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The Go-Go Museum is a museum located in Washington, D.C., dedicated to go-go music, a variety of funk music developed in the city. The museum, located in the Anacostia neighborhood of Southeast Washington, has been offering virtual programming since 2020, with an official grand opening scheduled for February 19, 2025.
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 uniquely regional music style and was named the official music of Washington, D.C., in February 2020. [2]
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.
Jay–Z's defense was that go-go music is a remake of other artists' songs. [citation needed] In 2009, Rare Essence performed at one of the inaugural balls. In 2012, the group collaborated with the Soul Rebels Brass Band during a Tribute to Chuck Brown on June 21, 2012, in Washington, D.C., at the historic Howard Theatre which is re-opened in ...
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.
The club, which was a regular stop on East Coast tours by UK bands from the late 1970s on, featured artists including U2 (their second show in the United States), Kiss, Guns N' Roses, Red Hot Chili Peppers (performing twice in 1988 which would be their final DC shows with founding members Hillel Slovak and Jack Irons), The Only Ones, Squeeze ...
The Atlantis is a music venue in Washington, D.C., that opened on May 30, 2023. [1] [2] [3] The venue was designed to evoke the original 9:30 Club at 930 F Street NW, [a] which itself was first called The Atlantis. [4] [5] The new venue opened exactly 43 years after the original 9:30 Club. [6]