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9:30 p.m. on the second Saturday of the month
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Black Cat

1811 14th St. NW
Washington, DC 202-667-7960

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202-667-7960

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$10

Quick Take

D.C.'s first Britpop dance night is still the biggest.

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Imagine a city where no dance floors throb to Blur, the Stone Roses, the Arcade Fire, Belle and Sebastian, Pulp or the Smiths. Pretty scary, isn't it, indie rock fans? Welcome to Washington, circa 1998. It seems odd now, but before DJ Mark Zimin launched Mousetrap at the now-closed Metro Cafe, Washington didn't have a consistent dance night dedicated to Britpop, indie rock and soul. Mousetrap's steady growth kicked down a lot of club doors for nights like Bliss, Panic, and the Liberation Dance Party, among others, and singlehandedly introduced monthly dance nights to the Black Cat.

Though it's been running for almost a decade, Mousetrap still draws hundreds of fans each month, from too-young-to-drink college students to 30-somethings who still remember when Blur's "Girls and Boys" and Pulp's "Common People" were hits the first time around. No matter the age, you'll find them on the dancefloor together.

-- Fritz Hahn (August 2006)

 
 
 
 
 

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