Hearing Heri Watu perform his song I.D.E.K.Y.N. at Busboys and Poets, was like ascending from a tunnel; when you feel that strong pop in your ears and suddenly realize that everything you had been hearing before was muddled and muffled. The buttery sound of his guitar,...
The new single from DC's own The Chuck Brown Band. Produced by The Miserable Company Directed by Kenny Thompson Apple Music Spotify WATCH VIDEO CLIP BELOW: ...
On August 11, 2019, the first stop of the TMOTTGoGo Regional Tour of Go-Go History took place at the Sandy Spring Museum, located in Montgomery County, Maryland. Hosted by Kato Hammond and Dr. Tahira Mahdi, and special guest speaker Go-Go Bouncey. This interactive presentation opened the...
TMOTTGoGo Creator Kato Hammond and Journalist/Content Creator Marcus Dowling share the stage at Chuck Brown Park to discuss the Go-Go community's past, present, and future, during the early Youth Empowerment Showcase (Y.E.S.) activities on Chuck Brown Day - August 17, 2019. WATCH VIDEO CLIP BELOW: https://youtu.be/7swasd9OQoI...
Just a few photos and video recaps during the prep of the first TMOTTGoGo Regional Tour of Go-Go History, which took place at the Sandy Spring Museum. Special thanks to Melanie Pinkert and Allison Weiss of Sandy Spring Museum for hosting the presentation. [fbvideo link="https://www.facebook.com/katohammond/videos/10162130904405054/" width="600"...
Go-Go music often finds its way into popular culture in unexpected ways. One such place is in the video game, Tom Clancy's The Division 2. Set in Washington, DC after a virus decimates the population and disables the government, players take on the role of...
First and foremost, if you haven't seen the insanely brilliant sketch comedy show Sherman's Showcase, you owe it to yourself to watch. Taking inspiration from shows like Soul Train and Solid Gold, and mixed with the comedic stylings of Mel Brooks (Blazing Saddles), the Zucker Brothers (Airplane), and the...
Presented by the National Park Service, the 2019 Fort Dupont Park Summer Event Serie will take place every Saturday evening from July 20th through August 24, 2019, at the Fort Dupont Park amphitheater. Gates open at 6 p.m. People are invited to bring family and...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 17, 2019 MONTGOMERY COUNTY’S GO-GO COMMUNITY TO SHARE ORAL HISTORIES FOR DIGITAL ARCHIVE Take Me Out to the Go-Go Magazine (TMOTTGoGo) invites go-go music lovers from Montgomery County to share their oral histories of the Go-Go experience for its famous digital archive. An interactive...
DC and GoGo Music was represented to the FULLEST on BET tonight!!!! Shout going out to Sugar Bear, Jas Funk, JuJu House, and Mighty Moe for rockin that joint. And a super shoutout and love to Regina Hall and Taraji P Henson for making it happen!!! #DontMuteDC...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 20, 2019 GO-GO'S DIGITAL MEDIA MUSEUM BEGINS REGIONAL TOUR Take Me Out to the Go-Go Magazine (TMOTTGoGo), go-go music's own community-based multi-media platform since 1996, begins the TMOTTGoGo Regional Tour of Go-Go History to highlight important locations in Go-Go culture. The first tour stop...
In the latest demonstration process resulting from the #DontMuteDC campaign that began a few weeks ago, the Go-Go community continues to show the tenacity of its deep roots and resilience within the DC culture, as the Backyard Band bring more than 3000 people to the...
In the episode of The ONE ON ONE, Kato conducts an interview session with Charles Stephenson, cultural activist and author of the book "The Beat: Go-Go Music from Washington DC". Stephenson, who once served as manager for the Go-Go band Experience Unlimited (EU) and played major...
For those of you who are really interested in the deep-rooted stories within the GoGo music culture, how much do you know about Experience Unlimited (EU) and their roots within this music genre? Here's a story about them that I'm sure many had no clue...