What A Riot Can Accomplish
BALTIMORE, MD, April 29, 2015 — Is there anyone out there still wondering, “What does rioting accomplish?” The UpRising in Baltimore has sparked a series of open forums, panel discussions, and strategic workgroups at my...
The Go-Go Book
Kato Hammond’s journey is the pure story of Go-Go culture, untarnished by media sensationalizing or outsiders’ calculations. Here, we see the truth of how a young Black community’s self-motivation and peer mentoring, as well as...
Why does music (or any other art) have to be serious?
DC Area musician Liza Figueroa Kravinsky (Go-Go Symphony composer, Artistic Director) asked this question on Facebook, but she didn’t seem satisfied with the answers she was getting. Why does music (or any other art) have...
99 & Kato’s Top Ten Songs for Feb 2015
Thanks to our listeners for the feedback on your favorites! In no particular order, this is the “99 & Kato” Top Ten for February 2015: 1. “Naturally” – Black History 2. “Back Together Again” –...
Go-Go History. It’s Black. And it Cranks.
Behold what gifts manifest from the minds of men who humble themselves before Creation to document their culture. What will we know of our own history without those of us who speak our own...
99 & Kato’s Top Ten Songs for Jan 2015
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’. 1. “Call Me” –...
Marion Barry to DC’s Gen X, Go-Go, & Hip Hop
OXON HILL, MD, November 23, 2014 — Sons and daughters of Washington, DC’s Marion Barry era are in mourning today upon hearing the news this morning that the legendary civil rights leader and former mayor...
Godfather of Go-Go Media Kato Hammond among Featured Experts on WETA’s “Washington in the ’80s”
BALTIMORE, MD, November 17, 2014 — Kato Hammond, Godfather of Go-Go Media, was among the area experts featured on WETA’s “Washington in the ’80s,” which premiered at 8pm tonight. The go-go historian, journalist, and archivist...
TMOTTRadio’s “99 & Kato” to Feature Local Hip Hop and Soul, Too
As TMOTTRadio explodes into live programming, listeners will get more than what they’re used to from the online go-go radio pioneers of the Take Me Out to the Go-Go crew. Listeners will also hear local...
Chuck Brown Memorial Park Grand Opening
8-22-14. It was all LOVE. And the people were beautiful.
Flavors of DC Funk Rock Chocolate City Style at The Kennedy Center
“DC funk rock comes in different flavors, which are exposed by the bands’ front men whose voices point to telling undercurrents in the music. For example, where Head-Roc’s vocals pick up the go-go in GODISHEUS...