Open since December 2011, Washington, DC’s The Hamilton has successfully blended two standout Nation’s Capital experiences – top-shelf fine dining and worthwhile live concerts – into a seamless […]
NEW MUSIC: Sabo and Heartbreak present Moombahsoul
Dance music’s infiltration of hip-hop and R & B culture reaches a decidedly more organic state on the latest release from sample-clearing agency Legitmix and marketing company Vamos […]
APPRECIATION: Larry Levan and Frankie Crocker
I believe that new is boring and that history is inspirational. These opinions are not necessarily the views of the Couch Sessions. “Marcus Dowling appreciates…” celebrates the memories […]
OPINION: On black homosexuality, “church as state,” the Grammys and Roman’s “holiday”
America is not post-racial, especially if you’re gay. Of the many lessons learned from Sunday night’s performance of “Roman’s Holiday”at the Grammys by Nicki Minaj, the loudest and […]
IN MEMORIAM: Whitney Houston
Whitney Houston, arguably the most public of tragic tales at the mainstream height of the classic record industry model, is dead. Believed to have drowned herself in a […]
LIVE: Sockets Records Showcase, Black Cat, DC
If Washington, DC is going to be a next wave indie powerhouse, it is absolutely necessary that Sockets Records be a dominant label. If an attendee at Saturday […]
APPRECIATION: Slick Rick
I believe that new is boring and that history is inspirational. These opinions are not necessarily the views of the Couch Sessions. “Marcus Dowling appreciates…” celebrates the memories […]
INTERVIEW: SmCity’s Indie Life, a model for underground sustainability
“You know, it’s like they say. Necessity is the mother of invention.” Thus and so begins the story of the rise to sustainability of Washington, DC rapper SmCity. […]
APPRECIATION: Hype Williams
I believe that new is boring and that history is inspirational. These opinions are not necessarily the views of the Couch Sessions. “Marcus Dowling appreciates…” celebrates the memories […]
LIVE: Axel F is the best party in America you’re not attending.
For many urban blacks, the election of Barack Obama as President of the United States signified the epitome of crossover achievement. The infusion of culturally inclusive African-American style […]