DC beats the heat with go-go music and trips to local pools

From the classroom to the crank floor. 🥁 DC kids just locked in a Go-Go melody you gotta hear. Elementary schoolers in a gymnasium playing the “Lock It” melody on xylophones, clean, confident, and right on time. Behind them? The legendary Side by Side Band, backing the kids like it’s a real show. This is how Go-Go gets passed down, hands on instruments, ears on the pocket, community in the room. No gimmicks. No shortcuts. Just DC culture being taught the right way. Watch the future lock in. Dro

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1990. DC. When Pleasure was making Go-Go history. Live footage of Pleasure — one of DC’s earliest all-female Go-Go bands — performing at the height of their era. Young, fearless, and fully in the pocket. From PA tapes to national stages, Pleasure helped push Go-Go beyond the city and into the broader conversation. This clip is more than nostalgia — it’s documentation. If you remember Pleasure, tap ❤️. If you were outside in this era, drop a comment. If you’re learning the history — welcome. | Lo