You've heard a lot this week about Father's Children, a sort of obscure '70s D.C. soul band whose very obscure, unreleased record Whose Gonna Save the World gathered dust in producer Robert Hosea Williams' garage for decades. This week, the Chicago archival label Numero Group released the album, along with extensive liner notes that tell [...]

Nerds rejoice. (Let's hope the vinyl skews a little rarer than '80s Kinks and Wes Montgomery LPs!) I'm sure the record fair is going to be well stocked. After all, the fair is being sponsored and promoted by some fine and discerning local tastemakers—Som Records, the Vinyl District, and DC Soul Recordings.
And amazingly, Mingering Mike [...]

Why did we post this? Because the flyer is super cool and the event is connected to DC Soul Recordings, the best archival resource for local music history. They know their stuff and they know what sounds good. So we trust them enough to promote this event at Dahlak, and even quote the press release [...]