When you look back on the last half-century of backbeat-driven, hard-pocket funk, it’s strange that one of the genre’s major innovators was inspired to start playing because of the square, oompah ...

One of Los Angeles’ most celebrated dance nights is cutting the music short in Echo Park on Saturday after 14 years of funk, soul and sweat. Organizers of the Echo’s monthly all-vinyl ‘60s soul bash ...

For the past two years, an Arizona artist has dedicated her career to creating a space where the Latino community can come together and bask in the melodic sounds the evergrowing local music scene has ...

YPSILANTI, MI -- Funkiness is coming to downtown Ypsilanti with a week full of live, original music. Funky Rivertown Fest is 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 19, through Friday, March 22, and 2 to 11 ...

If you've seen Funky Unkle in a live setting, you know a couple things. First, they know how to get a room moving. And second, there's a lot of them. Nine members, to be exact. A stage can barely ...

New Orleans luminaries, Cuban musicians, and students unite in a transformative musical journey. Since 2018, the Trombone Shorty Foundation has been fostering a unique cultural exchange through its ...

Halfway through the premiere of “Hippest Trip – The Soul Train Musical,” the audience jumped to their feet for a standing ovation, after a riotous dance number to Bobby Brown’s 1988 hit “My ...

The late Frank Zappa‘s “vaultmeister” has unearthed 23 previously unreleased and rare recordings that Zappa may have been considering for a sequel to his beloved jazz-rock masterpiece, 1969’s Hot Rats ...