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Prince Saves the Billboard Awards & Gets Funky Going Crazy
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Chuck Brown Celebrated in Musical Memory at The Howard Theatre
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Black Alley – Artist Prayer
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2013 Benning Road HouseWives Episode 2
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Thurgood Marshall Academy Gains National Recognition
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Photo Gallery of the Corcoran Gallery
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Fantastia Rocks Rare Essence and EU for Tom Joyner
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Blackbyrds Celebrate the Life & Legacy of Founder Donald Byrd
Chuck Brown Celebrated in Musical Memory at The Howard Theatre
// May 20th, 2013
It’s been a year since the passing of Go-Go’s Godfather Chuck Brown, And on Thursday, May 16, the Chuck Brown Tribute Band gave a party minded DC crowd a reminder of just how funky, inspirational and important his music was and continues to be.
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Harold Little’s All Blues: A Go-Go Perspective
// May 15th, 2013
Jazz trumpeter Harold Little is a pure Washington DC native whose musical history is also deeply rooted in the Go-Go culture. Raised and influinced in a musical family and an alumni of the Duke Ellington School of the Arts, Harold’s go-go chapter in his music history includes playing with such bands as Chance...
Lauryn Hill, Hip-Hop and Mental Illness
// May 13th, 2013
By Chakara
A musical selection of emotions and empowerment, respect and just soulful music is what the Miseducation of Lauryn Hill provided for young women who enjoyed R&B/Hip-Hop music across the world. Recently, we’re drenched in stories providing assumptions of signs of ‘mental illnesses’ were being...
Black Alley – Artist Prayer
// May 9th, 2013
Chris “Mac Daddy” Kelly of Kris Kross Found Dead
// May 1st, 2013
Chris Kelly, a member of the rap group, Kris Kross, has been found dead in Atlanta. An investigator found the 34-year old today, and he was pronounced dead at 5 pm at the Atlanta Medical Center.
Police don’t know Kelly’s cause of death as of yet, but they are conducting an investigation and an autopsy. Kelly...
2013 Benning Road HouseWives Episode 2
// Apr 30th, 2013
Thurgood Marshall Academy Gains National Recognition
// Apr 27th, 2013
Photo courtesy of the Washington Informer
The District’s Thurgood Marshall Academy has been nationally recognized for its success closing the achievement gap among boys of color.
The Coalition of Schools Educating Boys of Color (COSEBOC) announced during its annual meeting on April 26 in Chicago, that the Southeast...
Hyattsville School Choir Headed to South Africa
// Apr 27th, 2013
Photo by Khalid Naji-Allah
The summer of 2013 is likely to be one that many students at Northwestern High School will long remember.
If all goes as planned, about 50 teens and seven chaperones will spend part of their summer having a musical and cultural experience in a land far away.
The teens are members of the Northwestern...
2013 Benning Road HouseWives – Episode 1
// Apr 27th, 2013
Writing by: Mike Brooks
Film & Directed by: Hard Head Films
Starring: Stacy Tyson, Rolanda Burgess, Chantel Rollins, Kat Rollins
Luci Rae, Bee Johnson and Juliet Shaffer ( Baby Sandy )
Comedians: Mike Brooks, TJ the Comedian, Darryl Bradley
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The 2013 Benning Road HouseWives
// Apr 18th, 2013
The following is a very funny trailer of the online comedy series based on dialy life in the realms of Benning Road, NE/SE DC.
Starring: Stacy Tyson, Rolanda Burgess, Chantel Rollins, Kat Rollins
Comedians: Mike Brooks, TJ the Comedian, Darryl Bradley and Zo Jones
Writing by: Mike Brooks
Filmed / Directed...
Photo Gallery of the Corcoran Gallery
// Apr 8th, 2013
Fantastia Rocks Rare Essence and EU for Tom Joyner
// Apr 5th, 2013
Blackbyrds Celebrate the Life & Legacy of Founder Donald Byrd
// Apr 4th, 2013
Go-Go Symphony: A Melodic Interview Session with Liza Figueroa Kravinsky
// Mar 29th, 2013
One thing about art is that no matter how one tries to suppress it, it can never actually be diminished. Instead, what it does is reform, while at the same time, never losing its original essence. When I think of it like that, I reflect on the X-Men character Colossus. This is an individual who possess the power...
The Passing of Leroy Fleming: Go-Go’s Soul Searching Young Senator
// Mar 13th, 2013
We are saddened to report the passing of Saxophone legend Leroy Fleming.
Leroy, who has been a staple in the DC music scene and abroad, can probably be most known as recognized as the saxophonist for Chuck Brown and The Soul Searchers. As a matter of fact, in the 1978 hit “Bustin Loose”, you can hear...
Put The Spotlight on Chel’e P: The P is for Powerful!
// Mar 13th, 2013
Today I want to take the time out and turn on the spotlight to a woman who possess the vocal strength of ten. A woman who I had the introduction to several years ago during the TMOTT Message Board era. A woman who, although during that same time, talked about just how powerful her singing was (like many others...
BYB (Backyard Band) 25 yr Anniversary [Howard Theatre] [RECAP]
// Mar 7th, 2013![BYB (Backyard Band) 25 yr Anniversary [Howard Theatre] [RECAP]](http://www.tmottgogo.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/BYB25Howard-250x250.jpg)
The following video clip portrays behind the scene and stage action of Backyard’s 25th Anniversary. A celebration of excellence which took place at the Howard Theatre on Friday, January 11. Directed By @MuddyDistrict1
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Reflections on the “ART” of Go-Go
// Mar 7th, 2013
This Saturday, March 9th, a showcase event entitled “The A.R.T of Go-Go” will take place. The birth child and baby of creator Tahira Chloe Mahdi (also known as DC Brand 99), this project will mark as the second showcase of its kind.
With some many areas being involved in this showcase, to include visual...
Black Alley in Virgin Suicide [Extended Version]
// Mar 5th, 2013![Black Alley in Virgin Suicide [Extended Version]](http://www.tmottgogo.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/BlackAlleyVirginSuicide-250x239.jpg)
Official music video for the single “Virgin Suicide” from our debut album “Soul. Swagger. Rock. Sneakers.” (extended live version)
Album: http://blackalley.bandcamp.com
Web: http://www.reverbnation.com/weareblac…
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/blackalley
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/weareblackalley
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Fundraiser Assists HU Spring Break Program
// Mar 5th, 2013
Hundreds of students lined Georgia Avenue between Barry Place and W Street asking for donations so they can help others in seven cities and Haiti during spring break. /Photo Courtesy Howard University
Howard University Radio, WHUR 96.3 FM, hosted a 12-hour radiothon, “Helping Hands,” from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m....
Bowie State Wins CIAA Championship
// Mar 4th, 2013
Byron Westmorland / DMVFollowers.com
Byron Westmorland had a huge night in leading the Bowie State University Bulldogs to the Central Interscholastic Athletic Association (CIAA) championship.
The senior forward scored a career-high 38 points including 26 points in the second half to outduel Livingstone junior guard...
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