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The club was located near the other seminal Navy Yard club called Tracks (1111 First St, S.E.), a large gay club at the time. The Capitol Ballroom began holding "Buzz" nights on Fridays, which hosted a number of national and international talent in dance music. It eventually became one of the country's largest weekly dance party/rave hybrid.
Buzz – once called "Washington's best electronic dance night" by The Washington Post – was one of Washington, D.C.'s longest running dance parties. It was co-founded by DJ/promoter Scott Henry and DJ/promoter and DC music store (Music Now) owner Lieven DeGeyndt at the East Side Club and then relaunched in October 1995 at the now demolished Nation, formerly the Capital Ballroom.
Moshing (also known as slam dancing or simply slamming) [1] is an extreme style of dancing in which participants push or slam into each other. Taking place in an area called the mosh pit (or simply the pit), it is typically performed to aggressive styles of live music such as punk rock and heavy metal.
However, rave culture's major expansion in North America is often credited to Frankie Bones, who after spinning a party in an aircraft hangar in England, helped organise some of the earliest American raves in the 1990s in New York City called "Storm Raves". Storm Raves had a consistent core audience, fostered by zines by fellow Storm DJ (and co ...
When most people imagine the typical DJ or rave-goer, they don't likely picture a 47-year-old grandfather. But Lee Reynolds, a DJ and co-founder of Desert Hearts music festival, has been a fixture ...
During the early 1990s, acid house provided the foundation for a burgeoning rave scene to flourish. The rave scene changed the face of dance music, the image of DJs, and the nature of promoting. The innovative marketing surrounding the rave scene created the first wave of superstar DJs who established marketable "brands" around their names and ...
An aerial photo of Washington, D.C. in 2007. The history of Washington, D.C., is tied to its role as the capital of the United States.The site of the District of Columbia along the Potomac River was first selected by President George Washington.
2018 – The Washington Capitals win their first Stanley Cup in franchise history. 2019 – The Washington Nationals win the World Series. 2020 – The coronavirus disease 2019 causes the District to lock down for the first time in history. 2021 January 6: Storming of the United States Capitol. January 20: Inauguration of U.S. President Joe Biden