D.C. and Northern Virginia clubs & Venues
AFTERWORDS (D.C.) 1517 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-387-1462. Local rock and folk. Door admission.
BAD HABITS (Arlington) 5444 Columbia Pike. 703-998-5808. Door admission most events
BARNS AT WOLF TRAP (Vienna) Located 1/4 mile from the Filene Center, 20 minutes from D.C. 703-218-6500 or http//www.wolf.trap.org/
BAYOU (D.C.) Wisconsin & K Street in Georgetown. 202-333-2897 or bayou@erols.com. Tickets available through the club or Ticketmaster. 202-432-SEAT.
BIRCHMERE (Alexandria) 3901 Mt. Vernon Ave. 703-549-5919. Tickets available at the club or thru Ticketmaster. 202-432-SEAT.
BISTRO BISTRO (2 locations) 1811 Fairfax Dr. in Arlington. 703-522-1800. Also at 1811 Library St. in Reston. 703-522-9134. Door admission most events.
BLACK CAT (D.C.) 1831 14th St. 202-667-7960 or http//www/avamedia.com/BlackCat/
Tickets available thru the club or Ticketmaster. 202-432-SEAT.
BLUES ALLEY (D.C.) Wisconsin Ave. below M Street, Georgetown. Reservations taken at 202-337-4141.
CAPITOL BALLROOM (D.C.) Half & K Streets, just off of 1-395. 202-554-1500 or www.capitolballroom.com. Tickets available thru Ticketmaster. 202-432-SEAT
CROSSROADS (Fairfax) 3988 University Dr. 703-352-1547. Door admission. Some shows free.
FAT TUESDAYS (Fairfax) 10673 Braddock Rd. 703-385-5717. Also a location in Stafford at 315 Garrisonville Rd. (703-720-5757)
GALAXY HUT (Arlington) 2711 Wilson Blvd. 703-525-8646. Indie rock, blues rock and local bands-- a little of everything comes to this little No. Va. club. Door admission.
GROG & TANKARD (D.C.) 2408 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-333-3114. Longtime venue for local bands, including rock and blues and folk acts. Door admission. Some shows free.
IOTA (Arlington) 2832 Wilson Blvd. 703-522-8340. Popular spot for local bands, regional faves. Door admission most events.
JAXX (Springfield) 6355 Rolling Rd. 703-569-5940. Tickets available at the club or thru TIcketmaster. 202-432-SEAT.
LISNER AUDITORIUM (D.C.) Very fine venue housed in George Washington University. Tickets at the auditorium or through Ticketmaster at 202-432-SEAT.
MADAM'S ORGAN (D.C.) 2003 18th St. NW. 202-667-5370. One of "Grip"'s favorite Adams Morgan landmarks. Sometimes even the relatives of ex-Presidents take over the piano too. Most acts free. Some door admission.
MAIN STREET U.S.A. (Annandale) 7131 18th St. NW. 202-667-5370. Door admission most events.
930 CLUB (D.C.) 815 V St. NW. 202-3-930-930. Washington D.C. rock 'n' roll landmark. Still the place that where the best and brightest play. Tickets available through the club or thru Protix at 703-218-6500.
THE NEST (D.C.) In the Williard Hotel at 1401 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 202-637-7440. Jazz and light supper club soul at this club. Door admission.
PHANTASMAGORIA (Wheaton, MD.) 11319 Elkin St. 301-949-8886. At night (and sometimes during the day) one of the region's best disc and record stores morphs into a club. Now expanded. Door admission most events.
SUNSET GRILLE (Annandale). 7250 Columbia Pike. 703-658-0928. Popular spot for blues and light rock faves. Door admission.
TIKI FALA (Dumfires) 18050 Triangle Plaza. 703-221-4146. Door admission.
VIENNA GRILLE (Vienna) 146 E. Maple St. 703-255-0800. Soul, blues and Jazz. Door admission.
WHITEY'S (Arlington) 2761 N. Washington Blvd. 703-525-9825. Blues and roadhouse fare most weeknights and weekends. Door admission.
WHITLOW'S ON WILSON (Arlington) 2854 Wilson Blvd. 703-276-9693. More blues in the 'burbs. Door admission most events.
Don't forget to visit these fine
disc stores
while in the Washington D.C. vicinity
CD CELLAR (709-B Broad Street on Rt. 7 in Falls Church. 703-535-6314) Can we get personal? We love this store. The customer service is exquisite (Charlie Olver works there, for one thing) and you'll constantly be surprised and delighted by the fine (mostly used) selection.
FLYING SAUCER DISCS (2318 18th Street NW in the Adams Morgan area of D.C. 202-265-DISC) This cool store has new and used, and just moved! Stop in.
We will be updating, revising and uplifting this file in the very near future. In the meantime, tell 'em you heard it from Grip and the Virginia Music Flash web site.