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Washington Informer: #DontMuteDC Movement Coalesces Around Famous MetroPCS Store

Editor Apr 11, 2019

For nearly a quarter-century, the MetroPCS store on the corner of Florida Avenue and 7th Street in Northwest kept residents and passersby alike jamming to the sounds of go-go, over time solidifying its status as a staple of authentic,…

Arts and Culture

A revived Wammies music awards program tries to help DC musicians — with mixed results

Steven Kiviat Apr 11, 2019

The Wammies, a longtime Washington local music awards program last held in 2016, returned March 31 under new management from The MusicianShip organization. About 400 people filled much of the downstairs portion of the Lincoln Theatre for…

Washington Times: Go-go music dispute in D.C. resolved after intervention from mayor, T-Mobile CEO

Editor Apr 10, 2019

A dispute over loud “go-go” music cranked for years from outside a cellphone store in D.C. was resolved Wednesday after attracting the attention of telecom mogul John Legere and Mayor Muriel Bowser.

WTOP: Go-go in Shaw is back on after protest, petition

Editor Apr 10, 2019

The music that has played outside a Metro PCS location in D.C.’s Shaw neighborhood for 24 years is back on. The store is known among locals for playing go-go music on loud speakers during business hours, but it’s been quiet for the last…

DCist: Go-Go Music Is Back At Shaw’s Metro PCS Store

Editor Apr 10, 2019

By mid-day Wednesday, “Bustin’ Loose” was blaring out of the Shaw Metro PCS speakers, signaling that a decades-long D.C. tradition will continue.

Washington Post: ‘The music will go on’: T-Mobile CEO says go-go music will return after complaint…

Editor Apr 10, 2019

The go-go music outside an electronics store in the Shaw neighborhood in the District will return after days of protests and outrage from residents and elected officials, the CEO of T-Mobile said Wednesday.

WTOP: Musical protest in Shaw after Metro PCS store ordered to silence go-go music

Editor Apr 10, 2019

For almost 25 years, the Metro PCS store at 7th Street and Florida Avenue NW in D.C.’s Shaw neighborhood has played go-go music on outdoor speakers.

Washington Post: ‘Where’s my go-go music?’ Residents say turn up the music after a complaint…

Editor Apr 9, 2019

On the corner of a District street named after “the Godfather of Go-Go,” passersby craned their heads Tuesday toward an electronics store known for pumping go-go’s distinct percussive funk into the open air.

City Paper: The Go-Go Community Weighs In on the Metro PCS Controversy

Editor Apr 9, 2019

“These people complaining? That’s like going to New Orleans and telling them to stop performing jazz in the streets."

City Paper: National Anthem Singer Bob McDonald Reflects on a Lifetime With the Caps

Editor Apr 9, 2019

Twenty-seven seasons later, McDonald is still the go-to anthem singer, and a celebrity among hockey fans.

Washingtonian: Beer Garden Neighboring Metro PCS Might Join the Go-Go Fight

Editor Apr 9, 2019

"We're playing music outside too, and I would hate for us to be allowed and someone else not to be."

Washington Post: ‘She sang with her eyes closed’: The concert at the Lincoln Memorial that changed…

Editor Apr 9, 2019

As she stepped toward the bouquet of microphones, she closed her eyes — as if to echo the words of the man who had just introduced her by saying, “Genius, like justice, is blind.”

DCist: ‘This Is The Sound Of Florida And Georgia Avenue’: Go-Go Fans Are Trying To Bring The Music…

Editor Apr 9, 2019

On a block called “Chuck Brown Way,” go-go music blasted through speakers on Monday evening.

DCist: Thirty-Five Years After His Death, Remembering Marvin Gaye’s D.C. Roots

Editor Apr 4, 2019

Marvin Gaye holds a special place in the heart and lore of Washington, D.C.

City Paper: After a Three-Year Absence, The Wammies—The Region’s Long-Running Local Music Awards—Are…

Editor Mar 29, 2019

The music education nonprofit The MusicianShip launches a new and improved Wammies this weekend.

WAMU: Washington’s Grammys — The Wammies — Have Been Revived

Editor Mar 29, 2019

The local music award show returns this weekend after a three-year hiatus.

Washington Post: A new book dives into the musical history of Washington, from the very beginning

Editor Mar 18, 2019

Not long ago, Greenbelt, Md., writer Mark Opsasnick decided to listen to his entire CD collection in alphabetical order, from beginning to end. He’s currently in the Bs, almost done with the Beatles. (“Only ‘Abbey Road’ and ‘Let It Be’…

Arts and Culture

Authors team up for sharp look at history and future of DC jazz scene

Pat Padua Feb 21, 2019

You probably know that Duke Ellington was a Washington native. But would the iconic jazzman be the best cover subject for a book about local jazz? The new book Washington, DC, Jazz, by Regennia N. Williams and the Rev. Sandra…

WAMU: D.C. Jazz Lovers Find Their Groove In Offbeat Places

Editor Feb 21, 2019

The Washington jazz scene barely resembles Duke Ellington's day, but younger artists and smaller venues keep the legacy going.

Washington Post: D.C. Labor chorus: ‘The musical arm of the resistance’

Editor Jan 21, 2019

If President Trump’s election revived the protest movement on the left, the D.C. Labor Chorus is providing the soundtrack.

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District Links: Congress poised to consider disapproval of DC’s law to ‘decouple’ from federal tax…

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The House and Senate are poised to consider as soon as next week whether to overturn the DC Council's recent changes to the local tax code — with the disapproval, if passed, expected to cause a $224…

District Links: Bowser cuts ribbon on all-affordable, net-zero apartment building in Truxton Circle; family’s…

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Mayor Muriel Bowser cut the ribbon this morning on a new 18-unit building at 1520 North Capitol St. NW that's described as DC's first net-zero all-affordable housing community.

District Links: Councilmembers say heavy ice hampered cleanup by damaging city’s small plows; new estimate puts DC…

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Amid mounting criticism of the pace of storm cleanup, DC officials are highlighting continued plowing and removal efforts — with the DC Department of Public Works tweeting a video this afternoon…

District Links: Norton confirms her retirement after 18 terms as DC delegate; Evans looks to return to DC Council as…

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DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton released a statement this morning confirming that she won't seek reelection this year and will retire at the end of her 18th term.

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