# Event Details - **Event Name**: A Crankin! Celebration - **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 01 Sep, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Tue, 01 Sep, 2026 at 09:00 pm (-04:00) - **Event Description**: An event honoring the new book, "Crankin! Power and Resilience in Washington, DC’s Go-Go Culture."About this EventJoin us on Tuesday, September 1st at 6 PM for a Crankin Celebration!This Go-Go Museum & Café event will celebrate the book release of Crankin! Power and Resilience in Washington, DC’s Go-Go Culture, the definitive new history of the culture from Georgetown University Press.The program will begin with a panel discussion with Crankin! authors Alona Wartofsky, Charles Stephenson, Jr., and Kato Hammond. Crankin! spans go-go's beginnings all the way to its central role in recent social justice movements, including the movement for Black lives and the anti-gentrification activism of #Don'tMuteDC. This book details the life of go-go founder Chuck Brown; the genre’s early pioneers, Trouble Funk, Rare Essence, and Experience Unlimited; and go-go subgenres “3G” go-go gospel, grown ‘n’ sexy, and bouncebeat. The book also covers Snoop Dogg’s collaboration with Rare Essence and Backyard Band as well as go-go fashion and lifestyles, and, finally, the homecoming as go-go artists brought Chuck’s African-inspired beat to Africa.The evening will feature a performance by Next Gen Krank, a band made up of teens from various D.C. public schools that represents the future of go-go. They’ll be joined by some of go-go’s brightest stars: Representing the iconic pioneers of go-go is the legendary Gregory “Sugar Bear” Elliott, longtime leader of Experience Unlimited (EU), the most commercially successful band in go-go history. Joining them will be go-go stars Anwan “Big G” Glover and Leroy “Weensey” Brandon of Backyard Band, a top band in the city for decades.The performance will also feature other surprise guest stars and showcase both traditional go-go sound created by Chuck Brown in 1976 as well as the fast-paced bouncebeat sound favored by younger fans. Beat Ya Feet dancers, an important aspect of go-go culture, will also perform.Copies of Crankin! will be available for purchase and signing at the event.Authors:· Alona Wartofsky· Charles Stephenson Jr.· Kato HammondSpecial Guests:· Gregory “Sugar Bear” Elliott of Experience Unlimited (EU)· Anwan “Big G” Glover of Backyard Band· Leroy “Weensey” Brandon of Backyard BandPerformers:· Next Gen Krank· Beat Ya Feet Dancers· Surprise guest stars representing the traditional Go-Go and Bouncebeat sounds.Time: Tuesday, September 1st, 6:00 PM- 9:00 PMLocation: The Go-Go Museum & Café https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/cb759140-a09f-11f1-8382-27c8b4f8dbac-rimg-w493-h740-dc080808-gmir.jpg - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/washington/a-crankin-celebration/100001998809776849 - **Event Categories**: fitness, Entertainment, Music, Art, literary-art, Business, performances - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Washington - **state**: DC - **country**: United States - **location**: Go-Go Museum & Cafe - **lat**: 38.8669324 - **long**: -76.9885875 - **full address**: Go-Go Museum & Cafe, 1920 Martin Luther King Junior Avenue Southeast, Washington, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: A Crankin! Celebration - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/e7826f1a50787083443711403d8f0ac2df6d5667c4e9faea6549ae4afbc571b0-rimg-w1024-h1536-dc080808-gmir.jpg?v=1787674370 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is A Crankin! Celebration being held? - **A:** A Crankin! Celebration takes place on Tue, 01 Sep, 2026 at 06:00 pm to Tue, 01 Sep, 2026 at 09:00 pm at Go-Go Museum & Cafe, 1920 Martin Luther King Junior Avenue Southeast, Washington, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing A Crankin! Celebration? - **A:** A Crankin! Celebration is organized by The Go-Go Museum and Cafe. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "A Crankin! 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