PAST: MUSIC + PANEL: "Listen Local First" February Showcase & Panel Discussion on the Roots of DC Hip Hop! THURS, Feb 9th at The Dunes, Panel 7:00pm, Live Music 8:30pm - 11:00pm, $10

Listen Local First - February Showcase 
and Panel Discussion at The Dunes
Thursday, February 9th
7:00pm - 11:00pm
Panel starts at 7:00pm
Showcase starts at 8:30pm
$10

The night will kick off with a Panel Discussion on "Black Broadway: The Roots of DC Hip Hop" from 7:00pm - 8:00pm which will be podcast live and recorded from The Dunes. Moderators include: James Benson and Kokayi from the DC Hip Hop Project. Confirmed panelists include:  W. Ellington Felton – singer/songwriter/actor/poet, Luke Stewart – Editor of Capital Bop, and Stacey Brooks – Blues singer. Additional panelists invited but not yet confirmed include: Tabi Bonney – musician, Big G – Backyard band and Tre – UCB.

The Live Showcase from 8:30pm - 11:00pm will feature the Wes Felton Trio – (invited) Nappy Riddem and the Cornel West Theory. This event, held at The Dunes in Columbia Heights, is co-sponsored by: DC Hip Hop Project, Capital Bop, Fort Knox Recordings and Think Local First DC.


The Dunes
1402 Meridian Place
Metro: Columbia Heights, walk about 4 blocks north on 14th, past Park Rd, and take a left on Meridian Pl. The Dunes is upstairs, above The Getaway.