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Friday Night with Matt Bailer & Alex Love

Name: Friday Night with Matt Bailer & Alex Love
Start: 2026-10-23T22:00:00-04:00
Location: Crush Dance Bar

Crush Dance Bar

2007 14th St NW, Washington, DC 20009

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Fri, Oct 23 · 10:00 PM

Friday, October 23, 2026

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Matt Bailer and Alex Love take the decks at Crush Dance Bar for a Friday night of dance music on U Street. There's no cover, and from 10 to 11pm vodka is $3 downstairs. Come early, grab a cocktail, and get ready to dance.

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