This Thursday - a debut set, a hybrid set, and a set flyer than the rest - all totally fine reasons to say F*** YOU to your Friday plans and stay out late on a school night. 😎
9-close @18thstlounge no cover 5-14
Come get weird with us 🤪
We’re just here to make people dance . 🕺🏼💃🏼🪩
Bidding a fond bon voyage to my brother from another mother @sneakersinthedryer tonight. There’s no light without the dark, there’s no Eric without the Mark.
on may 7th, come experience the heartbeat of dc nightlife! these three djs radiate kindness and create spaces that keep the community alive. day in and day out, we still care enough to make people dance. 💞
the trifecta for the 7th:
● shining star in the club galaxy @djduchess_dmv
● connector of the city @yowillofficial
● genre fluid breaks with attitude @znl.fyi
details:
make people dance (curated by znl)
5/7/26
9 pm - 2 am
free all night, 21+
@18thstlounge
1230 9th st. nw, dc
Make People Dance Records is bringing DJ Brownie to ESL in DC- it’s gonna be a banger✨ That cutie, @sneakersinthedryer is opening up to boot…. Then you add in @markbfromdc bringing you the freshest beats out there…. You’re just not going to want to miss this one🪩🕺
The Disco Biscuits (@thediscobiscuits ) have been melting faces and bending genres for 30 years — and DJ Brownie ( @marcbrownstein ) is the reason their afterparties hit just as hard as the main set. He’s bringing that energy to ESL Shaw this Thursday. Free. No guest list. Just show up and dance.
DJ Brownie (The Disco Biscuits)
@sneakersinthedryer@markbfromdc
📍 ESL Shaw | 1230 9th St NW
April 2 | 9pm – Close | No Cover
THE WEEKEND STARTS THURSDAY
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This week we bring back Groovahol! Known for their infectious good energy, high energy and crazy dope sets / releases - the pillars of proper Moxie and Reefe are gonna fill every crevice of the downstairs red room with those sweet beats that moves your feet!
Upstairs Mark B. KIVA and Sneakers in the Dryer are putting it in ur ear holes with love peace and soul (and maybe a few surprises 😉🤫) So bring your dancing feet and get ready to move! It’s gonna be a hot one!!!
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TONIGHT @18thstreetlounge — THE JUAN MACLEAN. 9pm- CLOSE
NO COVER.
Yes — you read that correctly. Tonight indie dance floor legend JUAN MACLEAN unites with the legendary 18th Street Lounge for the first time.
And it’s FREE.
C/o MAKE PEOPLE DANCE:
FREE PARTY Thursdays @ ESL.
So help us give JUAN a warm welcome the Make People Dance way — ❤️s open, IN MOTION on the DANCE FLOOR 🙌🏽
Set times:
Upstairs
Sneakers in the Dryer B2B KIVA 9:00-11:00
The Juan MacLean 11:00 - Close
Red Room
Dj Jouez! 9:00-11:30
House Twelve 11:30-12:30
Associate 12:30 - Close
Get here safely. Be ready to let loose, let go, and DANCE! 🪩🖤
@thejuanmaclean
#thejuanmaclean
#dfarecords
#dancecommunity
#housemusic
washingtondc
dcnightlife
THURSDAY, Our dance operation gets EVEN BIGGER with 2 floors of entertainment to feed your pre-weekend dance needs. On the first floor, The Make People Dance band returns with additional DJ sets from Mark B and the debut of Eric Vacchio behind the decks. Upstairs, Adrian loving opens up for a Deep Tech takeover including SPCL.K b2b Stagira, Stuckey, and Tsavor. Get ready to knock this dance floor out 🤜🤛 See you there!
@18thstlounge@deeptechdc@summerloving71
On Thursday March 12th, Make People Dance has the enormous pleasure of bringing the Juan Maclean to ESL. Juan MacLean (John MacLean) is a prominent Brooklyn-based electronic musician and DJ, known as a founding artist of DFA Records. His work spans post-punk, synth-pop, and house music, featuring collaborations with Nancy Whang and James Murphy, and notable tracks such as “Happy House” and “Give me Every Little Thing”.
The Make People Dance Band will be holding down the first floor, @sneakersinthedryer on support up top.
Entry is compliments of the house, our very own Studio 54, the legendary @18thstlounge .
This is our gift to you for being so lovely!
Make sure you’re ready to dance 🕺🏼 🪩 💃🏼
@thejuanmaclean@makepeopledancerecords@18thstlounge@discountdisco
