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Go-go is a subgenre of funk music with an emphasis on specific rhythmic patterns, and live audience call and response. Go-go was originated by African-American musicians in Washington, D.C., during the mid-1960s to late-1970s. Go-go has limited popularity in other areas, but maintains a devoted audience in the Washington metropolitan area as a ...
Live at Celebrity Hall (1987) Live at Breeze's Metro Club is a live album recorded and released in 1986 by the Washington, D.C. –based go-go band Rare Essence .
The U Street Corridor was the location of many jazz clubs and theatres during the early years of the jazz age.. Washington, D.C., has been home to many prominent musicians and is particularly known for the musical genres of Jazz, Rhythm & Blues, bluegrass, punk rock and its locally-developed descendants hardcore and emo, and a local funk genre called go-go.
The highly-anticipated Go-Go Museum and Café in D.C.’s historic Anacostia neighborhood held a ribbon-cutting ceremony this week. A New Museum Pays Homage To Go-Go, The Music Of The Nation’s ...
With go-go music gaining in popularity, and the band gaining local notoriety, the band began booking performances at schools, recreation centers, fundraisers, and government agencies. The band was often seen performing for tourists on the streets of Washington, D.C.
During a private soft launch opening on Sunday May 28, [8] D.C. power pop/punk band, Venray was the very first to perform, opening for the local go-go band, Trouble Funk.The much vaunted grand opening on May 30, 2023 featured the Foo Fighters, [1] [9] performing there two years after Dave Grohl first revealed that the venue was being built.
The 9:30 Club, originally named Nightclub 9:30 and also known simply as the 9:30, is a nightclub and concert venue in Washington, D.C. In 2018, Rolling Stone named the 9:30 Club one of the 10 best live music venues in the United States.
Live at Celebrity Hall (also titled as Live at the Celebrity Hall and the Metro Club) is a live album recorded and released in 1987 by the Washington, D.C.–based go-go band Rare Essence.