Be sure to check out the Old School Throw Down Sunday, January 15 2017 at the Howard Theatre with Rare Essence feat Jas Funk, EU feat Sugar Bear and the Junkyard Band! Tickets at Howard Theatre Box Office open noon-7p everyday or http://thehowardtheatre.com/show/2017/01/15/3rd-annual-mlk-birthday-celebration-feat-rare-essence-friends/. Doors at 9p Show at 9:30p. It is gonna definitely be a great party!!! | Rare Essence

For Your Grammy Consideration - Best Regional Roots Music Album Rare Essence PA#23 Live at Aqua 11-5-22 - ENERGY Live recordings of band performances, known as PA tapes, are an integral part of Go-Go culture that originated during the late 1970s in the nation's capital. Fans would bring cassette tape recorders or large boomboxes to record the shows. Later, they could listen to the recorded performance over and over again or trade their prized cassette for an even more coveted show recording. Ove

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Rare Essence Historical Moment June of 2022 we had the pleasure of performing at Pharrell Williams' Something in the Water Festival when it came to DC. We were honored to be a part. | Rare Essence