Mexico Lindo, 5652 Annapolis Rd, Bladensburg, MD
Tamika of ERT Security said hello to me in the parking lot.
02 was there. DJ Franchise introduced himself to me. Kelasia came over and introduced herself to me. Disco Earl and Teago were there - they sat down and worked out the set list before the show. I introduced myself to Dat Azn Shawty.
Nena was there, working. Duce7 of the What? Band was there.
Me and Kelasia
Fatal Attraction Band
Kendal, Darryl, Varda, Chevy, JR
Terrance, Teago, Wayne, Darryl, Varda, Angelo
Darryl, Varda, Angelo, Chevy, Blackface, JR, Kendal
Wayne, Darryl, Varda, Angelo, Chevy, Blackface
The line up was: Wayne (lead talker), Kendal (talker & keyboard), Darryl (vocals & cowbell), Varda (vocals), Chevy (vocals), JR (vocals & guitar), Blackface (keyboard), Terrance (bass), Angelo (drummer), Deuce9/PutMeInThePocket (percussion).
1) JR-led Raheem DeVaughn's You - laid back and then cranked (mainly the drums)
2) Percussion solo - light crank / Chevy "Woo doo" repeated / Chevy-led Floetry's Supastar - it cranked, Darryl played the cowbell
3) Kendall & Darryl-led ? / Kendal "Hold It" / Percussion solo / Varda-led ?
Wayne arrived and Kendal went to his keyboard.
4) Percussion solo / "Greygoose" / Darryl-led ?
Danielle (Wellfhed) and Simone (Supa) were there.
5) Tom solo / Chevy-led Marvin Gaye's Sexual Healing
6) ?-led ? - it cranked / Darryl-led "Everybody in the club hands up" - the frontline danced in synch / Chevy-led "Yes, yes"
7) Wayne-led "Sex" / DJ Unk's Walk It Out - Wayne danced with his knees touching and spreading, the frontline danced in synch, Deuce9 played the toms, the male members of the frontline moved their arms (not air guitar)
8) Darryl-led Gnarls Barkley's Crazy - Deuce9 played the toms
Tre, Candylady, and Still Yeahoe & Fat Docta of Black Passion were there.
I discussed with 02 his sitting in with secular GoGo bands. He said, "I'm just getting the party started if they ask me to rap it will be Gospel, that's what I know."
Backyard Band
Their management told me I couldn't take pictures of the band, as they are finally about to put out their low-awaited Hood Related 2. Numerous members of their management team came by to tell me. One guy named O said that despite that, I could take pictures of them at some point in the future and took my card.
Big G was late, and I don't recall seeing Weensy.
First Set
1) Lysette-led "The first time I cried" - it was laid back
2) LJ-led ? - it was laid back
3) Lysette-led Beyonce's Irreplaceable
4) LJ-led "Let's go little kitty cat"
5) LJ-led ? - it cranked
6) Lysette-led ? - it cranked, toms
7) LJ-led ? - it cranked, toms
Big G arrived
I was paying more attention to taking pictures than the music - I had tease Kelasia in advance that if I couldn't take pictures of Backyard, I'd take 100 pictures of her. It cranked, but they play too much toms for my taste. Next time I'll focus more on the music.
Michelle Blackwell, Rah, and Killa Cal of the What? Band were there. Roe was there. Killa Cal told me, "I like what you're doing with the website." Tuffy of L!ssen Da Grew^p was there; he said to me, "I know you."
Killa Cal, Roe, Rah
Killa Cal, Rah, Michelle, Roe
Rah (back to camera), Fat Docta of Black Passion, Michelle, Killa Cal
Michelle (foreground), Roe, Teago, Rah, Tuffy, Wayne (background)
All pictures (other than the flyer) taken by and Copyright - Jordan Rich
02's review:
Fatal hits the stage and I notice that theres a new board player and JR is now on the guitar...Homie was warmin up hittin Purple Rain on the vocals and guitar. Not bad...Not bad at all.. So they start out wit Kendall whose usually their second board player on LEAD MIC.. Shocked First song was a Raheem joant "Song is gonna be about You"...Not bad Vocals were good, music was cool... I guess since I've heard it perfected by other bands it didn't overly impress me but sounded good nevertheless.. Cool ..Then they went into the 1 on 1 socket Shocked Shocked Joant was CLEAN AS EMUTHA!...Disco Earl had them in the MIX this week...goodness.. never heard their mix sound so clean before. Socket was just drivin wit Kendall warmin...lockin it down.. talkin a lil trash..sounded like a totally different band.. the 1 on 1 led to Floetry "Superstar" joant. Chevy handled things once again...homie is the truth I just need more stage presence from her or maybe its tough being as though its a late arriving crowd. Next was Socket to the Snoop and Kells joant... went into it ROUGH...but got it together QUICK. Lil Youngin on drums gettin better and better every week. So while they rockin this socket Kendall got the 808's workin...lettin the beat drive....in walks Wayne.. Laughing Laughing Laughing in his Greater Holiness Jesus Loves Us to The Fullest Church outfit Laughing Laughing ...Homie jumps right in on beat Cool Cool Kendall rolls out back to the boards and YES THEY HAVE A FUN BAND GOING!!!!!!!!!! Shocked Shocked Shocked Mannn Snoop joant was nice...Then the sicer of the night the Congo version on Grey Goose...I love this joant.. smooth... with the Lead Chuckin in there...yes... then they went to the timbalie version of Grey Goose Laughing Laughing ROCKIN... they finished out the set with Move it Now..hold up...yall had to see Wayne Walk It OUT!....CLASSIC!!!!!!!! I swear he's the best STEPPER in GoGo... Laughing Laughing then they ended with anther rototom joant...don't know the name of it...might was Front to the Back... Overall GREAT performance...They had the Light Show and everything goin for Fatal this week...really enhanced their performance.. I got word from Management that the Band was put through a 6 hours or practice this week.. Shocked Great Job..
Backyard started out with alot of pieces missing from the puzzle but by the time they got in the heat of things everyone was there except Weensey. Came out with the LOVELY Lysette singing some slow joant...then Irreplaceable (Yeahoe ..YOU ARE LUNCHIN) Laughing ...then Kitty Kat....Not bad...then the So Seductive Socket!!!!!!!!! OH YES!!!!! OH YES!!!!...Sauce once again...put on an exhibition... and Los had the air guitar goin too Shocked Shocked ...next O-Cup/I got your Man...eh...normal (G walked in on the end of it)..then to Caroline...the music on this song is beautiful man..kudos to Mike, EB, and Marcus...halftime.. Came back wit Lysette sing Got to Be Who You Are Shocked Shocked Shocked this one is top 5 original joant too..man I love this song..then Lysette did another original to a DOPE JAM BEAT...its called Baby Phat or something... but its HER song...and it CRANKS! Very Happy ...THEN to 95...I say HELLO.... then to Eagle on...WATCH OUT FOR CHRIS CUZ... Laughing ....then to Choppa w/Zo... YOU WOULD IF YOU COULD NICCA... Cool Cool
THE MOST CLASSIC MOMENT OF THE NIGHT!!!!!!!!was when Tmott's own Supa climbed up on to the Rodeo Bull in the Lindo... YOUNG!!!!!!!!! Yeah tried Once to get on and fell...WHICH DREW THE CROWD OVER bammas is rollin...So Ging see her and helps her out ..Wellfhed goes over to help her out also...MANNNNNNN after the 3rd attempt she finally gets on..and then just lays there.. ...Shooooooot I'm like turn that micky flick on and lets see what she can do..a rodeo in the GoGo would have siced me...Good job Supa Girl!!!!!REGULATORRRRRRRRS!
