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All posts tagged "dance music"

  • Soundwaves

    Chus and Ceballos C&C's TASTEFUL TRIBAL... Chus Estaban and Pablo Ceballos, the Spanish powerhouse house duo Chus & Ceballos, have essentially made a dare to...

  • Strong Women, Big Voices

    There is, shall we say, a certain type of singer that goes over big with a gay crowd. They may be pop, they may be...

  • Cherry

    Spring in Washington is a time for blooming and booming: When nature's emerging foliage and flowers bring out the big and the brassy, from parades...

  • Soul in the Machine

    ''You get completely put in a different time zone when you hear them. It's like smelling a perfume, you get reminded of a certain kind...

  • Back to Love

    Ask D.C.-native dance-pop singer Rachel Panay about her first musical influence, and she doesn't hesitate (though she does insert a ''you're gonna laugh'' warning). In...

  • Bob Mould: Independent Spirit

    When Bob Mould moved to Washington three years ago in June of 2002, he was at a crossroads in his life. Recently fully out, the...

  • Divas of Pride

    Today's pop music industry prefers its women doe-eyed and bird-brained. Pin-up pretty but deep-down dumb. But not every woman plays along. ''I'm not the dumb...

  • Who's the Diva?

    Dana International is nowhere to be found on Offer Nissim's U.S. debut album, First Time. Know how you can tell? The first transsexual, first Israeli...

  • Reliving The First Time

    Nine years ago, the circuit came to Washington with a Cherry Jubilee. Compared to more recent offerings, it was a modest start. The weekend was...

  • Monthly Escape

    ''I had an amazing time, it was an amazing crowd, and an amazing club,'' says DJ Escape of his debut at Cobalt last month. He...

  • White's Nights

    Is dance music losing its groove? Is it, in fact, dying? Randy White thinks it's tracking that way. ''If it continues the way it's going...

  • Namoli Brennet

    What kind of a name is Namoli? An idiosyncratic one for sure. Perhaps it's better to call it a queer one. And like most good,...

  • Tony Moran Takes to the Booth

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  • Hop, Skip and Jump

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  • Natural Woman

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