22 Nov This Christmas With The GoGo Family!
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22 Nov 2010 Go-Go Award Winners Results
2010 GO-GO AWARDS RESULTS - November 21,2010 Best Go-Go DJ - DJ Big John Traditional Band - Chuck Brown Gospel Go-Go Band - Wanted Band Grown & Sexy Band - Suttle Thoughts Song of the Year - Love (Chuck Brown featuring Jill Scott) Go-Go Venue - La Fontaine Bleu Bounce Beat Band...
17 Nov Whop from the band Wisdom Speaks talks about not being nominated for a 2010 Go-Go Award.
Whop from the band Wisdom Speaks talks about not being nominated for a 2010 Go-Go Award. WATCH VIDEO CLIP BELOW: ...
31 Oct Andre “Whiteboy” Johnson: Last of the Go-Go Legends [Washington Post]
By Timothy Wilson Washington Post Staff Writer Back then, "the mothers" handled the band's business affairs. Annie Mack Thomas, Footz's mother, was the band's manager. Margarine Neal, Funky Ned's mom, served as the secretary. Mattie Lee Mack, Thomas's mother, served as treasurer. The band incorporated,...
29 Oct TMOTT’s Keeping Go-Go Socially — Which Means Globally Connected
In the ever changing world of the internet, gone are the days of just simple one dimensional message boards. Information moves much faster these days, to include the ever so important social platforms that allows the average searcher not only the opportunity to stay in...
26 Oct The Beat: GoGo Music from West Africa to Washington DC – Saturday October, 30
The co-authors of the book, The Beat! Go-Go Music from Washington, DC (Charles Stephenson and Kip Lornell), lead a discussion and demonstration on the emergence of Go-Go music in Washington, DC. Other guests are Shuaib Mitchell, the director of Straight up Go-Go; choreographer/dancer Melvin Deal;...
29 Sep Chuck Baby Catches The Attention of the Wall Street Journal / NPR
THE GODFATHER OF GO-GO By Jim Fusilli - Wall Street Journal Go-go music's lack of broad appeal seems to boil down to the perception that it can draw a violent crowd: Promoters would rather steer clear of it, and as a result a wide audience hasn't been...
26 Sep They Rockin’ Chuck Brown Over In Tokyo Japan
Check out the following video clip of a group in Tokyo Japan called, Congratulations!, as they rock their nightclub rendition of Chuck Brown's timely classic, "We Need Some Money." Truth be told, I'm loving the heck out of this joint!!! MAKE YOUR COMMENT VIA FACEBOOK BELOW: FB.init(”7fc0e69902250b1cfb908b6585e11864”, “/xd_receiver.htm”); ...
20 Sep [Pictorial + Video] Chuck Brown’s Performance at the Redskins Game
Click on thumb images below to view larger images, then watch the video below: [gallery link="file" order="DESC" columns="4"] Check out video clip below: **Pictures by Preston Blue of Bag of Beats Records -------------------------------- MAKE YOUR COMMENT VIA FACEBOOK BELOW: FB.init(”7fc0e69902250b1cfb908b6585e11864”, “/xd_receiver.htm”); ...
15 Sep Chuck Brown Silver Spring Show Cancelled… Redskins Game Half-time show is ON!!!
The free Chuck Brown concert scheduled for downtown Silver Spring on Tuesday the 21st of September, has been canceled. Stay abreast for further updates. However, his new upcoming CD "We Got This" is still scheduled released. Therefore, in the meantime please check out the list below...
15 Sep Wrapping Up the Rare Essence Reunion Coverage with a Final Narrative Review “Straight from Da Pit”
WARNING: If you are not a true go-go head, you may have a difficult time understanding the "Pit" lingo of this review. In Case of Emergency, just simply ask someone who does. lls By Mark Ward - Walking into the ballroom, I was already...
14 Sep PICTORIAL: Rare Essence 31st Anniverary Reunion – 9/11/2010
Below are pictures from the Rare Essence 31st Anniversary Reunion held on Saturday, September 11, 2010. (Run through rehearsal & Actual show) Click on thumbnail images to view larger image * Photos By Preston Blue of Bag of Beats Records - All Rights Reserved ** Special Thanks to Andre,...
13 Sep A Brief Analysis of Maria Izaurralle’s Photo of RE – The Remix [A prose-poem by Thomas Sayers Ellis]
Hard to resist a good photo even if the symbolism surrounding the image is better than the actual aesthetic value of the photo. And we writers have to keep the scene honest. We are here to lift it, to see it clearly and creatively. Let's consider the composition of the shot. Five...
13 Sep Fans flock to reunion show of go-go legends Rare Essence | Washington Post
[caption id="attachment_73330" align="alignleft" width="291" caption="Photo by Tracy A. Woodward/the Washington Post"][/caption] By Chris Richards Washington Post Staff Writer Mere minutes into Rare Essence's reunion set and the dance floor is already at full churn -- not on a trip through time, but in a rapturous celebration of...