Karma DC Live Music Venue

My friend celebrated her birthday here and we really enjoyed ourselves. This night they held their spoken word night event with an after party to follow. We paid $30 to park and parked right outside the venue. The staff were friendly. We reserved 3 tables near the stage which provided a phenomenal view of the artists performing. Karma had two options for food by way of a food truck and a Jamaican catering company. We ordered the oxtails, peas and rice, and cabbage. The food was delicious. I would definitely recommend Karma DC to those who want a nice night out with friends or that special someone.

BEWARE: They have homeless people across the street who belong to that ghetto homeless shelter claiming they work for Karma Club (when they really don't) and want to charge for people for parking in the spots out front! I'm sure Karma club is aware of this and doesn't even care...Security is rude inside and outside..One time I was on the phone out front on the steps waiting for a friend to arrive and the security guard came over to me and said"Sir after that phone call, I'm going to need you to step back inside". I guess Because an artist was about to arrive and they needed the area clear...How crazy is that!Parking is horrendous, sketchy area. And not easily accessible by public transportation or close to a metro. So don't come to this club unless you absolutely have to!

I came here for a Saturday night poetry event and it was my first time at Karma. I had been in the area at other local venues but never knew about this spot. It's a great size (smaller than echo stage) and they have a small outdoor space. Outside they had a food truck where I ordered some french fries with honey and old bay. I forgot the name of my bottle girl for the section but she was a sweetheart. It did appear that they are under staffed because she only came by about 2-3 times Overall this is a pretty cool venue and I will be back

Was in DC for Pride weekend, and my homie and I went to Karma DC, which was one of the events' locations. It had an inside and outside party that was pretty fun! The drinks could've been better and, of course, pricey. Service was okay. Looks like they had hookah, VIP, ATM, and a food truck that closed when we tried to grab a bite!

Great place. The sound was good, sidelines were good, food was good. The good thing you to hear live music.

I came here for an event on Memorial Day weekend 2024. I've heard of it before, and knew it was near EchoStage, but tended to avoid it because of the hassle of getting to and from any of the venues in that area but I came out this time because an artist I wanted to see by a production company I enjoy was happening there. My experience was bad enough for me to never want to come to this venue ever again.LOCATIONThis is in the Langdon Park area of DC, crammed in between a men's homeless shelter and up the street from Echo Stage & Stadium. The location is not great, while waiting in line several men were gawking at us like we were a new exhibit at the zoo while another man consistently walked around panhandling for cash. The venue does not have any clear signage, so it really felt like I was driving into a scene from City Confidential for a moment there. Its dark, few side walks and no other way to really get here other than driving or Uber/Lyft - and for the latter its a hot mess at the end of the event to get one.PARKINGThere is a venue parking garage up the road but park at your own risk. There's some possible street parking further up from the venue, but you got to get there early to get it and again, park at your own risk.VENUEThis venue plays well into the "don't trust a place with a grass wall" saying. It focuses a lot on cheap asethetics over quality, function and a good experience for guests. There's an entryway thats not clearly labled, and for events it appears they don't really have a well-versed events team nor events signage to assist the artist and their team with keeping things organized and orderly. So you'll have to go around asking a bunch of people the same questions and you *might* get the right answer. After you've navigated the first circle, you enter the patio, the second circle. Its ok. No shading so if you're here during the day prepare to be baked. At night it might be cozy and ok though. Entering into the venue you past a small Hookah bar before entering the main event space. There's two bars in the back where you can order overpriced and watered down drinks, a small 'vip' section to the right of the stage that has pillars and speakers blocking your view of the sate, and restrooms to the left. There's a set of couches lined up against the wall leading to the restrooms which was the most crappiest of cash grabs ever because its only barrier to those bumbling their way to the restrooms is the magical masking tape outline on the floor indicating where you, the poor peon without an overpriced couch, should be versus the people that overpaid for said privilege.The restrooms are so damn shoddy. Doors that won't close, knobs that don't work, toilet paper dispensers that don't dispense. I've been to dive bars with better restrooms than this. HVAC/HEATWhen not at or near capacity, the venue probably is breathable. But when it starts to get near capacity? You can forget it. And don't tell me its difficult to control when other nearby venues, namely Echo Stage, seem to keep the temperature comfortable even when its packed. It straight up felt like a sauana. My hand fan died in the middle of the event and I had to settle for a fold out fan which was something but still couldn't curtail the beads of sweat forming all over me. It got so hot the floors were sweating. I slipped and slided my way around the dance floor towards the entrance where they added another fan and even had the doors open. THE DOORS OPEN DURING SUMMER. Because OUTSIDE was cooler than INSIDE. Did they cut the price on getting a good ventilation system here to maximize profits? Even the artist had to yell several times that the venue was boiling them with this insane heat.So, while the artist was great, this venue was hellish and I never want to darken its doorstep ever again no matter who is playing there. I'd rather catch that same artist in a different city than go back here again.

Live Music is life and it seems like it's a lot harder to come by now a days so when a night to go clubbing popped up I was like how could I resist!Coming here was interesting in it's own as this venue is tucked away in an industrial complex so it's like really off the beaten path I had to drive around to find it then when I did it became clear as day because they had signs out front pointing you in the right direction so that like totally helped.The only real downside to that is the parking here is really difficult as it's only street parking from what I can tell and that's what I found a few blocks away while this isn't in the best area it wasn't totally the hood either so I just parked on the street and walked over.Once inside I just started to feel the music and get my dance on as it's been a few years since I've gone to the club because of obvious reasons so it felt really good to hear the loud music and the bass.The venue was awesome they have a good lighting set up a few different places to grab a drink and a good sized dance floor for how big the club is as this one isn't huge but it's not super small either.Coming here was all about Metrik one of my favorite DJ's spinning that awesomeness that is EDM making it for a killer night of dancing and just enjoying life the way it should be.Overall this club was awesome I had a really good time here and it just felt amazing to be back in the scene dancing my heart out with all of that said I hope to come back here again at some point as you can't ever really have too many awesome nights dancing at the club!See you on the dance floor or in the circle pit feeling all that music!

I went here for an event. Overall, the event was ok, but I'm eating my experience at the venue. Security was cool when we first walked in. The area doesn't really provide good areas for parking. The drinks are too expensive for not high quality. They need to change that. The restrooms were dirty and the ambiance isn't even that great. Maybe it would be a different experience for the nightlife instead of an event.

Attended an Afrobeats day party. The party was scheduled to start at 2 pm and entry was not open until 2:45 pm. No food service was on site and food truck did not arrive until 6 pm. Drinks were quite expensive.. $16 for a 6 oz drink. Bathroom facilities were clean. Hookah was onsite and a reasonable price. They have an outdoor space that offered bar top tables. Must buy a table to have a seat. Nice big dance floor. This would be a nice place for an event space.

This is a good venue for up and coming artist or performers looking for a limited capacity- more intimate than not show. I saw Candiace Dillard Bassett here for her album release party and no matter where you stood you saw her and well! This venue kind of in some ways had the familiarity and intimacy feel of my 2nd home Baby's All Right! Would love to see Abra here if any promoters or managers are reading this