Music legend and guitarist Chuck Brown is widely known to audiences for his musical emblem on the genre of 'Go-Go' music. Now at age 73, with nearly 20 albums under his belt, Brown still performs the ...

When go-go music fills a space, it animates everything in striking distance. It isn’t just the passion in the playing, bolstered by funk flavor and a reverberating big band sound; there’s a connective ...

The unique sounds of Go-Go music took center stage at the Bandshell. The 17th Annual Miami Beach Takeover wrapped a four-day cultural festival at the end of last month that celebrated community, art, ...

WASHINGTON — Some of the most important cultural and historic meetings in D.C. that have launched critical ideas were convened at the iconic Ben's Chili Bowl location on U Street in Northwest D.C.

Frenetic drum beats, cheering and chanting pour out onto U Street. The sounds emanate from the insides of theaters, clubs and performance halls, where masses of Washington, D.C. music fans sing and ...

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 ...

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 ...

Throughout February, WTOP is celebrating Black History Month. Join us on air and online as we bring you the stories, people and places that make up our diverse community. Four years after Go-Go’s ...

District of Columbia residents are continuing to turn up the funk but now with the support of a new bill that could potentially make Go-go music the official music of D.C. Introduced by D.C. Council ...

GoGo Symphony, a musical group that celebrates go-go music in the genre’s birthplace of D.C., is hosting “T’was the Night,” a classical jazz holiday show at 8:00 p.m. on Dec. 22. The Union Stage ...