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Apr 26, 2021

Glenn Close Shouts Out Go-Go At The Oscars And Dances To ‘Da Butt,’ Causing Locals To Lose Their Minds

Close, who lost her eighth Oscar nomination last night, shocked 2021 bingo cards across the region with her knowledge of D.C. go-go.

Dec 01, 2020

A Powerful New Documentary Captures The Impact Of Go-Go Music On Protests Against Gentrification

Go-go legends and local scholars appear throughout the film, which interweaves archival footage and videos from this summer’s protests in D.C.

May 17, 2012

‘Wind Me Up, Chuck’: Washington Dances Outside Howard Theatre to Send Off the Godfather of Go-Go

Hours after Chuck Brown died, hundreds of D.C. residents swarmed to the Howard Theatre to pay their respects to the Godfather of Go-Go with an impromptu dance party.

 
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