New Music Venue to hit the H Street Corridor

I have a bad habit that I need to break now that I am no longer in college, and am a young professional. But, after getting word that Big Gigantic, an electronic duo hailing from Boulder, Colorado would be in The District at a new music venue on H Street, I decided that I could not miss this show, even though it was on a Thursday night.

The Red Palace resides at 1210 – 1212 H St NE, and was the former Red and Black bar and the Palace of Wonders. The venue opened officially on Saturday, November 6^th. This particular music venue caters towards indie rocker fans. And please, do not take this as sarcasm; this is something that DC needs. Especially since DC9 still has not reopened its doors.

After walking into the venue, I immediately was happy, as the beer selection was large and the bartenders were friendly; two things that are important to me. People can argue that it’s all about the music, and yes, it is. But what if you have a crappy environment? There goes part of the entire experience (at least for me). And I am not finger pointing at any venues in DC necessarily, but I think it is safe to say that friendly faces DO make a difference.

The downstairs features two different bars in two rooms, while live music simultaneously goes on upstairs. It is fairly intimate upstairs, with a capacity of about 250 (if I needed to venture a guess). I am pleased with the new venue as I am racking my brain the possibilities of what smaller bands could potentially play there. Enter: bands that do not necessarily fill up moderately sized venues, but have a draw in our area.

The Red Palace is a great music venue and I hope the venue will bring smaller, lesser-known acts to the DC area, or even other bands and DJs from the immediate area. If you would like to read more about the venue, please go to their website http://www.redandblackbar.com/. Check out their calendar of events and head to a show!

The Red Palace

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