Dub City Renegades, Arlin Godwin
Songs featured Oct. 3, 2016, as part of Capital Soundtrack from WAMU 88.5. Read more about the project and submit…
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G-Flux, Rare Essence
Songs featured June 14, 2016, as part of Capital Soundtrack from WAMU 88.5. Read more about the project and submit…
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…
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…
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…
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…