Black Cat

DC's Black Cat celebrated 30 years with Velocity Girl, Ted Leo, Ex Hex, Gray Matter, Messthetics, more (pics)

The DC Club’s 30th anniversary weekend also featured sets from The Messthetics, Hammered Hulls, Flasher and more.

Velocity Girl and Gray Matter reuniting for DC venue Black Cat's 30th anniversary

DC indie venue Black Cat is turning 30 this year, and their celebration also features Ted Leo, Ex Hex, Hammered Hulls, The Messthetics, Flasher and more.

Black Cat celebrating 27 years w/ livestreams ft. Ted Leo, Mike Watt, Hammered Hulls, more

Plus, Darkest Hour are celebrating their 25th anniversary with a stream benefiting Black Cat.

DC club The Black Cat celebrates 25th anniversary, and shrinking in half

“The dynamics have changed a lot,” owner Dante Ferrando told The Washington Post. “People don’t spend two hours after the show hanging out at the bar till 1 in the morning.”

Swans played the Black Cat in DC (pics & video)

A Swans concert is not a democracy. During its Wednesday night performance at the Black Cat, the New York City-based sextet — newly re-christened after a 15-year hiatus — tried to wrest control of the audience’s senses…