For 40 plus years, go-go bands in and around the District of Columbia have entertained audiences with catchy covers of musical classics and contemporary hits, all set to go-go’s irresistible percussive beat.
In late 2022, 7070 Sound founder Malachai Johns, well known as a former guitarist for the Northeast Groovers and the mastermind behind the groundbreaking band Mambo Sauce, began releasing a series of “Crank Caviar” singles and videos. The Crank Caviar releases feature ad hoc collections of go-go artists from various bands performing covers of well-known songs, all produced by Johns.
Johns describes Crank Caviar as “a rotating cast of the best musicians in the DMV, assembled to perform go-go versions of your favorite songs." Similar to outfits like Postmodern Jukebox and Scary Pockets, the Crank Caviar musicians create genre-based arrangements of popular songs recorded with state-of-the-art sound quality and engaging videos.