Monkey Loft

Monkey Loft

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Intimate cocktail bar and DJ venue in the Sodo neighborhood of Seattle.

With an polished industrial aesthetic and a sound system engineered to impress, the Monkey Loft is Seattle's newest destination for dance music enthusiasts. Our loyal following has grown quickly and organically and we pride ourselves on our courteous and fun-loving patrons. The promoters with whom we work closely cultivate the best talent and prioritize the local scene. We'll often see special lat

05/31/2026

Nighthawk returns for one final assembly before the long light.

Above, the chamber is placed in exceptional hands.

Griffingrrl and Emily Song join the assembly for the first time.  Precision, appetite, and command in equal measure at peak hour.

And in support, two figures of long standing:
Brian Lyons, whose hands have shaped this city’s floors for decades.
Pezzner returns to carry the chamber into afterhours.

The stage is laid with intention and worked in degrees by our master of craft: controlled, deliberate, exacting. The floor is drawn in, held, and slowly brought to temperature. By afterhours, the chamber stands fully heated -euphoric, unguarded and ruled by instinct.

Below, for the first time, Nighthawk turns not backward… but forward.

Afro Tech.

Percussion that becomes pressure.
Polyrhythms older than language.
Heat that has always been known.

Voices like invocation.  Movement like ritual.
Not revival or nostalgia.
Pulse. Heat.

When Afrotech is called for in Seattle, Rasheed, Supa CDQ, and CYA are the hands that answer.  They are shaping the underground Seattle dancefloor, the Afro tech rhythm, and what comes next.

Selectors

Griffingrrl
Emily Song
Brian Lyons
Pezzner

Rasheed
Supa CDQ
CYA

No advance admission.
Entry taken exclusively at the door.
ADMISSION
25
15 in favored attire
BLUE • PURPLE • BLACK • GOLD
Favored attire receives priority entry.

For adults only.

The Nighthawk does not keep to the long light.
When the nights grow short, it withdraws.

Until autumn.

05/30/2026

Uniting Souls Music presents

DIGGIN DEEP AT MONKEY LOFT
every last Saturday

SATURDAY MAY 30TH, 2026
2 rooms of music!!

ROOM 1 : USM RECORD-RELEASE PARTY

special guest dj

JONPAUL (Hawaii)
https://klubikon.com/2026/04/14/premiere-jonpaul-metta-atom-never-let-go-ft-clara-stegall/

DJ DENNIS (Selekta)
https://youtu.be/tgK1yboVqjo?si=Rnv-M8OoGN68RnkX

LEIRA
https://on.soundcloud.com/zegCrFGEtKaSlLR8An

TAIT MODERN
https://m.soundcloud.com/taitmodern/tait-modern-live-1-31-26

>>> ROOM 2 : DRUM’N’BASS

05/29/2026

Welcome to High Vizz, the latest offering from Night School.

Inspired & informed by a wide range of artists like Massano, Odd Mob, Miss Monique, Layton Giordani, Goom Gum, Omnom, Space Motion, Azzecca, Maceo Plex, Eze Ramirez, Fur Coat, Zafrir, Meera, Rafael Cerato, Argy, Joris Voorn, Sian & more, High Vizz is all about exploring strange sounds in dance music.

Unrestricted by genre, expect to hear tracks from across the spectrum of house, techno, tech house, melodic house, melodic techno, progressive house & more from a hand-selected batch of Seattle’s finest selectors, featuring:

Raymn
T3CH NOIR
Aaron Grossbard
Bgeezy
+ more special guests!

Join the party on Friday, May 29th at Monkey Loft & dive into the weird, wonky & trippy corners of 4/4 music with us. High Vizz - surreal in stereo.

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2915 1st Avenue S
Seattle, WA
98134

Opening Hours

Thursday 7pm - 11pm
Friday 10pm - 4am
Saturday 10pm - 4am
Sunday 2am - 8pm