O.A.R.: Revolutionizing the Way You View Abbreviations

Of a Revolution, better known as O.A.R., is a modern jam band hailing (mostly) from Rockville, MD. Loyal local fans can usually count on a summer appearance from the band. In preparation for their return home, On Tap spoke with Richard On about the group’s early years and plans for 2010.

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The Cirque is Coming to Town

OVO, the traveling Cirque du Soleil show, arrives in Washington DC on September 9, and audiences are guaranteed to be thrilled. On Tap acts as a fly on the wall to discover what goes on behind the scenes, how the insect concept evolved, and what audiences will be bugging out about.

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DJ Flounder Casts Magic

DC101′s Bryan Schlossberg, better know as DJ Flounder, is a Montgomery County native whose passion for music and radio led to a unique career path. He sat down with On Tap to talk about a form high school drop out ended up on air in the nation’s capital and running his own DJ business.

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The Kirk McEwen and Mike O’Meara Morning Show

On a hot summer day over 15 years ago Kirk (yes, Kirk, not Kurt) McEwen and Mike O’Meara met by chance at a ballgame; it was love at first sight. Yet like all great Hollywood love stories, it would be years later until they met again. The scene: a pre-arranged marriage courtesy of WVRX-FM 105.9 The EDGE.

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Something for the Rest of Us

Luckily for Robby Takac, bassist and backup vocalist for the Goo Goo Dolls, the invention of Twitter came around after he stopped partying. After being in an incredibly successful band and touring the world for over 24 years, life on the road has changed a bit for Takac, drummer Mike Malinin, and front man John Rzeznik

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