Tj’s Night Life

I don’t know what this place was like before 2014, but if you ENJOY dancing and enjoy GOOD music, then TJ’s is the place. I went on a Saturday night. The DJ played hip hop and R&B — plenty of stuff from 2000’s and 90’s and 80’s.
First off, no disrespect to southerners, but if you live in the south, then you know that a lot hip hop played on the radio and in clubs is INCREDIBLY lacking. You can’t dance to it… all you can do is bop your head. It’s just horrible ‘hood’ music… and it just sounds… awful. Up in the north, it’s not that much better but you get a better cultural mix when it comes to music.
Anyhow, it was SO refreshing to hear Beyonce over the speakers at TJs — the DJ OBVIOUSLY knew what to play to get the women dancing. And at TJ’s, folks DANCE! AND they get dressed up! At clubs downtown Raleigh, people put way less effort into what they wear. I was so happy to see folks get glammed up at TJ’s. And I can’t stress this enough, but boy, do people at TJ’s bust a MOVE!
Overall, the music AND the crowd at TJ’s is FAR better than ANY other club downtown Raleigh. This is a horrible cliché but TJ’s is certainly for the grown and sexy — NOT the college crowd!

The best thing about TJs is their huge wood dance floor. There is ample seating all over. A pool table and televisions in the back and also an outdoor area. The ambiance is lacking though.