| Go-Go Band New Impressionz Drops Unreleased Double Album | March 25, 2014 |
Harold Stallworth didn’t grow up in the nation’s capital. Washington D.C.’s go-go scene is challenging to cover. It’s still a live genre, so in order to document and report on the city’s active bands with any kind of authority, a journalist would have to venture to hole-in-the-wall venues in Prince George’s County and rub elbows […]
| The Backyard Band Covers Nas & Trick Daddy | December 3, 2013 |
Harold Stallworth is aging gracefully. Last Friday evening, a dear friend was kind enough to offer me a spare ticket to a concert they were contracted to review. The Smoker’s Club Tour was hosted by The Fillmore, a 2,000-patron capacity theater located in downtown Silver Spring, Md., not far from my favorite cluster of record […]
| Go-Go Transmogrification: TOB Repurposes Ron Isley’s “Contagious” | October 22, 2013 |
Harold Stallworth is in the club singing off-key. Sometimes a go-go cover sounds absolutely nothing like the genuine article, and more often than not, we’re all better for it. When the TOB Band—former home to up-and-coming D.C. rapper Yung Gleesh—repurposed Ron Isley’s “Contagious” and The Fugees’ “Killing Me Softly” during a performance at Gary’s Cafe […]
