Nightlife Agenda
After three years, Daylight is no longer merely an event, it's an institution. The classic soul and house party is fueled by a cast of characters as integral to the brand as the playlist. There's Nichelle who hooks up the free soul food buffet before taking spry turns on the dance floor. There's Big Tone, the gregarious host who gathers everyone together to sing happy birthday to that week's celebrants and makes sure any newbies make friends quickly. And it's all tied together by the balance DJs Divine and Source strike between surprise bombs from the far reaches of their crates to the jams that everyone can sing along to. Daylight gets to stretch on holiday weekends, extending its usual 11 p.m. closing time to 2 a.m. DJ Baby, DJ Oji and DJ AJ of Grits & Gravy will be joining the Daylight residents to go the distance tonight at Liv.
--Fritz Hahn, Rhome Anderson and David Malitz
By Fritz Hahn | May 20, 2009; 12:11 AM ET
Washington Post