18 Jun The #Unsung: Chuck Brown and GOGO episode airs Wednesday on #TVOne, June 24th at 8:00pm EST/ 5:00pm PST.
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17 Jun Wale featuring UCB performs on Jimmy Kimmel Live
Wale performs his single "The Girls on Drugs) on Jimmy Kimmel Live...
15 Jun PrimeTime Band – A Sneak Peak for Summer 2015
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...
11 Jun New Season Of “Unsung” Kicks Off TV One’s Black Music Month With Ike Turner, Otis Redding, Chuck Brown
Your browser does not support iframes. TV One’s award-winning series Unsung returns with an all-new season of hit-makers and game changers starting Wednesday, June 3rd at 8 p.m. ET. This season is filled with trailblazing artists who dominated the charts, pushed the boundaries of their genre, and inspired legions...
09 Jun The Geto Boys’ Show Is Better than Ever (and ‘Grown’ Black Art Matters)
On stage at the Howard Theatre Sunday night, Willie D asked the enthusiastic audience what they thought about the Geto Boys releasing a new album. The crowd yelled its approval and made an even closer surge toward the front, pushing up against the stage with...
22 May Check out the Washington City Paper article about the new book
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...
16 May Check out the WAMU (American University) Bandwidth article about the new book.
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...
04 May Rest In Paradise, Derek “House” Colquitt of The Junkyard Band
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...
01 May PRESS RELEASE: Media Mogul Narrates the Origins of the Go-Go Music Culture from a Musician’s Perspective
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,...
07 Apr Ras Lidj Breaks Down The Regggo Movement – [Video]
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...
26 Mar The West Mob “Work It Out” – [VIDEO]
New video release of the new single release from DC's own The Web Mob, entitled "Work It Out" CHECK OUT THE VIDEO CLIP BELOW: ...
23 Mar Ms. Kim’s 20th Anniversary Celebration – [Photo Gallery]
The following is a photo gallery of Ms. Kim's 20th Anniversary Celebration, which took place Saturday March 21 at the Historical Howard Theater. -- Photos courtesy of Team Familiar...
23 Mar Introducing The 2015 Ladies of Be’la Dona
(Above photo from left to right: Shannon, Storm, Ariel, Kim Scott, Sweet Cherie, Karis, Claudia, Staci, Lil Boogie) Bringing in the new year with a few new faces, and even a trace of a familiar face, Be'la Dona (also known as the "Dynamite Supremes" of the...
22 Mar Take Me Out To The GoGo – An Autobiography By Kato Hammond
In the tradition of the autobiography/memoir, TMOTTGoGo's Kato Hammond opens up for the first time about the inside stories of his life growing up in the legendary musical genre of Go-Go — which is still going strong today. In Take Me Out To The Go-Go, Kato...