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Corcoran’s Pump Me Up: Bustin’ Loose: Stories from D.C.’s Underground Music Scenes

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When:
March 12, 2013 @ 11:00 PM – March 13, 2013 @ 1:00 AM
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2013-03-13T01:00:00+00:00
Where:
Corcoran Gallery of Art
500 17th Street Northwest
Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC 20006
USA
Cost:
$8-10
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Event website
Arts/Theatre

Bustin’ Loose: Stories from D.C.’s Underground Music Scenes
Panel Discussion
Tuesday, March 12, 7 p.m.
$8 members; $10 public
Go-Go and hardcore emerged in the late 1970s and early 1980s as uniquely Washingtonian urban youth subcultures. Iley Brown of Stride Records, 9:30 Club owner Seth Hurwitz, D.C. Go-Go and hip-hop figure DJ Kool, and musician Alec MacKaye (Untouchables, The Faith, and Ignition) share stories from these two underground music scenes and discuss their origins, folkways, and parallels. The panel is moderated by Washington City Paper managing editor Jonathan L. Fischer.

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