Go-go music is the soundtrack of Washington, D.C. Despite a four-decade history and a few national hits like “Da Butt,” by Experience Unlimited (E.U.), and “Shake Your Thang,” by Salt-N-Pepa with E.U.

You can’t write the history of D.C. go-go music without Trouble Funk. Frontman “Big Tony” Fisher is ready to rock Wolf Trap this Sunday at 8 p.m. “This is our first big gig back,” Fisher told WTOP.

Chuck Brown created go-go, but Trouble Funk gets the credit for franchising the music. The D.C. go-go institution, established in 1978, figured out exactly what made the Godfather so great and ...

There's never been an individual who has represented the graffiti culture of our nation's capital like Cool "Disco" Dan. The Legend of Cool "Disco" Dan an incredibly in-depth new documentary that ...

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“Upon walking into the venue the sense of panic grew, the noise was overwhelming, the whole place was vibrating to the sound of air horns… ‘Were they on already…has it all kicked off… what’s going ...

The familiar “DaDaDa, DaDaDa” of the SportsCenter theme has alerted sports fans for decades that a touchdown or home run highlight is on the way. But now, thanks to legendary D.C. band Trouble Funk, ...

Trouble Funk has been one of the forerunners in the growth and development of the Washington D.C. Go-Go scene since 1978. Along with Chuck Brown, Rare Essence, the Junkyard Band and others they have ...

ANAC copy 39088020226171 gift of Alcione Amos. "The Beat is the first book to explore the musical, social, and cultural phenomenon of go-go. Rooted in funk and hip-hop, go-go - the only musical form ...