Steve Kiviat
@dcsuburbanite.bsky.social
Freelancer re music & food for Washington City Paper; DMV DC concert list blog; guy recently retired from fed gov dayjob; dad, husband; fan of ilxor.com, Orioles, Terps, Wizards ; http://stevekiviat.blogspot.com/
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Steve Kiviat
@dcsuburbanite.bsky.social
· Jan 21
Remembering Flyboy Greg Tate
How D.C. shaped the acclaimed author, musician, and cultural critic Greg Tate, who passed away last month at the age of 64.
washingtoncitypaper.com
My 2022 tribute piece on late author/musician Greg Tate conveys how DC impacted his life — WPFW, d.c. space, go-go, Howard Univ, HilltopHU, Bad Brains, Haile Gerima, E Ethelbert Miller, poetry & spoken word, Coolidge High…
washingtoncitypaper.com/article/5440...
washingtoncitypaper.com/article/5440...
Sho Madjozi: Chale (2023, South Africa) is a great song .
#TheTwen2ie5
Day 50
**12 POINTS**
Sho Madjozi: Chale (2023, South Africa)
The end!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ut3l...
Day 50
**12 POINTS**
Sho Madjozi: Chale (2023, South Africa)
The end!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ut3l...
November 28, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Sho Madjozi: Chale (2023, South Africa) is a great song .
Busta Rhymes at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade
November 27, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Busta Rhymes at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade
Thurs. Nov. 27 in DMV DC-Aces of Cumbia w/ Fantoche, Flor y Amor Joven, Guzens el Imaginante, ICC, Ing Bumper, Sonidero Latino 9pm @ Mexico Lindo; Grupo Exterminador,Samuray, Los Terribles Del Norte 9pm @ Cococabana; David Chappell band at JVs stevekiviat.blogspot.com/2025/11/dc-b...
DC / Baltimore / DMV Global Music and More November 2025 Concert Calendar Gig List
DC / Baltimore / DMV Global Music and More November 2025 Concert Calendar Gig List Compiled & curated list of area gigs by local and tour...
stevekiviat.blogspot.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Thurs. Nov. 27 in DMV DC-Aces of Cumbia w/ Fantoche, Flor y Amor Joven, Guzens el Imaginante, ICC, Ing Bumper, Sonidero Latino 9pm @ Mexico Lindo; Grupo Exterminador,Samuray, Los Terribles Del Norte 9pm @ Cococabana; David Chappell band at JVs stevekiviat.blogspot.com/2025/11/dc-b...
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Patti Labelle was just @ Noochie’s Live from the Front Porch & she’s backed by a band getting dc go-go funky on some of this. Plus that moment when she kicks off her shoes
youtu.be/85royJrJdCE
youtu.be/85royJrJdCE
Patti Labelle: Noochie’s Live From The Front Porch
YouTube video by Noochie
youtu.be
November 25, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Patti Labelle was just @ Noochie’s Live from the Front Porch & she’s backed by a band getting dc go-go funky on some of this. Plus that moment when she kicks off her shoes
youtu.be/85royJrJdCE
youtu.be/85royJrJdCE
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DOJ fingers Kristi Noem as the person who made the call to defy a court order and send detainees to a concentration camp in El Salvador. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Noem made decision to continue deportation flights to El Salvador, justice department says
Justice department maintains that Trump administration didn’t violate judge’s order to return flights to US
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:03 PM
DOJ fingers Kristi Noem as the person who made the call to defy a court order and send detainees to a concentration camp in El Salvador. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Wed. Nov. 26 in DMV DC- Daliwonga @ Culture (South African amapiano); Mystic Nights: Trái Tim Em Cũng Biết Đau w/ Bằng Kiều, Bảo Anh, Đan Nguyên, Cao Thái Sơn, Myra Trần, Hương Thủy, Trúc Lam, Trúc Linh, MC Thế Thụy, Ban Nhạc Tutti @ MGM Nat. Harbor (Vietnamese); Los Adolescentes @ Diamond Lounge; 🧵
November 26, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Wed. Nov. 26 in DMV DC- Daliwonga @ Culture (South African amapiano); Mystic Nights: Trái Tim Em Cũng Biết Đau w/ Bằng Kiều, Bảo Anh, Đan Nguyên, Cao Thái Sơn, Myra Trần, Hương Thủy, Trúc Lam, Trúc Linh, MC Thế Thụy, Ban Nhạc Tutti @ MGM Nat. Harbor (Vietnamese); Los Adolescentes @ Diamond Lounge; 🧵
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Kavanaugh stop. Smashed the kid’s car windows and arrested him. He told them he was a U.S. citizen. The officer replied “I don’t care.”
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
High school senior, a U.S. citizen, detained by ICE in Oregon
The 17-year-old was held more than five hours Friday in an ICE facility, his brother said.
www.oregonlive.com
November 23, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Kavanaugh stop. Smashed the kid’s car windows and arrested him. He told them he was a U.S. citizen. The officer replied “I don’t care.”
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
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Violating the First Amendment to hide the record of all their violations of the Fourth Amendment.
An ICE agent was caught removing a sign marking an ICE kidnapping in DC last week! Do we think he did it out of anger, embarrassment, or most appropriately shame? If you think what you’re doing is right, why are you trying to hide the evidence? 👀
November 24, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Violating the First Amendment to hide the record of all their violations of the Fourth Amendment.
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RIP Julio Noroña, who propelled Cuba’s greatest dance band. ♥️
en.cibercuba.com/noticias/202...
en.cibercuba.com/noticias/202...
Julio Noroña, founding musician of Los Van Van, has passed away
Julio Noroña, founder of Los Van Van, passed away leaving an indelible mark on Cuban music. Known for his talent and personal connections, he was a key figure in the "great Van Van family."
en.cibercuba.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:53 AM
RIP Julio Noroña, who propelled Cuba’s greatest dance band. ♥️
en.cibercuba.com/noticias/202...
en.cibercuba.com/noticias/202...
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Henry Cole, drummer from Mayagüez PR, giving a workshop in Xalapa MX this afternoon at Cauz, a tiny, perfect jazz club with books lining the mezzanine. Postmambo will visit Xalapa, Heróica Veracruz, and Mexico City in March for our Gulf of Mexico music seminar.
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Henry Cole, drummer from Mayagüez PR, giving a workshop in Xalapa MX this afternoon at Cauz, a tiny, perfect jazz club with books lining the mezzanine. Postmambo will visit Xalapa, Heróica Veracruz, and Mexico City in March for our Gulf of Mexico music seminar.
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This is the same playbook the Trump administration ran in Portland, where DHS officials falsely accused local police of failing to help them (or not arriving quickly enough). Strikes me as a problem that the government lies so freely to the Supreme Court now. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
November 25, 2025 at 8:12 PM
This is the same playbook the Trump administration ran in Portland, where DHS officials falsely accused local police of failing to help them (or not arriving quickly enough). Strikes me as a problem that the government lies so freely to the Supreme Court now. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
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Here’s the Mark Segraves NBC 4 segment with Bad Brains circa 79 or 80 footage at the long gone Bayou in Georgetown. Some folks note that contrary to what BB bassist says, the Childe Harold continued to have punk bands on occasion
youtu.be/bfKVxeYrc0Q
youtu.be/bfKVxeYrc0Q
Newly discovered Bad Brains recording to be released | NBC4 Washington
YouTube video by NBC4 Washington
youtu.be
November 25, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Here’s the Mark Segraves NBC 4 segment with Bad Brains circa 79 or 80 footage at the long gone Bayou in Georgetown. Some folks note that contrary to what BB bassist says, the Childe Harold continued to have punk bands on occasion
youtu.be/bfKVxeYrc0Q
youtu.be/bfKVxeYrc0Q
www.downtowndc.org/director-of-... job opening for Director of Downtown Arts, Culture, & Entertainment for Downtown DC entity
Director of Downtown Arts, Culture, & Entertainment - Downtown DC
www.downtowndc.org
November 25, 2025 at 8:02 PM
www.downtowndc.org/director-of-... job opening for Director of Downtown Arts, Culture, & Entertainment for Downtown DC entity
Tues. Nov. 25 in DMV DC-Com’z @ Union Stage (Taiwan rock); Nasar Abadey & Supernova @ Blues Alley (DC jazz); Still Familiar @ Fast Eddie's (go-go); Ethiopian music @ Lion’s Den Falls Church; Ethiopian music w/ Kalkidan Meshesha & Fekadu Girma backed by Dani Key, Dave Sax @ Rumor Bar Silver Spring 🧵
November 25, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Tues. Nov. 25 in DMV DC-Com’z @ Union Stage (Taiwan rock); Nasar Abadey & Supernova @ Blues Alley (DC jazz); Still Familiar @ Fast Eddie's (go-go); Ethiopian music @ Lion’s Den Falls Church; Ethiopian music w/ Kalkidan Meshesha & Fekadu Girma backed by Dani Key, Dave Sax @ Rumor Bar Silver Spring 🧵
Patti Labelle was just @ Noochie’s Live from the Front Porch & she’s backed by a band getting dc go-go funky on some of this. Plus that moment when she kicks off her shoes
youtu.be/85royJrJdCE
youtu.be/85royJrJdCE
Patti Labelle: Noochie’s Live From The Front Porch
YouTube video by Noochie
youtu.be
November 25, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Patti Labelle was just @ Noochie’s Live from the Front Porch & she’s backed by a band getting dc go-go funky on some of this. Plus that moment when she kicks off her shoes
youtu.be/85royJrJdCE
youtu.be/85royJrJdCE
I reviewed for Washington City Paper the reissue of early ‘90s DC twee pop band Glo-Worm’s Glimmer collection on K Records .
November 25, 2025 at 4:24 PM
I reviewed for Washington City Paper the reissue of early ‘90s DC twee pop band Glo-Worm’s Glimmer collection on K Records .
Bad Brains opening for the Damned at the Bayou in Georgetown is a legendary gig; & that appearance & another one are on this new release
Bad Brains' early live recordings get Record Store Day release
Newly discovered live recordings of one of punk rock’s most influential bands get their release Friday —45 years after they were captured at a D.C. nightclub. Bad Brains, hardcore punk pioneers with a...
www.nbcwashington.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Bad Brains opening for the Damned at the Bayou in Georgetown is a legendary gig; & that appearance & another one are on this new release
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Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino, and the agents who led a series of aggressive raids across Chicago, falsely depicted ordinary Chicagoans as professional agitators determined to mount a violent resistance, a federal judge determined. news.wttw.com/2025/11/24/b...
Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino, Federal Agents Repeatedly Lied About What They Did During Aggressive Immigration Raids: Judge
U.S. District Court Judge Sara Ellis used a blistering 233-page ruling to painstakingly detail how agents falsely asserted in court and in official reports that they had been confronted with unrelenti...
news.wttw.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino, and the agents who led a series of aggressive raids across Chicago, falsely depicted ordinary Chicagoans as professional agitators determined to mount a violent resistance, a federal judge determined. news.wttw.com/2025/11/24/b...
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NEW details on project @henryrollins21361.bsky.social and Ian MacKaye were working on w Don Zientara recently at Inner Ear Studio. It includes 1979 tapes from UK Subs. @segravesnbc4.bsky.social and I were talking w Don about his involvement w new release of 'Bad Brains: Live At The Bayou' for RSD.
November 25, 2025 at 12:00 AM
NEW details on project @henryrollins21361.bsky.social and Ian MacKaye were working on w Don Zientara recently at Inner Ear Studio. It includes 1979 tapes from UK Subs. @segravesnbc4.bsky.social and I were talking w Don about his involvement w new release of 'Bad Brains: Live At The Bayou' for RSD.
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November 25, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Reading the Wash Post article about kids learning to play go-go in 2 schools had me curious about an older program called Teach the Beat that sent go-go musicians into schools. That entity I just learned via email is having trouble getting grants to fund their program.
November 24, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Reading the Wash Post article about kids learning to play go-go in 2 schools had me curious about an older program called Teach the Beat that sent go-go musicians into schools. That entity I just learned via email is having trouble getting grants to fund their program.
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Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican reggae singer, actor and cultural icon, dies aged 81
Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican reggae singer, actor and cultural icon, dies aged 81
Star of The Harder They Come had hits including You Can Get It If You Really Want and I Can See Clearly Now
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican reggae singer, actor and cultural icon, dies aged 81
Kids at the Seed School and the Hobson School in DC are learning go-go
These teens are trying to save go-go. Can the music save them, too?
A new generation of D.C. teens is discovering the power of go-go music, thanks to a revival effort in local schools.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Kids at the Seed School and the Hobson School in DC are learning go-go
Mon. Nov. 24 in DMV DC-Vedo @ Howard Theatre (r& b);
Slade Band 6-9 @ Westminster Church SW (blues); Dante Pope @ Blues Alley; Liz Hogg, Exit Angles @ Rhizome (solo guitar, post-punk); Ethiopian music live @ Napoli Lounge; Ethiojazz @ Shalla stevekiviat.blogspot.com/2025/11/dc-b...
Slade Band 6-9 @ Westminster Church SW (blues); Dante Pope @ Blues Alley; Liz Hogg, Exit Angles @ Rhizome (solo guitar, post-punk); Ethiopian music live @ Napoli Lounge; Ethiojazz @ Shalla stevekiviat.blogspot.com/2025/11/dc-b...
DC / Baltimore / DMV Global Music and More November 2025 Concert Calendar Gig List
DC / Baltimore / DMV Global Music and More November 2025 Concert Calendar Gig List Compiled & curated list of area gigs by local and tour...
stevekiviat.blogspot.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Mon. Nov. 24 in DMV DC-Vedo @ Howard Theatre (r& b);
Slade Band 6-9 @ Westminster Church SW (blues); Dante Pope @ Blues Alley; Liz Hogg, Exit Angles @ Rhizome (solo guitar, post-punk); Ethiopian music live @ Napoli Lounge; Ethiojazz @ Shalla stevekiviat.blogspot.com/2025/11/dc-b...
Slade Band 6-9 @ Westminster Church SW (blues); Dante Pope @ Blues Alley; Liz Hogg, Exit Angles @ Rhizome (solo guitar, post-punk); Ethiopian music live @ Napoli Lounge; Ethiojazz @ Shalla stevekiviat.blogspot.com/2025/11/dc-b...
Yemen music band El Khat were @ Le Mondo in Baltimore Saturday night Nov 22
November 24, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Yemen music band El Khat were @ Le Mondo in Baltimore Saturday night Nov 22