Friday, Aug. 15
Rhome and Fritz are still missing Red, the old south-of-Dupont dance club with a come-as-you-are attitude, great vibes and two of the city’s finest soulful house DJs, Sam “The Man” Burns and Doug “95 North” Smith. When one of them was on the decks, the atmosphere in the candlelit room changed: everyone relaxed, everyone got funky and you never knew what kind of journey you’d be taken on. No wonder the regulars compared it to “going to church.” Since Red closed, to be replaced by Fly, it’s been hard to find a venue that could recapture the old Red spirit, a place for laidback, friendly folks who didn’t want to deal with dress codes or bottle service. Well, the Everybody Loves Music promoters think they’ve found the perfect spot — the Trinidad and Tobago Association Hall in Petworth, ordinarily used for reggae and soca nights — and they’re kicking off a series of events with the appropriately titled Hometown Heroes. Sam the Man and 95 North are in the DJ booth for the night, ably supported by Rusty B of the All Good Funk Alliance and Chris Burns of Disco City, so expect to start dancing at 10 p.m. and go until, well, your legs fall off. The cover charge for this 18-and-over is $10, and it includes free Flying Dog beer until midnight.

So the above excerpt from The Washington Post should be evidence enough that this party should not be missed.  Especially for DC house heads that miss the now defunct Red.  On a side note, the flier pays homage to Red as well.  Come early as this event will be packed.  And take advantage of the free locally brewed beer and cd giveaways  while they last.

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Due to some recent issues with Geisha Lounge, the mid month ELM party has been pushed back to Friday and migrated to Trinidad and Tobago Association.  Even with the sudden changes, there is still quite a bit to look forward to.  This of course includes the larger lineup with Scotbot and Houston of The RIPOFF, Chris Burns of Disco City and ELM’s Joe L vs Dimitri Max.  This event starts at 10pm and ends at 5am with an early two hour window of free beer.  If you’ve attended any ELM events, you know about the mixtape cd give aways.  Be quick as they’re usually gone before 11.

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Trinidad and Tobago Association.
5123 Georgia Ave. Nw (1 mile from georgia petworth station)
Washington DC
10 pm - 5 am | $10 all night

If you all recall, I mentioned there was going to be a worthy event happening mid-August.  Hometown Heroes is a collaborative effort between Everybody Loves Music and Odds and Ends bringing DC’s house scene’s best foot forward.  With a fire line up consisting of Sam “The Man” Burns, Doug Smith of 95 North, and Rusty of AGFA, this is where you’ll want to be.  If these names don’t sound familiar, come to get educated and get your dance on.  One word of advice, wallflowers will be called out by DC’s godfather of House Music.

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Just a reminder this Saturday, the gentlemen of ELM will be hosting another eventful night.  Come early to grab the free mixtape cds, but stay for the good vibes, music and good people that ELM attracts.

Make the leap to see a vignette of last month’s party.

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Geisha Lounge | 727 15th Street, NW
free before 11 | $5 afterwards

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Just a reminder that this Saturday is the third installment of ELM @ Geisha.  The cd giveaway this time will consists of one from the B-Team and one from ELM.  To add to the mixtape feel, the ELM mixtape will consists of two 45 minute sets.  One from Dj Joe L and one from Dimitri Max, who also designs these amazing flyers.  Come early!

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Geisha Lounge | 727 15th Street, NW

For this month, ELM will feature DC’s own All Good Funk Alliance. Aside from producing mid tempo breakbeat, soul and funk, they also produce house music under the label, B-team. Hence, the a-teamesque flyer. Also on deck are Juan Zapata of ELM and Odds and Ends Records and Cortzu. If you’re in the DC Metro and haven’t been out to an ELM party, this summer is full of opportunities. Starting with this one. I highly recommend coming early to enjoy the sushi and then stay for the evening festivities.

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Geisha Lounge | 727 15th Street, NW