<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>washingtonpost.com - Nightwatch</title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/style/columns/nightwatch?nav=rss_style/columns/nightwatch</link><description>Nightwatch</description><language>en-us</language><ttl>15</ttl><image><title>washingtonpost.com</title><width>140</width><height>20</height><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com</link><url>http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gif</url></image><item><title><![CDATA[Tango's Seductive Sound]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6942-2005Apr21.html?nav=rss_style/columns/nightwatch</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6942-2005Apr21.html?nav=rss_style/columns/nightwatch</guid><pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2005 14:28:12 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Arlington will never be mistaken for Buenos Aires, but on the third Thursday of every month (including this coming week), there's something in the air at Tutto Bene Restaurant  that conjures the Argentine capital.]]></description><author> Richard Harrington</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Instating the Draft]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A53139-2005Apr14.html?nav=rss_style/columns/nightwatch</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A53139-2005Apr14.html?nav=rss_style/columns/nightwatch</guid><pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2005 14:28:12 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ AS IT HEADS TOWARD its golden anniversary, the    Brickskeller Dining House &#38; Down-Home Saloon  (1523 22nd St. NW; 202-293-1885)  --  known as "the Brick" to its legions of beer-quaffing fans  --  has become as much of a Washington institution as the museums and monuments.]]></description><author> Fritz Hahn</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Waiting for Chloe? Get in Line]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A34100-2005Apr7.html?nav=rss_style/columns/nightwatch</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A34100-2005Apr7.html?nav=rss_style/columns/nightwatch</guid><pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2005 14:28:12 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  WAITING TO get into the white-hot    Chloe  (2473 18th St. NW; 202-265-6592) on a Saturday night is like waiting for Godot. The beleaguered doorman-cum-bouncer has announced several times that the club is full, and because it's after midnight, he's not sure if anyone else will get in. Well, maybe. Hard to say how long it might take.]]></description><author> Fritz Hahn</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Last Train Home Is Making Tracks]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A15803-2005Mar31.html?nav=rss_style/columns/nightwatch</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A15803-2005Mar31.html?nav=rss_style/columns/nightwatch</guid><pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2005 14:28:12 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[It's not just the range of writers that sets Last Train Home apart, it's also an instrumental arsenal wielded by a hometown lineup that starts with eight members and sometimes ends up with a half-dozen more players]]></description><author> Richard Harrington</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[IndeBleu Puts Itself On the Map]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A62996-2005Mar24.html?nav=rss_style/columns/nightwatch</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A62996-2005Mar24.html?nav=rss_style/columns/nightwatch</guid><pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2005 14:28:12 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ WHEN YOU STROLL into the austere modern bar at    IndeBleu  (707 G St. NW; 202-333-2538), look on the white granite counter for a glossy orange brochure that resembles a tourist's pocket guide to downtown attractions. Unfolded, the familiar image of a Metro map serves as a cocktail menu, with a Lycheetini (vodka and fresh lychee juice) replacing Franconia-Springfield on the "Martini Line," and a blackberry mojito (imagine the minty Cuban favorite muddled with fresh blackberries) on the outer reaches of the Red  --  sorry, "Bleu" Line.]]></description><author> Fritz Hahn</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comfortable Spots  on Barracks Row]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A43669-2005Mar17.html?nav=rss_style/columns/nightwatch</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A43669-2005Mar17.html?nav=rss_style/columns/nightwatch</guid><pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2005 14:28:12 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?node=entertainment/profile&id=1107599&typeId=5">Tapatinis</a>, <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?node=entertainment/profile&id=1110077&typeId=2">Marty's</a> and <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?node=entertainment/profile&id=1107635&typeId=5">the Ugly Mug</a> are among the new neighborhood spots on Eighth Street SE, near Eastern Market.]]></description><author> Fritz Hahn</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Friends In High Places]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A23690-2005Mar10.html?nav=rss_style/columns/nightwatch</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A23690-2005Mar10.html?nav=rss_style/columns/nightwatch</guid><pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2005 14:28:12 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  YEAR AFTER YEAR, the young people who arrive on Capitol Hill learn a simple mantra: "It's not just what you know, it's whom you know." You see them networking at bars and receptions, trading and saving business cards like baseball cards because  --  well, you never know.]]></description><author> Fritz Hahn</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Uniformly Different]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A4063-2005Mar3.html?nav=rss_style/columns/nightwatch</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A4063-2005Mar3.html?nav=rss_style/columns/nightwatch</guid><pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2005 14:28:12 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Two former NCAA basketball stars run Reggie's Sportz Kafe and Grevey's -- and they're two very different nightspots.]]></description><author> Fritz Hahn</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eight Clubs, One Night]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A50179-2005Feb24.html?nav=rss_style/columns/nightwatch</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A50179-2005Feb24.html?nav=rss_style/columns/nightwatch</guid><pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2005 14:28:12 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Club Hop lets you pay one cover to get into eight hotspots, including MCCXXIII and Five. We decided to give it a try.]]></description><author> Fritz Hahn</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teenbeat  Records Comes Of Age]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32472-2005Feb17.html?nav=rss_style/columns/nightwatch</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32472-2005Feb17.html?nav=rss_style/columns/nightwatch</guid><pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2005 14:28:12 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The landmark local indie-rock label celebrates its 20th anniversary with a series of performances over the course of three nights.]]></description><author> Richard Harrington</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flamenco Steps Out]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A14085-2005Feb10.html?nav=rss_style/columns/nightwatch</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A14085-2005Feb10.html?nav=rss_style/columns/nightwatch</guid><pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2005 14:28:12 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[THE FIFTH ANNUAL Flamenco Festival winds up Saturday at Lisner Auditorium with "Crossroads," a program that traces the evolution of flamenco from its origins in Andalusia to more modern, avant-garde styles. Festival organizer Miguel Marin brings many of the world's best dancers to Washington every year, and if stars like Carmen Cortes and Sara Baras have piqued your interest in flamenco -- or if you weren't able to attend any of the concerts -- there are plenty of opportunities to enjoy Spanish music and dancing  locally.]]></description><author> Fritz Hahn</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live From Baltimore]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A60486-2005Feb3.html?nav=rss_style/columns/nightwatch</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A60486-2005Feb3.html?nav=rss_style/columns/nightwatch</guid><pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2005 14:28:12 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Bigger and more modern than the 9:30 club or State Theatre, the new Rams Head Live! has already played host to B.B. King and P-Funk. The catch? It's in downtown Baltimore.]]></description><author> Fritz Hahn</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Double Your Fun]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A41525-2005Jan27.html?nav=rss_style/columns/nightwatch</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A41525-2005Jan27.html?nav=rss_style/columns/nightwatch</guid><pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2005 14:28:12 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Thursday at the Blue Room: An old-school house party upstairs, five different DJs downstairs. No cover charge anywhere.]]></description><author> Fritz Hahn</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bet on Beer at Thoroughbreds]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6529-2005Jan13.html?nav=rss_style/columns/nightwatch</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6529-2005Jan13.html?nav=rss_style/columns/nightwatch</guid><pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2005 14:28:12 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[WHEN IT comes to beer, brewer Dean Lake is a traditionalist. He speaks fondly of "the subtleties of Old World styles," boasting about how important it is to use tub-like "open fermenters" when making British ales, and how he always uses a strain of English Thames Valley yeast for extra authenticity.]]></description><author> Fritz Hahn</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taste and See at Tallula]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A53242-2005Jan6.html?nav=rss_style/columns/nightwatch</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A53242-2005Jan6.html?nav=rss_style/columns/nightwatch</guid><pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2005 14:28:12 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[IF YOU LIKE WINE -- savoring a bottle with friends or exploring a long list of varietals and vintages -- then  you need to make time to visit    Tallula  (2761 Washington Blvd., Arlington; 703-778-5051), the six-week-old restaurant, lounge and wine shop that has taken the place of the divey, 50-year-old Whitey's.]]></description><author> Fritz Hahn</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Year in Nightlife]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A36288-2004Dec30.html?nav=rss_style/columns/nightwatch</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A36288-2004Dec30.html?nav=rss_style/columns/nightwatch</guid><pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2005 14:28:12 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[From the VIP Club to H2O, Texas Hold 'Em to cicada cocktails, a look back at 2004's openings, closings and trends.]]></description><author> Fritz Hahn</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Guide to the Galaxy]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A4644-2004Dec16.html?nav=rss_style/columns/nightwatch</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A4644-2004Dec16.html?nav=rss_style/columns/nightwatch</guid><pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2005 14:28:12 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[SILVER SPRING'S booming downtown seems to be a success, especially if you believe that the purpose of the much-vaunted "new urbanism" is actually to turn close-in suburbs into open-air shopping malls full of chain stores and restaurants.]]></description><author> Fritz Hahn</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Havana Nights at Yuca]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A51651-2004Dec9.html?nav=rss_style/columns/nightwatch</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A51651-2004Dec9.html?nav=rss_style/columns/nightwatch</guid><pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2005 14:28:12 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[IT'S AMAZING how bars take on different personalities during the week. Your favorite Adams Morgan pickup spot is just another neighborhood hangout on Tuesday nights. That bar where you watch college football on Saturday afternoons brings in a completely different crowd for salsa dancing on Mondays.]]></description><author>  Fritz Hahn</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Present From John Waters]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28310-2004Dec2.html?nav=rss_style/columns/nightwatch</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28310-2004Dec2.html?nav=rss_style/columns/nightwatch</guid><pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2005 14:28:12 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The filmmaker releases his first Christmas compilation; also for the holidays, Hungry for Music's "A Chanukah Feast."]]></description><author> Richard Harrington</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[All Wrapped Up in Fur]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8218-2004Nov23.html?nav=rss_style/columns/nightwatch</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8218-2004Nov23.html?nav=rss_style/columns/nightwatch</guid><pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2005 14:28:12 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  ANY LARGE DANCE club that opens these days needs to be able to boast about a state-of-the-art sound system and "intelligent lighting" in addition to the usual claims about numerous dance floors, bars and VIP areas. And, if you want to attract high rollers and ballers (professional or otherwise), the more upscale the decor, the better.]]></description><author> Fritz Hahn</author></item></channel></rss>