Almost every time and place has a version of it: a guy chatting over a repetitive and relentlessly funky beat. Jamaica had dancehall, the Bronx had hip-hop and Washington had go-go.

On Jan. 6, the Go-Go Museum hosts the Go-Go Awards—officially kicking off a year of events to commemorate the genre’s ...

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 ...

Two groups of rival teenagers shot icy glares at each other, furrowing eyebrows and clenching fists to square off for a fight. One girl lost her cool as she rolled her neck and swung her braids wildly ...