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RESPECT DUE: Honoring Go-Go Luminaries at the Howard Theatre
Hear ye, here ye! The Go-Go you have come to know is not merely borne of and propelled by resiliency and resistance. Let it be known that Go-Go lifts Go-Go up in respect, in honor,...
A Rumpshaker’s Route to Regg’go
The first time I heard of Ras Lidj was in 1998 when he was featured in one of the first printed editions of Take Me Out to the Go-Go Magazine. I couldn’t pronounce his name,...
Artists’ Duty?
Attn: Local Artists and A.R.T.ists with soul. Re: The greater number of local opportunities for outrage at the loss of Black lives. For your consideration: The beauty that IS Nina Simone… And, “When The World’s...
Go-Go, Get Your Bible
Check out Mark, Chapter 6. The first few verses are about Jesus going to his hometown to do God’s work and being straight dissed. Hometown folks recognized him as someone they were familiar with, and...
Let Us Celebrate the Legacy of Jim Finley, Owner of Finley’s Boxing Club
May we all leave such a lasting and powerful legacy in a community as did Mr. Jim Finley, owner of Finley’s Boxing Club and several other DC businesses. What he delivered to us was much...
Sweet, Sticky Serendipity
She walks like us, she talks like us; she loves go-go, hip hop, and her own DC style. Shannadora Hollis is a three-dimensional artist from Northeast DC who creates Serendipities by Shannadora, canvas paintings that...
Trouble Funk: The Timeless Treasure
Fans at Trouble Funk’s “Hump Day” Video Release Party celebrated the band’s 35 years of crank, plus the new music we’ve been waiting for from the go-go greats. On board the party train of brilliant...
Take Me Out to the Go-Go: Live Programming for TMOTTRadio
Take Me Out to the Go-Go Media (TMOTTGoGo) has initiated an online fundraising campaign to support TMOTTRadio’s transition from recorded programming to a live format. In this interview with Ninety-Nine, the Godfather of Go-Go Media...
BREAKING NEWS: The Go-Go Community Proves to Be a Community
From the anchor desk: Scheduled from 5:30pm to 7:00pm today, Tuesday, January 7th, is an event at Busboys and Poets (NW DC location) billed as a “meeting of the minds,” on TMOTTRadio.com, “for the purpose...
9 Funky Gifts for Those Who Already Have Everything
It’s a blessing to be at the stage of life where one must search for gifts for people who seem to already have everything. Lucky for us, there are small businesses and artists in the...
Go-Going Home
R.I.P. tribute articles in Take Me Out to the Go-Go Magazine. Two within the last two days. Condolences and prayers go out to the families, loved ones, students, friends, colleagues, and fans of “Sugar Foot”...
The Chocolate City Shuffle CRANK LIKE…
Go-Go, the Giver and the Gift!! Witness my community TAKING CARE OF ITS OWN HEALTH! The people put their own music and moves to work with the crankinest collaboration! Chocolate City Band and GoGo Fitness…....
Lounge with ‘Black Leon’ this Tuesday 11/19
Speaking of producer/emcee combos, Head-Roc just dropped a new project with all beats done by Black Ink. On Black Leon, Head-Roc’s second exhibition in 2013, Black Ink’s tracks lay a foundation for the mic maestro...