Here are some thoughts from fans of Chuck Brown, gathered outside the Howard Theatre last night, on what made the Godfather of Go-Go great, and why he'll be missed.

On Aug. 31, 2001, Chuck Brown played one of his annual birthday concerts at the 9:30 Club. It was a kind of go-go carnival; E.U., Backyard Band, and 911 opened for the Godfather. (The whole thing would later be released as a double album and DVD.) My uncle had done some legal work for Brown, so [...]

The sad news of Chuck Brown's death spread quickly Wednesday afternoon. Here's some instant reactions.
From Raheem DeVaughn:
RIP to the GodFather of GoGo Chuck Brown. My heart hurts today a great icon has been lost.
— Raheem DeVaughn (@Raheem_DeVaughn) May 16, 2012

Backyard Band's Anwan "Big G" Glover:
My Heart Hurts. Man I Love You Chuck Brown.
— Anwan Big [...]

This "invitation" arrived at Washington City Paper's offices today, with no return address (but with a postmark indicating it was mailed from Hollywood ZIP code 90038):

The numbers, which do use the Zimbabwe country code, don't appear to be working. And Lazarus Dokora does appear to be the deputy minster of education, sport, art, and culture. But [...]

D.C. artist/activist (or is it activist/artist?) Adrian Parsons spends most of his time these days advocating for the District's rights and joining Occupy D.C. events. But on Sunday, he also weighed in on the Ravens-Patriots and Giants-49ers NFL playoff games.

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FIELDGOALS ARE LIKE THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE OF FOOTBALL.

Adrian Parsons

Sun, Jan 22 2012 20:56:59

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Ho Ho Who: It's Otis Redding. If you don't know who he is, you're probably just reading a blog post about pop music because you're getting paid to leave a spammy link in the comments. Released in 1968, the year after Redding died in a plane crash, this Christmas covers single never charted. But it [...]

The DC Shorts family showcase fell to me to review because my wife and I are expecting our first child any day now. Expecting the worst sort of Teletubbies-meet-Elmo brain-killing nonsense, I was pleasantly surprised: This is, for the most part, a collection of gorgeously animated or shot films that are sweet, nuanced, touching, and [...]

Rep. John Mica, R-Fla., told The Washington Post this week that he has a dream: that the National Gallery of Art will take over the Art Deco–laden Apex Building at 6th Street NW and Pennsylvania Avenue. So what if the Federal Trade Commission has used it for offices since 1938?
But unlike most Republicans, who might [...]

The characters in Bones, Fox’s slightly annoying comedic twist on the forensic-procedural genre, work at the fictional Jefferson Institute, where they’ve been examining human remains and solving grisly murders for six seasons running. Theirs is a genre that trades in slightly heightened realism, but it turns out the Washington that Bones inhabits is quite fictional [...]

Census findings earlier this year that the District's black population had slipped to barely 50 percent seemed to set off a competition among local news organizations (Washington City Paper included) to refer back to the 1975 Parliament album Chocolate City as often as possible. What, then, to make of the announcement that George Clinton and [...]