Tuesday, July 07, 2026

Mystery DJ waking the neighbors in downtown Bethesda


There's a new disc jockey on the scene in downtown Bethesda, but not in a bar. This DJ can be heard spinning for about 15 minutes twice a day in the vicinity of Del Ray Avenue, near the Gallery Bethesda, Gallery Bethesda II, Triangle Towers, and The Palisades apartments. To the chagrin of nearby apartment dwellers, one of the near-daily sessions typically takes place between midnight and 4:00 AM. Residents disturbed by the loud music report that calling the Montgomery County police (who have a station directly across the street on Rugby Avenue) and the management of the Gallery II (where some believe the early morning bangers are eminating from) has so far failed to stop the turntables. This has been going on for about 3 weeks, they say.

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

Maybe it is the police.

Anonymous said...

Is it possible that it is coming from the station?

Anonymous said...

Could be a federal worker who lives there and doesn't actually do work.

Anonymous said...

DJbund Montgomery County

Anonymous said...

This is not a problem, this is a feature!! Broaden your horizons with other cultural experiences!!

Anonymous said...

We all know that there are laws on the books in this damn county ranging from noise ordinances, aggressive panhandling, illegal standing/parking on and on and on all the way up to homicide. The actual officers don't even know all the laws. A little research, effort and enforcing laws & statutes ALREADY on the books would be a good start especially in downtown Bethesda no matter how many uniformed officers the county is short. START with noise especially in the early AM, who knows they might even get some firearms off the street!

Anonymous said...

This is news to this Gallery II resident! I have fortunately not been woken up -- however getting to sleep can sometimes be difficult when loud music (or late-night World Cup cheers) emanates from Babycat Brewery (I'm not bashing our new neighbor, and happy they're there, but wish some of this could be suppressed!). Sadly not surprised that management has remained mum.