The Blackout

The Blackout Deathrock party in D.C. spinning themed sets of Goth, Post-Punk, New Wave and Dark Wave music and hosting shows.

Let's do brunch! Sunday, October 4th the Blackout and Simple Underground present Depeche Mode "A Broken Frame" anniversa...
08/28/2026

Let's do brunch! Sunday, October 4th the Blackout and Simple Underground present Depeche Mode "A Broken Frame" anniversary listening party and Hair of the Dog, a Goth, Post-Punk, New Wave and Darkwave brunch.

At 11am we'll play "A Broken Frame" in its entirety on vinyl, afterward we'll raffle off a copy of the album and kick off Hair of the Dog with D.J. Sara Vox and guest D.J. Michelle Missguided (Dark Constellation) spinning Goth, Post-Punk, New Wave and Darkwave tunes for day walkers.

11am - 2pm at La Mia Italia (the restaurant above Simple Underground), free, all ages. 2 for 1 drink specials all day!

Flyer by Jen Meller.

This Friday! The Blackout and Nocturnazine present Stoneburner, The Treasury and Amphetamean Friday, August 21 at Simple...
08/19/2026

This Friday! The Blackout and Nocturnazine present Stoneburner, The Treasury and Amphetamean Friday, August 21 at Simple Underground stage, D.J. Sara Vox and D.J. Doomsday spin Goth, Post-Punk, New Wave, Darkwave and EBM. Doors at 7pm, $20, this show is 18+. Lace up your boots and get back to your roots.

Headlining our Nocturnazine/Blackout show at Simple Underground is Stoneburner! Stoneburner is the solo project from Ste...
08/14/2026

Headlining our Nocturnazine/Blackout show at Simple Underground is Stoneburner! Stoneburner is the solo project from Steven Archer that combines tribal fusion electronic dance music with experimental sounds.

Steven Archer is a multifaceted musician, artist, and writer. He is best known for his work with the electronic rock band Ego Likeness (Metropolis Records) as well has is abstract electronica project ::Hopeful Machines::

Performing Friday, August 21 with The Treasury and Amphetamean, D.J. Sara Vox and D.J. Doomsday spin Goth, Post-Punk, New Wave, Darkwave and EBM before and between bands. Doors at 7pm, $20 cash/Venmo at the door, 18+.

Playing second at the Nocturnazine/Blackout show August 21 is The Treasury. The Treasury is the project of Troy Hancock ...
08/12/2026

Playing second at the Nocturnazine/Blackout show August 21 is The Treasury. The Treasury is the project of Troy Hancock of Richmond, VA. Cutting his teeth initially in the Raleigh, NC punk scene, Hancock relocated to Richmond in 2018 and began to focus on experimenting with synths and drum machines.

Following a revelatory Richmond show supporting EBM stalwarts Kontravoid and Lunacy, Hancock solidified his new, aggressive sound, combining a love for 1990s techno, post-punk, EBM, and Synth-punk into a unique and hard-hitting whole. A true road dog who prefers to spend his time playing live and hitting shows up and down the east coast, Hancock still somehow found the time to record his debut EP, Permanent District, featuring four new songs and an updated version of his demo track “Initialized”.

Playing Friday, August 21 at Simple Underground with Stoneburner and Amphetamean, D.J. Sara Vox and D.J. Doomsday spin Goth, Post-Punk, New Wave, Darkwave and EBM before and between bands. Doors at 7pm, $20 cash/Venmo at the door, 18 +.

Interrupting all programs... D.J. Sara Vox will be spinning this year's annual Joe Strummer birthday show at the Pie Sho...
08/08/2026

Interrupting all programs... D.J. Sara Vox will be spinning this year's annual Joe Strummer birthday show at the Pie Shop in D.C.! This annual celebration brings together local bands to perform songs by The Clash and other Joe Strummer projects with a portion of proceeds from the bar going to charity in Strummer's honor. Expect to hear lots of Clash songs and English bands from The Clash era from D.J. Sara Vox, and all your favorite Clash songs performed by the bands, this is a real treat for fans of the only band that matters! Saturday, August 22, free entry, show starts at 7:30pm.

Saturday, September 12 the Blackout presents a celebration of the music of 120 Minutes at the Neptune Room! D.J. Sara Vo...
08/01/2026

Saturday, September 12 the Blackout presents a celebration of the music of 120 Minutes at the Neptune Room! D.J. Sara Vox and guest D.J. Vlad (Slings and Arrows) pay tribute to the influential and beloved music video show with selections of their favorite songs played on the show, and spin Goth, Post-Punk, New Wave, Darkwave and EBM to boot.

10pm - 2am, no cover, 21 +, all vinyl.

The next Blackout show is coming up fast! Opening for our Stoneburner, The Treasury show is Amphetamean, a Washington D....
07/31/2026

The next Blackout show is coming up fast! Opening for our Stoneburner, The Treasury show is Amphetamean, a Washington D.C., Latinx, Transgender, Bi based Electro Industrial solo Project. Amphetamean produces and arranges all her music including the synths, drums and samples. She has sung in previous projects including Bajskorv and Impulse Control.

Her debut Album “Death By Design” released in April of 2026 on all major streaming platforms features 10 Industrial tracks that range in themes from S*x Work, Genocide, Drugs, Addiction, Love and Immigration. Her influences include Nitzer Ebb, NIN and Skinny Puppy.

Friday, August 21 at Simple Underground stage in D.C. with Stoneburner and The Treasury. D.J Sara Vox and D.J. Doomsday spin Goth, Post-Punk, New Wave, Darkwave and E.B.M. 7-11pm, $20 cash/Venmo at the door, 18+.

Friday, October 9 Strange Boutique return to the Black Cat in Washington D.C. with support from Cemetery S*x and D.J. Sa...
07/20/2026

Friday, October 9 Strange Boutique return to the Black Cat in Washington D.C. with support from Cemetery S*x and D.J. Sara Vox. If you missed last summer's Strange Boutique show here's your second chance! Cemetery S*x bring their signature Gothic dark rock sound to open the night and D.J. Sara Vox spins Goth, Post-Punk, New Wave and Darkwave before and between bands in this hometown classic show. Tickets on sale now through the Black Cat website!

The Blackout and Nocturnazine present Stoneburner, The Treasury and Amphetamean Friday, August 21 at Simple Underground ...
07/15/2026

The Blackout and Nocturnazine present Stoneburner, The Treasury and Amphetamean Friday, August 21 at Simple Underground stage! D.J. Sara Vox and D.J. Doomsday spin Goth, Post-Punk, New Wave, Darkwave and EBM. Doors at 7pm, $20, this show is 18+.

Thanks for a great Friday night everyone, special thanks to 2DCAT, 11 Grams and Steven Archer for amazing sets and to Si...
07/14/2026

Thanks for a great Friday night everyone, special thanks to 2DCAT, 11 Grams and Steven Archer for amazing sets and to Simple Underground for hosting shows! Details of the next Blackout event coming quite soon. Check out D.J. Sara Vox's set below. Keep supporting your local dark music scene! 🦇

I.
Wait for the Blackout - The Damned
Kaltes Klares Wasser - Malaria!
Battleships - Fangs on Fur
De Milo - Strange Boutique
Living on Video - Trans X
Night Moves - Sequential Zero
Asbestos Lead Asbestos - Meat Beat Manifesto
Can U Dig It? - Pop Will Eat Itself
All Day Remix - Ministry
Until Death (Us Do Part) - Front 242

STEVEN ARCHER

II.
Outcast- Front Line Assembly
Mondlicht - X-Mal Deutschland
Love's Secret Game - Selofan
Fantasmas - Twin Tribes
Chinese Black - The Neon Judgement
The Great Commandment - Camouflage��

11 GRAMS

III.
Go Film - Covenant
All Roads Lead to Rome - The Stranglers
Stripdown - Agent Side Grinder
Cascade - Nuovo Testamento
Trans-Europe Express - Kraftwerk

2DCAT

IV.
The Chauffeur - Duran Duran
Away - Bolshoi
Don't Fall - The Chameleons
A New Day - Killing Joke
Hex - Specimen
The Promise - When in Rome
Under the Milky Way - The Church
Heroes - David Bowie
Ceremony - New Order

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