There's actually a load of good local deep house DJs but the touring artists that come through are very un-chancey. Not many people you can't see in every other large urban area in the US. Some of my favorite locals were Darrow, Milo, Omar Faisson, Brian Stewart, Doug Smith (of 95 North) and Sam the Man Burns. Brett Dancer lives in Balto now I think, and was doing Vicki's Sanctuary stuff this time last year, which Pope and Oji from Balto also used to do - on the more spiritual tip. Looks like that is still the case according to this: http://www.dcsanctuary.com/. If you're looking for a good, largely black crowd, this is the place to go. The best party I saw in DC was when Ron Trent played there.
My favorite venue in DC is the Blue Room in Adam's Morgan: http://www.blueroomdc.com/. The food's good and the beverage selection is top-notch. They have a very fun open turntables night there (still on but not sure what the music will be like these days - show up by 7 to spin). The amazing Sunday night 'Filler' party is now gone unfortunately and it appears Milo's 'Root' weekly is as well. :( Carl 'El Hombre Pintado' or Brian Stewart still seem to be spinning some Saturdays, which should be a nice option for deep house, although the crowd at most places in DC on Saturdays can be a bit annoying. Conversely on Wednesdays, on the broken beat tip, try to check out Julius and John Johnston at the free Abstract Motion party on Wednesday's at club 5 (Upcoming Guests: Kyoto Jazz Massive, Bugz in the Attic, and Ian Frost), or wherever else they may be playing when you get there. More info on these guys here: http://www.groovedistrict.com. Good peepz and tunes. Should avoid most of the typical '5' crowd on a Wednesday. Thursdays you can usually find something good at Red or 18th Street Lounge in Dupont Circle, both around the corner from '5'. Most Friday's in DC are pretty bleak due to Buzz's overwhelming domination of the scene. As Lara said, the techno scene is virtually non-existant post-Filler and Metrotechno evacuation (not that it was very prevalent then). All that said, it's a fun place in general. Tool around in Dupont Circle or Adams Morgan long enough and you'll find fun. More info on venues here: http://www.lemurgene.com/venues/ (oh and on that note the Lemur Lounge parties in Alexandria were fun - not sure if they're on still though). 313 topicality: Did Keith Worthy ever move out there? He'd be durn good to see too. Tristan ======= http://www.phonopsia.co.uk [EMAIL PROTECTED]
