23 Mar Ms. Kim’s 20th Anniversary Celebration – [Photo Gallery]
The following is a photo gallery of Ms. Kim's 20th Anniversary Celebration, which took place Saturday March 21 at the Historical Howard Theater. -- Photos courtesy of Team Familiar...
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23 Mar Introducing The 2015 Ladies of Be’la Dona
(Above photo from left to right: Shannon, Storm, Ariel, Kim Scott, Sweet Cherie, Karis, Claudia, Staci, Lil Boogie) Bringing in the new year with a few new faces, and even a trace of a familiar face, Be'la Dona (also known as the "Dynamite Supremes" of the...
22 Mar Take Me Out To The GoGo – An Autobiography By Kato Hammond
In the tradition of the autobiography/memoir, TMOTTGoGo's Kato Hammond opens up for the first time about the inside stories of his life growing up in the legendary musical genre of Go-Go — which is still going strong today. In Take Me Out To The Go-Go, Kato...
12 Mar Check It: This LGBT Gang Fought Hate With Fists Until They Found Fashion And Film
By Channing Joseph/MTV Hiding his sexuality was never an option for Travon Warren, even when he was very young. “My mom knew it first,” Tray, 23, told MTV News. “She said, ‘I knew from the day I held you.’” But growing up black and openly gay in some...
09 Feb Chips Off The Ol’ Block
As part of DC's Black History Month, photographer Chip Py releases a photograph portraying the adult children DC Go-Go Legends Chuck Brown, Sugar Bear, Footz, Little Benny, D Floyd, GoGo Mickey and Derek Paige, who all gathered in front of the Chuck Brown mural at...
02 Feb Nine live music marketing activities that take five minutes or less
[This is an excerpt from Bob Baker’s new book, The Five-Minute Music Marketer: 151 Easy Music Promotion Activities That Take 5 Minutes or Less.] As much as I love the Internet and all the potential it holds to connect with fans, nothing beats a live show....
01 Feb What’s the difference between ASCAP, BMI, SESAC, and SoundExchange?
A lot of indie artists are confused about the difference between ASCAP, BMI, SESAC and SoundExchange. I’ll attempt to break down the most important differences between these groups and elaborate towards the end about other considerations and other royalty collection entities. Feel free to comment...
31 Jan Proper Utensils Performing Live at The Howard Theatre – 1/24/15
Proper Utensils performing live at the Howard Theatre on Saturday January 24, 2015 CHECK OUT THE VIDEO CLIP BELOW: ...
31 Jan Junkyard Band Performing Live at The Howard Theatre – 1/24/15
The Junkyard Band performing live at the Howard Theatre on Saturday January 24, 2015 CHECK OUT THE VIDEO CLIP BELOW: ...
25 Jan Help Send the Go-Go Symphony to SXSW Festival 2015
Go-Go Symphony, the swinging classical orchestra rocking it over Washington DC's go-go beat, has been asked to participate in Washington DC's first official showcase at the South by Southwest (SXSW) Festival in Austin Texas! This is an amazing opportunity to bring go-go and classical music...
24 Jan DMV Prince George’s County High School Cypher
A compilation of PG County High school artist from Surrattsville, Suitland, Oxon Hill, Eleanor Roosevelt, Grace Brethren, and Laurel all together on one hip hop track show casing there rap talent! ARTISTS: @ILoveDeloran, @WillThaRapper, @PremoThaDon_TCC, @ReggieLaw, @NJayNGX, @KinggCeejayy, @Boss_ToroNS, @Ahaa_French PRODUCTION: DrewStar, Rome-n-Mone, TDC, @drewstar1100, @knoeffort, @moneondabeat, @disgofever, @tonioatkins Video...
19 Jan The 99 & Kato’s Top Ten Songs for the month of January 2015 Have Been Released
A list of the top ten songs played on “99 and Kato” for January 2015 (in no particular order). Thanks to our listeners for your feedback on the songs you’re diggin’. CLICK HERE TO SEE WHAT THEY ARE...
19 Jan TMOTTGoGo Has Gone Digital
TMOTTGoGo now offers its online magazines in digital format that you may check out and enjoy on your computer, tablet, or smartphone. This is a free monthly digital magazine for the music enthusiast and Go-Go culture lover as a whole. The magazine, available for download...
16 Jan Introducing Patrice Nickols… The Best You’d Ever Had
One if the biggest things that we want to put focus on as this new year begins are artists to watch on throughout 2015. The object of this, of course, is to invite artists, performers and musicians to illustrate their ranges of approach to producing...