The past six months or so has seen an incredible explosion of drum ‘n’ bass nights in DC. I have noticed at least four new nights in the immediate area, and it appears that outlying areas are joining the movement.

Why is this happening? Just about everywhere else, dnb is being pushed aside for other material. Many dnb fans are moving on to new worlds (e.g., dubstep or even finally getting into German minimalism) while lobbing criticisms of stale, soul-less, and pop at the current (worldwide) dnb scene.

Is this a case of DC just being several years behind the curve? Or is DC ahead of the curve somehow? Or is DC not on the curve?

For the record, DC has always–well, as long as I’ve been around–had a decent number of dnb nights and events for dnb. These rarely pushed the edge, but usually provided a good time.