PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Back in the summer of 2005, Drexel University’s Music Industry program got a very curious phone call. On the line was the owner of a storage facility in Philadelphia, wondering if ...

Get on up! What is it about James Brown's music that makes it sound so funky? James Brown, the Godfather of Soul, created the DNA for funk. Musicians LA Buckner and Nahre Sol explore how he created ...

Since their first album, “Outta Here,” released in 2002, Lettuce has continued to make a name for itself within the funk scene. (Steven Pisano / Wikimedia Commons) “Cook,” the upcoming album of funk ...

How do you make a bass line funky? Bassist Nik West gives Arthur L.A. Buckner a lesson. What are the ingredients of a funky bass line? Arthur L.A. Buckner gets a lesson from bassist Nik West and talks ...

In 2020, at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, New Orleans singer-keyboardist John “Papa” Gros played an outdoor show in Baton Rouge's Beauvoir Park. Gros' reward for that performance included the ...

“The American Band,” Grand Funk Railroad will perform their classic rock and funk sound at 8 p.m. Aug. 17 at the 2024 Dodge County Fair, Aug. 14-18, in Beaver Dam, as part of the free evening ...

Longtime locals Little Red and the Renegades will bring their funky sound to the New Deal Café at 8:30 p.m. Saturday.The five-member group plays a mix of zydeco, blues and New Orleans funk, with hints ...