Rave New World

Rave New World

MIDNIGHT JOYRIDE

A musical journey through a fiery weekend of protests (and parties) in Washington DC

Michelle Lhooq
Sep 02, 2020
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A DJ plays at a protest dance party in Washington DC (All photos by moi)

It’s Saturday night in Washington DC, and I’m flopped in a hotel bed with a crew of art kids toting Gucci bags and black latex masks, plagued with that particular flavor of pandemic ennui that arises from the ashes of dead nightlife. We’d just left an art opening at Von Amon Co gal…

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