The D.C. Public Library (DCPL) is honoring the District’s signature sound with Keep the Beat Week, also known as Go-Go Preservation Week, Nov. 10-15.
The celebration opens today with Keep the Beat Week at District E, a free, live performance at 701 7th Street NW, featuring celebrated bands like Junkyard Band and Black Alley from 7-11 p.m. As part of the event, attendees are encouraged to bring go-go-related photos and other memorabilia to be scanned and added to DCPL’s official Go-Go Archive.
Founded in 2012 in memory of Chuck Brown, the archive documents the evolution of the go-go through recordings, posters, video footage and more…