Opened March 17th, 2010, U Street Music Hall is a DJ-owned and operated basement dance club and live music venue. Its 500-person capacity room features one of the city’s best sound systems, a 1200 square foot cork-cushioned dance floor. In its five years of existence, U Street Music Hall has gained several local and international accolades including Rolling Stone's top 10 dance clubs in America (2013), "Best Place to go Dancing" (Washington Post Express, 2010), "Best Dance Club" (Washington City Paper, 2012), and its sound system designed by ITI Audio was rated the "Second Best Sound System in America" by Beatport in 2012.