915 U Street, Washington, DC
(202) 462-3213
Booking: velvetloungedc@gmail.com
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
| Friday 05.09.08 |
The Points, Mas Y Mas, Big Bobby & the Nightcaps (Richmond garage-punk) Doors 9pm/Show 10pm/21+ unless noted/ $8 |
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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 |
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Saturday 05.10.08 |
KOKO, New York Times, Nerd Parade Doors 9pm/Show 10pm/21+ unless noted/ $8 |
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| 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 |
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| Monday 05.12.08 | EAR PWR (Asheville), Hot Lava (Richmond), Hermit Thrushes (Philly) Doors 9pm/Show 9:30pm/18+!/ $7 |
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| Tuesday 05.13.08 | Temple of Bon Matin (improv psych from Philly, Spirit of Orr/Bulb), Ca$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 |
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Wednesday 05.14.08 |
Pup Tent, The Midgetmen (trash-punk from Austin), The Misguided Lemming Doors 9pm/Show 9:30pm/21+ unless noted/ $7 |
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| 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 |
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| friday 05.16.08 | Deceased (Relapse, VA death metal), Sacrificial Blood, Vermefug (NYC thrash) |
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Saturday 05.17.08 |
Justin Jones & the Driving Rain, The Great White Jenkins, Pepi Ginsberg Doors 9pm/Show 10pm/21+ unless noted/$8 |
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| Sunday 05.18.08 | Flex Matthews Good Will Inc. Doors 9pm/Free (one drink minimum), 21+ |
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| Monday 05.19.08 | Seventh Gate, Keitzer (German grindcore), Blue Collar War Doors 9pm/Show 9:30pm/18+!/ $7 |
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Tuesday 05.20.08 |
Mutators, Modern Creatures (noise-rock from Vancouver), Waveformasfuck Doors 9pm/Show 9:30pm/21+ unless noted/ $7 |
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| Wednesday 05.21.08 | Upset the Setup and Catalyst Skateboards Presents: Dr Beckett, Peace Justice Universal Doors 9pm/Show 9:30pm/21+ unless noted |
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Thursday 05.22.08 |
Adam Caine/Nick Lyons Duo (guitar/sax improv), Circus of Saints Doors 9pm/Show 9:30pm/21+ unless noted/ $7 |
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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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Tuesday 5.27.08 | Lacrymosa, Rifle Recoil, Darlings (NYC) Doors 9pm/Show 9:30pm/21+ unless noted/ $7 |
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| Wednesday 5.28.08 | The Foreign Press, Vary Lumar (power-pop from Boston), Canton Commons Doors 9pm/Show 9:30pm/21+ unless noted/ $7 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Sunday 06.01.08 | The Carrots (mem. of Finally Punk, ex-Gene Defcon), The Male Gaze Doors 9pm/Show 9:30pm/18+!/ $7 |
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| Monday 06.02.08 | Animal Hospital | |
| Tuesday 06.03.08 | Usuario Doors 9pm/Show 9:30pm/21+ unless noted |
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| Wednesday 06.04.08 |
Doors 9pm/Show 9:30pm/21+ unless noted |
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| 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 |
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| Friday 06.06.08 | Dysrhythmia (Relapse), Triac, Jefferson Plane Crash, The Wayward Doors 9pm/Show 10pm/18+!/$8 |
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| 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 |
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| Wednesday 06.11.08 | Flex Matthews Good Will Inc. Doors 9pm/Free (one drink minimum), 21+ |
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| Thursday 06.12.08 | McRad (Philly skate-punk legends!), Insurrection, Machetres, Throwdown Syndicate Doors 9pm/Show 10pm/21+ unless noted/ $8 |
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| Friday 06.13.08 | The Electricutions, The Shirks, Hollywood, Fishnet Stalkers Doors 9pm/Show 10pm/18+!/$8 |
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| Saturday 06.14.08 | Nihilitia, Deadsea, Hero Destroyed (Relapse, Pittsburgh math-metal), Last Chance to Reason Doors 9pm/Show 10pm/21+ unless noted/$8 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Tuesday 06.17.08 | Corima (experimental rock from El Paso) Doors 9pm/Show 9:30pm/21+ unless noted/ $7 |
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| Wednesday 06.18.08 | The Modey Lemon (Birdman, Pittsburgh heavy psych-rock), Bipolaroid Doors 9pm/Show 9:30pm/21+ unless noted |
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| Thursday 06.19.08 | The Show Is The Rainbow, UUVVWWZ Doors 9pm/Show 9:30pm/18+!/$7 |
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| Friday 06.20.08 | Mello-D & the Rados (CD release), Bomani Armah, Jali-D, Cherubim Doors 9:30pm/Show 10pm/21+/$8 |
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| Saturday 06.21.08 | Cobra Collective, Olivia Mancini & the Housemates, The Secret Life of Sofia, Bullet Parade Doors 9:30pm/Show 10pm/$8/21+ |
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| Sunday 06.22.08 | Diacon-Panthers (Knoxville indie-rock), The Fordists Doors 9pm/Show 9:30pm/21+ unless noted/$7 |
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| Monday 06.23.08 | Morningbell (psych-pop from Athens), The High Signs Doors 9pm/Show 9:30pm/21+ unless noted/$7 |
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| 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 |
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| Wednesday 06.25.08 |
Doors 9pm/Show 9:30pm/21+/$7 |
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| 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 |
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| Friday 06.27.08 | Ulrich Schnauss, Auburn Lull, Screen Vinyl Image Doors 9:30pm/Show 10pm/21+/ $10 |
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| 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+! |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Thursday 07.03.08 | Bent Left, Rival Factions, Anatomic Bomb Doors 9pm/Show 9:30pm/21+ unless noted |
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Saturday 07.05.08 |
Doors 9pm/Show 10pm/21+ unless noted/$8 |
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| Sunday 07.06.08 | Celebrate Ethiopia! | |
| Wednesday 07.09.08 | Calamity Magnet (ex-Rentals) Doors 9pm/Show 9:30pm/21+ unless noted |
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| Thursday 7.10.08 |
Doors 9pm/Show 9:30pm/21+ unless noted/$7 |
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| 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 |
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| Wednesday 07.16.08 | Ilya Monosov, Grasslung, Pulse Emitter Doors 9pm/Show 9:30pm/21+ unless noted |
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| Thursday 07.17.08 | Ol' Scratch, Scribes of Fire (ex-Agnosis/Tides Within) Doors 9pm/Show 9:30pm/21+ unless noted |
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| Saturday 07.19.08 |
Doors 9pm/Show 10pm/21+ unless noted |
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| Tuesday 07.22.08 |
Doors 9pm/Show 9:30pm/21+ unless noted |
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| Friday 07.25.08 | Imperial China, Bound Stems (Chicago indie-rock, Flameshovel), Len Bias Doors 9pm/Show 10pm/21+ unless noted/$8 |
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| Saturday 07.26.08 | Hot Cha Cha | |
| monday 07.28.08 | StringTrek (featuring legendary improv violinist laDonna Smith!) | |
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| Wednesday 08.06.08 | Hellbound Glory (Gearhead Records) | |
| Tuesday 08.19.08 | Half Gorilla | |
| Saturday 08.23.08 | Low End String Quartet |
Friday 05.16.08
Deceased, Sacrificial Blood, Vermefug
Friday 05.30.08
Jack Rose & the Black Twigs, Fern Knight, Alexander Turnquist