Washington City Paper: Contents for Feb. 25

Immortal Soul
The D.C. All Stars relive their glory days without repeating the same old song and dance.

Cover Story

It’s usually easy to tell who will be performing at the Birchmere. The venue’s marquee, stuck to the top of a long post and facing the street, announces the musicians, both super- and semifamous, who are scheduled to appear.

On Feb. 13, the message board held only a vague clue to the night’s lineup. It read simply: “DC All-Stars.”

The sign didn’t explain that the show would feature doo-wop founders from the ’50s, such as the Orioles; smooth, powerhouse singers from the ’60s, such as Al Johnson of the Unifics; such ’70s funk-soul crooners as William DeVaughn; and other acts representing a diverse, 30-year span of black music.

But in the end, the show’s coy title summed up the performers’ obvious common bond—they shared both ties to the District and status as stars.

The event was organized by Robert “Captain Fly” Frye, a WPFW DJ and performer, who had seized an opportunity to draw together the musical greats of his hometown. He wanted to not only unite them for entertainment’s sake, but also capture the concert on DVD and compact disc as a lasting record of the event.

“I said, ‘D.C., we gotta do this. We have to put all these guys together,’” Frye says. “Because soon everyone on that stage will be a memory.”... Continued

Issue of Feb. 25 - Mar. 3, 2005

News and Features

Immortal Soul
The D.C. All Stars relive their glory days without repeating the same old song and dance.
Cover Story By Sarah Godfrey
Big Booty
Fixtures Plus has turned an ass into an asset
Feature By Justin Graves
Hall Monitor
Selected readings from D.C. Public Schools incident reports*
The City By Mike Kanin
Addressing Need
The Salvation Army refuses to pick up donations from some D.C. zip codes.
The City By Justin Moyer
Price Pick of the Week
Celebrating the District’s Real-Estate Boom
Seller's Market By Constantine Caloudas
Lord of the Trains
The Mail By Dino Drudi
Playing Defense, Creating Offense
The Mail By Alex Kiser
Speech is a Mirror of the Soul
The Mail By Waris Banks

Columns

Their Own Private Idaho
Cheap Seats By Dave McKenna
Call Before You Come
Dept. of Media By Erik Wemple
Gun-Slinger
City Desk By Jeff Horwitz
The Heat Is On
City Desk By Constantine Caloudas

Eats

The Everyday Sommelier
Young & Hungry By Todd Kliman

Movies

Family Weighs
Film Review By Mark Jenkins

Music

Strangers
Music Reviews By Tricia Olszewski
Horus
Music Reviews By Anne Marson
Dark Snack
Music Reviews By Pamela Murray Winters

Theater

Baby Blues
Theater Review By Bob Mondello
Men Behaving Badly
Theater Review By Trey Graham

Arts and Events

The Drifter
Artifacts By Heather Morgan Shott
Loudoun Proud
Artifacts By Jeff Horwitz
Balmy Swami
Books By Adam Mazmanian
The Price of Admission
For secret-collector Frank Warren, a free postcard can have a surprisingly high cost.
Arts By Huan Hsu
HURRY, HURRY! SHUT RIGHT UP!
Show & Tell By Chris Shott