For decades, go-go music has been the District’s most powerful homegrown cultural creation. But lately, its unique pulse has served as a flashpoint as much as a soundtrack. After a neighbor in a ...

This spring, noise complaints forced a Shaw retailer to turn off the go-go recordings that had played in front of his store for more than two decades. The outcry was fast and intense, and in the wake ...

A new documentary about the Los Angeles band explores the punk roots that came before its pop sheen, and the power dynamics that led to its split. By Lindsay Zoladz See more of our coverage in your ...

As the city government moves closer to designating go-go as the official music of Washington, D.C., what that will mean for the culture remains unclear. In the meantime, longtime community activist ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON (7News) — In the District, the pocket matters. “That pocket that’s in go-go music is like our Holy Ghost,” said Ronald Moten, founder of the Go-Go Museum and Café in Anacostia. Six years ...

This video is no longer available. A new D.C. museum that tells the story of the city’s official music, go-go, has opened its doors in Anacostia. The more than $2 million “Go-go Museum and Cafe” ...

The pioneering band's core members reflect on their legacy, performing for Barack Obama, mishaps with Diddy and Jay-Z, and ...

In 1986, Island Records released a film titled “Good to Go.” The label hoped the movie would elevate go-go, the percussive party music native to Washington, to a national platform much like “The ...

Although the Go-Go’s announced and quickly canceled a farewell trek six years ago, continuing on with touring, the group is kicking off what will be its final run tonight. This time, frontwoman ...