Celebrating A Year of Excellence at Muse

It was a quiet Thursday evening in the District almost one year ago when Dan Kelly and I wandered into a nightclub on 6th Street in Chinatown. I had just started writing for the WB and Dan had an idea to do a drink of the week concept for my blog. We had a drink at this new establishment and continued on to our main destination, Josephine. The evening at Josephine was a bust, so we returned to the Chinatown nightclub because of the warm hospitality we had received. And for one year now we've been going back to Muse Nightclub almost weekly.

I've had the pleasure of seeing some of the best house DJs hit up the turn tables at Muse, including the likes of Marques Wyatt and King Britt. I also had a chance to teach a weekly dance class at the club and see some of the world's best Lindy Hoppers tear up the dance floor. In other words, Muse has been good to us over the past year.

So on November 13th, Muse Lounge celebrated their 1-year anniversary of epic parties in Chinatown. And of course, Urban Marinade was there to document the chaos and celebrate the success of this downtown nightclub. And in true Muse fashion, they hired world-class artist DJ Icey for the evening.

Icey has a long history within the electronic music ranks as being one of the innovators of "Florida Breaks." He's influenced the likes of Baby Anne and Kimball Collins and was the DJ that convinced the Chemical Brothers to do their first show in the States. So yeah, the guy knows his way around a DJ booth and knows how to make you move. He was also one of the first DJs I had the pleasure of covering in Tampa when I started writing Nocturnal Vibe 6 years ago.

The following is a collection of photos from the evening. Not enough for a full gallery on dougvansant.com, but enough to whet your appetite for more of what this great DC nightclub has to offer.

Labels: Clubs, DJs, Entertainment, House, Music, Nightlife

posted by DVS @ 8:01 AM