Go-go music is Washington, D.C.’s official sound that made a huge impact across genres. Explore its 50-year history, pioneers, and lasting influence on REVOLT.

For Be’la Dona, the end of the year wouldn’t feel complete without a return to The Birchmere. On Dec. 28, the pioneering all-female go-go band is once again set to turn the storied Alexandria venue ...

“Go-go Music is a mix between jazz and R&B with a little reggae that’s heavy on congo and bass with a whole lot of percussion,” says Antwoine McCoy, one of the organizers of Art of Go-Go Culture Fest, ...

Go-Go Awareness Week kicked off Nov. 17 with a press conference held at the Go-Go Museum & Café in Southeast Washington, D.C. Sign up for our Daily eBlast to get coverage on Black communities from 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 ...

We Got the Bubbly: An outtake from the photo shoot for Beauty & the Beat, whose back cover’s bubble bath pictures were inspired “by an old Shelley Winters publicity shot.” Credit: Photo by George ...

The 2026 Go-Go Awards will close with performances by Backyard Band’s Anwan “Big G” Glover (pictured) and Leroy “Weensey” Brandon as well as Junkyard Band’s Steven “Buggs” Herrion, all backed by the ...

AT SIX. WELL, THE FINAL RUN OF JAZZY SUMMER NIGHTS CONTINUES THIS WEEK WITH THE GO GO MUSIC ALL STARS AND JOINING US LIVE THIS MORNING WITH THE PREVIEW. WE HAVE RONALD MOTOWN. MOTOWN. WE HAVE CAMEOS.

That’s what my old neighbor AJ — a.k.a. Jett Black, a longtime D.C. rapper who has been part of the scene for more than two decades — said when I asked him to help me sample what’s been going on ...