04 Nov Like Father, Like Sons: If you hear any noise, it just Mickey and his Boys
The follow video clip is a prime example of fruits not falling far from the tree...
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04 Nov Marc Cary & Indigenous People LIVE, featuring Go-Go Mickey & Dominique Lee
The following video clip contains a 57 minute concert set with Marc Cary & Indigenous People. Also featuring go-go's own Go-Go Mickey Freeman on congas and Domo Lee on drums, the event took place at the Kennedy Center Friday, October 30, 2015. CHECK OUT THE VIDEO...
30 Oct Reesa Renee – Got Me Loose [Official Video]
Official video for Reesa Renee's Apollo winning song "Got Me Loose" in prelude to her sophomore project "Lovers Rock"!!! Shot/Edited by Minista Millz for Minista Cinema|| MinistaCinema@gmail.com CHECK OUT VIDEO BELOW: ...
06 Oct The Story Behind Baltimore’s #MyAmerica Mural on Penn & Gold
The organizers created the project as one of twelve (12) site-specific workshops at Imagining America: Artists and Scholars in Public Life. The conference was held in Baltimore from September 30th through October 3rd and was planned and facilitated by dozens of community partnerships, including arts...
01 Oct Teach the Beat: Go-Go Goes to School: Artists and Scholars in the Classroom | Sept 29, 2015 [Video]
On Tuesday September 29, 2015, renowned go-go artists Sweet Cherie, Shannon Browne, and Kato Hammond talked with students in Mr. Yarborough's jazz class at Duke Ellington High School of the Performing Arts (DCPS) as part of an initiative called “Teach the Beat: Go-Go Goes to...
22 Sep What? Band Reunion 2.0 Howard Theatre’s Celebration [Video]
The following videos showcases the What? Band in action as they gave a thunderous performance during their Reunion 2.0 show, which was held at the Howard Theatre on Sunday, September 20, 2015. CHECK OUT THE VIDEO CLIPS BELOW: ...
22 Sep D.C. Names Street Corner After Radio One Founder Cathy Hughes
By Blogzworth H Street in Washington D.C. wasn’t always known for its vibrant store fronts and electic mix of cultured professionals, celebrating life. There was a period in time when H Street was simply known as the slums, which produced more drug dealers and crack...
14 Sep Legendary WOL Radio Personality Bobby “The Mighty Burner” Bennett Dies at the Age of 72
By Marc Fisher Bobby Bennett, who as the Mighty Burner fired up the airwaves in Washington and beyond for more than four decades with jive-talking patter and a deep playlist of soul sounds, died Sept. 8 at his home in Punta Gorda, Fla. He was 72. The cause...
11 Sep A Rose Is Still A Rose
There are 17 year olds taking senior pictures, preparing for SATs, studying for their driver’s license, whipping, nay-naying, quanning and ignoring you right now because of those earbuds they never seem to take out of their ears. They are posting memes of RGIII, bashing rival football...
09 Sep Dad Sings Anti-Bullying Song To Daughter
This girl, like many others, is facing being bullied at school. When her Dad, Khari, hears about it, he has the perfect solution to fight back with these bullies in a way that leaves them powerless. No doubt, his heart was broken hearing that his...
09 Sep Bootsy Vegas: Redskins Song Week #1 | Beat Them Dolphins 2015
It's that time once again, Ladies & Gentlemen! And what better way to do it than to set the tone with the Bootsy Vegas' Redskins song of the week, entitled "Beat Them Dolphins"? CHECK OUT THE VIDEO CLIP BELOW: ...
03 Sep The Story of Tom Browne’s “Jamaica Funk”
You know the song! You've partied off of it for all so long. Well now...
03 Sep Watch Backyard & Scarface as they Rockout The Howard Theatre
The following is a trail the leads to DC's own Backyard Band & the Legendary Scarface as they rocked out the Howard Theatre on August 28, 2005. @brothermob @anwanglover @backyardband #mitchcraft @howardtheatre @tmottgogo CHECK OUT THE JOURNEY BELOW: [fbvideo link="https://www.facebook.com/montu.mitchell/videos/10206505157320412/" width="700" height="550" onlyvideo="1"] [fbvideo link="https://www.facebook.com/montu.mitchell/videos/10206509216541890/" width="700" height="550" onlyvideo="1"] [fbvideo link="https://www.facebook.com/montu.mitchell/videos/10206518652177775/"...
04 Aug Mass Appeal Magazine Publishes Kato’s Personal Top 10 Must Hear Go-Go Songs
Words by Peter Relic When your handle derives from the name of Bruce Lee’s character in The Green Hornet, chances are you’re one cool dude. Washington, D.C. native Kevin “Kato” Hammond more than fits the bill. Growing up in the Chocolate City in the 1970s and...