Leo Nocentelli, featuring the sounds of the world-famous funk band, the Meters, will highlight the upcoming Funky Uncle-sponsored series during the 2023 Jazz Fest at Zony Mash Beer Project. for this ...

Houston's Tightn' Up! make music so funky, it's like they've reinvented the genre. Credit: Photo courtesy of Tightn' Up! It feels like forever ago when Craig of Heights Vinyl invited me to watch a ...

The Red & Black is a 501c3 nonprofit. Please consider a one-time gift or become a monthly supporter. Cancel anytime. National Get Funky Day will be observed for the very first time on Thursday, Oct. 5 ...

“Superstition” by Wonder is one of the greatest funk songs ever. Released in 1972, it has an unforgettable groove, catchy rhythm, and energetic vibe. The funky clavinet riff is instantly recognizable.

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Zebra. There was a time when we had to place great reliance on acoustic and simplistic synthetic instruments, to create the sounds ...

Each passing decade is accompanied by changes in popular music. Whether it’s new instruments or tools, altered voices or new ways to listen, the sound of songs changes to reflect modern culture. In ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Singer LUDMILLA performs onstage during Weekend 2 - Day 3 of the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival at Empire Polo Club on ...

Opening track “Smoke” starts out with Phair trilling over a poppy electronic beat and then segues into a cartoony skit, revealing that Phair knows her album won’t be well received with lines like ...

Harvey Funkwalker played at Nowhere Bar for their first time earlier this year in March, bringing with it a rare jazz-funk sound. Now, the band is returning to Nowhere Bar for its first show after a ...

One of the true classic songs in the blues catalog is, of course, “Got My Mojo Working,” most famously done by Muddy Waters. So using that song to name a blues band is a natural. At least that was the ...