May 3, 2013,  Uncategorized

March 2, 2013,  Uncategorized

A warm congratulations to our own Go-Go Mickey, as he is now the newest member of the music industry to be endorsed by Latin Percussion (LP).  Check out his artist page HERE!

October 13, 2012,  Uncategorized

For Immediate Release
October 13, 2012

On October 18th, Familiar Faces will welcome the  most recognizable name in the infamous percussion pocket of DC’s homegrown Go-Go music from Rare Essence, as Milton “Go Go Mickey” Freeman changes teams and joins his former colleagues Donnell Floyd, Ms. Kim, Derek “DP” Paige and Eric “Bojack” Butler (all former Rare Essence members) in Familiar Faces.

“There’s a cat named Mickey from out of town” begins the Rare Essence hit song, “Go Go Mickey,” a remake of Smokey Robinson and the Miracles “Mickey’s Monkey” that immortalized RE’s percussionist Go Go Mickey.  Freeman has become a DC Go-Go legend and is known for his fast hands on congas and for his raw beats that have become a staple for many area conga players...

November 29, 2011,  Uncategorized

Nov 29, 2011

As a fan present for the birth of 911, holding on tight through the evolution that would gradually transform into Familiar Faces, refamiliarzation is not a challenge for me, the band has always stayed ahead of the curve, effortlessly.

For almost ten years I spent my late nights and early mornings, happy hours, birthdays and meet and greets in constant refamiliarization.  From Bud’s Nightclub to Safari Steakhouse and Zanzibar, from the Tradewinds to the Heart & Soul Café, I still can’t hold back singing the real words to “911” even when the radio spins the clean version. I could do the Brown & White dance with the best of them, maybe not with a horn in tow as Donnell and DP often did but I couldn’t wait for the breakdown so that I could watch the guys get it in...

November 14, 2011,  Uncategorized

Novemeber 14, 2011

Familiar Faces is back. After a little more than a year performing with Rare Essence, Donnell Floyd has brought back Familiar Faces with a new lineup of some of go-go’s best musicians. The return show is schedule for November 10 at Ibiza nightclub.

It was Rare Essence that made D.Floyd one of the legends of go-go. He was one of the key members of RE’s front line in the 80s and 90s, helping to make RE the band that was always at the top of the go-go scene. He wrote some of the absolute classics RE songs including “Lock It.” He left the band in 2000 to form 911 which became Familiar Faces.

Familiar Faces had success on the “Grown and Sexy” circuit for a decade with a variety of personnel...