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D.C. go-go ensemble Backyard Band has found new listeners with a recent cover of Adele's hit "Hello."

Backyard Band’s Adele Cover Is Putting Go-Go Back In The Spotlight

Go-go hasn’t seen much national attention since the days of E.U.’s “Da Butt,” but D.C.’s Backyard Band is changing that…

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"As a kid, I wanted to be a game-show host," says go-go photographer Chip Py (right), who produces a web series called "Locally Grown." (Left: show guest Claudia "Kool Keys" Rogers)

Get To Know Chip Py, The Go-Go Photographer With A DIY Talk Show About D.C. Music

While the Corcoran’s 2013 exhibit “Pump Me Up” might have conditioned some to think of the D.C. area’s homegrown funk…

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D.C.-reared rapper Wale says he's returning to his local roots on a new go-go project.

Wale Says He’s Working On A Go-Go Album With Tinashe, Chris Brown

No one could say that Wale, D.C.’s most successful rapper to date, has forgotten where he came from. The major-label artist out of…

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Cellist Wytold teaches music workshops for soldiers at Walter Reed military hospital in D.C. He says the experience has changed his approach to music.
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Working With Soldiers At Walter Reed, Cellist Finds A New Creative Path

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D.C. label Verses Records says its newest release, a compilation called "Code Red," will benefit the American Civil Liberties Union.
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In Wake Of Trump Election, Verses Records Rallies 40 Bands To Benefit ACLU

The latest tune from D.C. indie-rock band Brushes is "about the tension we feel between Venus and Mars within ourselves," says leader Nick Anway (left).
November 28, 2016

Premiere: On ‘Mars And Me,’ D.C.’s Brushes Come From Mars And Venus

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