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.

In their native Brooklyn, Your 33 Black Angels are known for frenetic, unpredictable shows. Sunday night at the Velvet Lounge, the ’60s-rooted band started slowly, and there was no particular ...

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 ...

Th electro-disco four-piece from Paris put on too much guitar face Monday night at the Velvet Lounge, revealing the band’s need for a deep personal inventory.

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