Thursday, July 31, 2014

The Go-Go's: Their Beginning

We all know who the Go-Go's are.
They are the all-girl band who gave us THE beat of the 1980s.
In fact, they are the first all female band to have a gold album.
They did it all and took us on a wonderful music ride.
Did you know that the Go-Go's started out as a Punk Rock band?
It's true!
Here is a video of the early years of the Go-Go's.
You will visit the basement where they played their first gig that was a club in the 1970s called the Masque.
You will see the apartment building known as the Canterbury Apartments when some members of the band lived there and where they formed the band.
You will visit Disgraceland (a dirty apartment building) where Belinda Carlisle used to crash with other Punk musicians.
It ends at their star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame that is a block or less from all of the above locations.
This video shows where and how the Go-Go's started.
Enjoy!
George Vreeland Hill