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703-237-0300
City's Best

220 N. Washington St.
Falls Church, VA 22046
Fax: 703-237-5717

An artfully refurbished 1935 art deco cinema in Falls Church, the State Theatre features live blues, reggae, jazz and jam bands nearly every night of the week. Performers range from classic blues singers to folk artists to Grateful Dead cover bands. Its unusual restaurant/music hall combination has urban dwellers trekking to the suburbs for their favorite music shows, a trend for which founders Thomas Carter and David Steinberg had hoped when they refurbished the space in 1987. Few places in the area offer such superior sound coupled with comfortable dining.

The beautiful interior offers ground level and balcony seating, four full-service bars and a wooden dance floor. Attendance is a combination of general admission seating and standing room. Whether you choose to sit in the full dining section on the lower level, a plush balcony chair or to stand, there's truly not a bad place in the house to catch the show. -- Jamy Bond

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9 Ratings and Reviews

  • Review rating : 4out of 5   Nhorarosero - 10/19/2008

  • Best Sight Lines and Sound in DC

    Review rating : 5out of 5   Kunnanboy - 05/30/2008

    Not a place in the house that doesn't have a terrific view. Period. If you appreciate good music, well performed and amplified professionally, don't go anywhere else. Great group of folks behind the bars, decent food if you arrive in time to sit and enjoy a bite. For popular shows, just like every place in the world, sometimes you might not get a seat (duh!). I never sit when the music's on, so its not a problem here!

  • good times, good people

    Review rating : 5out of 5   dmbandie - 05/14/2008

    the only thing more impressive than the excellent seating arrangement is the amazin staff. they really go above and beyond to provide a memorable experience. i saw hanson there and it was FANASTIC!

  • Review rating : 5out of 5   rmadscratcher - 07/07/2006

  • Santa Jammin

    Review rating : 5out of 5   ucoolrents - 12/09/2005

    Spent last night at The State's annual Santa Jam benefit and enjoyed probably one of my best nights of local talent. Big crowd there to support charity during the holiday and the place was rocking hard. Its always a good time there, but helping a worthy cause just adds to why The State is important to our area. Keep up the good work!

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