Yo DC ravers - what's good?
Your favorite dance music gremlin is back in your inbox for round two. If you missed #001, go read that first — but the TL;DR is: this is your weekly hit of upcoming shows, last weekend recaps, unreleased IDs, and floor chaos from the DMV dance music scene.
This week? It's St. Paddy's weekend and the city is absolutely LOADED. Echostage going heavy twice, Nü Androids everywhere, drum & bass massive, and some serious deep cuts at the smaller rooms. Let's get into it.
This Weekend's DC Rave Itinerary (March 13–15, 2026 – Don't sleep!)
Fri Mar 13 – Friday the 13th fittingly chaotic:
DIESEL (Shaquille O'Neal), Kompany b2b CYCLOPS, KARUZA @ Echostage – Bass / Dubstep
Nü Androids Presents: Mathame @ A.I. Warehouse – Melodic house / Techno
Nü Androids Presents: Luke Dean @ Tigres de la Noche – Melodic house / Indie
Dyed Soundorom, Katarina Especial, Nave Mae, Alanapana, Jandro @ Flash Nightclub – House / Tech house
Garrett David, Baronhawk Poitier, renai @ Doubles – House
Nü Androids Presents: Viot, Thiago Khozz @ Vera Cocina – House
Fallout – Radioactive Afterglow w/ Matt Denton @ 2001 14th St NW
Freaky Friday @ THRōW Social DC – Afro House / Bass / Club
Sat Mar 14 – Peak weekend, peak chaos:
Teletech Presents: Restricted, Azyr, Fantasm, NIKOLINA, Trym @ Echostage – Techno / Hard techno
Para + Sessions Present: Caspa @ Transmission DC – Dubstep (OG alert 🔊)
World Of Drum & Bass DC Massive: Planet Of The Drums, Matrix & Futurebound, DJSS, Bladerunner @ Karma DC – Drum & Bass
Saeed Younan, Mai Iachetti, Shilimili, T.E.C., 2theT @ Flash Nightclub – House / Tech house
Clarendon's St. Paddy's Day Bar Crawl @ Clarendon Ballroom, Arlington
Nü Androids Presents SünDown: Murphy's Law, MAZLOW, Odessian @ Tigres de la Noche – House / Tech House / Minimal
HDC Presents: Stukes, Trips, Yung Maté, KRØK b2b Bambi @ 1124 Congress St NE – Techno
Clinton Foster, Baby Weight, TWiN, Clinton Foster @ Berhta – House / Techno
Nü Androids Presents: Fahlberg, Anthony Raad @ Vera Cocina – House / Progressive House
Roman Messer, Ori Uplift, Moniqa Adams & Arsen. @ 1359 U St NW – Trance
Sun Mar 15 – Don’t let the weekend die:
St. Lucia @ 9:30 Club – Indie
diffuse: salute @ Culture DC – House / UKG
YokoO, Gradient Descent, Said Medina @ Flash Nightclub – Deep house / House / Minimal / Melodic House & Techno
MÖYA – an AfroHouse Experience: Enoo Napa, Anthony Raad, ÜDORĀ, MILU @ Vera Cocina – afrohouse
Afters tip: Teletech Afters: Lara Klart, Enzyme, BLACKHOUSE @ Bunker DC – Techno / Hardcore / Hard Techno
Last Weekend Recap – SIDEPIECE at Echostage (Horny House Tour)
Friday night's Horny House Tour stop at Echostage was one of those nights where the lineup, the room, and the floor all aligned.
Kamino was the genuine surprise of the night — tech-house backbone with a club nostalgia you don't always get in this format. His "Unhinged" edit of Fred Again x Da Hool's Victory Lap was the kind of thing you rewind after the fact, and his "Face Melt" flip of Lil Wayne's "A Milli" locked the crowd in immediately. DC should book him back — soon.
SIDEPIECE took over at 12:45 and held court for just over two hours. Bump-heavy tech house, vocal hooks that stick, bass-house edges, zero filler. The Ke$ha Die Young remix hit around 1AM and the room didn't need convincing. Cash Out was the moment — every lyric, every person, no hesitation. Phones up, hands up, and yes, a few tears. Pure floor magic.
Worth noting: advance tickets were mid-$40s plus fees, the show sold out online, but the floor had actual breathing room. They let bodies spill onto the stage behind the decks, and the density felt right — thick enough to feel the collective drop, loose enough to actually dance. That's not always a given in that room.
Full recap on the blog: SIDEPIECE at Echostage: Horny House Tour Recap
Unreleased ID Tease / Track of the Week
Major tease this week when Meduza announced that they will be releasing their highly anticipated Don’t Wanna Go Home ID. I saw them debut the song at Tomorrowland last year and they played it as their closer in December at Echostage. Something about that song resonates with me (and probably you) - after all, who wants to go home?!
Tons of new music has dropped in the past week, noticeably today, John Summit released SATA - which if you haven’t heard, it’s pretty catchy.
Whats your track of the week? Let me know: [email protected]
Gremlin Tips + PLUR Corner
Tip: Don’t sleep on the openers!
PLUR reminder: Say “excuse me” when you’re moving through the crowd
That's the second Dispatch — the scene is only getting louder.
Reply to this email or DM @plurtatochip with:
Your weekend plans/recaps
Pics from the floor
Unreleased IDs or secret show tips
Next one drops next Wednesday. Forward to your rave fam — let's grow this list.
Stay PLUR, stay hydrated, see you on the floor 🫶
– Your DC Dance Music Gremlin
PLURtatochip
The Capital City Raver