Our recommendations for fun, weird, and interesting arts-related things to do across the region next year, including free, family-friendly, and online options.

You can help a local band make it to the Grammys by voting. A lot.

For better or for worse, the term “go-go,” with all its connotations, gets thrown around rather liberally. Got a conga drum in your instrumentation? Ah ha! You’re a go-go band. In the case of Black Alley, though, there’s an effort to broaden the perspectives of not only what a D.C.-based band can do but also what a D.C. band can be.