This is legendary gear. The folks carrying the legacy today too are great: Turbo Sonideiro, Amantes Del Futuro, Group Jejeje etc.

R.I.P. DIANE MARTEL who passed Sept. 18th from breast Cancer. She directed our Gang Starr ‘One of the Best Yet’ Out Now video 'MASS APPEAL' (1994). She directed so many classics from Onyx (Throw Ya Gunz), ODB (Brooklyn Zoo), Method Man (Bring The Pain), Clipse (Grindin), Big Shug (Treat U Better), Keith

Willie Nelson doing Ray Charles “Georgia on Mind” @ Merriweather Post Pavilion in Md Sept. 14

Ganavya w/ harpist & bassist @ Songbyrd Mon Sept 22. She’s @ Creative Alliance in Baltimore Tuesday Sept 23 & touring US for a bit more after

DC ‘s Go-go Museum is fundraising & has a benefit gig October 4 plus they are asking for donations nbcwashington.com/news/local/dcs…

Iggy Pop doing “Search and Destroy” @ Anthem in DC Monday night September 29

My October 2025 DMV ( dc area plus some Baltimore & Annapolis too) live music calendar is up with rock, go-go, Ethiopian, Latin, South Asian, r&b, etc plus some panels & book talks & films stevekiviat.blogspot.com/2025/10/dc-bal…

Steve Kiviat DC: DC / Baltimore / DMV Global Music and More October 2025 Concert Calendar Gig List w/ added HU homecoming events; Latin ones; go-go; & more stevekiviat.blogspot.com/2025/10/dc-bal…

Gina Birch of the Raincoats was gonna play dc tonight on a bill w/ Miki from Lush, but Gina’s appearance has been cancelled due to “passport “ issues . Ugh. North African band Tarwa n Tiniri also had same problem. Sure seems like current administration is making it hard to tour

Author musician John Davis will talk to Washington Post critic & musician Chris Richards about the UMD Punk Archive & about Davis’ new book Keep Your Ear to the Ground about dc punk fanzines on Sat Oct 11 @ 3 pm to 4:30 @ MLK Library

Hundreds of young Russians gathered in St Petersburg to sing the banned song "Cooperative Swan Lake" that calls for the end of the Putin regime. The anthem by exiled, pro-Ukrainian rapper "Noize MC" features lyrics like: “When the czar dies, we’ll dance again.” “The old man

No Kings protestors heading down Pennsylvania Ave NW in Dc before 12 noon rally

No rap songs appear in the top 40 on the Hot 100 for the first time since February 1990. Ending a streak of 35 years, eight months and three weeks (week of October 25, 2025).

November 2025 DMV DC area live music & DJ events calendar w/ rock, go-go, African, R&b, roots, Asian & more stevekiviat.blogspot.com/2025/11/dc-bal…

Omoh! Leg work don dey carry this girl go places o. Who remembers this girl?