Best of D.C. 2009

Staff Picks

• Best Bar You Didn't Know Had Live Music
• Best Book Festival
• Best Cameo
• Best Concert Series
• Best Fringe Show That Didn’t Win a Fringe Award
• Best Gallery Opening-Night Party Hosts
• Best Gallery Relocation
• Best 2009 Hip-Hop Grammy Moment
• Best Independent Bookstore
• Best Jazz Venue
• Best Legendary Go-Go Act
• Best Metal Scene
• Best Museum Acquisition
• Best Nostalgic CD-Rs
• Best Novelist
• Best Old-School Go-Go Venue
• Best Open Mic
• Best Place for Readings
• Best Place to Catch Action Both Onstage and Off
• Best Place to Sell Music Equipment/Dreams
• Best Reason to Claim a Pew
• Best Record Store Marketing Strategy
• Best Second-Hand Vinyl
• Best Small Art Gallery
• Best Unknown Musical Genius
• Best Use of Air Pressure
• Best Use of the Postcard
• Best Way to Enjoy the Intersection of Film and Hip-Hop
• Best Way to Get Drenched in Stale Beer at a Rock Concert
• Best Way to Hear Jazz
• Best Way to Spend a Responsible Monday Night