Fashion, community, life: what do these three words have in common? Each comes together to compose the soundtrack of Washington, D.C., go-go music. With a vibrant funk-style sound and an energetic ...

Georgetown students and local artists collaborated to tell the story of the development of go-go music, a funk music genre originating in D.C., and its cultural and political impact on the District in ...

A local band's latest break sounds as if it were divined in a bowl of alphabet soup: D.C.'s UCB plays the MTV VMAs! Decoded, UCB, one of Washington's leading go-go troupes, will perform Sunday night ...

Perhaps no one is more excited about the reunited Go-Go’s upcoming slate of high-profile gigs than Gina Schock. The 67-year-old drummer missed the band’s last big Los Angeles shows — in 2022 at the ...

Rare Essence, Washington, D.C.’s iconic go-go band, has performed to the delight of its ever-growing fanbase for more than four decades. Now considered a D.C. institution, the band has secured a ...

Columbus-based garage-rock band A-Go-Go has already made a significant impact on the local music scene — even though its debut full-length album isn’t set to release until Friday. Featuring bassist ...

CAMP SPRINGS, Md. ‒ It was nearly 2 a.m. Saturday. The go-go band was about to start its next set when Tony Lee got the nod – it was time to go on. Lee worked his way through the crowd waiting for ...

WASHINGTON — D.C. is trying a new approach to curb gun violence -- connecting high schoolers with the city's musical roots. They get to make a go-go band. “We're here to change lives. We're here to ...

WASHINGTON (WJLA) — They call it “Go-go” music because once its starts, it just goes and goes and goes. Some say it’s a genre of funk, but everyone agrees it was created in the 1970s by the late Chuck ...

Two groups of rival teenagers shot icy glares at each other, furrowing eyebrows and clenching fists to square off for a fight. One girl lost her cool as she rolled her neck and swung her braids wildly ...

“I don’t remember a time when go-go was not a part of my life. Go-go always feels like family-reunion vibes, just love, celebration, dancing. It just invokes so much joy and pride. Pride is a huge ...