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2009 Go-Go Awards Results & Recaps

Kato Hammond

Below is a complete list of winners. BAND OF THE YEAR TCB UP & COMING BAND OF THE YEAR Bela-Dona VENUE OF THE YEAR Icon PROMOTER OF THE YEAR Team Major MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR Weencey – (Backyard) FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR Binta Campbell – (Reaction) MANAGER OF THE YEAR Rick Ross – Reaction LEAD TALKER OF THE YEAR Big G – Backyard BOUNCE BEAT BAND OF THE YEAR TCB SONG OF THE YEAR Reaction – “Swag Beat” BEST POCKET Backyard CHANGE AGENT AWARD Big G The following are Twitter & Facebook recaps taken place during the event: … Continue reading 2009 Go-Go Awards Results & Recaps

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2009 Go-Go Awards: Nominees and Performance Announced

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The 2009 Go-Go Awards is scheduled for The Washington Convention Center on Nov. 1.  In addition to D.C.’s own Comedian/Actor Red Grant hosting this year’s event, some of today’s most prominent acts on the Go-Go curcuit are scheduled to perform. Presented by Peace Abode, the acts scheduled to perform are Familiar Faces, Backyard, Suttle Thoughts, and TCB among others. There will also be a reunion performance by Little Benny & The Masters, who are famous for bringing hits such as “Cat In The Hat”, “The Message” and “Big City Groove.” Below is a complete list of nominees and categories. BAND … Continue reading 2009 Go-Go Awards: Nominees and Performance Announced

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Coming To DVD: Jazz in the Diamond District

Kato Hammond

About the Film Jazz in the Diamond District chronicles the summer of one Washington, D.C., native, Jasmine “Jazz” Morgan, who joins a Go-go band in hopes of becoming a singing sensation. This rhythmic journey through the nation’s capital was shot entirely on-location in Washington, D.C. and highlights the rarely-seen residential neighborhoods of the city and the volatile energy of Go-go music and the D.C. underground hip-hop scene. The film stars Wood Harris (HBO’s “The Wire,” PAID IN FULL, NEXT DAY AIR) and D.C.’s own, Clifton Powell (RAY, DEAD PRESIDENTS, NEXT FRIDAY), and will introduce native Washingtonians, Monique Cameron, Erica Chamblee, … Continue reading Coming To DVD: Jazz in the Diamond District

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Pick Of The Week #100 Will Be The Last One From The Good TSE

Thomas Sayers Ellis

It all came back to me the other night when i was backstage at the 9:30 Club in the dressing room with the original members of Trouble Funk. I hadn’t seen many of them in years, especially James Avery who used to actually give me a ride to practice at the Club Lebaron when we were Heavy Connection Band & Show. It came back to me: it was James Avery’s camera that I first held onstage, yep, trying to get good pictures of JuJu, James and the rest of the band. There, in that moment, something was born but the … Continue reading Pick Of The Week #100 Will Be The Last One From The Good TSE

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FACE STEW: Ghetto Cooking, MJ Forever, Wisdom Speeks, Rare Essence, Rene Syler

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In this clip: The Ghetto Cooking Show http://www.youtube.com/user/theghettocookingshow Michael Jackson http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8V6VcxUW7U Wisdom Speaks http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRDlo6j1gW4 Rare Essence http://www.ustream.tv/channel/welcome-to-the-re-party Good Enough Mother http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PORgyCp1Mg Continue reading FACE STEW: Ghetto Cooking, MJ Forever, Wisdom Speeks, Rare Essence, Rene Syler

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We Care. Do You?? (Part 1)

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This documentary is an exploration of the role of DC’s go go community in helping to stem the violence in Washington’s neighborhoods and help spread a positive message to the city’s youth. Working with the Metropolitan Police Department, various members of the go go scene offered their insights and thoughts on the ways that they can help reduce these issues. Includes appearances by Chuck Brown, Raheem Devaughn, Sugar Bear, Lil Benny, Chucky Thompson, Binta Campbell, Rick Ross, Mike Love, and others. Note that this is Part 1 of two parts Continue reading We Care. Do You?? (Part 1)