A year ago we woke up from an incredibly memorable night of music and celelbration as a community mourned, celebrated, and collectively came together one last night at Gypsy Sally's. This venue was like no other venue in the city. It represented passion, friends, and community. It had the most welcoming staff. The music was second to none, and the love in that space was undeniable and immense.
If you took a slow turn at a peak moment of a show, you would see faces with eyes closed, some with tears, lots of smiles, and could sense people were remembering something beautiful or painful and reconciling with that emotion. It was a room of great humility, and we miss it dearly.
How near and dear is Gypsy Sally's to our heart? Gypsy Sally's was home to DC Music Review's staff before we decided to start our website. In October 2017, while DC Music Review was still just getting off the ground, we decided to plant our musical flag in the ground with Gypsy Sally's. Our first show covered was the Hallowscream 2017 performance. Throughout the years, we celebrated and breathed in the intoxicating sights and sounds of Gypsy Sally's as musicians performed on both stages. Countless stories can be told and retold by so many in our musical community and will surely be shared with one another for years to come.
Since January 5, 2020, the world has changed so much. Let us close our eyes right now and recall some of those memorable times at 3401 Water Street. We surely remember walking up to the venue and hearing music wafting in the air, we surely remember standing out back between set breaks, hanging out in 'The Bus' at The Vinyl Lounge, examining the ticket stubs embedded in the bar, listening to the music and most of all our musical family.
Here is the complete coverage of all of our coverage at this beloved and deeply missed venue. It really was more than a venue; it was our musical home and refuge. We hope this gallery brings a smile to your face and brings back memories long forgotten.
Photo Gallery
Photo Gallery
Photo Gallery
Please click on one of the links below for a full gallery of images from that performance, artist or year.
- Amoramora at Gypsy Sally's
- Animal Liberation Orchestra at Gypsy Sally's
- AZTEC SUN at Gypsy Sally's
- Backbeat Underground at Gypsy Sally's
- Better off Dead at Gypsy Sally's
- Circles Around The Sun at Gypsy Sally's
- Cris Jacobs at Gypsy Sally's
- Dan Lipton Trio at Gypsy Sally's
- DC Mystery Cats at Gypsy Sally's
- Deadphish Orchestra at Gypsy Sally's
- Definition of One at Gypsy Sally's
- Dumpstaphunk at Gypsy Sally's
- Electric Beethoven at Gypsy Sally's
- Erika Wennerstrom at Gypsy Sally's
- Evanoff at Gypsy Sally's
- Everyone Orchestra at Gypsy Sally's
- Funky Dawgz Brass Band at Gypsy Sally's
- Ghost Light at Gypsy Sally's
- Ghost Note at Gypsy Sally's
- Gordon Sterling Presents: The Gypsy Sally’s Jam
- Gypsy Sally's
- Gypsy Sally's 2017
- Gypsy Sally's 2018
- Gypsy Sally's 2019
- GypsySallys
- Hallowscene at Gypsy Sally's
- Jazz is PHSH at Gypsy Sally's
- Jerry Tripsters at Gypsy Sally's
- John Kadlecik at Gypsy Sally's
- John Kadlecik Band at Gypsy Sally's
- Leftover Salmon at Gypsy Sally's
- Live Dead 69 at Gypsy Sally's
- Midnight North at Gypsy Sally's
- Moose Jaw at Vinyl Lounge at Gypsy Sally's
- Of Tomorrow at Gypsy Sally's
- Runaway Gin at Gypsy Sally's
- Samantha Fish at Gypsy Sally's
- Travers Brothership at Gypsy Sally's
- Vinyl Lounge at Gypsy Sally's
- Yes Darling at Gypsy Sally's
- Webcasts
- Gypsy sally's JAM