Help me find karaoke in MD

April 3, 2006 6:44 PM

Help me find Karaoke in MD.

I don't live in Maryland but I will be visiting there soon (Rockville) and I'm trying to arrange a Karaoke party remotely. I want to find a karaoke bar where 6-10 people can rent a private room. We will want to drink (it's not important if they have drinks or we have to bring them in).

I have found it surprisingly difficult to find information about this on the web. My searches have turned up lots of karaoke DJs for hire and some equipment sellers, but no already-set-up places. We're willing to travel within the MD/DC area to get there.

Any suggestions for places or strategies to find them welcome!

posted by underwater to sports, hobbies, & recreation (3 comments total)

Tommy Joe's in Bethesda (just south of Rockville) has Karaoke every tuesday. There's also Cafe Japone near Dupont Circle in DC which has excellent sushi (but lousy service) and there are a couple of places in Adam's Morgan that do Karoake, too.

You could also look up more places in the Washington Post's Nightlife section.

This
seems to be exactly what you are looking for:

The front windows of this business have neon lettering in at least three languages:In some it's called Mia Casa, in others Ijing Music Studios. Whatever you call it, it's karaoke the true Asian way, say itsmanagers. Here's how it works: Small rooms line a central hallway. In each are a couple of couches or easy chairs, a table, aTV and a remote. And a black light. And black-light wall murals featuring Egyptian figures, the Eiffel Tower, the Sydney OperaHouse--you name it. You get two microphones, along with a couple of percussion instruments and a tune book. It's $30 perhour for your group to hang out in your personal Luxor lounge and wail "China Grove" all night. You can bring a tape along orbuy one for $3 to record the performance. Management says Ijing Music Studiousually gets a big rush of customers after the bars close. Shocking.


posted by empath at 7:09 PM on April 3, 2006

Annandale, VA aka "Koreatown" has all your noraebang needs met, and more!

Cafe Muse is probably the best. Be sure to dine at Annan Gol restaurant before you head over for your overnight of drunkenly squawking out My Sharona.
posted by Pollomacho at 8:50 AM on April 4, 2006

Hi, just a follow-up. Went to Cafe Muse, enjoyed the hell out of it. They take reservations but not in the mornings--call after 5pm. The only downside: you can't bring in any alcoholic beverages, you must purchase them there, and all they have is beer. $4 cans of Heineken (our best option, I swear!). Sodas are $2 a can.

They're open until 5am, which is cool. It's $31/hour + $4 for each person over 2.
posted by underwater at 8:08 PM on April 10, 2006