.13.08

Temple of Bon Matin (improv psych from Philly, Spirit of Orr/Bulb), Ca$h $lave Clique, Martin/Powell/Verrastro Trio (Ayler-esque free jazz from DC, mem. of Barkitecture/Kohoutek)

Doors 9pm/Show 9:30pm/21+ unless noted/ $7

Wednesday 05.14.08

Pup Tent, The Midgetmen (trash-punk from Austin), The Misguided Lemming

Doors 9pm/Show 9:30pm/21+ unless noted/ $7

thursday 05.15.08

Pygmy Lush, The Convocation (GSL, ex-Moss Icon/UOA/Great Unraveling/Born Against), Mouthbreather (Richmond post-punk), Tideland

Doors 9pm/Show 9:30pm/18+!/ $7

friday 05.16.08

Deceased (Relapse, VA death metal), Sacrificial Blood, Vermefug (NYC thrash)
Doors 9pm/Show 10pm/18+!/ $10

Saturday 05.17.08

Justin Jones & the Driving Rain, The Great White Jenkins, Pepi Ginsberg

Doors 9pm/Show 10pm/21+ unless noted/$8

Sunday 05.18.08 Flex Matthews Good Will Inc.
Doors 9pm/Free (one drink minimum), 21+
Monday 05.19.08

Seventh Gate, Keitzer (German grindcore), Blue Collar War

Doors 9pm/Show 9:30pm/18+!/ $7

Tuesday 05.20.08

Mutators, Modern Creatures (noise-rock from Vancouver), Waveformasfuck

Doors 9pm/Show 9:30pm/21+ unless noted/ $7

Wednesday 05.21.08

Upset the Setup and Catalyst Skateboards Presents: Dr Beckett, Peace Justice Universal
DJ Prevoke + special guest

Doors 9pm/Show 9:30pm/21+ unless noted

Thursday 05.22.08

Adam Caine/Nick Lyons Duo (guitar/sax improv), Circus of Saints

Doors 9pm/Show 9:30pm/21+ unless noted/ $7

Friday 05.23.08

Surf Rock Invades the Velvet w/ The Maderia (ex-Space Cossacks), Atomic Mosquitos, The Tritons

Doors 9pm/Show 10pm/21+ unless noted/ $8

saturday 05.24.08

Mikroknytes (CD RELEASE!), Talk Normal (NYC no wave), Symbol, secret mini-jaxx set

Doors 9pm/Show 10pm/21+ unless noted/ $8

Sunday 05.25.08 Three Faces of Eve, Lo-Pan (Columbus stoner-rock), Horsefang (charlottesville Math-Metal), Salome
Doors 9pm/Show 9:30pm/21+ unless noted
Tuesday 5.27.08

Lacrymosa, Rifle Recoil, Darlings (NYC)

Doors 9pm/Show 9:30pm/21+ unless noted/ $7

Wednesday 5.28.08

The Foreign Press, Vary Lumar (power-pop from Boston), Canton Commons

Doors 9pm/Show 9:30pm/21+ unless noted/ $7

Thursday 05.29.08

Dropsonic, (Atlanta), Regiment (mem. of Ra Ra Rasptuin/Lode Runner/KOKO), History (Asheville post-punk)   

Doors 9pm/Show 9:30pm/21+ unless noted/ $7

Friday 05.30.08

Jack Rose & the Black Twigs, Fern Knight (CD release show on VHF)/Alexander Turnquist (VHF)

Doors 9pm/Show 10pm/21+ unless noted/ $8

Saturday 05.31.08

Suishou No Fune (Holy Mountain/Important Records, amazing Japanese psych!) Alasehir, Bolmongani (mem. of Paik), Dark Sea Dream

Doors 9pm/Show 10pm/21+ unless noted/ $8

Sunday 06.01.08

The Carrots (mem. of Finally Punk, ex-Gene Defcon), The Male Gaze

Doors 9pm/Show 9:30pm/18+!/ $7

Monday 06.02.08 Animal Hospital
Tuesday 06.03.08

Usuario

Doors 9pm/Show 9:30pm/21+ unless noted

Wednesday 06.04.08

Instant Asshole

Doors 9pm/Show 9:30pm/21+ unless noted

Thursday 06.05.08

The Dead Betties, The Mantras, The Timberwolf Division (ex-Sounds of Kaleidoscope/Owls & Crows)

Doors 9pm/Show 9:30pm/21+ unless noted

Friday 06.06.08

Dysrhythmia (Relapse), Triac, Jefferson Plane Crash, The Wayward

Doors 9pm/Show 10pm/18+!/$8

Saturday 06.07.08

Night World Records showcase w/ Spoils of NW (ex-High Back Chairs/Tuscadero), Little Pink, Rambling Shadows (ex-Crippled Pilgrims), Bourbon Dynasty, Philip Stevenson

Doors 9pm/Show 10pm/21+ unless noted/ $8

Wednesday 06.11.08 Flex Matthews Good Will Inc.
Doors 9pm/Free (one drink minimum), 21+
Thursday 06.12.08 McRad (Philly skate-punk legends!), Insurrection, Machetres, Throwdown Syndicate
Doors 9pm/Show 10pm/21+ unless noted/ $8
Friday 06.13.08

The Electricutions, The Shirks, Hollywood, Fishnet Stalkers

Doors 9pm/Show 10pm/18+!/$8

Saturday 06.14.08 Nihilitia, Deadsea, Hero Destroyed (Relapse, Pittsburgh math-metal), Last Chance to Reason
Doors 9pm/Show 10pm/21+ unless noted/$8
Sunday 06.15.08 Major Stars (Drag City/Twisted Village), Thalia Zedek (ex-Live Skull/Come, Thrill Jockey), GIRAFFES? GIRAFFES!
Doors 9pm/Show 9:30pm/18+!/ $8
Monday 06.16.08

Unicycle Loves You (quirky indie-pop from Chicago), The Surge, Michael the Blind

Doors 9pm/Show 9:30pm/21+ unless noted/ $7

Tuesday 06.17.08 Corima (experimental rock from El Paso)
Doors 9pm/Show 9:30pm/21+ unless noted/ $7
Wednesday 06.18.08

The Modey Lemon (Birdman, Pittsburgh heavy psych-rock), Bipolaroid

Doors 9pm/Show 9:30pm/21+ unless noted

Thursday 06.19.08

The Show Is The Rainbow, UUVVWWZ

Doors 9pm/Show 9:30pm/18+!/$7

Friday 06.20.08

Mello-D & the Rados (CD release), Bomani Armah, Jali-D, Cherubim

Doors 9:30pm/Show 10pm/21+/$8

Saturday 06.21.08

Cobra Collective, Olivia Mancini & the Housemates, The Secret Life of Sofia, Bullet Parade

Doors 9:30pm/Show 10pm/$8/21+

Sunday 06.22.08

Diacon-Panthers (Knoxville indie-rock), The Fordists

Doors 9pm/Show 9:30pm/21+ unless noted/$7

Monday 06.23.08

Morningbell (psych-pop from Athens), The High Signs

Doors 9pm/Show 9:30pm/21+ unless noted/$7

Tuesday 06.24.08

Insects With Tits (Richmond noise duo, mem. of Harm*Stryker/Chefkirk), Nernes/Skagen (noise duo from Norway), The Novelist (experimental guitar/drums duo from Buffalo)

Doors 9pm/Show 9:30pm/21+/$7

Wednesday 06.25.08

Kid Goat

Doors 9pm/Show 9:30pm/21+/$7

Thursday 06.26.08

Kuschty Rye Ergot (ex-Redeemrs/Promise Breakers, mem. of Kohoutek), Sharron Kraus (Camera Obscura, UK solo folk)/United Bible Studies (experimental folk-psych from Ireland), Daniel Francis Doyle

Doors 9pm/Show 9:30pm/21+ unless noted/$8

Friday 06.27.08

Ulrich Schnauss, Auburn Lull, Screen Vinyl Image

Doors 9:30pm/Show 10pm/21+/ $10

Saturday 06.28.08

Silver Apples, The Moderate (DC alt-country), Loto Ball Show (ex-Phantom Limbs/Boy Scouts of Annihilation), True Womanhood

Doors 9pm/Show 10pm/$10/18+!

Sunday 06.29.08 Celebrate Ethiopia!
Monday 06.30.08 Celebrate Ethiopia!
Tuesday 07.01.08

The Brothels (jam-band/bluegrass)

Doors 9pm/Show 9:30pm/21+ unless noted/$7

Wednesday 07.02.08

Little Howlin' Wolf, Mostly Other People Do the Killing, Puttin' On the Ritz, Thee Ultimate VAG

Doors 9pm/Show 9:30pm/18+/$8

Thursday 07.03.08

Bent Left, Rival Factions, Anatomic Bomb

Doors 9pm/Show 9:30pm/21+ unless noted

Saturday 07.05.08

Uzuhi (Japan), Spanam (Japan)

Doors 9pm/Show 10pm/21+ unless noted/$8

Sunday 07.06.08 Celebrate Ethiopia!
Wednesday 07.09.08

Calamity Magnet (ex-Rentals)

Doors 9pm/Show 9:30pm/21+ unless noted

Thursday 7.10.08

Roadside Graves

Doors 9pm/Show 9:30pm/21+ unless noted/$7

Wednesday 07.14.08 Matt Jones, Misty Lyn & the Big Beautiful
Tuesday 07.15.08

Vialka (prog/psych/punk from France)

Doors 9pm/Show 9:30pm/21+ unless noted

Wednesday 07.16.08

Ilya Monosov, Grasslung, Pulse Emitter

Doors 9pm/Show 9:30pm/21+ unless noted

Thursday 07.17.08

Ol' Scratch, Scribes of Fire (ex-Agnosis/Tides Within)

Doors 9pm/Show 9:30pm/21+ unless noted

Saturday 07.19.08

Left of Avalon

Doors 9pm/Show 10pm/21+ unless noted

Tuesday 07.22.08

The Mae Shi, The Death Set

Doors 9pm/Show 9:30pm/21+ unless noted

Friday 07.25.08

Imperial China, Bound Stems (Chicago indie-rock, Flameshovel), Len Bias

Doors 9pm/Show 10pm/21+ unless noted/$8

Saturday 07.26.08 Hot Cha Cha
monday 07.28.08 StringTrek (featuring legendary improv violinist laDonna Smith!)
Tuesday 07.29.08

Light Pollution

Wednesday 08.06.08 Hellbound Glory (Gearhead Records)
Tuesday 08.19.08 Half Gorilla
Saturday 08.23.08 Low End String Quartet

HIGHLIGHTS

Friday 05.16.08

Deceased, Sacrificial Blood, Vermefug

 

HIGHLIGHTS

Friday 05.30.08

Jack Rose & the Black Twigs, Fern Knight, Alexander Turnquist