The Hoya

‘Making the Go-Go Band’ Showcases the Larger-than-life Impact of DC’s Official Soundtrack

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 ...
The Washington Post

All Systems Go-Go For Local Band's Big Gig at VMAs

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 ...
The Hoya

Making the Go-Go Band’ Brings Energy to Gonda Theatre

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 ...
Los Angeles Times

The Go-Go’s are back again, still real, raw and ready for Coachella and Cruel World

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 ...
Fairfax County Times

Be’la Dona brings high-energy go-go music back to The Birchmere

For Be’la Dona, the end of the year wouldn’t feel complete without a return to The Birchmere. On Dec. 28, the pioneering ...
Yahoo

Rock the vote (literally): Pastor preaches the gospel of voting at a go-go club.

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 ...
Afro

Rare Essence, D.C.’s legendary go-go band, proves they still have the magic touch

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 ...
The Lantern

Local garage-rock band A-Go-Go prepares for debut LP release Friday

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 ...
AFRO American Newspapers

Go-go, D.C.’s signature sound, to celebrate 50 years

Celebrate 50 years of go-go music at the 2026 Go-Go Awards in D.C.'s Shaw neighborhood. Featuring star-studded performances and honoring the genre's legacy.
WUSA

New program hopes to curb gun violence with go-go music

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 ...
13wham

D.C. celebrates three years with 'Go-go' as official music of nation's capital

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 ...