Words by Peter Relic When your handle derives from the name of Bruce Lee’s character in The Green Hornet, chances are you’re one cool dude. Washington, D.C. native Kevin “Kato” Hammond more than fits the bill. Growing up in the Chocolate City in the 1970s and...
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Wale talks about the beginning stages and processes of gathering together the music and people towards working on his upcoming Go-Go album. To include the contacting of people such as, GoGo Mickey, Gingus, Smoke, and Rappa. CHECK OUT VIDEO CLIP BELOW: ...
Wisdom Speeks lays down the law of what it is to be a FLY GUY!!! www.wisdomspeeksband.com Available at: Google Play • AmazonMP3 CLICK BELOW TO WATCH VIDEO NOW: ...
Mayor Muriel Bowser, Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton and The Chuck Brown Band will help celebrate the opening of the Ben’s Chili Bowl on the H Street corridor next week. July 8’s grand opening ceremony at 1001 H St. NE will start with a press conference and ribbon cutting...
The WestMob Live at RHCS @ Maryland Live Casino 6/23/15 CLICK VIDEO CLIP BELOW TO VIEW THE SHOW: ...
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Wale performs his single "The Girls on Drugs) on Jimmy Kimmel Live...
Hope you all are getting Ready! Based on the below sneak peak video clip, this New CD "Clean Up On Aisle 2," it looks like the PrimeTime Band sure are. In fact, it looks like they're coming this Summer with some real hot FIYAHHHHH CHECK OUT...
by Alona Wartofsky In 1996, Kevin “Kato” Hammond discovered the Internet at his day job at the Newspaper Association of America, where he worked as a database operator. He tried searching Netscape for “go-go music.” Nothing came up. He searched again, then again, and finally found one...
By Steve Kiviat Kevin Hammond was 14 when he saw D.C. go-go band Rare Essence — in matching red sweatsuits — perform at Prince George’s Community College. The band didn’t do a song, stop, then start another one like other groups he knew. Essence just kept...
We are saddened and crushed to learn the news of the untimely death of Go-Go music's own Derek Colquitt of the legendary Junkyard Band. Most fondly known to the Go-Go community as "House", this gentle giant's legacy in the music's culture goes back almost 30...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 1, 2015 Media Contact: Jill Morris, M.S.A. Cell (301) 613-7707; jill@jmorrispublicrelations.com Media Mogul Narrates the Origins of the Go-Go Music Culture from a Musician’s Perspective Kato Hammond Releases First Book on How His Passion for Go-Go Music Produced a Global Brand Washington, DC – May 1,...
Although DC native Ras Lidj has been the force driving the Regggo music movement for quite some time now, many people still may wonder exactly what it is. In the video clip below, filmed live at the Carter Barron, Ras indoctrinate a solid and precise...