WASHINGTON-- Go-Go music is the heartbeat of D.C. and can be described as the soundtrack to the lives of many native Washingtonians. Many D.C. natives have been up in arms in recent weeks after some ...

The heart of Washington, DC beats to a rhythm all its own—go-go music. Now, for the first time ever, that sound has a permanent home at the new Go-Go Museum & Cafe in Anacostia, ensuring that DC’s ...

To anyone familiar with the District’s deep history with go-go music—a rhythmic, energetic subgenre of funk— stepping foot inside the museum is nothing short of nostalgic: black-and-white photos of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Go-go music took shape in the mid-‘70s through D.C.’s live band scene, built around extended grooves and real-time crowd ...

The Go-Go Museum & Cafe has officially opened its doors to celebrate all things go-go music. Washington D.C. is making sure it gets the credit the city deserves for birthing go-go music by officially ...

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to Sirus XM hosts Charles "Shorty Corleone" Garris and Rico Anderson, who are giving the D.C. region's go-go music a national boost with the new Crank Radio show. There ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

The Go-Go Museum and Café will celebrate 50 years of go-go music at the 2026 Go-Go Awards, on Tuesday, Jan. 6. The awards will be hosted at the Lincoln Theatre in D.C.’s Shaw neighborhood, ...

Much can be said of Doug E. Fresh. He is a rapper, human beat-boxer, and entrepreneur best known for rap classics like “The Show,” “La-Di-Da-Di” and “Risin’ To The Top.” The rapper also has a stellar ...

Muriel Bowser, the Mayor of Washington D.C., has signed into law a bill that makes go-go music the official music of the district. Bowser signed the bill on February 19 at an event at the city's ...

The music stopped as the mayor made her way across the stage, past bongo drums and keyboards, timbales and amps. But Muriel E. Bowser wasn’t ready to let the beat die just yet. “When I say ‘go-go,’ ” ...