The Re-Up Podcast returns to Fireplace Records for a deep conversation on the current state of underground music scenes, DIY culture, art collectives, and the impact of gentrification on local communities. BeMo and ReUpAlex break down how redlining works, how corporate promoters like Live Nation affect independent venues and artists, and what communities can do to preserve authentic underground…

In this special BeMo Brown + ReUpAlex episode of The-Re-Up Podcast, we introduce our music tastes, backgrounds, personal stories, and how the artists that were chosen impacted their genres. This episode introduces a brand new segment: Crate Digging at Fireplace Records in Hyattsville, MD, where we explore the roots of sound through vinyl, personal taste, and musical discovery. Along the way, we…

This week we got a deeper look into the life of two independent event curators, Pedro Night and Walter Alvarado who together, with the music driven community that they're a part of, create Adobo. These DMV (DC, MD, VA) natives go through the process, difficulties, and intention behind their live music events that are more than just parties along with a look into Latin / Latinx influence within…

In Episode 31, we sit down with Mas Paz, a muralist from Northern Virginia by way of Colombia, to talk murals, gentrification, AI art, protest culture, and building sustainable creative communities. Mas Paz shares his journey to becoming a full-time visual artist, growing up in the DMV, his painting techniques and creative process, and how public art can be a tool for social equity and community…