There are some artists that define a generation and without a doubt Earth, Wind & Fire was one of them. Aside from laying the ground work for a lot of funk artists, the band was among one of the most ...

Denver funk band Wild Love Tigress formed when the world was about to end…or so people thought. It was 2012, and many were grappling with how the Mayan Long Count calendar ended on December 21; in ...

The cast of "Brassroots District: LA '74" performing at nightclub Catch One. The show is an immersive theater performance centered around a pivotal 1974 night in the life of a local funk band.

*Larry & Alphonso “Fonce” Mizell enjoyed an out-of-nowhere run in the `70s as producers of loosely arranged musical nuggets that felt good, painted in broad strokes lyrically, and became bedrock ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Quentin Singer is music journalist who covers rock and heavy music. This article is more than 2 years old. Robert Plant and Jimmy ...

Brick Township – Comparing rock groups really isn't my thing. They are too much a social phenomenon to judge strictly for their musical prowess and the necessary consideration of audience impact ...

Legendary activist and longtime Daily Kos contributor Denise Oliver Velez sadly passed away on July 15. She left us with an astounding collection of stories dedicated to celebrating Black music. Daily ...

How to make old styles sound fresh? Dallas' Silver Skylarks give a master class on the topic on The Number One Set and Sound, a debut album fusing '60s soul, '70s funk and '90s hip-hop into one ...