For citizens of D.C.’s musical nightlife, the pandemic forced a painful spate of sudden goodbyes. No more getting your dancing shoes dirty at Velvet Lounge. No more getting your mind blown clean ...

Kiki will fill in the neighboring buildings left behind by iconic watering holes Velvet Lounge and Dodge City (915-917 U Street NW), which permanently closed during the pandemic. The new project comes ...

Fans of Velvet Lounge and Dodge City are mourning the pandemic loss of those D.C.-area hangs. But a new nightclub hopes to revive the D.C. nightlife scene in the months ahead. The Asian-inspired ...

That the U Street area boasts no shortage of dance nights—-not to mention one very loud new dance club—-doesn’t mean the custodians of the Velvet Lounge are worried about oversaturation ...

Billed as a punk side project, the Sufis couldn’t resist straying from that path at the Velvet Lounge. The important thing to the players… Far different from their main projects, Drunken Sufis ...

Here's what our members say "I live in D.C. and want local news." "I believe in local journalism." "Y'all are doing real local D.C. journalism." "Washington City Paper has made me feel like I am ...