Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As Go-Go marks its 50th anniversary this year, few bands embody the genre’s heartbeat quite like Rare Essence—a group whose ...

Anthony Harley, 46, a Washington trumpet player better known as Little Benny who helped define the city's homegrown style of funk music as a member of the Rare Essence go-go band during the 1980s, ...

Rare Essence, Washington, D.C.’s iconic go-go band, has performed to the delight of its ever-growing fanbase for more than four decades. Now considered a D.C. institution, the band has secured a ...

Dancing on the eve of Labor Day means you can party without having to worry about work the next day! Rare Essence performs live at U Street Music Hall. (Courtesy U Street Music Hall) The beloved D.C.

Mere minutes into Rare Essence's reunion set and the dance floor is already at full churn -- not on a trip through time, but in a rapturous celebration of been-here-all-along. It's late Saturday night ...