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Rating: 5 | Votes: 1 | Date: 03/07/2026 00:33:00

Washington's indie rock headquarters was bankrolled in part by a Nirvana drummer. The Black Cat opened on 11 September 1993 at 1831 14th Street NW, founded by former Gray Matter drummer Dante Ferrando with a group of mostly musician investors that famously included D.C. native Dave Grohl. Named after a Greenwich Village joint Ferrando's great-grandfather ran in the 1920s, the 400-capacity room was built to fill the void left by the shuttered d.c. space and to give the 9:30 Club a neighbour rathe...