Public Enemy, The Roots To Perform At African-American Museum Opening
Public Enemy, The Roots, Meshell Ndegeocello, Living Colour and D.C.’s own Experience Unlimited are scheduled to play opening weekend of…
Tag: Go-Go
More Than Just Covers: Team Familiar Helps Kick Off A Day Of New Go-Go Music
Update, May 16: This post has been updated to include a new Team Familiar video for “Straight to the Bar.”…
Andre ‘Whiteboy’ Johnson On ‘Turn It Up,’ The New Single From Rare Essence
Plenty of Washingtonians already salivate over things that are locally grown, organic or vintage. Great news for them: The region’s soon-to-be-biggest song is all three. That’s…
Photos: 2016 Broccoli City Fest
Scenes from the 2016 Broccoli City Fest, April 30 at St. Elizabeths East: Anderson .Paak BJ the Chicago Kid Nag…
The Unspoken Rules, Norms And Secrets Of D.C.’s Go-Go Scene
Ask some music fans about D.C. concert audiences, and they’ll say our crowds suffer from paralysis of the feet. But as I reported recently in my story…
Are D.C. Music Audiences Tamer Than Most? We Looked Into It.
Update, 2 p.m.: Hear a discussion about D.C.’s allegedly subdued audiences on WAMU’s Kojo Nnamdi Show. Read the story that…
Backyard Band’s Adele Cover Is Putting Go-Go Back In The Spotlight
Go-go hasn’t seen much national attention since the days of E.U.’s “Da Butt,” but D.C.’s Backyard Band is changing that…
The 9:30 Club Is Publishing A Book
Storied D.C. venue the 9:30 Club turned 35 this year, and it’s celebrating by publishing a big ol’ book. A…
They Made It: D.C. Band Black Alley Brings ‘Hood Rock’ To Verizon Center
On the heels of a successful show at this year’s South by Southwest festival in Texas, self-styled “hood-rock” band Black…
For Banned Books Week, A Playlist Of Provocative D.C. Music (And More)
This post has been updated. Nationwide this week is called Banned Books Week. At the D.C. Public Library, it’s called “Uncensored.”…
Get To Know Chip Py, The Go-Go Photographer With A DIY Talk Show About D.C. Music
While the Corcoran’s 2013 exhibit “Pump Me Up” might have conditioned some to think of the D.C. area’s homegrown funk…
Wale Says He’s Working On A Go-Go Album With Tinashe, Chris Brown
No one could say that Wale, D.C.’s most successful rapper to date, has forgotten where he came from. The major-label artist out of…
The Story of Kato Hammond, The D.C. Go-Go Scene’s Best News Source
Kevin Hammond was 14 when he saw D.C. go-go band Rare Essence — in matching red sweatsuits — perform at Prince George’s Community…
Junkyard Band Bassist, Passenger Die In Motorcycle Crash
Update, 11:40 a.m.: At the request of “House” Colquitt’s friends and family, organizers of the Funk Parade are asking for…
Rare Essence Will Be The First Go-Go Band To Play SXSW. Could It Mean Another Shot At Fame?
This month, thousands of bands, industry execs and people with the word “guru” in their Twitter bios are descending upon…
Wale Returns To Go-Go With ‘Miracle On U Street’
Original fans of D.C.’s biggest rapper, Wale, know that he got his start rhyming over go-go beats crafted by production…
In Brief: The D.C. Episode Of Dave Grohl’s ‘Sonic Highways’
Last night, I attended Smithsonian Associates’ advance screening of the second episode of Sonic Highways, the HBO series directed by Foo Fighters…
Another Music Archive Is Opening In D.C., And This One Is Broader
George Washington University already has a class about D.C. punk rock. But for the last year, the pricey university in…
Go-Go Godfather Chuck Brown Remembered In A New Music Video
Sept. 17: This post has been updated to include feedback from the music video’s director. It’s been more than two…
In Prince George’s County, The Battle Over Go-Go Heats Up
A go-go version of the movie “Footloose” is playing out in Prince George’s County. A $10 million class action filed…