The District's planned Chuck Brown memorial just got an upgrade.
This morning at the Wilson Building, Mayor Vince Gray signed into legislation plans to turn a portion of Ward 5's Langdon Park into Chuck Brown Park and finalized a memorial in honor of the late Godfather of Go-Go. But the renderings released today are dramatically different from [...]
For the 2012 City Paper Critics' Poll, we asked local critics, bloggers, and fans to tell us about their favorite moments in local music this year. This post has been updated to include input from Reese Higgins and DCHeavyMetal.com's Metal Chris.
Packed into the Ethiopian joint Asefu’s in July and riled up by an all-too-brief set [...]
An occasional feature in which esteemed D.C. rapper Head-Roc shares what’s on his mind.
With so many events popping of in D.C. week after week, deciding what to do can be overwhelming. And though I hate to admit it, I am pretty much just using Facebook to assess what’s good in D.C. area entertainment these days. Everyone [...]
In coming years D.C. may see a Chuck Brown memorial in Langdon Park, but for now, if you want to remember the Godfather of Go-Go, you won't go wrong going to the Howard Theatre's "Wind Me Up, Chuck! Mondays." The regular concerts—they're calling them "endearing legacy" shows—will feature members of The Chuck Brown Band alongside musicians [...]
Fresh off the heels of Mayor Vince Gray's announcement of a Chuck Brown memorial in Langdon Park, The Howard Theatre has announced a new series, "Wind Me Up, Chuck! Mondays." The regular concerts—they're calling them "endearing legacy" shows—will feature members of The Chuck Brown Band alongside musicians who inspired or were inspired by the godfather [...]
Today, on what would have been Chuck Brown's 76th birthday, Mayor Vince Gray has deemed Aug. 22 Chuck Brown Day. The mayor has also made public plans for a memorial in honor of the late godfather of go-go, who died May 16.
Gray introduced legislation for a Chuck Brown memorial back in June. In a press release sent [...]
Friday afternoon, we reported that the Chuck Brown Day concert scheduled to take place at the Convention Center on Saturday had been canceled, then relocated to D.C. Star. This morning we discovered that, in the end, the concert did not take place at all.
Promoter Tubb Entertainment sent out a strongly worded press release on Friday [...]
Update: Aug. 20, 12:33 p.m.: We've learned that the concert was canceled altogether, and refunds are available at place of purchase.
Update, 4:13 p.m.: Darryl "Tubb" Robinson's public-relations representative at Platinum Image Entertainment Group has sent a strongly worded press release blaming co-presenter Kappstone Media for Chuck Brown Day's cancellation. It says, in a nutshell, that [...]
Spirt Fest's tribute to Chuck Brown featured the late Godfather of Go-Go's band, playing alongside members of Trouble Funk, Rare Essence, and E.U. No holographic Chuck, though. [Post]
Wale at Lollapalooza: He started his set late and complained all the way through it. [Spin]
Nadastrom at Lollapalooza: The D.C.-formed duo "has coined its midtempo booty electro moombahton, [...]
There’s only one season left of Tina Fey’s 30 Rock. But devotees of series star Tracy Jordan, er, Morgan, don’t have to schedule the DVR to catch the comedian in his element: Tonight, Morgan plays two sets on the Howard Theatre’s stage. Consider steeling your stomach before you set foot on T Street NW, because [...]
