Music Venues in the U Street Corridor, Washington, DC

Bohemian Caverns

30s / 40s / Bar / Blues / Brunch / DJ / Jazz

Party Earth Review It’s easy to see where this intimate music venue gets its name – the performance area quite literally looks like a cave – and while the three-story complex is also home to a separate restaurant and dance club, it’s the basement jazz that has made Bohemian Caverns an historical institution. Music lovers tunnel down into ... more

2003 11th Street NW
Washington, DC 20001

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U Street Music Hall

18 and over / 20s / 30s / Artsy / Bar

Party Earth Review Founded by DJs, U Street Music Hall is the kind of club where brilliant lighting and thunderous beats rattle the clientele, and where everyone eschews bottle service and Top 40 in favor of uninhibited dancing. Almost every night outside the unassuming brick building, lines of party people wearing everything from cocktail ... more

1115A U Street NW
Washington, DC 20009

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9:30 Club

All Ages / All Types / Balcony / DJ

Party Earth Review Often touted as the best place to catch a concert in the city, 9:30 Club consistently packs its 1,200-capacity hall by hosting shows ranging from big-name acts and DJs to up-and-comers, noise bands, and everything in between. Long before the door opens, eager audiophiles line up outside the brick façade and unmarked door ... more

815 V Street NW
Washington, DC 20001

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Velvet Lounge

20s / 30s / Artists / Avant-Garde / DJ

Party Earth Review A quintessential dive bar with a knack for booking some of the best up-and-coming and niche bands DC has to offer, Velvet Lounge makes up in attitude whatever it lacks in décor. Once past the flashing neon martini glass outside, patrons will find themselves in a cramped and narrow space, rubbing shoulders with the rotating ... more

915 U Street NW
Washington, DC 20002

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Black Cat

20s / 80s Music / ATM / All Ages / Bar

Party Earth Review A U Street Corridor staple since 1993, Black Cat is a cornerstone of the DC music and nightlife scene, and continues to feature an incredibly diverse mix of nightly acts. Lesser-known bands and DJs perform on the knee-high stage in the Backstage Concert Room, a purple-hued and sparsely decorated ground floor space that ... more

1811 14th Street NW
Washington, DC 20009

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DC9

20s / 30s / Anything goes / Bar / DJ

DC9 - Bar | Live Music Venue | Restaurant in Washington, DC.

Party Earth Review Situated in the up-and-coming U Street Corridor, DC9 is a multistory haven for local music enthusiasts, with live acts blasting out its second floor almost every night. Early evenings see the softly-lit street level bar festooned with tattooed men in fedoras on a first-name basis with the bartender, while groups of hipster ... more

1940 9th Street NW
Washington, DC 20001

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Patty Boom Boom

30s / Bar / Casual / Cover charge / DJ

Party Earth Review A vibrant bit of Jamaica in the heart of U Street – evident in its musical lineup and authentic snack menu – Patty Boom Boom attracts a diverse and boisterous crowd throughout the week. Hungry partiers stop by the small glass countertop that dominates much of the downstairs area, picking up a traditional beef or vegetable ... more

1359 U Street NW
Washington, DC 20009

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Lincoln Theatre

Concert Venue / Theater

Info The Lincoln Theatre, located at 1215 U Street in Washington, D.C., is a historic building designed by Reginald Geare in 1921 as a silent film and vaudeville theater. It was purchased in 1927 by A.E. Lichtman, who added a ballroom to the venue and later wired the theater for sound. Soon after, the Lincoln Theatre became ... more

1215 U Street Northwest
Washington, DC 20009

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