Washington is best known for its contribution to hardcore punk rock, particularly bands like Minor Threat and the Bad Brains and Dischord Records, but it had a vibrant musical community prior to hardcore's arrival with bands like the Razz (band), Slickee Boys, and Penetrators putting out records on local independent labels like Limp, O'Rourke, and Dacoit.
Go Go
Go go arose in the late 1970s, combining funk and instrumental percussion with rapping. The inventor of go go is Chuck Brown, known for Bustin' Loose, which became a surprise national hit. Later go go bands include Rare Essentials, Trouble Funk and Experience Unlimited.
Only a handful of cities rival Washington, D.C.'s history and influence, and visits to the Lincoln Memorial, the White House or the Smithsonian leave lifetime impressions, as do somber moments spent at the Arlington National Cemetery, the U.S. Holocaust Museum or the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
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