As folks in the DMV are gathering all their gear together in preparation to participate and party with Go-Go Legend Donnell Floyd's 30 Year Celebration this coming weekend at the historic Howard Theatre, we decided to 'syce' the mood up even more by showcasing back...
Today we are saddened to learn of the passing Go-Go family member Melvin "Butch" Lewis. Full details are not fully known at this time, but according to the Washington Post, Butch was among 5 MedStar Washington Hospital Center employees who were overcome by fumes of a...
Council Members Will Campos and Derek Davis sharing the stage in honoring the Godfather of Go-Go Chuck Brown with his go-go rendition of "Harlem Nocturne", while benefiting the FAME kids at the Bridging The Musical Spectrum 2013, which took place at Clarice Smith Performing Arts...
WPFW's The Latino Media Collective interviews the cast of SpeakeasyDC's "Crank & Groove: A GoGo Love Story" on the continued growth and importance of DC's Go-Go Music and Culture. Originally aired on 89.3 FM WPFW, September 26, 2013. Featuring Nina Angela Mercer, Black Picasso, Christylez...
Make sure that you're locked in to TMOTTRadio this Thursdays September 26, as we will be rockin all Little Benny and nothing but Little Benny all that day and night. Body Moves | Backs Up Against The Wall | He Big Fun | Hollywood (Umm Umm...
On the nights of September 13th and 14th a SpeakeasyDC event took place at the Atlas Performing Arts Center that focused its attention on the history and plights of Go-Go music. By the end of each night, the entire house was partying...
We are saddened this morning to report on the passing go-go's own Wyatt Brown, lead guitarist for Let It Flow Band. Although details have not been given at this time, Wyatt who also played with groups such as DMV and Millennium Band, passed some time last...
9:30 Club manager and crew chief Josh Burdette has died, according to a report by The Washington City Paper. For many, Burdette was the face of the V St. NW music venue. His stretched earlobes, tattoos and body piercings made him one of the most recognizable...
In the "Old-News-Is-Good-News" Department: The Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture has acquired The Mothership. Starting in 2015, you'll be able to admire the spacecraft that, amid a blaze of stagecraft and cannabis smoke, brought Funkadelic to the people. Actually, it's a...
Once you reach a certain level of music superstardom one might assume that you must have to be cool with hearing your songs all over the place - elevators, supermarkets, television commercials and just about anywhere else - without slapping copyright infringement notices left, right...
Private Affairs Band showing off the CRANK SIDE during the ALL WHITE PARTY @ The Bottom Line Bar n Grill June 29th, 2013 ...
Several people were injured when a ceiling partially collapsed at a Southeast D.C. building, which was hosting a gala honoring DC's Go-Go Music and its Historical Culture. Emergency crews responded to the Eye Street Gallery in the 200 block of I Street SE at approximately 9...
Spike Lee apparently did the right thing. The oscar-nominated director has surpassed his Kickstarter goal by $40,000 this weeks. The campaign, which has surpassed a staggering $1,299,635 already, still has four days to go. With $1.29 million in donations, it’s the third highest film in...
In order to shield "Blurred Lines," the hottest hit of the summer, Robin Thicke, Pharrell Williams and Clifford Harris, Jr. (TI) are going to court. A lawsuit was filed Thursday in California federal court by the trio against Marvin Gaye's family and Bridgeport Music, which owns...