80’s babies: This. Is. Epic. Get ready to sport those fanny packs and hammer pants, because Hip-hop sensation MC Hammer is bringing his legendary Hammer House Party to D.C.’s new, state-of-the-art Entertainment and Sports Arena (1100 Oak Drive SE) in Congress Heights, presented by SiriusXM… Read More
Get in the habit of heading to the Hotel Monaco (home to Dirty Habit) on Tuesdays. “Green Room at the Hotel Monaco” — a free weekly musical performance with up-and-coming local artists — is starting this Tuesday (8/13/19) from 5-8pm. While the series is inspired… Read More
Starting today, DCers can feast on Hip Hop with their oysters as “The Hip-Hop Museum Pop-Up Experience” opens at the Union District Oyster Bar & Lounge (501 Morse Street NE) in the Union Market District. D.C. native and founder of The Source magazine Dave Mays,… Read More
DC Jazz Festival (DCJF) — the only city-wide jazz festival in the mid-Atlantic region — is a Capital area tradition. Now in its 15th year, with 150 performances in 40 venues, it solidifies some 100,000+ people’s love of jazz music (or introduces them to the… Read More
Last Tuesday night (5/21/19), in celebration of American songwriting, The ASCAP Foundation and The Library of Congress jointly held the eleventh annual “We Write the Songs” event at the historic Coolidge Auditorium in The Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. As part of the event,… Read More
Porchfest is a day of mini-concerts held on front porches and lawns. It’s always a great day of songs and celebrations, as dozens of poets, singers, bands, DJs and other artists — representing a variety of genres — perform for passersby. This year’s Southeast Porchfest… Read More
Funk Parade, DC’s one-of-a-kind day fair/parade/music festival, returned on May 11, 2019 to “Keep The Funk Alive.” Making music throughout the U Street neighborhood from early afternoon to late into the evening at over 15 venues, this year’s Funk Parade fell under new management (The… Read More
To celebrate The Recording Academy’s new DC home and Advocacy HQ, the organization hosted a holiday party featuring Members of Congress… and GRAMMY nominee Julia Michaels.
The Grammy Award-winning rapper, in partnership with TIDAL, recently announced that, as a result of thousands of fans voting in TIDAL’s tour contest, he will come to DC on December 21 as a part of the TIDAL X: Lil Wayne I Ain’t Sh*t Without You Fan Appreciation Tour.
Musical legend Johnny Mathis gave a tribute to others — and got a little tribute himself — at Child Justice‘s 4th Annual Heroes of Child Justice fundraising event in late September at the Georgetown University Hotel & Conference Center. The platinum Billboard star and Grammy… Read More
