On June 10, 2025, CBS Mornings visited the Go-Go Museum & Café in historic Anacostia to sit down with Sugar Bear and JuJu House of D.C.-born go-go legends Experience Unlimited (EU). The duo reflected on their classic hit "Da Butt," made famous in Spike Lee's...
Sly Stone: A Pioneer of Funk and Soul Sylvester Stewart, born in Denton, Texas, in 1943, was a musical prodigy whose early exposure to gospel music established the foundation for a groundbreaking career. Mastering multiple instruments at a young age, Stewart honed skills performing with siblings...
"Amerie, who once lived in Washington, D.C. for several years, returns to the city with a reimagined set accompanied by go-go legends Backyard Band. Together, they open the show with songs from her debut album All I Have, including "Talkin' to Me" and the quintessential...
In this powerful follow-up conversation, Kato Hammond sits down once again with the multi-talented Claudia Malcolm Rogers, a renowned keyboardist whose career has spanned decades across Go-Go, R&B, and soul music scenes. This time, Claudia joins the show not just as a musician but as a...
On July 20th, 2022, Go-Go artist Frank "Scooby" Siruis and I chopped it up for a quick session to talk about the formation and foundation of his band Sirius Company, as well as his continued contributions to this go-go game. Here is the never-before-released footage...
The Go-Go Museum & Cafe in Washington, D.C., officially launched its physical location on February 19, 2025, which is also the fifth anniversary of the signing of the Go-Go Music of the District of Columbia Designation Act of 2020. The museum had a soft opening on...
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Welcome to "99 & Kato: The Writers' Experience," the podcast that takes you on an enthralling journey through the vast and captivating world of writing. Join your hosts, Tahira Chloe Mahdi, AKA 99, and Kato Hammond, as they dive deep into the creative minds of...
On July 2, 2023, the go-go community lost a soldier in this culture who went by the name of Wilson Garrett...
I am syced like a mug to announce that I have officially been accepted into the Recording Academy (The Grammys) as a New Member of the 2023 Class - Washington DC Chapter. This also means that I am now officially a voting member of the...
The Music Adventures of Kato & The AllyKats - Volume One Experience the pulsating rhythm of go-go music in this exciting debut arc, spanning 64 pages of vibrant illustrations and dynamic storytelling. Follow the journey of Kato, a talented rhythm guitarist with a long-standing experience and...
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Tahira Chloe Mahdi aka “99” is back with the deliciously wild This Is Not How It Was Supposed to Go. BALTIMORE, MD— An unemployed 32-year-old moves back home determined to find a job and a summer fling, but her suburban adventure soon spins wildly out of...
New go-go single from Kato & The AllyKats entitled "I Am", now available on all streaming platforms HERE: https://fanlink.to/katoallykatsiam Click below to watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFgSZs2diUQ Lyrics: Whoa… Yea… Daylight’s come in Your desire You can feel it In your fire Something’s burning Passions yearning And you’re learning It’s too discerning But never the less You took the test And you...