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SUMMARY:Go-Go on the Rooftop Returns
LOCATION:Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library - Central Library\nMartin
  Luther King Jr. Memorial Library - Central Library
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DESCRIPTION:The beat is back on this summer at the Go-Go on the Rooftop
  Concert Series at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library! .\nhttps:/
 /dclibrary.libnet.info/event/10932715
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>This June\, in honor of Black Music Month\
 , the Go-Go Archives are inviting you to a FREE concert each Sunday in Jun
 e with beats by DJ Big John and a line-up that features both current <stro
 ng>and</strong> future legends of D.C.'s official music. Meet some of D.C.
 &rsquo\;s incredible small business owners at the Pop-Up Vendor Mall in fr
 ont of MLK Library.</p>\n<p><em>Food and non-alcoholic beverages are allow
 ed on the rooftop only. Stay tuned as more bands are added!</em></p>\n<h3>
 June 9 | <em>With Headliner E.U.</em></h3>\n<h4>E.U.</h4>\n<p><img src="ht
 tps://static.libnet.info/frontend-images/editor/dclibrary/EU.png" alt="EU 
 Band" width="300" height="138" style="float: left\; margin: 0px 20px 20px 
 0px\;" />Gregory &ldquo\;Sugar Bear&rdquo\; Elliott is a globally known re
 cording artist\, frontman\, lead vocalist\, and bass player of the band E.
 U. (Experience Unlimited). E.U. has had 3 billboard hits including the &ld
 quo\;Da Butt&rdquo\; which peaked at #1 on the US Billboard Hot Black Sing
 les in 1988 and was also a featured performance in Spike Lee&rsquo\;s film
  &ldquo\;School Daze&rdquo\;. Also\, to his credit\, his group Experience 
 Unlimited aka E.U. was not only an opening act for the commencement ceremo
 ny for the 2016 opening of the Smithsonian National Museum of African Amer
 ican History and Culture but they also have an exhibit on the third floor 
 of the museum.&nbsp\;Learn more on their website.</p>\n<h4>Still Familiar<
 /h4>\n<p><img src="https://static.libnet.info/frontend-images/editor/dclib
 rary/Still_Familiar_Band.png" alt="Still Familiar Band" width="300" height
 ="139" style="float: left\; margin: 0px 20px 20px 0px\;" />Still Familiar 
 is a GoGo band created just as the name suggests. The band was initially f
 ormed in 2000 as "911" and boasted a collective of some of the most highly
  regarded GoGo musicians. Evolving over two decades\, with new members and
  several name variations\, the band still managed to retain a unique and f
 amiliar sound its fans enjoy. In 2004\, 911 was reintroduced onto the GoGo
  scene as Familiar Faces. It was during this time when the band developed 
 a loyal fan base and a real permanence in GoGo. Eventually\, Familiar Face
 s transitioned to Team Familiar and in 2019\, the band restructured and re
 established as Still Familiar. The new name is a moniker and testament to 
 the band&rsquo\;s resilience and quality of sound.</p>\n<h4>MAB 2.0</h4>\n
 <p><img src="https://static.libnet.info/frontend-images/editor/dclibrary/M
 AB_2_0.png" alt="MAB 2.0" width="300" height="138" style="float: left\; ma
 rgin: 0px 20px 20px 0px\;" />Based out of Southeast DC\, the birthplace of
  Gogo\, Mental Attraction 2.0 has logged over 20 years of experience under
  their wheels.&nbsp\;When they say &ldquo\;Welcome To The Kranktrain!&rdqu
 o\; they&rsquo\;re not playing because this train runs on schedule every w
 eekend of the year\, sometimes performing as many as three shows between F
 riday and Sunday.&nbsp\;Taught by their hometown local legends\, the last 
 time this 13-piece played Charlottesville there was an Aunt Sarah&rsquo\;s
  Pancake House on Pantops bordered by woods! B.J.\, the band leader fronts
  a team of all-stars. His bass player is in Wale&rsquo\;s backing band and
  &ldquo\;Congo E&rdquo\; has been a semi-finalist in the DMV area&rsquo\;s
  legendary conga competitions.&nbsp\;Mental Attraction has shared the stag
 e for Wale (obviously)\, Jadakiss and even provided backing duties for Fat
  Trell when opening for him. Mental Attraction has loyal fan base with ove
 r a 100 strong piling into buses and riding seventeen hours as far South a
 s Miami to see them live.&nbsp\;</p>\n<h3>June 16 | <em>With Headliner Bla
 ck Alley</em></h3>\n<h4>Black Alley</h4>\n<p><img src="https://static.libn
 et.info/frontend-images/editor/dclibrary/Black_Alley.png" alt="Black Alley
  Band" width="300" height="138" style="float: left\; margin: 0px 20px 20px
  0px\;" />Black Alley has been pushing the art of music to its rhythmic li
 mits for some time now. Determined to create a unique musical elixir\, Bla
 ck Alley has taken the finest ingredients of funk\, jazz\, soul\, and rock
  to create a sound and genre all their own\; they call it &ldquo\;Hood Roc
 k." The band is one\, each musician surrendering to the union of sounds\, 
 each delivering music from their soul\, while they are in dialogue with on
 e another through their instruments. Each member of this collective is ess
 ential to the workability and funkability of the unit which is Black Alley
 .</p>\n<h4>Go-Go All Stars</h4>\n<h4>Mature Clientele</h4>\n<p>Mature Clie
 ntele Band is a heavy percussion-based band that specializes in party cran
 k!</p>\n<h3>June 23 | <em>With Headliner Backyard Band</em></h3>\n<h4>Back
 yard Band</h4>\n<p><img src="https://static.libnet.info/frontend-images/ed
 itor/dclibrary/Backyard_Band.png" alt="Backyard Band" width="300" height="
 138" style="float: left\; margin: 0px 20px 20px 0px\;" />Backyard also kno
 wn as BYB&nbsp\;is the most successful and widely known&nbsp\;Go-Go band i
 n the Washington\, DC\, Maryland\, and Virginia area as well as nationwide
 . BYB consists of Anwan &lsquo\;Big G&rsquo\; Glover (lead talker) whom is
  nationally known for his role on HBO&rsquo\;s the Wire as Slim Charles. L
 eroy &lsquo\;Weensey&rsquo\; Brandon (vocals)\, Earl Vincent (vocals)\, Ti
 ffany &lsquo\;Sweetthang&rsquo\; White (vocals)\, and Carlos &lsquo\;Los&r
 squo\; Chavels (rapper) who all make up the frontline. Keith &lsquo\;Sauce
 &rsquo\; Robinson (percussion)\, Paul &lsquo\;Buggy&rsquo\; Edwards (percu
 ssion)\, Bobby &lsquo\;Bob&rsquo\; Terry (lead guitar)\, Nathaniel &lsquo\
 ;Nate&rsquo\; Field (Bass Guitar)\, Eric &lsquo\;EB&rsquo\; Britt (keyboar
 d)\, Michael &lsquo\;Mike&rsquo\; Dunklin (keyboard)\, and Marcus Johnson 
 (keyboard).</p>\n<h4>Relentless Band</h4>\n<p><img src="https://static.lib
 net.info/frontend-images/editor/dclibrary/Relentless_Band.png" alt="Relent
 less Band" width="300" height="138" style="float: left\; margin: 0px 20px 
 20px 0px\;" />Relentless Band started in the streets of Washington D.C. an
 d has grown to become one of the top up and coming bands in D.C.'s Go-Go m
 usic scene. Blending the sounds of the old school with the new school as w
 ell as our own unique touch\, Relentless paves the way for a new era of Go
 -Go and beyond. A major goal for Relentless is to bring our style of music
  beyond our home. Relentless guarantees to be a crowdpleaser for the long-
 time fans\, the brand-new ones\, and everything in between. Some highlight
 s for the band include opening for Tank on the Odyssey cruise line in D.C.
 \, participating in the "Battle of the Beltway" at Marygolds\, and being v
 oted to compete in the upcoming "Who Got Next?" battle.</p>\n<h3>June 30 |
  <em>With Headliner Junkyard Band</em></h3>\n<h4>Junkyard Band</h4>\n<p><i
 mg src="https://static.libnet.info/frontend-images/editor/dclibrary/Junkya
 rd_Band.png" alt="Junkyard Band" width="300" height="138" style="float: le
 ft\; margin: 0px 20px 20px 0px\;" />Junkyard Band began in 1980 as a group
  of kids playing in a lot with plastic buckets\, soda cans and other found
  objects\, emulating the sounds of some of their favorite go-go bands who 
 performed in their Southeast\, DC neighborhood&nbsp\;Barry Farms&nbsp\;als
 o known as "the projects". The band began to play talent shows and street 
 performances throughout DC\, taking audiences by storm - playing from the 
 grounds of the Smithsonian and Washington Monument\, to the streets of Geo
 rgetown. Adding to the band's many accomplishments\, special honors\, awar
 ds\, and accolades\, Muriel Bowser\, mayor of Washington\, D.C.\, proclaim
 ed Jan. 15\, 2018 as Junkyard Band Day!</p>\n<h4>R&amp\;S Project</h4>\n<p
 ><img src="https://static.libnet.info/frontend-images/editor/dclibrary/R_a
 mp_S_Project.png" alt="R&amp\;S Project Band" width="300" height="138" sty
 le="float: left\; margin: 0px 20px 20px 0px\;" />Rhythm and Soul Project\,
  better known as R&amp\;S Project play a dynamic fusion of GoGo\, R&amp\;B
 \, Jazz\, Country &amp\; Pop. This group of talented musicians are ready t
 o take the world by storm\, come along and enjoy the ride!</p>\n<p><br /><
 br /><br /></p>\n<h3>Your Weekly Hosts (May Vary By Concert Date)</h3>\n<h
 4>DJ Frank White</h4>\n<p><img src="https://static.libnet.info/frontend-im
 ages/editor/dclibrary/Frank_White.png" alt="DJ Frank White" width="200" he
 ight="200" /></p>\n<h4>DJ Big John</h4>\n<p><img src="https://static.libne
 t.info/frontend-images/editor/dclibrary/DJBigJohn.jpeg" alt="DJ Big John" 
 width="200" height="200" style="float: left\; margin: 0px 20px 20px 0px\;"
  />A phenomenal DJ who highlights EVERY corporate event\, party\, or funct
 ion! He goes by the name of DJ BIG JOHN ~ DAT BAMMA BE CRANKIN! John Royst
 er\, professional known as &ldquo\;DJ Big John&rdquo\; is a native Washing
 tonian. He was raised in Southeast\, DC and graduated from North Carolina 
 Central University. He graduated Magna Cum Laude with a degree in Public A
 dministration.</p>\n<p><br /><br /><br /></p>\n<hr />\n<h3>About the Go-Go
  Archive</h3>\n<p>The Go-Go Archive\, established in 2012 honors\, preserv
 es\, teaches and shares the living history of D.C.&rsquo\;s official beat\
 , Go-Go. Each concert in the summer series will be filmed and added to the
  Go-Go Archive. Learn more by visiting the library's permanent exhibit on 
 the 4th Floor of the MLK Library&nbsp\;<a href="https://www.dclibrary.org/
 people">Up From the People</a>.</p>\nhttps://dclibrary.libnet.info/event/1
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